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Accord / Advance
 
Release Date: 06/18/2008


ONTARGET
The Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Rampril Global Endpoint Trial

 
Release Date: 06/12/2008

Redefining Treatment Strategies for Optimal Medical Care in CAD:
COURAGE and MERLIN-TIMI 36 Trials

Release Date: 05/04/2007

ADOPT: A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial
Release Date: 12/07/2006

CHICAGO trial: Carotid intima-media tHICkness in Atherosclerosis using pioGlitazOne
Release Date: 11/17/2006

RIO-Diabetes trial: Rimonabant In Obesity
Release Date: 11/14/2006

Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial
Release Date: 10/17/2006

Diabetes REduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) trial
Release Date: 09/21/2006

ERICA: Efficacy of Ranolazine In Chronic Angina
Release Date: 07/26/2006

Rimonabant: Managing Multiple Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Release Date: 07/11/2006

Relationship of background ACEI dose to benefits of candesartan in the CHARM-Added trial
Release Date: 06/21/2006

Aggressive Short-Term Diet and Exercise Reduce CV Risk Without Major Weight Loss
Release Date: 02/27/2006

CAFE, an ASCOT substudy
Release Date: 02/03/2006

Results from CRUSADE: Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes With Early Implementation of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines
Release Date: 01/06/2006

IDEAL: The Incremental Decrease in End Points Through Aggressive Lipid Lowering Study
Release Date: 11/29/2005

BRachial Artery Vascular Endothelium Reactivity study
A substudy of PROVE IT-TIMI 22

Release Date: 11/11/2005

Results from ASCOT-BPLA: Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial-Blood Pressure Lowering Arm
Release Date: 10/17/2005

HOPE-TOO: Results of the HOPE Study Extension
Release Date: 09/13/2005

Curriculum Update # 7
Managing renal disease for risk reduction: The expanding role of ACE inhibition
 
Release Date: 12/11/2001

Curriculum Update # 6
Managing lipids for risk reduction: Focus on the new National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines
 
Release Date: 11/30/2001

Curriculum Update #5
Interactions of lipids and RAS: Mechanisms for risk reduction
 
Release Date: 03/15/2001

Curriculum Update #4
Bradykinin and angiotensin-(1-7): Emerging allies in vascular function
 
Release Date: 12/01/2000

Curriculum Update #3
Clinical Trials Update: Tissue ACE inhibition offers new hope for treating cardiovascular disease
 
Release Date: 06/01/2000

Curriculum Update #2
From hypertension to LVH and heart failure
 
Release Date: 01/25/2000

Curriculum Update #1
Overview of clinical trials to improve endothelial function
 
Release Date: 08/09/1999


Data Alert

Managing CV Risk in Diabetes: Setting More Aggressive Goals to Meet a Growing Crisis
Release Date: 12/13/2007

A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial
ADOPT
 
Release Date: 12/27/2006

ASCOT: New Insights on Aggressive Risk Factor Intervention to Prevent Major CV Events In Hypertensive Patients
Release Date: 05/10/2006

New ACC/AHA Guidelines: Expanding the Role of Angiotensin Receptor Blockade in Heart Failure with LV Dysfunction
Release Date: 02/06/2006

PROactive: The first prospective clinical outcomes trial of PPARg agonists
Release Date: 01/13/2006

HOPE-TOO: Extended use of ACEI reduces CV risk and new diabetes, independent of baseline risk
Release Date: 11/07/2005

New data on optimal BP lowering in CAD patients: CAMELOT
Release Date: 02/01/2005

The INTERHEART Study: New data on global risk
Release Date: 11/29/2004

Expanding opportunities for secondary prevention of stroke
Release Date: 11/22/2004

The new mandate for multiple risk reduction
Release Date: 10/27/2004

Preventing stroke in AF: New data on role of antithrombotic therapy
Release Date: 09/27/2004

Role of lipid lowering for prevention of cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes
Release Date: 09/02/2004

Blunting the atherosclerotic process in patients with coronary artery disease
Release Date: 04/16/2004

The CHARM program: Enhancement of RAAS manipulation in heart failure
Release Date: 12/31/2003

