Volume 23 - Issue 2 - February, 2015

Department

Meeting Update

VEITHSymposium — Outcomes by Gender After Directional Atherectomy for Claudication or Critical Limb Ischemia: A DEFINITIVE LE substudy

02/03/2015

Lawrence A. Garcia , MD, FACC, FAHA;

DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.

DEFINITIVE looked at directional...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Update

VEITHSymposium — Minimizing CIN in Peripheral Interventions

02/03/2015

Jonathan R. Boyle , MD;

My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.

My interest in CIN began about...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Update

VEITHSymposium — Should We Attempt an Endovascular Procedure on all CLI Patients with a CTO?

02/03/2015

Enrico Ascher , MD;

Too many of us are jumping on the bandwagon to say that all limb salvage procedures, and all patients who have claudication, are candidates for endovascular procedures. However, there are a substantial number of patients where endovascular...

Too many of us are jumping on...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

CLI PERSPECTIVES: Alternative Access for CTOs in CLI

02/03/2015

Andrej Schmidt , MD, PhD;

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...

Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Treatment of Coronary and Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Using a Unique Super Support Catheter

02/03/2015

Kalyan K. Veerina , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Zaheed Tai , MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.

I. A coronary chronic...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Conversations in Cardiology: Is a hematocrit drop after uncomplicated PCI really a bleeding complication?

02/03/2015

John Bittl , MD;

Richard G. Bach , MD;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Do people think that aggressive hydration combined with typical procedural blood loss could push the Hgb down by 3gms, or am I fooling myself?

Do people think that aggressive...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Heart Month & Beyond: Promoting Public Awareness of Heart Disease Risk Factors & Symptoms

02/03/2015

Amy J. Newell , RT(R);

Every year, the month of February is an exciting time for cardiac programs across the country – it is National Heart Month, and also the traditional time for “Go Red for Women” recognition. These efforts across the country are aimed at...

Every year, the month of...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Protecting the Provider: A Reexamination of Cath Lab Radiation Safety

02/03/2015

David H. Wohns , MD;

Ryan D. Madder , MD, FACC;

In the delivery of high quality healthcare, patient safety is always a major concern of providers and the public. The safety of healthcare workers frequently receives significantly less attention.

In the delivery of high quality...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Case Files by Dr. George

Flaring of Ostial Coronary Stent Using Flash Ostial Balloon for Aorto-Ostial Coronary Disease in a Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention

02/03/2015

Jon C. George , MD, MBA;

Richard C. Kovach , MD;

Thomas E. Waggoner , DO;

The anatomic nature of percutaneous stenting of aorto-ostial lesions remains an angiographic challenge for interventional cardiologists. There are greater than 300,000 aorto-ostial stenting procedures performed worldwide each year.1-2 Herein,...

The anatomic nature of...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Transradial Series

TRANSRADIAL SERIES: Don’t Use PCI Complexity to Triage Away From Transradial Access: Plan For It and Take Advantage of It

02/03/2015

Nicholas Lerovante , DO;

Samir B. Pancholy , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

A 67-year-old male with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and known coronary artery disease presents with progressive exertional dyspnea, peripheral edema, and intermittent chest discomfort.

A 67-year-old male with...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

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