Gurpreet S. Sandhu, MD, PhD

Joe Moore ;

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

Karen Smith ;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Your Lead is Cracked? Radiation Safety Revisited

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

John Bittl , MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Keith G. Oldroyd , MD, MBChB, FRCP;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

My daughter, at age 6, said to me many years ago when I was struggling with some vexing problem, “Dad, it’s not rocket surgery”. She meant to say rocket science, but we talked a lot of medicine then. Okay, I agree that securing the radial...

My daughter, at age 6, said to...

11/03/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

11/01/2015

Michael Ragosta , MD;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Stephen Balter , PhD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

I asked my cath lab expert colleagues a couple of short questions about radiation safety in their labs.

I asked my cath lab expert...

11/01/2015

Cath Lab Digest

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;

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 ;

Conversations in Cardiology: Is There Value in Post-PCI Troponin Measurements?

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

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

01/03/2023

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Dean J. Kereiakes , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Peter L. Duffy , MD, MMM, FACC, FSCAI;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

From Cath Lab Digest: Cath and COVID-19: What Should We Do?

If we don’t make changes in patient care after PCI regardless of the troponin level, is there any value in ordering it?

If we don’t make changes in...

01/03/2023

Cath Lab Digest

News

03/16/2020

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Herbert D. Aronow , MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI;

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

James M. McCabe , MD, FACC;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Should We Do Elective Cardiac Catheterizations on the Weekends?

Kirk N. Garrett ;

One of my colleagues asked this critical question, “How are cath labs around the USA and the globe managing [ST-elevation myocardial infarction] STEMI and other cardiac emergencies in patients with suspected COVID-19 that would normally have...

One of my colleagues asked this...

03/16/2020

EP Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

03/02/2022

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Chet Rihal ;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Frederick G.P. Welt , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Richard Chazal , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Conversations in Cardiology: Same-Day Discharge for Elective PCI — Ready for Prime Time

The issue of working weekends to deliver more care is complex and requires a thoughtful game plan to commit the resources for the value of the expanded services. In the times of COVID, the need for hospital throughput has never been more...

The issue of working weekends to...

03/02/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

11/27/2018

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Pinak Bipin Shah ;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Initiation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: The Mayo Clinic Experience

Adhir R. Shroff , MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Molly Szerlip , MD, FACP;

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

I asked for words of wisdom from our cath lab expert group regarding their experience with same-day discharge at their center. What are the obstacles to SDD? Who are the champions and why are we not doing it more?

I asked for words of wisdom from...

11/27/2018

Cath Lab Digest

12/15/2019

Conversations in Cardiology – Does Every Primary PCI Lab Need an Impella* (or Its Equivalent)?

Bradley W. Ternus , MD;

Jacob C. Jentzer , MD;

Charanjit S. Rihal , MD, MBA, FSCAI;

Kyle Bohman , MD;

Gregory W. Barsness , MD;

Gregory Schears ;

The aim of this study was to review the outcomes of patients initiated on ECMO support in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.

The aim of this study was to...

12/15/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

07/26/2016

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Peter B. Berger , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Ted Feldman , MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;