Time to Tx high #CAC as aggressively as post-heart attack? CAC of ≥300 in asymptomatic ppl confers the same risk as post-MI survivors (eg secondary prevention) in #CONFIRM. Use of CAC may guide the intensity of preventive approaches more broadly. bit.ly/461l9zQ #JACCIMG

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“In patients with no plaque or calcium, having a FAI score above 75th percentile was associated with a HR of 11.6 (95% CI: 3.51-38.21) for cardiac mortality compared to patients below 25th percentile” How does one reconcile this with the “power of zero”? cardiologynownews.org/coronary-infla…

I believe that RNA therapeutics will completely transform medicine. Imagine a future where, instead of taking medications daily, you take a shot maybe once a year. That future is, basically, here. 🧵

I’ve always been a fan of carvedilol!

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Exercise is probably the single best way to extend lifespan. You need to exercise like your life depends on it. Because it does. Here's why. 📕Make Sure To Bookmark✅ 🧵👇 /1

Resistance exercise for cardiovascular health 🫀 The AHA just dropped a new Scientific Statement on the benefits of strength training. You're going to want to bookmark this. 🧵

Little Xmas 🎄 trick for #CTO #PCI. You crossed the CTO and wonder if you’re in the true lumen? Just transduce the pressure from the microcatheter! In this case, the red pulsatile tracing confirms that we are in the true lumen 💯%. Reza Masoomi UWashington Heart Institute

The majority of patients who present to the hospital with “new onset LBBB” are not new or due to acute coronary occlusion. They’re either progression of underlying conduction disease or rate-dependent. #FOAMed #MedEd #MedTwitter

Things I know as a 43 year old Cardiologist that I wish I knew as a 23 year student. 🧵👇 /1

A high fat diet promotes cancer progression via the gut-bone marrow-tumor axis, with high leucine production and the bacteria Desulfovibrio implicated in patients, with worse outcomes pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… some of this work @justsaysinmice PNASNews

The Sideclose technique for #Impella access site bleeding new in MyJSCAI. Stop the bleeding, keep the Impella! @jason_wollmuth #MCS doi.org/10.1016/j.jsca…

Liebe Freunde, es gibt aufregende Neuigkeiten! Ab dem 1. Oktober 2024 werde ich das Team der Gemeinschaftspraxis ''Kardiologie am Neumarkt'' in Neuss verstärken! Nach viele Jahren in der Krankenhausmedizin, nun im ambulanten Bereich tätig! Spannend!😃

Ein Stent kann ein Leben retten, ein Defibrillator kann ein Leben retten. Was kann aber 1000 Leben retten??? Antwort: #Blutdruckeinstellung

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When Greece's EPIC history combined with the Olympic Games. 🤝 21 years ago today, the world witnessed an unforgettable opening ceremony. Where did you watch it? Tell us!👇 #Olympics #Athens2004

Review and conclusion are concordant with my summary erictopol.substack.com/p/our-preoccup…

very good content as always!