Sharon Holmes, a catheterization laboratory — cath lab — nurse at Sinai Hospital, has been in the profession for 18 years. I graduated from an accredited nursing school and started my career in a ...

While knowledge and technical capabilities are important for any interventionalist, solid leadership skills are a must when managing a cath lab. As part of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and ...

Understanding the hazards of radiation and the importance of physical health in the endovascular suite and cath lab, and what ...

Systematic improvements made to the operations of a busy cath lab—including the institution of a pyramidal nurse staffing system, an electronic whiteboard, and greater use of a patient “holding” ...

The annual patient radiation dose from medical imaging has increased sixfold since 1982, with CV dose alone increasing approximately 20%. However, with this increased risk, patients have also seen ...