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iFR Outcome Data: DEFINE FLAIR and iFR Swedeheart - Dr. Bruce Samuels
Summary
Bruce Samuels takes us through the rationale behind the DEFINE FLAIR and iFR Swedeheart trials.
Key learning points:
•The current unanswered question - which is 'correct' when iFR and FFR...
Summary
Bruce Samuels takes us through the rationale behind the DEFINE FLAIR and iFR Swedeheart trials.
Key learning points:
•The current unanswered question - which is 'correct' when iFR and FFR disagree?
•Outline of the iFR vs FFR outcome study (DEFINE-FLAIR study)
•Outline of the iFR vs FFR outcome study (iFR SwedeHeart study)
•Outline of the PCI vs CABG (SYNTAXII) outcome study
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Speakers
Bruce Samuels
Speaker
Dr. Bruce Samuels is an interventional cardiologist on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center... Dr. Bruce Samuels is an interventional cardiologist on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Samuels completed his medical studies at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York before returning to Southern California to complete his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. At CSMC, he trained in both general and interventional cardiology before joining the medical staff there. In addition to his clinical practice in coronary intervention, Dr. Samuels has actively participated in numerous interventional trials including IVUS guided therapy, coronary physiology and microvascular disease. He is also working closely with the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center based at CSMC, working as an interventionalist in the active coronary reactivity research there. As co-chair of a 30-day readmissions task force, he has helped to shape policy for CSMC in its efforts to improve quality delivery of care. He has frequently been invited as faculty to many scientific meetings and is a sought after speaker for numerous peer educational platforms. Dr. Samuels is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Interventional Cardiology. He is married with three sons; his outside interests include contemporary art and long distance running.
