June 2005

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Volume 13 Issue 6

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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SICP NEWS
Educational Update The SICP’s South Padre Island Cardiology Symposium 2005 will take place October 6-9, 2005. Registration and hotel reservation information will be available in June. The exhibitor prospectus will be available in May. Please visit…
Use of FemoStop® Plus for Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Removal
The challenge of achieving and maintaining femoral arterial hemostasis following Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) counterpulsation therapy can be daunting. It is therefore essential to use the right tools and techniques to overcome the potential risk…
The Ten-Minute Interview with...Donna Hanna, RN
I currently work in the cardiac cath lab at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Arizona, as a Registered Nurse. I have been with the Banner System for twenty-seven years since relocating from New Jersey in 1978. Although I have over twent…
Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group
Discussion group members responded to the questions below, and emails are included for any questions readers may have regarding a particular lab’s policies. If you’d like to join our group, please send an email to: cathlabdigest@hotmail.com Cur…
Building for the Future: How to Navigate Turbulent Seas with a Little Help from the Land of Oz
Navigating through Turbulent Seas was the title of this year’s Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals’ CV Management Conference, held in Orlando immediately preceding the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions of M…
Carolinas HealthCare System: One healthcare system's rapid progression to full C-PACS and CVIS functionality
Carolinas Medical Center (CMC), located in Charlotte, NC, is the flagship hospital of Carolinas HealthCare System, the largest healthcare system in the Carolinas, and the fourth largest public hospital system in the nation. CHS was recently recognize…
Successful Use of a New Guidewire with Radiofrequency Ablation Capability for the Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion at the Os
The major limitation of percutaneous therapy (PCI) for the treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is the inability to cross with a wire. We report successful recanalization of a CTO situated at the ostium of the left anterior descending artery.…
Reversible Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation and Cardiogenic Shock as a Complication of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Coronary artery occlusion during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes regional myocardial ischemia. There are few reports or experimental studies about new onset of transient acute mitral regurgitation (MR) during PCI. However, there were…
Letter to the Editor
Two recent review articles discussing percutaneous arterial closure devices suggest that complication rates are high enough that routine use, especially in diagnostic cases, is not warranted.1,2 It seems that the use of femoral closure devices have t…
Breakthroughs in Technology for the Assessment and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Held at the 2005 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Orlando, a satellite symposium on new imaging and treatment technologies brought together leading names in cardiology to discuss technological breakthroughs in imaging, navigation…