title: Novel miniature mobile cardiac catheterization laboratory for critical cardiovascular disease following natural disasters: a feasibility study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Natural disasters have been frequent in recent years. Effective treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease following natural disasters is an unsolved problem. We aimed to develop a novel miniature mobile cardiac catheterization laboratory (Mini Mobile Cath Lab) to provide emergency interventional services for patients with critical cardiovascular disease following natural disasters. A feasibility study was performed by testing the Mini Mobile Cath Lab on dogs with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) model in a hypothetical natural-disaster-stricken area.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Mini Mobile Cath Lab was transported to the hypothetical natural-disaster-stricken area by truck. Coronary angiography and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were performed on six dogs with STEMI model. The transportation and transformation of the Mini Mobile Cath Lab were monitored and its functioning was evaluated through the results of animal experiments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Mini Mobile Cath Lab could be transported by truck at an average speed of 80 km/h on mountain roads during daytime in the winter, under conditions of light snow (-15°C to -20°C/-68°F to -59°F). The average time required to prepare the Mini Mobile Cath Lab after transportation, in a wetland area, was 30 minutes. Coronary angiography, and primary PCI were performed successfully.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This preliminary feasibility study of the use of the Mini Mobile Cath Lab for emergency interventional treatment of dogs with STEMI indicated that it may perform well in the rescue of critical cardiovascular disease following natural disasters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shenyang Northern Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China. hanyaling@263.net
authors.forename: Ya-ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Tian-ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Jing-yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Geng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-zeng
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan-chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Wei-hong
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004190:Disasters; D004285:Dogs; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D007753:Laboratories; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy