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Stenting Across Coronary Aneurysms – What’s the Best Way?
03/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David A. Cox, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Barry F. Uretsky, MD
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary...
03/05/2025
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Easy PCI – Some Tips on the Little Things
02/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of...
02/05/2025
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Better Radiation Protection Through the Care and “Feeding” of Your Lead Apron
01/08/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical...
01/08/2025
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Conversations in Cardiology: Avoiding Catastrophe – Managing an Errant Inferior Epigastric Artery Puncture
12/06/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Phillip Mumford, MHA, MBA, RCIS; Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Curtiss P. Stinis, MD; Zoltan G. Turi, MD
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about...
12/06/2024
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Best Practices Management of STEMI in the Cath Lab: Overview of the 2024 SCAI Consensus Statement
11/07/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
The consensus document conscientiously reviews the current thinking on the best diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to treat a patient with STEMI in the catheterization laboratory. Addressing some controversial areas to provide a...
The consensus document conscientiously reviews the current thinking on the best diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to treat a patient with STEMI in the catheterization laboratory. Addressing some controversial areas to provide a...
The consensus document...
11/07/2024
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Shared Decision-Making for the Cath Lab
10/01/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
As I understand it, SDM is an information exchange between the physician and the patient, usually with the family, discussing the underlying problem (eg, aortic stenosis), and current clinical status, followed by recommendations for treatment...
As I understand it, SDM is an information exchange between the physician and the patient, usually with the family, discussing the underlying problem (eg, aortic stenosis), and current clinical status, followed by recommendations for treatment...
As I understand it, SDM is an...
10/01/2024
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Competence, Capacity, Consent – Part of a Successful Pre-Cath Assessment
09/01/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
We recently had a patient who presented us with a challenge to know whether the informed consent was valid, something I thought we’d address in this editor’s page. 
We recently had a patient who presented us with a challenge to know whether the informed consent was valid, something I thought we’d address in this editor’s page. 
We recently had a patient who...
09/01/2024
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What Makes a Cath Lab Great? Great Leaders and Great Teams
07/22/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
For teaching centers, July 1st brings new faces to the cath lab, mostly in the form of cardiology trainees. Working with a brand-new cardiology fellow assigned to the cath lab prompted me to review how cath labs become great and how great...
For teaching centers, July 1st brings new faces to the cath lab, mostly in the form of cardiology trainees. Working with a brand-new cardiology fellow assigned to the cath lab prompted me to review how cath labs become great and how great...
For teaching centers, July 1st...
07/22/2024
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Fasting vs Non-Fasting Status: It’s Time to End the NPO Order for Most Patients
07/02/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
In a 2010 editor’s page, I summarized the opinions of several prominent interventionalists who expressed their interest and belief that the nil per os (NPO) order has outlived its usefulness. In our current environment, NPO does not have to...
In a 2010 editor’s page, I summarized the opinions of several prominent interventionalists who expressed their interest and belief that the nil per os (NPO) order has outlived its usefulness. In our current environment, NPO does not have to...
In a 2010 editor’s page, I...
07/02/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
In Transition: Early-Career Interventional Cardiologists
05/29/2024

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

Clinical Editor; Interventional Cardiologist, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California; Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California 

 

Disclosures: Dr. Morton Kern reports he is a consultant for Abiomed, Abbott Vascular, Philips Volcano, ACIST Medical, and Opsens Inc. 

Dr. Kern can be contacted at mortonkern2007@gmail.com
On Twitter @MortonKern

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA...
Every year, we graduate cardiology fellows and introduce them as new interventionalists into our community. It is our fervent hope and desire that they succeed and deliver great care to their patients.   
Every year, we graduate cardiology fellows and introduce them as new interventionalists into our community. It is our fervent hope and desire that they succeed and deliver great care to their patients.   
Every year, we graduate...
05/29/2024
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