Volume 23 - Issue 11 - November 2015

11/03/2015

I readily acknowledge that my initial reaction to innovation is skepticism. As a result, my response to early reports of performing catheterization through the right radial artery was dismissive.

I readily acknowledge that my...

11/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

A Salute to Radiologic Technologists Across the Country

11/03/2015

Amy J. Newell , RT(R);

Early in my career as a radiologic technologist (RT), I spent many years dedicated to saving lives as a team member in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. I fondly recall, throughout those years, the week each November where RTs were...

Early in my career as a...

11/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

New Devices

Verve Medical’s Non-Vascular Treatment for Hypertension: A New Target for Renal Denervation

11/03/2015

Rahul Rao , BSME;

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

William Van Alstine , DVM, PhD;

Terry Buelna , BSME;

Adam Gold , MSME;

Although the number of patients treated with hypertension with our device is small, it appears to be an approach that can result in an immediate blood pressure drop, similar to open sympathectomy.

Although the number of patients...

11/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Department

CLI Perspectives

International Experience Offers Insights Into CLI Treatment: Sharing the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) for the Endovascular Specialist

11/03/2015

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Dierk Scheinert , MD;

LINC is viewed as one of the largest and most comprehensive peripheral meetings in the world. This reputation is rightfully gained, as LINC has provided tremendous value over the years to physicians’ daily practice.

LINC is viewed as one of the...

11/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Calcium Corner

SEATTLE II: Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

11/02/2015

Gregory Piazza , MD, MS;

SEATTLE II was a prospective, single-arm, multi-center trial of the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EKOS Corporation) used with alteplase, a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), for treatment of acute pulmonary embolism.

SEATTLE II was a prospective,...

11/02/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Spotlight

Spotlight: Sanford Health Cardiac Cath Lab

11/02/2015

Jana Hart , BSN, RN;

We have 5 cath lab rooms in total with 3 designated for cardiac cath, vascular, and structural heart procedures, and 2 designated for electrophysiology. We have approximately 40 staff members in our lab.

We have 5 cath lab rooms in...

11/02/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Letter from the Editor

Letter to the Clinical Editor

11/01/2015

An interesting question that came our way regarding a patient taken to the cath lab after an un-witnessed arrest.

An interesting question that...

11/01/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

Transradial Structural Intervention: Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

11/02/2015

Nha Huynh , DO;

Kintur Sanghvi , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ulrich Luft , MD;

Here, we demonstrate that percutaneous closure of a pmVSD using transradial and basilic vein access can be successful, safe, and can avoid the potential risks of bleeding and vascular complications associated with the transfemoral approach.

Here, we demonstrate that...

11/02/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Continuing Education

Education

Test Your Knowledge: An Overview of Pulmonary Hypertension and an Opportunity to Assess Your Hemodynamic Skills

11/02/2015

Richard J. Merschen , EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS;

Mfonobong Ikpim , BS, RT(R);

Fahad Alghamdi , BS;

Xinmin Liu , BS, RT(R);

Pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) is an abnormal elevation in pulmonary artery pressure and may be an idiopathic presentation, the result of left heart failure, pulmonary vascular disease, thromboembolic events, interstitial lung diseases, or a...

Pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) is...

11/02/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Insights

Blog

Why Do We Do What We Do?

11/01/2015

C. Jane Haddox , BSRT, ARRT(R)(CV), CVIR;

We’ve all been there. You’re on call and come in at 2 am or so. Then, you get up to be back at work at 7 am.

We’ve all been there. You’re on...

11/01/2015

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