CardioExchange Editors, Staff
October 25th, 2010
CardioExchange Breakfast at AHA, Chicago
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Monday, November 15, 7:00 – 9:00 am Going to AHA next month? We invite you to join us for breakfast before sessions on Monday, November 15 at McCormick Place. We’re hosting an informal breakfast where you can meet Editor Harlan Krumholz and other CardioExchange contributors and members. A photographer will be on hand to take […]
October 22nd, 2010
Dabigatran Resource Round-Up
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Our coverage of the FDA’s approval of dabigatran for the prevention of stroke and blood clots in patients with AF has triggered a flurry of comments from CardioExchange members, including questions about when dabigatran will be available, how much it will cost, who should — and shouldn’t — receive it, and what dosages should be […]
October 19th, 2010
DES: Top Six Things You Should Know
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Finding it hard to keep up with all of the new DES research? Interventional Cardiology Co-Moderator Rick Lange offers this brief tutorial on the “top six things every cardiologist should know about DES.” Would you add anything to Rick’s list? Tell us your thoughts here.
October 7th, 2010
Case Closed: What’s at the Heart of this Patient’s Problem?
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
We’ve wrapped up part II of our latest case: A 53-year-old smoker with a history of diverticulitis and prior GI bleeding presents with lightheadedness and bright red blood per rectum. James Fang tells us his recommendations, and Anju Nohria tells us how the patient actually fared. Are you surprised by the outcome? Share your thoughts here.
October 5th, 2010
Has Subgroup Exuberance Led to Misleading Advertising?
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Harlan Krumholz’s latest Journal Club installment, which focuses on subgroup analyses from TRITON-TIMI 38, has generated great comments, including Harlan’s own new observation about how these subgroup data are being misused in advertising. Read what he has to say and share your own thoughts here. So I am perusing my current issue of JACC and […]
September 21st, 2010
What it Really Means to be a “Best Doc”
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Guest blogger “Dr. Grumpy” tells CardioExchange what it’s really like to be dubbed a “Best Doc” in one’s field by a local magazine. Can you relate to his amusing account? Share your experiences here.
September 9th, 2010
Getting to the Heart of the Problem
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
You told us how you’d handle our latest case: A 53-year-old smoker with a history of diverticulitis and prior gastrointestinal bleeding presents with lightheadedness and bright red blood per rectum. Ultimately, a partial colectomy is recommended. Now, heart-failure specialist Jim Fang weighs in with his recommendations. Do you agree? Tell us why or why not.
July 15th, 2010
Heart Failure Society of America
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Heart Failure Society of America 15th Annual Scientific Meeting Boston, MA
November 14th, 2009
William Ganz, Pioneer of Catheterization, Dies
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Dr. William Ganz, co-inventor of the Swan-Ganz Catheter, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 90. The New York Times offers has a detailed obituary. Here at CardioExchange, you can download his landmark article from the New England Journal of Medicine in 1970: Catheterization Of The Heart In Man With Use Of A Flow […]
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