The included MP3-formated audio files were recorded at the NewEra Cardiac Care 2003 conference, held January 3-5, 2003, in Dana Point, California.
Presentation titles link directly to MP3 audio files.
Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Evolution from Bridge to Transplant to Long-Term Destination Therapy
Presenter: Eric A. Rose, MD
Objectives: a) Explain the survival and quality-of-life benefits of destination therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure, and b) discuss improvements in device design and patient management, which may improve outcomes.
Heart Failure: Cardiac Restraint Therapy
Presenter: Mercedes K.C. Dullum, MD
Objectives: a) Recognize the indications for cardiac restraint therapy for heart failure, and b) describe the techniques of cardiac restraint therapy.
Mitral Reconstruction in Heart Failure Patients
Presenter: David H. Adams, MD
Objectives: a) Exaplain Carpentier classification of mitral dysfunction, b) discuss the impact of mitral regurgitation in survival, c) describe current techniques of valve reconstruction, and d) summarize outcomes data following mitral reconstruction.
Cellular Approaches to Preventing Heart Failure
Presenter: Richard D. Weisel, MD
Objectives: Describe the latest developments in cell transplantation to prevent heart failure, including a comparison of cell types and the potential mechanisms of the beneficial cells.
Minimally Invasive Biventricular Lead Placement in Patients with Heart Failure
Presenter: W. Douglas Boyd, MD
Objectives: a) Explain the role of thoracoscopic approaches for lead placement and the clinical experience to date, and b) determine future clinical feasibility.
