Ranked #1
Expanding the Anti-Arrhythmia Armamentarium: Where Does Dronedarone Fit In?
Expanding the Anti-Arrhythmia Armamentarium: Where Does Dronedarone Fit In?
Guest: Sanjay Kaul, MD, MPH Host: Janet Wright, MD Atrial-fibrillation, or a-fib, affects nearly 2.5 million patien... Read more
3 Aug 2010
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Ranked #2
The Rapid Evolution of Ventricular Assist Devices
The Rapid Evolution of Ventricular Assist Devices
Host: Alfred Bove, MD Guest: Leslie Miller, MD Options for patients with advanced heart failure used to be limited ... Read more
17 Feb 2010
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Ranked #3
Women and Heart Disease: Closing the Outcomes Gap
Women and Heart Disease: Closing the Outcomes Gap
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Rita Redberg, MD, MSc It is increasingly recognized that symptoms of heart disease ar... Read more
28 Apr 2009
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Ranked #4
When More Isn't Better: Questioning the Efficacy of Common Cardiovascular Treatments
When More Isn't Better: Questioning the Efficacy of Common Cardiovascular Treatments
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Robert Harrington, MD Recent studies have raised doubts about the efficacy of some co... Read more
31 Jan 2011
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Ranked #5
The Future of Medical Device Innovation
The Future of Medical Device Innovation
Host: Jack Lewin, MD Guest: Stephen Ubl How do physicians play a particularly crucial role in the development of me... Read more
17 Feb 2010
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Ranked #6
Can Autologous Stem Cells Reverse the Damage of a Heart Attack?
Can Autologous Stem Cells Reverse the Damage of a Heart Attack?
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD Stem cell therapies across multiple disciplines continue to d... Read more
16 Feb 2010
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Ranked #7
Could Silkworms Help Repair Clogged Arteries?
Could Silkworms Help Repair Clogged Arteries?
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: David Kaplan, PhD Although most bypass grafts are sourced from other parts of a patie... Read more
31 Jan 2011
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Ranked #8
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: New Delivery Models and Healthcare Reform
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: New Delivery Models and Healthcare Reform
Host: Jack Lewin, MD Guest: John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP How can cardiologists and our internal medicine colleagues w... Read more
17 Feb 2010
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Ranked #9
The Value and Future of the Maintenance of Certification Program
The Value and Future of the Maintenance of Certification Program
Guest: Kevin Weiss, MD Host: Jack Lewin, MD Although the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program may conjure up ... Read more
26 Mar 2010
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Ranked #10
Health Reform and Cardiology in the Year Ahead
Health Reform and Cardiology in the Year Ahead
Host: Jack Lewin, MD Guest: Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH How will the recently-passed health reform legislation impact ca... Read more
26 Mar 2010
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Ranked #11
Deciphering Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology
Deciphering Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology
Host: Jack Lewin, MD Guest: David Blumenthal, MD, MPP Electronic management of health information will someday repl... Read more
26 Mar 2010
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Ranked #12
Linking Air Pollution and Heart Disease
Linking Air Pollution and Heart Disease
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Sidney Smith Jr., MD New evidence strengthens the link between air pollution and hear... Read more
15 Jul 2010
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Ranked #13
Should We Add ECG to Routine Screening of Young Athletes?
Should We Add ECG to Routine Screening of Young Athletes?
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Paul Heidenreich Sudden cardiac death among high school or college athletes is rare b... Read more
3 Aug 2010
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Ranked #14
Transforming the Standard of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes
Transforming the Standard of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes
Host: Alfred Bove, MD Guest: Gregg Stone, MD Results of a recent study may change the standard of care for patients... Read more
17 Feb 2010
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Ranked #15
Glucose Control After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Glucose Control After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Mikhail Kosiborod, MD Elevated blood sugar levels are quite common among even non-dia... Read more
16 Feb 2010
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Ranked #16
How to Develop Interdisciplinary, Realistic Health Policies in an Era of Health System Reform
How to Develop Interdisciplinary, Realistic Health Policies in an Era of Health System Reform
Host: Jack Lewin, MD Guest: Rashi Fein, PhD What can we learn from the past century of healthcare policy that can b... Read more
21 Jan 2011
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Ranked #17
Does the Entire Healthcare System Need a Redesign?
Does the Entire Healthcare System Need a Redesign?
Host: Jack Lewin, MD Guest: Harry Greenspun, MD Will healthcare reform do enough to alleviate the current problems ... Read more
21 Jan 2011
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Ranked #18
Part 2: A Plant-Based Diet for Preventing and Possibly Reversing Coronary Artery Disease
Part 2: A Plant-Based Diet for Preventing and Possibly Reversing Coronary Artery Disease
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., MD Some evidence suggests it is possible to prevent and reve... Read more
9 Mar 2011
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Ranked #19
Revising CPR to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Outside the Hospital
Revising CPR to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Outside the Hospital
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Peter Nagele, MD Time is of the essence after cardiac arrest; action must be taken wi... Read more
3 May 2011
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Ranked #20
Identifying Unstable Coronary Plaques
Identifying Unstable Coronary Plaques
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Gary Mintz, MD Acute coronary syndromes in patients who have undergone percutaneous c... Read more
3 May 2011
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