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Rebecca Kapur
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Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab Digest
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October 2016

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Volume 24 Issue 10
The FY 2017 Financial Future: How the Cath Lab Impacts the Hospital Bottom Line
The following summary provides a high-level look at the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2017 changes in terms of financial and quality standards.  Understanding these updates can help hospital and program leaders, along with the cath lab staff, to be awar…
Use of Micropuncture Needle in the Treatment of Pericardial Effusion by Pericardiocentesis
We present a case series of the use of the 21-gauge micropuncture needle in successful pericardiocentesis.
Coronary Atherectomy, Part III of III: Orbital Atherectomy
This case highlights the fact that the lack of utilizing vessel preparation appropriately can result in lower procedural success rates, higher complication rates, higher contrast and radiation doses, and increased cost.
High-Definition IVUS System for Sizing BVS and Post-Dilation Balloon to Optimize BVS Expansion
The unique resolution of the ACIST HDi IVUS system allows for reliable evaluation of bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) expansion within our described technique of using the lumen and external elastic membrane diameters for sizing the BVS and the…
The Use of Tirofiban in ACS Patients
A new, more concentrated format of tirofiban will soon become available to deliver the FDA-approved, high-dose bolus of 25 mcg/kg at the start of treatment: pre-mixed, ready-to-use, 250 mcg/mL in a 15 mL vial.
Suggested Practices for Infection Control in the Invasive Cardiovascular Laboratory
We have compiled an updated list of suggested practices, in an uncomplicated form, as an updated reference for invasive staff and institutions.
Technologies Built for an Unmet Need: Hostile Arterial Conduits
In this interview, we showcase how one start-up company is focused on developing not only low profile, but ultra-low profile devices, for this unchartered territory. We, as critical limb ischemia (CLI) therapists, try to deliver the most relevant flo…
Imaging Corner: Mitral Valve Insufficiency and Percutaneous Treatment
Multi-modality imaging is essential for successful treatment of many cardiac diseases, including severe mitral regurgitation (MR). The following four clinical images demonstrate mitral valve insufficiency treatment support. 
Reducing Radiation in the Cath Lab Using a Novel, Eye-Controlled, Moveable Region of Interest
What if we could track where we were looking and focus the x-ray beam only where it is needed? That is the trick of this technology.
Imaging for Optimal Therapy and Patient Outcomes: Siemens Healthineers
We want to do everything we can to help physicians and healthcare facilities improve overall patient outcomes.