Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Cardiology Grand Rounds

As part of our mission to end cardiovascular disease, The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation offers weekly cardiology Grand Rounds to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in cardiology. These weekly meetings feature topics from the following cardiac specialty areas: congestive heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, heart disease prevention, cardiac surgery, vascular/endovascular and miscellaneous.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Riata ICD Leads: Is there a problem or just a cosmetic issue?

Dr. Raed H. Abdelhadi, Cardiac Electrophysiologist at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, reviews the background for the Riata ICD recall and the available data on the Riata ICD lead, explains the preliminary results for the Riata Multicenter Study, discusses the challenges regarding screening and management and summarizes the Riata Summit.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Decongestive Strategies in Acute Heart Failure

Dr. Steven R. Goldsmith, Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Director of the Heart Failure Program at Hennepin County Medical Center, and Director of the Minnesota Heart Failure Consortium, explains the importance of congestion as a contributor to the pathophysiology of acute heart failure, describes the limits of current decongestive strategies and the promise of newer modalities and discusses emerging insights concerning the relationship between congestion and the cardiorenal syndrom in acute heart failure.