December 2005

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Volume 13 Issue 12

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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Joint Commission:
Post-Inspection Results
See what Joint Commission inspectors are focusing on in advance of your JCAHO inspection. Make sure you have your procedures and processes up to JCAHO standards and expectations. Cath Lab Digest will feature regular Joint Commission Inspection tidb…
News from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2005:Held November 13-16, in Dallas, Texas
Major Advances in Techniques, Devices, Medications Spur Update of PCI Guidelines Multidisciplinary document benefits from broad view of generalists, detailed focus of interventionalists Updated guidelines on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)…
Clinical and Industry News
KLAS Ranks Witt Biomedical Number One for Hemodynamics and Clinical Reporting KLAS, an independent research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting performance of healthcare information technology vendors, announced that Witt Biomedical has ac…
Elective PCI Without On-site Surgery? Crestwood Medical Center Makes the First Move
In the ongoing trend to show the improved outcomes of patients who receive percutaneous coronary intervention versus thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (MI), Crestwood Medical Center of Huntsville, Alabama has been…
The Mayo Clinic Risk Score Predicts In-Hospital Mortality Following Primary Angioplasty
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Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab
You should pay attention to everything. Not the answer you wanted to hear, I’m sure, but it’s true. While it’s true that schoolwork is a lot of theory, you need to have the theory from which to work. Not every case is going to be the same, so if you…
CCI's Board of Trustees
RCIS Credential Administrators Hold Annual Board of Trustees Meeting
The following professional societies sent representation: American College of Cardiology Joseph Messer, MD American Society of Echocardiography Ken Horton, RCS, RDMS, FASE Nelson Schiller, MD British Society of Echocardiography Kevin Fox, MD…
At the Crossroads: Patient Stories
I’ve been in the cardiology business for 20 or so years. Although I have found the diagnosis of our patients interesting and feel a sense of accomplishment after an intervention, what I have also found interesting is our patients’ past. Every day i…
Members during the TCIS/SICP annual dinner.
Members on the Move: Improving Professional Cardiovascular Education in Thailand
The CVRPC, under the direction of Group Captain Gumpanart Veerakul, MD and Air Vice Marshall Obkaew Dabpetch, MD, has participated in many local and international studies, including: Primary angioplasty for acute MI, Sudden Death, and more recently,…
December 2005 News and Events from the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP)
SICP Industry Members The SICP would like to welcome EV3 Inc., Boston Scientific and Schering-Plough Corporation as SICP Industry Members. Please mention to your representatives that you appreciate their continued support of the SICP. A special tha…