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

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

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;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

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

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

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

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;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

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

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Feature

IAGS Proceedings - <br />
Troubling Lesion Subsets: Bifurcation Disease

08/01/2008

Brian O'Murchu , MD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Hal Whitworth ;

Jeffrey Werner , MD;

Michael Cowley , MD;

Alfredo E. Rodriguez , MD, PhD;

James P. Zidar , MD;

Raoul Bonan , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Max Amor , MD;

Tom J. Linnemeier , MD;

Christopher U. Cates , MD;

Moderator: Kirk Garratt Panel Members: Tom Linnemeier, Brian O’Murchu, Jeffrey Werner Tom Linnemeier: The best treatment option today for a true LAD diagonal bifurcation lesion is to place a stent in the LAD and dilate through the...

Moderator: Kirk Garratt Panel...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

1.1 PCI for QoL in Stable Ischemic Coronary Artery Disease

07/21/2022

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

These proceedings summarize the educational activity of the 16th Biennial Meeting of the International Andreas Gruentzig Society held January 31-February 3, 2022 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Faculty Disclosures   ...

These proceedings summarize the...

07/21/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Conference Proceedings

Clinical Conference Proceedings: IAGS 2022 Summary Document

06/24/2022

Cindy L. Grines , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Amir Lerman , MD;

William W. O'Neill , MD;

James P. Zidar , MD;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

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

Sigrid Nikol , MD;

E. Magnus Ohman , MD;

Tim A. Fischell , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Richard W. Smalling , MD, PhD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Salman A. Arain , MD;

H. Vernon Anderson , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

George L. Adams , MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI;

Tyrone J. Collins , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Michael J. Rinaldi , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Michael Cowley , MD;

R. M. Bersin ;

Christopher U. Meduri , MD, MPH;

Victor Lucas , MD;

J. Dawn Abbott , MD;

Charles L. Brown III, MD, FACC, FACP;

Robert Bersin , MD;

Ayman A. Magd , MD;

Laurie Gustafson ;

Adam B. Greenbaum , MD;

Molly Szerlip , MD, FACP;

Janarthanan Sathananthan , MBChB, MPH, MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

These proceedings summarize the educational activity of the 16th Biennial Meeting of the International Andreas Gruentzig Society held January 31-February 3, 2022.

These proceedings summarize the...

06/24/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Snare Retrieval of the Distal Tip of a Fractured Rotational Atherectomy Guidewire: Roping the Steer by Its Horns

08/01/2008

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Kirk Gavlick , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Fractured coronary guidewire is a relatively uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. Numerous methods have been described for retrieval of these retained fragments from the coronary circulation. These methods have...

Fractured coronary guidewire is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Coronary Thrombosis in the Time of COVID-19 – A Puzzling Entity (With Video Discussion)

05/03/2021

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

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

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

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

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

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

We had a puzzling case. A 37-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with 1 day of anterior chest pain at rest, somewhat positional. Three months ago, he had COVID-19 flu syndrome without hospitalization.

We had a puzzling case. A...

05/03/2021

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Safety and Efficacy of Cutting Balloon Angioplasty: The Mayo Clinic Experience

08/01/2008

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Peter B. Berger , MD;

David R. Holmes Jr., MD;

Panayotis Fasseas , MD;

Ali E. Denktas , MD;

James L. Orford , MBChB, MPH, MD;

LaVon Hammes ;

Gregory W. Barsness , MD;

There have been rapid improvements in percutaneous coronary intervention since its introduction. However, complex lesions unsuitable for routine angioplasty continue to pose a significant problem. A number of alternative devices have been...

There have been rapid...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Cardiac Tamponade Complicating Coronary Perforation During Angioplasty: Short-Term Outcomes and Long-Term Survival

09/27/2013

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Ioannis A. Stathopoulos , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Kossidas , MD;

Georgia Panagopoulos , PhD;

Tamponade in the setting of coronary perforation increases risk of death by >3-fold. This study shows that PCI of complex lesions with an expected increased risk of perforation should be undertaken cautiously among patients with...

Tamponade in the setting of...

09/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Securing the Radial Sheath: An Update on a Pesky But Persistent Little Problem

11/03/2020

Peter J. Golden , RN;

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;

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

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

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