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Clinical Editor's Corner
01/02/2018

Morton Kern, MD
Clinical Editor; Chief of Medicine,
Long Beach Veterans
Administration Health Care
System, Long Beach, California;
Associate Chief Cardiology,
Professor of Medicine, University of
California Irvine, Orange, California
mortonkern2007@gmail.com

Morton Kern, MD Clinical Editor; Chie...
Stimulated by a couple of recent articles on the efficiency of the RADPAD protection drape in reducing operator’s exposure1 and the effects of shielding on nurses and technologists in the cath lab2, I thought it would be a good idea to see...
Stimulated by a couple of recent articles on the efficiency of the RADPAD protection drape in reducing operator’s exposure1 and the effects of shielding on nurses and technologists in the cath lab2, I thought it would be a good idea to see...
Stimulated by a couple of recent...
01/02/2018
Cath Lab Digest
Original Contribution
12/15/2017

Alessandro Sciahbasi, MD, PhD1;  Emanuela Piccaluga, MD2;  Alessandro Sarandrea, Eng3;  Giacomo Nucci, MD4;  Nicola Caretto, MD, Phys5;  Stefano Rigattieri, MD, PhD1;  Silvio Fedele, MD1;  Silvio Romano, MD4;  Maria Penco, MD4

Alessandro Sciahbasi, MD, PhD1;  Eman...
RADIANT is a prospective, single-center, observational study evaluating operator radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary procedures using electronic dosimeters placed at thorax level.
RADIANT is a prospective, single-center, observational study evaluating operator radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary procedures using electronic dosimeters placed at thorax level.
RADIANT is a prospective,...
12/15/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Editor's Corner
12/05/2017

Morton J. Kern, with contributions from Richard Bach, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; Steven R. Bailey, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, Texas; Charles Chambers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; David J. Cohen, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Larry S. Dean, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Greg Dehmer, Temple, Texas; Ted Feldman, Evanston, Illinois; Kirk Garratt, Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware; Ajay Kirtane, Columbia University, New York City, New York; Lloyd Klein, Chicago, Illinois; Mitchell W. Krucoff, Duke University Medical Center, Raleigh, North Carolina; Jeffrey J. Popma, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Duane Pinto, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Fred Resnic, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts; Gregg Stone, Columbia University, New York City, New York; Zoltan Turi, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey; George Vetrovec, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.   

Morton J. Kern, with contributions fr...
Many of the editor’s pages come from issues raised by practicing interventionalists. Recently, a query came to our colleague, Dr. Zoltan Turi, from a chief of cardiology.
Many of the editor’s pages come from issues raised by practicing interventionalists. Recently, a query came to our colleague, Dr. Zoltan Turi, from a chief of cardiology.
Many of the editor’s pages come...
12/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
11/05/2017

Morton J. Kern, MD, with the collaboration of Drs. Zoltan Turi, Co-Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey; Chet Rihal, Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota; Matthew Price, Director Interventional Cardiology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Jonathan Tobis, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Jeffery Moses, Professor of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York.  

Morton J. Kern, MD, with the collabor...
Given the infrequency with which we perform TSP, I asked my expert cath lab colleagues about the need for more heparin in TSP for only diagnostic purposes. In addition, I also asked, “Does the anticoagulation regimen differ for each type of...
Given the infrequency with which we perform TSP, I asked my expert cath lab colleagues about the need for more heparin in TSP for only diagnostic purposes. In addition, I also asked, “Does the anticoagulation regimen differ for each type of...
Given the infrequency with which...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
11/05/2017

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil (Student Technologist), Manal Alnasser (Student Technologist), Michelle McGovern, RDCS, Katrina Ortman (Student Technologist), Richard Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil (Student Technol...
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
11/05/2017

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil (Student Technologist), Manal Alnasser (Student Technologist), Michelle McGovern, RDCS, Katrina Ortman (Student Technologist), Richard Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS

Abdulrahman Abu Aqil (Student Technol...
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally evaluates aortic stenosis (AS) in subsets where the echocardiography is inconclusive, or on cases of low gradient/low output AS. While echocardiography is considered the diagnostic tool of choice for AS, the...
The cardiac cath lab generally...
11/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/06/2017

Morton J. Kern, MD, with contributions from Samuel M. Butman, MD, Heart & Vascular Center of Northern Arizona, Cottonwood, Arizona; Lloyd W. Klein MD, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois; Gregory J. Dehmer, MD, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Temple, Texas; Ajay Kirtane, MD, Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York; Neal Kleiman, MD, Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worchester, Massachusetts; Barry Borlaug, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Paul Teirstein, MD, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Kirk Garrett, MD, Christiana Hospital System, Wilmington, Delaware.

Morton J. Kern, MD, with contribution...
In this editor’s page, our colleague Dr. Sam Butman asks our group of cath lab experts, “What is your approach to a patient admitted with new-onset congestive heart failure (CHF) without recent myocardial infarction or angina?”
In this editor’s page, our colleague Dr. Sam Butman asks our group of cath lab experts, “What is your approach to a patient admitted with new-onset congestive heart failure (CHF) without recent myocardial infarction or angina?”
In this editor’s page, our...
10/06/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
10/02/2017

Hamza Ansari1, MD, Islam Bolad2, MD

Hamza Ansari1, MD, Islam Bolad2, MD ...
NIRS can help determine the distribution and chemical composition of underlying plaque, and allows for the identification of vulnerable plaques.
NIRS can help determine the distribution and chemical composition of underlying plaque, and allows for the identification of vulnerable plaques.
NIRS can help determine the...
10/02/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
09/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest talks with Amit P. Amin, MD, MSc, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine; Barnes-Jewish Hospital; Center for Value and Innovation, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Amit P. Am...
The more contrast you use, the greater the risk of AKI. We have actually applied our findings at Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH), where we predict in advance how much contrast a patient can safely tolerate
The more contrast you use, the greater the risk of AKI. We have actually applied our findings at Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH), where we predict in advance how much contrast a patient can safely tolerate
The more contrast you use, the...
09/06/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
09/05/2017

Morton Kern, MD
Clinical Editor; Chief of Medicine, 
Long Beach Veterans 
Administration Health Care 
System, Long Beach, California; 
Associate Chief Cardiology, 
Professor of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California
mortonkern2007@gmail.com

Morton Kern, MD Clinical Editor; Chie...
I was impressed with a recent article by Obaid et al describing their experience with balloon-assisted tracking to improve radial artery access success, especially during primary PCI for STEMI, as well as an accompanying editorial by Dr....
I was impressed with a recent article by Obaid et al describing their experience with balloon-assisted tracking to improve radial artery access success, especially during primary PCI for STEMI, as well as an accompanying editorial by Dr....
I was impressed with a recent...
09/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest

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