Learn about the latest developments in heart disease and related conditions. This course, presented by leading national experts from the UCSF Division of Cardiology and Department of Surgery, will discuss key elements in the development of heart disease, including normal and abnormal physiology, prevention, and the latest in drug therapy, stents and surgery.
Course Chair: Michael H. Crawford, MD, professor of medicine; Lucie Stern chair in cardiology, chief of clinical cardiology; UCSF Medical Center.
October 26
Pathophysiology of Atherosclerotic Heart Disease: Implications for Diagnosis
Michael H. Crawford, MD, professor of medicine; Lucie Stern chair in cardiology; chief of clinical cardiology, UCSF Medical Center.
November 2
Treatment of Atherosclerotic Heart Disease: Drugs, Stents or Surgery?
Andrew Michaels, MD, assistant professor of medicine; co-director, adult cardiac catheterization laboratory, Division of Cardiology.
November 9
Prevention of Atherosclerotic Heart and Vascular Disease: Who Needs Drug Therapy?
William Grossman, MD, FACC, Meyer Friedman distinguished professor of medicine; chief, Division of Cardiology.
November 16
Treatment of Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease
Louis Messina, MD, professor and chief, Division of Vascular Surgery; vice chair, Department of Surgery.
November 30
Heart Valve Disease: Pathology, Diagnosis, Treatment
Jonathan Zaroff, MD, assistant professor of medicine; director, coronary care unit, UCSF Medical Center.
December 3
Electives, Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
December 7
The Failing Heart: New Treatments Reduce the Need for Cardiac Transplantation
Eduardo Rame, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Cardiology.
