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Volume 13 - Issue 10 - October, 2005

Column

Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Hot, hot, hot! I’m talking not only about this month’s issue, but also the actual temperatures in Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach, Florida. Nevertheless, Cath Lab Digest will be front and center for thousands of attendees streaming to these...
Hot, hot, hot! I’m talking not only about this month’s issue, but also the actual temperatures in Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach, Florida. Nevertheless, Cath Lab Digest will be front and center for thousands of attendees streaming to these...
Hot, hot, hot! I’m talking not...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
John Floria
The American Film Institute (AFI) recently published AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes, which was also made into a three-hour television special shown on CBS. It is amazing to discover that so many of the expressions used today, at various...
The American Film Institute (AFI) recently published AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes, which was also made into a three-hour television special shown on CBS. It is amazing to discover that so many of the expressions used today, at various...
The American Film Institute...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
E-mail discussion group
E-mail discussion group
Left upper arm discomfort after a PCI Have any of you noticed swelling of the upper extremities on patients who have had prolonged cuff blood pressure monitoring during and after PCIs? One of our cardiologists had a patient who complained of...
Left upper arm discomfort after a PCI Have any of you noticed swelling of the upper extremities on patients who have had prolonged cuff blood pressure monitoring during and after PCIs? One of our cardiologists had a patient who complained of...
Left upper arm discomfort after...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
John D. Carroll, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Introduction Historically, cardiologists and other heart health specialists have employed cardiovascular X-ray in the cath lab to help diagnose blockages and place stents. Two new innovations the use of CT and X-ray together, and the...
Introduction Historically, cardiologists and other heart health specialists have employed cardiovascular X-ray in the cath lab to help diagnose blockages and place stents. Two new innovations the use of CT and X-ray together, and the...
Introduction Historically,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
E-mail discussion group
E-mail discussion group
Left upper arm discomfort after a PCI Have any of you noticed swelling of the upper extremities on patients who have had prolonged cuff blood pressure monitoring during and after PCIs? One of our cardiologists had a patient who complained of...
Left upper arm discomfort after a PCI Have any of you noticed swelling of the upper extremities on patients who have had prolonged cuff blood pressure monitoring during and after PCIs? One of our cardiologists had a patient who complained of...
Left upper arm discomfort after...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
The following research abstracts are reprinted with permission from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Vol. 17, No. 9 (September 2005)
The following research abstracts are ...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of the Late Catch-Up Phenomenon after Intracoronary Beta-Radiation for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis Authors: Fausto Feres, Juan Munoz, Alexandre Abizaid, Rodolfo...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of the Late Catch-Up Phenomenon after Intracoronary Beta-Radiation for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis Authors: Fausto Feres, Juan Munoz, Alexandre Abizaid, Rodolfo...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Darrell Carlson
Over the past decade, as the trend continues to grow for noninvasive and minimally invasive catherization treatments, as well as for more aggressive invasive treatments, so does the quest for modern, well-equipped and profitable...
Over the past decade, as the trend continues to grow for noninvasive and minimally invasive catherization treatments, as well as for more aggressive invasive treatments, so does the quest for modern, well-equipped and profitable...
Over the past decade, as the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
The following research abstracts are reprinted with permission from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Vol. 17, No. 9 (September 2005)
The following research abstracts are ...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of the Late Catch-Up Phenomenon after Intracoronary Beta-Radiation for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis Authors: Fausto Feres, Juan Munoz, Alexandre Abizaid, Rodolfo...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of the Late Catch-Up Phenomenon after Intracoronary Beta-Radiation for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis Authors: Fausto Feres, Juan Munoz, Alexandre Abizaid, Rodolfo...
Adjunctive Therapy Angiographic...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
George Fichter, BS , CVT, RCIS, MS, FSICP
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? It should be made clear to every new employee this job is not for everyone. However, it certainly does excite me. Having the mental toughness to overcome the daily obstacles of...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? It should be made clear to every new employee this job is not for everyone. However, it certainly does excite me. Having the mental toughness to overcome the daily obstacles of...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Thomas P. Wharton, Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI; James Burns, RN, MBA
Oftentimes, rural and community hospitals face many challenges when it comes to decisions about the scope of cardiovascular (CV) care they provide. Space constraints, regulatory issues, internal politics and financial limitations are all...
Oftentimes, rural and community hospitals face many challenges when it comes to decisions about the scope of cardiovascular (CV) care they provide. Space constraints, regulatory issues, internal politics and financial limitations are all...
Oftentimes, rural and community...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest