ACC 2022: Late-breaking Science Video Collection

Published: 05 April 2022

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Overview

Our regular review series View from the Thoraxcenter hosted by Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen (Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL) provide a concise analysis of the late-breaking science results and spotlight impactful data. 

For a deeper dive into key clinical trial data, Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA)talks with principal investigators in her regular Late-Breaker Discussion Series

Short, accessible Expert Interviews were conducted with select faculty focusing on the results, applicability, and impact on future research.

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Part 1

View from the Thoraxcenter

In this concise episode of View from the Thoraxcenter, Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen (Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL) offer their analysis of the late-breaking trials that will be presented at ACC 2022.

Part 3

Expert Interviews

Faculty Biographies

Harriette Van Spall

Harriette Van Spall

Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of E-Health and Virtual Care

Dr Harriette Van Spall is an Associate Professor of Medicine and cardiologist and serves as Director of E-Health at McMaster University, Canada. She completed her medical and postgraduate clinical training at the University of Toronto and earned a Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University, US. Dr Van Spall is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded clinical trialist and researcher with a focus on heart failure, health services, and health disparities.

She has garnered more than $4 million in research funding, has won several research awards, and has published her work in high-impact medical journals. She is an invited speaker, media correspondent, and editorial board member active in peer review at several high-impact medications journals and grant funding agencies, including Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Dr Van Spall is an Editorial Board…

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Gregg C Fonarow

Gregg C Fonarow

Professor and Clinical Co-Chief of Cardiology

Personal History

Dr Gregg Curtis Fonarow is a Cardiologist and Professor based in the Los Angeles area. 

 

Academic History

In 1987, he obtained his M.D. from the University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine. He then completed his internship, residency and fellowship between 1988-1993 at the UCLA School of Medicine.1

His research interests centre on heart failure management, preventative cardiology, disease management and implementing treatment systems to improve clinical outcome.1

 

Career Overview

Dr Fonarow serves as Co-Chief of UCLA's Division of Cardiology, Director of the Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, and Co-director of UCLA's Preventative Cardiology Program.1, 2

In 2003, he became Professor of Medicine and was awarded the Eliot Corday…

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Tariq Ahmad

Tariq Ahmad

Chief of Heart Failure

Dr Tariq Ahmad is Chief of Heart Failure at Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr Ahmad is a cardiologist who specialises in treating patients with end-stage heart failure and heart transplants. He also cares for patients with cardiomyopathies, which are diseases of the heart muscle, and advanced valvular diseases. 

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