John Ryan, MD
August 26th, 2012
Prasugrel vs. Clopidogrel in ACS: The TRILOGY Take
John Ryan, MD
TRILOGY author Matt Roe answers CardioExchange’s questions about his team’s study of clopidogrel vs. prasugrel in ACS.
August 9th, 2012
Go For a Walk: Can Six-Minute-Walk Distance Predict CV Events?
Alexis L Beatty, MD and John Ryan, MD
In this post, Alexis Beatty discusses her Archives of Internal Medicine study, which found that the Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) improves risk prediction in people with stable coronary heart disease (CHD). CardioExchange’s John Ryan follows up with questions for Beatty about the test. We have a number of simple tools for predicting risk of a […]
July 11th, 2012
Panel: How to Develop the Best Fellowship Application — Part II
Andrew M. Kates, MD, James De Lemos, MD and John Ryan, MD
In this two-part post, the moderators of the Fellowship Training blog advise residents on everything from what not to say in the personal statement to whether you need to know your future career path.
July 7th, 2012
New Algorithm for Patients with LBBB and Suspected MI
John W McEvoy, MB BCh BAO, Ian Neeland, MD, James De Lemos, MD and John Ryan, MD
John McEvoy reflects on the clinical scenario of selecting patients with left bundle-branch block and suspected MI for primary PCI — and on a new algorithm to help in the decision-making process. The authors who created the algorithm respond.
July 6th, 2012
Panel: How to Develop the Best Fellowship Application — Part I
Andrew M. Kates, MD, James De Lemos, MD and John Ryan, MD
In this two-part post, the moderators of the Fellowship Training blog advise residents on everything from what not to say in the personal statement to whether you need to know your future career path.
June 26th, 2012
Aspirin Reduces Risk for Recurrent VTE
John Ryan, MD and ceciliabecattini690
John Ryan interviews Cecelia Beccatini about her new study that found that aspirin treatment in patients with first-time unprovoked VTE resulted in a significant reduction in VTE but did not increase the risk for bleeding.
May 31st, 2012
Reality Check: Stem Cell Science According To Perez Hilton
John Ryan, MD
Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton recently ran a news story about stem cell research with the headline: “Scientists Convert Skin Cells Into Beating Heart Muscle!” According to the report, “the tissue could one day be used to treat” heart failure. Sites such as PerezHilton.com (which is among the top 150 most visited sites in the US), and Patientslikeme.com (with […]
May 29th, 2012
Two-Hour ADP Can Safely and Rapidly Discharge Low-Risk Patients
Martin Than, MBBS, John Ryan, MD and James De Lemos, MD
John Ryan, Martin Than, and James de Lemos discuss Martin’s new study, which examines the use of an accelerated 2-hour diagnostic protocol to determine which patients with chest pain in the ED are low-risk and can be discharged early.
May 6th, 2012
Patent Foramen Ovale — Are the Choices Patently Obvious?
Shelby Kutty, MD and John Ryan, MD
Shelby Kutty explains what we know and what we don’t know about how to manage patients with a PFO.
April 30th, 2012
Certain Hospital Management Strategies Associated With Higher MI Survival Rates
Betsy Bradley, Ph.D. and John Ryan, MD
John Ryan interviews Elizabeth Bradley about the hospital management strategies that can reduce 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction.
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