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On January 6, 2021, an angry mob of domestic terrorists stormed the United States capital with the intent to stop the certification of the electoral…
Reflections on Virtual Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
I started my cardiology fellowship in 1963 at the Johns Hopkins University school of medicine after time in the laboratory of Dr. Donald Gregg at…
Hot Lines, Simultaneous Publications, And The Decline Of Medical Meetings
Back in the Dark Ages when I covered big medical conferences (like the European Society of Cardiology meeting now getting underway in London) it was necessary…
American College of Cardiology Announces Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
The American College of Cardiology announced the lineup of late-breaking clinical trials for its upcoming annual meeting in Washington, DC. The opening session will include…
Minority Report: Five Guideline Authors Reject Change In Blood Pressure Goal
It didn’t seem possible but the guideline situation just got even more confusing. Last December, after years of delay and other twists and turns, the Eighth Joint…
Eplerenone May Help Prevent Heart Failure In Acute STEMI Patients
A new trial presented at the ACC in San Francisco suggests that the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist eplerenone Pfizer, Inspra) may help prevent the development of heart failure when…
ACC And STS Break New Ground To Test TAVR For Unapproved Uses
In a startling break with tradition, the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons will manage and run their own clinical trials…