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The Cardiology Show

The AHA 2009 Roundup: ARBITER 6-HALTS, PLATO, the two CHAMPIONs, and CASCADE

1 COMMENT - Nov 18, 2009 16:30 EST

Join Drs Valentin Fuster, Roger Blumenthal, Bob Harrington, Judith Hochman, Sanjay Kaul, Suzanne Oparil, Gregg Stone, Lynne Warner Stevenson, and Bruce Wilkoff as they discuss the results of ARBITER 6-HALTS, the PLATO STEMI subanalysis, the two CHAMPIONs, and CASCADE and tackle the issue of too little, too soon in clinical trials today.

Editorial series

New directions for management of patients with atrial fibrillation

Nov 11, 2009 09:50 EST

New agents and interventions are paving the way for revised modalities in the management of patients with atrial fibrillation. Join Drs Alpert and Delascio Lopes for a review of the latest findings and options.

Editorial series

Clinical research: Comparing regulatory pathways in US and UK

Oct 30, 2009 12:35 EDT

How do regulatory pathways differ in the US and UK? Drs Harrington, Bhatt, and Cleland share their experiences and offer insight on how to support innovative research.

Editorial series

Afib treatment: The five-year plan

Oct 23, 2009 10:40 EDT

Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley talks to Dr Nassir Marrouche about the results of RE-LY, the impact of dronedarone on the treatment of atrial fibrillation, and his hopes for the future of MRI-guided ablation.

Editorial series

ACC and AHA: Leadership in today's healthcare environment

Sep 15, 2009 14:10 EDT

Dr Robert Califf sits down with Drs Alfred Bove, Jack Lewin, and Clyde Yancy and AHA CEO Nancy Brown to talk about the ACC and the AHA and their role in the debate on healthcare reform.

The Cardiology Show

Best of Barcelona: PLATO and RE-LY

Sep 2, 2009 11:15 EDT

Dr Valentin Fuster returns to the city where he was born for a scintillating discussion with Drs Fox, Gershlick, Marrouche, Messerli, Spaulding, Vergheugt, Virmani, and Yancy about the miracle of RE-LY and the striking success of ticagrelor in the PLATO study.

Imaging

Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) trial with Drs Wackers and Shen

Aug 3, 2009 08:39 EDT

Dr Michael Shen joins Dr Frans Wackers, senior investigator of the DIAD trial, for an informative discussion addressing why the trial findings were surprising and what helps to explain the results.

Imaging

55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)

May 13, 2009 16:44 EDT

The 55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) focused on molecular imaging. Read our complete meeting coverage.

Imaging

Imaging of myocardial dysfunction: An update from the 2008 New York Cardiovascular Symposium (NYCS)

Mar 17, 2009 07:08 EDT

The 41st Annual New York Cardiovascular Symposium gathered leading experts in all fields of cardiovascular medicine to review the most important advances of the year 2008, including the role of imaging in clinical cardiology.

Imaging

CORE-64: What impact on imaging?

Jan 26, 2009 10:52 EST

Drs Mario Garcia and Bernard Chaitman debate the importance of the CORE-64 study for the world of imaging.

Ten years in review

Reviewing 10 years of cardiology news

1 COMMENT - Dec 3, 2008 14:30 EST

As theheart.org enters its 10th year join editor-in-chief, Dr Eric Topol, and his guests for a second look at the top news from the past decade. Throughout the coming months, we'll revisit the most important story from each of the last 10 years and ask: How has practice been affected? With time and perspective, what has changed and what have we learned?