Statins and safety: Overview for patient care
Release Date: 12/31/2003

COMET: Results and implications for the treatment of heart failure
Release Date: 10/16/2003

ASCOT-LLA: Extending benefits of statins to hypertensive patients
Release Date: 06/20/2003

Decrease in PAI-1 antigen is greater with ACE inhibition
Release Date: 03/10/2003

RITA 3: Benefit of early invasive strategy in moderate-risk unstable angina patients
Release Date: 03/03/2003

A substudy of MIRACL (Myocardial Ischemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering): Effects of intensive statin therapy on stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Release Date: 02/25/2003

New data on aggressive lipid-lowering management
Release Date: 01/02/2003

MERIT-HF: Impact of ß-blocker dose on outcomes in patients with heart failure
Release Date: 12/15/2002

HOPE: Effect of long-term therapy with ACE inhibition in high-risk women
Release Date: 12/01/2002

MERIT-HF: Benefits of ß-blockade in women with heart failure and reduced left ventricular function
Release Date: 08/21/2002

Preventing stroke with ACE inhibition
Release Date: 06/05/2002

MIRACL: Very early statin therapy not guided by cholesterol levels is beneficial in acute coronary syndromes
Release Date: 06/08/2001

SECURE: ACE inhibition retards the progression of atherosclerosis
Release Date: 05/29/2001

Lipids and RAS: Interactions that increase cardiovascular risk
Release Date: 02/28/2001

Angiotensin-(1-7): New insights into the benefits of tissue ACE inhibition
Release Date: 08/15/2000

Angiotension type 1 receptor blockade versus ACE inhibition in the treatment of heart failure: Results of 3 clinical trials
Release Date: 06/01/2000

HOPE: New validation for the importance of tissue ACE inhibition
Release Date: 12/01/1999

New data on the anti-ischemic effects of ACE inhibition
Release Date: 05/03/1999


Meeting Highlights

Drug-Eluting Stents: FDA Advisory Panel 2006
Release Date: 12/07/2006

ExTRACT-TIMI 25 study
Release Date: 05/12/2006

TROPHY trial
Release Date: 05/08/2006

ASTEROID trial
Release Date: 04/21/2006

OASIS-6 trial
Release Date: 03/30/2006

OASIS-5 trial
Release Date: 03/22/2006

HOPE-2 trial
Release Date: 03/16/2006

VBWG Special Report: Second International Conference On Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Diseases
Release Date: 03/08/2006


Monograph

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice TM Vol. 7, No. 2
New Frontiers in CVD Risk Management
Supporting Early Aggressive Therapy
 
Release Date: 03/20/2006

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 7, No. 1
ACE Inhibition in CAD Patients: Expanding the Reach of Cardioprotection
 
Release Date: 12/06/2005

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 6, No. 3
A HOPE FOR PEACE? Update on the role of ACE inhibition in CAD patients
 
Release Date: 01/24/2005

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 6, No. 2
High-dose statins and early benefit in ACS: Role of inflammation
 
Release Date: 12/09/2004

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 6, No. 1
How low should LDL-C level be? New data, new direction
 
Release Date: 10/13/2004

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 5, No. 3
Atrial fibrillation and thromboembolism: Implications for stroke prevention
 
Release Date: 12/31/2003

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 5, No. 2
Managing lipids in patients with diabetes: New evidence from vascular biology and clinical trials
 
Release Date: 12/29/2003

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 5, No. 1
New strategies for global risk reduction: Focus on lipids and blood pressure
 
Release Date: 09/05/2003

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 4, No. 6
Prevention of stroke and cognitive dysfunction
 
Release Date: 04/03/2003

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 4, No. 5
The potential role of beta-blockade in blunting the progression of atherosclerosis
 
Release Date: 03/27/2003

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 4, No. 4
Anticoagulant therapy in the PCI patient
 
Release Date: 03/04/2003

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 4, No. 3
Peri-interventional care: Rationale for ACE manipulation
 
Release Date: 01/14/2003

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 4, No. 2
Beta-blocker therapy in heart failure: The new vascular biology imperative to blunt progression
 
