What: New studies and clinical trials and data to be released on interventional cardiology, percutaneous intervention (PCI), including use of angioplasty, renal artery stenting, bare metal stents and drug eluting stents
Who:
Bonnie Weiner, M.D., M.S.E.C., M.B.A., FSCAI
President, SCAI
Interim Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Medicine,
St Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center
Boston, MA.
She has authored or co-authored over 75 papers including longitudinal studies involving the investigation and treatment of atherosclerosis, thrombolysis, and restenosis as well as basic cardiovascular research.
Steven R. Bailey, M.D., FSCAI
Secretary, SCAI
Interim Chief of Division of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Janey Briscoe Distinguished Chair
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
Dr. Bailey is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners, and he holds subspecialty board certification in Cardiovascular disease and Interventional cardiology.
Why: Numerous studies, trials and data reporting are released at the European Society for Cardiology Congress 2007 (ESC 2007), which begins September 1 and concludes September 5, 2007, in Vienna, Austria. ESC 2007 is a medical conference that attracts cardiology experts and leaders from around the world.
When: As requested from September 2–5, 2007
When: New studies, data and trial results will be released beginning September 2, 2007, at 8:01 am Vienna time.
Specific studies of interest: