May 2011

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Volume 19 Issue 5

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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My Big 4 at ACC: EVEREST II, Partner Cohort A, RIVAL, and PROTECT II
The American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session is the time to hear about the most important advances in cardiology. These presentations are often summarized in the media and later published in the scientific journals. I thought I woul…
Designing an Integrated Surgical/Interventional Suite: Form follows function in design to maximize efficiency, flexibility and versatility
Efficiency, flexibility, versatility ... these are the guiding planning and design objectives for today’s surgical/interventional hospital suites. Hospitals can achieve their goals for cost-effective delivery of quality care when planners and designe…
Non-Invasive Tests and Imaging Modalities: Role in the Management of CCL Patients
AbstractBefore patients enter the cardiac cath lab for a procedure, almost all have undergone one or more diagnostic tests, imaging studies, an electrocardiogram (ECG), or blood work such as serum troponin levels to confirm the likelihood of coronary…