Interventional Cardiology

This cardiac subspecialty uses minimally invasive, catheter-based technologies in a cath lab to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease (CAD). The main focus in on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to revascularize patients with CAD that is causing blockages resulting in ischemia or myocardial infarction. PCI mainly consists of angioplasty and implanting stents. Interventional cardiology has greatly expanded in scope over recent years to include a number of transcatheter structural heart interventions.

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SpringBoard Healthcare Launches Cath Lab, EP and IR Wage Survey

September 21, 2016 – SpringBoard Healthcare is now taking responses for its nationwide wage survey of nurses, technicians and specialists working in cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology and interventional radiology labs. Considered the gold standard of wage surveys for the industry, it is designed to gather comprehensive insight into the salaries and wages of employees in that sector. The results, based on data from thousands of participants, highlight salary and wage differences by job type, experience, facility type, credentials and state and region.

Coronary angiography, PCI use following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest increases from 2000 to 2012

After an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the use of coronary angiography and PCI increased from 2000 to 2012 among patients with initial rhythms of ventricular tachycardia or pulseless ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF), according to an observational analysis. There was also an improvement in survival to hospital discharge and discharge home.

New sound therapy can reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients

A new noninvasive neurotechnology has been shown to lower blood pressure, improve heart rate variability and reduced migraine symptoms.

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Chronic kidney disease, hypertension are common after children undergo cardiac surgery

Children typically have chronic kidney disease and hypertension five years after undergoing cardiac surgery, according to a prospective, multicenter cohort study. The outcomes were similar whether or not children had perioperative acute kidney injury.

Probiotics do the heart good

In case Jamie Lee Curtis’ Activia advertisements praising the health benefits of probiotics wasn’t enough, new research suggests that the live bacteria and yeast may one day aid in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.

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From the Ground Up: Building a Better Interventional Program

Offered in cooperation with Abiomed

San Juan Regional Medical Center's ongoing training and protocols has served the heart team well and their advice is solid for care providers seeking to offer quality care while maintaining a healthy bottom line.

Easier to stomach? New aspirin drug promises fewer gastric ulcers

Aspirin regimens reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, but damage to the gasterointestinal system disqualified many Americans from its life-saving benefits until now.  

FDA approves the IN.PACT balloon to treat in-stent restenosis

The FDA approved Medtronic’s IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon Sept. 13 to treat in-stent restenosis in patients with peripheral artery disease.

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