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Editorial series

Life and times of leading cardiologists with Rob Califf. Guest: Bob Harrington

3 COMMENTS - Nov 6, 2009 09:50 EST

Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood of Somerville, MA, Dr Bob Harrington was blessed to have a strong family and the Jesuits on his side as he traveled from "Yankee" Boston to Duke University. Join him as he tells his story to Dr Rob Califf.

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

Life and times of leading cardiologists with Rob Califf. Guest: Peter Sleight

2 COMMENTS - Oct 13, 2009 10:15 EDT

With the ISIS-1 trial, Dr Peter Sleight and his team at Oxford changed the approach to cardiovascular research. Join Dr Robert Califf as he talks to Dr Sleight about his journey from London to San Francisco to Oxford and finally to Italy, where he discovered the music of the heart.

Editorial series

Tips for building the ideal lab for transcatheter-valve procedures

1 COMMENT - Oct 7, 2009 09:26 EDT

Drs Bonhoeffer and Kovac discuss size, sterility, location, presence of multidisciplinary teams, and imaging techniques - issues to consider in creating an ideal lab that can also adapt to future technologies and developments.

Editorial series

DES firestorm: The fallout since 2006

Sep 22, 2009 11:50 EDT

Exactly three years after the DES firestorm ignited the World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, heartwire's Shelley Wood sifts through the ashes with Drs Tony Gershlick, Christian Spaulding, and Renu Virmani in a discussion on DES safety and what we've learned since September 2006.

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.

Editorial series

PROTECT-AF: A world without warfarin?

8 COMMENTS - Jul 14, 2009 13:36 EDT

Join Drs Melissa Walton-Shirley, Ann Curtis, and Cindy Grines for an overview of PROTECT-AF and their thoughts on the future of the Watchman device.

Editorial series

Understanding SYNTAX

Jun 29, 2009 11:00 EDT

Dr Robert Harrington talks to Drs Sanjay Kaul and Harlan Kurmholz about the SYNTAX trial in light of the recent quality-of-life and cost analysis.

Editorial series

Getting to the bottom of BARI 2D

3 COMMENTS - Jun 25, 2009 00:03 EDT

Join Drs Valentin Fuster, William E Boden, and George D Dangas as they discuss the results, plus the evolution of therapy over the last forty years, the mechanisms of coronary artery disease progression in diabetic patients, and what is perhaps one of the most fundamental problems in the field: that patients today are still not treated to target with best medical therapy.

Editorial series

Life and times of leading cardiologists with Rob Califf. Guest: Steve Nissen

1 COMMENT - Jun 1, 2009 10:20 EDT

Join Dr Robert Califf for a probing and personal interview with Dr Steve Nissen, about his activist days at the University of Michigan and the development of IVUS, to how he ended up at the Cleveland Clinic and what he thinks about the future of medicine in America.

Editorial series

Strategies for GP IIb/IIIa blockers after EARLY ACS

May 22, 2009 09:20 EDT

Dr Harlan Krumholz talks to Drs Sanjay Kaul and Robert Harrington about EARLY ACS and the issues around upstream use of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors.

Editorial series

Cardiac catheterization access sites: An international perspective

1 COMMENT - Apr 29, 2009 00:00 EDT

With the global trend leaning toward increased use of transradial access, our international panel reports on standard practice at their respective institutions and the key issues that influence it such as bleeding, access-site complications, stroke risk, patient mobility, and operator experience. Join Drs Kandzari (US), Feres (Brazil), Le May (Canada), and Steg (France) for this thoughtful and practical discussion.

The Cardiology Show

ACC 2009: From the eye of the storm in Orlando

Apr 2, 2009 15:35 EDT

Join Drs Valentin Fuster, Anne Curtis, Timothy Gardner, Barry Greenberg, Cindy Grines, Bob Harrington, Sanjay Kaul, Harlan Krumholz, and Salim Yusuf as they unravel the STICH trial and debate the lessons learned from PROTECT-AF in Part 1 of the Cardiology Show. In Part 2 of the program, the JUPITER trial is back on the table and our experts give their opinion on the polypill following the results of the TIPS study.

Cardiology panels

What patients believe about PCI: Misunderstanding or misinformation?

1 COMMENT - Jan 28, 2009 09:00 EST

Drs Gregg Stone and William Weintraub discuss the misconceptions some patients have about the benefits and purpose of elective PCI and what can be done to rectify them in a candid discussion moderated by heartwire's Shelley Wood.

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?

Cardiology panels

COURAGE: 18 months later

Oct 28, 2008 12:00 EDT

Join Drs Raymond Gibbons, Antonio Colombo, William Boden, Ph Gabriel Steg, and Valentin Fuster for another look at the COURAGE trial, as they discuss the latest data and talk about where things stand now on the larger controversy.

Cardiology panels

A look at STEMI care on both sides of the Atlantic

Oct 22, 2008 09:20 EDT

Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley talks to Drs Ph Gabriel Steg and Raymond Gibbons about the differences in STEMI care on both sides of the Atlantic and what US cardiologists can learn from their colleagues in Europe.

Cardiology panels

SYNTAX at one year: Deciphering the data

Oct 3, 2008 13:40 EDT

Drs Antonio Colombo and Renu Virmani talk about the one-year results of the SYNTAX trial, the importance of understanding registries, and the complex issue of clopidogrel duration with drug-eluting stents in a discussion moderated by heartwire journalist Shelley Wood.

Cardiology panels

Interventional update: The DES debate and more from SCAI-ACC i2 2008

May 22, 2008 09:00 EDT

Dr Gregg Stone talks to Drs Keith Fox and Gilles Montalescot about the implications of the DES meta-analysis and the interventional cardiology late-breaking trials presented at the joint SCAI-ACC i2 2008 Scientific Sessions.

Cardiology panels

Getting the lowdown on HORIZONS

Jan 15, 2008 15:49 EST

Getting the lowdown on HORIZONS

Drs Keith Fox and Gregg Stone go into the details of this practice-changing trial as they address concerns about acute stent thrombosis and talk about ways to improve outcomes, in a discussion moderated by Dr James Ferguson.

Cardiology panels

Debate continues over drug-eluting stents

Jan 10, 2008 09:46 EST

Debate continues over drug-eluting stents Drs Gregg Stone and Renu Virmani share their hopes and concerns for PCI and drug-eluting stents as they weigh in on the COURAGE nuclear substudy and the latest registry data on DES vs BMS in a discussion moderated by heartwire journalist Shelley Wood.

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