February 25th, 2014
Is Post-MI Statin Therapy Appropriately Intensive?
Suzanne V. Arnold, MD, MHA
Suzanne V. Arnold discusses her research group’s study of statin initiation, intensification, and maximization after acute myocardial infarction.
November 12th, 2013
Building Quality of Care for Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Michelle Gurvitz, MD MS and Ariane Marelli, MD, FRCP(C), MPH
Michelle Gurvitz and Ariane Marelli discuss their study group’s development of the first set of quality indicators for adult congenital heart disease care.
August 26th, 2013
Practice Variations and Quality: Ask the “Uber” Expert
Richard A. Lange, MD, MBA and Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
In light of reported variation in practice and outcomes of elective PCI, Rick Lange asks Harlan Krumholz to elaborate on what constitutes high-quality decision making.
April 22nd, 2013
The Science of Management and The Art of Medicine
Kenneth John McConnell, PhD and John Ryan, MD
K. John McConnell discusses his research group’s study of standard management practices as they relate to quality of care in hospital cardiac units.
January 16th, 2013
“Nostalgic Professionalism” or Actually Caring About Patients?
Ajay J Kirtane, MD, SM
Is caring about your patients when you’re not on duty becoming unacceptable?
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Anticoagulation in Patients with Cancer-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: How Long is Long Enough?
- Spironolactone Use After Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
- CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing for Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy
- Does Colchicine Reduce Cardiac Events After Myocardial Infarction?
- First-Line Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia After MI: What's the Best Approach?