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Interview With A Cardiovascular Disease Specialist: Dr. Nilay Mehta, DO

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

Take a break from studying for your Cardiology Certification or Cardiology MOC exam ; here’s an interview with Cardiologist, Dr. Nilay Mehta, for inspiration. I chose Cardiology because my father had a Myocardial Infarction (MI) at age 49 and it was missed by a cardiologist. Answer : Medicine runs in my family.

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The “open data” movement runs aground on FOURIER

Dr. Anish Koka

The TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) Study Group is a Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the esteemed Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Anish Koka, MD @anish_koka This was driven almost entirely by myocardial infarction / need for revascularization.