Release Date: 09/18/2002

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 4, No. 1
LDL at the vascular wall: New insights, new relevance
 
Release Date: 08/28/2002

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 3, No. 3
Lipids in the post-intervention continuum of care: New challenges and strategies in risk management
 
Release Date: 12/01/2001

Supplement to The American Journal of Cardiology October 18, 2001 vol. 88 (8A)
A Symposium: Interventions in cardiology: Focus on lipid management in acute and long-term settings
 
Release Date: 10/30/2001

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 3, No. 2
New insights into the antiatherosclerotic potential of ACE inhibition
 
Release Date: 09/10/2001

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 3, No. 1
Cardiovascular risk reduction in the diabetic patient
 
Release Date: 06/12/2001

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 2, No. 3
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: The emerging role of the endothelium and implications for treatment
 
Release Date: 02/28/2001

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 2, No. 2
RAS, lipids, and inflammation: New insights for therapeutic intervention
 
Release Date: 02/01/2001

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 2, No. 1
Bradykinin and angiotensin-(1-7): Emerging allies in vascular functioning
 
Release Date: 10/10/2000

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 1, No. 4
Clinical trials update: Tissue ACE inhibition offers new hope for treating cardiovascular disease
 
Release Date: 04/15/2000

Data and Commentary:The HOPE Study
Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on cardiovascular events in high-risk patients
 
Release Date: 04/01/2000

Data and Commentary: The BANFF Study
Comparative study of ACE-inhibition, angiotensin II antagonism, and calcium channel blockade on flow-mediated vasodilation in patients with coronary disease
 
Release Date: 04/01/2000

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice
The vascular endothelium and CAD: New target considerations in treating the cardiovascular dysmetabolic syndrome
 
Release Date: 11/03/1999

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 1, No. 3
From hypertension to LVH and heart failure
 
Release Date: 11/01/1999

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 1, No. 2
Overview of clinical trials to improve endothelial function
 
Release Date: 07/06/1999

Vascular Biology in Clinical Practice © Vol. 1, No. 1
The endothelium: Redefining the origins of cardiovascular disease
 
Release Date: 04/01/1999


Slide Lecture Programs

2008 Core Curriculum
Progress and Promise in RAAS Blockade
 
Release Date: 03/06/2008

2008 Core Curriculum
Leading the Way in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
 
Release Date: 02/13/2008

2008 Core Curriculum
Vascular Dysfunction: Sequelae of Acute Hypertension
 
Release Date: 01/24/2008

2007 Core Curriculum
Myocardial Ischemia Redefined: Optimal Care in CAD
 
Release Date: 10/09/2007

2007 Core Curriculum
Hyperglycemia and Acute Coronary Syndromes
 
Release Date: 06/18/2007

2007 Core Curriculum
Contemporary Management of Cardiometabolic Risk
 
Release Date: 05/15/2007

2006 Core Curriculum
Advancing Our Understanding of RAAS Modulation in High-Risk Patients
 
Release Date: 12/11/2006

2006 Core Curriculum
Targeting Insulin Resistance for Vascular Protection
 
Release Date: 07/31/2006

2006 Core Curriculum
Contemporary Management of Myocardial Ischemia
 
Release Date: 05/17/2006

2006 Core Curriculum
Antiplatelet Interventions in ACS
 
Release Date: 03/10/2006

2006 Core Curriculum
New Frontiers in CVD Risk Management: Optimizing Outcomes in Patients with Multiple Cardiovascular Risks
 
Release Date: 02/01/2006

2005 Core Curriculum
Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Disease: New Perspectives From Vascular Biology
 
Release Date: 11/21/2005

2005 Core Curriculum
The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System: Linking New Data and Mechanisms for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
 
Release Date: 09/30/2005

2005 Core Curriculum
Improving Outcomes in Heart Failure: New Insights From Vascular Biology
 
Release Date: 06/09/2005

2005 Core Curriculum
RAAS Modulation: Novel Strategies for Reducing Cardiovascular Risk
 
Release Date: 06/09/2005

Predictor of CV Events and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women: Leukocyte Count
Release Date: 03/24/2005

TNT: New data on intensive lipid lowering in stable CAD patients
Release Date: 03/14/2005

2004 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology on cardiovascular disease, risk prevention, and treatment
Section IV - Update: RAAS manipulation and cardiovascular risk--Hope for Peace?
 
