CardioExchange Archive

Whether you’re attending ACC.11 or not, check out our coverage of late-breaking clinical trials, interviews with the authors of the most important research, and blogs from our fellows on the most interesting presentations at the meeting.

VIEWS AND ANALYSIS

• PARTNER A: An Investigator’s View: Michael Mack, a principal investigator of the PARTNER study of TAVI versus AVR in patients with aortic stenosis, discusses the results released at ACC.11 and answers questions from CardioExchange’s Rick Lange and David Hillis.

• STICH: What’s the Value of CABG in Patients with LV Dysfunction?: Eric Velazquez, an investigator for the STICH (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) trial, discusses the findings presented at ACC.11 and answers questions from CardioExchange’s Anju Nohria.

• TAVI: PARTNER or Blind Date?: Rick Lange looks at the PARTNER results and asks, “Will you offer TAVI to your ‘high-risk’ aortic stenosis patients as an ‘excellent alternative’ to AVR?”

FELLOWSHIP BLOGS

• Flying Back Home: Reflections on ACC.11: Hansie Mathelier looks back at her ACC.11 experience and gives us the “Top Eight Things” that she learned while at the conference.

• Getting “Under the Skin” of Resistant Hypertension: Amit Shah describes a new technology in the pipeline for combating treatment-resistant hypertension — an implantable Baroreceptor Activation Therapy device.

• Malpractice Lawsuits and Cardiology: Searching for a Safe Harbor: Sandeep Mangalmurti discusses the lessons he learned at a symposium on professional liability claims.

• Great Things at the ACC Poster Hall: Amit Shah appreciates the down time he has at ACC to spend in the Poster Hall and discusses two of the studies he found most interesting.

• ACC the Second Time Around: Pharmacology Spotlight on HF and A-Fib and Immersion at the Heart Hub: Hansie Mathelier describes her second time attending ACC, discussing a surprisingly well-attended conference and the informative — but headache-inducing — experience of the Heart Hub.

• The Real Show: The Expo Hall: Justin Vader marvels over the innovative technology to be found in the Expo hall, and finds the true pleasure of the meeting to be reconnecting with old friends from residency.

• “Speed Dating” Lunch for Fellows in Training: Board Prep, Career Development, and Financial Planning: Amit Shah recounts a lunch session for fellows-in-training that was full of great information about starting a cardiology career.

• Viewing the ACC from Afar: It Is Not the Same: John Ryan discusses what is lost when a conference is experienced solely through electronic communication.

• The Cardiology Profession: At the Table or on the Menu?: Sandeep Mangalmurti reflects on the plenary lecture and the profession in the context of health policy.

• From Far in the Future to the Here and Now: Reflections on the Translational Research Symposium and a Session on VADs: Justin Vader attends a session on stem cells and a Mayo Clinic session on VADs.

• Who’s Paying for the Fellows?: John Ryan asks what meetings fellows want to attend and how they get there.

NEWS

• ACC Will Eliminate Current Model of Satellite Symposia at Future Meetings

• MAGELLAN: Higher Bleeding Rates Cloud Rivaroxaban’s Effect in VTE Prevention in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

• RIVAL Trial Tests Radial Versus Femoral Access

• PRECOMBAT Explores PCI Versus CABG for Left Main Disease

• STICH Illuminates CABG in Heart Failure, Finally

• MitraClip Compared with Surgery in EVEREST II

• PARTNER A: TAVI Noninferior to Surgery, but Stroke Might Be a Problem

• PARTNER B Substudy Examines Cost-Effectiveness of TAVI

• 2-Year Outcomes of the RESOLUTE All Comers Trial

PREVIEWS

• A STICH in Time: Presenter Eric Velazquez previews the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial being presented at ACC.

• A Meeting That Could Change How You Practice: John Ryan previews the ACC.11 for fellows and other attendees.

• Choosing a PARTNER for Life: A or B?: Rick Lange previews the showdown between surgery and  TAVI.

• A Delectable Side Benefit of ACC — New Orleans Restaurants: John Ryan offers some tips on New Orleans cuisine.