November 2016

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Volume 24 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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Use of the Crosser CTO Recanalization System and GeoAlign Marking System for Chronic Total Occlusions
I got through the lesion with the Crosser Catheter, stayed in the true lumen, performed balloon angioplasty, and did not leave a stent behind. 
Spotlight: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
All of our technologists are RCIS-credentialed and cross-trained to scrub, circulate, and monitor our large variety of cath lab procedures.
Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Implantation With Orbital Atherectomy for Calcified Chronic Total Occlusion
In our case, OCT assessment combined with angiography provided high-quality images, optimizing results of a PCI using BVS for calcified lesions. 
Pushing the Limits on Same-Day Discharge: The Value Proposition of Same-Day Discharge in Patients Undergoing Complex PCI
In our ongoing effort to bring greater visibility and understanding to the growing economic opportunities transradial can afford when coupled with same-day discharge, we are pleased to introduce Dr. Amin’s original article. His article hits at the he…
The First Hybrid Freestanding Lab in Florida: The Cardiovascular Institute of Trinity
We have the first hybrid lab in the state of Florida. By that, I mean we are a facility with an outpatient cath lab as well as a certified ambulatory surgical center (ASC). The Cardiovascular Institute of Trinity has 7000 square feet with one interve…
Management of Inadvertent Placement of a Central Line in the Carotid Artery With a Closure Device and Embolic Protection Device
In this case, we demonstrate successful removal of a central venous catheter inadvertently placed in the carotid artery with an Angio-Seal closure device without complication. Of note, an embolic protection device was also utilized to prevent potenti…
A Quest for Immediate Feedback Leads to Change
We discovered the RaySafe i2 system (Unfors RaySafe), a real-time dose monitoring system that allows you to see your exposure as it is happening. It has changed the way we operate.
An Innovative Operator Discusses a Device Specific to Infrainguinal Disease
The birth of this device was is the direct result of the unmet need of the infrainguinal complex lesion. It is a pleasure for me to introduce you to a device built specifically for infrainguinal disease; not borrowed from somewhere else in the body.
Successful Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis of Acutely Occluded Right Aorto-Femoral Gore-Tex Bypass Graft
Here, we present a patient who had an acute thrombotic occlusion of the right aorto-femoral bypass (Gore-Tex, Gore Medical) graft, following an endovascular infra-renal aortic stent placement, treated with Ekos thrombolytic therapy. 
November Accolades: Radiologic Technologist Week
National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW, sponsored by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists) is an annual celebration during the week that includes November 8 to commemorate the discovery of the x-ray by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on that d…