And in other important news, the ACTIV-4 trial, which assesses the safety & effectiveness of therapeutic anticoagulation for #COVID19 has stopped enrolling #ICU patients due to futility. The trial is continuing in other patient populations.

ASCVD risk estimators, both the original and updated, perform pretty bad in real world clinical data authors.elsevier.com/a/1dejg4%7Evz2… Alessandra Staffico Venk Murthy MD PhD 〽️ike Dorsch ACCP Cardiology PRN U-M College of Pharmacy U-M Health Frankel CVC Atherosclerosis David Cordwin

She’s pretty great. I may be biased though.

Although the revised PCE was derived to improve the ASCVD risk prediction, there was no evidence of improvement in the accuracy in predicting the 10-year ASCVD risk compared to the AHA/ACC PCE @lekastaffico David Cordwin Venk Murthy MD PhD @dorschmike @jasmineluzum atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-…

Introducing a project I've been working on! I've seen so many learners struggle with understanding cardiology concepts and wanted to create a blog that breaks concepts down in a way learners might understand. First 3 posts in ✅ 🫀 Check it out here ⬇️⬇️ cards.rxexplained.com

Excited to recruit for our PGY2 Infectious Diseases resident for 2022-2023 at Franciscan Health Indianapolis! If you are interested in a hands-on and practice at the top of your license experience, we’re looking to put you in the driver’s seat (shameless Indy500 plug 😅)!

🚨Calling all #TwitteRx with Cardiology🫀interest! Wanna train with the Leaders and Best? Of course you do! Join our PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program virtual info session: 🗓️11/29 ⏰ 6:30-7:30 pm EST Check out our website for details on how to sign up! medicine.umich.edu/dept/pharmacy/…

The CDC is bored

Steve Kerr on today's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

This country is going backwards

…and the SCCM moves their annual Congress from Louisiana to California. Making a statement on women’s rights for their members, for their patients, & for the community at large. Complex decision but kudos for taking action.

Cosmic cliffs & a sea of stars. NASA Webb Telescope reveals baby stars in the Carina Nebula, where ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds shape colossal walls of dust and gas. nasa.gov/webbfirstimages #UnfoldTheUniverse

Huskers make me sad 😞

What is your take on #vasodilators in acute #HeartFailure? The upcoming November issue of #EHJACVC will bring you a PRO/CON "Vasodilator therapy in acute heart failure revisited" As our PRO paper was published in advanced access, a sneak preview Tweetorial below... EHJACVC Editor-in-Chief

This is a great team to work with and I learned a ton working with them. If you have any interest, I encourage you to reach out to Mike!

After 2.5 years, 5 journal rejections (one of which published a paper on scoring HF meds a year after they rejected this paper), and lots of revisions this paper is finally in the wild! @SHummelMD Todd Koelling sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

If the Huskers don’t want to put effort in neither do I

Caitlin Clark is great. Kamilla Cardoso is great. Iowa is great. South Carolina is great. Bluder and Dawn are great. This title game is great. Paige is great. Aziaha James is great. JuJu is great. ESPN's studio show is great. This tournament is great. Can we all stop hating on