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Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab Digest
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May 2014

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Volume 22 Issue 5
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Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis May Signal Memory, Cognitive Decline
The study involved 67 people with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS), with a 50-percent reduction in the diameter of the artery and 60 people with vascular risk factors but without the condition.
Adrenaline Does Little to Increase Patient’s Survival After Cardiac Arrest Out of the Hospital, Study Finds
Dr. Lin and his colleagues looked at clinical trials and data involving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that were published in medical journals up to July 2013 and found that adrenaline showed no benefit in survival to discharge from hospital or neur…
Abbott Announces FDA Approval of Its Supera Stent to Treat People with Peripheral Artery Disease
The Supera stent, which mimics rather than resists the artery’s natural movement, is an important advancement for many PAD patients, helping to ease their leg pain while walking.(1)
The 2013 Cardiac Diagnostic Interventional Symposium (CDIS)
SickKids’ first Cardiac Diagnostic Interventional Symposium, held October 18-19, 2013, was presented as part of the hospital’s vision of “Healthier Children. A Better World.” Over 40 nurses, physicians and allied healthcare professionals from the Hos…
Improved Care at a Reduced Cost: Healthcare Reform’s Impact on the Cath Lab
Perhaps the greatest means for reducing costs and improving quality is through the accountable care organization and bundled payments, respectively.
Appropriate Use Criteria in the Cath Lab: Can We Make Implementation Easier?
We have developed a host of tools called aucmonkey.com, available as a website, and iOS and Android apps. Collectively, aucmonkey.com represents a set of informational and efficiency tools designed to help healthcare personnel make informed decisions…
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: How to Avoid a Life of CIN
Current practice patterns often utilize approaches with little or no supporting data. These approaches are reviewed, as well as newer strategies such as “targeted renal therapy” and expanded use of CO2 angiography.
Transfemoral Axera Access Procedure is Competitive with Transradial Approach in Fluoro Time, Complication Rates, Patient Satisfaction, and Throughput
Use of the Axera does not mean you are abandoning the traditional femoral access approach; this device is an attempt at modifying and hopefully improving it.
Spotlight: PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
The cath labs at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will be celebrating 30 years of operation in July of this year.