In this JACC Journals #JACCAdvances editorial, Ravi Patel and I discuss the clinical and subclinical risk factors a/w cryptogenic stroke. Given the relationship between AF and stroke, impt to appropriately adjudicate AF clinically, and in future studies authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S27…

A new data layer for multimodal #AI to understand an individual's health risks: Google Street View (GSV) of their environment, here for heart disease (CAD) prevalence academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva… academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva… Rohan Khera

The information embedded in medical scans is far beyond what we've considered. Recently, deep learning of chest X-rays provided better insight for risk of heart attack and stroke than our traditional risk score. Reviewed in the new Ground Truths (link in profile)

Some exciting new GLP-1 drug randomized trial evidence for *potential* disease-modifying impact on #Parkinsons disease (there are none). No progression of motor disability in the Rx group for 12 months. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

EPIC-SR trial: In fully vaccinated patients with risk factors for severe disease and patients (vaccinated or unvaccinated) without such risk factors, nirmatrelvir–ritonavir did not significantly shorten the time to alleviation of Covid-19 symptoms. nej.md/49kLhq3

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🚀🫀Explore recent breakthroughs, future directions, and evaluation & infrastructure needs for #AI-augmented cardiovascular care. Learn more in our two-part review published in JACC Journals #ACC24. Part 1: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Part 2: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Had such a great time presenting my research on AF prediction in patients with cryptogenic strokes at #ACC24 #ACC2024

Things We Do for No Reason™: Routine respiratory pathogen panels for emergency department and hospitalized patients …mpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

“The ECG is just a test: a Bayesian approach to acute coronary occlusion”

Cool! AUROC of 0.95 for detection of HF compared against at-risk controls using a smartphone alone jacc.org/doi/full/10.10…

Check out our newest publication in HeartRhythm! heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

4 more performances to see @MontefioreIm's very own Dr. Sarah Tupchong in Lifeline Musical off-Broadway Signature Theatre Company. Kudos to Sarah for contributing her onstage talents while shining as a 2nd-year resident!

The "yo-yo diet" that alternates high and low fat markedly accelerates atherosclerosis compared with a continuous high fat diet nature.com/articles/d4158… Nature News & Views @justsaysinmice Two independent studies in mice highlight the profound impact of diet on the innate immune response

"Is there a doctor on the plane?"✈️🩺 Responding to in-flight medical emergencies. #MedTwitter

One thing we should tell people more often is that if you are able to take fluids by mouth, or even just somewhere - anywhere - in your GI tract, it actually works much better than IV fluids. People who pay for “wellness” IV fluids are throwing money away just to third space them

🧵regarding the introducer sheath commonly known as a 'Cordis' catheter. We'll go over what it was originally designed for and why it ended up being adopted by other specialties for entirely different reasons. Also we'll look at its accessories and see what's inside one. (1/ )

Interested in using LLMs to automate writing clinical notes? Remember stories like this, which happen all the time. Writing = thinking. LLMs can and do help us think, but not if they are implemented thoughtlessly.

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Excited to welcome an incredible new group of Montefiore cardiology fellows!! Montefiore Heart Montefiore Health System Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Official Aldo L Schenone, MD Sanya Chhikara Arpanjeet Kaur (Arpan) Swagata Patnaik Alexander M. Spring, MD Jaideep Singh Bhalla Ushasi Saraswati David Flomenbaum, MD, MS Kayvon Ghoreshi, MD Donclair Brown Justin Song