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Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab DigestHMP Communications, 70 E. Swedesford Rd
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November 2013
|Volume 21 Issue 11
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News and educational events from the SICP
The Eartec Company has introduced ComSTAR, a full duplex wireless intercom that allows cardiac and electrophysiology personnel to talk simultaneously just like on a regular telephone.
This updated review comes at a perfect time, and is an excellent resource for interventional cardiology board exam preparation.
We describe two cases wherein a high thrombus burden during the diagnostic coronary angiogram led to a strategy of deferred coronary stenting.
We present a case demonstrating the importance of careful advancement of wire and catheter through the upper limb arteries when performing transradial catheterization.
In institutions such as ours, i.e., hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery, PCI in the setting of STEMI due to ULMCA disease often offers the only reasonable chance for survival.
Question: Do you do peripheral cases utilizing the radial approach? Answer: We do. We have used the radial approach for a variety of non-coronary cases. Following are two examples.
In our experience, an actionable strategic business plan can aid in providing this focus, while ensuring all team members have a clear direction in how to move the service line forward.
Our invasive cardiovascular department consists of 3 invasive suites and a 6-bay pre and post holding area.