From the court to the heart: Catch me during the Washington Wizards game, spreading the word for #HeartHealthMonth Let's slam dunk heart disease together! 🏀 🫀MedStar Health Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Listen to Dr. Waqas Haider and Wizards radio play-by-play announcer Dave Johnson sharing tips on staying heart healthy ➡️ bit.ly/49m8rg0 We’re grateful to team up with the Washington Wizards in raising awareness about heart disease risks. ❤️ #HeartHealth #ForTheDistrict

Chest pain and shortness of breath are telltale heart attack signs. But they can also indicate #pericarditis inflammation and fluid buildup around the heart. Syed Waqas Haider, MD, MPH, FACC discusses how we diagnose pericarditis and a #ClinicalTrial about how to treat it. bit.ly/49dJqEi

Such a pleasure to be on FOX 5 DC discussing pericardial disease awareness with the wonderful Marissa Mitchell ! #HeartHealthMonth #PericardialDisease MedStar Health MedStar Washington

I am so thrilled!! See below 👇 and thank you so much 🙏 JACC Journals —it’s an exciting time for cardiorheumatology! -we have a lot to do &in this document we discuss the role for imaging 💪in both current clinical care and the horizon🌟& mechanistic insight it provides

Sustained Pericarditis Recurrence Risk Reduction With Long‐Term Rilonacept | Journal of the American Heart Association ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

We are witnessing a paradigm shift in mgmt of coronary dz/accelerated athero in PAN. Excited to share our recent case + lit review 👇🏽 that challenges conventional wisdom & explores innovative approach with #CABG to revolutionize tx. Outstanding job, team! #Cardiorheum 🔥 🫀

Kicked off day #ACC2024 ✔️ Whirlwind of new science 🧬, networking and meeting old friends & mentors 🩺 ! Let’s fuel this conference buzz 🔥 American College of Cardiology 🫀 Georgetown/WHC Cardiology Fellows

Day #2: going strong with these rockstars #ACC2024 🫀 🔥 American College of Cardiology Anam Waheed, MD Carlos Gongora, MD FACC

Outstanding job!

Closing out #ACC2024 strong with an incredible panel delving into imaging in cardiorheum, vasculitis & pericardial disease! 🔥🫀 Exciting opportunities lie ahead as data supports their use for dx, prognosis, & mgmt in this complex pt cohort. American College of Cardiology

Crucial data on weaning Rilonacept Allan L. Klein

🔑 Colchicine 0.5 mg daily is FDA-approved for secondary prevention in patients w/ coronary artery disease. Read key points to remember from a state-of-the-art review on the long-term safety of low-dose colchicine for atherosclerosis: bit.ly/4aUjBJN #cvPrev

Honored to give during grand rounds Georgetown Medicine on the evolving paradigm or pericardial disease and exciting advancements in the world of immunomodulator therapy! Grateful for insights learned from pioneers: Allan L. Klein AntonioAbbate Brittany Weber Pat Cremer MedStar Health

Important reminder re dangers of viral social media challenges: Teens are especially vulnerable even without any known pre-existing heart disease. My brief thoughts on this unfortunate case The Associated Press

Congratulations to the Cardiology Fellowship Class of 2024! 🫀🎓 A stellar group of cardiologists and exceptional human beings. You'll be greatly missed. Wishing you all immense success in the future! Georgetown/WHC Cardiology Fellows MedStar Georgetown MedStar Washington MedStar Health

Thrilled to welcome our newest team of star cardiology fellows. Your journey in advancing 🫀 health begins here. Congratulations!

Read the new #JACCIMG international position statement on multimodality #cvImaging for #pericardial disease evaluation & treatment (pericarditis, effusion, constriction, & masses). bit.ly/3WSxAvm #Echofirst #YesCCT #whyCMR

A great honor to welcome Dr. Allan Klein from Cleveland Clinic for an insightful Grand Rounds on recurrent pericarditis. Treating an age-old disease with a newer paradigm 🫀#pericarditis #pericardialdisease #recurrentpericarditis

My take on the emerging association between xylitol and MACE thru enhanced platelet reactivity + thrombosis—important to stay informed! #Xylitol #NutritionFacts #Atheroscelrosis #MajorAdverseCarduacEvent