🏃🥗 Lifestyle matters—but not enough. In PRAGUE-25, #AFib freedom was 2x higher with ablation vs LFM+AADs. The heart wants what the EP lab offers. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACC #epAblation #Obesity

CATALYST: Initiating DOACs within four days, rather than at 5️⃣ days or later, after an ischemic stroke in pts w/ #AFib reduced the risk of future stroke events within 30 days without increasing symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage. Read more: bit.ly/4eBoo62 #cvCoag

REDEFINE 1 & REDEFINE 2: The combination of CagriSema in a single weekly 💉 was associated w/ a significantly greater weight loss in adults w/ overweight or obesity regardless of T2D status compared w/ placebo or either drug alone. More: bit.ly/4nwrqMX #CardioX

USMLE Tip: If you're not good at heart murmurs and valvular heart disease, just learn two conditions: Aortic stenosis: Most common valvular lesion in the US. Mitral stenosis: Most common valvular lesion worldwide (due to rheumatic fever). These are the most likely valve

Increasing the Potassium Level in Patients at High Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmias: NEJM 🥸 The statement: "Keep K above 4 and Mg above 2" still holds: #ESCCongress2025 😱 Summary 👇👇👇

Presented at #ESCCongress: In patients with chronic coronary syndrome taking oral anticoagulants, adding aspirin led to higher risks of cardiovascular events, major bleeding, and death from any cause than anticoagulation alone. Full AQUATIC trial: nej.md/45AU4Wp

📖#Disparities in #IABP use before #CABG exist across sex, race, & region. Women & pts in the South/West have lower odds, while Hispanic & Asian pts show higher use. Equitable interventions are needed💡#CardioDisparities ➡️doi.org/10.1016/j.jsca… Abdul Rasheed Bahar, MD Yasemin Bahar, MD

Oral anticoagulation therapy is known to reduce the risk of stroke in patients w/ #AFib but is underutilized. The goal of the Chiu et al. study was to create a tool to aid in joint provider & patient OAC decision-making confidence & understanding. bit.ly/464N2bu #cvCoag

Según las nuevas guías de hipertensión (AHA/ACC) se debe tratar logrando una presión inferior a 130/80 mmHg, pero la presión IDEAL es aquella inferior a 120/80 mmHg. #Hypertension25

Should aspirin be added to full-intensity anticoagulation in patients with stable coronary disease? jwat.ch/41NcXTH NEJM #CardioTwitter Behnood Bikdeli

Should we prescribe DAPT for patients with recent ACS undergoing CABG? Dr. David J. Cohen weighs in on a recent NEJM study: jwat.ch/3VKs3pl #CardioTwitter

RESEARCH: Vitamin D supplementation in those over the age of 50 in Germany was associated with a 'significant reduction' in cancer mortality, with it estimated to prevent almost 30,000 cancer deaths per year. (Source: Molecular Oncology journal)

In a randomized trial, patients who discontinued anticoagulation one year after ablation for atrial fibrillation had better outcomes than those who continued. jwat.ch/4nCoNZ6 #CardioTwitter

TheWhiteCoatLothario Correct. MS3 wakes the patient up very early, the resident wakes them up again once they are able to fall back asleep, and then the rounding team keeps them from falling back asleep

Clopidogrel monotherapy is superior to aspirin monotherapy for prevention of MACCE without increasing major bleeding risk & supports the use of clopidogrel over aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with #cvCAD. Learn more: bit.ly/46zFvl2 #CardioX

Tu Youyou became the first mainland Chinese scientist to be awarded a #NobelPrize in a scientific field - for discovering artemisinin, a malaria cure that’s saved millions. Today we reveal the 2025 medicine laureate. Stay tuned.

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According to the boards, 90% of nosebleeds are anterior, coming from the Kiesselbach plexus. In my experience, they're all 85 and on warfarin

Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt

I recently read that clinicians with the highest empathy levels & patient satisfaction scores are at a higher risk of burnout. They often feel immense pressure to provide care that is beyond their human limits (both physically and emotionally). That hit hard.