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Clinical Trials
11/05/2021
Data From the Disrupt CAD Clinical Program Demonstrate Consistency of Shockwave IVL Outcomes Over Time, Across Calcium Morphologies and Between Genders
Data From the Disrupt CAD Clinical Program Demonstrate Consistency of Shockwave IVL Outcomes Over Time, Across Calcium Morphologies and Between Genders
Data From the Disrupt CAD...
11/05/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
11/03/2021

Morton J. Kern, MD

[Editor's note: The print version of this article mistakenly included additional authors. CLD apologizes for the error.]

Morton J. Kern, MD[Editor's note: The...
In the last month, we had a few unexpected events requiring urgent action from the cath lab nurses and technologists. Like all labs, we discuss and review what to do in emergencies and what safety measures are needed.
In the last month, we had a few unexpected events requiring urgent action from the cath lab nurses and technologists. Like all labs, we discuss and review what to do in emergencies and what safety measures are needed.
In the last month, we had a few...
11/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
10/10/2021

Andrew J.P. Klein, MD, FACC, FSVM, FSCAI, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia

Andrew J.P. Klein, MD, FACC, FSVM, FS...
In the coronary realm, IVL allows us to treat in settings where otherwise it might not be possible, because it is an extremely safe technology.
In the coronary realm, IVL allows us to treat in settings where otherwise it might not be possible, because it is an extremely safe technology.
In the coronary realm, IVL...
10/10/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
10/10/2021

Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, Section Chief, Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California; Director of Interventional Cardiology Research, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, California

Jordan G. Safirstein, MD, Director, Department of Cardiology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey

Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, Section Chie...
The STAT2 trial is a follow-up study that enrolled 443 patients and attempted a full deflation of the TR Band at 60 minutes for both arms of the study, which offered more of an apples-to-apples comparison than the pilot study.
The STAT2 trial is a follow-up study that enrolled 443 patients and attempted a full deflation of the TR Band at 60 minutes for both arms of the study, which offered more of an apples-to-apples comparison than the pilot study.
The STAT2 trial is a follow-up...
10/10/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/06/2021

Morton J. Kern, with expert contributions from Thomas Bashore, Raleigh, North Carolina; Sam Butman, Cottonwood, Arizona; Adnan Chhatriwalla, Kansas City, Kansas; David Cohen, Roslyn, New York; John Hirshfeld, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;  David E. Kandzari, Atlanta, Georgia; Prashant Kaul, Atlanta, Georgia; Ajay Kirtane, New York City, New York; John Marshall, Atlanta, Georgia: Arnold H. Seto, Long Beach, California; George Vetrovec, Richmond, Virginia

Morton J. Kern, with expert contribut...
A middle-aged man underwent a routine cath for coronary artery disease that showed non-obstructive mild coronary narrowings.
A middle-aged man underwent a routine cath for coronary artery disease that showed non-obstructive mild coronary narrowings.
A middle-aged man underwent a...
10/06/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
09/07/2021

CLD talks with Evan Shlofmitz, DO, Director of Intravascular Imaging, St. Francis Hospital - The Heart Center, Roslyn, New York.

CLD talks with Evan Shlofmitz, DO, Di...
Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...
Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...
Information from the past five...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
09/07/2021

Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)

Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of New South Wales; Senior Vascular Surgeon, Prince of Wales Hospital; Departmental Head, Operating Theatres, Prince of Wales Hospital; Director, The Vascular Institute, Prince of Wales, Sydney, Australia

Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD...
The release of the 2018 meta-analysis1 happened to occur during the VERVE Symposium in Sydney, and this publication, highlighting mortality concerns with paclitaxel use in lower-extremity intervention, was a shock to everyone.
The release of the 2018 meta-analysis1 happened to occur during the VERVE Symposium in Sydney, and this publication, highlighting mortality concerns with paclitaxel use in lower-extremity intervention, was a shock to everyone.
The release of the 2018...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
09/07/2021

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

Clinical Editor; Chief of Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California; Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA...
I began my career in the cath lab in 1979. Having witnessed the remarkable evolution of its procedures, techniques, and patient profiles, I marveled at the birth and development of coronary interventions.
I began my career in the cath lab in 1979. Having witnessed the remarkable evolution of its procedures, techniques, and patient profiles, I marveled at the birth and development of coronary interventions.
I began my career in the cath...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
08/06/2021

Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI

Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI...
CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor,...
CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor,...
CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton,...
08/06/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
08/04/2021

Dr. Morton J. Kern, with contributions from Drs. Steven R. Bailey, Shreveport, Louisiana; Sam Butman, Cottonwood, Arizona; Mauricio G. Cohen, Miami, Florida; Kirk N. Garrett, Newark, Delaware; Steven L. Goldberg, Monterey, California; Farouc Jaffer, Boston, Massachusetts; Nils Johnson, Houston, Texas; Dean J. Kereiakes, Cincinnati, Ohio; Neal Kleiman, Houston, Texas; Jeff Marshall, Atlanta, GA; Jeffrey W. Moses, New York, New York; Kreton Mavromatis, Atlanta, Georgia; Pranav M. Patel, Irvine, California; Stephen R. Ramee, New Orleans, Louisiana; Chet Rihal, Rochester, Minnesota; Gurpreet S. Sandhu, Rochester, Minnesota: Bonnie H. Weiner, Worcester, Massachusetts

Dr. Morton J. Kern, with contribution...
Early in the field of cardiac catheterization, heparin anticoagulation was required for almost every procedure in order to prevent thrombosis on the catheter, as the initial catheter materials, like Dacron, were highly thrombogenic. Often the...
Early in the field of cardiac catheterization, heparin anticoagulation was required for almost every procedure in order to prevent thrombosis on the catheter, as the initial catheter materials, like Dacron, were highly thrombogenic. Often the...
Early in the field of cardiac...
08/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest

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