Cardiology Grand Rounds 2002-2003

September 6, 2002
“Local Arterial Wall Biomanipulation:  Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Atherosclerosis and Restenosis”
Marvin J. Slepian, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, Interventional Cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

September 13, 2002
“Cardiology Pathology Autopsy Case Conference”
Corinne Fligner, MD, Associate Professor, Pathology and Director, Decedent Affairs/Autopsy Services, University of Washington Medical Center

September 20, 2002
“Progression and Regression of Atherosclerosis:  Cholesterol Versus Inflammation”
William E. Connor, MD, Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

September 27, 2023
“Pathogenesis of Aortic Stenosis”
Kevin D. O’Brien, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

October 4, 2002
“Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome”
Sanjay Kaul, MD, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

October 11, 2002
“Oxidants, Antioxidants and Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture”
Jay Heinecke, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington

October 18, 2002
“Stage A to D Heart Failure.  What’s New and What are the Options?”
Michael Fowler, MB, FRCP, Medical Director, Cardiomyopathy Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California

October 25, 2002
“Ghrelin:  A Novel Hormone Involved in Appetite and Body-Weight Regulation”
David E. Cummings, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington

November 1, 2002
“Transthoracic Cardioversion and Defibrillation”
Richard L. Page, MD, Robert A. Bruce Professor of Medicine, Head of Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

November 15, 2002
“Depression and Heart Disease:  Mortality, Morbidity, Care, Costs and Quality of Life”
Richard C. Veith, MD Professor and Chairman and Mark D. Sullivan, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington

November 22, 2002
“Vitamin E:  Does It Prevent Heart Disease (or Cancer)?  The Evidence From Epidemiology and Clinical Trials”
Jeffrey Probstfield, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

December 6, 2002
“Cardiology Pathology Autopsy Case Conference”
Corinne Fligner, MD, Associate Professor, Pathology and Director, Decedent Affairs/Autopsy Services, University of Washington Medical Center

December 13, 2002
“Carotid Stenting”
Samir R. Kapadia, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

December 20, 2002
‘The Losartan Intervention For Endpoint Reduction (LIFE) Trial:  Implications for “Real World” Practice’
Suzanne Oparil, MD, Professor of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics, Director, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham

January 3, 2003
“The Final Results of ALLHAT”
Jeffrey Probstfield, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington

January 10, 2003
“Stroke In Atrial Fibrillation, Is It The Appendage to Blame?”
Nour Juratli, MD, Electrophysiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

January 17, 2003
“Insulin Therapy for the Cardiologist, Why and How?”
Irl Hirsch, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Diabetes Care Center, University of Washington

January 24, 2003
“Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy”
Kelley Branch, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

January 31, 2003
“Drug Eluting Stents:  The Final Answer?”
Larry S. Dean, MD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Director, University of Washington Regional Heart Center, University of Washington Medical Center
 
February 7, 2003
“Statin Therapy in Congestive Heart Failure”
Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, Fellow, Health Services Research & Development, Puget Sound VA Health Care Center, University of Washington

February 14, 2003
“Longitudinal Studies – Past, Present and Future”
Richard Kronmal, PhD, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington

February 21, 2003
 “B-Adrenergic Receptors in Heart Failure:  New Directions for Treatment”
Jeanne Vesey, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington
 
February 28, 2003
“Diabetes and Endothelial Dysfunction:  Mechanisms of Reduced Nitric Oxide Bioavailability”
Francis Kim, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington

March 7, 2003
“Catecholamine Storm:  Cardiac Manifestations of CNS Catastrophes”
Brian Keeffe, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

March 14, 2003
“Novel Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease”
Jeffrey Anderson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief of Cardiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah

March 21, 2003
“New Applications and Innovations in Cardiovascular MRI”
Robert Weiss, MD, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
 
March 28, 2003
“Need For More Reliable Assessment of Risk Factors For Vascular Disease”
Rory Collins, MBBS, FACC, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK

April 4, 2003
“Cardiology Pathology Autopsy Case Conference”
Corinne Fligner, MD, Associate Professor, Pathology and Director, Decedent Affairs/Autopsy Services, University of Washington Medical Center

April 11, 2003
“Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor and Sudden Cardiac Death”
Nona Sotoodehnia, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington
 
April 18, 2003
“Genetic Basis for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:  Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment”
Murray Visiting Professor, Robert Roberts, MD, Chief of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
 
April 25, 2003
“Role of Renin-Angiotensin Blockade on the Cardiovascular Continuum”
Inderjit Anand, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota and Director of Heart Failure Program, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 2, 2003
“Class Effect:  Are All Drugs of the Same Class Interchangeable?”
Curt D. Furberg, MD, PhD, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

May 16, 2003
“How To Be An Effective Consultant”
Timothy Fleming, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

May 23, 2003
“Contrast Echo Up-To-Date:  Clinical Applications”
Melda Dolan, MD, Associate Research Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology , Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

May 30, 2003
“Defining the Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta-1 in Atherogenesis”
Andrew Frutkin, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington

June 6, 2003
“Cell Transplantation  Skeletal Muscle Grafting in Infarct Repair”
Elina Minami, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington
 
June 13, 2003
“Improving the Quality of Secondary Coronary Risk Factor Reduction”
James Willems, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington
 
June 20, 2003
“Tetralogy of Fallot in the Adult”
Karen Stout, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington
 
June 27, 2003
“Understanding Vascular Remodeling”
Philip Massey, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington