On Saturday, November 14, 2020 there was an interesting session evaluating new data that impacts the care of patients with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. For those of us involved in the daily care of these patients, we welcome new insights to help improve outcomes in this high risk patient population. First, Dr. Mary … Read more
I recently had the opportunity to be part of a team looking at the ‘evidence base and quality’ of recommendations enumerated in the current American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines for peripheral vascular interventions. The study led by my friend and colleague, Dr Partha Sardar, and Dr Herbert Aronow of the Warren Alpert Medical … Read more
Scientific knowledge is constantly evolving, and scientific meetings change over time to stay current with the target audience. Sometimes a revamp of the conference name is timely. For example, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) retitled its annual Renal Week to Kidney Week in 2011 to move away from using nomenclature that might confuse the … Read more