
Mark Belkin
@markbelkinmd
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologist University of Chicago I Assistant Professor I Hemodynamics, HFpEF, Shock, MCS
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https://uchicagohemodynamics.com/ 11-11-2016 23:47:19
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We are in a “golden-era”of GDMT for pts w/ HFrEF, what barriers do we face in 25’ in implementation? Should strategies be dynamic by race/age/SE background? Our editorial in Journal of Cardiac Failure by University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship Mary Acosta Manreet Kanwar explores this❓ 📎 onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-…


What is the burden of VAD related AE’s in pts w/ HM3 VAD w/ and w/out temp RVAD? At 1-Yr: ⬆️ mortality ⬆️ risk of dialysis ⬆️ stroke (propensity matched) 🟰 risk GIB, infection, VT Our large Advocate experience now in ESC Heart Failure Journal 📎 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eh…


✅#AHFT fellowship Grateful for this yr, made lifelong friends and mentors. Cath lab exp was also incredible (for prospective applicants, hit me up to learn more!) By numbers: 282 RHC 103 biopsies 14 CardioMEMS 9 congenital 10 exercise ~60 OHT, ~50 LVADS UChicagoCardio





Ever wondered what determines the hemodynamic impact of tricuspid regurgitation? What is the impact of RegVol/RegFr on RA V waves and on stroke volume? What the impact of RA compliance on RA V waves? Can we safely use indirect Fick in tricuspid regurgitation? Circ: Heart Failure 🧵👇


Very well done study! Adds a lot to understanding of TR through multi modalities. Read this thread, and, more importantly, the paper is very informative. Congrats Sergio Caravita, Claudia Baratto, & team!

Circulation Research Compendium on #Cardiopulmonary Disease and #Exercise Isabela Landsteiner et al Research Letter "Implications of #HFpEF Definitions Unveiled by Rest and Exercise #Hemodynamics" ahajrnls.org/44NfS0l @GLewisCariol Rajeev Malhotra Laura Cohen Joseph Campain


New paper in JACC Journals #JACCHF by Stratton Tolmie William F Parker, MD, PhD The University of Chicago on the net survival benefit of the 2018 Heart Tx Allocation System One definitive success: improved allocation to higher acuity pts vs. prior system More work to be done! 📎 jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…


Last day, Cardiology fellows & Cardiology-bound residents! Please submit your #CardiogenicShock cases for #SCAISHOCK 2025! University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship UChicagoHVC UChicagoCardio Dhruvil A. Patel, MD Priya Nair #CardioTwitter SCAI

Just published in European Heart Journal — a global milestone in AI-powered cardiac care. UChicago Medicine’s Drs. Jeremy Slivnick and Roberto Lang (in memoriam) helped lead a multi-center, international study — in collaboration with Dr. Patricia Pellikka (Mayo Clinic) and the




Happy to share CSWG's deep dive into IABP use in CS noting differential outcomes with IABP by etiology (MI vs HF) and suggesting acute hemodynamic effects of IABP may differ between these as well Rachna Kataria, MD Shashank Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA Jaime Hernandez-Montfort Manreet Kanwar sciencedirect.com/science/articl…