.Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano with terrific talk on chest pain syndromes post #SCAD . Common problem among up to ~1/3 of patients. Coronary micro vascular dysfxn may play key role SCAD Alliance

Terrific talk by Dr David Hobson Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute on cardiac surgical approach to SCAD. Very limited role. Ask first should we rather than (how) can we. SVG likely best conduit given competitive flow as SCAD heals (not LIMA) Goal is to get patient through SCAD healing iSCADregistry

.Nandita Scott reviews published experience on #SCAD and mech circ support. Discussion: IABP theoretically not first choice due to coronary flow/sheer. Concerns in re anticoag with #SCAD . need more data esp with Impella. iSCADregistry exploring MCS data...stay tuned

Dr Kumbhani reviews approach to #SCAD in the cath lab including classic natural hx study by Hassan and Saw et al that 95% of lesions heal at follow up angio sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Esther Kim SCAD Alliance

.Kelley Branch, MD, MSc reviews coronary CTA features of #SCAD Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Esther Kim SCAD Alliance iSCADregistry

Female executives who rise to the top are more strategic and thoughtful about how they spend their time. s.hbr.org/3cuv5bQ

🎉 Last night marked the 2024 State of Research at University Hospitals – an evening filled with celebration, reflection, and anticipation for the future of research! Dive into the highlights and what's to come: s2.bl-1.com/h/dvXM9rVr?url…

The list of utility for GLP-1 drugs with just expanded to obesity plus sleep apnea (tirzepatide vs placebo results of 2 new randomized trials via company, first drug treatment ever to show efficacy vs sleep apnea)
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Eduardo Cuevas

For women (men welcome too!) trainees and medical students - webinar this Thursday on work life balance in the cath lab!
SCAI Now Ohio Chapter-ACC J Dawn Abbott Yulanka Castro, M.D. Heather L Gornik Bailey Ann Estes Women as One Sridevi Pitta, MD,MBA

Among older adults with atrial fibrillation receiving apixaban or rivaroxaban, treatment with diltiazem was associated with increased risk of serious bleeding compared with metoprolol.

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From the current issue! Brunner-Ziegler and colleagues study nailfold capillary patterns in patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon and compare them with healthy controls.
@Raynaudsorg

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Wish there were a way to digitize and share a scent...amazing sign of spring. A little early this year. Blooms usually last only a few days, so stopping to smell the lilacs tonight!

Great day at the The VIVA Foundation Vascular Leaders Forum on #CLTI
A few takeaways:
1. We have an “access to care” problem in the USA where many patients cannot receive even basic vascular care.
2. There are not enough providers and there are many “vascular deserts” 🧵

59 y/o ♀️ transferred to ED from another hospital ➡️ sudden-onset strong chest pain w/ ST-segment elevation in leads V1-V6 on #ECG . She experienced mental distress for 1 week & was current smoker w/ Hx of 36 pack-yrs bit.ly/3vEhryY

#JACCCaseReports #SCAD #cvAMI #STEMI

And now for something completely unrelated…

Solar eclipse in the CLE.

BEST-CLI Quality of Life manuscript published today in Circulation - check it out.
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Looks like an interesting opportunity for early career vascular specialists interested in #PE 👇

Big congrats to Hopkins Surgery fellow Robbie Aru, M.D. for spearheading this effort describing our experience with #CarotidDissection during #TCAR . We hope there are lots of valuable tips here to prevent this rare but very morbid complication! #CarotidEd

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This post Made my week. LOVE to see this progress!