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Clinical EditorMorton Kern, MD
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Laurie Gustafson
Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur
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Elizabeth Vasil
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Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab DigestHMP Communications, 70 E. Swedesford Rd
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April 2006
|Volume 14 Issue 4
St. Jude Medical Launches New Vascular Closure Device; Angio-Seal VIP Seals Arteries in Both Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures
St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and launch of its next generation…
These were older labs with older equipment and they were definitely in need of eventual replacement. We decided to get a modular lab because we saw a major shift in our market. Our volumes underwent an incredible increase as a result of a cardiology…
At the Crossroads offers a change of pace from our usual clinical fare. Here we can read about the life endeavors of our patients. It may help us remember that this patient in front of us on the cath table is not #5 for the day in this room with Dr.…
We no longer have just a cardiac catheterization lab for cardiac catheterization procedures, surgical labs for vascular surgery procedures or interventional radiology labs for angiograms. Peripheral stents are not just performed by the interventional…
Submitted March 2005:
We had a 4-day surprise inspection for the hospital and our angio/cath lab the end of January. We certainly did not expect it so soon in the year. The following are some of the "biggies" that inspectors really went over with a…
Abbott Reports Positive Results From First Human Clinical Trial Featuring ZoMaxx Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent
Abbott announced the first clinical results for its investigational ZoMaxx Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System. Data from ZOMAXX IVUS, a 40-p…
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Setting the Scene: Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute is part of Inova Health System, a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of six hospitals and other health services includin…
Retrofitting a cath lab as part of a major facility project requires multiple approaches to meet often-complex phasing issues. Cath labs must remain operational throughout any project and construction must impact the staff as little as possible. The…