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Volume 24 - Issue 2 - February 2016

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
01/31/2016

Susan N. Heck, Senior Vice President and Rhonda Long, Director, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Susan N. Heck, Senior Vice President ...
Successful service lines are always working to develop people, processes, and technology to support the delivery of quality, cost-effective care. How does your program measure up?  
Successful service lines are always working to develop people, processes, and technology to support the delivery of quality, cost-effective care. How does your program measure up?  
Successful service lines are...
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Jeffrey S. Carstens, MD, Cardiovascular Executive Medical Director, Dan Whelan, Cardiovascular Division Director, Christopher Pineda, MSN, RN, CCRN, RCIS, Director, Cardiovascular Services, Justin Rousek, Senior Industrial Engineer, CHI Health, Omaha, Nebraska

Jeffrey S. Carstens, MD, Cardiovascul...
Since we completed the ACE accreditation process, 24 additional (as of September 1, 2015) CHI catheterization laboratories have initiated the accreditation process or have announced their intent to do so.
Since we completed the ACE accreditation process, 24 additional (as of September 1, 2015) CHI catheterization laboratories have initiated the accreditation process or have announced their intent to do so.
Since we completed the ACE...
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01/31/2016

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida, and Heart of Florida, Davenport, Florida

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...
To overcome the issue of large catheters in small arteries, a sheathless guide (Eaucath by Asahi Intecc) or the 6/7 Glidesheath Slender sheath (Terumo) can be used.
To overcome the issue of large catheters in small arteries, a sheathless guide (Eaucath by Asahi Intecc) or the 6/7 Glidesheath Slender sheath (Terumo) can be used.
To overcome the issue of large...
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Department

Anomalies
01/31/2016

Joseph Caravaglioa, Cameron Walesa, Irfan Siddiqui, DO, FACC, FSCAIb

Joseph Caravaglioa, Cameron Walesa, I...
Herein, we presented a case where all three of the primary coronary arteries arose to form a single ostium that originated from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva. This abnormality has an incidence of less than .017%.
Herein, we presented a case where all three of the primary coronary arteries arose to form a single ostium that originated from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva. This abnormality has an incidence of less than .017%.
Herein, we presented a case...
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CLI Perspectives
01/31/2016

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Peter A. Soukas, MD, FACC, FSVM, FSCAI, FACP, RPVI, Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional PV Lab, Director, Brown Vascular & Endovascular Medicine Fellowship Program, The Miriam & Rhode Island Hospitals, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
The scope and breadth of endovascular therapies for the treatment of PV disease has exploded over the past decade and mandates, I believe, a dedicated year of specialized training to have adequate case volumes and range of experience to deal...
The scope and breadth of endovascular therapies for the treatment of PV disease has exploded over the past decade and mandates, I believe, a dedicated year of specialized training to have adequate case volumes and range of experience to deal...
The scope and breadth of...
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CRF-SKIRBALL Interventional Innovation Corner
01/31/2016

The Skirball Center for Innovation (SCI) at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) Interventional Innovation Corner is headed by section editor Juan F. Granada, MD, Executive Director and Chief Innovation Officer; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York.

This month, Antonio Colombo, MD, Director of Cardiovascular Interventions at San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Columbus Hospital, Milan, Italy, shares his thoughts and experience with bioresorbable vascular scaffolds.

The Skirball Center for Innovation (S...
Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) are emerging as an alternative approach to metallic DES due to their ability to mechanically support coronary arteries in the early phase post intervention, followed by complete absorption of the scaffold over...
Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) are emerging as an alternative approach to metallic DES due to their ability to mechanically support coronary arteries in the early phase post intervention, followed by complete absorption of the scaffold over...
Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS)...
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Cath Lab Spotlight
01/31/2016

Rebecca Miller, RN, BSN, Angioplasty Nurse Specialist, Jo-Ann Memale, RN, ASN, Angioplasty Nurse Specialist, William Drago, RT(R), Lead Cardiovascular Technologist, Stamford, Connecticut

Rebecca Miller, RN, BSN, Angioplasty ...
One trend we have seen in our procedures includes the change from femoral access with no closure device to radial access with the use of compression devices. This has made it more comfortable and safer for the patient, and can expedite a...
One trend we have seen in our procedures includes the change from femoral access with no closure device to radial access with the use of compression devices. This has made it more comfortable and safer for the patient, and can expedite a...
One trend we have seen in our...
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Cath Lab Spotlight
01/31/2016

Rebecca Miller, RN, BSN, Angioplasty Nurse Specialist, Jo-Ann Memale, RN, ASN, Angioplasty Nurse Specialist, William Drago, RT(R), Lead Cardiovascular Technologist, Stamford, Connecticut

Rebecca Miller, RN, BSN, Angioplasty ...
One trend we have seen in our procedures includes the change from femoral access with no closure device to radial access with the use of compression devices. This has made it more comfortable and safer for the patient, and can expedite a...
One trend we have seen in our procedures includes the change from femoral access with no closure device to radial access with the use of compression devices. This has made it more comfortable and safer for the patient, and can expedite a...
One trend we have seen in our...
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Feature

Transradial Series
01/31/2016

Sukrut P. Nanavaty, MD, Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, Pennsylvania

This case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.

Sukrut P. Nanavaty, MD, Samir B. Panc...
A multitude of procedures could be accomplished using upper extremity venous access, including pulmonary artery catheterization, endomyocardial biopsy, and combined access for structural intervention from an upper extremity.
A multitude of procedures could be accomplished using upper extremity venous access, including pulmonary artery catheterization, endomyocardial biopsy, and combined access for structural intervention from an upper extremity.
A multitude of procedures could...
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Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
01/31/2016

Morton J. Kern, MD, with contributions from Drs. James Blankenship, Hershey, Pennsylvania; John Bittl, Ocala, Florida; Sam Butman, Cottonwood, Arizona; Kirk Garrett, Newark, Delaware; Alan Jeremias, Stony Brook, New York; Jeffrey Moses, New York City, New York; Pinka Bipin Shaw, Boston, Massachusetts; Sunil Rao, Durham, North Carolina; Arnold Seto, Long Beach, California.

Morton J. Kern, MD, with contribution...
What is the rationale for continuing the NPO order
What is the rationale for continuing the NPO order
What is the rationale for...
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