clinton.herring@heart.org If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what does that make a live simulation worth? A million? I’d argue that the experience of seeing hemodynamics come to life was pretty much magical! We’ve all had those times when we are struggling to understand the patient’s physiology. The University of Arizona TAH/VAD simulator shared … Read more
American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session consists of hundreds of talks from a wide range of presenters including students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculties at different levels. Seating in various #AHA17 sessions makes me think about what William Yeats, one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature, said years ago: “I always think great speakers convince … Read more
Going to a conference is an exciting time. Walking into the conference hall with all the anticipation of meeting new people. Some that one only have the opportunity to see at one meeting or another, and learn more things that will reignite the passion that drove researchers to science in the first place. Conferences are … Read more
Kicking off the #AHA17 session on Closing the Gap on Disparities: Practical Strategies and Implementation, Dr. Michelle Albert out of UCSF fits an astonishingly large amount of information into a succinct 15-minute talk on Improving Cardiovascular Risk in African Americans. She alludes to her research on psychological stress in the context of cardiovascular well-being being … Read more
At large meetings like the AHA Scientific Sessions, the pediatric presence is usually smaller and less ubiquitous than our adult counterparts. For trainees and junior faculty, it can be intimidating to navigate for the first time, but the CVDY Early Career Networking Luncheon is a great way to ease into it. Not only do you … Read more
As many of you may know, I recently joined twitter and am enjoying the challenge of learning a new (to me) social media tool. I must say, however, that I am always forgetting the hashtags on my tweets. So, I decided that there is no better way to remind myself than to make my own … Read more
I was in medical school when the JAMA paper came out that reported superiority with sodium bicarbonate IV fluids over normal saline in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury. This was a Big Deal. Kidney injury is associated with prolonged hospital stays and increased risk of death. I recall carefully making a note of the exact … Read more
Next to the great talks, there are also great posters at the American Heart Association. Some of these posters I would like to highlight in this blog. Muna Hammash presented that interventions such as psychoeducational before and after ICD insertion may improve perceived control and, in turn, quality of life. Dr. Misook Chung … Read more
Whether you are a junior graduate student or an established faculty, there is always something that you can learn. Whether you want to write your very first pre-doctoral fellowship grant or learn how to tweet about your center’s accomplishments, there is always someone that you can count on as your guide. That was the first … Read more
This year’s AHA Scientific Sessions has already provided the medical community with a number of excellent studies. The “GATEWAY” trial addresses the role of bariatric surgery and its effect on hypertension.1 Patients with morbid obesity are well known to be at risk for a litany of cardiorespiratory complications such as hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, atrial … Read more