Volume 25 - Issue 11 - November 2017
Cover Story
11/05/2017
This is a simple tool that is easy to incorporate into clinical practice. Acknowledgement of the contrast threshold makes the entire cath lab staff cognizant of the importance of the contrast dosing to the patient and operators are able to...
This is a simple tool that is easy to incorporate into clinical practice. Acknowledgement of the contrast threshold makes the entire cath lab staff cognizant of the importance of the contrast dosing to the patient and operators are able to...
This is a simple tool that is...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Clinical Editor's Corner
11/05/2017
Given the infrequency with which we perform TSP, I asked my expert cath lab colleagues about the need for more heparin in TSP for only diagnostic purposes. In addition, I also asked, “Does the anticoagulation regimen differ for each type of...
Given the infrequency with which we perform TSP, I asked my expert cath lab colleagues about the need for more heparin in TSP for only diagnostic purposes. In addition, I also asked, “Does the anticoagulation regimen differ for each type of...
Given the infrequency with which...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
11/03/2017
There are several key considerations before deciding to launch out on your own.
There are several key considerations before deciding to launch out on your own.
There are several key...
11/03/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Department
Cath Lab Spotlight
11/05/2017
We are the only community hospital within a 25-mile radius and are located directly between two larger cities, Dayton and Columbus. Our cath lab is very busy.
We are the only community hospital within a 25-mile radius and are located directly between two larger cities, Dayton and Columbus. Our cath lab is very busy.
We are the only community...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
11/05/2017
I like to break down the crossing of CTOs into 3 phases, including 1) penetrating the proximal cap, 2) negotiating the body of the CTO, and 3) crossing the distal cap.
I like to break down the crossing of CTOs into 3 phases, including 1) penetrating the proximal cap, 2) negotiating the body of the CTO, and 3) crossing the distal cap.
I like to break down the...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Clinical Update
11/05/2017
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
11/05/2017
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
11/03/2017
Bifurcation lesions, along with chronic total occlusion (CTOs), remain one of the more challenging lesion subsets for the interventional cardiologist.
Bifurcation lesions, along with chronic total occlusion (CTOs), remain one of the more challenging lesion subsets for the interventional cardiologist.
Bifurcation lesions, along with...
11/03/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Case Study
11/03/2017
We describe the successful endovascular treatment of a patient with a history of Paget-Schroetter syndrome who had a recurrent right upper extremity DVT due to acute thrombosis of the large right axillary to left jugular collateral vein.
We describe the successful endovascular treatment of a patient with a history of Paget-Schroetter syndrome who had a recurrent right upper extremity DVT due to acute thrombosis of the large right axillary to left jugular collateral vein.
We describe the successful...
11/03/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
11/05/2017
We reached out to Dr. Amin this month and asked him to consult with his colleagues about their opinions and clinical practices centered around same-day discharge and the complexity of procedures.
We reached out to Dr. Amin this month and asked him to consult with his colleagues about their opinions and clinical practices centered around same-day discharge and the complexity of procedures.
We reached out to Dr. Amin this...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
11/05/2017
Platte Valley Medical Center, in Brighton, Colorado, was presented with an opportunity from Philips Healthcare to be one of the first facilities in the United States to have the new Azurion imaging system installed in our cath lab.
Platte Valley Medical Center, in Brighton, Colorado, was presented with an opportunity from Philips Healthcare to be one of the first facilities in the United States to have the new Azurion imaging system installed in our cath lab.
Platte Valley Medical Center, in...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
