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Grand Rounds With Morton Kern, MD

Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, with Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, and Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA
Kern, Seto, & Richardson
SCAI 2025: 4 Trials Under Discussion
09/26/2025
Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Join Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, and Drs Morton Kern and Arnold Seto, in a SCAI 2025 discussion that highlights four trials across the interventional cardiology spectrum.
Join Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, and Drs Morton Kern and Arnold Seto, in a SCAI 2025 discussion that highlights four trials across the interventional cardiology spectrum.
Join Bailey Ann Richardson,...
09/26/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Preventing Radiation Injury
09/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Every year, new operators, mostly trainees, start working in our cath lab. As part of our annual continuing quality improvement programs and required education, we received an update on national guidance for preventing and managing radiation...
Every year, new operators, mostly trainees, start working in our cath lab. As part of our annual continuing quality improvement programs and required education, we received an update on national guidance for preventing and managing radiation...
Every year, new operators,...
09/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Air Embolus in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory – A Highly Preventable Procedural Complication
08/01/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
With an addendum addressing air embolism in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.
With an addendum addressing air embolism in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.
With an addendum addressing air...
08/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: The Late-Arriving STEMI Patient
06/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Eric Bates; Jeffrey Cook, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Timothy D. Henry, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; William M. Suh, MD
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a...
06/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Should You Treat a Family Member?
05/06/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Larry S. Dean, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Charanjit S. Rihal, MD, MBA, FSCAI; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were discussing a thorny problem. If you needed medical care, would you like a family member to be your physician of record? What about a very close personal friend performing a heart cath on you? Is it unethical to...
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were discussing a thorny problem. If you needed medical care, would you like a family member to be your physician of record? What about a very close personal friend performing a heart cath on you? Is it unethical to...
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were...
05/06/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Morton Kern, MD, and Bailey Estes, MSN
clinical trials discussion
4 Trials From ACC.25: ALT-SHOCK2, FLAVOUR-II, PROTECT-TAVI, and FAME 3
04/10/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto,...
04/10/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Made Easy: Understanding the Cardiac Silhouette
04/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology...
04/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI
Clinical Trial Update
FLAVOUR II: A Brief Intro to the FFR and IVUS-Guided Intervention Strategy for Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Intermediate Stenosis
04/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C.,...
04/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Stenting Across Coronary Aneurysms – What’s the Best Way?
03/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David A. Cox, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Barry F. Uretsky, MD
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary...
03/05/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Easy PCI – Some Tips on the Little Things
02/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of...
02/05/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: Avoiding Catastrophe – Managing an Errant Inferior Epigastric Artery Puncture
12/06/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Phillip Mumford, MHA, MBA, RCIS; Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Curtiss P. Stinis, MD; Zoltan G. Turi, MD
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about...
12/06/2024
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Discussions

Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, with Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, and Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA
Kern, Seto, & Richardson
SCAI 2025: 4 Trials Under Discussion
09/26/2025
Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Join Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, and Drs Morton Kern and Arnold Seto, in a SCAI 2025 discussion that highlights four trials across the interventional cardiology spectrum.
Join Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, and Drs Morton Kern and Arnold Seto, in a SCAI 2025 discussion that highlights four trials across the interventional cardiology spectrum.
Join Bailey Ann Richardson,...
09/26/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Morton Kern, MD, and Bailey Estes, MSN
clinical trials discussion
4 Trials From ACC.25: ALT-SHOCK2, FLAVOUR-II, PROTECT-TAVI, and FAME 3
04/10/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto,...
04/10/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI
Clinical Trial Update
FLAVOUR II: A Brief Intro to the FFR and IVUS-Guided Intervention Strategy for Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Intermediate Stenosis
04/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C.,...
04/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Dr. Morton Kern, Dr. Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, and Dr. Arnold Seto
KERN LIVE
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on STEMI in the Cath Lab: Drs. Kern, Tamis-Holland, and Seto Discuss
11/12/2024
Listen in as Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, MD, FSCAI, of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and chair of the consensus statement working group, joins Morton Kern, MD, and Arnold H. Seto, MD, to discuss the 2024 Society...
Listen in as Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, MD, FSCAI, of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and chair of the consensus statement working group, joins Morton Kern, MD, and Arnold H. Seto, MD, to discuss the 2024 Society...
Listen in as Jacqueline E....
