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August 12, 20202020-08-29T13:13:26-04:00

Reflections on Virtual Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By : Bertram Pitt

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…

August 29, 2015

Hot Lines, Simultaneous Publications, And The Decline Of Medical Meetings

By : Larry Husten

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…

January 31, 2014

American College of Cardiology Announces Late-Breaking Clinical Trials

By : Larry Husten

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…

January 13, 2014

Minority Report: Five Guideline Authors Reject Change In Blood Pressure Goal

By : Larry Husten

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…

March 10, 20132013-03-11T01:36:55-04:00

Eplerenone May Help Prevent Heart Failure In Acute STEMI Patients

By : Larry Husten

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…

February 12, 2013

ACC And STS Break New Ground To Test TAVR For Unapproved Uses

By : Larry Husten

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…

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