Interventional cardiology live case presentations regulatory considerations

• Published in: Heart rhythm Vol. 7; no. 10; p. e1
• Main Authors: Farb, Andrew, Brown, Sheila A, Wolf, Deborah A, Zuckerman, Bram
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Cardiology - legislation & jurisprudence; Cardiology - standards; Clinical Trials as Topic - legislation & jurisprudence; Device Approval - legislation & jurisprudence; Government Regulation; Humans; Informed Consent; Therapies, Investigational; United States; United States Food and Drug Administration; United States

Live case presentations are increasingly common at interventional cardiology conferences. Taking advantage of significant advances in communication technology, broadcasts of procedures can be viewed as an extension of traditional medical education targeted to large groups of practitioners. However,...