Pina on Cardiology

• Treating Hypertension: Basics and Beyond   Ileana Pina talks to Michael Weber, who provides some essential guidance on the treatment of hypertension in all phases.
  Medscape Cardiology, April 24, 2013
• AHA Survey: Women Still Don't Know of Their Danger   Ileana Pina talks about a new survey conducted by the American Heart Disease that shows more awareness of heart disease in women -- but there are still disparity gaps.
  Medscape Cardiology, April 22, 2013
• Afib Ablation: A Consult With Anne Gillis, HRS President   In the third discussion in this series on atrial fibrillation, Ileana Pina talks to Anne Gillis, President of the Heart Rhythm Society, about atrial fibrillation ablation.
  Medscape Cardiology, November 02, 2012
• Using Drugs in Afib Patients: Anne Gillis, HRS President   In the second part of this series, Ileana Pina talks to Anne Gillis, President of the Heart Rhythm Society, about the challenges of medical therapy in atrial fibrillation.
  Medscape Cardiology, October 25, 2012
• Diagnosing Afib: A Consult With Anne Gillis, HRS President   Ileana Pina talks to Anne Gillis, President of the Heart Rhythm Society about atrial fibrillation. In the first part of this series, they discuss risks, causes, and how to identify Afib.
  Medscape Cardiology, October 18, 2012
• The Diseased Limbs on the Vascular Tree: Watching for PAD   In the first part of this expert consult series, Ileana Piña talks to David Paul Slovut about the epidemiology of peripheral artery disease and the importance of recognizing it.
  Medscape Cardiology, September 14, 2012
• Treating PAD: Everything You Should Know in 15 Minutes   In the third segment of this expert consult, Dr. David Paul Slovut talks to Dr. Ileana Piña about all aspects of treating peripheral artery disease.
  Medscape Cardiology, September 06, 2012
• How to Spot the PAD Patient (And Get Paid)   In the second discussion of this series on peripheral vascular disease, Ileana Pina asks David Slovut how a clinician can identify these patients.
  Medscape Cardiology, August 27, 2012
• Tribute to David Rosenbaum, a Leader in Electrophysiology   Ileana Pina pays tribute to David Rosenbaum, who died earlier this month and who posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting.
  Medscape Cardiology, May 25, 2012
• Atrial Fibrillation: Putting This Jigsaw Puzzle Together   Ileana L. Piña talks to Bruce Wilkoff, President of the Heart Rhythm Society, about all aspects of atrial fibrillation, with solid recommendations for management strategy.
  Medscape Cardiology, September 27, 2011
• Nuances of Afib: Women, Dronedarone, and Other Pearls   Ileana Piña discusses atrial fibrillation and what it means for patient outcomes, particularly in women. She also talks about the use of dronedarone and provides some other afib pearls.
  Medscape Cardiology, August 16, 2011
• Prevent CVD in Women: Focus on Specific AHA Guidelines   Ileana Piña, MD, discusses the new AHA guidelines for preventing cardiovascular disease in women and provides readers with the most changes reflected in these important recommendations.
  Medscape Cardiology, February 14, 2011
• Compassionate Disability Allowance: Advocating for the Seriously Ill Heart Patient   Dr. Ileana Piña reports on her experience representing the AHA at a Social Security Administration hearing where she advocated for compassionate disability allowance.
  Medscape Cardiology, November 17, 2010
• The 3 Key Parts of EHR Meaningful Use -- Prescribing, Sharing, and Measuring Quality   Ileana Piña talks about electronic health records and clarifies meaningful use.
  Medscape Cardiology, November 17, 2010
• What's The Evidence for the Link Between ARBs and Cancer? Ileana Piña Talks With Ilke Sipahi   Ileana L. Piña, MD, talks with Ilke Sipahi, MD about the Lancet study on ARBs and the risk for cancer and whether the evidence is strong enough for concern.
  Medscape Cardiology, July 19, 2010
• Supply and Demand After the Healthcare Bill: A Cardiologist's Perspective and Concerns   Ileana Piña expresses her concerns about the increase in chronic illness and healthcare demands while the supply of primary care physicians dwindles.
  Medscape Cardiology, March 25, 2010
• Addressing health diversities with CREDO  
  Medscape Cardiology, March 15, 2010
• Understand and Educate Women Who Have CVD Risk Factors -- Here's How!   Ileana Pina, MD, reports on recent important studies on women's health and points out the discouraging persistence of disparities in cardiovascular research and health.
  Medscape Cardiology, March 09, 2010
• Translational Science, Get-with-the-Guidelines, and Health IT at AHA 2009   Reporting from AHA 2009, Ileana Piña, MD, says that the AHA program will support collaboration across disciplines.
  Medscape Cardiology, November 23, 2009
• Myocardial Infarction Mortality Is Declining but More Women Face a Failing Heart   Ileana L. Piña, MD, introduces her new video commentary series with a review of a JAMA study reporting a decline in myocardial infarction mortality. She also comments on the risk for heart failure afterward, especially among women.
  Medscape Cardiology, September 03, 2009