Newswise — WHAT: To mark the start of Heart Health Month, The Larry King Cardiac Foundation is hosting a media briefing focusing on the changing face of heart disease, and how drug-eluting stent research is having an impact in the treatment of patients with arterial blockages. Topics include:"¢ The Changing Face of Heart Disease: from prevention to intervention"¢ The Complexity of Today's Cardiac Patient"¢ 2005 Research to Watch: why it's important to men, women and the doctors who treat them
WHEN: 10 a.m. " Noon Wednesday, February 2, 2005
WHERE: The W New York " Times Square Hotel1567 Broadway at 47th StreetNew York, New York
SPEAKERS:* Dr. Martin LeonChairman, Cardiovascular Research FoundationAssociate Director, Center for Interventional Vascular TherapyColumbia University Medical Center
Dr. Emerson PerinDirector of New Interventional Cardiovascular TechnologyTexas Heart Institute
Dr. David WilliamsDirector of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories &Interventional CardiologyRhode Island Hospital
Note: The event is supported by Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company.
*Scheduled to participate