In 2021, the average first-year resident earned a salary of $57,500. Adjusted for inflation, that’s $49,824 in 2012 dollars - which means that, in real dollars, resident salaries have increased only $5000 over the past 40 years. (a short 🧵) nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Amanda Mengotto, MD Yeah that 5$ gift card aught to do it

Statin use is associated with lower risk of stroke in patients with #AtrialFibrillation ⬇️ #EHRA2023 #afib #EPeeps #EHRA_ESC

Congratulations to our residents Pablo A. Ledesma and Daria (Dasha) Seriak for presenting an amazing grand round!

Sarah Santiago, MD

Outcomes of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome Compared With Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction | Journal of the American Heart Association ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

#Clopidogrel monotherapy was assoc w/ better thrombotic & bleeding outcomes than #aspirin monotherapy, regardless of clinical risk & relative ischemia/bleeding risk in pts undergoing #PCI & 6-18 months of DAPT w/out clinical events. bit.ly/3rJyspD #JACC #HOSTEXAM

"Roses are red, Not green like a gecko. Let's spend the day Looking at an echo." 🫀 #HappyValentinesDay #ASEHeart

#ACC24 Behold 400 aspiring cardiologists that identify as either Black, Hispanic, Native American, women, or LGBTQ: the most underrepresented groups in cardiology. Eliminating 🫀 disparities will require a diverse group of cardiologists. American College of Cardiology Association of Black Cardiologists AHA Science

ULTIMATE-DAPT: Most Patients With #cvACS Can Safely Stop Aspirin One Month Post #PCI Learn more about the results of ULTIMATE-DAPT trial presented at #ACC24: bit.ly/43RFpDO

#ACC24 American College of Cardiology

Numbers you need to remember for diagnosing pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) 🧵 • mPAP > 25 mm Hg • PCWP/PAOP < 15 mm Hg • TPG > 12 mm Hg • TRV > 3.0 m/sec • TAPSE < 16 mm • Woods unit > 3 (mPAP - PCWP/CO) • CT angio chest : PA size > 29 mm #Cardio #PulmCrit

St Vincent Hospital in Worcester MA has an #interventional #cardiology #fellowship position that is now open for July 1, 2024. Please spread the word and forward to anyone #interested! SaintVincentHospital American College of Cardiology SCAI

In an analysis of a randomized trial of patients hospitalized w/ #HeartFailure, intensive uptitration of GDMT was associated w/ sustained decongestion at day 90 and a lower risk for all-cause mortality and first heart failure rehospitalization. bit.ly/3Yg4Huy #JACC

Percentage of available positions filled, by specialty, in yesterday’s fellowship match.

The most common recommendation we give HF patients is to restrict salt. Here in JACC Journals (jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…), I make the case that data does not support this practice. In fact, this practice might HURT patients with HF!!! #aucontraire BiykemBozkurt

BREAKING The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has denied cardiologists request to create the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine (ABCVM). cvboard.org

ACC 2025 🫀 #Chicago American College of Cardiology

CATHEDRAL-HF: Withdrawal of other #HeartFailure treatment while maintaining carvedilol as a single therapy did not worsen left ventricular function compared to usual treatment at 52 weeks in patients w/ HFimpEF. Read more: bit.ly/44IEuId #JACCHF JACC Journals