What should you call that elevated troponin? This is NOT taught well and impacts more than you think. Understand it in 2 minutes:

1/ Step-by-step “CORONARY FUNCTION TESTING” for #ANOCA #INOCA PREPARATION: 1. Hold all vasodilators for 48 hours (exceptions = hydralazine, clonidine, doxazosin) 2. Hold caffeine for 24 hours (for adenosine) #CardioTwitter

#SavvySpotlight: Calcified bicuspid #TAVI case completed in under 12 minutes at Rush University System for Health with Dr. Hussam Suradi, Dr. Joshi, & Dr. Eileen Gajo! Pre gradient of 52mmHg, pre-TAVI #BAV with #LVpacing over #SavvyWire, followed by delivery of 29mm #Sapien valve with 4mmHG post gradient.

#CAD patients with no standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs) have an increased risk of early mortality in comparison to those with #CVD Risk factors: bit.ly/3sR5h3Z #JACC #cvCAD #ASCVD #Atherosclerosis #cvPrev #CardioTwitter Prof Gemma Figtree AM

Things we do for no reason: routinely obtaining repeat echo for acute decompensation of known chronic heart failure. Congrats Darren Harrison, Arunima Misra, Komal Muradali, Steph et al! #BCMIMResScholar tinyurl.com/4nkf548y Journal of Hospital Medicine

I am honored to be the new director of the Rush Heart Center for Women. Thank you to my mentor, predecessor, & founder for her 20yrs of amazing work. AnnabelleVolgman MD you are a trailblazer and inspiration. Thank you to Lynne Braun, PhD Fareed Moses Collado, MD FACC FSCAI Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal & all of our amazing team

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE

Brief Report: Liver Transplantation in a Woman with Mahvash Disease nej.md/49XoIJI Science behind the Study: Liver Transplantation for Mahvash Disease, an Inborn Error of Metabolism nej.md/47DfvnC

Check out our case report published in NEJM for a rare case of Mahvash Disease managed with liver transplantation. Special congratulations to Justin Robbins, MD for all the work on this cool project! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Hi Everyone, Here is the Summary Results for Key Late-Breaking Science at Scientific Sessions 2023 for #AHA23 AHA Science AHA Research (1/3) 👇👇👇

Our ✍️ in JACC Journals shows poor discriminatory accuracy of CHADS-VASc score in AF with cancer and ⬆️ bleeding risk than stroke. Mamas A. Mamas Rodrigo Bagur 🇦🇷🇨🇦 Louise Sun David L. Fischman Daniel Frisch, MD Andrija Matetic Matt DiMeglio DO, MBA Jefferson Cardiology Fellows. Link: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Hello Chicagoland! We are looking for fellow case presentations for the upcoming Cardiogenic shock symposium 🫀. Registrations are now open at: bit.ly/49yN4Jc Please find details below ⬇️

New milestone for Rush Structural Program with successful transcatheter mitral valve replacement #TMVR in MAC with #Intrepid valve using #EchoNav guidance Rush University System for Health RUSH Cardiology Fareed Moses Collado, MD FACC FSCAI #apollotrial @philips @ecgmd1 Laith A. Derbas Mina Iskander MD, MSc salah abusin Medtronic

PHOTON COUNTING CT AND A NEW CONCEPT OF NORMAL CORONARY ARTERIES For more than 2 decades we have been performing Cardiac CT with constant improvements in all parameters (spatial, temporal and contrast resolution). The improvements were progressive in certain fields and steep in

Proud to be part of this amazing group of cardiologists and fellows Rush University System for Health RUSH Cardiology! We have more that were not able to be in the picture! Rupa Sanghani Karolina Marinescu MD Steve Attanasio Ahmet Afsin Oktay, MD Fareed Moses Collado, MD FACC FSCAI Laith A. Derbas Hussam Suradi salah abusin Isabel Camara Planek