PHOTON COUNTING CT AND A NEW CONCEPT OF NORMAL CORONARY ARTERIES For more than 2 decades we have been performing Cardiac CT with constant improvements in all parameters (spatial, temporal and contrast resolution). The improvements were progressive in certain fields and steep in

XTR003, a novel F-18 labeled fatty acid metabolism tracer w/ potential future use for myocardial viability evaluation, shows promising results in Phase I study. Safe w/ rapid uptake & sustained cardiac retention. Editorial by Dr. Jamshid Maddahi UCLA Read👉bit.ly/4iHfmog

🫀 Can cardiac CT safely replace invasive coronary angiography in new-onset heart failure? 📍 Yes — and much more. 🚨 NEW STUDY PUBLISHED in EHJ-CVI! 🚨 This is a topic near and dear to my heart and my daily clinical practice for a long long time. In terms of practicality,

Exploring new horizons in nuclear cardiology – assessing perfusion, physiology and the microcirculation in peripheral arterial disease. A State-of-the-Art Review by Santiago Callegari and Dr. Al Sinusas, Yale Cardiology #cvnuc #PAD #VascularImaging Read now👉bit.ly/43erhVg

حق الدرعية .. ذيب يعجبني 😂.

ماهو بس قايد، هذا سِند وطن 🤍🇸🇦

Available head-to-head RCTs comparing non-steroidal MRA finerenone versus steroidal MRA spironolactone #HeartFailure2025

💛🖤🇸🇦 Al Ittihad become champions of Saudi for the 10th time in their history! Back at it with Karim Benzema as leader, coach Laurent Blanc, stars like Diaby, Kanté, Fabinho, Aouar and the key job of director Ramón Planes.

Having worked for the #CrownPrince HRH Mohammed bin Salman years ago, I saw firsthand his vision and drive. It’s incredible to witness how far Saudi Arabia has come under his leadership - bold reforms, rapid modernization, and a clear path to the future. #Saudivision2030

#EHJCVI 🫀 Can CMR help diagnose acute rejection in heart transplant patients? Both adult and pediatric recipients with rejection show elevated T1 values. Do these findings correlate with dd-cfDNA and GLS? 🧪 Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/…

📉 Earlier is better: Vutrisiran works across ATTR-CM stages, but the biggest survival gains come in early disease. Time is myocardium. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACC #HELIOSB #ATTRCM #Vutrisiran #Amyloidosis mathew.maurer Ronald Witteles

In patients with acute #myocarditis, elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with worse prognosis and may be valuable for stratifying patients, even those conventionally considered at low risk. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACCHF

Excited to have participated in this #Delphi study for the management of 🫀#sarcoidosis, just published in JACC Journals. Covers lots of controversial topics in #sarcoid management. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Treat the valve AND the myocardium when facing severe AS+amyloidosis. Both AVR and tafamidis independently ↓ mortality Dual therapy=best outcomes w/ similar survival to lone AS+AVR. Dual pathology is common (~13%) warranting RCT. tinyurl.com/2zmpht8x Bravo Thomas Treibel! 👏🏻

Who develops ⬇️LVEF during exercise despite No CAD or a hypertensive response? Are they an early subphenotype of HFpEF? Mayo Clinic CV📝finds pts(3/4 women)w SOB/CP & exercise-induced ⬇️in LVEF w WMA (in 4/5)on ESE & NO CAD have high incidence of HF🏥& AF bit.ly/3FwR4jB

🧬 41% of Loeys-Dietz patients have extra-aortic aneurysms, and they’re not benign. Dissections, ruptures, and missed diagnoses lurk without full-body imaging. Time to scan head-to-pelvis, routinely? jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACC #AorticDisease #LoeysDietz

New Doppler finding alert [Bifid-E wave] •Linked to bileaflet MVP. •Suggests advanced myxomatous disease. •Associated with myocardial LGE and disproportionate LV enlargement. •Could improve MVP risk assessment on echo imaging. tinyurl.com/BifidEwave

Left ventricular myocardium-to-blood ratio >1.5 on 99mTc-HMDP SPECT/CT accurately detects ATTR-CM University of Helsinki #cvnuc #amyloidosis. Editorial by Dominik C. Benz Unispital_USZ & Sarah Cuddy Brigham and Women's Hospital Read now👉bit.ly/3IdNYSp

A breathtaking view: Jubba, Saudi Arabia, rich in agriculture and water, stands out like an oasis within the Nefud Desert, as seen from 261 miles above aboard the International Space Station (Credit: NASA Johnson)

Chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Upstate Medical University #NewProfilePic