Samuel M. Butman, MD

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Vasoreactivity Testing and Chest Pain Guidelines: Is the IIa Recommendation Warranted? INOCA Part II

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

A challenging access case required a coronary 0.014-inch wire to deliver a micropuncture sheath into the internal jugular vein (the standard micropuncture wire couldn’t be manipulated into the superior vena cava [SVC]). At some point during...

A challenging access case...

01/13/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

09/05/2022

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Amir Lerman , MD;

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Colin Berry , MBChB, BSc, PhD, MRCP;

Bernard DeBruyne ;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;

To PRAMI or not to PRAMI: Should we do PCI of the Non-Infarct-Related Artery in STEMI Patients?

David J. Moliterno , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Olga Toleva ;

INOCA and MINOCA (myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries) are now widely known and gathering attention regarding their diagnosis and treatment. Many labs now have sensor guidewires and software to make this possible. Specialized...

INOCA and MINOCA (myocardial...

09/05/2022

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Clinical Editor's Corner

01/07/2014

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Conversations in Cardiology: Do We Need to Document Balloon Inflation Pressures?

Habib Samady , MD;

Justin E. Davies , MBBS, MRCP, PhD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

John Bittl , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

My cardiology fellow said we should now stent the RCA since we were already here and the patient was quite stable. I demurred and said we will be back in a couple weeks unless the patient develops angina. The RCA could be treated after...

My cardiology fellow said we...

01/07/2014

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Clinical Editor's Corner

04/20/2023

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Ken Rosenfeld , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

You Went Ulnar When Radial was Not Suitable. Now How Do You Close the Punctures?

David A. Cox , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Matthew J. Price , MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Chet Rihal ;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We are changing our patient documentation to Epic at my facilities. Do you know if it’s required to still document balloon inflation pressures (ATM) and time (seconds) when charting the procedure?"

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We...

04/20/2023

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10/06/2017

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: How Should Complex Procedures in Small Community Hospitals Be Managed?

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Having advocated the use of the ulnar artery when the radial artery is not suitable1, we did exactly what we talked about and placed an ulnar sheath using ultrasound guidance after encountering a radial loop on the left arm in a patient...

Having advocated the use of the...

10/06/2017

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Clinical Editor's Corner

08/04/2020

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Ken Rosenfeld , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Larry S. Dean , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Conversations in Cardiology: Futility in Patients With STEMI – Do All for All? (Includes Video Discussion)

This “Conversation in Cardiology” focuses on how patients needing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in a community hospital are best managed. It is a continuation of an older discussion about how the transmission of high quality, high...

This “Conversation in...

08/04/2020

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Clinical Editor's Corner

03/02/2021

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

Richard Chazal , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Should You Still Prepare the Femoral Site for Radial Cases?

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

How should we manage the ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient coming to the emergency department (ED) who appears to be so critically ill that further care would be futile?

How should we manage the...

03/02/2021

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04/30/2015

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

Boomer to Zoomer – Transforming to the Post-Pandemic World

John Hodgson , MD, FSCAI, FACC;

Michael Krucoff ;

Ramon Quesda ;

Fred Resnick ;

Gus Pichard, Washington Heart Center, asks, “Mort, who among the radialists has stopped shaving the groin?

Gus Pichard, Washington Heart...

04/30/2015

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Clinical Editor's Corner

07/06/2020

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

Frederic S. Resnic , MD, MSc;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

E. Magnus Ohman , MD;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Chet Rihal ;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

Larry S. Dean , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Should a Lipid Panel Be Required Before Coronary Angiography or PCI?

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Like many of my contemporaries, I am a boomer (aka baby boomer), a member of the post World War II generation. I grew up in the 1950-60s, graduated college in the Vietnam War era (1960-70s), and had a millennial-generation (1980-90s)...

Like many of my contemporaries,...

07/06/2020

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Clinical Editor's Corner

08/22/2023

Kimberly A. Skelding , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Phillip Mumford , RCIS;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;