From the Experts

Jason Money, RN, RCIS, draws on more than two decades in New Zealand’s public health system to explain how his program operates day to day. He describes working in a two-lab service that supports a busy angiography and percutaneous coronary...

Dr. Gonzalez shares the value of PA pressure monitoring with the CardioMEMS™ HF System and its use within a busy practice.

Dr. Alaswad shares his experience using the OPN NC for controlled ultra-high-pressure dilations to tackle resistant calcified lesions and support optimal stent expansion.

Camacho and Gerard show that when cath lab–led teams rehearse rare, high-stakes procedural emergencies with high-fidelity code blue simulations, teamwork measurably improves and response times trend faster. They report earning strong staff...

Mike Church breaks down CMS’s finalized FY26 IPPS and CY26 OPPS rules, highlighting the payment, quality, coding/DRG, and site-of-care shifts hospitals, physicians, and ASCs need to plan for as more cardiovascular care moves to lower-cost...

In his Nurses and Technologists presentation at CRT 2026, Dr. Hermiller describes how cath lab safety is improving, but only if teams treat radiation and orthopedic injury as daily, solvable problems.

A five-year (2021–2025) look at Marian Regional Medical Center’s high-volume cath lab shows how a “living” CCL/EP procedures manual helped drive service-line expansion, multiple ACC accreditations and Center of Excellence recognition, rising...

Carol Wesley, MSN, MHA, RN, offers actionable strategies to help organizations align their cardiovascular services with national standards, market expectations, and long-term institutional goals. Whether your program is in its early stages or...