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09/14/2012: Institute hosts ‘Health Information Day’
Designed to introduce the MGH community to the new interdisciplinary Institute, "Health Information Day" Sept. 12 featured informational sessions, panel discussions, hands-on demonstrations, samples from area food trucks and promotional giveaways.
09/07/2012: Collaborative caring
To introduce the Institute of Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care to the MGH community, “Health Information Day” will be held Sept. 12 from 7 am to 8 pm under the Bulfinch Tents.
07/09/2012: Choice to use drug-eluting stents has little relation to patients' probable benefit
A new study finds that the use of drug-eluting stents after angioplasty bears little relationship to patients' predicted risk of restenosis (reblockage) of the treated coronary artery, the situation the devices are designed to prevent.
06/29/2012: Inaugural award honors former director of Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiology Division staff members, grateful patients, family members and friends gathered to celebrate the inaugural Herman K. “Chip” Gold, MD, MGH Young Investigator Award during a June 19 reception and ceremony in the East Garden Room.
02/22/2012: Widening Geographic Disparities in Hospitalized Heart Attack Incidence and Outcome Rates
February is American Heart Month, and the spotlight is on heart health. Throughout this month, we will be featuring articles including discussions with physicians in the Massachusetts General Heart Center to learn more about the topics surrounding heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women.
02/10/2012: Statin Effects in Women:
February is American Heart Month, and the spotlight is on heart health. Throughout this month, we will be featuring articles including discussions with physicians in the Massachusetts General Heart Center to learn more about the topics surrounding heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women.
01/11/2012: Participating in marathons, half-marathons not found to increase risk of cardiac arrest
A new study finds that participating in these races actually is associated with a relatively low risk of cardiac arrest, compared to other forms of athletics. The study also identifies bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a key factor in patient survival.
11/29/2011: Are caffeine inhalers safe?
Kimberly A. Parks, DO, FACC, cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and James Mojica, MD, associate program director of the Harvard Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training Program discuss the safety of caffeine inhalers
11/06/2011: Combined arterial imaging technology reveals both structural and metabolic details
A new device that combines two microimaging technologies can reveal both the detailed anatomy of arterial linings and biological activities that, in coronary arteries, could indicate the risk of heart attacks or the formation of clots in arterial stents.
10/17/2011: Biomarker-guided heart failure treatment significantly reduces complications
Adding regular testing for blood levels of a biomarker of cardiac distress to standard care for the most common form of heart failure may significantly reduce the incidence of cardiovascular complications, a new MGH study finds.
04/01/2011: Seconds count
MGH Hotline 4.1.11 From the time a person first experiences symptoms of a heart attack, such as shortness of breath or chest discomfort, to the time he or she undergoes cardiac catheterization -- a procedure used to diagnose and treat a blocked coronary artery -- every second is of utmost importance.
03/20/2011: Metabolite levels may be able to improve diabetes risk prediction
Measuring the levels of small molecules in the blood may be able to identify individuals at elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes as much as a decade before symptoms of the disorder appear.
03/06/2011: International collaborative identifies 13 new heart-disease-associated gene sites
An international research collaboration has identified 13 new gene sites associated with the risk of coronary artery disease and validated 10 sites found in previous studies. Several of the novel sites discovered do not appear to relate to known risk factors, suggesting previously unsuspected mechanisms for cardiovascular disease.
02/18/2011: MGH goes red for women’s heart health
MGH Hotline 2.18.11 Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the MGH Heart Center and Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program brought attention to hearts everywhere by celebrating “Go Red for Women” month with a series of events and activities to raise awareness of heart disease in women.
01/21/2011: "Go Red for Women" events
MGH Hotline 1.21.11 The MGH Heart Center's Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program is hosting several events in honor of the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" week Feb. 1 through 4.
08/04/2010: Sorting out the genetic and biological links between cholesterol and coronary heart disease
Two papers in the current issue of Nature describe 95 gene variations that contribute to cholesterol and triglyceride levels and reveal the unexpected role of a metabolic pathway in lipid metabolism.
06/09/2010: Genome-wide study identifies factors that may affect vitamin D levels
An international research consortium has identified four common gene variants that are associated with blood levels of vitamin D and with an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency.
06/09/2010: Heart Attacks Declined 24 Percent in Kaiser Permanente Northern California Since 2000
Heart attacks declined by 24 percent within a large, ethnically diverse, community-based population since 2000, and the relative incidence of serious heart attacks that do permanent damage declined by 62 percent, according to a study in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
05/26/2010: Detailed metabolic profile gives "chemical snapshot" of the effects of exercise
Using a system that analyzes blood samples with unprecedented detail, a team led by MGH researchers has developed the first "chemical snapshot" of the metabolic effects of exercise.
