Cardiovascular research at UCLA

Enhancing patient outcomes at the Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technologies

Richard J Shemin, MD, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses cardiovascular surgery research at UCLA, which aims to enhance patient outcomes by discovering which technical innovations and procedures are most effective.

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Cohen M, Boiangiu C, Abidi M. Therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients who present late or are ineligible for reperfusion therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 May 4;55(18):1895-906. Review.

Cruz DN, Ronco C, Katz N. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a promising biomarker for detecting cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 May;139(5):1101-6. Review.

Repairing a Pediatric “Swiss Cheese Heart”

Cardiology

Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Emile Bacha describes and breaks down one of the most complicated cases of Swiss Cheese Septum seen at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

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Athlete Respiratory Health

Cardiology

During the Athlete Respiratory Health session of the ISEH Annual Sports Cardio-Respiratory Medicine Conference, the speakers discussed respiratory health, the new IOC guideline on athlete respiratory health, how to protect...

Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Did Not Meet Noninferiority Compared to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

William Fearon, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Interventional Cardiology at Stanford University School of Medicine shares recent results from the FAME3 clinical trial. Dr. Fearon says previous trials,...

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CHANGE AFib Clinical Trial Will Implement Early Intervention in Patients Diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiology

Jonathan Piccini, MD, MHS, Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University and Duke Clinical Research Institute discusses goals for his forthcoming CHANGE AFib clinical trial. Dr. Piccini emphasizes this will...

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