11/12/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Dr. David Rizik, Dr. Morton Kern, Dr. Jennifer Rymer, and Dr. Pinak Shah
Kern, Rizik, Shah, & Rymer
A Discussion on the Early-Career Interventionalist
06/19/2024

Morton Kern, MD, in a discussion with David Rizik, MD, Pinak Shah, MD, and Jennifer Rymer, MD

Morton Kern, MD, in a discussion with...
Drs Kern and Rizik talk with Dr. Jennifer Rymer, who published a study on cath lab procedure volumes and outcomes among early-career interventional cardiologists, and Dr. Pinak Shah, who wrote an accompanying editorial, "Is There an...
Drs Kern and Rizik talk with Dr. Jennifer Rymer, who published a study on cath lab procedure volumes and outcomes among early-career interventional cardiologists, and Dr. Pinak Shah, who wrote an accompanying editorial, "Is There an...
Drs Kern and Rizik talk with Dr....
06/19/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Kern Drachman Seto
Live with Dr. Kern
Kern, Drachman, Seto: Upsizing a Radial Sheath? Methods and Cautionary Notes
12/20/2023
Douglas E. Drachman, MD; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Drs Kern, Seto, and Drachman discuss their experience with upsizing radial sheaths and the current status of radial access in the United States.
Drs Kern, Seto, and Drachman discuss their experience with upsizing radial sheaths and the current status of radial access in the United States.
Drs Kern, Seto, and Drachman...
12/20/2023
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The Green Cath Lab
Live with Dr. Kern
Kern and Ahmed – The Green Cath Lab: What Is It? Why Does It Matter and Can We Achieve It?
11/28/2023
Bina Ahmed, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Listen to Dr. Morton Kern's discussion on "The Green Cath Lab" with Bina Ahmed, MD, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Ahmed suggests the idea of developing a sustainability team within the lab to define current practice and...
Listen to Dr. Morton Kern's discussion on "The Green Cath Lab" with Bina Ahmed, MD, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Ahmed suggests the idea of developing a sustainability team within the lab to define current practice and...
Listen to Dr. Morton Kern's...
11/28/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Morton J. Kern, MD; Ajay Kirtane, MD; Arnold Seto, MD, MPA
Kern Live
Kern, Kirtane, Seto: Should a Lipid Panel Be Required Before Coronary Angiography or PCI?
09/12/2023
Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
A discussion of the clinical editor's corner page on pre-cath lipid panels and how they add value to patient care.
A discussion of the clinical editor's corner page on pre-cath lipid panels and how they add value to patient care.
A discussion of the clinical...
09/12/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Dr. Morton Kern's August 2023 article page
Live with Dr. Kern
Kern and Mohan: Our Top Tips for a New Fellow Starting in the Cath Lab
08/02/2023
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Jay Mohan, DO
Morton J. Kern, MD, talks with Jay Mohan, DO, Assistant Program Director for the Michigan State University McLaren Macomb-Oakland cardiovascular disease fellowship, McLaren Macomb Medical Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan. @DrJayMohan...
Morton J. Kern, MD, talks with Jay Mohan, DO, Assistant Program Director for the Michigan State University McLaren Macomb-Oakland cardiovascular disease fellowship, McLaren Macomb Medical Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan. @DrJayMohan...
Morton J. Kern, MD, talks with...
08/02/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Kern CLD May 2023
DISCUSSIONS WITH MORTON KERN, MD
Clinical Editor's Discussion: My First Lead-Free Coronary Angiogram
05/05/2023
David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Morton Kern, MD, David Rizik, MD, and Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, discuss the use of systems permitting members of the catheterization laboratory team to work in the cath lab without having to wear lead aprons to protect from radiation exposure.
Morton Kern, MD, David Rizik, MD, and Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, discuss the use of systems permitting members of the catheterization laboratory team to work in the cath lab without having to wear lead aprons to protect from radiation exposure.
Morton Kern, MD, David Rizik,...
05/05/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, with Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, and Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA
Kern, Seto, & Richardson
SCAI 2025: 4 Trials Under Discussion
09/26/2025
Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Join Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, and Drs Morton Kern and Arnold Seto, in a SCAI 2025 discussion that highlights four trials across the interventional cardiology spectrum.
Join Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, and Drs Morton Kern and Arnold Seto, in a SCAI 2025 discussion that highlights four trials across the interventional cardiology spectrum.
Join Bailey Ann Richardson,...