04/02/2010: A life-saving gift
MGH Hotline 4.2.10 IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE, there are more than 100,000 candidates on the United Network for Organ Sharing organ and tissue waiting list.
03/01/2010: Adding ECG to health exams may prevent sudden cardiac death in young athletes
A new study by researchers at the MGH Heart Center found the addition of electrocardiogram testing to the standard medical history and physical examination for young athletes may better identify key cardiovascular abnormalities responsible for sports-related sudden death.
02/21/2010: Common gene variant may increase risk for a type of cardiac arrhythmia
An international research team has identified a common gene variant associated with a form of the irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation that is seen in younger individuals with no other heart disease.
09/23/2009: Mass General raises funds to support cardiovascular research
Massachusetts General Hospital partnered with the American Heart Association during the 2009 Boston Heart Walk, an event that raises funds to support lifesaving heart and stroke research.
07/16/2009: Monitoring patients remotely
New wireless technology allows Heart Center clinicians to keep tabs on heart failure patients wherever they are
03/23/2009: Common gene variants influence risk factor for sudden cardiac death
A new study has identified several common genetic variants related to a risk factor for sudden cardiac death. The report receiving early online release in the journal Nature Genetics identifies variants in genes, some known and some newly discovered, that influence the QT interval measured on the electrocardiogram (EKG) performed routinely in doctors’ offices.
02/15/2009: Common gene variants increase risk of hypertension, finding may lead to new therapies
A new study has identified the first common gene variants associated with an increased incidence of hypertension – a significant risk factor for heart attack, stroke and kidney failure.
02/08/2009: International study identifies gene variants associated with early heart attack
The largest study ever completed of genetic factors associated with heart attacks has identified nine genetic regions - three not previously described - that appear to increase the risk for early-onset myocardial infarction.
04/29/2013: Cardiovascular Images
Atrial Baffle Stenosis: A Late Complication after Mustard Repair for d-TGA
A 37 year old male with a history of d-transposition of the great arteries and Mustard atrial switch operation as an infant presented with abdominal distension and facial swelling.
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05/30/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
05/23/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
05/16/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
05/09/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
05/02/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
05/02/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
04/25/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
04/18/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
04/11/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keefe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
04/04/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
03/21/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
02/01/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
01/25/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
01/11/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
01/04/2012: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
12/14/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
11/30/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
11/09/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
11/02/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
10/26/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
10/12/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
10/05/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
09/28/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
01/12/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
01/05/2011: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
12/15/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
12/08/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
10/15/2010: Heart Disease in Women - 2010 Update
Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center physicians are offering a unique 2-day CME course that educates other health care providers about the unique aspects of heart disease in women.
09/29/2010: Update in Clinical Cardiology
Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center physicians are leading an annual 3-day clinical cardiology CME course designed to give participants information about the range of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in cardiac disease.
09/29/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Spencer B. King, III, MD, and the topic is "What is the role of revascularization in stable ischemic heart disease?"
09/22/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH, and the topic is "Clinical Trials and New Developments in Cardiac CT Imaging."
09/15/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Timothy Henry, MD, and the topic is "Options for the no option patient: Is it time for a comprehensive approach to the patient with refractory angina or CLI?"
09/08/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Brian Olshansky, MD, and the topic is to be announced.
05/26/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Gary S. Francis, MD, and the topic is "Cardio-renal syndrome: how the heart and kidneys communicate."
05/19/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, and the topic is, "Radionuclide molecular imaging."
05/12/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Peter C. Block, MD, and the topic is, "Transcatheter valve repair and replacement: do the data so far allow clinical conclusions?"
05/05/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is James E. Lock, MD, and the topic is, “Gathering and acting on relevant clinical data: a new approach.”
04/28/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is James E. Lock, MD, and the topic is, "Gathering and acting on relevant clinical data: a new approach."
04/21/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Frank Bengel, MD, and the topic is, "State-of-the-art in cardiac PET-CT."
04/14/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. The Cardiology Grand Rounds topic is to be announced.
04/07/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Robert M. Graham, MD, and the topic is, "Neuregulin and the heart: new tricks for an old dog."
03/31/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speakers are Drs. Patrick Ellinor, Jeremy Ruskin and Moussa Mansour, and the topic is, "Update on Atrial Fibrillation for the Clinician: Genetics, Drugs and Devices."
03/24/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Michael D. Drake, MD, and the topic is, "The future of interventional medicine."
