Grand Rounds with Morton Kern, MD

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Upsizing a Radial Sheath? Methods and Cautionary Notes

12/04/2023

Douglas E. Drachman , MD;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Dmitriy N. Feldman , MD;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

J. Dawn Abbott , MD;

"I had a 6 French [F] radial sheath in situ, and wanted to perform a 7F intervention, but didn’t want to convert to femoral. What methods have you used to upsize radial sheaths?”

"I had a 6 French [F] radial...

12/04/2023

Cath Lab Digest

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The Green Cath Lab: What Is It? Why Does It Matter and Can We Achieve It?

10/19/2023

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Like many others, I am troubled by future visions of a hot planet, uninhabitable for my children and grandchildren. All citizens of our world should be concerned. But the most troubling aspect of such a problem is, what can we do about it?...

Like many others, I am troubled...

10/19/2023

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Clinical Editor's Corner

How Much of an Impact Does Your Cath Lab Staff Have on Device Selection?

10/03/2023

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

David A. Cox , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Douglas E. Drachman , MD;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

It is common knowledge that working in the cath lab is a team sport. The physicians and fellow operators work with and depend on the staff (RNs, LVNs, RTs, RCISs, CVTs, etc.). All of us benefit from the experience of the team, both...

It is common knowledge that...

10/03/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Should a Lipid Panel Be Required Before Coronary Angiography or PCI?

08/22/2023

Kimberly A. Skelding , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Phillip Mumford , RCIS;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Dr. Ajay Kirtane asks, “I know of a couple of other places who do [pre-cath] lipid testing, but I think it is by far the exception rather than the rule. What are your thoughts?”

Dr. Ajay Kirtane asks, “I know...

08/22/2023

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Dr. Seto (right) and a fellow in the cath lab.

Clinical Editor's Corner

My Top Tips for a New Fellow Starting in the Cath Lab

07/21/2023

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Since many fellows may be overwhelmed in the first weeks of their training, I thought I would share some of my boot camp tips, which are a small part of the annual cath lab orientation lectures for our fellows.

Since many fellows may be...

07/21/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Is Your Lab Using Intravascular Imaging Enough?

07/05/2023

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

It’s an old question but still relevant today: “Why does IVUS use during PCI remain so low in the U.S.?”

It’s an old question but still...

07/05/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Advanced Training in Interventional Cardiology: Are We Meeting Our Standards?

05/10/2023

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

As a coronary interventionalist, university faculty, and past training program director, I was pleasantly surprised to see the 2023 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography...

As a coronary interventionalist,...

05/10/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Do We Need to Document Balloon Inflation Pressures?

04/20/2023

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Ken Rosenfeld , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

David A. Cox , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Matthew J. Price , MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Chet Rihal ;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We are changing our patient documentation to Epic at my facilities. Do you know if it’s required to still document balloon inflation pressures (ATM) and time (seconds) when charting the procedure?"

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We...

04/20/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

My First Lead-Free Coronary Angiogram

03/17/2023

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Today was special. I did my first coronary angiogram without wearing my lead apron.

Today was special. I did my...

03/17/2023

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Clinical Editor's Corner

Left Main PCI in Interventional Labs Without On-Site Surgery: When is High Risk Too High?

02/16/2023

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

The issue of what constitutes safe practice in the no-SOS labs is not trivial. Before I present a summary of the revised consensus statement, I thought I would stimulate our thinking by providing a real case from our lab, what my colleagues...

The issue of what constitutes...

02/16/2023

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