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Grand Rounds With Morton Kern, MD

Clinical Editor's Corner
02/01/2026
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Samuel M. Butman, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Neal S. Kleiman, MD; J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert colleagues discuss communication and how it may be received by team members in the cath lab.
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert colleagues discuss communication and how it may be received by team members in the cath lab.
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert...
02/01/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
01/23/2026
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
"Engage your passion and begin the questioning of conventional wisdom," says Dr. Kern. "In your research, accept setbacks and obstacles. Do not be afraid to fail."
"Engage your passion and begin the questioning of conventional wisdom," says Dr. Kern. "In your research, accept setbacks and obstacles. Do not be afraid to fail."
"Engage your passion and begin...
01/23/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
12/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
On my last cath day, I was standing next to a freshly-minted first-year cardiology trainee. It was a bittersweet moment — a cliché, but true. How many fellows have I worked with? How many unusual patients and novel findings, and how many...
On my last cath day, I was standing next to a freshly-minted first-year cardiology trainee. It was a bittersweet moment — a cliché, but true. How many fellows have I worked with? How many unusual patients and novel findings, and how many...
On my last cath day, I was...
12/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/31/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Cardiogenic shock is clearly different than bacteremic, neurogenic, toxic, and traumatic (hypovolemic) shock. Significant research progress has been made just in arriving at a common language for shock, through the Society for Cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock is clearly different than bacteremic, neurogenic, toxic, and traumatic (hypovolemic) shock. Significant research progress has been made just in arriving at a common language for shock, through the Society for Cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock is clearly...
10/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Michael Ragosta, MD; Mir Basir, DO
The ACT should be in therapeutic range before disrupting a coronary artery. The rule is no guidewire insertion until ACT is in therapeutic range.
The ACT should be in therapeutic range before disrupting a coronary artery. The rule is no guidewire insertion until ACT is in therapeutic range.
The ACT should be in therapeutic...
10/03/2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Discussions

Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, with Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, and Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA
Kern, Seto, & Richardson
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cath Lab Digest
The Green Cath Lab
Live with Dr. Kern
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
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
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
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
Philips OBL / ASC Video
Brief Overview
11/19/2025
Market tends are showing that more procedures are moving to out-of-hospital care settings, such as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and office-based labs (OBLs) due to financial and operational benefits to the healthcare system and desire to...
Market tends are showing that more procedures are moving to out-of-hospital care settings, such as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and office-based labs (OBLs) due to financial and operational benefits to the healthcare system and desire to...
Market tends are showing that...
11/19/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Interview With Viet Le, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, FACC, FAHA, HF-Cert
Videos
11/18/2025
Viet Le, PA-C, FACC, FAHA; Isabel Vega
Watch as Viet Le, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, FACC, FAHA, HF-Cert, discusses his abstract from AHA 2025.
Watch as Viet Le, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, FACC, FAHA, HF-Cert, discusses his abstract from AHA 2025.
Watch as Viet Le, DMSc, MPAS,...
11/18/2025
EP Lab Digest
Ryan K. Kaple, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Heart Failure
10/28/2025
Ryan Kaple, MD
In this video, Ryan K. Kaple, MD, FACC, FSCAI, discusses how the CardioMEMS™ HF System has become an essential tool in managing patients with chronic heart failure.
In this video, Ryan K. Kaple, MD, FACC, FSCAI, discusses how the CardioMEMS™ HF System has become an essential tool in managing patients with chronic heart failure.
In this video, Ryan K. Kaple,...
10/28/2025
Cath Lab Digest
PCI in ASCs
Video Discussion
10/03/2025
Bailey Ann Richardson, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
A discussion of the study presented at SCAI's 2025 Annual Meeting, " Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Procedural Volume Trends and Outcomes in the Medicare Population".
A discussion of the study presented at SCAI's 2025 Annual Meeting, " Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Procedural Volume Trends and Outcomes in the Medicare Population".
A discussion of the study...
10/03/2025
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
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
Mike Watts, MD
AMP 2025
09/18/2025
Mike Watts, MD, FSIR
Mike Watts, MD, FSIR, discusses his presentation on the use of wearables and artificial intelligence in the prevention and treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
Mike Watts, MD, FSIR, discusses his presentation on the use of wearables and artificial intelligence in the prevention and treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
Mike Watts, MD, FSIR, discusses...
09/18/2025
Vascular Disease Management
Bailey Estes, NP, and Ahmad Alkhalil, MD
Structural Trials 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
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
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
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

