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Grand Rounds (CME): Cardiovascular Device Infections: State-of-the-Heart
M. Rizwan Sohail, M.D., discusses the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular device infections, plus trends in epidemiology, the financial cost of infection management, risk factors, and new preventive strategies.
AATS: Focusing on the Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Steve Ommen, MD, interviews Hartzell Schaff, MD, about the innovative AATS as a role model for cardiothoracic surgery education and practice.
Institution Wide QT Alert System Identifies Patients with High Risk of Mortality
Dr. Michael Ackerman and Dr. Pedro Caraballo, assess the outcome of a study appearing in the April 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings regarding the development of an institution wide QT alert system.
Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment Study
A commonly used erectile dysfunction drug, sildenafil, doesn't help patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, a condition in which the heart's lower chambers are stiff and cannot relax and fill fully between beats.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Myocarditis
Dr. Leslie Cooper, Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses the diagnosis and treatment of viral myocarditis, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Cardiac Cell Repair Therapy: A Clinical Perspective
Dr. Bernard J. Gersh discusses his article, Cardiac Cell Repair Therapy: A Clinical Perspective, appearing in the October 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Tetralogy of Fallot Repair in Patients 40 Years or Older
Dr. Joseph Dearani, discusses his article appearing in the December 2010 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, describing surgical repair of tetralogy of fallot in adults.
Slashing Patient Radiation Exposure from X-Rays
Charanjit Rihal, M.D., Verghese Mathew, M.D., and Kenneth Fetterly, Ph.D., discuss their recently published paper about Mayo Clinic Catheterization Laboratory's program to improve radiation administration practices and radiation safety.
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Among African Women
Bernard Gersh, M.B., Ch.B., D.Phil., and Lori Blauwet, M.D., discuss peripartum cardiomyopathy and Dr. Blauwet's research into its prevalence among African women.