Michael J. Lim, MD

Advanced Imaging Technology in the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease: One Step at a Time

06/19/2008

In 1958, while performing an ascending aortogram, the tip of Mason Sones’ catheter inadvertently cannulated the right coronary artery and injected contrast material. The patient survived and thus began a new paradigm of investigation for the...

In 1958, while performing an...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Discussions with Morton Kern, MD

Clinical Editor's Corner Live: Left Main PCI in Interventional Labs Without On-Site Surgery

03/10/2023

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

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

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

Michael J. Lim , MD;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

When is high risk too high?

03/10/2023

Cath Lab Digest

The 2005 ACC/AHA/SCAI Percutaneous CoronaryIntervention Guidelines:Summarizing changes and some of the major recommendations

06/19/2008

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

Michael J. Lim , MD;

It is important to keep in mind that these guideline documents are created in an attempt to define practices to meet the needs of most patients encountered in clinical practice. In creating these recommendations, a writing group reviews the...

It is important to keep in mind...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

CHallenges in Care

Discussions With Dr. Kern: Left Main PCI in Interventional Labs Without On-Site Surgery

03/14/2023

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

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

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

Michael J. Lim , MD;

When is high risk too high? Dr. Morton Kern and six expert colleagues review the complexity of left main percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a lab without on-site surgery.

When is high risk too high? Dr....

03/14/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Advancing the Field of Coronary Intervention: Magnetic Guidewire Navigation

06/19/2008

Michael J. Lim , MD;

Why Do We Need Such Technology? While the currently available guide catheters, highly specialized guidewires, and transit catheters have allowed operators to gain access to distal vasculature not reachable five years ago, we still run into...

Why Do We Need Such...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Turnover of Cath Lab Staff: Is Complexity to Blame?

04/03/2022

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

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

Andrew Youmans , RN;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Dr. Kern and other expert contributors recently discussed TAVR: Who Should Prep the Device?1 (January 2022), outlining the role of industry representatives compared to cath lab staff. In this article, several contributors cited the staffing...

Dr. Kern and other expert...

04/03/2022

Cath Lab Digest