Cardiovascular Grand Rounds
2009-10
ACADEMIC YEAR

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 Sept      2009

 

15

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 29

 

 Oct

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13

20

27

  

 Nov

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10

17

24

 

 Dec

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  8

15

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29

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12

19

26

 

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  9

16

23

 

 Mar

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  9

16

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30

 Apr

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 June

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       †   10th Annual Richard Savington Crampton Lectureship
   29th Annual Marjorie and Jaye Grollman Lectureship


Sept. 15, 2009

"Mitral Valve Surgery"

Irving L. Kron, MD
 
Professor of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  • discuss the results and indications for mitral valve repair
  • describe the rationale for NHLBI trials in ischemic mitral valve disease

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Sept. 22, 2009 

"Device Therapy in Heart Failure:
The Good and Bad of Evolving Technologies
for American's Healthcare"

Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine Associate Editor, American Heart Journal
Duke University
Durham, NC
 

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  • discuss the evolving evidence for device-based therapies for heart failure
  • evaluate the limitations and gaps in knowledge of device-based therapy in heart failure

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Sept. 29, 2009 

"Cardiovascular MRI without Resorting to Breathholds:
Applications Suitable to Acutely Ill Patients"

Andrew E. Arai, MD
Senior Investigator
 Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  • describe limitations of conventional cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) methods performed on short breathholds,  particularly with regard to acutely ill patients
  • identify new MRI methods that can produce high quality CMR images without a need for a breathhold
  • discuss clinical applications that can benefit from high quality non-breathhold CMR methods

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Oct. 6, 2009

"Cryoablation of Atrial Fibrillation"

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD
Professor of Medicine
Vice-Chairman of Cardiology
Pauley Heart Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
 

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  • discuss new treatments of atrial fibrillation
  • identify the role of new antiarrhythmic agents
  • describe the role of ablation
  • discuss he prognosis of atrial fibrillation

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Oct. 13, 2009  

"A Combined Minimal Invasive Epicardial
and Percutaneous Endocardial Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
"

Mark I. M. LaMeir, MD
Department of CardiothoracicSurgery
University Hospital of Maastricht
Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  • discuss the treatment of atrial fibrillation
  • describe hybrid procedures
  • discuss collaboration between EP and cardiac surgeons

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Oct. 20, 2009  

"Genomics"

Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Genomic Medicine
Duke University Institute of Genomic
Sciences & Policy
Duke University
Durham, NC
 

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  • describe the basic concepts of genomic analysis as well as of "personalized medicine" and the relevant technological breakthroughs that lead to the possibilities of personalized cardiovascular medicine
  • identify the novel approaches that the genome is allowing in classifying cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular events and the challenges that genomic and personalized medicine face before the concepts can be fully embraced and adopted clinically.

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Oct. 27, 2009    

"Clinical Trial: TRILOGY-ACS
(prasugrel)"

Matthew T. Roe, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Duke University
Durham, NC 

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  • describe the duration of anti-platelet benefit post-MI
  • discuss the balancing of ischemic vs bleeding risks
  • identify recent advances in anti-platelet therapies
  • discuss future approaches and directions

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Nov 3, 2009

No CGR 

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Nov. 10, 2009 

"Preventive Cardiology in the 21st Century"

Carlos R. Ayers, MD
  Edward W. and Betty Knight Scripps
Professor of Internal Medicine
in Preventive Cardiology
Cardiovascular Division
University of Virginia
School of Medicine


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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

  1. discuss the evolution of drug therapy in hypertension
  2. discuss a comprehensive approach to treating dyslipidemia 
  3. describe the role of insulin resistance in cardiovascular disease

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Nov. 17, 2009

No CGR:
AHA National Conference
Orlando, FL

Top


Nov. 24, 2009 

Holiday - No CGR


Dec. 1, 2009  

"Bacterial Endocarditis"

W. Michael Scheld, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine and
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery
Division of Infectious Diseases and
International Health
UVa Health System
Charlottesville, VA

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

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Dec. 8, 2009 

"Cardiac MRI and Cardiac
Resynchronization Therapy"

Kenneth C. Bilchick, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Division
UVa Health system
Charlottesville, VA
 

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

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Dec. 15, 2009   

"MRI of Myocardial Function: Research"

Frederick H. Epstein, PhD
 Associate Professor of Radiology,
Radiology Research
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

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Dec. 22, 2009 

Holiday
No CGR

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Dec. 29, 2009  

Holiday
No CGR

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Jan 5, 2010  

"Integrated EMR Project"

C. Michael Valentine, MD
Stroobants Heart Center
Director, Cardiac Progressive Care Unit
Lynchburg General Hospital
Lynchburg, VA

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

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Jan. 12, 2010  

"title"  

name, MD

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Jan. 19, 2010   

"title"  

Pamela K. Mason, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Virginia Health System
Charlotttesville, VA

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Jan. 26, 2010 

"title"  

Michael Ragosta, III, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Virginia Health system
Charlottesville, VA

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

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Feb. 2, 2010  
Women's Heart Month

"title"  

Alan J. Binder, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

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Learning Objectives:    Following the lecture, participants should be able to:

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Feb. 9, 2010  
Women's Heart Month

"title"  

Lawrence W. Gimple, MD
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Director, Clinical Cardiology
Co-director, Heart and Vascular Center
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

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Learning Objectives:    Following this case-based presentation, participants should be able to:

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Feb. 16, 2010 
Women's Heart Month

"title"  

J. Randall Moorman, MD
 Professor of Medicine,
Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

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Feb. 23, 2010  
Women's Heart Month

"title"  

name, M.D.

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Mar. 2, 2010    

"title"  

Sandeep Kamath, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Virginia Health system
Charlottesville, VA

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Mar. 9, 2010 

"title"  

name, M.D.

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Mar. 16, 2010 

NO CGR
ACC Conference
Orlando Mar 14-16

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Mar. 23, 2010

"title"  

name, M.D.

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Mar. 30, 2010  

"title"  

name, M.D.

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Apr. 6, 2010  

"title"  

name, M.D.

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Apr. 13, 2010  

"title"  

name, M.D.

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April 20, 2010

"title"  

name, M.D.

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April 27, 2010 

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name, M.D.

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May 4, 2010  

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May 11, 2010 

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May 18, 2010 

"title"  

name, M.D.

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May 25, 2010  

"title"  

name, M.D.

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June 1, 2010  

"title"  

name, M.D.

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June 8, 2010  

"title"  

name, M.D.

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June 15, 2010  

"title"  

name, M.D.

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June 15th completes the Cardiovascular
Grand Rounds series for 2009-10. 
CGR will resume September, 2010.  


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