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Acute Coronary Syndromes

Tips and Approaches to Reducing Bleeding in PCI

1 COMMENT - Oct 29, 2009 10:37 EDT

Join Drs. Bhatt, Rao, and Stone as they discuss important clinical trial data which will improve management strategies for patients undergoing PCI.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Best Practices for the Treatment of STEMI: How Can We Decrease Mortality?

Sep 21, 2009 09:56 EDT

Patients presenting with STEMI represent a high-risk population. Thrombotic and bleeding complications contribute to mortality in these patients. Join Drs. Steg, Hamm, Hill, and Mehran as they discuss best practices for the treatment of STEMI patients with a focus on preventing bleeding complications.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Management of Antithrombotic Therapy and Bleeding in STEMI Patients

Jun 12, 2009 15:10 EDT

Studies suggest that major bleeding is associated with a 5-fold increase in the risk for death among ACS patients. Join our expert panel: Profs. Hamm, Kristensen, and Spaulding as they discuss treatment options and strategies to reduce bleeding in STEMI patients.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

iQandA Interactive Medical Intelligence Zone for Interventional Cardiology

Jun 5, 2009 09:56 EDT

iQandA, The Interactive Medical Intelligence Zone is a needs assessment-driven continuing medical education (CME) activity that utilizes international experts to provide evidence-based, guideline-consistent, and practice behavior-changing information focused on critical and challenging topics in clinical medicine.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

STEMI Intervention: Managing the Chaos

Mar 25, 2009 08:00 EDT

New data surrounding the treatment of patients with ACS has led to confusion as to what is the best therapeutic option for a given patient. Join Drs. Sameer Mehta, Michel Le May, Tim Henry, and Michael Mooney as they discuss these data and their applicability to clinical practice.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Antithrombotics in ACS: A Virtual Series. Medical and Interventional Management Issues in UA/STEMI

4 COMMENTS - Jan 21, 2009 13:51 EST

Join Drs Harrington and Anderson as they discuss the difficult issues surrounding the choice of antithrombotic choices and the medical and interventional management of patients with UA/STEMI.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Thrombolysis and Infarct Angioplasty: Understanding the Recommendations of the National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP)

Jan 12, 2009 08:48 EST

National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP) recommends infarct angioplasty as the primary treatment for STEMI. Please join Drs Hill, Kapur, Banning, Van de Werf, and Gray as they discuss the importance and primary findings of the NIAP report.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Antithrombotics in ACS: A Virtual Series. Antithrombotic Therapy for Medically Managed STEMI Patients

3 COMMENTS - Dec 5, 2008 12:00 EST

Aggressive implementation of antiplatelet therapy has significantly decreased adverse cardiovascular events, such as death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in STEMI patients. Join Duke Clinical Research Institute's Drs Harrington and Alexander as they review the data and guidelines for the medical management of STEMI patients.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Expert Commentary Discussing New Data on Anticoagulant Therapy for STEMI

2 COMMENTS - Nov 12, 2008 17:59 EST

In May 2008, the HORIZONS-AMI study showed that anticoagulation with bivalirudin alone, as compared with heparin plus glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, results in significantly reduced 30-day rates of major bleeding and net adverse clinical events in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who are undergoing primary PCI. Join Dr Mehran for an update on this study and a discussion of its applications to clinical practice.

Acute Coronary Syndromes

The Science and Medicine of Acute Coronary Syndrome

May 21, 2008 09:26 EDT

This program will address new dimensions and practice advances with scientific rigor and expert analysis, including case studies.

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