November 7th, 2012
Risk Prediction and Translation to Clinical Practice
Amit Shah, MD, MSCR
Are we focusing too much on risk prediction of CVD? Or not enough?
November 6th, 2012
AHA — There’s an App for That!
Amit Shah, MD, MSCR
AHA.12 may be a haven for the tech-savvy. What tech tricks help you stay organized?
November 6th, 2012
Breadth vs. Depth at AHA
Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH
A tight focus works well for this fellow with a special interest in heart failure, but if you don’t have a subspecialty, does going for breadth work better?
November 6th, 2012
What Tack to Take in Thinking about TACT?
Reva Balakrishnan, MD, MPH
A fellow encounters a little-understood intervention and startling study results; can informal discussions with senior faculty at AHA provide insight?
November 6th, 2012
Acknowledging our Mentors, Both Faculty and Peers
Megan Coylewright, MD MPH
How best to show thanks to those who have given so generously?
November 6th, 2012
Cardiology Circles and the AHA
Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH
A fellow spends much of his time at AHA deepening his connections with colleagues from back home. Or should he be trying to meet new people?
November 5th, 2012
What’s the Value of the Expo?
Reva Balakrishnan, MD, MPH
This fellow found little value in the Expo floor except for some laughs. Has your experience been different?
November 5th, 2012
Reclassifying AHA on the West Coast
Amit Shah, MD, MSCR
An evening epidemiology session highlights the value of AHA.12, as a fellow garners multiple insights from a series of speakers.
November 4th, 2012
FREEDOM Lends Strong Support to CABG for Diabetics with Multivessel Disease
Larry Husten, PHD
CABG is associated with better cardiovascular outcomes than PCI in patients with diabetes and multivessel disease.
November 4th, 2012
NIH Trial Gives Surprising Boost to Chelation Therapy
Larry Husten, PHD
The TACT trial finds that cardiovascular endpoints were lower with chelation therapy than placebo in patients with prior MI, but trial investigators and others have expressed considerable caution about the proper interpretation of the results.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Strategies and Criteria for the Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis
- Sex-Based Disparity in CABG Outcomes: Are We Moving Toward Parity?
- Can Genetic and Social Risk Scores Improve Cardiac Risk Prediction?
- Extensive Ablation vs. Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
- Can a Novel Stent Design Improve Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?