Clinical Editor's Corner: Kern

Clinical Editor's Corner

What Does It Mean to Be a Mentor in the Cath Lab?

04/05/2018

In everyone’s career life, including the nursing and technical staff in the cath lab, mentors take on a multitude of roles during the training periods and early work life, and continue to have an impact well into the future years of the daily...

In everyone’s career life,...

04/05/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Who Should Get the Consent for Cardiac Cath in Your Lab?

03/02/2018

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

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Andrew D. Michaels , MD, MAS;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

One of our colleagues, Andrew Michaels, MD, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, California, recently asked about the consent process for cardiac cath cases.

One of our colleagues, Andrew...

03/02/2018

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Clinical Editor's Corner

Noninvasive Angiographic-Derived FFR: Is Wireless Physiology Coming to Your Cath Lab Soon?

02/06/2018

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

When FFRCT and angio-derived FFR technology ultimately become more widely available, they will radically change the way diagnostic angiography is performed in the same way that invasive FFR changed the way we approach patients needing...

When FFRCT and angio-derived FFR...

02/06/2018

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Clinical Editor's Corner

Novel Radiation Protection Devices: An Update on Radiation Safety in the Cath Lab

01/02/2018

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

Stimulated by a couple of recent articles on the efficiency of the RADPAD protection drape in reducing operator’s exposure1 and the effects of shielding on nurses and technologists in the cath lab2, I thought it would be a good idea to see...

Stimulated by a couple of recent...

01/02/2018

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Clinical Experience

How Do You Secure Your Radial Sheath?

01/02/2018

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

Small innovations can make a big difference. It’s a recurrent theme in interventional cardiology. Small changes or new application of a common piece or equipment, supply, or method can make a difference in your lab.1,2

Small innovations can make a big...

01/02/2018

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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

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

A Relook at the Transseptal Puncture: Heparin Dosing and Other Top Tips

11/05/2017

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Zoltan G. Turi , MD;

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

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Matthew J. Price , MD;

Chet Rihal ;

Given the infrequency with which we perform TSP, I asked my expert cath lab colleagues about the need for more heparin in TSP for only diagnostic purposes. In addition, I also asked, “Does the anticoagulation regimen differ for each type of...

Given the infrequency with which...

11/05/2017

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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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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

Time to Review Your Radial Practice for Best Results

09/05/2017

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

I was impressed with a recent article by Obaid et al describing their experience with balloon-assisted tracking to improve radial artery access success, especially during primary PCI for STEMI, as well as an accompanying editorial by Dr....

I was impressed with a recent...

09/05/2017

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