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Volume 23 - Issue 2 - February, 2015

Department

Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — Outcomes by Gender After Directional Atherectomy for Claudication or Critical Limb Ischemia: A DEFINITIVE LE substudy
02/03/2015
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD, FACC, FAHA
DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.
DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.
DEFINITIVE looked at directional...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — Minimizing CIN in Peripheral Interventions
02/03/2015
Jonathan R. Boyle, MD
 My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.
 My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.
 My interest in CIN began about...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — Should We Attempt an Endovascular Procedure on all CLI Patients with a CTO?
02/03/2015
Enrico Ascher, MD
Too many of us are jumping on the bandwagon to say that all limb salvage procedures, and all patients who have claudication, are candidates for endovascular procedures. However, there are a substantial number of patients where endovascular...
Too many of us are jumping on the bandwagon to say that all limb salvage procedures, and all patients who have claudication, are candidates for endovascular procedures. However, there are a substantial number of patients where endovascular...
Too many of us are jumping on...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
CLI PERSPECTIVES: Alternative Access for CTOs in CLI
02/03/2015
Andrej Schmidt, MD, PhD; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Treatment of Coronary and Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Using a Unique Super Support Catheter
02/03/2015
Kalyan K. Veerina, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.
I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.
I. A coronary chronic...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Conversations in Cardiology: Is a hematocrit drop after uncomplicated PCI really a bleeding complication?
02/03/2015
John Bittl, MD; Richard G. Bach, MD; Barry Borlaug, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Habib Samady, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; Gregory J. Dehmer, MD; Kirk N. Garrett
Do people think that aggressive hydration combined with typical procedural blood loss could push the Hgb down by 3gms, or am I fooling myself?
Do people think that aggressive hydration combined with typical procedural blood loss could push the Hgb down by 3gms, or am I fooling myself?
Do people think that aggressive...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Heart Month & Beyond: Promoting Public Awareness of Heart Disease Risk Factors & Symptoms
02/03/2015
Amy J. Newell, RT(R)
Every year, the month of February is an exciting time for cardiac programs across the country – it is National Heart Month, and also the traditional time for “Go Red for Women” recognition. These efforts across the country are aimed at...
Every year, the month of February is an exciting time for cardiac programs across the country – it is National Heart Month, and also the traditional time for “Go Red for Women” recognition. These efforts across the country are aimed at...
Every year, the month of...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Protecting the Provider: A Reexamination of Cath Lab Radiation Safety
02/03/2015
David H. Wohns, MD; Ryan D. Madder, MD, FACC
In the delivery of high quality healthcare, patient safety is always a major concern of providers and the public. The safety of healthcare workers frequently receives significantly less attention.
In the delivery of high quality healthcare, patient safety is always a major concern of providers and the public. The safety of healthcare workers frequently receives significantly less attention.
In the delivery of high quality...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Case Files by Dr. George
Flaring of Ostial Coronary Stent Using Flash Ostial Balloon for Aorto-Ostial Coronary Disease in a Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention
02/03/2015
Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Richard C. Kovach, MD; Thomas E. Waggoner, DO
The anatomic nature of percutaneous stenting of aorto-ostial lesions remains an angiographic challenge for interventional cardiologists. There are greater than 300,000 aorto-ostial stenting procedures performed worldwide each year.1-2 Herein,...
The anatomic nature of percutaneous stenting of aorto-ostial lesions remains an angiographic challenge for interventional cardiologists. There are greater than 300,000 aorto-ostial stenting procedures performed worldwide each year.1-2 Herein,...
The anatomic nature of...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Transradial Series
TRANSRADIAL SERIES: Don’t Use PCI Complexity to Triage Away From Transradial Access: Plan For It and Take Advantage of It
02/03/2015
Nicholas Lerovante, DO; Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
A 67-year-old male with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and known coronary artery disease presents with progressive exertional dyspnea, peripheral edema, and intermittent chest discomfort.
A 67-year-old male with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and known coronary artery disease presents with progressive exertional dyspnea, peripheral edema, and intermittent chest discomfort.
A 67-year-old male with...
02/03/2015
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