Steven L. Goldberg, MD

Invasive Thoughts

07/30/2012

This week the United States Supreme Court decided upon the constitutionality of the individual mandate component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as ObamaCare. Therefore, it seems an appropriate time to revisit the controversial topic...

This week the United States...

07/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Thoughts

A Respectable Result? Or Do We Need More Closure?

11/29/2012

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

The results of the RESPECT randomized trial are full of compelling data regarding benefit of PFO closure to prevent recurrent stroke, but because the primary endpoint had a P-value of 0.08, we may not be able to make use of the data.

The results of the RESPECT...

11/29/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Thoughts

Should We Abandon Femoral Access for STEMIs?

04/25/2013

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

What are the implications that two trials suggested a mortality benefit when the radial approach was used to access the arterial system during a STEMI?

What are the implications that...

04/25/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Why Don‚Äôt We Practice Evidence-based Medicine?

08/01/2008

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

Despite several studies showing an advantage of early treatment with clopidogrel in the patient presenting with acute coronary syndrome, or prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI),1–6 this treatment is frequently not given early...

Despite several studies showing...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Thoughts

The Future of Innovation in Interventional Cardiology ‚Äî Have We Left the Golden Era?

10/31/2013

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

The author offers his thoughts on the United States Food and Drug Administration’s requirements for device approval.

The author offers his thoughts...

10/31/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

IVUS-Guided Stenting Where is the Harm?

08/01/2008

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

The study by Faulknier and colleagues evaluates the clinical impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on stent deployment, using bare-metal stents.1 These investigators retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcomes of 50 stent cases where...

The study by Faulknier and...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Re: "Conversations in Cardiology: How Should Complex Procedures in Small Community Hospitals Be Managed?"

09/23/2020

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

I read with interest the group discussion regarding the role of community hospitals in the performance of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure (Conversations in Cardiology: How Should Complex Procedures in Small Community Hospitals Be...

I read with interest the group...

09/23/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Commentary

Glycoprotein Wars and PIECE Activists

08/01/2008

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

After World War I, two independent companies named Bayer separately marketed the same compound with the trademarked name, Aspirin. This absurd scenario was well chronicled in the book, The Aspirin Wars, by Mann and Plummer.1 For the past...

After World War I, two...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Repair of Aortic Pseudoaneurysms: A Case Series

12/30/2015

Zachary L. Steinberg , MD;

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Jack C.J. Sun , MD, MSc;

Edward A. Gill Jr., MD;

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

We report our experience with percutaneous intervention for the treatment of aortic pseudoaneurysms.

We report our experience with...

12/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction ‚ÄîCan We Do Better?

08/01/2008

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

In this issue of the Journal, Muramatsu et al. write of their experience using angioplasty guided by physiological assessment as an alternative to stenting in treating acute myocardial infarction. The potential See Muramatsu et al. on pages...

In this issue of the Journal,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology