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Study Group: Boston Scientific Galaxy IVUS Users (US)

Council Members in this Study Group: 12

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Ramin Ebrahimi

Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Wadsworth VA Medical Center
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Ramin Ebrahimi, MD, is Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. He is also Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Assistant Director of Nuclear Cardiology at the Wadsworth VA Medical Center. Dr. Ebrahimi’s...

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Risk Versus Benefit

November 23, 2007

Study Shows Weight-Loss Drug Rimonabant is Associated with Severe Adverse Psychiatric Events | pharmalive.com

The pooled analysis of Rimonabant trials point to a significant increase in psychiatric disorders. These studies also point to significant improvements in markers of cardiovascular risk. Risks versus benefits must be considered before the final decision is made on this class of medications.

Good device but not much improvement.

August 31, 2007

St. Jude Medical Announces Japanese Approval Of The Angio-Seal STS Plus Vascular Closure Device | www.medicalnewstoday.com

The repositioning of the hole, also present with the VIP version is a mild improvement to decrease sheath manipulation. Otherwise the device has not changed much in the past few years. While a very good device in general, its primary limitaions listed below still remain. 1. not allowing re-access at the previous access site within 90 days of the index procedure  2. inability to promote means for primary healing of the arteriotomy site (primary healing results in much less scar formation and secondary healing that angioseal provides) and 3. relying on an intravascular component for deployment that stays within the vessel for weeks prior to its resolution  Newer devices such as the STARCLOSE that also are easy to deploy, rely on no intravascular components and potentially provide much better healing process may be the way of future.   

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Academic Medical Center/Hospital or Clinic
  • Office Based Private Practice or Clinic
  • Integrated Healthcare Delivery Network (IDN)

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Physician - Attending Physician
  • Physician - Director
  • Owner
  • Medical Director
  • Physician - Division Head
  • Principal