Destination Therapy in 2012: Which patients and when?
Jeffrey John Teuteberg, MD, explains continuous flow pumps used in destination therapy and the changes that they have made in the lives of patients.. MORE >
Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Right Heart Failure: Moving Towards Personalized Medicine
Hunter Champion, MD, PhD, provides an overview of Pulmonary Hypertension and various therapies. He introduces new ways of thinking about the disease and the future of treatment. MORE >
Quality: Raising the Bar- Implications for Performance
Francis Solano, MD, discusses the shift in medicine from volume-based health care to a system based on quality metrics, cost, and value. This presentation was part of the 2011 Update in Internal Medicine: Evidence Based Approaches to Common Medical Problems. MORE >
Role of ECMO in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Christian Bermudez, MD, provides an overview of the role of ECMO in acute myocardial infarction, treatment strategies for ECMO supported patients and safe techniques for performing invasive procedures during ECMO support. MORE >
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Surgery vs. Endovascular
Vascular surgeon, Rabih Chaer, MD, compares the endovascular approach to surgical revascularization in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). The presentation concludes with the pros and cons of each approach in various clinical situations. MORE >
ECMO Use in Patients with Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), including H1N1, other Infections and Trauma
Penny Sappington, MD, discusses the benefits of ECMO for patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome as well as selection criteria used to improve outcomes of patients who are cannulated on veno-venous ECMO. MORE >
Current Status of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
Dr. Michel Makaroun discusses the current state of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair or TEVAR and how the approach has influenced the treatment of thoracic aortic pathologies. MORE >
Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Growing Population Requiring Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Care
An increasing number of adults with congenital heart disease is emerging in the United States. Join Dr. Stephen Cook for a presentation of the medical management of this growing population. MORE >
Heart Transplant: Medical Update
UPMC cardiologists provide information that is important for the referral and management of heart transplant patients. MORE >
Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis: When and How to Treat Patients
UPMC cardiologist, Dr. William Anderson, and UPMC surgeon, Dr. Giovanni Speziali, discuss the management of patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis. MORE >