09/26/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Bailey Estes, NP, and Ahmad Alkhalil, MD
Structural Trials Discussion
New York Valves 2025: 4 Trials Under Discussion
08/05/2025
Bailey Ann Estes MSN, AGNP-C, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS; Ahmad Alkhalil, MD, MSc
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, talks with Dr. Ahmad Alkhalil about four presented trials that were hotly anticipated at the CRF New York Valves Meeting, held June 24-26, 2025, in New York, New York.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, talks with Dr. Ahmad Alkhalil about four presented trials that were hotly anticipated at the CRF New York Valves Meeting, held June 24-26, 2025, in New York, New York.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, talks...
08/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Bailey Estes, Michelle Bierig, and Chris Steelman
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The American College of Cardiology's CV Team Allied Health Group: Calling All Cath Lab Team Members – Join Us!
06/12/2025
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, talks with Co-Chairs of the ACC's Allied Health Work Group, Chris Steelman, MS, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, and Michelle Bierig, PhD, ACS, RCS, RDCS.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, talks with Co-Chairs of the ACC's Allied Health Work Group, Chris Steelman, MS, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, and Michelle Bierig, PhD, ACS, RCS, RDCS.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, RN-BC,...
06/12/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Robert M. Califf, MD
SCAI 2025
Robert M. Califf, MD, Shares His SCAI 2025 Keynote Summary
05/14/2025
Robert M. Califf, MD
In this 5-minute video, former U.S. FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD, discusses the American healthcare system and the current state of interventional cardiology. Dr. Califf presented the 2025 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and...
In this 5-minute video, former U.S. FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD, discusses the American healthcare system and the current state of interventional cardiology. Dr. Califf presented the 2025 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and...
In this 5-minute video, former...
05/14/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Jaafar Golzar, MD
Peripheral Intervention

PTAB With the DETOUR™ System: Treatment Options for Complex PAD Patients
05/08/2025
Jaafer A. Golzar, MD
"Percutaneous bypass has opened a new realm of possibilities for patient care," says Dr. Jaafer A. Golzar. Learn about Dr. Golzar's experience with the DETOUR System (Endologix). He also shares one of his first cases treated with PTAB.
"Percutaneous bypass has opened a new realm of possibilities for patient care," says Dr. Jaafer A. Golzar. Learn about Dr. Golzar's experience with the DETOUR System (Endologix). He also shares one of his first cases treated with PTAB.
"Percutaneous bypass has opened...
05/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Zola M. N'Dandu, MD
Research
We Must Mitigate Bias When Planning for PAD/CLTI Trials
05/04/2025
Zola N'Dandu, MD
How can we design peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) trials that actually reflect the patients we treat every day? In his CRT 2025 presentation, Dr. Zola M. N'Dandu addressed the urgent need to...
How can we design peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) trials that actually reflect the patients we treat every day? In his CRT 2025 presentation, Dr. Zola M. N'Dandu addressed the urgent need to...
How can we design peripheral...
05/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Morton Kern, MD, and Bailey Estes, MSN
clinical trials discussion
4 Trials From ACC.25: ALT-SHOCK2, FLAVOUR-II, PROTECT-TAVI, and FAME 3
04/10/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto,...
04/10/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI
Clinical Trial Update
FLAVOUR II: A Brief Intro to the FFR and IVUS-Guided Intervention Strategy for Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Intermediate Stenosis
04/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C.,...
04/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Sacharias von Koch, MD
Drug-Coated Balloons
Real-World Usage of the Prevail Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Compared with Other Contemporary Drug-Coated Balloons
04/02/2025
Sacharias von Koch, MD
Dr. Sacharias von Koch presented an analysis of data from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) on the Prevail™ coronary paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) from Medtronic as a late-breaking clinical trial at...
Dr. Sacharias von Koch presented an analysis of data from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) on the Prevail™ coronary paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) from Medtronic as a late-breaking clinical trial at...
Dr. Sacharias von Koch...
04/02/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Joachim Weil, MD
RF RDN
SPYRAL HTN-OFF and -ON MED 24-Month Results: BP Reductions After RF RDN
04/02/2025
Joachim Weil, MD
Joachim Weil, MD, presented a pooled analysis from the SPYRAL HTN-ON and OFF MED studies assessing blood pressure changes in 388 RDN patients stratified by Medicare-eligible age — those under 65 years and those 65 years and older, over a...
