
Erfan Tasdighi
@erfantasdighi
PGY-1 @RutgersIMRes, MPH candidate @JohnsHopkinsSPH, @CiccaroneCenter @HopkinsHeart Research Alumni.
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17-12-2020 11:15:14
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New Paper🚨 Our longitudinal findings link exclusive e-cig use with COPD & hypertension in adults aged 30-70, compared to non-users, with higher and additional cardiopulmonary risks for combustible cigarette and dual users. Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nt…


Associations between Class I, II, or III Obesity and Health Outcomes - PubMed - outstanding Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center research led by Drs. Yao & Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Cardiology pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40130972/

Obesity is strongly associated with the incidence of 📈 HTN, T2DM, Dyslipidemia 💔 HF, Atrial Fibrillation, CKD 🫁 PE, DVT, OSA, Asthma 🦵 Gout, OA 🍽️ MASLD, GERD, Biliary Disease Fantastic article by our superstar Jackie Yao NEJM NEJM Evidence Beverly G. Tchang, MD Roger Blumenthal


Excited to present our findings at #ACC25! Join us at Moderated Poster Theater 9 on Saturday, March 29th, @ 9:42 AM. RutgersIMRes American College of Cardiology

Check out this article published in JAMA Network Open from Michael J. Blaha and team on: Cigar, Pipe, and Smokeless Tobacco Use and Cardiovascular Outcomes From Cross Cohort Collaboration bit.ly/4jgl2qu




🎼🫀 Is it possible to listen to arrhythmias? Find out in this new JACC Journals piece.👇 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.jace… 🔗authors.elsevier.com/a/1kxkp,siTgod… (30-day free access, May 2025) #CardioX #MedEd #musicandmedicine


Incredible Dept. of Med. Grand Rounds by Ron Blankstein on #CCTA from Detection to #prevention 👉key takeaways: 🖼️ show patients their images 🔍plaque ⤴️ intensify prevention 🚨Coming soon to Newark 🚨#PCCT #GameChanger Rutgers NJMS Cardiology Fellowship Rutgers NJMS CV Imaging @ACCFIT #YesCT #CVImaging NJ Chapter of ACC


Excellent work led by Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center alumnus Erfan Tasdighi Zeina Dardari Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC Seamus Whelton Jaideep Aamir Javaid, MD Michael J. Blaha & their all-star Prevention team Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center Johns Hopkins Cardiology #🥍🫀🎾🏊🏼♀️⚾️⚽️🏃♀️🏏


So grateful for this collaboration between the MASALA Study and the DILWALE registry, expertly led by Erfan Tasdighi! Alka Kanaya Nilay Shah Michael J. Blaha Javed Butler Jaideep Saneel Kulkarni, Pharm.D, MBA Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center Anurag Mehta JACC Journals American College of Cardiology BSW Heart Hospital Plano Cardiology Fellowship

Thrilled to share CAC percentiles for US South Asians. We know being SA is a risk enhancing factor, but guidelines recommended using White percentiles as this data didn’t exist. It turns out, SA typically have higher CAC at any given percentile after age 45. The Osler Medical Residency

🚨 Excited to share our latest 📄 describing #CAC percentiles in South Asian adults led by Erfan Tasdighi Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC 🆕 First study investigating the distribution of CAC scores across adult lifespan 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center MASALA Study #DILWALE 🧵⤵️


Nice review/editorial led by 🌟 UMd med student Anum Zehra summarizing our recent paper in JACC Journals re: distribution of CAC score in South Asian adults Saurabh S Dani, MD, MSc Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC Alka Kanaya ACC Media Center Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center 🔗 acc.org/latest-in-card…



Congratulations to one of our ⭐️ PGY-2’s, Erfan Tasdighi 👏🫀