Pulse

Briefs

A clinical trial to watch, the U’s new cardiology chief, conquering Mount Everests.

Heart Attack or Broken Heart?

The cause of apical ballooning syndrome, which mimics myocardial infarction, is a mystery.

Citizens’ Arrest

A St. Cloud physician wants to reduce the number of deaths from sudden cardiac arrest by training every member of the public in CPR.

Harbingers of Heart Disease

University of Minnesota researchers say that preventing cardiovascular events requires identifying heart disease long before patients have symptoms.

Quality Rounds

Rehabbing Referral Rates

Interview by Scott D. Smith

Cardiac rehabilitation reduces mortality among patients who’ve had a cardiovascular event. Why aren’t physicians referring more patients for services?

End Notes

The Foreign Doctor

A Poem by Hector Michelena, M.D.

 


January 2008 | Table of Contents

Cover Story

A Change of Heart

Story by Jeanne Mettner | Illustration John Karapelou

As cardiovascular care has evolved, so have the roles of the physicians who treat heart patients.

Feature

Racing Time

By Kim Kiser

How Minnesota doctors and hospitals have led in reducing door-to-balloon time for heart attack patients.

Perspective

The Stethoscope

By Charles R. Meyer, M.D.

Like a necktie, the instrument signifies much about a physician.

Clinical and Health Affairs

Emerging Therapies for Refractory Angina

By Daniel Satran, M.D., Jay H. Traverse, M.D., Gregory W. Barsness, M.D., Amir Lerman, M.D., Robert D. Simari, M.D., Anil K. Poulose, M.D., Randall K. Johnson, M.D., and Timothy D. Henry, M.D.

 

Advances in Heart Failure: Minnesota’s Role in the NHLBI’s Heart Failure Network

By Bradley A. Bart, M.D.

 

What Physicians Should Know about Coronary Stents

By Charanjit S. Rihal, M.D., M.B.A.

 

Editor's Note

State of the Heart

 

MMA Viewpoint

Focus on Reform, Avoid Distractions

 

MMA News

Medicare Cut Delayed for Six Months
MMA Urges Governor Not to Divert Sick Tax Funds

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