Addressing Vascular Plaque Ruptures

Emile R. Mohler III, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of vascular medicine at UPHS, discusses how a ruptured vascular plaque with subsequent thrombus often triggers the heart attack that occurs without warning. How do we identify and treat at-risk cardiac patients?

Host Dr. Lee Freedman discusses an array of tools to evaluate plaque burden and promote plaque stabilization with Dr. Mohler.

Source: ReachMD | Aired: November 17, 2008 | Length: 13 min

Image-Guided Orthopaedic Surgery

Craig Israelite, MD, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, discusses efforts to strive for less invasive procedures that still allow for the greatest precision possible. Developments in image-guided surgery are helping Penn meet this goal.

Dr. Israelite joins host Dr. Lee Freedman to discuss computer-assisted tools for surgery. How has the field evolved since its inception ten years ago? What are the key risks or drawbacks to consider with this technology?


Source: ReachMD | Aired: November 10, 2008 | Length: 13 min

Rotator Cuff Tears: New Understandings

Louis Soslowsky, PhD discusses how new understandings of the pathophysiology of tendon-to-bone repair are leading to a new therapeutic approach to rotator cuff tears.



Source: ReachMD | Aired: November 3, 2008 |  Length: 13 min