Whitehead Lecture: Dr. Brian Jensen, “Patience is a Prickly Virtue”
Dr. Brian Jensen will be giving this year's annual Whitehead Lecture.
Events
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Cardiovascular Grand Rounds: Dr. Michael Bode, “Protease-activated Receptors in Cardiac Disease”
Speaker: Michael Bode, MD. Cardiology Fellow, UNCTopic: Protease-activated Receptors in Cardiac Disease
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McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Dr. Nikolaos Frangogiannis, “The functional pluralism of fibroblasts in the remodeling myocardium”
Speaker: Nikolaos Frangogiannis, MD: Edmond J Safra/Republic National Bank of New York Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Professor, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.Topic: The functional pluralism of fibroblasts in the remodeling myocardium Additional information from Dr. Frangogiannis: Cardiac fibroblast populations expand following injury and mediate repair, while contributing to adverse remodeling and ventricular … Read more
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Medicine Grand Rounds Craige Lecture, Valentin Fuster “Importance of Primordial Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases”
Dr. Fuster is Physician-in-Chief of Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Medicine Grand Rounds Craige Lecture, Dr. Valentin Fuster, “Importance of Primordial Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases”
Dr. Fuster is Physician-in-Chief of Mount Sinai Hospital.
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2017 North Carolina Cardiovascular Update Conference
This educational activity will provide a refresher on optimal treatment of various cardiovascular diseases. New technologies and drug therapies will be discussed, and challenging cases will be reviewed to put current treatment recommendations in perspective. The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
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McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Christopher Kontos, MD, New Insights into Skeletal Muscle-Endothelial Cell Interactions in Peripheral Artery Disease
Speaker: Christopher Kontos, MD. Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke UniversityTopic: "New Insights into Skeletal Muscle-Endothelial Cell Interactions in Peripheral Artery Disease" Presentation Preview: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is caused by atherosclerotic obstruction of the peripheral arteries, most commonly the legs. The clinical manifestations of PAD include intermittent claudication, characterized by pain with exertion that is … Read more
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Medicine Grand Rounds, Kenneth Ataga, “Pharmacological Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease: Beyond Hydroxyurea”
Dr. Ataga is the director of the UNC Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program. His clinical research is focused on the vasculopathy of sickle cell disease, with an emphasis on pulmonary hypertension and renal complications, and coagulation activation in sickle cell disease. In addition, he has a strong research interest in the development of new therapies for … Read more
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Cardiovascular Grand Rounds: David Lee, MD. Optimal Therapies and Digital Health in Peripheral Artery Disease: There’s an App for That
Speaker: David Lee, MD. Cardiology Fellow, University of North CarolinaTopic: Optimal Therapies and Digital Health in Peripheral Artery Disease: There's an App for That
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Medicine Grand Rounds, Sriram Machineni, “Obesity Management: Leveraging the Heterogeneity of Response”
Dr. Machineni is a new faculty member in Endocrinology. This lecture will cover the complexity of weight regulation, the biological basis of heterogeneity of response to various treatments for obesity, the role of treatment response predictors and offer a pragmatic approach to medical management of obesity. At the New York Nutrition Obesity Research Center, he … Read more