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Building Rural Interventional Programs with CardioSolution
CardioSolution offers a “hybrid” solution to rural or regional hospitals with diagnostic-only cath labs. What does that mean?
Perrin Peacock, CEO: We guarantee comprehensive interventional cardiology service lines, specifically to rural and regional hospitals. Our unique model allows us to attract the most talented and experienced interventional cardiologists in the country, and we bring those physicians to rural hospitals. We have the ability to move quickly, modify our service line where needed, and most importantly, we put our hospital clients and their patients first.
Cath Lab Spotlight »
Spotlight Interview: Metro Health Hospital Cardiovascular Lab
Phil Pascucci, RN, Cardiovascular Lab Manager
Wyoming, Michigan
Can you give us an overview of your cath lab?
The Metro Health Hospital Cardiovascular Laboratory consists of two cardiovascular labs and one interventional lab, with a 12-bed pre/post care area. The staffing matrix consists of thirteen registered nurses (RNs) and seven registered radiology technologists (RT[R]s) in both full and part-time roles. Staff longevity ranges from one to twenty-plus years, with almost 50% of staff serving five years or more.
Clinical Trial Update »
INFUSE-AMI: Intracoronary Abciximab in STEMI Patients
Cath Lab Digest talks with Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI,
Professor of Medicine, Columbia University, Director of
Cardiovascular Research and Education, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, Columbia Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York.
The INFUSE-AMI [Intracoronary Abciximab Infusion and Aspiration Thrombectomy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Anterior ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI)] trial, a prospective, randomized, single-blind trial conducted at 37 clinical sites in the U.S. and five European countries, enrolled 452 patients who presented within four hours of an anterior wall STEMI.
Transradial Access »
Ultrasound Guidance for Radial Access: Getting in the First Time
Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, University of California-Irvine and Long Beach VA Medical Center, Orange, California
Many cardiologists trained in the femoral catheterization approach find transitioning to radial arterial access difficult, if not outright intimidating. The radial artery is much smaller, averaging 2.6 mm in diameter, compared with 7 mm for the femoral artery. Neurology textbooks suggest that the two-point discrimination limit of our fingertips is somewhere between 2-4 mm, making accurate palpation and subsequent cannulation of the radial artery at times a frustrating exercise.
TAVR »
Inside One of the Nation’s First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Hospitals
Interview by Stephanie Wasek
This article features an interview with Lisa Walsh, RN, clinical research nurse supervisor for the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the third in a series of six articles sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences.
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