
UC San Diego Cardiology
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Official Twitter account for the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine
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http://cardiology.ucsd.edu 01-07-2022 17:18:24
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Congratulations to Dr. Masih Barat for his outstanding senior fellow talk “Cardiac Remodeling in Athletes: Physiologic Adaptation or the Edge of Patholgoy?” UC San Diego Cardiology UC San Diego School of Medicine UC San Diego Health UC San Diego Health Sciences


Anyone UC San Diego Cardiology know this guy? Great to see great success of our fellows, congrats to Badr Alzarhani for leading his division in Riyadh. I did my last few PCIs with him before taking down my shingle in Cath Lab. Novartis Saudi Arabia | نوفارتس السعودية




Introducing our new series: #UCSDCardiologyCases Follow along as we share interesting cases discussed at our weekly Cardiac Catheterization Conference! #ClinicalPearls #Cardiology #MedTwitter UC San Diego Cardiology UC San Diego School of Medicine

Presenting a new #UCSDCardiologyCases! A 53M w/ HTN & HLD presented to ED w/ bradycardia. Initial ECG showed complete heart block (CHB)! CXR: cardiomegaly. Echo: severe LVH, dilated RV, WMA. What’s on your ddx? 1/6 🤔 #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter UC San Diego Cardiology


Our new study Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases evaluating the 1st presentation of ASCVD in 1' prev: - Most common first event was death/resusc cardiac arrest (27.7%) - CAC>0 a/w 173% increased risk for 1st presentation of death/RCA - CAC improved risk prediction for death/RCA on top of the PCE



Thoroughly enjoyed presenting our work on 'The Impact of LVEF Trajectory on Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Mortality after PCI for MI' in this video interview vumedi.com/video/acc-2025… Vumedi Cardio UC San Diego Cardiology UC San Diego Cardiology Fellows

New #UCSDCardiologyCases! 🧐 Middle aged F w/ metastatic endometrial cancer, HFrecEF, pAF on apixaban, presents w/ worsening SOB & weight gain. Exam: tachy, JVD, crackles, edema. ECG: Below. What's brewing? #CardioTwitter #CardioOnc #MedTwitter UC San Diego Cardiology


Congratulations to the outstanding UC San Diego Cardiology fellows who presented at the 12th Annual #UCSDFellowsResearchDay. The future of Cardiology is bright! ☀️ UC San Diego School of Medicine UC San Diego Health UC San Diego Health Sciences Rebecca Ocher Emily Margolin, MD Jonathan Davis Revathy Sampath-Kumar MD



Senior fellow talks this morning! Dr. Sonya John “Underestimated and Underrecognized: Rethinking CV Risk in South Asians” Dr. Emily Nguyen “Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors & Atrial Fibrillation: Navigating Cardiovascular Risks in Modern Hematologic Therapy” UC San Diego Cardiology


Excited to share our review in Cleveland Clinic MD Journal: Essential reading for any clinician who sees young patients or athletes. ccjm.org/content/ccjom/… #MedTwitter #Cardiology #EPeeps #SportsCardiology #MedicalEducation UC San Diego Cardiology Fellows UC San Diego Cardiology UC San Diego School of Medicine

Kicking off our 12th Annual Fellows Research Day highlights! 🧵 First up, first-year fellow Rebecca Ocher presents her fascinating research: "Investigating the Relationship Between Autoimmune Disease and Lp(a) Levels." UC San Diego Cardiology #UCSDFellowsResearchDay


Next up at our #UCSDFellowsResearchDay is first-year fellow Emily Margolin, MD, presenting crucial research on "Determinants of GDMT Implementation During Heart Failure Hospitalization," with Trina Huynh, PharmD, Dr. Alison Brann, & Dr. Barry Greenberg. 🧵 UC San Diego Cardiology


We have a new Lp(a) paper, led by David Erlinge from PROSPECT 2 using IVUS/NIRS. It shows high Lp(a) associates most with vulnerable plaque characteristics, whereas LDL-C with plaque burden. Lp(a) was measured by our UC San Diego Cardiology assay, the only Lp(a) assay I am aware of that is


Excited to share our manuscript in JACC Journals on the Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity, Geography, and Insurance Status on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention UC San Diego Cardiology doi.org/10.1016/j.jaca…


Excited to share our multisite, real-world US experience with evinacumab in HoFH ATVB: An AHA Journal Generally well-tolerated & lowered LDL-C by ~50%, similar to trials ahajournals.org/eprint/MCZW8XI… Matthew Ito Michael Davidson MD Priyesha Bijlani

Kicking off another #UCSDCardiologyCases with Kevin Sung! ⚡️ Young man w/ hx of PE, asthma presents to ED w/ 2-day fevers and n/v/d. No CP/SOB. Sounds like a GI bug, right? But wait for the ECG... #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #FOAMed UC San Diego Cardiology UC San Diego School of Medicine