Timothy Gardner, a senior heart surgeon and leader in cardiovascular medicine, is medical director of Christiana Care's Center for Heart & Vascular Health and clinical professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr Gardner is past president of both the American Heart Association and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and former chair of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Prior to his current position at Christiana Care, he was chief of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr Gardner has no relevant financial relationships.
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View all posts »Sapien TAVR, CV surgeon report cards, and ethical responsibilities of cardiologists
Jun 18, 2012 10:15 EDT-
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The FDA advisory panel's vote in favor of the Sapien TAVR system for high-risk operable patients is a big step forward toward better options for the elderly with aortic stenosis.
Also in the news, an intriguing commentary published in JACC—which argues that cardiologists should be ethically bound to refer to surgeons based on individual risk-adjusted cardiac surgery mortality data—calls into question the relationship between cardiologists and cardiac surgeons and simplifies the referral process.
See:
Approve Sapien TAVR for high-risk operable patients, FDA advisors say
Brown DL, Clarke S, Oakley J. Cardiac surgeon report cards, referral for cardiac surgery, and the ethical responsibilities of cardiologists. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 59:2378-2382. Abstract.
Shahian DM, Normand ST. Autonomy, beneficence, justice, and the limits of provider profiling. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 59:2383-2386. Abstract.
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