Clinical Editor's Corner

Clinical Editor's Corner
02/01/2026
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Samuel M. Butman, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Neal S. Kleiman, MD; J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert colleagues discuss communication and how it may be received by team members in the cath lab.
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert colleagues discuss communication and how it may be received by team members in the cath lab.
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert...
02/01/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
01/23/2026
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
"Engage your passion and begin the questioning of conventional wisdom," says Dr. Kern. "In your research, accept setbacks and obstacles. Do not be afraid to fail."
"Engage your passion and begin the questioning of conventional wisdom," says Dr. Kern. "In your research, accept setbacks and obstacles. Do not be afraid to fail."
"Engage your passion and begin...
01/23/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
12/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
On my last cath day, I was standing next to a freshly-minted first-year cardiology trainee. It was a bittersweet moment — a cliché, but true. How many fellows have I worked with? How many unusual patients and novel findings, and how many...
On my last cath day, I was standing next to a freshly-minted first-year cardiology trainee. It was a bittersweet moment — a cliché, but true. How many fellows have I worked with? How many unusual patients and novel findings, and how many...
On my last cath day, I was...
12/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/31/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Cardiogenic shock is clearly different than bacteremic, neurogenic, toxic, and traumatic (hypovolemic) shock. Significant research progress has been made just in arriving at a common language for shock, through the Society for Cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock is clearly different than bacteremic, neurogenic, toxic, and traumatic (hypovolemic) shock. Significant research progress has been made just in arriving at a common language for shock, through the Society for Cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock is clearly...
10/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Michael Ragosta, MD; Mir Basir, DO
The ACT should be in therapeutic range before disrupting a coronary artery. The rule is no guidewire insertion until ACT is in therapeutic range.
The ACT should be in therapeutic range before disrupting a coronary artery. The rule is no guidewire insertion until ACT is in therapeutic range.
The ACT should be in therapeutic...
10/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
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
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
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
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
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
02/01/2026
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Samuel M. Butman, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Neal S. Kleiman, MD; J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert colleagues discuss communication and how it may be received by team members in the cath lab.
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert colleagues discuss communication and how it may be received by team members in the cath lab.
Dr. Morton Kern and his expert...
02/01/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
01/23/2026
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
"Engage your passion and begin the questioning of conventional wisdom," says Dr. Kern. "In your research, accept setbacks and obstacles. Do not be afraid to fail."
"Engage your passion and begin the questioning of conventional wisdom," says Dr. Kern. "In your research, accept setbacks and obstacles. Do not be afraid to fail."
"Engage your passion and begin...
01/23/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
12/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
On my last cath day, I was standing next to a freshly-minted first-year cardiology trainee. It was a bittersweet moment — a cliché, but true. How many fellows have I worked with? How many unusual patients and novel findings, and how many...
On my last cath day, I was standing next to a freshly-minted first-year cardiology trainee. It was a bittersweet moment — a cliché, but true. How many fellows have I worked with? How many unusual patients and novel findings, and how many...
On my last cath day, I was...
12/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/31/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
Cardiogenic shock is clearly different than bacteremic, neurogenic, toxic, and traumatic (hypovolemic) shock. Significant research progress has been made just in arriving at a common language for shock, through the Society for Cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock is clearly different than bacteremic, neurogenic, toxic, and traumatic (hypovolemic) shock. Significant research progress has been made just in arriving at a common language for shock, through the Society for Cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock is clearly...
10/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
10/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Michael Ragosta, MD; Mir Basir, DO
The ACT should be in therapeutic range before disrupting a coronary artery. The rule is no guidewire insertion until ACT is in therapeutic range.
The ACT should be in therapeutic range before disrupting a coronary artery. The rule is no guidewire insertion until ACT is in therapeutic range.
The ACT should be in therapeutic...
10/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
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
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
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
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
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
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

Hemodynamic Rounds Live

Teaching Collection
01/18/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/18/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Regurgitant Aortic Valve: Morton Kern, MD
Teaching Collection
01/10/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/10/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Kern Stenotic Aortic Valve (Pt II)
Teaching Collection
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
Teaching Collection
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
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
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
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
01/18/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/18/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Regurgitant Aortic Valve: Morton Kern, MD
Teaching Collection
01/10/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
01/10/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Kern Stenotic Aortic Valve (Pt II)
Teaching Collection
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
Teaching Collection
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
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
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
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Teaching Collection
06/18/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
06/18/2020
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