ACC Conversations
Summary: American College of Cardiology presents Conversations with Experts, a series of 20-minute interactive discussions between though-leaders on topics of importance to the medical community
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Joining this conversation to discuss the current data and potential outlook of renin inhibitors are Dr. Haralambos Gavras and Dr. Michael Weber, both thought leaders in hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
According to the ACC/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure, stage C includes patients with structural heart disease and symptomatic heart failure.Joining this conversation to discuss the current treatment options for patients who have stage C heart failure are Dr. Lynne Stevenson, Dr. Marvin Konstam, and Dr. Marc Semigran, all clinical cardiologists and experts in the treatment of heart failure.
A discussion of the challenges to understanding racial/ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk factors and treatment outcomes.
Discussing the features of a vulnerable plaque as seen by MRI and the site-specific differences of atherosclerotic plaques
The Cardiovascular Risk of COX-2 Inhibitors and Other NSAIDs: Reviewing the FDA Advisory Panel Methods, Data and Conclusions
The GEMINI Trial: Comparing the Glycemic Effects of Carvedilol and Metoprolol in Hypertensive Patients with Diabetes
The Clinical Importance of Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertension
The Effects of Anti-hypertensives in New-onset Diabetes
Brief summary of the major findings and clinical conclusions from A-HeFT
Treating NSTEMI When Emergency PCI is Not and Option
Update on UA/NSTEMI Management
Current Approaches to RAS Blockade
Drug Eluting Stents and Bivalirudin: Data from ADEST and Other PCI Trials
Role of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors in ACS
Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia