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The Cardiovascular Research
Foundation (CRF) is an independent,
academically focused nonprofit
organization dedicated to improving
the survival and quality of life for
people with cardiovascular disease
through research and education.
Since its inception in 1991, CRF has
played a major role in realizing
dramatic improvements in treating heart disease by
establishing the safe use of
new technologies, drugs, and therapies
in interventional cardiovascular medicine.
  CRF investigates early-stage technologies. We consult for new device and drug therapies, develop unique experimental models, and offer a full range of histopathology services and advanced cardiac imaging. Learn more >> |
  With its Data Coordinating and Analysis Center and Core Analysis Laboratories, CRF evaluates promising new therapies by designing and implementing all phases of human clinical trials. Learn more >> |
  Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), CRF educates medical professionals and the public to improve patient outcomes and quality of life. CRF develops numerous symposia, workshops, and meetings throughout the year. Learn more >> |
New Initiatives
Faculty Publications
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: 10-year anniversary. Part II: clinical implications.
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation 10-year anniversary: review of current evidence and clinical implications.
- Prevalence, Distribution, Predictors, and Outcomes of Patients With Calcified Nodules in Native Coronary Arteries: A 3-Vessel Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis From Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree (PROSPECT).
Upcoming CRF Events
Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) 2013
Jun 12-15, 2013
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
1601 Bayshore Drive
Vancouver, Canada
NYC TRAC (TransRAdial Course)
Access the Technique Through an International Perspective
Jun 28-29, 2013
Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd St
New York, NY
Drug-Coated Balloons
Sep 22-23, 2013
To Be Announced
CRF-Sponsored Events
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