Keywords:quality, commission, conference, supervision, standard Every percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) program must have a quality improvement committee that routinely performs the following: (a) a review of quality processes and…
Fig. D.1 Computed tomography of chest demonstrating position of heart chambers. LA, Left atrium; LV, left ventricle; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle. (From Brown LK, Kahl FR, Link KM,…
Box G.1 Converting Infusion Rates. Converting desired dose (mcg/min) to infusion rate (mL/min or mL/h): <SPAN role=presentation tabIndex=0 id=MathJax-Element-1-Frame class=MathJax style="POSITION: relative" data-mathml='Desired dose(mcgmin)Drip concentration(mcgmL)=mL/min’>Desired dose(mcgmin)Drip concentration(mcgmL)=mL/minDesired dose(mcgmin)Drip concentration(mcgmL)=mL/min Desired…
Abstract: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) encompasses a spectrum of systemic diseases including atherosclerosis, aneurysms, and vasculitis. The term peripheral arterial disease is most often used to describe the result of…
Abstract: Appropriate and safe vascular access and hemostasis are essential for cardiac catheterization procedures, and careful technique is critical. Key steps must be followed throughout the entire process, from preprocedure…
Keywords:cardiac catheterization, angiography, coronary artery disease, hemodynamics, PCI Cardiac catheterization is the insertion and passage of small plastic tubes (catheters) into arteries and veins to the heart to obtain…
Evolution of the Fontan Procedure The Fontan operation is the treatment of choice for patients with a single anatomic or functional ventricular chamber. From the late 1940s, survivors with a…
The first transplantation of a human heart was performed in South Africa in 1967. By the end of the 1970s, transplantation was established as an effective therapy for end-stage cardiac…
Introduction The systemic circulation carries blood from the systemic ventricle through a network of arteries and arterioles to the tissue capillaries and drains it via the systemic venous system to…
An estimated 15 million children die or become disabled annually by treatable or preventable heart disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Sadly, for 90% of children with heart disease,…
