Cath Lab Conversations
Cath Lab Conversations is the official podcast of Cath Lab Digest. Cath Lab Digest is a monthly news and clinical update for the cardiac catheterization laboratory specialist, focusing on coronary, peripheral vascular (including chronic limb-threatening ischemia), and structural heart disease interventional treatment and care.
Episodes
Occupational Safety in the Era of Complex PCI
Khaldoon Alaswad, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is Director of the Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Program and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab in the Division of Cardiology at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, Michigan.In this Cath Lab Conversations episode, Dr. Alaswad reflects on how complex PCI is moving into longer, more calcified, higher-risk cases. Cumulative radiation exposure and the physical tol
From Arkansas to New Zealand: A Cath Lab Career Abroad
What does it look like to run a modern cath lab outside the U.S.? Jason Money, RN, RCIS, shares a unique perspective shaped by more than two decades working in New Zealand’s public healthcare system.
CardioMEMS™ HF System: Advancing Heart Failure Care Through Collaboration with General Cardiology
Heart failure management continues to challenge even experienced clinicians, particularly when care depends on episodic office visits and late-stage symptom recognition. Matthew H. Gonzalez, MD, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Corewell Health and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, discusses how pulmonary artery pre
Integrated Heart Failure Care with PA Pressure Monitoring: CardioMEMS™ HF System in Structural Heart
Ryan K. Kaple, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is the Program Director of the Structural and Congenital Heart Program at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey.In this video, Dr. Kaple discusses how the CardioMEMS™ HF System has become an essential tool in managing patients with chronic heart failure. By providing pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, the technology enables earlier identi
The American College of Cardiology's CV Team Allied Health Group: Calling All Cath Lab Team Members – Join Us!
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, talks with Chris Steelman, MS, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, Co-Chair, Allied Health Work Group, American College of Cardiology, and Michelle Bierig, PhD, ACS, RCS, RDCS, Co-Chair, Allied Health Work Group, American College of Cardiology.
Srihari Naidu, MD Talks About SCAI and His Upcoming Presidency
Incoming Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, FSCAI, shares what he most values about the Society, his goals in founding the Emerging Leaders Mentorship (ELM) program, and plans for the upcoming year.
Radiation Safety and Occupational Safety
Listen in as the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) President Dr. James Hermiller shares more about his focus on radiation and occupational safety, and looks ahead to the upcoming SCAI Scientific Sessions, to be held May 1-3 in Washington, D.C.
SCAI 2025: Don't Miss This 5-Minute Program Overview!
Hear an overview of what is being offered at the upcoming Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions, with program chair Dr. Binita Shah.
HCM Education: Lindsay's Big Heart
Srihari Naidu, MD, talks with Bailey Estes, MSN, about his new book for children, Lindsay's Big Heart, focusing on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and how he partnered with HCM patient and Miss Ohio winner Lindsay Davis to write the book.
Advancements in Structural Heart Disease and AI Are Revolutionizing Echocardiography
Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor for Cath Lab Digest, talks with Dr. Atul Gupta, Chief Medical Officer of Philips Diagnosis and Treatment businesses, and a practicing Interventional Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Gupta has a unique perspective on advancement in the growth of structural heart disease treatment, the miniaturization and automation of echocardiography, and how AI is se
Expanding a Multi-Specialty ASC to Include a Cardiac Service Line
Cath Lab Digest talks with Dr. Sarang Mangalmurti of Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mangalmurti shares his experience opening an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) and how he expanded it to include a cardiac service line. Sponsored by Philips OBL and ASC Solutions, SymphonySuite.
The Transradial Arterial Approach for the Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease
In this episode, Dr. Vinoy S. Prasad and Dr. Amr M. Mohsen, MD, describe their utilization of the radial approach for peripheral intervention. They note, "The femoral arteries are the traditional access sites for endovascular interventions of the lower extremities due to convention and experience, as well as limitations of equipment design. However, just as with coronary angiography, transrad
Left Main PCI in Interventional Labs Without On-Site Surgery
When is high risk too high? Listen in as Dr. Morton Kern and his expert colleagues review the complexity of left main intervention in a lab without on-site surgery in this 30-minute discussion. You can also read the transcript here.
Cardiovascular Disease in Women From Pregnancy to Menopause
Cath Lab Digest talks with Emily Lau, MD, MPH, about her ACC23/WCC presentation and research in women's cardiovascular disease risk. You can view the transcript for this episode here.
Global Consensus and Real-World Data Supporting Peripheral Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)-Guided Revascularization: The Case for IVUS as Standard of Care
In this podcast episode, Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM, describes the creation and results of the global consensus document (in press), which surveyed 40 cross-specialty medical experts in a novel approach to determining next steps for the use of intravascular imaging in peripheral revascularization.
This discussion is sponsored by Philips. Read Cath Lab Digest's intervi
A Passion for Out-of-Hospital Care Expansion to Improve Patient Outcomes
In this episode, Dr Andrey Espinoza of the Advanced Heart and Vascular Institute of Hunterdon in Flemington, New Jersey, shares why he feels so passionately about the value, for both patients and the healthcare team, of out-of-hospital treatment and patient care.
This podcast is sponsored by Philips OBL and ASC Solutions. Learn more here.
Expertise, Innovation, and Value: Hospital Cardiovascular Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)
Marc Toth, Vice President of Cardiovascular Services at Atlas Healthcare Partners, discusses his experience working to open and manage cardiovascular ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) with Banner Health, based in Phoenix, Arizona, and operating several ASCs across multiple states.
This podcast is sponsored by Philips OBL and ASC Solutions. Learn more here.
How IVL Can Enable Transfemoral TAVR Access in Patients With Calcified Iliacs
In this episode of Cath Lab Conversations, we feature a discussion between Dr. Chandan Devireddy, Interventional Cardiologist and Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, and Dr. Karim Al-Azizi, Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Disease Specialist, Baylor Scott & White Health. Dr Devireddy and Dr Al-Azizi discuss their experience with intravascular lit
Unpacking the REALITY Study: Outcomes in Complex, Long, Heavily Calcified Lesions Utilizing Atherectomy Followed by DCB
In this episode of Cath Lab Conversations, Dr Eric Scott, Vascular Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa, speaks with Dr Ravish Sachar, Interventional Cardiologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr Sachar shares his experience treating complex lesions and how the recently published 12-month results from the REALITY Study are impacting his practice. The REALITY Study was independently sponsored and conducted by
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