Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Programs: Clinical trials center - a distinguished academic research organization, the crf clinical trials center (ctc) plans and executes clinical investigations from first-in-man studies to large, multicenter international trials designed to gain insights that will elevate the quality of care in cardiovascular medicine. The ctc specializes in trial design, event adjudication, data and safety monitoring, and biostatistical services. Crf faculty author over 300 articles annually in prestigious medical and scientific journals, brining the latest research to the global medical community

tct 2016 (transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics) meeting - the cardiovascular research foundation (crf) stands at the forefornt of education in cardiovascular medicine. This focus reflects the crf faculty's commitment to sharing and disseminating the latest clincial research information to the broadest audience at the earliest possible date. The fundamental goal of crf's education program is to enable the global physician community to apply important new knowledge to actual patient care. Crf's principal annual educational event, transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics (tct) meeting, is the world's largest educational meeting dedicated to the field of interventional vascular therapy. Each year, tct attracts more than 10,000 participants dedicated to the treatment of cardiac and peripheral vascular disease. This is the show case educational event in the cardiovascular field and is used to educate and exhange study findings and to improve treatment of patients who have cardiovascular disease. .

skirball center for innovation - a state of the art innovation center, the crf skirball center for innovation is dedicated to the investigation and validation of novel concepts, treatments, and devices. Our preeminent team of pioneernng researchers and thought leaders continually break new ground as they guide early ideas and inventions through comprehensive preclinical research programs to introduce practical therapies into clinical medicine.

other educational services: creative, editorial, websites: crf develops and distributes educational materials intended for the global medical community through online journals, cd's, dvd's websites, webcasts and state-of-the-art graphic multimedia services. This unit includes tctmd. Com, a leading resource for interventional cardiovascular news and education. The organization is involved in numerous local, national and international research projects. Each of these research projects is based on collaborations with researchers in the united states, south america, asia, the middle east and europe. The organization investigators lead many to the most important national and international clinical trials in interventional cardiovascular medicine. In conjunction with these projects, the clinical trials center at the organization tracks an unprecedented number of patients who have undergone interventional cardiovascular cardiology procedures. This longitudinal tracking continues with each and every patient, even after the device or procedure has won fda approval.