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Turnover of Cath Lab Staff: Is Complexity to Blame?

04/03/2022

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

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

Andrew Youmans , RN;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Dr. Kern and other expert contributors recently discussed TAVR: Who Should Prep the Device?1 (January 2022), outlining the role of industry representatives compared to cath lab staff. In this article, several contributors cited the staffing...

Dr. Kern and other expert...

04/03/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Should We Do Elective Cardiac Catheterizations on the Weekends?

03/02/2022

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

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

Chet Rihal ;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Frederick G.P. Welt , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Richard Chazal , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

The issue of working weekends to deliver more care is complex and requires a thoughtful game plan to commit the resources for the value of the expanded services. In the times of COVID, the need for hospital throughput has never been more...

The issue of working weekends to...

03/02/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

What Does the New 2021 Chest Pain Guideline Say to the Cath Lab?

02/03/2022

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

Chest pain is the symptom most related to heart disease. However, there are many conditions other than the heart that cause chest pain.

Chest pain is the symptom most...

02/03/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

TAVR: Who Should Prep the Device? The Role of Industry Representatives’ Participation in the Cath Lab

01/03/2022

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

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

Michael Ragosta , MD;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Ramon Quesada , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

Susheel K. Kodali , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Amir Kaki , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

William F. Fearon , MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

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

After years of having the industry clinical support staff prep the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) valves in the lab (without a single adverse event because of faulty prep, to my knowledge) some administrators have now begun to...

After years of having the...

01/03/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Evidence-Based Practices in the Cath Lab: Facts or Fiction? An Update From the AHA

09/07/2021

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

I began my career in the cath lab in 1979. Having witnessed the remarkable evolution of its procedures, techniques, and patient profiles, I marveled at the birth and development of coronary interventions.

I began my career in the cath...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

What is the Life Expectancy for Your Lead Apron? Are Your Lab Teams Protected?

07/07/2021

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

Every year and especially at the beginning of the academic year, we have requests from new cath lab staff and some faculty or fellows about getting a new lead apron for procedures using fluoroscopy.

Every year and especially at the...

07/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Coronary Thrombosis in the Time of COVID-19 – A Puzzling Entity (With Video Discussion)

05/03/2021

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

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

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

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

We had a puzzling case. A 37-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with 1 day of anterior chest pain at rest, somewhat positional. Three months ago, he had COVID-19 flu syndrome without hospitalization.

We had a puzzling case. A...

05/03/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Editor's Corner

A Brief Review of Hemodynamics for Structural Interventions Part 2: Mitral Stenosis

04/29/2019

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

Last month(1), we reviewed the hemodynamics of mitral regurgitation and the changes seen with the mitral clip percutaneous repair on the left atrial pressure waves. In Part 2 of our brief hemodynamic review for structural heart interventions,...

Last month(1), we reviewed the...

04/29/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Novel Radiation Protection Devices: An Update on Radiation Safety in the Cath Lab

01/02/2018

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

Stimulated by a couple of recent articles on the efficiency of the RADPAD protection drape in reducing operator’s exposure1 and the effects of shielding on nurses and technologists in the cath lab2, I thought it would be a good idea to see...

Stimulated by a couple of recent...

01/02/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Time to Review Your Radial Practice for Best Results

09/05/2017

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

I was impressed with a recent article by Obaid et al describing their experience with balloon-assisted tracking to improve radial artery access success, especially during primary PCI for STEMI, as well as an accompanying editorial by Dr....

I was impressed with a recent...

09/05/2017

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