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Author(s): Steven R Sigman Added: 3 years ago
Although less common than other forms of cardiomyopathy, cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), both as part of a systemic process and in its isolated form, is an important, and increasingly recognized disorder. This is felt to be due, in part, to advances in cardiac imaging and heightened awareness of the disorder.1,2 CS is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, including sudden cardiac death… View more
Personal History Dr Garrick Colin Stewart is a Cardiologist who specialises in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology in Boston, Massachusetts.1 Academic History Dr Stewart obtained his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2003. He then completed his Residency in Internal Medicine (2006), Cardiology Fellowship (2011) and Advanced Heart Failure and… View more
Job title: Director, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Dr. Kusano is the Chief Director of Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and also the Director of Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology at National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. He is also the affiliate professor of Okayama and Kumamoto University. His medical interest is cardiac clinical electrophysiology (devices, catheter ablation, inherited arrhythmias and cardiac… View more
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Cardiology Specialist
Personal History Dr Ron Blankstein is a Clinical Cardiologist, Researcher and Professor of Medicine affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Academic History Dr Blankstein received his Medical Degree from Rush Medical College in 2001. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency (2002 - 2004) and a Cardiology Fellowship (2004 - 2007) at the University… View more
Job title: Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Dr Shanmugam graduated from King’s College, University of London with a BSc (Hons) in 1998. He trained on the South West London Cardiology rotation and completed specialist cardiology training in 2013. He completed an international fellowship at the National Heart Centre/Duke-NUS Singapore in device therapy and advanced cardiac imaging, before being appointed as a consultant cardiologist in… View more
Author(s): Jun Jie-Zhang Added: 5 years ago
Dr Jun Jie-Zhang (Ninjang Medical University, CN) discusses ULTIMATE - A randomised trial intravascular ultrasound guidance of coronary drug-eluting stent implantation in an all-comers patient population. Filmed by Radcliffe Cardiology on site at TCT 2018. View more
Author(s): Melody Hermel , Rebecca Duffy , Alexander Orfanos , et al Added: 3 years ago
One of the fundamental principles of evidence-based medicine is that clinical care should be based on data derived from appropriately designed trials, registries, and observational data from patients. The best available evidence is then used to develop guidelines for clinical care, assess quality, measure performance, and improve patient outcomes. The highest level of evidence in clinical… View more
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Author(s): Ankur Kalra Added: 3 years ago
I am excited to bring you the Spring 2019 issue of US Cardiology Review. This is my second issue as the incumbent Editor-in-Chief, and my first as Member of the Staff, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. I have made a concerted effort in reaching out to colleagues who I have trained and worked with at different stages in my career to contribute to this issue. They are… View more
Author(s): Darwin Jeyaraj , David S Rosenbaum Added: 3 years ago
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US with 700,000 deaths annually, of which 460,000 are attributable to sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCD is usually attributed to ventricular fibrillation (VF). Despite recent reductions in cardiac mortality from other causes, the incidence of SCD remains high with minimal decline in the last decade. The large majority of patients who suffer life… View more
Author(s): David S Rosenbaum Added: 3 years ago
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US with 700,000 deaths annually, of which 460,000 are attributable to sudden cardiac death (SCD).1,2 SCD is usually attributed to ventricular fibrillation (VF). Despite recent reductions in cardiac mortality from other causes, the incidence of SCD remains high with minimal decline in the last decade. The large majority of patients who suffer life… View more