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Volume 19 - Issue 7 - July 2011

07/26/2011
The curious staff at Cath Lab Digest
The curious staff at Cath Lab Digest ...
Take our 2-question survey and let us know what you'd like to see on our pages - and in what format! We promise to listen.
Take our 2-question survey and let us know what you'd like to see on our pages - and in what format! We promise to listen.
Take our 2-question survey and...
07/26/2011
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Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
07/05/2011
Kevin Miracle, Recruitment Consultant Corazon, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kevin Miracle, Recruitment Consultant...
Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).1 In fact, in the United States, more than 6 million patients present to the ED annually with complaints of chest pain, which is suggestive...
Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).1 In fact, in the United States, more than 6 million patients present to the ED annually with complaints of chest pain, which is suggestive...
Chest pain is one of the most...
07/05/2011
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News

Clinical and Industry News
07/05/2011

Compiled by CathLab Digest

Compiled by CathLab Digest
Cardiovascular Credentialing International to Sunset On-the-Job Training as Qualification Pathway for Invasive Registry ExaminationEffective July 1, 2013, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) will officially remove the RCIS1...
Cardiovascular Credentialing International to Sunset On-the-Job Training as Qualification Pathway for Invasive Registry ExaminationEffective July 1, 2013, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) will officially remove the RCIS1...
Cardiovascular Credentialing...
07/05/2011
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Patient Education
07/05/2011
Tammy Chandler, Certified Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Shanon Robinson, Supervisor Cardiology Section, MLT, CVT, Daisey B. Eanes, Certified Nurse Practitioner, James Jones, RN, BSN, Angela Pope, RN, BSN, Donna Rosin, RN, AND, Sonyette Farrier, Registered Cardiovascular Technician, Pearl Roberts, RN, CCRN, Med, Jose Ortiz, MD, Chief of Cardiology, Mauricio Hong, MD, Electrophysiologist, Jonathan Goldberg, MD, Cardiologist, Jessica M. Smith, RN, BSN, Peter Politis, Certified Radiography Technician Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Cleveland, Ohio
Tammy Chandler, Certified Adult Healt...
At the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Health Care System (LSCDVAHC), in Cleveland, Ohio, the staff of the cardiology section has engaged in a systematic education program focusing on veterans and their families. The goal...
At the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Health Care System (LSCDVAHC), in Cleveland, Ohio, the staff of the cardiology section has engaged in a systematic education program focusing on veterans and their families. The goal...
At the Louis Stokes Cleveland...
07/05/2011
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Department

SICP Section
07/05/2011

Compiled by CathLabDigest

Compiled by CathLabDigest
Report from New Cardiovascular HorizonsSICP enjoyed a great group of folks at SICP’s Signature RCIS Review Course at NCVH in New Orleans, June 1-4, 2011.  Here are a few photos and reflections.  
Report from New Cardiovascular HorizonsSICP enjoyed a great group of folks at SICP’s Signature RCIS Review Course at NCVH in New Orleans, June 1-4, 2011.  Here are a few photos and reflections.  
Report from New Cardiovascular...
07/05/2011
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Column

What Do You Think?
07/05/2011
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered by Readers
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered b...
Call for Vasc/Cardiac EmergenciesA reader asks: “Do you have more then one call team? If only one, what happens if you have a AMI while doing a vascular/IR case?”
Call for Vasc/Cardiac EmergenciesA reader asks: “Do you have more then one call team? If only one, what happens if you have a AMI while doing a vascular/IR case?”
Call for Vasc/Cardiac...
07/05/2011
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Clinical Editor's Corner
07/05/2011

Morton Kern, MD
Clinical Editor, Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief Cardiology
University of California Irvine, Orange, California
mortonkern2007@gmail.com

Morton Kern, MDClinical Editor, Profe...
Recent advances in the way we transmit important clinical educational materials now include email, “cloud” internet data repositories, iPhone and iPad instant access, and similar internet applications. Over the last 2 years, I and my...
Recent advances in the way we transmit important clinical educational materials now include email, “cloud” internet data repositories, iPhone and iPad instant access, and similar internet applications. Over the last 2 years, I and my...
Recent advances in the way we...
07/05/2011
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Ask the Clinical Instructor
07/05/2011
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP ...
"I just received my new ACLS class materials, and I noticed that atropine is no longer used for cardiac arrest. How is that possible after it having been in the protocols for so many years?"  — Anonymous, via Facebook
"I just received my new ACLS class materials, and I noticed that atropine is no longer used for cardiac arrest. How is that possible after it having been in the protocols for so many years?"  — Anonymous, via Facebook
"I just received my new ACLS...
07/05/2011
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Continuing Education

Education
07/05/2011
Reviews by Jason Money, RN, RCIS, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and by Annie Ruppert, RN, BSN, San Diego, California
Reviews by Jason Money, RN, RCIS, Bay...
I had the honor of reviewing the latest offering from Dr. Morton Kern, a DVD entitled ”Cath Lab Essentials (Educational Video Series).” I must say that it is a very welcome addition to my educational collection that also includes Dr. Kern’s...
I had the honor of reviewing the latest offering from Dr. Morton Kern, a DVD entitled ”Cath Lab Essentials (Educational Video Series).” I must say that it is a very welcome addition to my educational collection that also includes Dr. Kern’s...
I had the honor of reviewing the...
07/05/2011
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Feature

Case Report
07/05/2011
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Cardiac Cath Lab Director, Bostick Heart Center, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Cardiac ...
Currently, left main (LM) stenting is considered a IIB indication per the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines1, with surgery still considered the preferred method of revascularization for LM disease. However,...
Currently, left main (LM) stenting is considered a IIB indication per the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines1, with surgery still considered the preferred method of revascularization for LM disease. However,...
Currently, left main (LM)...
07/05/2011
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