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Cardiac Critical Care: Limiting Unnecessary Treatment
Dr Sunil Mankad interviews Dr Gregory Barsness about Choosing Wisely when it comes to treating cardiac patients in the intensive care unit.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 10, 2015
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Making Decisions With, Not for, Patients
Selma Mohammed and Victor Montori explore the merits of shared decision making and highlight a tool to facilitate the discussion on whether to take a statin for primary prevention.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 19, 2015
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3D Printing in Cardiovascular Medicine
Printing a functional beating heart may be a ways off, but 3D printed models of hearts, valves, and other anatomy are currently used to plan surgical and interventional procedures.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 20, 2015
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Coronary Calcium Score: Basics and Beyond
Everything you need to know about CAC testing for CV risk assessment: who, when, and what it means.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 13, 2015
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Early Menopause: Precursor to Coronary Heart Disease?
Drs Scott Wright and Sharon Mulvagh discuss cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women: risk, hormones, and prevention.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 12, 2015
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Motivating Patients to Move
If poor fitness and sedentary lifestyles are diseases, what is the cure? Drs Widmer and Allison discuss strategies to increase patient levels of physical activity.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 05, 2015
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Atenolol vs Losartan in Patients With Marfan Syndrome
Drs Bowen and Connolly discuss the results of a landmark head-to-head comparison of losartan vs atenolol in patients with Marfan syndrome.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 18, 2014
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Brugada Syndrome vs Pattern: What You Should Know
A review on how to distinguish Brugada syndrome from Brugada pattern, and when to intervene in at-risk patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 17, 2014
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Cardiology Conundrum: Aspirin for Primary Prevention
A recent FDA alert adds to the uncertainty about aspirin in primary prevention. Drs Mulvagh and Lopez-Jimenez sort it out.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 18, 2014
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PCI and ACS: Where Do Vorapaxar and Bivalirudin Fit In?
Drs. Pereira and Sandhu discuss contemporary therapy now that vorapaxar is approved.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 30, 2014
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Ebstein's Anomaly
Drs Rihal and Dearani discuss this complex heart problem, which can show up anytime from the newborn period to old age.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 30, 2014
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TAVR Update Post ACC 2014 With Dr Holmes
Dr Nkomo interviews Dr David Holmes on the TVT registry and CHOICE trial data from the ACC.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 05, 2014
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Any Hope for Renal Denervation After SYMPLICITY HTN-3?
Drs. Brady and Gulati discuss whether the operators achieved correct renal denervation in the sham-controlled SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 21, 2014
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Marfan Syndrome: New Challenges
Many individuals with Marfan syndrome remain undiagnosed, and in spite of a much-improved chance of a normal lifespan, the risk of sudden death remains for untreated individuals.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 07, 2014
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WPW Syndrome: Symptom-Free Is Not Risk Free
Drs Gersh and Cannon discuss how to evaluate and when to intervene in WPW syndrome.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 31, 2014
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Lessons From 500 Heart Transplants
Drs Rihal, Edwards, and Kushwaha review when a ventricular assist device or transplant should be considered as Mayo celebrates its 500th heart transplant.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 17, 2014
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Repair or Replacement in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation?
Dr Jay Widmer and Dr Rakesh Suri discuss the practical take-aways from a recent study comparing valve repair with valve replacement in patients with severe ischemic MR.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 10, 2014
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Don't Miss It
Drs Simari and Gulati review SCAD; a condition that may be more common than previously suspected and one where PCI may do more harm than good.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 04, 2014
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Cardiology and the Pilot: Fit to Fly?
Dr. Rihal interviews aerospace medicine specialist Dr. Cowl on the cardiologist's role when the patient is a professional pilot.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 18, 2014
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Exercise and Depression in Cardiac Patients
Drs Gersh and Thomas discuss the UPBEAT study and other data on exercise and depression in patients with CAD.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 16, 2014
