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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.

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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.

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

2 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.

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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.

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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.

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All about ARBs: From Kyoto to Barcelona

Oct 16, 2009 10:00 EDT

Join heartwire's Lisa Nainggolan as she talks to Drs Franz Messerli and Melissa Walton-Shirley about the results of the KYOTO HEART Study, what they mean for North American and European populations, and the future role of angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs).

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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.

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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.

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Update from ESC

Oct 2, 2009 13:45 EDT

Join 'heartwire's Steve Stiles as he talks to Drs Nassir Marrouche and Clyde Yancy about MADIT-CRT, the potential benefits and costs for the heart-failure population in light of the trial, and about why the Europeans seem to be ahead of the guidelines in the European CRT Survey.

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The lowdown on high blood pressure

1 COMMENT - Sep 28, 2009 14:10 EDT

Is there an ideal blood-pressure goal? theheart.org's Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley catches up with hypertension expert and current president of the American Society of Hypertension, Dr Henry Black, to address this thorny issue and others.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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After TIPS: What's next for the polypill?

1 COMMENT - Jun 15, 2009 09:30 EDT

Join Drs Salim Yusuf and Sanjay Kaul for an in-depth discussion on the promise and prospects of the polypill moderated by heartwire's Lisa Nainggolan.

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, athletes, and screening

Jun 5, 2009 09:30 EDT

Is it possible and desirable to envisage a nationwide system to screen athletes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Drs Ommen, Maron, and Thompson examine the Italian screening data and review the implications of this model for the US.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ACC 2009: Update on heart failure

May 12, 2009 15:15 EDT

Drs Melissa Walton-Shirley and Clyde Yancy review the latest data on heart failure from ACC 2009, including STICH, Pre-RELAX-AHF, PRIMA, and more.

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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.

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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.

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