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

William F. Fearon , MD;

Matheen A. Khuddus ;

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

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: The End of End-hole Left Ventriculography – A Consensus of Operators

Dr. Kern and his expert colleagues discuss a specific angiographic question: “Should final angiography always be done with the guide wire in or out of the artery?”

Dr. Kern and his expert...

01/04/2024

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

11/14/2013

Joseph D. Babb , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

John Bittl , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Frederick G.P. Welt , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Vasoreactivity Testing and Chest Pain Guidelines: Is the IIa Recommendation Warranted? INOCA Part II

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Bernard DeBruyne ;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Left ventriculography, once an integral part of every cardiac angiographic procedure, has been reconsidered as often unnecessary in light of high quality echocardiography for left ventricular (LV) functional assessment.

Left ventriculography, once an...

11/14/2013

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

09/05/2022

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Amir Lerman , MD;

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Colin Berry , MBChB, BSc, PhD, MRCP;

Bernard DeBruyne ;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;

Why Is My Lab’s PCI Volume Decreasing?

David J. Moliterno , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Olga Toleva ;

INOCA and MINOCA (myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries) are now widely known and gathering attention regarding their diagnosis and treatment. Many labs now have sensor guidewires and software to make this possible. Specialized...

INOCA and MINOCA (myocardial...

09/05/2022

Cath Lab Digest

12/06/2012

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ted A. Bass , MD;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

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

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

John Bittl , MD;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Cath Lab Digest regrets that a page of Dr. Kern's Clinical Editor's Column was omitted from the CLD November print issue. The article is published in full online and in the tablet edition. We will also reprint Dr. Kern's column in full in the...

Cath Lab Digest regrets that a...

12/06/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

10/03/2023

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

David A. Cox , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: How Should Complex Procedures in Small Community Hospitals Be Managed?

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

08/04/2020

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Ken Rosenfeld , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Larry S. Dean , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Clinical Editor's Corner Live: Left Main PCI in Interventional Labs Without On-Site Surgery

This “Conversation in Cardiology” focuses on how patients needing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in a community hospital are best managed. It is a continuation of an older discussion about how the transmission of high quality, high...

This “Conversation in...

08/04/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Discussions with Morton Kern, MD

03/10/2023

Michael J. Lim , MD;

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

Why Is My Lab’s PCI Volume Decreasing?

When is high risk too high?

03/10/2023

Cath Lab Digest

11/05/2012

John Bittl , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Is There Value in Post-PCI Troponin Measurements?

Ted A. Bass , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

In this “Conversation in Cardiology,” Dr. Carl Tommaso asks, “Since 2006, the number of percutaneous coronary interventions in the United States is down 39% (963,000 procedures in 2006, 589,000 in 2010), with an estimated 10-15% decrease in...

In this “Conversation in...

11/05/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

01/03/2023

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

Dean J. Kereiakes , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Peter L. Duffy , MD, MMM, FACC, FSCAI;

Boomer to Zoomer – Transforming to the Post-Pandemic World

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

If we don’t make changes in patient care after PCI regardless of the troponin level, is there any value in ordering it?

If we don’t make changes in...

01/03/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

07/06/2020

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

Frederic S. Resnic , MD, MSc;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

E. Magnus Ohman , MD;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Chet Rihal ;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

Larry S. Dean , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;