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Prognostic Importance of Defibrillator Shock

Cardiology ·

2008/09/23

Guest: Jeanne Poole, MD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Recent studies show that patients who receive an ICDshock, either appropriately or inappropriately, have a higher risk of death. Dr. Jeanne Poole, professor of Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Washington, Seattle shares with host, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino the prognostic importance of defibrillator shocks in patients with congestive heart failure.

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Pharma and Biotech Industries Pursue Treatments for...

Cardiology ·

2008/09/17

Guest: Lawrence Cohen, PhD Host: Bruce Japsen A treatment for atherosclerosis and the chronic inflammationin arterial blood vessels could be enteringcritical clinical trial stages that may result in a novel new treatment.Dr. Lawrence Cohen, president and chief executive officer of VIA Pharmaceuticals lays out for hostChicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen the landscape of large pharmaceutical companies as well as smaller biotech companies that are making progress in bringing these

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Treatments for Cardiac Blood Vessel Inflammation In...

Cardiology ·

2008/09/17

Guest: Lawrence Cohen, PhD Host: Bruce Japsen Why aren't there medications to treat atherosclerosis or, more specifically, the underlying chronic inflammation of the blood vessel walls associated with this condition? Dr. Lawrence Cohen, president and CEO of VIA Pharmaceuticals, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the coming medications in U.S.-approved clinical trials to treat this inflammatory process.

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After More Than 150 Years, Recent Progress in...

Cardiology ·

2008/09/17

Guest: Lawrence Cohen, PhD Host: Bruce Japsen For more than 150 years, medical researchers have known that atherosclerosis had an inflammatory component. But Dr. Lawrence Cohen, president and CEO of VIA Pharmaceuticals tells host Bruce Japsen of the Chicago Tribune whythere has notbeen anything done about it.

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Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Ethical Questions

Cardiology ·

2008/09/16

Guest: Armand Antommaria, MD, PhD Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Donation of the heart after asystole leads to questions about the point at which deathisirreversible. Dr. Armand Antommaria, assistant professor in the division of pediatric inpatient medicine and an adjunct assistant professor in the division of medical ethics and humanities at the University of Utah School of Medicine, discusses the ways that pediatric cardiac transplant surgery may be pushing controversial

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Quicker Diagnostic Testing of Cardiac Conditions in...

Cardiology ·

2008/09/11

Guest: Peter Farrell Host: Bruce Japsen Point-of-care testing has evolved in the last decade, allowing for immediate diagnostic testing at a patient's bedside. But a new study points to perhaps some usages and healthcare benefits not previously realized, particularly in the emergency room.Peter Farrell, divisional vice president of marketing and clinical affairs for Abbott Laboratories Point of Care business tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the importance of point of

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Could Computer Hackers Gain Control Over a Cardiac...

Cardiology ·

2008/09/10

Guest: Kevin Fu, PhD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: William Maisel, MD It may seemlike a notion better suited to a spy novel than medicine, but medical cardiac devices using wireless technology are vulnerable to security breaches. Dr. William Maisel, director of the Medical Device Safety Institute at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and Dr.Kevin Fu, co-director of the Medical Device Security Center at the University of Massachusetts,

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Fish Consumption Fights Heart Disease

Cardiology ·

2008/09/10

Guest: Akira Sekikawa, MD, MPH, PhD Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Japan's unusually low mortality rate from coronary heart disease may be tied to the large amount of fish in the Japanese diet. Dr. Akira Sekikawa, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, discusses with hostDr. Larry Kaskelthe results of his recent study showing how fish consumption may protect against heart disease. They explore the benefits of fish oil, and the

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Targeted Anticoagulants Move From Lab to Patient Trials

Cardiology ·

2008/08/26

Guest: Ted Love, MD Host: Bruce Japsen Anticoagulants like heparin have been around for decades, but the drugs have drawbacks for many patients. Dr. Ted Love, Chief Executive of biotech company Nuvelo, tells host Bruce Japsen about targeted anticoagulant therapies that are being developedto besafer and more effective than the old standby heparin therapy and other blood treatments.

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Moving Toward Synthetic Alternatives to Heparin

Cardiology ·

2008/08/26

Guest: Ted Love, MD Host: Bruce Japsen Withongoing questionsabout the manufacturing of heparin in China and concernsabout a potentialshortage of the anticoagulant, some are wondering whether there is a need for new heparin alternatives.Dr. Ted Love,chief executive officer of the San Francisco biotech company Nuvelo, tells host Bruce Japsen about the biotech industry's pursuit ofsyntheticvariationsof the popular blood thinner.

