March 27th, 2012
Statistical Pitfalls: The Onus is on Us to Look at the Evidence
Jeremiah Depta, MD
Light, not just heat, is generated in a highly animated and entertaining session on how to interpret research data.
March 26th, 2012
Bariatric Surgery Turns Back the Clock on Diabetes
Larry Husten, PHD
Two new randomized trials offer evidence that bariatric surgery is highly effective in obese patients with diabetes. The results, according to Paul Zimmet and K. George M.M. Alberti, writing in an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, “are likely to have a major effect on future diabetes treatment.” In the STAMPEDE trial, which was presented […]
March 26th, 2012
ACC: Not a Straightforward Science Meeting
Megan Coylewright, MD MPH
A Fellow finds new connections with others at her poster session, expansive educational offerings, and many events tailored to Fellows.
March 26th, 2012
An Inspiring Run
William Kent Cornwell, MD
A blogging fellow survives, and even exults in, a wet and cold 5 a.m. “fun run,” organized by the ACC in memory of a distinguished and inspiring cardiologist — a truly great man, Henry McIntosh.
March 26th, 2012
ACC.12 Roundup
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
CardioExchange has been dedicated to bringing you the latest from ACC 2012, and even though the meeting has ended, the buzz has just begun! Check out our coverage below ─ and some of the great debates these posts have sparked ─ then tell us what you think! Previews: ACC 2012 at Chicago: Hosting the World […]
March 26th, 2012
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss — The Affordable Care Act and Medical Liability
Sandeep Mangalmurti, MD, JD
After attending an ACC session on the new health reform law, Sandeep Mangalmurti discusses the continued legal vulnerability of physicians.
March 26th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: Week of March 26th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include epinephrine in ED response to cardiac arrest, a thrombolytic that’s possibly twice as effective as alteplase, and a Phase I study of monoclonal antibodies for reducing LDL-C.
March 25th, 2012
Academics vs. Private Practice
William Kent Cornwell, MD
Most fellows aren’t taking the time they should to consider this essential career question. While each path carries very different stressors, that isn’t necessarily the barometer by which the decision should be made.
March 25th, 2012
Why Being at ACC in Person Matters
Megan Coylewright, MD MPH
A session on aortic stenosis and a mix-and-mingle event underscore the value of conferences for fellows.
March 25th, 2012
Face to Face with the Living Legends
Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH
A Fellow gets career advice from his heroes in a new session
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Sudden Cardiac Death in the U.S.: 20-Year Trends
- Oral Semaglutide Approved to Lower Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
- Covid-19 Vaccines Improve Heart Outcomes
- Detecting Atrial Fibrillation After Transient In-Hospital Episodes
- Cardiac Involvement with Mycoplasma pneumonia: More Common Than Previously Thought