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

CHallenges in Care

Discussions With Dr. Kern: Left Main PCI in Interventional Labs Without On-Site Surgery

03/14/2023

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

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

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

Michael J. Lim , MD;

When is high risk too high? Dr. Morton Kern and six expert colleagues review the complexity of left main percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a lab without on-site surgery.

When is high risk too high? Dr....

03/14/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Patient Management Guidelines

06/19/2008

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

What are patient management guidelines, and how are they set? In cardiology, guidelines are typically set by an organization when a sufficient body of evidence exists for the treatment of a specific disease state. Guidelines are also used as...

What are patient management...

06/19/2008

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

Who Should be Part of the Sheath Management Team in Your Cath Lab?

10/05/2015

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

James E. Tcheng , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Claudia Echeverry ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The composition and scope of practice of the sheath management team is of concern to Dr. David Rizik, who asked our expert colleagues in the cath lab about sheath management in their hospitals.

The composition and scope of...

10/05/2015

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

Review

Hemostasis in the Era of the Chronic Anticoagulated Patient

08/01/2008

Thomas Fischer , PhD;

Sergio Waxman , MD, MBA;

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

Mechanisms for Hemostasis and Comparative Efficacy The technology to produce poly-N-acetylglucosamine (pGlcNAc) polymer is based on a biomaterial that is derived in a fiber form from aseptic cultures of a marine microalgae diatom. Once...

Mechanisms for Hemostasis and...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Conversations in Cardiology: Who Should Scrub the Groin? Is the Cath Lab Just Like the OR?

02/26/2015

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

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

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

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

William J. French ;

Jeff Marshall: I have a question about who should scrub the groin or wrist before a cardiac cath or peripheral procedure.

Jeff Marshall: I have a question...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Quality in the Cath Lab

SCAI 2023 Scientific Sessions Founders Lecture: Quality: A Journey or a Road Not Taken

05/19/2023

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

Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MSEC, MBA, MSCAI

Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MSEC, MBA,...

05/19/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

When Should You Perform Coronary Angiography in a Patient With New Onset CHF?

10/06/2017

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

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

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

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

In this editor’s page, our colleague Dr. Sam Butman asks our group of cath lab experts, “What is your approach to a patient admitted with new-onset congestive heart failure (CHF) without recent myocardial infarction or angina?”

In this editor’s page, our...

10/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE): Specific to the Cath Lab

09/20/2010

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

What’s the purpose of the Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) organization? The overall purpose is to accredit facilities performing invasive cardiovascular and endovascular procedures. By doing so, we hope to set an objective,...

What’s the purpose of the...

09/20/2010

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