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CONSULTING EDITORS MORTON KERN, MD Clinical Editor, Cath Lab Digest Clinical Professor of Medicine Associate Chief Cardiology University of California Irvine • Orange, CA ROBERT J. BASILE, SR., RT(R) Hackettstown Regional Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ A Product, News and Clinical Update for the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Specialist May 2008 vol.16 no.5 DOUGLAS S. BEINBORN, MA, RN Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN 1 The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Keith Barron, Ba App Sc in Med Rad, Radiographer, Quality Coordinator CCL, Clinical Services Quality Management Team Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HEIDI N. BONNEAU, RN, MS Highlands Consulting, Inc. • San Jose, CA GEORGANN BRUSKI, RT(R), CRT, ARRT Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center • Boston, MA 1 Cell Therapy in the Cath Lab for Heart Failure: A look at MyoCell® Therapy and the SEISMIC Trial Cath Lab Digest talks with Warren Sherman, MD, Director, Cardiac Cell-based Endovascular Therapies, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York and Principal Investigator of the Phase II/III MARVEL Study 20 JACK P. CHEN, MD, FACC, FSCAI Northside Cardiology P.C. • Atlanta, GA ANDREA E. DAVIS, BA, RCIS, FSICP George Washington University Hospital Washington, D.C. 1 STEMI INTERVENTIONS: Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Sara Moseley, RN, MS, Performance Improvement Coordinator, Patient Safety and Quality, Deryck Yarde, RN, BSN, CCRN, Manager, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Haleh Eskandari, RN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS, Clinical Educator, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia; Jack Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP, Northside Cardiology P.C., Atlanta, Georgia MICHELE DOUGHTY VOELTZ, MD Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia KENNETH A. GORSKI RN, RCIS, FSICP Sones Cardiac Catheterization Labs Cleveland Clinic Foundation • Cleveland, OH 40 DEPARTMENTS 4 Clinical Editor’s Corner 44 Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals 46 Meetings Calendar 46 Education Center 47 What Do You Think? 47 Clinical & Industry News 52 Classifieds 58 Advertisers Index © 2008, HMP Communications, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited. Opinions expressed by authors, contributors, and advertisers are their own and not necessarily those of HMP Communications, LLC, the editorial staff, or any member of the editorial advisory board. HMP Communications, LLC is not responsible for accuracy of dosages given in articles printed herein. The appearance of advertisements in this journal is not a warranty, endorsement or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. 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Discover more about HMP’s products and services at www.hmpcommunications.com. 14 STEMI INTERVENTIONS: TODD GINAPP, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP Memorial Hermann Southeast Houston, Texas Commentary: Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA, Miami, Florida STEVE GRESSMIRE, RT(R)(CV) ARRT, AAMA Mississippi 17 29 STEMI INTERVENTIONS: MARSHA HOLTON, RN, BS, CCRN, RCIS Cardiovascular Orientation Programs Indian Head, MD Ask the STEMI Expert DRUG-ELUTING STENT SOLUTIONS: Comparing Drug-Eluting Stents and Bare-Metal Stents This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in drugeluting stents, from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this technology. This month’s column features Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. GERALD LAGASSE, RCIS Borgess Medical Center • Kalamazoo, MI MICHAEL LIM, MD St. Louis Health Sciences Center St. Louis, MO TOM MALONEY, MS, RCIS Memorial Regional Medical Center Richmond, VA 29 Ten-Minute Interview with… Christopher Kambak, RT(R) Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute, Sacred Heart Medical Center Eugene, Oregon SICP: The JASON MONEY, RN, RCIS Elkins, AR BHAWNA OBEROI, BSRS-CBRPA, RT(R)(M) Sherman Radiology Associates Sherman, TX 32 Cardiac Cath Lab Economics in a Public Hospital of a Developing Country F. Petersen-Aranguren, MD, FACC, L. Jauregui-Plascencia, MD Cardiology Department and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Fray Antonio Alcalde,” Guadalajara, México TIM ROHRSCHNEIDER, BMSC, RT(R) Emory University Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, Georgia 36 YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS: CAREER ADVICE ANNIE RUPPERT, RN, BSN Sharp Memorial Hospital • San Diego, CA Keeping Your Heart & Vascular Employees: Proven Ideas for an Effective Retention Plan Kevin Miracle, Recruitment Consultant, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania HABIB SAMADY, MD, FACC, FSCAI Emory University Hospital • Atlanta, Georgia 38 Unspoken Words Michele Impreveduto, RN, BA, MPA, Lead Nurse CCL, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey JACKSON L. THATCHER, MD, FACC The Park Nicollet Heart Center at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN SANDY WATSON, RN, BN, NFESC Switzerland 40 Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab Valve Analysis, Part II. Questions are answered by: Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP. Todd is the Cardiology Manager for Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He also teaches an online RCIS Review course for Spokane Community College, in Spokane, Washington, and regularly presents with RCIS Review Courses. CHUCK WILLIAMS, BS, RT(R)(CV)(CI), RCIS, FSICP Atlanta, GA http://www.hmpcommunications.com

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Cath Lab Digest - May 2008 The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Cell Therapy in the Cath Lab for Heart Failure: A Look at MyoCell® Therapy and the SEISMIC Trial Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner Commentary: Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Ask the STEMI Expert Comparing Drug-Eluting Stents and Bare-Metal Stents SICP: The Ten-Minute Interview with… Christopher Kambak, RT(R) Cardiac Cath Lab Economics in a Public Hospital of a Developing Country Keeping Your Heart & Vascular Employees: Proven Ideas for an Effective Retention Plan Unspoken Words Ask the Clinical Instructor Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Meetings Calendar Education Center What Do You Think? Clinical & Industry News Classifieds Advertisers Index

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