Joachim Weil, MD, presented a pooled analysis from the SPYRAL HTN-ON and OFF MED studies assessing blood pressure changes in 388 RDN patients stratified by Medicare-eligible age — those under 65 years and those 65 years and older, over a...
Joachim Weil, MD, presented a...
04/02/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner

Clinical Editor's Corner
Preventing Radiation Injury
09/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Every year, new operators, mostly trainees, start working in our cath lab. As part of our annual continuing quality improvement programs and required education, we received an update on national guidance for preventing and managing radiation...
Every year, new operators, mostly trainees, start working in our cath lab. As part of our annual continuing quality improvement programs and required education, we received an update on national guidance for preventing and managing radiation...
Every year, new operators,...
09/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Air Embolus in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory – A Highly Preventable Procedural Complication
08/01/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
With an addendum addressing air embolism in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.
With an addendum addressing air embolism in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.
With an addendum addressing air...
08/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: The Late-Arriving STEMI Patient
06/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Eric Bates; Jeffrey Cook, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Timothy D. Henry, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; William M. Suh, MD
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a...
06/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Should You Treat a Family Member?
05/06/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Larry S. Dean, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Charanjit S. Rihal, MD, MBA, FSCAI; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were discussing a thorny problem. If you needed medical care, would you like a family member to be your physician of record? What about a very close personal friend performing a heart cath on you? Is it unethical to...
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were discussing a thorny problem. If you needed medical care, would you like a family member to be your physician of record? What about a very close personal friend performing a heart cath on you? Is it unethical to...
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were...
05/06/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Made Easy: Understanding the Cardiac Silhouette
04/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology...
04/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Stenting Across Coronary Aneurysms – What’s the Best Way?
03/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David A. Cox, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Barry F. Uretsky, MD
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary...
03/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Easy PCI – Some Tips on the Little Things
02/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of...
02/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: Avoiding Catastrophe – Managing an Errant Inferior Epigastric Artery Puncture
12/06/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Phillip Mumford, MHA, MBA, RCIS; Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Curtiss P. Stinis, MD; Zoltan G. Turi, MD
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about...
12/06/2024
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Best Practices Management of STEMI in the Cath Lab: Overview of the 2024 SCAI Consensus Statement
11/07/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
The consensus document conscientiously reviews the current thinking on the best diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to treat a patient with STEMI in the catheterization laboratory. Addressing some controversial areas to provide a...
The consensus document conscientiously reviews the current thinking on the best diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to treat a patient with STEMI in the catheterization laboratory. Addressing some controversial areas to provide a...
The consensus document...
11/07/2024
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Shared Decision-Making for the Cath Lab
10/01/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
As I understand it, SDM is an information exchange between the physician and the patient, usually with the family, discussing the underlying problem (eg, aortic stenosis), and current clinical status, followed by recommendations for treatment...
As I understand it, SDM is an information exchange between the physician and the patient, usually with the family, discussing the underlying problem (eg, aortic stenosis), and current clinical status, followed by recommendations for treatment...
As I understand it, SDM is an...
10/01/2024
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Preventing Radiation Injury
09/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Every year, new operators, mostly trainees, start working in our cath lab. As part of our annual continuing quality improvement programs and required education, we received an update on national guidance for preventing and managing radiation...
Every year, new operators, mostly trainees, start working in our cath lab. As part of our annual continuing quality improvement programs and required education, we received an update on national guidance for preventing and managing radiation...
Every year, new operators,...
09/03/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Air Embolus in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory – A Highly Preventable Procedural Complication
08/01/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
With an addendum addressing air embolism in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.
With an addendum addressing air embolism in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.
With an addendum addressing air...
08/01/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
A Vagal Response Is Not Always Benign: A Case of Transient ST Elevation and Hypotension in a Patient With Normal Coronary Angiography During Cardiac Catheterization
07/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Vagal responses, while mostly benign, should never be neglected or overlooked as unimportant, or worse, ignored until a real disaster is present. Such could have been the case with the patient we worked with recently.
Vagal responses, while mostly benign, should never be neglected or overlooked as unimportant, or worse, ignored until a real disaster is present. Such could have been the case with the patient we worked with recently.
Vagal responses, while mostly...
07/03/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: The Late-Arriving STEMI Patient
06/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Eric Bates; Jeffrey Cook, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Timothy D. Henry, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; William M. Suh, MD
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a...
06/04/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Should You Treat a Family Member?
