We soon discovered that thousands of patients were visiting the site, joining the forums, asking questions and educating themselves about the field of interventional cardiology. The fact is, many patients prefer to participate actively in decisions regarding their own healthcare and want to understand the science behind the treatments their doctors recommend.

So, in addition to providing resources to physicians and healthcare professionals, our goal is to offer patients more than the usual pamphlets on "what to expect when you have an angioplasty". We provide in-depth information about coronary artery disease, the evolution of minimally invasive procedures and the status of current and emerging treatments.
 
This endeavor was originally underwritten by John E. Abele, Founder Chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation. Mr. Abele's championing of interventional procedures goes back to the beginnings of this relatively new branch of medicine, and continues today, not only in his industry leadership role, but in his involvement in educational projects, such as this one. His strong conviction is that this website serve as a non-commercial archive of information, and a tribute to the men and women who pioneered interventional cardiology and radiology.
 
Medical advisor and partner in this project is Richard K. Myler, MD,, founder of the San Francisco Heart Institute. Dr. Myler was introduced to Andreas Gruentzig by Mr. Abele, back in 1976. He immediately saw the value of Gruentzig's balloon and invited him to San Francisco, where they performed the first intraoperative coronary angioplasties. In April 1978, Dr. Myler performed the first PTCA in the United States.

Editorial Staff
Burt Cohen, Producer & Medical Editor
BA, Williams College; MFA, N.Y.U. Graduate Institute of Film and Television; post-graduate study, San Francisco State Multimedia Studies Program

Burt has been a pioneer in medical education for 25 years. He co-developed the multi-screen, live, interactive video demonstration course and produced dozens of courses in the U.S., Canada and Europe, training thousands of interventional cardiologists. He has worked with the physicians who created this field of medicine to educate the profession and the public about interventional treatments. His films and websites have been awarded the CINE Golden Eagle, Time Inc Health "Freddie", International Film & TV Festival Silver Medal, American Film Festival Red Ribbon and Art Direction Magazine Creativity Awards. He has been an editorial consultant to the American Heart Association and created multimedia educational projects from physician training CD-ROMs to medical history documentaries, for 45 corporate and nonprofit clients including hospitals and universities, device manufacturers, medical imaging and pharmaceutical companies.

Deborah Shaw, Education Editor
Deborah is a writer, consultant and communications designer specializing in education and health. She has developed promotional and educational materials for numerous nonprofit and corporate clients including hospitals, schools and consulting firms and edited training materials used by CBS, the American Management Association and Kaplan, Inc. She has been a newspaper columnist and published articles in The New York Times, Training Magazine, ASTD Training and Development Journal, Videography, and Personal Report for the Executive. Deborah is also a former school administrator and author of a parenting guidebook.

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