David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc

Molly Szerlip , MD, FACP;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

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

What is the Annual Volume Requirement for a PCI Operator?

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

12/05/2017

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Zoltan G. Turi , MD;

Ted Feldman , MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Frederic S. Resnic , MD, MSc;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Richard G. Bach , MD;

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

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Many of the editor’s pages come from issues raised by practicing interventionalists. Recently, a query came to our colleague, Dr. Zoltan Turi, from a chief of cardiology.

Many of the editor’s pages come...

12/05/2017

Cath Lab Digest

02/26/2015

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Current Clinical Characteristics and Economic Impact of Subacute Stent Thrombosis

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

08/01/2008

Michael J. Rinaldi , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Matthew R. Reynolds , MD, MSc;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Should Diagnostic-Only Operators Continue? Retool or Retire Redux

Stent thrombosis represents an infrequent but potentially grave complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). With current antithrombotic regimens, stent thrombosis occurs after fewer than 1% of stent-based interventions,1,2 but...

Stent thrombosis represents an...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

12/05/2021

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

J. Dawn Abbott , MD;

Practice and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Community Before Drug-Eluting Stents: A Report from the HCA D

An interventionist in the southeastern United States asked me this question at TCT. The issue is quite an old one, but still relevant and perhaps more so now with the proliferation of fractional flow reserve (FFR), instantaneous wave-free...

An interventionist in the...

12/05/2021

Cath Lab Digest

08/01/2008

Salvatore L. Battaglia , MD, BS;

Lynn G. Tarkington , RN;

Edmund R. Becker , PhD;

Steven D. Culler , PhD;

Michael J. Mack , MD, FACC;

Aaron D. Kugelmass , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Do Contrast Media Reactions Still Happen? Will Your Lab Know What to Do?

Frank Houser , MD;

April W. Simon , RN, MSN;

Rapid advancements in percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) techniques have changed the manner in which we treat coronary artery disease.1 Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of coronary stents in preventing abrupt vessel...

Rapid advancements in...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

10/06/2021

John S. Marshall ;

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

Thomas Bashore ;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

The Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on the Practice and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Community: A Report

Adnan K. Chhatriwalla , MD;

A middle-aged man underwent a routine cath for coronary artery disease that showed non-obstructive mild coronary narrowings.

A middle-aged man underwent a...

10/06/2021

Cath Lab Digest

08/01/2008

Aaron D. Kugelmass , MD;

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

Frank Houser , MD;

April W. Simon , RN, MSN;

Salvatore L. Battaglia , MD, BS;

Lynn G. Tarkington , RN;

Michael J. Mack , MD, FACC;

Edmund R. Becker , PhD;

Steven D. Culler , PhD;

Diabetic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have poorer long-term prognosis with more revascularization procedures than non-diabetic patients regardless of the initial treatment strategy.1,2 The role of percutaneous versus surgical...

Diabetic patients with coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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;