Abstract posters presented at the American College of Cardiology 2014, 63rd Annual Scientific Session and Expo, in Washington, D.C., March:
- Shaukat Khan, Ph.D., Lionel J. Malebranche, M.D., Mitchell Saltzberg, M.D., Michael Banbury, M.D., Angela DiSabatino, RN, MS, Andrea Squire, RN, and Takeshi Tsuda, M.D., “Enhanced Bioactive TGF-β Levels in the Myocardium Suggests Early Pathological Transition in Asymptomatic Severe Mitral Regurgitation.” Named Session and Expo Best Fellow-in-Training Poster.
- Pranav P. Kansara, MBBS, MS, Subba Reddy Vanga, MBBS, MS, Sandra Weiss, M.D., William Weintraub, M.D., and Ehsanur Rahman, M.D., “What is the Impact of New or Presumed New Left Bundle Branch Block on In-Hospital Mortality Compared to Known Left Bundle Branch Block in Patients Presenting with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome?”
- Pranav P. Kansara, MBBS, MS, Anitha Rajamanickam, M.D., Sandra Weiss M.D., Ehsanur Rahman, M.D., James T. Hopkins, M.D., Edward Goldenberg M.D., Michael Kostal, M.D., Michael Stillabower, M.D., and William Weintraub, M.D., “Understanding the Pathophysiology of Apical Ballooning Syndrome, A Step Closer!”
- Pranav Kansara, MBBS, MS, Subba Reddy Vanga, MBBS, MS, Sandra Weiss, M.D., William Weintraub, M.D., and Ehsanur Rahman, M.D., “How Often Is Left Main or Left Anterior Descending Artery the Culprit Vessel in Patients Presenting with New or Presumed New Left Bundle Branch Block and Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome?”
- Zaher Fanari, M.D., and Wasif A. Qureshi, M.D., “Traumatic Myocardial Infarction in a Young Athletic Patient after a Sports Injury.”
- Zaher Fanari, M.D., and Wasif A. Qureshi, M.D., “Percutaneous Angioplasty of Critical Subclavian Artery Stenosis in a Patient with Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome with the Support of Impella Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device.”
- Subba Reddy Vanga, MBBS, MS, Pranav Kansara, MBBS, MS, Angela DiSabatino, RN, MS, Sandra Weiss, M.D., and William Weintraub, M.D., “Prevalence and Outcomes of STEMI Patients Who Were on Chronic Vitamin K Antagonist Therapy at the Time of Presentation.”
William Weintraub, M.D., presented two cases:
- “A Patient with Two-Vessel CAD Involving Proximal LAD, Low-Risk Findings on Non-invasive Testing, Receiving No or Minimal Anti-Ischemic Medical Therapy, Who Has Class I or II Angina.”
- “CABG Is Best.”
Dr. Weintraub also chaired the ACC/AHA Task Force on Data Standards Committee meeting and co-chaired a session titled, “Controversies in Interventional Cardiology.”