Release Date: 01/20/2005

2004 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology on cardiovascular disease, risk prevention, and treatment
Section V: Multiple risk and CV disease prevention
 
Release Date: 09/29/2004

2004 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology on cardiovascular disease, risk prevention, and treatment
Section IV: RAAS manipulation and cardiovascular risk
 
Release Date: 08/27/2004

2004 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology on cardiovascular disease, risk prevention, and treatment
Section III: Heart failure: The new vascular biology imperative to blunt progression
 
Release Date: 05/06/2004

2004 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology on cardiovascular disease, risk prevention, and treatment
Section II: Blunting the atherosclerotic process: The case for aggressive lipid management
 
Release Date: 04/17/2004

2004 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology on cardiovascular disease, risk prevention, and treatment
Section I: Atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, and stroke prevention
 
Release Date: 04/16/2004

2003 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section V: Atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, and stroke prevention
 
Release Date: 12/31/2003

2003 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section IV: Antithrombotic interventions in acute coronary syndromes
 
Release Date: 05/28/2003

2003 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section III: Neurohormonal strategies in the failing heart
 
Release Date: 05/03/2003

2003 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section II: Lipid management
 
Release Date: 05/02/2003

2003 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section I: RAAS manipulation
 
Release Date: 05/01/2003

Cardiovascular considerations in treating erectile dysfunction
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
 
Release Date: 04/01/2003

2002 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section IV: Antithrombotic interventions in acute coronary syndromes
 
Release Date: 07/31/2002

2002 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section III: Neurohormonal strategies in heart failure
 
Release Date: 05/13/2002

2002 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section II: Lipid management
 
Release Date: 04/04/2002

2002 Core Curriculum
Impact of vascular biology in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Section I: RAS manipulation
 
Release Date: 04/03/2002

2001 Core Curriculum
Vascular biology for clinical practice: From basic concepts to mainstream medicine
 
Release Date: 05/03/2001

2000 Core Curriculum
The endothelium: New insights into the origins and treatment of CAD
 
Release Date: 08/31/2000

Postintervention Continuum of Care Update: Ultrasound Assessment of Plaque Dynamics
Lipids and plaque on ultrasound: New views and new dimensions
 
Release Date: 06/01/2000

Postintervention Continuum of Care: Focus on Lipids
Release Date: 11/01/1999

The vascular endothelium and CAD: New target considerations in treating the cardiovascular dysmetabolic syndrome
Release Date: 09/24/1999

1999 Core Curriculum
Endothelial function: Changing the pattern of treating CV disease
 
Release Date: 01/01/1999

Focus: Lipids and the Endothelium
The Endothelium: Impact on CAD treatment strategies
 
Release Date: 04/01/1998


VBWG Reports

VBWG Reports - 2nd Quarter 2008
Release Date: 06/26/2008

VBWG Reports - Ist Quarter 2008
Release Date: 03/20/2008

VBWG Reports - Winter 2007
Release Date: 12/26/2007

VBWG Reports - Fall 2007
Release Date: 09/06/2007

VBWG Reports - Summer 2007
Release Date: 06/28/2007

VBWG Reports - Spring 2007
Release Date: 04/11/2007

VBWG Reports - January 2007
Release Date: 01/12/2007

VBWG Reports - Autumn 2006
Release Date: 11/15/2006

VBWG Reports - June 2006
Release Date: 07/05/2006

VBWG Reports - Summer 2006
Release Date: 06/16/2006

VBWG Reports - December 2005
Release Date: 01/25/2006

VBWG Reports - August 2005
Release Date: 08/22/2005

VBWG Reports - September 2004
Release Date: 10/26/2004

VBWG Reports - April 2004
Release Date: 05/08/2004

VBWG Reports - December 2003
Release Date: 12/22/2003

VBWG Reports - September 2003
Release Date: 09/19/2003

VBWG Reports - August 2003
Release Date: 09/04/2003



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