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Northeast Georgia Heart Center The Critical Importance of Cath Lab Visits! J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD Vice President Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Director, Cardiac Cath Lab Northeast GA Heart Center May 21, 2010
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center What is SCAI? The Premier Society for Interventional Cardiologists The Stent and Balloon Folks =
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Still Number One - Unfortunately
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Revascularization – A way to re-route blood flow Artery Vein
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center The Methods of Revascularization Changed in 1979 When Andreas Gruentzig did the First Angioplasty His Fellowship Certificate from SCAI
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center The Shift from the OR to Cath Lab is Real
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Coronary Artery Stents
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Coronary Artery Stenting
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Trends in Cardiovascular Operations and Procedures (United States: 1979-2006) Source: NCHS and NHLBI CABG PCI Angioplasty (PCI) Procedures are Increasing as CABG is Decreasing
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center An Exciting Time for Change is Just Around the Corner!! Cath Lab Visits New challenges and opportunities Its where the Action Is A New Alliance with SCAI New Cath Pack More patients to help
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center What has MH meant to my Patients?
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center What can SCAI do the help promote the MH Phase II Cath Lab Initiative? www.seconds-count.org
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center CATH LAB VISITS – THE FUTURE!
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center SCAI Interventional Cardiologists Many thanks to Mended Hearts Mended Heart Volunteers
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center The Shift from the OR to Cath Lab is Real
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Plaque Rupture and Platelet Adhesion, Secretion and Aggregation
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Coronary Artery Stenting
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Northeast Georgia Heart Center Coronary Artery Stenting
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