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Congratulations Christopher Fordyce!

Enlightening talk from our PGY4 Cardiology Fellow Dr. Miles Marchand on strategies to improve the delivery of health care and empower our Indigenous patients. UBC CPD #HotTopicsInCardiology2022

Congratulations Nima!

Pleased to see our review on the Interventionalist's management of atrial tachyarrhythmias in heart failure published. Ablation in this group is better tolerated than AADs and offers a mortality benefit and in those with HFrEF! Jason Andrade @MarcDeyell doi.org/10.1007/s11897…

A prospective analysis of adherence and OAC switching from Dr Salmasi demonstrated high adherence to OAC therapy, however, contrary to popular belief being on a DOAC did not translate to better adherence compared to VKA (warfarin). authors.elsevier.com/c/1fIDw5WqpYN3…

Congratulations to our star-studded graduating fellows (from L to R): Dr. Ali Husain (IC @ UBC), Dr. Kurt Hoskin (Staff @ Kelowna), Dr. Andy Dhaliwal (AHFTC @ UBC), Dr. Nav Malhi (Rehab/Prevention @ UBC), & Dr. Ian Pitcher (ICU @ UBC). Missing Dr. Nima Moghaddam (AHFTC @ Duke).

New #ResearchLetter published in #CircHF from @alicechangsch & Dr Jasmine Grewal MD et al: The investigators studied the levels & temporal trends of NT-proBNP and hs-Trop throughout pregnancy in women with cardiac disease ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… #AHAJournals UBC Cardiology Residency Program

Great summary - if you work in a CICU, read this 👇

First outcomes paper in Canada showing that our Vancouver Women’s Heart Center improves quality of life and angina frequency while reducing hospitalizations in patients with INOCA and MINOCA @khhumphries Stanley Nattel Judy Luu, MD/PhD @cpachecoMD Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦

Thanks for highlighting our work evaluating the care and longterm outcomes of patients with #CardiacArrest in #BritishColumbia using linked provincial datasets and published in CJC Journals Population Data BC @UBCDoM UBC Cardiology Residency Program @BrianGrunau BC Emergency Health Services

I ain't EP but happy to help. Over 70 attendees on a Sunday afternoon. Cardiac technicians are keen learners! Some of my ECGs are prolly too easy for some though... #teaching #CME #holters #ESTs #techs #HCPs #cardiology #ECGs

"[Do you] recognize how much [hospital] resembles residential schools from the past? Now, imagine how a residential school survivor must feel if they require care here." Dr. Miles Marchand UBC Cardiology Residency Program gives trainee (& personal) perspective on ⬆️ cultural humility. #CCCongress

LIVE at CCC! Dr John Mancini talks about his experience so far at our first hybrid Congress since 2019. #CCCongress

Congratulations to Jason Andrade presenting an #aha2022 #LBCT: PROGRESSIVE-AF demonstrating better outcomes for pAF patients randomized to first-line ablation vs anti arrhythmic drugs-published in NEJM. @UBCmedicine @CCI_CIC UBC Cardiology Residency Program

A belated congratulations to 7 outstanding new cardiology residents who will be joining UBC Cardiology Residency Program next July! A big UBC welcome to: Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-shahks Dr. Jocelyn Chai Dr. Jung-In Choi Dr. Siavash Ghadari Dr. Farshad Hosseini Dr. Nelson Lu Dr. Jeffrey Wong Congrats!!!

Thanks to ⁦Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt⁩ and ⁦American College of Cardiology⁩ for naming EARLY-AF as one of the top 10 clinical trials of 2022. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… ⁦@UBCDoM⁩ ⁦VCH Research Institute⁩ ⁦@CCI_CIC⁩ ⁦Heart Institute⁩ ⁦ICMtl⁩ acc.org/Latest-in-Card…

Join us virtually for this year’s Hot Topics in Cardiology conference and get updates on the management of cardiovascular disease. Check out this year's lineup of speakers and register today: bit.ly/3jWEqiK #MedEd #MedTwitter #CME #CPD UBC Cardiology Residency Program

Happy Earth Day #EPeeps #CardioTwitter ! To celebrate, why not spend a few minutes learning about links between climate change and heart health on the CCS Cardio Connector podcast. Dr. Matt Bennett was a great host of ray first podcast interview. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/car…

Welcome to our new #UBC Cardiology trainees! So excited to have you join us! Grateful to all UBC Cardiology Fellows and Residents for your dedication and for providing the best care for our patients. Can’t wait to see the fantastic things this team will continue to do!

Inherited arrhythmia syndromes are rare and complex conditions predisposing seemingly healthy individuals to sudden cardiac arrest. This excellent review provides a framework for high-quality, multidisciplinary, standardized care. cjcopen.ca/article/S2589-…