Volume 25 - Issue 10 - October 2017

You Went Ulnar When Radial was Not Suitable. Now How Do You Close the Punctures?

10/06/2017

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

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

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

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Having advocated the use of the ulnar artery when the radial artery is not suitable1, we did exactly what we talked about and placed an ulnar sheath using ultrasound guidance after encountering a radial loop on the left arm in a patient...

Having advocated the use of the...

10/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

You are Leaving Money on the Table by Admitting Low-Risk PCIs

10/04/2017

Larry Sobal ;

Nicole Knight ;

Gary Clifton ;

Larry Sobal, MedAxiom Executive Vice President, and Nicole Knight, Director, Revenue Cycle Solutions, MedAxiom Consulting, share their qualified and experienced views and observations regarding what has become a contentious and incomplete...

Larry Sobal, MedAxiom Executive...

10/04/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Teamwork Drives Success: Alcohol Septal Ablation for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at Westchester Medical Center

10/03/2017

Kellee Lefco , RN;

Gabbie Fried ;

Angelica Poniros , RCS;

Tanya Dutta , MD;

Robert Timmermans , MD;

Julio A. Panza , MD, FACC, FAHA;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Jason Jacobson , MD;

Team approaches are evolving, but require at a minimum advanced imaging, defined HCM protocols, and the full armamentarium of management options.

Team approaches are evolving,...

10/03/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The FY 2018 Reimbursement Outlook: The Cath Lab Impact

10/03/2017

Kristin Truesdell ;

Understanding these updates can help hospital and program leaders become aware of new criteria.

Understanding these updates can...

10/03/2017

Cath Lab Digest

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Clinical Editor's Corner

When Should You Perform Coronary Angiography in a Patient With New Onset CHF?

10/06/2017

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

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

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

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

In this editor’s page, our colleague Dr. Sam Butman asks our group of cath lab experts, “What is your approach to a patient admitted with new-onset congestive heart failure (CHF) without recent myocardial infarction or angina?”

In this editor’s page, our...

10/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Calcium Corner

Very Low Dose and Shorter Duration Catheter-Directed Thrombolytic Therapy Proves to be Safe and Effective for Pulmonary Embolism

10/02/2017

Victor F. Tapson , MD;

Results from OPTALYSE PE (OPtimum Duration and Dose of r-tPA with the Acoustic Pulse ThromboLYSis ProcEdure for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism) demonstrate that even lower doses of tPA and shorter treatment durations are safe and effective for...

Results from OPTALYSE PE...

10/02/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight

Spotlight: Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Health South Florida

10/05/2017

Dan Krauthamer , MD;

Marcus St. John , MD;

Jane Kiah , MSN, RN;

Barry T. Katzen , MD, FACC, FACR, FSIR;

Brenda John , MSN, RN;

The benefits to patient care are that all physicians involved in invasive therapy are working side-by-side. Literally. We don’t have barriers.

The benefits to patient care are...

10/05/2017

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

Closure Devices for Groin and Tibial Access: The Value of Dual Access in CLI Therapy

10/03/2017

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Mark L. Lessne , MD;

I use closure devices for nearly all antegrade access and with a very high success rate. I think operator experience and comfort are among the most important determinants of closure success.

I use closure devices for nearly...

10/03/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

“Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: Rotational Atherectomy in STEMI

10/03/2017

William A. Crosland , MD;

Gautam Kumar , MD, FSCAI;

We present the case of a man who presented with an inferior STEMI that required RA for successful intervention of a heavily calcified right coronary artery (RCA).

We present the case of a man who...

10/03/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Case Study

A Matched Analysis of Vascular Complications Following Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation Using Either the 19 French Re-Collapsible SoloPath Sheath or a Regular 18 French Sheath: The SOLOTAVI Registry

10/03/2017

Bruno Farah , MD;

Quentin Labarre , MD;

Nicolas Dumonteil , MD;

Pamela Gatto , MD;

Andrea Mangiameli , MD;

Thomas Thimon , MD;

Farid Nedjari , MD;

Atul Pathak , MD, PhD;

Jean Fajadet , MD;

Didier Tchetche , MD;

We sought to analyze the impact of the SoloPath Re-Collapsible sheath on the occurrence of major vascular complications in contemporary TF-TAVI practice when used as a routine introducer.

We sought to analyze the impact...

10/03/2017

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