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[VIDEO] Building a Protected PCI Program: Defining Algorithms, Selecting Patients

Good outcomes in revascularizing high-risk, complex PCI patients start with careful patient selection. The heart team at VA North Texas Healthcare System in Dallas shares their decision-making process for patient selection for Protected PCI.

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[ARTICLE] Building a Protected PCI Program: Defining Algorithms, Selecting Patients

Good outcomes in revascularizing high-risk, complex PCI patients start with careful patient selection. The secret to success in complete revascularization with Protected PCI involves some art, some science and begins with following proven protocols.

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Hot Topics in Impella Reimbursement 2016: ICD-10 Coding Updates

Are you maximizing your reimbursement based on your cardiovascular patient base? How have you been handling all of the new coding updates around ICD-10 since October 1st, along with the scrutiny around increased specificity with medical documentation?

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[ARTICLE] Building a Protected PCI Program: The Community Hospital Approach

Despite its name, Bakersfield Heart Hospital offers more service lines than just those under its cardiovascular umbrella.

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[VIDEO] Building a Protected PCI Program: The Community Hospital Approach

Bakersfield Heart Hospital was as an early adopter of Abiomed’s Impella 2.5 miniature temporary ventricular assist device and now has expanded its use in elective and urgent high-risk PCI procedures.

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[ARTICLE] Building a Protected PCI Program: The Programmatic Approach

The University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, already a major national referral center, has recently undergone a significant culture shift. The change began when Robb MacLellan, MD, joined as chief of cardiology of UW Medicine Regional Heart Center in 2011.

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[VIDEO] Building a Protected PCI Program: The Programmatic Approach to Teaching, Tactics & Techniques

Training and passion sit at the core of the University of Washington Medical Center heart team's mission. Learn how this national training site for Protected PCI with hemodynamic support is teaching: hands-on, in-depth, in-person, head to head.

Building a Protected PCI Program: The Heart Team Approach

[ARTICLE] Building a Protected PCI Program: The Heart Team Approach

High-risk PCI patients have new options at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia with the Impella 2.5, a miniature heart pump for use in elective and urgent high-risk PCI procedures.