Posts Tagged ‘AHA’

November 7th, 2012

Risk Prediction and Translation to Clinical Practice

Are we focusing too much on risk prediction of CVD? Or not enough?


November 6th, 2012

AHA — There’s an App for That!

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

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?

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

How best to show thanks to those who have given so generously?


November 6th, 2012

Cardiology Circles and the AHA

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?

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

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

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

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.