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

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 , MHA, MBA, RCIS;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: What Should You Do If Your Guide Wire Breaks? Dealing With Equipment Malfunction

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

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

01/13/2015

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

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

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

A challenging access case required a coronary 0.014-inch wire to deliver a micropuncture sheath into the internal jugular vein (the standard micropuncture wire couldn’t be manipulated into the superior vena cava [SVC]). At some point during...

A challenging access case...

01/13/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

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;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

You Went Ulnar When Radial was Not Suitable. Now How Do You Close the Punctures?

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

10/06/2017

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Benefits of Cutting Balloon Before Stenting

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Having advocated the use of the ulnar artery when the radial artery is not suitable1, we did exactly what we talked about and placed an ulnar sheath using ultrasound guidance after encountering a radial loop on the left arm in a patient...

Having advocated the use of the...

10/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

08/01/2008

On Teaching Cardiac Cath Part II: Where is Your Attending?

Eric Cohen , MD;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Antoine M. Adem , MD;

Andre P. Bouhasin , MD;

Carol Wojciechowski , RN;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey P. Pompa , MD;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Cutting balloon (CB) technology combines the features of microsurgical incision with balloon dilation to treat atherosclerotic lesions. The CB has a non-compliant dilation balloon with microsurgical blades (atherotomes) attached to the outer...

Cutting balloon (CB) technology...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

12/05/2014

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Alan C. Yeung , MD;

Molly Szerlip , MD, FACP;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

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

Andrew Doorey ;

Do people think it's okay for the attending to be outside in the monitor area, intermittently engaged in other activities while trainees do cases?

Do people think it's okay for...

12/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Bare Metal Stents – RIP?

10/02/2022

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

William M. Suh , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Dean J. Kereiakes , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

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

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Conversations in Cardiology: Is a hematocrit drop after uncomplicated PCI really a bleeding complication?

For at least a decade, we have been in a drug-eluting stent (DES) era. Almost all studies point to superiority of DES over bare metal stents with regard to restenosis, but past controversies included the incidence of thrombosis and short...

For at least a decade, we have...

10/02/2022

Cath Lab Digest

02/03/2015

John Bittl , MD;

Richard G. Bach , MD;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Optimal Angiography Post PCI: Should the Guidewire Stay In or Out? Do Small Changes in Cath Lab Techniques Matter?

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Do people think that aggressive hydration combined with typical procedural blood loss could push the Hgb down by 3gms, or am I fooling myself?

Do people think that aggressive...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Figure 1. “New Dog” (see Table): Cath lab team without lead aprons behind the Protego system (Image Diagnostics).

Clinical Editor's Corner

01/04/2024

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;

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;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;