John Ryan, MD
April 11th, 2013
Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Why Have All the Clinical Trials Failed, and What Can We Do About It?
Sanjiv Shah, MD and John Ryan, MD
Laying out a road map for better trials and ultimately better outcomes for this confounding condition
April 11th, 2013
Bleeding Avoidance Strategies for PCI in Women vs. Men
Stacie Luther Daugherty, MD, MSPH and John Ryan, MD
John Ryan interviews Stacie Daugherty, lead author of a study recently published online by JACC on differences in rates of bleeding and bleeding avoidance strategies (BAS) between women and men undergoing PCI. THE STUDY Investigators used data from the CathPCI registry to analyze the use of BAS (radial access, bivalirudin, vascular closure devices, or any combination) and […]
April 5th, 2013
Cardio-Oncology: Who Needs It?
John Ryan, MD
Our panel sketches out the scope of this growing discipline.
April 5th, 2013
Are Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Falling Off the Radar?
Michelle Gurvitz, MD MS and John Ryan, MD
A new study characterizes the gaps in care that patients with congenital heart disease experience as they move from adolescence to adulthood.
March 15th, 2013
How Good Is Your Eye for Coronary Angiography?
Brahmajee Kartik Nallamothu, MD, MPH and John Ryan, MD
Brahmajee Nallamothu discusses his study group’s analysis comparing the accuracy of visually interpreted coronary angiography and quantitative coronary angiography.
March 6th, 2013
The Influence of Medical School Gift Restrictions on Doctors’ Prescription Decisions
Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS and John Ryan, MD
A new study found that gift restrictions in medical schools resulted in graduates writing fewer prescriptions of newly marketed psychiatric medications compared with older, less expensive alternatives. Might this also translate to cardiovascular agents?
February 28th, 2013
The Mediterranean Diet in Clinical Practice: Three Experts Weigh In
Walter Willett, MD, MPH, DrPH, Arthur Agatston, MD, Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc. and John Ryan, MD
Esteemed nutrition experts Walter Willett, Arthur Agatston, and Alice Lichtenstein discuss the PREDIMED study’s finding that a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk for CV disease.
February 22nd, 2013
Persistent Chest Pain After Myopericarditis
John Ryan, MD, James Fang, MD, James De Lemos, MD, Kamalendu Kanu Chatterjee, MBBS,FRCP, Thomas Ryan, MD and Rick Akira Nishimura, MD
Five experts offer their perspectives on a perplexing case involving a young physician patient.
February 7th, 2013
Arms and the Interventionalist
Megan Coylewright, MD MPH, Michael Tempelhof, MD MSc, Micah Eimer, MD, L. David Hillis, MD, Richard A. Lange, MD, MBA and John Ryan, MD
According to an ESC consensus document published last week, radial artery access should be the “default” choice for PCI. CardioExchange’s John Ryan interviewed cardiologists and interventional cardiologists at different stages of their careers to find out how they view radial artery catheterization, and if the views differ among interventional fellows, faculty, and those in leadership roles. Dr. […]
February 1st, 2013
Reflections on Our Profession: Dr. James Fang Named Chief of Cardiology at the University of Utah
James Fang, MD and John Ryan, MD
Jim Fang reflects on the changing landscape of academic cardiology and the evolving role of the physician investigator.
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