Cardiologists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have developed a minimally invasive gene transplant procedure that changes unspecialized heart cells into “biological pacemaker” cells that keep the heart steadily beating.
Cardiologists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have developed a minimally invasive gene transplant procedure that changes unspecialized heart cells into “biological pacemaker” cells that keep the heart steadily beating.
Cath Lab and Beyond, an annual program offered in Sacramento, California, and held April 28-May 1, 2014, completed yet another successful program, with 25 staff from all over the United States.
Cath Lab and Beyond, an annual program offered in Sacramento, California, and held April 28-May 1, 2014, completed yet another successful program, with 25 staff from all over the United States.
Steve Geyer, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Steve Geyer, Vice President, Corazon,...
Ensuring an adequate physician, nursing, staff, and leadership complement will be essential, as all clinical specialties are expected to experience increases in patient and procedure volume.
Ensuring an adequate physician, nursing, staff, and leadership complement will be essential, as all clinical specialties are expected to experience increases in patient and procedure volume.
Brian Shaw, DO, Vincent Varghese, DO, and Jon C. George, MD, Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey
Brian Shaw, DO, Vincent Varghese, DO,...
With increased interest in revascularizing CTOs percutaneously, recent evidence has emerged that well-collateralized CTOs still demonstrate persistent chronic myocardial ischemia.
With increased interest in revascularizing CTOs percutaneously, recent evidence has emerged that well-collateralized CTOs still demonstrate persistent chronic myocardial ischemia.
It’s July again. I am reminded that it’s not easy to teach cardiac catheterization. This revelation is not new as I scrub in with a brand-new trainee for his first time.
It’s July again. I am reminded that it’s not easy to teach cardiac catheterization. This revelation is not new as I scrub in with a brand-new trainee for his first time.
Anne Beekman, RN, BSN, Manager, Kresge Cardiac Cath Lab, Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Cardiovascular Services; Steven Locke, MSA, Information Services Manager, Cardiovascular Information Solutions; Jeffrey R. Beyer, BS, Application Systems Analyst, Senior, Cardiovascular Information Solutions; Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Anne Beekman, RN, BSN, Manager, Kresg...
Before we implemented structured reporting, we relied on the traditional physician phone dictation model. The process was cumbersome for the department.
Before we implemented structured reporting, we relied on the traditional physician phone dictation model. The process was cumbersome for the department.
The recent announcement of a (soon-to-be published) 2014 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (ACC/AHA/SCAI) Health Policy Statement on Structured Reporting for the...
The recent announcement of a (soon-to-be published) 2014 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (ACC/AHA/SCAI) Health Policy Statement on Structured Reporting for the...
Francisco O. Nascimento, MD1, Andres M. Pineda, MD1, Alexandre Benjo, MD1, Ildefonso Mas, Jr, MD1,2, Carlos Podesta, MD2, Todd B. Heimowitz, DO1, Ajay Kirtane, MD3, Nirat Beohar, MD1
Francisco O. Nascimento, MD1, Andres ...
Data of same-day discharge and overnight-stay patients undergoing elective PCI in a high-volume center were compared. We specifically evaluated the incidence of net adverse cardiovascular events (NACE; ie, death, myocardial infarction,...
Data of same-day discharge and overnight-stay patients undergoing elective PCI in a high-volume center were compared. We specifically evaluated the incidence of net adverse cardiovascular events (NACE; ie, death, myocardial infarction,...
