November 2011

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Volume 19 Issue 11

Editorial Staff

Clinical Editor
Morton Kern, MD
Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson
Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur
Production Manager
Elizabeth Vasil

Editorial Correspondence

Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab Digest
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News from the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP)
SICP Clinical Instructor CEUsClinical instructors affiliated with a CAAHEP-accredited invasive cardiovascular technology or electrophysiology education program can receive up to six (6) continuing education unit credits per calendar year for providin…
What Do You Think?
Answered!Re: A response to the discussion in the July 2011 Cath Lab Digest regarding the registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS) credential (available at http://tinyurl.com/WDYT-RCIS).First of all, congratulations to Kory Briggs for taki…
When Should You Discharge a PCI Patient From the Hospital?
One of my recent interventional fellows, now a new staff interventionalist at a nearby hospital, wants to know when to discharge uncomplicated patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). He mentions that the guidelines are not specific o…
Focus on Clinical Management in Pediatric Electrophysiology
The upcoming Sixth Charleston Symposium on Pediatric Electrophysiology: Focus on Clinical Management will take place December 11-13 at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms/Charleston, in South Carolina. This article provides an overview of what to ex…
Get Schooled at TRU: Questions and Answers From Transradial University
Since the benefit of bivalirudin with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is to decrease bleeding complications, does it make sense to use heparin with transradial PCI, given the cost savings? It seems unlikely that bivalirudin would be of benef…
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab
A couple of years ago, you published an article about contrast allergies. If I recall, you mentioned lack of evidence between shrimp allergies and seafood allergies. Our department is trying to develop some standards around this, but cannot find any…
Ask the Transradial Center of Excellence: Left Internal Mammary Artery Angiography Via Right Radial Approach
How does your center perform transradial catheterization on patients with previous bypass surgery involving the left internal mammary artery?Great question. The following answer is based on our technique at Winter Haven Hospital and a review of the l…
A Cloud-Based Approach for Cardiac Image Sharing: Improving Cath Lab Operations
Cloud-based image sharing platforms are increasingly becoming more prevalent in medicine. Cardiac cath labs can turn to this new approach for sending and receiving images to end their previous reliance on physical CDs and shipping. These new solution…
A Celebration of Excellence: Saluting Radiologic Technologists in the Cardiac Cath Lab
Each November, the healthcare industry celebrates “National Radiologic Technology Week” — not only to commemorate the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (on November 8, 1895), but also as a salute to radiologic technologists and their com…