Clinical Editor's Corner: Kern

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Conversations in Cardiology: Challenging Appropriate Attire in the Cath Lab Setting 2016

10/06/2016

Leigh Brown, BSN, RN Clinical Manager, Electrophysiology and Cath Lab, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, asks us, “What is appropriate attire in the cath lab setting?”

Leigh Brown, BSN, RN Clinical...

10/06/2016

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

07/26/2016

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

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;

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

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

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

In this “Conversation in Cardiology”, Dr. Ted Feldman from Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, asks, “Is the availability of Impella a requirement for every STEMI [ST-elevation myocardial infarction] program (even in lower volume programs...

In this “Conversation in...

07/26/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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Can No-Reflow Be Silent?

07/06/2016

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

No-reflow is usually a devastating complication when treating the ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient or working with saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions. Fortunately, it’s uncommon for elective procedures. We recently had...

No-reflow is usually a...

07/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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Best Practices in the Cardiac Cath Lab: 2016 Consensus Statement from the SCAI

06/05/2016

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

Last month, the SCAI released their expert consensus paper codifying the best practices in the cardiac catheterization lab.(1) This is the second iteration of this document(2) and it is a must-read for all those working and running cath labs....

Last month, the SCAI released...

06/05/2016

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Comparing FFR Tools: New Wires and a Pressure Microcatheter

05/02/2016

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

Addressing the concerns of operators and labs about the technical limitations of FFR guidewire systems, five companies now make products for FFR, all aimed at improving the procedure. I thought it would be of value to review the FFR...

Addressing the concerns of...

05/02/2016

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Getting Your Cath Lab Ready for 2016 and Beyond: The SCAI Cath Lab Boot Camp

04/04/2016

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

I can attest from personal experience that running a cath lab is not intuitive.

I can attest from personal...

04/04/2016

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The U.S. Navy (CVTs) Comes to Long Beach – Honor in Serving Our Patients and Our Country

03/02/2016

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

Last month, I had the pleasure and privilege of hosting the U.S. Navy CVT school trainees in our VA Long Beach Cath Lab for a few hours.

Last month, I had the pleasure...

03/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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“Let the Patient Eat.” Isn’t It Time to Change the NPO Rule for the Cath Lab?

01/31/2016

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

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Pinak Bipin Shah ;

John Bittl , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

What is the rationale for continuing the NPO order

What is the rationale for...

01/31/2016

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Conversations in Cardiology: How Should We Report the Stenosis – Worst View, Averaged, or Just Forget About a Number?

01/06/2016

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

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

John Hodgson , MD, FSCAI, FACC;

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

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Our colleague and cath lab expert, Dr. Barry Uretsky from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, started this conversation with one of the oldest and probably most important questions about coronary angiography, and that is, how should we...

Our colleague and cath lab...

01/06/2016

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Why Do We Do What We Do?

11/01/2015

C. Jane Haddox , BSRT, ARRT(R)(CV), CVIR;

We’ve all been there. You’re on call and come in at 2 am or so. Then, you get up to be back at work at 7 am.

We’ve all been there. You’re on...

11/01/2015

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