Steven R. Bailey, MD

Habib Samady , MD;

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

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

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

James M. McCabe , MD, FACC;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Wait for Labs Before Taking the STEMI Patient Directly to the Cath Suite?

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...

03/16/2020

EP Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

10/08/2018

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Frederick G.P. Welt , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology – Does Every Primary PCI Lab Need an Impella* (or Its Equivalent)?

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

For STEMI patients, what labs (e.g., glucose, electrolytes, lactate or pH) are being obtained prior to the patient going to the cath suite? More importantly, are POC labs being done in the emergency department prior to the STEMI patient going...

For STEMI patients, what labs...

10/08/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

07/26/2016

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Peter B. Berger , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Ted Feldman , MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Futility in Patients With STEMI – Do All for All? (Includes Video Discussion)

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

In this “Conversation in Cardiology”, Dr. Ted Feldman from Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, asks, “Is the availability of Impella a requirement for every STEMI [ST-elevation myocardial infarction] program (even in lower volume programs...

In this “Conversation in...

07/26/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

03/02/2021

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

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

Richard Chazal , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

How should we manage the ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient coming to the emergency department (ED) who appears to be so critically ill that further care would be futile?

How should we manage the...

03/02/2021

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;

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;

Should We Do Elective Cardiac Catheterizations on the Weekends?

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

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

03/02/2022

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Chet Rihal ;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Frederick G.P. Welt , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Richard Chazal , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Incidence and Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Role of Changing Definitions of Renal Function and Injury

The issue of working weekends to deliver more care is complex and requires a thoughtful game plan to commit the resources for the value of the expanded services. In the times of COVID, the need for hospital throughput has never been more...

The issue of working weekends to...

03/02/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

01/13/2020

Brian Hernandez , BS;

Anand Prasad , MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Ruben Rodriguez , MD;

Shweta Bansal , MD;

Mohammed Hasoon , MD;

Marvin H. Eng , MD;

Joel Michalek , PhD;

Qianqian Liu , BS;

Abstract: Background. Acute kidney injury (AKI) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a known complication. The prospective validation of various AKI definitions and estimated baseline renal function equations in the...

Abstract: Background. Acute...

01/13/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

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

08/04/2020

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Ken Rosenfeld , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Cath and COVID-19: What Should We Do?

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

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

Editor's Corner

03/15/2020

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

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

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

James M. McCabe , MD, FACC;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;