Had 2 of these recently. I sat at the computer wondering “Why is the SVR low-normal?!” Both had AMICS sp PCI w pLVAD + 🦢. The only way to ID these complex Pts is w PAC. Excellent article. Alex Truesdell Allison Dupont, MD

Lung/Heart Docs “PA catheters are worthless. Pull it out.” But my stress CM patient is hypotensive & has low SVR. Cultures I ordered are pending (they’re GNR+). Same Lung/Heart Docs “Consult ID for sepsis.” How long would it have been for sepsis protocol to be started

80sM w NSTEMI, EF 25-30%. Late at night. Start w RRA. No 🎲 2/2 extreme brachiocephalic 🪨 and tortuosity. Both iliacs occluded. 🪨 in the LSCA. Difficult to manipulate diagnostic catheters. So wtd? Go “R2C” w/ Terumo Interventional Systems 75cm R2P sheath parked in the ascAo. Totally transformed

Yes yes yes. I have more than 45,000 physician followers between here and the other social channels. We must unite on the fight. What do you want? 1. Site neutral payments. 2. Rescind the moratorium on physician owned hospitals. 3. CMS must raise professional fees.

Looking forward to it as well! Lugers, STK, BondSt, Nobu, all sound good for dinner. Just sayin’.

You know you’re an interventionalist when….can anyone guess the wire?! It could be or could not be a coronary wire. And I’m not VIP enough to be carrying prototype wires :)

CRT Meeting 2025 Financial wellness of cardiologists Emmanouil Brilakis Lorenzo Azzalini Rhian E. Davies DO MS Jennifer Frampton Yader Sandoval Andrew J Sauer MD Jeffrey Wilson, MD Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Center for Coronary Artery Disease Yale IM Traditional Residency Program Thank you, White Coat Investor, for the sponsorship of WCI personal finance book

Let’s all be honest… who is the most likely to put the patient first? 1) physician 2) insurance company 3) private equity 4) Wall Street Now ask yourself which of those four are banned from owning hospitals and see if your answer is the same as the first question Questions?

The DOJ just declared war on the laws protecting monopolies… this could change everything. 1. Site neutral payments. 2. Physician-owned hospitals 3. Stak laws. 4. Certificate of Need laws. #healthcare Pam Bondi Adam Bruggeman, MD Dan Choi, MD, FAAOS drslo PHA GOP Doctors Caucus

For those wondering why a simple doctor’s visit takes so long… Or why medical offices can seem so inefficient… Here’s the journey of a single patient chart… and remember only 1/3 of the quality metrics have any clinical relevance… before we’ve even had a chance to talk

70sM looks older. NSTEMI, SOB (Curmudgeon Cardiologist), EF 30-35%. Mild AS. mPCWP 16, mPAP 35, mRAP 12. Pt became hypotensive w LM angios. SYNTAX 47. Pt and progeny refuse CABG for many reasons, mostly good ones. How much to tackle? Approach? Tom Wilson Salman Arain Jack Hall

Ever notice how doctors don't *own* hospitals? We work in them, we manage them, we make them possible - but we can't *own* them, here in the USA. Ever wonder why? In this conversation with the tremendous Eric Potts, we explore some of the story behind the ban on physician-owned

Interview with the man that killed a would be mass murderer from killing untold numbers of his Michigan church. This is why we train and always carry. Plan accordingly.... 🇺🇸 #hero #michigan #church #2A #2nd

WOW 🚨 American Surgeon exposes she did reconstructive surgery on a breast cancer patient. Health Insurance company paid her only $100 She says this happens all the time, went to court, won, they still won’t pay A bill was proposed to stop this AND CONGRESS KILLED IT

Welcome to the Jungle... Cardiovascular Research Foundation Dr. Bill Lombardi Manuel Pan Soledad Ojeda Lorenzo Azzalini SOLACI Javi Moreiras ForoEpic Kate Kearney Jamie McCabe jedicath աǟզǟʀ.ǟɦʍɛɖ Evandro Martins F. MD Tom Wilson Jeffrey Wilson, MD Yael L. Maxwell #CompCourse2025