CARDIO-CONSULT

Discussion Group and Resource Center

Description

This discussion is for health professionals only. Here we describe the purpose and scope of the group and who would benefit from subscribing.

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Articles, Case Studies, Discussion Threads, FAQs

Selected and edited topics from the CARDIO-CONSULT archives. Includes clinical cases and opinions from leaders in the field of vascular surgery and biology plus highlights from selected medical meetings and symposia.

CARDIO-CONSULT facilitates peer-to-peer communication between members and recognized experts and leaders in cardiovascular medicine. For example, CARDIO-CONSULT sponsors TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION, which are hosted by individual members of the list or guest editors. Topics may include actual case studies that could benefit from peer-to-peer input from members of CARDIO-CONSULT or challenging didactic case studies that stimulate discussion focused on particular therapies.

You may also use CARDIO-CONSULT to update your colleagues on current research or educational activities, to pose questions to colleagues, and to share clinical experiences.

This is a moderated list, which means that messages posted to the list will first be screened for clinical appropriateness by a list moderator.

Participants are encouraged to share clinical experiences with the group. These experiences should be submitted as brief case reports, including the relevant background data.

Clinical Cases, Summaries of Key Research
On a periodic basis, clinical cases provided by guest editors will be presented by the list moderator and discussed in detail with the list participants. Furthermore, list members will receive brief monthly summaries -- CardioConsult Reviews -- of key research published in the fields related to cardiovascular medicine.

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See articles related to the following medical conditions:

Anemias | Aneurism | Angina Pectoris | Arrhthymia | Atrial Fibrillation | Congestive Heart Failure | Coronary Artery Disease | Hemophilia | Hypercholesterolemia | Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) | Myocardial Infarction | Stroke | Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) | Thrombocythemia | Ventricular Fibrillation

Cases

• Prinzmetal angina in a young adult male
• Pregnancy in a patient with CAD
• 19 yo man who developed syncope after physical exercise
• Dilated Right Coronary Artery - is surgery indicated?
• Beta-Blockers in Inferior MI and Complete Heart Block
• Safe Travel for MI Patient
• 42 y/owhite male - TIA
• 41 yo male with atrial fibrillation
• 85 yo female with long-standing atrial fib
• 42 y/o male with angina - Angioplasty
• EKG Quiz: 61 year old man who had an episode of sudden loss of consciousness

Discussions

Searchable Archive of Posts

Cordless Telephones and Pacemakers

Can cordless phones be used safely by patients with pacemakers?

Aortic Regurgitation and Hypertension

When do you prescribe treatment for an asymptomatic patient with severe aortic regurgitation?

Cholesterol levels after MI

Are cholesterol values unreliable after an uncomplicated MI and, if so, when do they become reliable? Should cholesterol-lowering therapy be started right away or "down the road?"

Killer Dream

Did the dream cause the pre-terminal event? or Was the dream a result of the cardiac event?

Right Heart Catheterization and the Risk of Death

Is this a case of "only a poor workman blames his tools"?

Debate on CARE Trial Results

How should results of the CARE trial be interpreted? Should patients be routinely screened for hyperhomocysteinemia? What about Lp(a)? Experts in the field discuss the issues of lipid-lowering strategies for various patient populations.

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