Guideline correlation: 📚 The AFIRE Trial was in large part responsible for class I rec of DOAC monotherapy in comorbid afib + chronic CAD in the latest 2023 ACC/AHA afib guidelines 👇

SGLT2 inhibitors vs GLP-1 receptor agonists: A nationwide study reveals that SGLT2 inhibitors reduce hospitalization for heart failure in diabetes patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but show no benefit in non-AF patients. Both classes improve kidney outcomes, but major CV

"The human heart is a miraculous organ. It supplies itself before it serves others, a lesson we all could live by.” Dr. Helen Taussig

The role of epicardial adipose tissue remodelling in #HFpEF Discover more in this must-read #CardiovascularResearch Review including mechanistic insights & novel therapeutic targets ow.ly/oEQP50VP9vg CVR Tomasz Guzik Glen Pyle | #WomensHeartHealth ❤️‍🩹🖇️ Mike Drozd Sarah Brown #HF #heartfailure

50 year old man with this scarry yet interesting echo recording 🧐 What are your views? What can be the DDs possible? #cardiotwitter #echocardiography #echofirst

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Colchicine substantially reduces MACE including cardiovascular death, #cvMI and ischemic stroke compared with placebo in patients with vascular disease, according to two meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. Read more: bit.ly/4djwMGP #cvPrev #CardioX

Excited our paper is published! Grateful to ⁦Brijesh Patel DO, FACC⁩ for the mentorship. Inspired by my mother-in-law’s experience with new-onset HTN after starting ICI for lung cancer. #CardioOncology #ICI #Hypertension tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Partial Heart Transplantation: a comprehensive review of partial heart transplantation, including current status, clinical adaptation, and future directions.Neel Prabhu Joseph W Turek Michael Mensah-Mamfo ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

LV Torsion: A Powerful Marker of Systolic Function Definition Left ventricular (LV) torsion (or twist) refers to the wringing motion of the heart during systole, apical counterclockwise rotation vs basal clockwise rotation. It results from the unique helical arrangement of

💤 How Sleep Loss Impacts Metabolism: Disrupted purinergic signaling, glucose metabolism, lipid oxidation, & cell phenotypes. Effects seen in the CNS, peripheral tissues, & blood plasma across humans & model systems. Energy for anabolic processes drops—especially in high-energy

Excited that our review article is published. Grateful for the opportunity to work with Dr. Caccamo and my friend Bansari Patel, MD Pulmonary Hypertension in Left Heart Disease and Chronic Right Ventric... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🫀 Top 10 Updates from #HeartFailure2025 Congress! Here’s what every cardiologist & healthcare provider needs to know about the latest in heart failure treatment and management: 👇🧵 [1/11]

The intersectionality of cardiac amyloidosis, aging and frailty is the focus of a State-of-the-Art Review published in #JACCAdvances. Read the journal scan to learn more: bit.ly/4dzdOvG #cvGeri

WVU IM Residency We did another study led by WVU IM Residency Helen Watson showing there is an increased risk of HTN at 1 year in those who received ICIs vs those who did not. tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17…

JUST ACCEPTED: Check out our new article in Journal of Cardiovascular CT involving clinical outcomes in patients with discreet NCP and low CAC 0-100 from our high CV risk region of WV: Thank you Jim Mills, Yasmin S. Hamirani, MD, Emily Hendricks, Seher Berzingi, MD, WVU IM Residency! 🔗 nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

The new AHA/ACC/Multisociety #ClinicalGuideline on high blood pressure provides updated recommendations for clinicians on the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults. Get the details: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #Hypertension #JACC

A 🆕 ACC Scientific Statement on Inflammation & #CVD highlights new groundbreaking research linking inflammation #ASCVD & provides consensus-based recommendations for evaluation, treatment & prevention reflecting this new era. Learn more: bit.ly/4nUui5w #cvLipids #JACC

Electrical Storm is difficult to rx and sometime may not be stable enough to ablate. Pt. has stellate ganglion block has some relief but wore out quickly and sustained controlled with sympthetectomy. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… WVU CV fellows Seher Berzingi, MD Helen Watson

Have "the talk". Let your loved ones and your doc know. This is regardless of age. James 14:4 Seven End-of-Life Questions 1)What is your understanding now of where you are with your illness? 2)How much information about what is likely to be ahead with your illness would