Douglas E. Drachman, MD

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Kern, Drachman, Seto: Upsizing a Radial Sheath? Methods and Cautionary Notes

12/20/2023

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

Drs Kern, Seto, and Drachman discuss their experience with upsizing radial sheaths and the current status of radial access in the United States.

Drs Kern, Seto, and Drachman...

12/20/2023

Cath Lab Digest

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

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

Review

Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Case Series, Review, and Proposed Management Strategy

06/02/2014

Alex Schevchuck , MD;

Douglas E. Drachman , MD;

Mark W. Sheldon , MD;

Yerem Yeghiazarians , MD;

Nathan Boyer , MD;

Rajesh Gupta , MD;

Vindhya Hindnavis , MD;

Seth Maliske ;

There are no formal guidelines to direct the management of coronary artery aneurysm in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes; controversies exist whether conservative, surgical, or catheter-based management should be pursued. We...

There are no formal guidelines...

06/02/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology