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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 Kaiser San Rafael Medical Center Orbital Atherectomy: A New Treatment for Complex Peripheral Arterial Disease Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner CEU Education Center The Missing Link in STEMI Interventions — Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Predicting Stent Thrombosis Using A Clinical Risk Score Use of a New Guidewire: The Tigerwire Should I Stay or Should I Go? Weighing Options for New Opportunities Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead The National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (NSRPA) Holds 9th Annual Educational Conference For Medical Imaging Physician Extenders and Mid-Level Healthcare Providers Cath Lab & Beyond: A Meeting Update The Ten-Minute Interview with… Dale Hansen RT, CVT Sometimes, You Just Know Twin Circumflex Arteries: A Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly What Do You Think? Meetings Calendar News from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with the ACC i2 Summit Clinical & Industry News Cath Laughs Classifieds Advertisers Index Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab (Page 1) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab (Page 2) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Clinical Editor’s Corner (Page 4) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Clinical Editor’s Corner (Page 5) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 6) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 7) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 8) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 9) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 10) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 11) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 12) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 13) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 14) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page BRC1) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page BRC2) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 15) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 16) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 17) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 18) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 19) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 20) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 21) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 22) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 23) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 24) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - CEU Education Center (Page 25) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - The Missing Link in STEMI Interventions — Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Page 26) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - The Missing Link in STEMI Interventions — Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Page 27) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - The Missing Link in STEMI Interventions — Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Page 28) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - The Missing Link in STEMI Interventions — Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Page 29) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Use of a New Guidewire: The Tigerwire (Page 30) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Use of a New Guidewire: The Tigerwire (Page 31) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Use of a New Guidewire: The Tigerwire (Page 32) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Use of a New Guidewire: The Tigerwire (Page 33) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? Weighing Options for New Opportunities (Page 34) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? Weighing Options for New Opportunities (Page 35) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? Weighing Options for New Opportunities (Page 36) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? Weighing Options for New Opportunities (Page 37) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead (Page 38) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead (Page 39) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - The National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (NSRPA) Holds 9th Annual Educational Conference For Medical Imaging Physician Extenders and Mid-Level Healthcare Providers (Page 40) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - The National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (NSRPA) Holds 9th Annual Educational Conference For Medical Imaging Physician Extenders and Mid-Level Healthcare Providers (Page 41) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Cath Lab & Beyond: A Meeting Update (Page 42) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - The Ten-Minute Interview with… Dale Hansen RT, CVT (Page 43) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Sometimes, You Just Know (Page 44) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Sometimes, You Just Know (Page 45) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Twin Circumflex Arteries: A Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly (Page 46) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Twin Circumflex Arteries: A Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly (Page BRC3) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Twin Circumflex Arteries: A Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly (Page BRC4) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Twin Circumflex Arteries: A Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly (Page 47) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Meetings Calendar (Page 48) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - News from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with the ACC i2 Summit (Page 49) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - News from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with the ACC i2 Summit (Page 50) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - News from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with the ACC i2 Summit (Page 51) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - News from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with the ACC i2 Summit (Page 52) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - News from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with the ACC i2 Summit (Page 53) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Clinical & Industry News (Page 54) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Clinical & Industry News (Page 55) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Clinical & Industry News (Page 56) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Cath Laughs (Page 57) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Classifieds (Page 58) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Classifieds (Page 59) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Classifieds (Page 60) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Classifieds (Page 61) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 62) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 63) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 64) Cath Lab Digest - April 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page BRC5)
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