Samin K. Sharma, MD, and Annapoorna S. Kini, MD, share their expertise with viewers worldwide in monthly webcasts from the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
The 100th live webcast of Complex Coronary Cases—a series that has been viewed more than 580,000 times worldwide—has been celebrated by Samin K. Sharma, MD, Director of Clinical and Interventional Cardiology at The Mount Sinai Hospital, and Anandi Lal Sharma Professor of Medicine in Cardiology; and Annapoorna S. Kini, MD, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Professor of Medicine.
The monthly webcast, now in its ninth year, is targeted to interventional cardiologists, nurses, fellows, and other health care professionals. In real time, viewers are guided through a complex procedure by Dr. Kini and Dr. Sharma, leaders in percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as angioplasty, which opens blocked arteries and restores normal blood flow to the heart.
During the 100th program, Dr. Sharma and Dr. Kini treated a 58-year-old man with a blockage of the right coronary artery. Dr. Kini also announced the release of a novel app called Bifurcaid, to help doctors working in cardiac catheterization, which she developed with her team of fellows and the Sinai AppLab.
The app is free and works on both Apple and Android devices. Its name refers to coronary bifurcation, an interventional procedure that requires technical expertise and the mastery of myriad steps. “One of the best ways to teach is by writing books, which we have done,” Dr. Kini says. “But now we are adding new technology into the armamentarium.”
Dr. Sharma adds, “Together, this interactive app and our educational programs continue to drive innovation and further advance the treatment of coronary, valvular, and peripheral vascular disease in an effort to achieve the safest outcomes for all patients.”