Volume 22 - Issue 9 - September 2014
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The UPMC East Experience with Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE)
The UPMC East Experience with Accredi...
UPMC East is the first to go through a special application and review process for ACE accreditation after a decision made in January 2014 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The decision stated that Pennsylvania cardiac catheterization...
UPMC East is the first to go through a special application and review process for ACE accreditation after a decision made in January 2014 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The decision stated that Pennsylvania cardiac catheterization...
UPMC East is the first to go...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Hamza Zaheer Ansari1, Azam Hadi2,1Resident Physician, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana; 2Assistant Professor, Division of Heart Failure, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
Hamza Zaheer Ansari1, Azam Hadi2,1Res...
Despite high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with early revascularization, no significant improvement in the rates of cardiogenic shock post-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been seen.
Despite high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with early revascularization, no significant improvement in the rates of cardiogenic shock post-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been seen.
Despite high-risk percutaneous...
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Cath Lab Digest
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S.K. Chutani, MD, DM, FHRS, CEPS, CCDS, FACC, Sr. Consultant Cardiology, Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, Ghaziabad, Delhi, India
S.K. Chutani, MD, DM, FHRS, CEPS, CCD...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare cause of acute coronary syndromes in young, otherwise healthy patients, with a striking predilection for the female gender.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare cause of acute coronary syndromes in young, otherwise healthy patients, with a striking predilection for the female gender.
Spontaneous coronary artery...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, ...
Certification, especially within the cardiac cath lab, has become a hot topic in the industry. Certification requirements can range from basic life support (BLS) to advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS). Specific state nursing board and...
Certification, especially within the cardiac cath lab, has become a hot topic in the industry. Certification requirements can range from basic life support (BLS) to advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS). Specific state nursing board and...
Certification, especially within...
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A look at the new Peripheral Vascular Interventions Registry, launched by the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry
A look at the new Peripheral Vascular...
The expanded PVI Registry continues to include both endovascular and open surgical carotid revascularization, adding lower extremity endovascular revascularization procedures. The registry captures patient demographics...
The expanded PVI Registry continues to include both endovascular and open surgical carotid revascularization, adding lower extremity endovascular revascularization procedures. The registry captures patient demographics...
The expanded PVI Registry...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Aside from ensuring vendors are properly credentialed during hospital and cath lab visits, there was no easy path for lab administrators, hospital personnel, and the multitude of reps representing their products to verify or get approval for...
Aside from ensuring vendors are properly credentialed during hospital and cath lab visits, there was no easy path for lab administrators, hospital personnel, and the multitude of reps representing their products to verify or get approval for...
Aside from ensuring vendors are...
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New Devices
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Anas Safadi, MD, St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart, Indiana
Anas Safadi, MD, St. Mary Medical Cen...
Ultrasound-assisted, catheter-directed, low-dose thrombolysis, facilitated by the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EKOS Corporation) has emerged as a much safer, faster, and more efficacious treatment for acute massive and submassive PE than...
Ultrasound-assisted, catheter-directed, low-dose thrombolysis, facilitated by the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EKOS Corporation) has emerged as a much safer, faster, and more efficacious treatment for acute massive and submassive PE than...
Ultrasound-assisted,...
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Column
Cath Lab Management
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Jean Ackner, MSOL, Manager Cardiovascular Services, and Beth Solomon, MSW, MBA, Performance Improvement Consultant, TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jean Ackner, MSOL, Manager Cardiovasc...
The cath lab department was going through some challenges. Revenues and productivity were deceasing. Overtime costs were increasing, and staff morale was very poor. Most important was that the patient satisfaction had dropped significantly....
The cath lab department was going through some challenges. Revenues and productivity were deceasing. Overtime costs were increasing, and staff morale was very poor. Most important was that the patient satisfaction had dropped significantly....
The cath lab department was...
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Department
From the Societies
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Dr. Tom Cahill & Dr. Rod Stables. This article is reprinted with permission from the British Cardiovascular Society and Dr. Tom Cahill. Copyright is the property of BCS, which can be found online at http://www.bcs.com.
Dr. Tom Cahill & Dr. Rod Stables....
There are two versions available: a standalone checklist for use in the catheter laboratory starting immediately pre-procedure, and an integrated checklist, which covers patient preparation on the ward areas as well as the procedural phase....
There are two versions available: a standalone checklist for use in the catheter laboratory starting immediately pre-procedure, and an integrated checklist, which covers patient preparation on the ward areas as well as the procedural phase....
There are two versions...
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Feature
Unusual Diagnosis
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Jugal Sharma, MD, Aditya Kapoor, DM, FACC, Sudeep Kumar, DM, FACC, Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow, India
Jugal Sharma, MD, Aditya Kapoor, DM, ...
A 35-year-old premenopausal female with no coronary risk factors presented with sudden chest pain and a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed acute anterior ST-elevation MI (Figure 1).
A 35-year-old premenopausal female with no coronary risk factors presented with sudden chest pain and a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed acute anterior ST-elevation MI (Figure 1).
A 35-year-old premenopausal...
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