Volume 22 - Issue 9 - September 2014
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Greta Robb, BSN, RN, CCRC, Structural Heart Disease Program Coordinator, OhioHealth Advanced Heart and Vascular Center, McConnell Heart Hospital, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Greta Robb, BSN, RN, CCRC, Structural...
In the rapidly evolving field of structural heart disease and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), great emphasis has been placed on the “heart team” and the TAVR procedure.
In the rapidly evolving field of structural heart disease and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), great emphasis has been placed on the “heart team” and the TAVR procedure.
In the rapidly evolving field of...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS, Ibrahim Khormi, MS, RT(R)(T)(CT)(MR), Lamis Jada, MS, RT(MR), Tamara Kobakhidze, MS, RT(R), Jennifer Robinson, MS, RT(R), Jefferson School of Health Professions and Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), ...
The elderly represent the fastest-growing group of patients referred for cardiac surgery and are also becoming an increasingly large segment of the patients in the cath lab.
The elderly represent the fastest-growing group of patients referred for cardiac surgery and are also becoming an increasingly large segment of the patients in the cath lab.
The elderly represent the...
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Cath Lab Digest talks with Michael McDaniel, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, Georgia, about the creation and implementation of the Emory University ACS algorithm, and its use of high-dose bolus tirofiban in ACS.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Michael Mc...
Can you tell us about the creation of the acute coronary syndromes algorithm at Emory University?
The Emory ACS algorithm(1) is the result of an ongoing effort that began a few years ago, and is, at its heart, an attempt to maximize quality...
Can you tell us about the creation of the acute coronary syndromes algorithm at Emory University?
The Emory ACS algorithm(1) is the result of an ongoing effort that began a few years ago, and is, at its heart, an attempt to maximize quality...
Can you tell us about the...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida; Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...
Q: What approach do you use when the case requires mechanical support?
A: We will still use the radial approach for the intervention with femoral access for the support device (Impella [Abiomed] or an intra-aortic balloon pump [IABP]),...
Q: What approach do you use when the case requires mechanical support?
A: We will still use the radial approach for the intervention with femoral access for the support device (Impella [Abiomed] or an intra-aortic balloon pump [IABP]),...
Q: What approach do you use when...
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Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor; Chief of Medicine, Long Beach Veterans Administration Health Care System, Long Beach, California; Associate Chief Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California
Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor; Chi...
We were called to the intensive care unit to see a 52-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on weekly hemodialysis who had a large pericardial effusion and increasing dyspnea with activity.
We were called to the intensive care unit to see a 52-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on weekly hemodialysis who had a large pericardial effusion and increasing dyspnea with activity.
We were called to the intensive...
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Christian Hengstenberg, MD, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany
Christian Hengstenberg, MD, German He...
In the current case, the Trinity heart valve system was implanted in a 74-year-old patient with severe and symptomatic aortic valve stenosis and severe calcification.
In the current case, the Trinity heart valve system was implanted in a 74-year-old patient with severe and symptomatic aortic valve stenosis and severe calcification.
In the current case, the Trinity...
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Cath Lab Digest talks with Christian Hengstenberg, MD, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany.
Cath Lab Digest talks with Christian ...
Trinity’s major advance is that the operator can evaluate the positioning and functioning of the valve during the procedure. If you are happy, then fine. If you are not happy, it is very easy to correct the valve position.
Trinity’s major advance is that the operator can evaluate the positioning and functioning of the valve during the procedure. If you are happy, then fine. If you are not happy, it is very easy to correct the valve position.
Trinity’s major advance is that...
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Frank Amico, DO, Harit Desai, DO, Vincent Varghese, DO, and Jon C. George, MD, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey
Frank Amico, DO, Harit Desai, DO, Vin...
A 53-year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, asthma, and previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) was transferred to our institution following an embolic cerebrovascular accident (CVA) requiring systemic...
A 53-year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, asthma, and previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) was transferred to our institution following an embolic cerebrovascular accident (CVA) requiring systemic...
A 53-year old female with a past...
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New Devices
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Vladimira Tichà, MD1,2, Gianluigi Patelli, MD3, Roberto Bolis, RT3, Bruno Damascelli, MD2 , 1Department of Radiology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan; 2Department of Interventional Radiology, EMO GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan; 3Department of Radiology, Pesenti Fenaroli Hospital, Alzano Lombardo, Italy.
Vladimira Tichà, MD1,2, Gianluigi Pat...
The Oscor Destino Twist TD is a steerable sheath for arterial or venous use, with special pre-shaping suitable for abdominal vascular catheterization or for catheterization of the vena cava and its branches. The pre-shaping consists of a...
The Oscor Destino Twist TD is a steerable sheath for arterial or venous use, with special pre-shaping suitable for abdominal vascular catheterization or for catheterization of the vena cava and its branches. The pre-shaping consists of a...
The Oscor Destino Twist TD is a...
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Marsha Stevens, MBA/MHA, Director of Cardiology Services, Baytown, Texas
Marsha Stevens, MBA/MHA, Director of ...
Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital’s Cardiovascular Catheterization Lab has three procedure labs. Two of the labs are diagnostic/interventional labs and one is dedicated to electrophysiology (EP).
Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital’s Cardiovascular Catheterization Lab has three procedure labs. Two of the labs are diagnostic/interventional labs and one is dedicated to electrophysiology (EP).
Houston Methodist San Jacinto...
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