Volume 24 - Issue 11 - November 2016

Use of the Crosser CTO Recanalization System and GeoAlign Marking System for Chronic Total Occlusions

11/03/2016

I got through the lesion with the Crosser Catheter, stayed in the true lumen, performed balloon angioplasty, and did not leave a stent behind.

I got through the lesion with...

11/03/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Pushing the Limits on Same-Day Discharge: The Value Proposition of Same-Day Discharge in Patients Undergoing Complex PCI

11/03/2016

Amit P. Amin , MD, MSc, MS, MBA;

Brandon Rahn , MHA;

Samantha Miller , RN, BSN;

Mary L. Caruso , RN;

Patricia Crimmins-Reda , RN, BSN;

In our ongoing effort to bring greater visibility and understanding to the growing economic opportunities transradial can afford when coupled with same-day discharge, we are pleased to introduce Dr. Amin’s original article. His article hits...

In our ongoing effort to bring...

11/03/2016

Cath Lab Digest

The First Hybrid Freestanding Lab in Florida: The Cardiovascular Institute of Trinity

11/02/2016

Rami Akel , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Julio Dias , RCIS;

Chris Findlay , RT(R);

Luis R. Annoni-Suau , MD, FACC;

We have the first hybrid lab in the state of Florida. By that, I mean we are a facility with an outpatient cath lab as well as a certified ambulatory surgical center (ASC). The Cardiovascular Institute of Trinity has 7000 square feet with one...

We have the first hybrid lab in...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

ISET Cases

Management of Inadvertent Placement of a Central Line in the Carotid Artery With a Closure Device and Embolic Protection Device

11/02/2016

Christopher Tournade , BS;

Ripal T. Gandhi , MD, FSIR, FSVM;

In this case, we demonstrate successful removal of a central venous catheter inadvertently placed in the carotid artery with an Angio-Seal closure device without complication. Of note, an embolic protection device was also utilized to prevent...

In this case, we demonstrate...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight

Spotlight: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

11/03/2016

Kevin Akers , RCIS;

Anne Kiernan , BS, RCIS;

All of our technologists are RCIS-credentialed and cross-trained to scrub, circulate, and monitor our large variety of cath lab procedures.

All of our technologists are...

11/03/2016

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

An Innovative Operator Discusses a Device Specific to Infrainguinal Disease

11/02/2016

John P. Pigott , MD, FACS;

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The birth of this device was is the direct result of the unmet need of the infrainguinal complex lesion. It is a pleasure for me to introduce you to a device built specifically for infrainguinal disease; not borrowed from somewhere else in...

The birth of this device was is...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Implantation With Orbital Atherectomy for Calcified Chronic Total Occlusion

11/03/2016

Hiroshi Ueda , MD;

Annapoorna S. Kini , MD, MRCP, FACC;

In our case, OCT assessment combined with angiography provided high-quality images, optimizing results of a PCI using BVS for calcified lesions.

In our case, OCT assessment...

11/03/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Essay

A Quest for Immediate Feedback Leads to Change

11/02/2016

Rakesh Shah , MD;

We discovered the RaySafe i2 system (Unfors RaySafe), a real-time dose monitoring system that allows you to see your exposure as it is happening. It has changed the way we operate.

We discovered the RaySafe i2...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Successful Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis of Acutely Occluded Right Aorto-Femoral Gore-Tex Bypass Graft

11/02/2016

Joji J. Varghese , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

David Carlson , MD;

Here, we present a patient who had an acute thrombotic occlusion of the right aorto-femoral bypass (Gore-Tex, Gore Medical) graft, following an endovascular infra-renal aortic stent placement, treated with Ekos thrombolytic therapy.

Here, we present a patient who...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Reflections

November Accolades: Radiologic Technologist Week

11/02/2016

Amy J. Newell , RT(R);

National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW, sponsored by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists) is an annual celebration during the week that includes November 8 to commemorate the discovery of the x-ray by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen...

National Radiologic Technology...

11/02/2016

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