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Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in adults worldwide.1 Coronary angiography (CAG) is the gold standard method for evaluating atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD).2 It is conventionally performed via the trans-femoral (TF) route. Recently, however, the trans-radial (TR) route has become the preferred way.3 The TR route offers better procedure comfort, shorter hospitalization […]

Michael Picard, AHA 2019 – Results for the ISCHEMIA trials

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Published Online: Dec 11th 2019

Michael Picard (Cardiologist and Emeritus Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA) speaks to us about the topic of his presentation ‘Late Breaking Science II: Results for the Ischemia Trials: To Intervene or Not to Intervene’, presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2019.

Speaker’s Disclosures: Dr. Picard has nothing to declare in relation to this video interview.

Questions:

1. Please can you tell us about the ISCHEMIA research presented today at AHA 2019? (0:30)

2. Do you think that physicians will be able to take this research and apply it to day-to-day practice right away? (6:57)

3. What future research do you think still needs to be done? (7:47)

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