April 5th, 2011
MAGELLAN: Higher Bleeding Rates Cloud Rivaroxaban’s Effect in VTE Prevention in Acutely Ill Medical Patients
Larry Husten, PHD
The novel anticoagulant rivaroxaban is successful in preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in acutely ill medical patients, but a high bleeding rate means the drug probably won’t be used for this indication. Alexander Cohen, presenting the results of the MAGELLAN trial at the ACC in New Orleans, explained by way of background that 50% to 70% […]
April 5th, 2011
Malpractice Lawsuits and Cardiology: Searching for a Safe Harbor
Sandeep Mangalmurti, MD, JD
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the previous post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New […]
April 5th, 2011
RIVAL Trial Tests Radial Versus Femoral Access
Larry Husten, PHD
Radial access for angiography has gained increasing acceptance in recent years based on the promise of reduced complications and increased patient comfort. At the ACC, and in a simultaneous publication in the Lancet, Sanjit Jolly and colleagues presented the results from RIVAL, the largest trial to date comparing radial versus femoral access. Some 7021 ACS […]
April 5th, 2011
Great Things at the ACC Poster Hall
Amit Shah, MD, MSCR
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the previous post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New […]
April 4th, 2011
ACC the Second Time Around: Pharmacology Spotlight on HF and A-Fib and Immersion at the Heart Hub
Hansie Mathelier, MD
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the previous post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New […]
April 4th, 2011
The Real Show: The Expo Hall
Justin M Vader, M.D.
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the previous post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New […]
April 4th, 2011
“Speed Dating” Lunch for Fellows in Training: Board Prep, Career Development, and Financial Planning
Amit Shah, MD, MSCR
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the previous post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New […]
April 4th, 2011
PRECOMBAT Explores PCI Versus CABG for Left Main Disease
Larry Husten, PHD
In the PRECOMBAT trial, Korean investigators randomized 600 patients with unprotected left main disease to either PCI with a sirolimus-eluting stent or CABG. The results were presented at the ACC and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine. At 1 year, the incidence of the primary composite endpoint – death from any cause, […]
April 4th, 2011
Viewing the ACC from Afar: It Is Not the Same
John Ryan, MD
Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending ACC.11 this week are blogging together on CardioExchange. The Fellows include Sandeep Mangalmurti, Hansie Mathelier, John Ryan (moderating and providing an outsider’s view from Chicago), Amit Shah, and Justin Vader. See the previous post in this series, and check back often to learn about the biggest buzz in New […]
April 4th, 2011
ACC.11: CardioExchange Coverage Roundup
CardioExchange Editors, Staff
Whether you’re attending ACC.11 or not, check out our coverage of late-breaking clinical trials, interviews with the authors of the most important research, and blogs from our fellows on the most interesting presentations at the meeting. VIEWS AND ANALYSIS PARTNER A: An Investigator’s View: Michael Mack, a principal investigator of the PARTNER study of TAVI […]