
John William McEvoy
@johnwmcevoy
Academic Cardiologist. Preventive Cardiology, Hypertension & Risk Biomarkers. Hopkins/Osler/Ciccarone alum. Now @UniOfGalway & @nipcireland. Familyman. No💶 COI
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Age-specific troponin thresholds: considerations for the fifth universal definition of myocardial infarction in EHJ. doi.org/10.1093/eurhea… @ESCardio European Society of Cardiology Journals #age #5UDMI John William McEvoy


Thanks EHJ Editor-in-Chief! Shout out also to John Mandrola, MD for his podcast. John clearly 'gets this' issue, both as a clinician and a KOL. Unlike academics who often see few patients, this is something most clinicians understand is v important medscape.com/viewarticle/10… NIPC University of Galway CMNHS

After 20 years of static development, 3 novel BP ⬇️ therapies were FDA approved in 2024. Now in JAMA Cardiology, led by ⭐️ UMass Chan Medical School student Ritika Revoori, we discuss whether BP surrogate endpoint trials are sufficient for endorsement. John William McEvoy jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…

Congrats Prof Kausik Ray FMedSci & INTERASPIRE team! NIPC University of Galway CMNHS Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: Insights From the INTERASPIRE Study and Implications for Emerging Lp(a)-Lowering Therapies | JACC jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…


INTERASPIRE study coordinated by NIPC University of Galway CMNHS, this nice lp(a) paper led by great collaborator and Executive Committee member Prof Kausik Ray FMedSci

Watch a round-up from The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) 2025 Congress with key presentations from NIPC directors John William McEvoy on the new ESC #Hypertension Guidelines and Prof Kornelia Kotseva who shared late-breaking findings from the #INTERASPIRE study.


The American Heart Association just published their alcohol recommendations today which line up with the report by the National Academies. Moderate EtOH intake, up to 7 drinks per week (1/day), is without risk (and may be beneficial for cardiovascular outcomes) American Heart Association




While this content may seem obvious @ first, I humbly believe the idea is more nuanced than first glance and rather profound. Led by Cian McCarthy. NIPC Roger Blumenthal Reflections on Binary Thresholds for Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension | JACC jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Now in JACC Journals, John William McEvoy and I discuss approaches to defining hypercholesterolemia and hypertension in an era of CVD risk based treatment allocation. jacc.org/doi/full/10.10…


Couldn’t agree more, Ireland’s Integrated Care Cardiologists who work between hospital and the community hubs focussing on CVD Risk, HF and AF would benefit from such a recognised training track IrishCardiacSociety

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.…


What a pleasure to present on models of obesity care at #ACNAP2025 and to highlight some of the great work being done by Croí Heart & Stroke HSE Ireland & our new NIPC "Peaceplus" project which aims to provide equitable obesity care in Ireland susanconnolly



Join our PgCert in #Cardiac Rehabilitation, with Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway, and gain advanced skills in •Risk factor management •Behaviour change strategies •Evidence-based rehabilitation Learn more at ⬇️🔗 nipc.ie/education/post…


With contributions from 6 NIPC staff, get the latest insights from the INTERASPIRE study! ‘Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: ’ Read the full article at National Library of Medicine John William McEvoy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40436467/