Gregory J. Dehmer, MD

Cath Lab Digest regrets that a page of Dr. Kern's Clinical Editor's Column was omitted from the CLD November print issue. The article is published in full online and in the tablet edition. We will also reprint Dr. Kern's column in full in the...

Cath Lab Digest regrets that a...

12/06/2012

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Why Is My Lab’s PCI Volume Decreasing?

11/05/2012

John Bittl , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

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

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Ted A. Bass , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

In this “Conversation in Cardiology,” Dr. Carl Tommaso asks, “Since 2006, the number of percutaneous coronary interventions in the United States is down 39% (963,000 procedures in 2006, 589,000 in 2010), with an estimated 10-15% decrease in...

In this “Conversation in...

11/05/2012

Cath Lab Digest

The COURAGE Trial: Looking past the controversy to patient care

06/19/2008

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Do you think drug-eluting stents (DES) would have made a major difference? No, not a major difference. Everything always tends to balance out. Obviously, everyone is well aware of the recent concerns about late and very late stent thrombosis...

Do you think drug-eluting stents...

06/19/2008

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The COURAGE Trial: Looking past the controversy to patient care

06/19/2008

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Do you think drug-eluting stents...

06/19/2008

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Clinical Editor's Corner

When Should You Perform Coronary Angiography in a Patient With New Onset CHF?

10/06/2017

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

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

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

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

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

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Clinical Editor's Corner

What is the Annual Volume Requirement for a PCI Operator?

12/05/2017

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Zoltan G. Turi , MD;

Ted Feldman , MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

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

Frederic S. Resnic , MD, MSc;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Richard G. Bach , MD;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

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

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Clinical Editor's Corner

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

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;

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

Colin Berry , MBChB, BSc, PhD, MRCP;

Bernard DeBruyne ;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;

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

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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Guidewire Pacing Safely and Effectively Treats Bradyarrhythmias

11/24/2008

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Timothy A. Mixon , MD;

Raul A. Santos , MD;

D. Scott Gantt , DO;

Mark E. Lawrence , DO;

Linley E. Watson , MD;

Induced by Rheolytic Thrombectomy and Precludes the Need for Transvenous Pacing: The Scott & White Experience ABSTRACT: Rheolytic thrombectomy (RT) is useful in certain percutaneous coronary interventions but may be associated with transient...

Induced by Rheolytic...

11/24/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

10/06/2017

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

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

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

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

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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