Chapter 1 History of the Cath Lab Flashcards
Who was the first live person to have a catheter placed in the right atrium, when was it performed, and what was the name of the doctor who performed the procedure
Dr Werner Forssmann, 1929, placed it on himself and xrayed it
What is the name of the nurse who assisted Dr Sones during the worlds first selective coronary angiography?
Miss Van Derwyst
For what purpose was angiography originally developed?
Accurate map of a patients coronary anatomy before a CABG (Coronary Artery bypass graft)
What are Swan-Ganz catheters used for?
Monitoring right heart pressures and thermodilution cardiac outputs
Describe the Dotter technique of angioplasty
Named the transluminal angioplasty, inserting series of stiff dilators, which increased in diameter to force open diseased sections of vessels to improve blood flow
Who performed the first balloon angioplasty, when was it performed, and on what vessel was it carried out?
Dr Gruentzig, 1977, LAD artery
Were the first angioplasty balloons over the wire or fixed wire devices?
Fixed wire devices
Explain why coronary stents were developed
Stents were developed to combat stenosis in the coronary arteries
Explain why drug-eulting stents were developed
Drug eluting stents were developed to combat restenosis
Describe the responsibilities of the three roles of cath lab support personnel
Monitoring: Observing and recording ECG waveforms and reporting any changes
Scrub Tech: Helping Cardiologist with procedure
Circulator: Setting up, getting supplies, and medical management
