Michael O'Riordan (@michaeltctmd) 's Twitter Profile
Michael O'Riordan

@michaeltctmd

Medical journalist with @TCTMD. Likes running marathons, baseball, and vegetarian food. Dislikes snow, flat (bike) tires, and stress fractures.

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Michael J. Ackerman MD,PhD (@mjackermanmdphd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just evaluated a teenage #athlete w/ a positive #genetic test for #HCM but a normal echo. He has been disqualified for nearly one year and told by #pediatric #cardiologist - “become a couch potato, no gym class, walk slowly to catch the bus!” This has to STOP.

Rita Redberg (@rfredberg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honored to be part of the 100th Class of Guggenheim Fellows for this award in the category of Medicine and Health. I plan to write a book on healthcare, excited to share.

Anil Makam (@anilmakam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thx to Michael O'Riordan for unpacking convoluted nature of Medicaid plan formulary coverage and my own ramblings so eloquently Thread of our Annals of Int Med study is here x.com/AnilMakam/stat…

Dr Gary McGowan (@drgarymcgowan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Metabolically healthy with high LDL/ApoB" is a misnomer. Lipoprotein metabolism is an integral part of metabolic health and cardiometabolic risk. The use of such nomenclature is a semantic loophole to justify LCHF/keto/carnivore-induced dyslipidaemia.

Jonathan Kim, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA (@jonathankimmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A lot of chatter re: 'mandated screening echos' for athletes. A topic considered by experts. Please do not endorse this, will not save athlete lives. US guidelines here to reference. Kirk Herbstreit David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc Albert Breer American College of Cardiology American Heart Association ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Jason H. Wasfy, M.D. (@jasonwasfy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The latest in 5 years of work on the cardiac consequences of health system distress. I first noticed "missing STEMIs" as the CCU attending in March 2020 and was interviewed about it: tctmd.com/news/mystery-m…

Angioplasty.Org (@angioplastyorg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dear Aamir Javaid, MD -- Telling the stories of how interventional cardiology began is important b/c there are lessons there for the present day. And profiling Andreas Gruentzig is a worthy endeavor. However, I must differ somewhat from your characterization of Gruentzig as

Jason H. Wasfy, M.D. (@jasonwasfy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“There’s no reason why outcomes should be getting worse,” lead author Jason H. Wasfy, MD , told TCTMD. “There are new drugs available every year. There are new procedures available. So, why should outcomes be getting worse? It suggests something wrong with the healthcare system.”

Faisal Bakaeen MD (@faisalbakaeen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really proud of this collaboration with Victor Dayan and impressed by the quality of cardiac surgery care and science in Uruguay 🇺🇾 . Publishing in AATS journal is a well deserved privilege

Yael L. Maxwell (@tctmd_yael) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, MD, PhD, an interventional cardiologist known for his expertise in the field of complex PCI, died suddenly at home yesterday at age 53. News of his death was confirmed by colleagues today. tctmd.com/news/dimitrios…