Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Do We Need to Document Balloon Inflation Pressures?

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

04/20/2023

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Ken Rosenfeld , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Clinical Outcomes in the Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of In-Stent Restenosis With Everolimus-Eluting Stents

David A. Cox , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Matthew J. Price , MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Chet Rihal ;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We are changing our patient documentation to Epic at my facilities. Do you know if it’s required to still document balloon inflation pressures (ATM) and time (seconds) when charting the procedure?"

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We...

04/20/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

09/06/2014

Kyung Woo Park , MD;

David Rutledge , PharmD;

Moo-Hyun Kim , MD, PhD;

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

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Hyo-Soo Kim , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

James B. Hermiller , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Tae Yang , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Xience V USA is a prospective multicenter registry evaluating outcomes in patients treated with EES. Here, we present the 12-month clinical outcomes in patients who received EES for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) and non-ISR.

Xience V USA is a prospective...

09/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

03/02/2021

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , 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;

Comparison of Radial Access, Guided Femoral Access, and Non-Guided Femoral Access Among Women Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

Original Contribution

10/15/2017

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Linda M. Koshy , MD;

Sanjit S. Jolly , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Laura H. Aberle , BSPH;

Connie N. Hess , MD, MHS;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ernest Mazzaferri Jr., MD;

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

Alice Jacobs , MD;

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

This study was conducted to determine the association between radial access, guided femoral access, and non-guided femoral access on postprocedural bleeding and vascular complications after percutaneous coronary intervention.

This study was conducted to...

10/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

10/03/2023

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes in Diabetic Patients following Single or Multivessel Stenting in the COSTAR II Randomized Tri

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

08/01/2008

Dean J. Kereiakes , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Ichizo Tsujino , MD, PhD;

Wayne B. Batchelor , MD;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

What is the Annual Volume Requirement for a PCI Operator?

Joachim Schofer , MD;

John L. Petersen II, BS , MD, MHS;

Christophe Dubois , MD, PhD;

William Wijns , MD, PhD;

Ecaterina Cristea , MD;

Stefan Verheye , MD, PhD;

Jyotsna Garg , MD;

The prevalence of diabetes has reached epidemic proportion in many sectors of the world.1 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has been correlated with the presence, duration and severity of diabetes.2,3 In addition, both clinical and...

The prevalence of diabetes has...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;