Volume 21 - Issue 6 - June 2013
St. Mary’s Hospital
- Tue, 6/4/13 - 4:21pm
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Currently, St. Mary’s has three cath lab suites, two electrophysiology (EP) suites and a hybrid suite. Our team of physicians and staff perform over 3,000 cases per year with American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR) outcomes in the top quartile.
Making Peer Review Painless: Interventional Cardiology Catheterization Laboratory Quality Self Improvement Audits and the American Medical Foundation for Peer Review and Education
- Wed, 6/5/13 - 11:24am
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We all recognize that the process of external invited peer review can be unnerving to some, but it is important to acknowledge that, increasingly, we are all under external scrutiny, more than ever before. What can be done to ensure an effective ongoing quality review to provide an “early warning” of issues that may become an important concern?
Patient Satisfaction Improvement and Lower Costs: A New Approach to Arterial Access
- Wed, 6/5/13 - 1:09pm
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When we looked at how our processes improved — less hold times, quicker discharge times for outpatients, more rapid ambulation, and improved cardiac telemetry unit nursing time — it became increasingly obvious that this technology would not only save us money, but improve patient and staff experiences.
Doing It All and Always Learning: Dr. Sievert’s Unique Cath Lab in Germany
- Wed, 6/5/13 - 1:52pm
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Interventional cardiologist Dr. Horst Sievert has performed over 50,000 interventions, treating coronary, structural heart, and peripheral artery disease. He is the founder of several international conferences focusing on endovascular and structural heart treatments. An American fellow at Dr. Sievert’s lab, Dr. Sameer Gafoor, was kind enough to ask to Dr. Sievert about his work, philosophy and experience.
Transradial Approach for STEMI in an Octagenarian
- Wed, 6/5/13 - 2:17pm
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We do transradial approach as the default approach for all STEMIs, regardless of age or sex. There are, however, a few things to consider when doing transradial PCI in the elderly. The following is a complex STEMI case performed in an octagenarian.
Ultrasonic Thrombolysis for Pulmonary Embolism in the Cath Lab: First Two Cases at Banner Desert Medical Center
- Wed, 6/5/13 - 2:30pm
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The rapid improvement of clinical symptoms is remarkable and reason enough to offer this procedure to our patients.
Overcoming Obstacles: Addressing Common Challenges of Securing Nurse Leadership in the Cardiovascular Setting
- Wed, 6/5/13 - 2:42pm
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Is your organization currently seeking a cardiovascular nurse manager? If so, you are not alone! Over the past few years, Corazon has found that the cardiovascular nurse manager role, both in the cath lab and the cardiovascular ICU setting, is a position that organizations commonly have difficulty securing.
Catheter-Directed Intra-Graft Thrombolysis and Aspiration Thrombectomy for Subacute Saphenous Vein Graft Occlusion
- Tue, 6/4/13 - 4:58pm
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We present a case of subacute myocardial infarction with saphenous vein graft occlusion managed successfully with catheter-directed intra-graft thrombolysis and aspiration thrombectomy to reduce the risk of embolization and limit the zone of treatment.
Multivessel Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient with a Single Coronary Artery
- Wed, 6/5/13 - 2:49pm
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We describe the case of a lady presenting with an acute coronary syndrome, in whom coronary angiography showed single coronary ostium and multivessel atherosclerotic disease.
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