CardioExchange Archive

November 16th, 2011

POWER to the People

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. Tuesday, I heard the presentation of the Practice-Based Opportunities for Weight Reduction (POWER) trial, […]

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November 15th, 2011

An Event, Not a Conference

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 previous post here. Check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in Orlando. This is the last day of the conference for me. While I am sad […]

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November 15th, 2011

MI FREE: A Free Lunch for Patients and Insurers Alike?

John Ryan, MD

Removing copays increased adherence, decreased events, and saved the sponsoring insurance company a tidy sum. So are the issues with insurance-sponsored studies different from those with pharmaceutical-sponsored ones?

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November 15th, 2011

Go Red: Highlights from the Women and Heart Disease Session

Reva Balakrishnan, MD, MPH

Fascinating data on clinical and psychosocial aspects of heart disease in women

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November 15th, 2011

My First Oral Presentation: Life on the Other Side of the Podium

Amit Shah, MD, MSCR

Not having to drag around a poster container was refreshing, but instead I found myself dragging around my dread about my oral presentation.

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November 15th, 2011

Finding Wisdom in Unfamiliar Ways in a Familiar Place

Amit Shah, MD, MSCR

The Scientific Sessions are not the only way to learn at AHA.

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November 14th, 2011

What’s Up, Interventionally?

Eiman Jahangir, MD

Martin Leon surveys the expansion of the interventionalist’s world

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November 14th, 2011

Stenosis vs. Stroke: Is Treatment Worth the Risk?

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 previous post here. Check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in Orlando. On Sunday morning, I feel like the conference has really begun. I am sitting […]

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November 14th, 2011

“The Center Where It All Happens”

Reva Balakrishnan, MD, MPH

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. For this first-year fellow, the AHA has seemed at times like the “light at […]

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November 13th, 2011

What Will Keep Me Coming Back to AHA?

John Ryan, MD

A special seminar dedicated to emerging concepts of the right ventricle is exemplary of the kind of content that makes AHA worth the journey.

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