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

Clinical Editor's Corner

Better Radiation Protection Through the Care and “Feeding” of Your Lead Apron

01/08/2025

"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

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

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...

12/06/2024

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

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...

11/07/2024

Cath Lab Digest

Letters to the Clinical Editor

03/29/2010

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

Re: Dynamic Leadership in the Cath Lab, January 2010 Dear Dr. Kern,

Re: Dynamic Leadership in the...

03/29/2010

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Update

Lighting Up the Artery: Intracoronary Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography

10/06/2008

Khiet C. Hoang , MD;

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

Introduction Atherosclerotic plaques can develop in the early years of life and build up for years before they become clinically apparent. Often, an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the first indication of underlying atherosclerotic disease....

Introduction Atherosclerotic...

10/06/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology – A First in Internet Dialog for Medical Education: Managing a Thrombus in the Left Main Coronary Artery

07/05/2011

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

Recent advances in the way we transmit important clinical educational materials now include email, “cloud” internet data repositories, iPhone and iPad instant access, and similar internet applications. Over the last 2 years, I and my...

Recent advances in the way we...

07/05/2011

Cath Lab Digest

Editor's Corner

Cath and COVID-19: What Should We Do?

03/15/2020

Herbert D. Aronow , MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

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

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

James M. McCabe , MD, FACC;

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

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

One of my colleagues asked this critical question, “How are cath labs around the USA and the globe managing [ST-elevation myocardial infarction] STEMI and other cardiac emergencies in patients with suspected COVID-19 that would normally have...

One of my colleagues asked this...

03/15/2020

Cath Lab Digest

When Do You Decide Not to Take a STEMI Patient to the Cath Lab? Addressing an Ethical Dilemma

01/07/2013

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

With her acute STEMI (which may actually have been a couple of days old), and her pneumonia, do you proceed to the cath lab or tell her that medical therapy would be a good alternative to revascularization?

With her acute STEMI (which may...

01/07/2013

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology – Heparin Potency: What is the Right Heparin Dose for PCI in 2021?

12/28/2020

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

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

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Nils P. Johnson , MD, MS;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Watch/listen (video included in article below) as Dr. Kern and Dr. Arnold H. Seto discuss this article in a 30-minute Clinical Editor's Corner Live presentation that took place on Thurs, January 28th at 1:30pm ET.

Watch/listen (video included in...

12/28/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Radial Access Technique

Coronary and Bypass Graft Angiography Via the Right Radial Approach Using a Single Catheter

05/30/2012

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

William M. Suh , MD;

Abstract: Transradial cardiac catheterization in patients with previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery can be technically challenging. The presence of a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft was previously considered a relative...

Abstract: Transradial cardiac...

05/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology