Volume 24 - Issue 8 - August 2016

Department

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor, Re: Time Out in the Cardiac Cath Lab at St. John Macomb Hospital

07/31/2016

Our department was challenged on properly performed time outs. We struggled with obtaining all the staff’s attention during the time outs. [We] came up with the idea of incorporating the Tibetan gong in order to help ease the challenges of...

Our department was challenged on...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

The CLI CTO: When, Where, and How to Best Cross

07/27/2016

Gary M. Ansel , MD, FACC;

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

In CLI, the CTO is never straightforward and tends to be associated with many additional obstacles. With us during this issue is Gary Ansel, MD, who has had a long history of treating CTOs and has pioneered many of the currently used CTO...

In CLI, the CTO is never...

07/27/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Spotlight

Spotlight: Mount Sinai Heart New York at Jupiter Medical Center

07/26/2016

Jessica Whittemore , RN, BSN, CVRN;

Kelly Bates , RN;

Annette Rice , LPN, RCIS, CVT;

Sara Gelo , RN, BSN, CVRN;

Michelle McEwen ;

Barbara Lamia , RN, MSN, CCRN;

Beverly Fullington , RN, RCIS;

Ana Balensiefer , CVT;

In order to grow our cardiology program, Jupiter Medical Center recently entered into an exciting partnership with Mount Sinai Heart New York. We are working toward beginning an open heart program within the next two years and are increasing...

In order to grow our cardiology...

07/26/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The Changing Face of the Cardiac Cath Lab: Past, Present, and Future Technology

07/31/2016

Susan N. Heck ;

Today’s product ads targeted to the baby boomer generation are lauding the transformative process of aging, implying that older can be better. If we think about how the field of invasive cardiology has matured, we can indeed see significant...

Today’s product ads targeted to...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Beyond Borders

Addressing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease: The Grenada Interventional Cardiology Pilot Program

07/31/2016

Mark E. Lanzieri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Andrew C. Eisenhauer , MD;

[F]or many people, this is life changing, whether it is a single-chamber pacemaker, a stent, or simply something that allows them to go back to work or keeps them out of the hospital. They have been very happy with the services we offer and...

[F]or many people, this is life...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Suggested Technique

Keep-Out Wire: An Approach to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of an Aorto-Ostial Lesion

07/31/2016

Calvin Phang , MBBS;

George Tat-Ming Lau , MBBS, FRACP, MD, PhD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention of aorto-ostial lesions presents a unique problem — to precisely locate the ostium of a vessel using 2-dimensional fluoroscopy.(1) We present a case demonstrating a “keep-out wire” technique to assist with...

Percutaneous coronary...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Retrograde CTO Crossing Through Invisible Collaterals

07/31/2016

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

The patient is a 58-year-old gentleman with multivessel coronary disease with a 40% ostial left main lesion, 50% proximal right coronary artery (RCA) lesion and a chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the mid left anterior descending coronary...

The patient is a 58-year-old...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Let’s Get Visual: Left Atrial Myxomas

07/28/2016

Bonnie McDonald , RN, CEPS, RCES;

Richard C. Morrison Jr., MD, FACS;

Ramanath S. Rao , MD;

Binu Jacob , MD;

Ryan Matthew Mellor , MD;

David J. Epstein , MD;

Atrial myxoma is a benign, noncancerous tumor usually occurring in the left atrium. Lesion size differs widely among patients, but generally ranges from 2 to 6 cm. Depending on the size and location, it may cause mitral valve obstruction and...

Atrial myxoma is a benign,...

07/28/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Transradial Series

Transradial Perforation During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

07/27/2016

John T. Coppola , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Nathaniel R. Smilowitz , MD, MS;

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

Sripal Bangalore , MD, MHA;

Here, we present a case of radial artery perforation during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction that illustrates the optimal management of this rare vascular complication.

Here, we present a case of...

07/27/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Ask the Expert

Coronary Atherectomy and Transradial Access Part I of III: Laser Atherectomy

07/31/2016

Zaheed Tai , MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Starting in this issue, we will present a series of cases illustrating the clinical applications of each device followed by a brief discussion. In Part I, I will discuss laser atherectomy, which will be followed by rotational and orbital...

Starting in this issue, we will...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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