05/06/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Larry S. Dean, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Charanjit S. Rihal, MD, MBA, FSCAI; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were discussing a thorny problem. If you needed medical care, would you like a family member to be your physician of record? What about a very close personal friend performing a heart cath on you? Is it unethical to...
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were discussing a thorny problem. If you needed medical care, would you like a family member to be your physician of record? What about a very close personal friend performing a heart cath on you? Is it unethical to...
Dr. Arnold Seto and I were...
05/06/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Made Easy: Understanding the Cardiac Silhouette
04/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology...
04/04/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Stenting Across Coronary Aneurysms – What’s the Best Way?
03/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David A. Cox, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Barry F. Uretsky, MD
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary...
03/05/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Easy PCI – Some Tips on the Little Things
02/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of...
02/05/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
Better Radiation Protection Through the Care and “Feeding” of Your Lead Apron
01/08/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical...
01/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: Avoiding Catastrophe – Managing an Errant Inferior Epigastric Artery Puncture
12/06/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Phillip Mumford, MHA, MBA, RCIS; Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Curtiss P. Stinis, MD; Zoltan G. Turi, MD
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about...
12/06/2024
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Hemodynamic Rounds Live

RA and LV Waveforms
Teaching Collection
RA and LV Waveforms
01/18/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/18/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Regurgitant Aortic Valve: Morton Kern, MD
Teaching Collection
The Regurgitant Aortic Valve
01/10/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/10/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Kern Stenotic Aortic Valve (Pt II)
Teaching Collection
The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part II)
07/13/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
See also: "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)".
See also: "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)".
See also: "The Stenotic Aortic...
07/13/2020
Cath Lab Digest
The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)
Teaching Collection
The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
See also "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part II)"
See also "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part II)"
See also "The Stenotic Aortic...
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Understanding the Basics of Mechanical Circulatory Support
Teaching Collection
Understanding the Basics of Mechanical Circulatory Support
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Primer on LV Function
Teaching Collection
Primer on LV Function
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
How will hemodynamics describe left ventricular function? Check out this video installment in Dr. Kern's teaching collection focusing on hemodynamics.
How will hemodynamics describe left ventricular function? Check out this video installment in Dr. Kern's teaching collection focusing on hemodynamics.
How will hemodynamics describe...
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
The LV Pressure Curve (Part II: LV/RV Relationships)
Teaching Collection
The LV Pressure Curve (Part II: LV/RV Relationships)
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
The LV Pressure Curve (Part I: Diastolic Waveforms)
Teaching Collection
The LV Pressure Curve (Part I: Diastolic Waveforms)
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
LA and Mitral Valve Hemodynamics
Teaching Collection
LA and Mitral Valve Hemodynamics
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
RA Waveforms and Artifacts
Teaching Collection
RA Waveforms and Artifacts
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
RA and LV Waveforms
Teaching Collection
RA and LV Waveforms
01/18/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/18/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Regurgitant Aortic Valve: Morton Kern, MD
Teaching Collection
The Regurgitant Aortic Valve
01/10/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/10/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Kern Stenotic Aortic Valve (Pt II)
Teaching Collection
The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part II)
07/13/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
See also: "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)".
See also: "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)".
See also: "The Stenotic Aortic...
07/13/2020
Cath Lab Digest
The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)
Teaching Collection
The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part I)
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
See also "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part II)"
See also "The Stenotic Aortic Valve (Part II)"
See also "The Stenotic Aortic...
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Understanding the Basics of Mechanical Circulatory Support
Teaching Collection
Understanding the Basics of Mechanical Circulatory Support
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Primer on LV Function
Teaching Collection
Primer on LV Function
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
How will hemodynamics describe left ventricular function? Check out this video installment in Dr. Kern's teaching collection focusing on hemodynamics.
How will hemodynamics describe left ventricular function? Check out this video installment in Dr. Kern's teaching collection focusing on hemodynamics.
How will hemodynamics describe...
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
The LV Pressure Curve (Part II: LV/RV Relationships)
Teaching Collection
The LV Pressure Curve (Part II: LV/RV Relationships)
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
The LV Pressure Curve (Part I: Diastolic Waveforms)
Teaching Collection
The LV Pressure Curve (Part I: Diastolic Waveforms)
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
LA and Mitral Valve Hemodynamics
Teaching Collection
LA and Mitral Valve Hemodynamics
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
RA Waveforms and Artifacts
Teaching Collection
RA Waveforms and Artifacts
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
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