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The Cardiology Show

AHA 2008: The AHA Flies to JUPITER

3 COMMENTS - Nov 14, 2008 12:00 EST

Join Drs Harlan Krumholz, Roger Blumenthal, Robert Harrington, Mariell Jessup, Paul Ridker, Sidney Smith, Gregg Stone, William Weintraub, and Clyde Yancy as they dissect the results of the JUPITER trial and debate the far-reaching clinical implications of this landmark study in Part 1 of the program.

In Part 2 of the program, the panelists look at the positive sides of HF-Action and TIMACS and deliberate the real lessons learned from these negative trials.

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Dual RAS inhibition: Weighing the evidence

Nov 4, 2008 14:31 EST

Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley asks Drs Franz Messerli and Raymond Gibbons for their thoughts on dual RAAS inhibition and on what the future holds for ACE inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers following ONTARGET and TRANSCEND.

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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.

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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.

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TRANSCEND: More questions than answers?

Oct 15, 2008 09:41 EDT

Join Drs Marc Pfeffer, Philip Poole-Wilson, and Franz Messerli, as they talk about the use of ARBs in patients intolerant of ACE inhibitors, following the unexpected results of the TRANSCEND study, in a spirited debate moderated by heartwire journalist Lisa Nainggolan.

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Face-to-face with Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley: The results of the GISSI-HF trial with Dr Philip Poole-Wilson

3 COMMENTS - Oct 10, 2008 10:15 EDT

Join theheart.org's forum moderator Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley in these in-depth interviews filmed on location at major congresses

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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.

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Rethinking heart failure after GISSI-HF

Sep 26, 2008 10:36 EDT

Dr Philip Poole-Wilson talks to Drs Marc Pfeffer and Franz Messerli about the clinical implications of the GISSI-HF trial and how it may alter our view of the pathophysiology of heart failure.

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ESC 2008: The Munich Summit

Sep 5, 2008 15:30 EDT

Join Drs Valentin Fuster, William Boden, Antonio Colombo, Raymond Gibbons, Franz Messerli, Marc Pfeffer, Philip Poole-Wilson, Ph Gabriel Steg, Renu Virmani, and Harvey White as they plumb the depths of the SYNTAX (Part 1) and CARDIA trials and weigh in on the cancer scare in the SEAS study (Part 2).

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Clinical trials under the microscope: A critical look at current practice

1 COMMENT - Jul 29, 2008 09:52 EDT

Join Drs Harlan Krumholz, Robert Harrington, Steven Nissen, and Frans Van De Werf as they give clinical trials a spirited going-over, from how they are being conducted to who is conducting them, and get into some of the sticky issues around sponsorship and data management.

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Heart-failure overview: ACC 2008

Jul 15, 2008 16:33 EDT

Join Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley as she talks to Drs Ileana Piña, Clyde Yancy, and cardiology fellow Eiran Gorodeski about the current state of treatment for decompensated congestive heart failure, why we need to remember the fundamentals, and some exciting data from the PROTECT-1 pilot study.

Dr Clyde Yancy

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Rethinking hypertension: It's not how low you go, but how you get there

Jun 30, 2008 10:15 EDT

Join Drs Clyde Yancy and Robert Harrington as they discuss the clinical implications of ONTARGET and ACCOMPLISH, why they are reconsidering their skepticism about combination therapies in the treatment of hypertension, and how lowering blood pressure may be more than just a numbers game.

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Best practices for STEMI patients: TRANSFER-AMI and more

Jun 16, 2008 12:56 EDT

Drs Frans Van de Werf and Gilles Montalescot talk about the results of TRANSFER-AMI, current practice for the treatment of STEMI patients, and ongoing and future trials that they hope will further clarify questions on transfer times for PCI and optimal antithrombin therapies.

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The media response to ENHANCE

Jun 2, 2008 14:22 EDT

Join heartwire's Larry Husten as he talks to Dr Harlan Krumholz and USA Today journalist Steve Sternberg about the decision to present the results of the ENHANCE trial at a unique opening session of the ACC 2008 Scientific Sessions, and about the response of the cardiology community and the media to the continuing controversy.

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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.

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From evidence to practice: Narrowing the gap

May 9, 2008 09:00 EDT

Dr Keith Fox talks to Drs Gregg Stone and Robert Harrington about why it takes so long for new evidence-based therapies to be adopted in clinical practice, the importance of national registries, and what can be done to make treatment guidelines more useful.

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On moving to industry: An interview with Dr Terry Ferguson

Apr 9, 2008 16:49 EDT

In conversation with heartwire news and features editor Larry Husten, Terry Ferguson MD muses on changes to daily life, decision making processes and patient care from a different perspective resulting from his new position in industry.

Dr Valentin Fuster

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Surrogate end points on trial: ENHANCE and other controversies

15 COMMENTS - Apr 4, 2008 16:35 EDT

Join Drs Valentin Fuster, Robert Harrington, Steven Nissen, Gregg Stone, Clyde Yancy, Gilles Montalescot, Keith Fox, Frans Van de Werf, and Harlan Krumholz for an upfront and spirited discussion as they thrash out the controversies surrounding ENHANCE and STRADIVARIUS, consider the results of ONTARGET and PERISCOPE, and question the utility of surrogate end points.

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Controversies: ENHANCE and ACCORD

Mar 28, 2008 17:00 EDT

Clinical trials are under attack and in the headlines. What are the proper roles of industry and academics? Who owns the data? Join two of the worlds foremost experts on clinical trials in a lively discussion of the many controversial and thorny issues surrounding ENHANCE and ACCORD.

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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.

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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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Back to the ABCs for congestive heart failure?

18 COMMENTS - Dec 17, 2007 12:00 EST

Join Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley as she talks to Drs Clyde Yancy and Roger Blumenthal about CORONA, RETHINQ, MASTER-1, and the AF/CHF trial and why sticking with the basics might be the best approach for congestive heart failure.

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All about Eve: Treating women with ACS

Dec 11, 2007 11:04 EST

All about Eve: Treating women with ACS
Are women really different from men? Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley questions Drs William Boden and Judith Hochman on gender differences in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome.

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POISE raises questions on perioperative use of beta blockers

1 COMMENT - Dec 3, 2007 16:11 EST

POISE raises questions on perioperative use of beta blockers
Dr Roger Blumenthal talks with Drs Judith Hochman and Franz Messerli about the unexpected results of the POISE trial.

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TRITON-TIMI 38 and ILLUMINATE

Nov 21, 2007 11:17 EST

Drs Eric Topol and Rob Califf bring their freewheeling debate to the screen in this first-ever video Thumbs up, thumbs down, recorded at the AHA meeting in Orlando.

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