03/10/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Ahmed Tawakol, MD, and the topic is, "PET studies of Atherosclerosis and Inflammation."
03/03/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Michael S. Lauer, MD, FACC, FAHA, and the topic is, "Government Support of Comparative Effectiveness Research: One Year Later"
02/24/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Joseph E. Parrillo, MD, and the topic is, "Reversible Causes of Myocardial Depression: Sepsis, Ischemia, and Myocarditis."
02/17/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Peter Ganz, MD, and the topic is, "25 Years of Endothelial Research in Humans: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going."
02/10/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Aaron Baggish, MD, and the topic is, "Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling: From Bedside to Bench."
02/03/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Mark Creager, MD, and the topic is, “Peripheral Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Implications for the Cardiologist.”
01/27/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Valentin Fuster, MD, and the topic is to be announced.
01/20/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Saumya Das, MD, PhD, and the topic is, "Heart Failure and Ventricular Arrhythmias: Revisiting the Sodium Channel."
01/13/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD, and the topic is, "At the Intersection of Metabolism and Angiogenesis: New Lessons for Making Blood Vessels?"
01/06/2010: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, and the topic is, "Molecular Imaging of Cardiovascular Phenotype: New Diagnostic Paradigms on the Horizon."
12/16/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Listen to Ira Ockene, MD, discuss "The Lawrence Latino Diabetes Prevention Project: What is Translational Research so Difficult?"
12/09/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Listen to Richard N. Channick, MD, discuss "Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: Current Approaches and Controversies"
12/02/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Listen to Michael A. Fifer, MD, discuss "HCM - the Most Interesting Heart Disease"
11/11/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Institute for Health Policy.
11/04/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Michael Simons, MD, Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, and the topic is about therapeutic arteriogenesis.
10/28/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Rodney Falk, MD, and the topic is, "Marching to a different rhythm: conundrums in the diagnosis and management of cardiac amyloidosis."
10/21/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Catherine M. Otto, MD, and the topic is, "Calcific aortic stenosis: new concepts in disease pathophysiology."
10/14/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Henry Gewirtz, MD, and the topic is an update on quantitative PET for Dx for CAD extent and location.
10/07/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Kenneth L. Baughman, MD, and the topic is about peripartum cardiomyopathy.
10/05/2009: Heart Disease in Women - 2009 Update
Heart Disease in Women 2009 Update brings together experts in women's heart health to discuss how to best diagnose and treat this population.
09/30/2009: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O’Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building. This week's Cardiology Grand Rounds speaker is Mihai Gheorghiade, MD, and the topic is about acute heart failure syndromes.
06/08/2009: Internal Medicine: Comprehensive Review and Update 2009
A Harvard Department of Continuing Education CME course for family practice, general practice, physician assistants and internists.
Advanced research on coronary artery disease
In a segment produced by ABC News, Thomas Wang, MD, cardiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, explains some of the innovative research done on the root causes of coronary artery disease.
Risk factors for heart disease
Risk factors for heart disease include smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, family history of heart disease and high cholesterol. Learn what you can do to overcome your risk for heart disease.
Malissa Wood, MD, explains how the symptoms of heart attack are different in women than in men
Malissa Wood, MD, Co-Director of the Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center describes the heart attack symptoms that are unique to women, and why treatment of heart disease should be gender-specific.
Sekar Kathiresan, MD, explains what you can do to lower your risk of developing coronary artery disease
Sekar Kathiresan, MD, Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center says counteracting your genetic risk is within your control. Learn more about coronary artery disease, who is most at risk and about Mass General's Heart Attack Prevention Program, focused on people with a family history of the disease.
Aaron Baggish, MD, warns that even highly active people can develop heart disease
Aaron Baggish, MD, Associate Director for the Cardiovascular Performance Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center explains how heart problems are diagnosed in highly active people and how Mass General specialists help them exercise safely to reduce the risk of heart attack.
Stephanie Moore, MD, describes your risk for heart failure if you have a family history of this condition
Stephanie Moore, MD, cardiologist in the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program at the Mass General Heart Center says if a close relative suffered from heart failure, you should be screened for other health issues that can put you at higher risk. Learn more about the early signs of heart failure and the various treatments available, from medications to pacemakers to transplants.
Dr. Patrick Ellinor, cardiologist at the Mass General Heart Center, says you should discuss your condition with your doctor
Dr. Patrick Ellinor, cardiologist at the Mass General Heart Center, says you should discuss your condition with your doctor, since many people who could benefit from specific treatments are not aware of them.
