Thursday evenings, February 25 – April 1, 2010
7:00 to 8:45 p.m., 513 Parnassus Avenue
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Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are the leading causes of death and disability in men and women in the United States. To provide the most advanced and effective treatments, the UCSF Heart and Vascular Center brings together leading cardiologists, cardiac and vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists and other specialists with a team approach that addresses the most challenging cardiovascular problems. Recent data demonstrates that you can have a positive impact on reducing your risk of cardiovascular disease through life style changes. This course will provide a comprehensive review of these complex, but now preventable and treatable, conditions.
Course Chair Bio / Course Overview / Why should you attend?
Course Chair: Michael S. Conte, MD
Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
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February 25
Atrial Fibrillation: Unlocking the Mystery
of the Most Common Heart Arrhythmia
Gregory Marcus, MD,
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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March 4
Coronary Artery Disease: Medical Treatment,
Interventions, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
Which Treatment is Best For You?
Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Interventional Cardiology;
Director of Translational Cardiac Stem Cell Program;
Director of Peripheral Interventional Cardiology Program;
Co-Director of the UCSF Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
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March 11
Understanding Heart Failure:
Causes, Treatments, and Innovative New Strategies
for Living Well
Dana McGlothlin, MD,
Assistant Professor of Medicine;
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program;
Associate Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program;
Medical Director, Coronary Care Unit
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March 18
Peripheral Arterial Disease: When Does
“Poor Circulation” Really Become a Disease?
Michael S. Conte, MD,
Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular and
Endovascular Surgery;
Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center
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March 25
Prevention: Reducing Your Risk of Heart
Attack and Stroke
William Grossman, MD,
Charles and Helen Schwab Endowed Chair in
Preventive Cardiology; Director, Center for
Prevention of Heart & Vascular Disease
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April 1
When to Repair Heart Valves
Scot H. Merrick, MD, Professor of Surgery;
Chief, Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery;
Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
