
Dr. Prashant Rao
@drprao
Cardiologist & Translational Investigator @BIDMChealth @Harvardmed | Sports Cardiology/Physiology & CV Genetics | London native 🇬🇧 · Tweets my own
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https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/182191 13-01-2011 23:39:31
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🙏 Ahmad Masri! Excellent work by Clíodhna McHugh Fulbright Ireland & team! 🍎 “Apples to Apples” comparison of healthy athletes & equally fit individuals w/ HCM ➡️ Despite average pVO2 125%, VE/VCO2 worse in HCM, particularly nadir, building on prior work by Bradley Petek. Read ⬇️

Now out Circ: Heart Failure , led by 🌟Cristian Topriceanu, we test CV biomarkers Olink Proteomics in the VANISH Trial to differentiate subclinical vs early HCM. Nt-proBNP best tracked disease progression while multi-marker panels added clinical and biological insight into HCM trajectory


Sex Differences in the Impact of Exercise Volume on Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis: A Meta-Analysis Ahmed Abdelaziz, MD Ahmed Elshahat Kirtipal Bhatia Annalisa Filtz Daniel Lorenzatti, MD. Toshiki Kuno, MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI Salim Virani Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️🩹🇨🇦 Michael D. Shapiro Montefiore Heart Montefiore Health System American College of Cardiology


We know exercise is good for us — but not exactly why. BIDMC Dr. Gerszten shared details about the work his lab has been doing to tackle this question. Dr. Prashant Rao Usman Tahir Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Congratulations to our graduating T32 fellows, Lucas Marinacci, MD and Leah Kosyakovsky, for their (appropriately, Star Wars themed) grand rounds tracking their clinical and research trajectories in fellowship and beyond! Huge credit to their mentors, Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP Jennifer Ho!



American College of Cardiology #ACCAthleticHeart starting off the day right with a group run along the C&O Canal! 🏃🏻♀️ ♥️ Reply here if I missed tagging you!!


Dr. Matthew W. Martinez joins Philadelphia 76ers' Jared Butler at #ACCAthleticHeart to share the athlete’s perspective on shared decision-making in sports cardiology. 🫀🏀 Matthew W Martinez Jared Butler #SportsCardio #ACCSportsCardio


ICYMI: Experts recently discussed these questions 👇 on their podcast ACC CardiaCast: Courtside With the Chair: The Emergence of #cvPed #SportsCardio. Check out the highlights ➡️ bit.ly/4kIYsb0 #ACCAthleticHeart Jonathan Kim, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA Keri Shafer Peter Dean



One of the best sessions of the conference. So valuable to hear the athlete’s perspective. It’s why we do what we do. Thanks 🙏 Matthew W Martinez Jared Butler Meagan Murphy Wasfy Jeff Hsu, MD, PhD

Now in JACC Journals, Thijs Eijsvogels and colleagues find that most exercise induced troponin elevation is not explainable by CAD. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Meagan Murphy Wasfy and I contextualize these results in accompanying editorial Mass General Heart jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…


**Our new study on proteomics in Lamin A/C cardiomyopathy is now out Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine ** LMNA DCM is an aggressive form of HF characterized by malignant VT, CHB and ⬆️need for heart transplant. We used proteomics to better understand its biology 👇


This video from the investigators shows the SRT protocol: youtube.com/watch?v=wfodHY…. Thanks to Claudio Gil Araújo and Dr. Prashant Rao for your time. tctmd.com/news/simple-si…




Fitness is a vital sign—and athletes deserve care that reflects that. The MassGeneral News Sports Cardiology Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2026–2027. Train at the intersection of cardiology and performance with Harvard Medical School + @MGHHeartCenter faculty. cc:



Cardiology Fellowship applicants- I am looking for a new clinical research fellow for sports cardio to start July 2026! 2 yrs research, then gen cards! Apply to Emory School of Medicine Cardiology if interested! Austin Rim Jason Tso #sportscards