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Category Archives: Cardiology
Is cath lab fluoroscopy radiation exposure dangerous?
April 25, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD With former President George W. Bush receiving a coronary stent and cardiac chest CT-scan,
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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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Will medical centers be able to change leadership structure to conform to the PPACA “ObamaCare”?
June 30, 2012, by Steven Greer, MD The Supreme Court ruled that the PPACA “ObamaCare” law was constitutional in most aspects.
Posted in - Policy, Cardiology, Congress, Univ Maryland
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Does Steve Nissen manipulate the media?
April 5, 2010 Opinion By Steven E. Greer, MD The New York Times recently ran a front-page story raising concern about expanding the indication for statins to people with normal cholesterol levels, per the Crestor JUPITER trial. The article mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
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Reasons to Abandon Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Targets
Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD Harlan Krumholz, MD, cardiologist from Yale, discusses his open letter in the journal Circulation
Posted in - Policy, Cardiology, CMS, FDA, NIH, Yale
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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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Matthews Chacko, MD: Renal denervation to treat HTN
December 29, 2010 Many medical devices cause a far greater clinical impact than pharmaceutical therapies such
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, Johns Hopkins
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The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system
By Steven Greer, MD The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system will be evaluated by an FDA
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, FDA, Ohio State
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Cardiology genomic, stem cell, and interventional research at U. Miami
May 13, 2011- The Healthcare Channel hosted, in conjunction with Mark Schoenebaum of ISI, a tour of the
Posted in Cardiology, Genetics, Univ Miami
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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
Exclusive: Why did Dr. Nissen resort to secret tapes?
February 23, 2010– By Steven E. Greer, MD Many in the cardiology community are a bit confused as to why Dr. Steven Nissen resorted
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, FDA
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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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TIMI 38 and prasugrel
March 3, 2008- by Steven E. Greer, MD One of the more important presentations at the upcoming American College of Cardiology
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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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