What do Alison Felix, Beyoncé and Serena Williams have in common – they all almost died giving birth notes former surgeon general Dr Jerome Adams re poor #BlackMaternalHealth despite high SES #AHA22

The terrible toll of tobacco. AHA Science #AHA22 Dr. Robert M. Califf

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A new study in #JACC suggests that more people are at risk of early CV events because of elevated Lp(a) levels than from familial hypercholesterolemia. Sue Hughes reports on this study in Medscape: wb.md/3uaM1vY #CardioTwitter #cvPrev

John Mandrola, MD theheartorg | Medscape Tricia Ward Good list! In STRONG-HF, two variables changed among treatment strategies: intensity of GDMT and speed of titration. The challenge is: to which change do we attribute the improved outcome? To make the case for rapid titration, both groups should have similar intensity of GDMT.

Part one of the annual Bob Harrington and Gibson year in review: Live Meetings, COVID, Wearables and AI, RCTs in China medscape.com/viewarticle/98…

.John Mandrola, MD gives us five thoughts on the Damar Hamlin collapse ms.spr.ly/6012eWT64

Fun conversation w Magnus Ohman and Mintu Turakhia, MD MS on changing jobs in mid and more senior careers. Good discussion of issues for academics and clinicians. Tricia Ward Duke Heart Duke Clinical Research Institute Stanford Department of Medicine theheartorg | Medscape Medscape medscape.com/viewarticle/98…

#AFib #dementia

Just posted Medscape . Conversation with Eric Topol @cuttingforstone Medicine and the Machine. Trying to make some sense of misinformation, disinformation, academic freedom, civility in public discourse, role of universities. Dr. Robert M. Califf medscape.com/viewarticle/98…

Where are my #cardioobstetric all ⭐️ ? Erin D. Michos, M.D. Natalie Bello MD MPH Biljana Parapid, MD, PhD, FESC Sharonne Hayes MD Association of Black Cardiologists Annette Ansong, MD @AnnaGrodzinsky Ki Park Tracy K. Paul, MD Deirdre J. Mattina Preeclampsia Fndn @md_harrington Dr. Laxmi Mehta Gina Lundberg MD FACC FAHA Jennifer Lewey PPCM_Registry @VoiceOfDrJoyce

You'll find yourself humming/singing along to 'Walkin'

Grateful to Medscape and Robert Harrington for hosting me on the Bob Harrington Show. Enjoyed the discussion and most so being able to share that the book is dedicated to Nurses! MassGeneral Medicine Mayo Clinic Press Enjoy the podcast! tinyurl.com/yjuk8zn9 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Affirmative Action Overturned: A Physician Laments medscape.com/viewarticle/99… via @medscape, theheartorg | Medscape and Cleve Francis

Largest and only randomized trial comparing sternotomy vs. minimally invasive mitral surgery. Fun discussing this topic with Jo Chikwe thanks to Medscape and cardio-research.com

For BP control, should we ⬇️ sodium or ⬆️ potassium? A Medscape debate with Swapnil Hiremath @hswapnil.medsky.social & Stephen Juraschek MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS where everyone is reasonable and both sides kind of agree with each other... so the exact opposite of twitter. medscape.com/viewarticle/99…

Wonderful St Patrick’s ‘day’ tradition. Free books from Irish Arts Center #IACBookDay

Nice to meet up with Christopher Labos IRL

Just posted conversation on how clinician-researchers are viewing future opportunities in light of proposed NIH cuts and funding directions. Adrian “WE NEED RCTS!” Hernandez Henry Foote Beth Feldman Weill Cornell Medicine Duke Clinical Research Institute theheartorg | Medscape Tricia Ward medscape.com/viewarticle/10…