CardioExchange Archive

November 13th, 2011

Epcot for Foodie Cardiologists

Reva Balakrishnan, MD, MPH

Epcot’s survey of food from around the world sure beats this fellow’s memories of astronaut ice cream at Disney theme parks

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November 13th, 2011

An Unexpected Preconference Overload

Eiman Jahangir, MD

Anyone else surprised by the volume of ad-driven snail mail and email–most of it junk–we all got in the run up to the conference?

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November 13th, 2011

Part of the System

John Ryan, MD

Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending AHA.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange.  The Fellows include Revathi Balakrishnan, Eiman Jahangir, John Ryan (moderator), and Amit Shah. Read the previous post here. Check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in Orlando. The first AHA meeting that I went to was three years ago. It was […]

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November 12th, 2011

AHA.11: How Does One Choose What to Do?

Eiman Jahangir, MD

Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending AHA.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange.  The Fellows include Revathi Balakrishnan, Eiman Jahangir, John Ryan (moderator), and Amit Shah. Read the first post here. Check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in Orlando. Sitting in the plane, waiting for it to take off, I think of the […]

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November 12th, 2011

AHA.11: An Orlando Eating Tour

John Ryan, MD

As at previous major cardiology meetings, CardioExchange has fellows from around the country blogging about their experiences at the Scientific Sessions at the AHA. Revathi Balakrishnan, first-year fellow at NYU; Eiman Jahangir, third-year fellow from Vanderbilt; Amit Shah, second-year fellow at Emory; and John Ryan, third-year fellow at University of Chicago will be sharing us with […]

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November 10th, 2011

What’s This Fellow Looking Forward to at AHA?

John Ryan, MD

Fellowship Training co-moderator John Ryan discusses the studies he’s most looking forward to checking out at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2011 meeting. See what he has to say and share your own suggestions and comments. ADOPT: The past twelve months have seen the now famous introduction of novel anticoagulants for AFib. The potential for these agents […]

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November 9th, 2011

How to Prep for AHA: An Expert’s Advice for Fellows

John Ryan, MD and Thomas Ryan, MD

Dr. Thomas Ryan explains how fellows can get the most from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, both as attendees and as presenters. Dr. Ryan is Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) at Boston University, a former AHA president (1984–1986), a former Chief of Cardiology at Boston University (1971–1994), and a recipient of the AHA Chairman’s Award […]

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May 1st, 2011

Don’t Miss the New AHA Recommendations on Triglycerides

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

I’ve been surprised at the lack of fanfare surrounding the American Heart Association’s recently published scientific statement on triglycerides and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The attention it did receive focused on the lower fasting triglyceride level that is now considered optimal: <100 mg/dL. In my opinion, the real headline was the committee’s important statements in support of […]

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February 3rd, 2011

How to Question the Research Question

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

Another good paper for a journal club recently appeared in JAMA. What makes this one worth discussing is the research question the investigators posed and how they addressed it. Although this is not focused on cardiac care, the issues are germane to literature in our field and cardiac care certification is also spreading. The article, titled “Association […]

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January 31st, 2011

Learning to Network/Networking to Learn

John Ryan, MD

Last weekend, I attended a heart failure meeting in Florida. It was designed as a small meeting where fellows interested in heart failure got the opportunity to meet with heart failure faculty from across the country. The meeting provided various teaching seminars as well as one-on-one meetings and workshops. It was a unique experience that […]

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