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Category Archives: Cardiac surgery
Little guy challenges Dr. Oz over copyright infringement and wins
September 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Under certain circumstances, copyrighted text or video content can be used by others without
Posted in - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, Congress
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Bioabsorbable stents
May 14, 2013- William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford discusses bioabsorbable coronary stents, and the U.S. Abbott trials.
Posted in Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford
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TAVR Finances: William O’Neill, MD
Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The clinical adoption of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) has been slower than
Posted in Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford
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Watchman shot dead
March 10, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel PREVAIL, the much anticipated second major trial of the Boston Scientific device called Watchman was a bust. The trial endpoints were changed in midstream of the trial, but it … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology
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Second-gen Sapien TAVI valve does not reduce stroke problem
March 10, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel The main reason that Medicare has limited coverage for the Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Sapien percutaneous aortic valve is the high perioperative complication rate of ischemic strokes, in excess of … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Neurology
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The only 5-minutes of the Edwards Sapien AdCom you need to watch
Update: June 11, 2012 The FDA briefing documents for the June 13 advisory committee to review the PARTNER-
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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Review of the CREST trial of carotid stenting
The CREST trial, published earlier this year, was the latest large-scale, randomized, controlled
Managing stroke and bleeding with LVAD patients
August 2, 2010- Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD As continuous flow pump LVAD devices are being implanted for longer periods of time in destination
The SYNTAX trial of stent v CABG
October 8, 2008- by Steven E. Greer, MD A trio of cardiac experts from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles discusses the SYNTAX trial that
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Cedars Sinai
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The Medtronic CoreValve program
September 13, 2009- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology
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