Contrast Management

Case Report

Minimizing Risk of Kidney Injury During Cardiac Evaluation in a Kidney Transplant Patient

08/02/2018

A 42-year-old Caucasian female with a long history of chronic kidney disease status post living donor-related kidney transplant 18 years prior cautiously underwent angiography as part of her workup for a second kidney transplant due to...

A 42-year-old Caucasian female...

08/02/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Use of the ACIST CVi System in Structural Heart Interventions: Efficiency and Image Quality for Different Contrast Injection Needs

05/29/2018

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Because the ACIST offers higher flows in certain circumstances, such as when there is a very high-flow state, the system allows you to get a better injection than with a hand injection.

Because the ACIST offers higher...

05/29/2018

Cath Lab Digest

The Best ACIST-ant in the Cath Lab: How the CVi Power Injector System was Used to Treat a Complex TAVR Patient

05/29/2018

Sandeep K. Krishnan , MD;

Mario Ramos , RT(R);

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

This case highlights the versatility of the ACIST CVi contrast injection system to navigate the various challenges of complex anatomy. We were able to transition seamlessly from an aortic arch angiogram, to an aortic root angiogram, to...

This case highlights the...

05/29/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Contrast Management

Reducing Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in the Cath Lab at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

05/29/2018

Daniel Castro , RT(R);

Anita Marban ;

In 2015, the AKI results, to say the least, were not up to our standards. After we implemented evidence-based changes, at best the results now place us in the top 75th percentile for AKI rates in our region.

In 2015, the AKI results, to say...

05/29/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Education

Cardio-Renal Disease: New Perspectives and the Cardio-Renal Connections Conference

05/06/2018

Anand Prasad , MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI;

The cardio-renal connection is coming more to the forefront in day-to-day practice.

The cardio-renal connection is...

05/06/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Cover Story

Setting Contrast Thresholds in High-Risk Patients

11/05/2017

Hitinder S. Gurm , MBBS, MD, FSCAI;

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