Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May 2013
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
05/03/2013
Genesis HealthCare System is an integrated health care delivery system based in Zanesville, Ohio, located one hour east of Columbus, Ohio.
Genesis HealthCare System is an integrated health care delivery system based in Zanesville, Ohio, located one hour east of Columbus, Ohio.
Genesis HealthCare System is an...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
05/02/2013
Cardiologists performing diagnostic and interventional coronary procedures should be aware of and revisit the “dot” sign on the LV angiogram so as not to inadvertently miss anomalously arising coronary vessels.
Cardiologists performing diagnostic and interventional coronary procedures should be aware of and revisit the “dot” sign on the LV angiogram so as not to inadvertently miss anomalously arising coronary vessels.
Cardiologists performing...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
CTO revascularization is generally challenging, but even more so in an aorto-ostial location.
CTO revascularization is generally challenging, but even more so in an aorto-ostial location.
CTO revascularization is...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
What we have observed in cardiovascular medicine is what I would term a “treatment paradox” both for bypass surgery and for percutaneous revascularization. Specifically, as disease burden and complexity increase, ironically, both among...
What we have observed in cardiovascular medicine is what I would term a “treatment paradox” both for bypass surgery and for percutaneous revascularization. Specifically, as disease burden and complexity increase, ironically, both among...
What we have observed in...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
Use of a large lumen supportive guide, modification of certain techniques, and careful planning will allow successful management of LM disease via the radial approach in select cases.
Use of a large lumen supportive guide, modification of certain techniques, and careful planning will allow successful management of LM disease via the radial approach in select cases.
Use of a large lumen supportive...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/03/2013
After consultation with the interventional cardiologist, it was determined that the patient would undergo a percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with a snorkel graft to preserve the left renal artery.
After consultation with the interventional cardiologist, it was determined that the patient would undergo a percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with a snorkel graft to preserve the left renal artery.
After consultation with the...
05/03/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
In hospitals with certified Primary Stroke Center or Comprehensive Stroke Center designations, the cardiac cath lab staff, by following the established protocols, can rapidly and effectively treat their cardiac patients who develop...
In hospitals with certified Primary Stroke Center or Comprehensive Stroke Center designations, the cardiac cath lab staff, by following the established protocols, can rapidly and effectively treat their cardiac patients who develop...
In hospitals with certified...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
Appropriate anatomy for transcatheter closure includes a VSD location remote from the tricuspid and aortic valves with an adequate rim.
Appropriate anatomy for transcatheter closure includes a VSD location remote from the tricuspid and aortic valves with an adequate rim.
Appropriate anatomy for...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
I think physicians make a great effort to communicate with each other, but it takes a great deal of effort. It is better to have a structure that facilitates that kind of care.
I think physicians make a great effort to communicate with each other, but it takes a great deal of effort. It is better to have a structure that facilitates that kind of care.
I think physicians make a great...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
05/02/2013
The patient is 56-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, and non-healing ulcer of the left lower extremity who was referred by a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) for further evaluation of his...
The patient is 56-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, and non-healing ulcer of the left lower extremity who was referred by a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) for further evaluation of his...
The patient is 56-year-old man...
05/02/2013
Cath Lab Digest
