The LDL Cumulative Exposure Hypothesis The longer your arteries are exposed to high LDL-C, the ⬆️ the risk of atherosclerosis. 📈 🔬 Early & sustained LDL lowering = lifelong CV benefit. 🔗 nature.com/articles/s4156… #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #FOAMed #MedED American College of Cardiology

4. Potential for a ‘one and done’ treatment for high cholesterol High cholesterol is common, and can lead to strokes and heart attacks - is there a way to lower it with a one-off intervention, without editing the genome? This is an epigenetic editor of PCSK9 (a protease that

NEW! 2025 US guidelines for the management of ACS (STEMI and NSTE-ACS) just released. Intravascular imaging guidance with OCT or IVUS during PCI in ACS is now recommended for left main or complex lesions with a class IA recommendation.

Stent expansion may be the most important thing to assess during post-PCI intra-coronary imaging. ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

12 Must-Read Nonfiction Book’s Visual Summary: 1) Atomic Habits by James Clear

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🔴Approach to Resistant Hypertension⤵️ #2024Review #OpenAccess 🔹link.springer.com/article/10.100… #Cardiology #FOAMed #MedEd #medstudent #paramedic #Cardiology #CardioEd #medtwitter #meded #CardioTwitter #cardiotwiteros #MedX #cardiovascular #MedTwitter #medical

Thankfully, in Verve Therapeutics experience, U.S. FDA interactions have been business as usual After IND clearance for VERVE-102 a few weeks ago, now we have received *Fast Track designation* which is designed to facilitate development & expedite review - of drugs intended to treat

The aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat may be an effective treatment for uncontrolled, treatment-resistant hypertension. Research findings from the Advance-HTN trial are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/4iUsNRT

The use of journal clubs to teach evidence-based medicine to health professionals: A systematic review and meta-analysis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/je… via Dragan Ilic et al

Understand the best practices for BP measurement for #hypertension patients with this infographic. 👇 Access the infographic, patient case quizzes & more 🆓 education w/ ACC's online course: bit.ly/4dUOal5 #ACCEd #HighBloodPressureMonth #cvPrev

2025 Hypertension Canada guideline lowers BP threshold to ≥130/80, recommends starting with low-dose combo (preferably SPC), and targets SBP <130 mmHg for all — simple, risk-based steps for primary care. #UpdatesInMedicine #Hypertension

New Research Adds to Growing Evidence Surrounding Lp(a), Including Global Prevalence - American College of Cardiology acc.org/Latest-in-Card…

Congratulations to Dr. Parag Patel and Dr. Leslie Miller of BayCare and their team on another CardiAMP Heart Failure II case!

Hypertensive emergency management Adapted from Matthew Ho

Excited to share two advances that bring us closer to real-world impact in healthcare AI: SDBench introduces a new benchmark that transforms 304 NEJM cases into interactive diagnostic simulations. AI must ask questions, order tests, and weigh costs, mirroring the complexity of

Efficacy of Direct Injection in Occlusive Lesion (DIOL) Fashion for Infrapopliteal and Inframalleolar Chronic Total Occlusions - Haraguchi - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cc… #CTO #HDR #DIOL doctor_endovascular_SCVC This is

.CMSGov has released the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. #ACCAdvocacy has outlined key provisions including a new Ambulatory Specialty Model, a 2.5% efficiency adjustment, changes to PCI and LAAO codes, and more. Get the details ➡️ bit.ly/4lwtS4K

Awesome 50 minute summary of the new AHA/ACC 2025 High BP guidelines by Ruey Hu, MD, MPH! I highly recommend it! youtu.be/BkObt8kU9Es?si…

❤️ Heart attack is the leading cause of #cardiogenicshock —help patients recognize symptoms early with SecondsCount.org resources and join us in Tampa for 2025 #SCAISHOCK to advance best practices in cardiogenic shock care. Register today➡️ scai.org/education-and-…