2024 VEITHsymposium - Faculty Detail

Tuesday, November 19 - Saturday, November 23, 2024

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RON WAKSMAN, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Georgetown University Medical Center

Associate Director, Division of Cardiology
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington, District of Columbia
SCHEDULE FOR VEITHsymposium™
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Session Moderator
SESSION 32: CATHETER BASED TREATMENTS FOR RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC PROBLEMS, CORONARY DESS, SMOKING AND TRANSFUSION IN VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENTS; PREVENTING VASCULAR AND CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS

Presenter
SESSION 31: ADVANCES IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS IN VASCULAR PATIENTS; NEW ANTI-ATHEROGENIC DRUGS AND RIVAROXABAN

DEBATE: Not So: Update On LDL-C Lowering With Statins And Other Drugs: They Are Proven To Stabilize And Shrink Plaques And Decrease Morbid Vascular Events: Stopping Statins Increases Patients’ Risk Of MI And Death
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM

Presenter
SESSION 32: CATHETER BASED TREATMENTS FOR RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC PROBLEMS, CORONARY DESS, SMOKING AND TRANSFUSION IN VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENTS; PREVENTING VASCULAR AND CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS

How Important Is Inflammation As Determined By C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels In Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events: What Drugs Can Lower This Risk
8:12 AM - 8:17 AM