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

Clinical Editor's Corner

How Much of an Impact Does Your Cath Lab Staff Have on Device Selection?

10/03/2023

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

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

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

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

David A. Cox , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Douglas E. Drachman , MD;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

It is common knowledge that working in the cath lab is a team sport. The physicians and fellow operators work with and depend on the staff (RNs, LVNs, RTs, RCISs, CVTs, etc.). All of us benefit from the experience of the team, both...

It is common knowledge that...

10/03/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Case Study

Simultaneous Axillary Venous Access for Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitor and Biventricular Defibrillator Implantation

10/01/2020

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

Kyaw Khaing Soe , MD;

Skea Skendarian ;

Michael Rochon-Duck , MD;

We describe implantation via the axillary vein at the time of biventricular defibrillator implantation.

We describe implantation via the...

10/01/2020

EP Lab Digest

Case Study

Simultaneous Axillary Venous Access for Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitor and Biventricular Defibrillator Implantation

11/03/2020

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

Kyaw Khaing Soe , MD;

Skea Skendarian ;

Michael Rochon-Duck , MD;

The CardioMEMS HF system (Abbott) provides ambulatory monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures and reduces hospitalization for heart failure. Cardiac resynchronization therapy is indicated for patients with heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and...

The CardioMEMS HF system...

11/03/2020

Cath Lab Digest

News

From Cath Lab Digest: Cath and COVID-19: What Should We Do?

03/16/2020

James C. Blankenship , MD;

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

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

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;

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...

03/16/2020

EP Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Upsizing a Radial Sheath? Methods and Cautionary Notes

12/04/2023

Douglas E. Drachman , MD;

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

Dmitriy N. Feldman , MD;

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

J. Dawn Abbott , MD;

"I had a 6 French [F] radial sheath in situ, and wanted to perform a 7F intervention, but didn’t want to convert to femoral. What methods have you used to upsize radial sheaths?”

"I had a 6 French [F] radial...

12/04/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner Live

Clinical Editor's Corner Live: Coronary Thrombosis in the Time of COVID-19 – A Puzzling Entity

05/27/2021

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

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

Listen/watch Morton J. Kern, MD, with Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, in this 30-minute webcast, as they discuss his Clinical Editor's Corner column from May 2021, Coronary Thrombosis in the Time of COVID-19 – A Puzzling Entity.

Listen/watch Morton J. Kern, MD,...

05/27/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Update

Independent Investigations of the StatSeal Hemostatic Patch to Aid Same-Day Discharge on Two Continents

12/01/2022

Rodney H. Stables , DM, MA, BM, BCh, FRCP, MD;

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

Jordan G. Safirstein , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Not only does StatSeal achieve hemostasis in less time, but it did so in a remarkably consistent manner across the entire population. We can be certain that we will not have hemostasis problems by two hours and confidently use an expedited...

Not only does StatSeal achieve...

12/01/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Decisions on Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors and the Use of Tirofiban in ACS Patients

03/03/2016

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

Nothing is more satisfying to an interventional cardiologist than seeing a thrombus disappear before their eyes. This can be achieved with GPIs, especially intracoronary abciximab, but also with thrombus aspiration.

Nothing is more satisfying to an...

03/03/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Patient Care

End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring for Respiratory Adverse Events During Procedural Sedation: An Additional Layer of Safety

02/06/2024

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

End-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) measures the level of carbon dioxide that is released at the end of exhalation. Since the exhaled CO2 is much higher than the level in ambient air, EtCO2 is a sensitive marker of ventilatory effort, much more so than...

End-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) measures...

02/06/2024

Cath Lab Digest

Case Study

Transradial Bifurcation Stenting With Physiologic Guidance

08/04/2020

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

Transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can accommodate the vast majority of procedures using a 6 French catheter system. In this case, we describe a transradial bifurcation stenting procedure guided by physiology.

Transradial percutaneous...

08/04/2020

Cath Lab Digest