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Investigational Approaches to Structural and Valvular...

Cardiology ·

2008/08/05

Guest: Howard C. Herrmann, MD Host: Lee Freedman, MD We are increasingly able to turn to non-surgical therapies for structural and valvular heart disease. Host Dr. Lee Freedman discusses investigational, catheter-based treatment with Dr. Howard Herrmann, professor of medicine, and director of interventional cardiology and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories within the University of Pennsylvania Health System. What new devices are making these advances possible? What are the

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Clinicians' Evolving Role in Hypertension Care

Cardiology ·

2008/07/22

Guest: Beverly Green, MD, MPH Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD The Internet plays such an integral role in so many of our lives, it's only natural to consider expanding itsposition in medicine. This process is underway, and moving rapidly in some areas, with the first large-scale, randomized clinical trial probing web-based hypertension interventions. How can we, as clinicians, adapt to new digital mechanisms for providing care? Does this particular hypertension concept mesh with the idea

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Expanding Patients’ Role in Hypertension Care

Cardiology ·

2008/07/22

Guest: Beverly Green, MD, MPH Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD For each 10 millimeter drop toward normal systolic blood pressure, research tells us that heart disease mortality risk drops by an average of 30 percent. New internet-based hypertension interventions are proving they could produce this steep, impressive decline. How can these web initiatives help our patients take a more active role in their care? If patients are based at home, how can we ensure that they are following proper

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Prognostic Indicators in Acute CHF

Cardiology ·

2008/07/17

Guest: W. Frank Peacock, MD Host: Shira Johnson, MD Dr. W. Frank Peacock, vice chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, joins host Dr. Shira Johnson to discuss risk stratification after acute CHF. What does the first BNP really tell you? And what did the ADHERE trial discover about troponin and CHF?

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Will the Artificial Heart Become Reality?

Cardiology ·

2008/07/16

Guest: Michael P. Siegenthaler, MD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Dr. Michael Siegenthaler, associate professor of surgery and associate director of the Artificial Heart Program at the University of Pittsburg, will discuss the current state of the art of ventricular assist devices and the artificial heart as an alternative therapy for end stage heart failure patients.

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The World’s Smallest Heart Pump

Cardiology ·

2008/07/16

Guest: Michael P. Siegenthaler, MD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Dr. Michael Siegenthaler, associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, describes the Impella 2.5 system: a percutaneously-placed ventricular-assist device, now approved for high risk coronary interventions, that has earned the moniker, 'world's smallest heart pump.' Dr. Matthew Sorrentino hosts.

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Assessing Statin Prescriptions for Kids

Cardiology ·

2008/07/16

Guest: Sarah de Ferranti, MD, MPH Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD The American Academy of Pediatrics Report on Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood, published in July 2008, triggered extensive discussion and debate among pediatricians.Dr. Sarah de Ferranti, director of the Preventive Cardiology Clinic at the Children's Hospital in Boston,shares her interpretation of the report and its recommendationswith host Dr. Bill Rutenberg. How concerned should we be about the

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Special Report: Prescribing Statins for High-Risk...

Cardiology ·

2008/07/15

Guest: Jatinder Bhatia, MD Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Guest: Darshak Sanghavi, MD It's the leading cause of death and morbidity in American adults, but the cardiovascular disease process may begin in childhood. A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends some children as young as age 8 should receive pharmacologic treatment for dyslipidemia. The recommendations have stirred considerable debate among pediatricians and others in the medical

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What is the Connection Between Coffee and Heart Disease?

Cardiology ·

2008/07/08

Guest: Suzanne Steinbaum, DO Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is an attending cardiologist and the Heart and Vascular Institute's director of Women and Heart Disease at Lenox Hospital in New York. Listen in as Dr. Steinbaum discusses a recent studyregarding coffee and heart disease. Susan Dolan hosts.

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Approaches to the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiology ·

2008/07/07

Guest: Eric Prystowsky, MD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH How do we decide which patients to convert atrial fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm and which antiarrhythmic medications should we use? Dr. Eric Prystowsky, director of electrophysiology at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, talks with host, Dr. Matthew Sorrentinoabout a treatment approach to patients with atrial fibrillation.

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