Landmark Trials

 

Dear Fellow in Training,

As a result of feedback from the FIT Survey, the Fellows in Training Committee has recently completed a project to find or assemble a database of landmark clinical trials in the field of cardiology. The goal of this project is to inform cardiology fellows of the most effective way to learn about these trials.

The FIT Committee suggests using the already existing database of clinical trials on the Cardiosource website. There are hundreds of trials on the site that can be accessed by acronym, year of publication, disease state, therapy, or topic / subspecialty, which makes it very easy to access the landmark trials that are pertinent to the subspecialty that a fellow might be rotating through. Some of these trials have been labeled as "landmark" by Dr. C. Michael Gibson, an experienced trialist in Boston and the editor of the trials database. He has subjectively designated certain trials with the "landmark" status based on the perceived impact a trial has had on either clinical practice or shaping the field. He typically does not bestow the landmark status on a trial until "a fair amount of time has elapsed after the trial, similar to being inducted in the Hall of Fame."
In addition, the site is updated often (some trials appear on the site within a week of publication). The database also lists some trials that have been presented but not yet published.

To access the clinical trials database:

1. Go to www.cardiosource.com

2. Log in with your username and password (registration is required, but is free for fellows-in-training and all ACC members). You can register on the website itself, but it may be necessary for some members to call ACC support to retrieve your username and password.

3. Go to the "Guidelines and Trials" link, and then "Clinical Trials. "
You can look up any trial, and follow the link to pull up a summary of that trial's design and results, as well as where it was presented and published.

Please note: trials can be downloaded to a palm pilot in the same format as on the Cardiosource website for free. We hope you find this information helpful and informative. If you have any questions or comments, please email the FIT Committee at: fellowsintraining@acc.org.

Sincerely,

Fellows in Training Committee

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