Lloyd W. Klein, MD

Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Progress Report of the Multispecialty Occupational Health Group

02/02/2011

Donald L. Miller , MD;

Stephen Balter , PhD;

Alexander Norbash , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

David E. Haines , MD, FHRS, FACC;

Lynne Fairobent , BS;

James A. Goldstein , MD;

The Multispecialty Occupational Health Group (MSOHG), formed in 2005, is an informal coalition of societies representing professionals who work in, or are concerned with, interventional fluoroscopy. The group’s long-term goals are to improve...

The Multispecialty Occupational...

02/02/2011

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Decision Algorithm for Assisting Clinicians and Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease in Selecting Revascularization Strategy in Multivessel Disease

04/26/2018

William S. Weintraub , MD, FACC;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

We propose an evidenced-based algorithm for the optimal revascularization of multivessel, non-ACS presentations.

We propose an evidenced-based...

04/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Elderly Patient (Part II of II)

08/01/2008

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Continued (Part II of II) Cardiogenic Shock Although several registries suggest that elderly patients who present with cardiogenic shock have a significant improvement in survival with PCI, neither the SHOCK trial nor the Northern New...

Continued (Part II of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Decision Algorithm for Assisting Clinicians and Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease in Selecting Revascularization Strategy in Multivessel Disease

08/02/2018

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

William S. Weintraub , MD, FACC;

The adoption and consistent use of evidence-based information, rather than reliance on subjective judgment and its inherent biases, requires considerable effort and tools that are easily utilized in the clinical environment.

The adoption and consistent use...

08/02/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Updated Risk Adjustment Mortality Model Using the Complete 1.1 Dataset from the American College of Cardiology National Cardiova

08/01/2008

Leslee J. Shaw , PhD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

William S. Weintraub , MD, FACC;

Charles R. McKay , MD;

Ralph G. Brindis , MD, MPH, FACC;

Kathleen Hewitt , MSN, RN, CPHQ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Ronald J. Krone , MD;

Vernon Anderson , MD;

Richard E. Shaw , PhD, FACC;

The use of risk adjustment methodology to account for patient differences in treatment outcomes is imperative to legitimately compare the results of institutions performing cardiovascular intervention. Mortality has been the most widely used...

The use of risk adjustment...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: The End of End-hole Left Ventriculography – A Consensus of Operators

11/14/2013

Joseph D. Babb , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

John Bittl , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Frederick G.P. Welt , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

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

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

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

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

Special Communications

Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a safer environment

05/05/2009

Matthew A. Mauro , MD;

Donald L. Miller , MD;

Warren K. Laskey , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Stephen Balter , PhD;

Alexander Norbash , MD;

David E. Haines , MD, FHRS, FACC;

James A. Goldstein , MD;

This document is a consensus statement by the major American societies of physicians who work in the interventional laboratory environment. It reviews available data on the prevalence of occupational health risks and summarizes ongoing...

This document is a consensus...

05/05/2009

Cath Lab Digest

Letter to the Editor

06/19/2008

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Unfortunately, I believe he accurately summarizes the current views of many cardiologists, especially those trained since the early 1990’s. Without question, echocardiography, Doppler, and nuclear testing are excellent clinical tools for...

Unfortunately, I believe he...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Commentary

The "May Be Appropriate" PCI: Ambiguities in the Appropriate Use Classification

10/28/2016

Ibett Colina , MD;

Charles R. McKay , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

This editorial discusses the upcoming revision to the Appropriate Use Criteria for Revascularization, and its implications on physician reimbursement and patient-centered care.

This editorial discusses the...

10/28/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Elderly Patient (Part II of II)

08/01/2008

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Continued (Part II of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology