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Coronary Stenting and the Impact of Report Cards on the Public Health

James McCabe, MD, discusses public reporting transparency and its effects on behavior changes among physicians looking through the lens of coronary artery stenting.

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Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators: Issues of Over and Under Utilization

Todd Dardas, MD, MS, an attending physician in heart failure transplant cardiology at the University of Washington Medical Center, discusses the role of symptoms in ICD implant determination.

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Detecting and Evaluating Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure Patients

Tatiana Sadak, PhD, PMHNP, ARNP, Associate Professor of Geriatric Mental Health at the Nursing University of Washington School of Nursing, describes the prevalence and patterns of cognitive impairment in heart failure patients.

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Preventing Heart Failure Admissions: Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

Gregory Wood, MD, MS, reviews the indications for CardioMEMS implantation, the basic principles for medication adjustment when managing a patient by PA pressure and describes the phases of management of a CardioMEMS patient.

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UW Cardiac Team First in World to Perform Novel Heart-Valve Procedure

On July 17, a UW Medicine team performed the first-ever catheter-based surgical laceration to replace a failing artificial aortic valve.

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Newer Anticoagulants: Can ACHD Patients Use Them?

Karen Stout, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, reviews a variety of new anticoagulant drugs available that are widely used in patients with acquired cardiovascular disease...

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Patient Reported Outcome Measures Implications for Engaging Patients

Danielle Lavallee, PharmD, PhD discusses patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and itdentifies callenges and future opportunities for PRO implementation in clinical settings.

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Approach to Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Jordan Prutkin, MD, MHS, covers assessing the impact of AF on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the application of anticoagulation management and identifying when to use rate and rhythm management options.

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The Impact of Diabetes in Heart Failure

Kevin D. O’Brien, MD, FAHA, discusses the relationship of diabetes and its complications for increased risk for heart failure.

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Adherence and Medications to Avoid in Heart Failure

Jennifer Beckman, MSN, ARNP, CHFN, discusses general principles related to medication avoidance and adherence specific to the heart failure population.

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ISHLT 2017 Annual Meeting: Updates on VADs

Shin Lin, MD, PhD gives an overview on the two basic types of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).

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Heart in a Box Technology

UW Medicine Regional Heart Center is first in the nation to use the “heart in a box” technology in a clinical trial, which enables a beating heart to be transported for use in a transplant surgery.