AHA 2021: Late-breaking Science Video Collection

Published: 12 November 2021

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Overview

Our regular review series View from the Thoraxcenter hosted by Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen provide a concise and insightful preview of the late-breaking science presented at AHA Scientific Sessions 2021. 

For a deep-dive, watch Dr Harriette Van Spall's Late-breaking Discussion series on highly expected trials with principal investigators. 

Short, accessible Expert Interviews will be available conducted with select faculty focusing on the results, applicability, and impact on future research.

More from this programme

Part 1

Late-breaker Discussion Series

Part 2

View from the Thoraxcenter: Preview of the Late-Breaking Trials

Faculty Biographies

John Spertus

John Spertus

Cardiologist

Dr John A Spertus is a Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine at UMKC School of Medicine, Missouri, US.

Dr Spertus is a graduate of UCSF Medical School and completed his internal medicine, cardiology and health services training at the University of Washington.

His research focuses on methods for assessing patients’ health outcomes, measuring healthcare quality, and the use of information technology to guide medical decision-making based on risk-prediction models so that treatment can be safer, more cost-effective, evidence-based and patient-centered.

 

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Harriette Van Spall

Harriette Van Spall

Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of E-Health and Virtual Care

Dr Harriette Van Spall is an Associate Professor of Medicine and cardiologist and serves as Director of E-Health at McMaster University, Canada. She completed her medical and postgraduate clinical training at the University of Toronto and earned a Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University, US. Dr Van Spall is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded clinical trialist and researcher with a focus on heart failure, health services, and health disparities.

She has garnered more than $4 million in research funding, has won several research awards, and has published her work in high-impact medical journals. She is an invited speaker, media correspondent, and editorial board member active in peer review at several high-impact medications journals and grant funding agencies, including Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Dr Van Spall is an Editorial Board…

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