What is the role of revascularization in the management of stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD)? Stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) is a condition that results in decreased blood supply to the myocardium, most commonly due to atherosclerotic plaques of epicardial...Read More

What is the role of MitraClip percutaneous therapy for patients with symptomatic heart failure and secondary mitral valve regurgitation? In patients with advanced heart failure, dilatation of the left ventricular chamber often occurs. This causes the mitral valve apparatus to...Read More

What is the role of transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis? Alain Cribier performed the first human TAVR April 2002 in Rouen, France. This first TAVR patient was a 57-year-old man with severe AS who...Read More

What evidence based medical therapies are available for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? Approximately 6.5 million Americans have heart failure currently, and this number is expected to rise in coming years. One half of these patients have...Read More