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Produced by theheart.org, the Fellows’ corner brings cardiology education and news - focused on training, research, and career planning - to listeners all over the world. Through fellow conducted interviews of leading cardiologists, the Fellows’ corner provides a forum to share experience and knowledge while facilitating exchange and promoting optimal practice. Interviews are conducted by fellows from the leading US-based academic institutions and are produced on a monthly basis. If you are a cardiology fellow and interested in participating, send your suggestion to info@theheart.org.
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Episode 20: Asking the right questions in fellowship, training, and academic medicine with Drs Chris O'Connor and Tariq Ahmad
Dr Tariq Ahmad leads this frank discussion with Dr Chris O'Connor about finding the right path from fellowship through to a successful career in academic medicine. Find out about the essential role of mentorship, why it's important to be engaged in research, and why you should never be afraid to fail, as well as the hottest areas in heart-failure research.
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Episode 19 Cardiac CT imaging with Drs Matthew Budoff and Michael Blaha
Cardiac CT imaging has emerged as an important tool in the armamentarium of the clinical cardiologist. What are the best ways to get trained? Cardiology fellow Dr Michael Blaha talks to Dr Matthew Budoff, president of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), about training, how CT imaging is the "mammogram of the heart," the failure of biomarkers to stratify risk, and the issue of radiation risk.
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Episode 18: Improving outcomes for patients with acute HF with Drs Adrian Hernandez and Robb Kociol
Heart failure is the most common discharge diagnosis for patients over 65 years of age, with yearly costs to the US healthcare system estimated at $38 billion. Data show that 25% of patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge and that 90% of readmissions are preventable. What is being done to promote better outcomes? Dr Robb Kociol puts this question to Dr Adrian Hernandez, who has been active with both the Get With The Guidelines for HF and the Hospital to Home initiatives and has published numerous articles pertaining to quality of care, heart-failure outcomes, and clinical effectiveness.
See:
Hernandez AF, Greiner MA, Fonarow GC, et al. Relationship between early physician follow-up and 30-day readmission among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure. JAMA 2010; 303:1716-1722. Abstract.
Don't come back soon: Early follow-up after HF discharge shows early benefit
The revolving hospital door for HF and sensory-implant guides to cut hospitalization risk
Strategies to lower hospital readmission rates
Hospital-to-Home National Quality Improvement Initiative
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Episode 17: Pursuing a career in global cardiovascular disease research with Drs Tom Gaziano and Jerry Bloomfield
Aging populations, modified lifestyles, and changing environments in developing countries have contributed to making cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death worldwide. As 80% of cardiovascular disease occurs outside developed nations, more research in global cardiovascular disease is essential to understand and address the burden of this disease. In this episode, Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellow Dr Jerry Bloomfield asks respected mentor Dr Tom Gaziano about career opportunities in global research, the importance of mentorship, current areas of opportunity, and the importance of serendipity in career development.
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Bloomfield GS, Huffman MD. Global chronic disease research training for fellows: perspectives, challenges, and opportunities. Circulation 2010 Mar 23;121(11):1365-70. Abstract.
NHLBI Global Health Initiative: Collaborating Centers of Excellence Set to Combat Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries -
Episode 16: Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation: Past, present, and future with Drs Martin Leon and Philippe Généreux
In this insightful interview, Dr Marty Leon shares his experience in transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) with interventional fellow Dr Philippe Genereux. The discussion addresses the pioneering work of Drs Alain Cribier and John Webb, Dr Leon's involvement in the field, important clinical trials such as PARTNER, and lessons learned from the 10 000 procedures performed so far. They also review devices and techniques and ponder the future of TAVI, including insight into collaboration across multiple disciplines to create the ideal heart-valve therapy center.
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Episode 15: Peripheral arterial disease with Drs Kenneth Rosenfield, James Zidar, and W Schuyler Jones
Interventional fellow Dr W Schuyler Jones leads this discussion, with Drs Kenny Rosenfield and Jim Zidar addressing what led them to interest in peripheral arterial—as well as vascular—disease and pointers for fellows interested in pursuing this career path.