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It’s a new era — Hospital cath labs must rethink how they deliver PCI

CMS recently announced the final Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule for fiscal year 2019, invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures join the ranks of the newest procedures to be conducted in the ...
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Simple Measures Can Reduce Radiation to Patients, Operators in Cath Lab

Researchers led by Samir R. Kapadia, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH), compared patients at their institution who underwent diagnostic catheterization (n = 2,838) or PCI (n = 209) in 2012 ...
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The Evolving Role of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in the Management of Patients

Cardiac catheterization laboratories have evolved from highly specialized research facilities to highly utilized operating rooms where extensive diagnostic testing and interventional treatments are ...
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New mobile heart lab in Brunswick County brings healthcare closer to home

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A new Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography (CATH) Lab will cut down on the amount of travel time for patients in Brunswick County seeking cardiovascular healthcare.
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GE HealthCare expands invasive cardiology solutions portfolio with AltiX AI.i for elevated experience in catheterization lab and electrophysiology procedures

AltiX AI.i edition of Mac-Lab, CardioLab and ComboLab can enhance efficiency and precision care for multiple types of cardiac procedures CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today ...
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RECAP: In the Cath Lab, a Lead-free Pad Placed on the Patient Cuts Operator Radiation Exposure

DENVER, CO—Placing a lead-free RADPAD on a patient during PCI or diagnostic catheterization significantly reduces operator radiation exposure, the sham-controlled RECAP trial shows. Exposure was 20% ...