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Our new review on the evidence for primary prevention aspirin in individuals with elevated Lp(a) is out now. #CardioSky

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April 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Dr. Revathy Sampath-Kumar presenting on the Impact of Cardiometabolic Factors on Hemodynamic Valve Deterioration After TAVR and Impact Of LVEF Trajectory on Heart Failure Hospitalizations and
Mortality After PCI For MI In Sweden And The U.S. #ACC25 #CardioSky
April 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Dr. Mike Ahlers presenting on PCI of Ostial Right Coronary Artery Obstruction After Bentall Procedure and An Incident Diagnosis of Subclavian Artery Stenosis After CABG #ACC25 #CardioSky
April 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Dr. Melody Huang presenting on breast arterial calcification #AHA25 #CardioSky

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March 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Kavenpreet Bal presenting work on Lp(a) in South Asian individuals #ACC25 @ucsdcardiology.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Dr. Andrew Kao presenting work on Lp(a) and ischemic stroke #ACC25
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March 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Dr. Sam Tsimikas presenting work on olezarsen and Lp(a)-TG #ACC25 #CardioSky @ucsdcardiology.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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We are in Chicago and ready for #ACC25! Come see the presentations from UCSD #CardioSky @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social @accintouch.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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New publication from co-authors @hsbhatia.bsky.social and Dr. Tsimikas #CardioSky

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Polygenic risk, aspirin, and primary prevention of coronary artery disease

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Polygenic risk, aspirin, and primary prevention of coronary artery disease
AbstractAims. Recent aspirin primary prevention trials failed to identify a net benefit of aspirin for preventing cardiovascular disease vs. the harms of b
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February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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New publication from Dr. Raisinghani #CardioSky

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Treatment options to break the cycle of recurrent pericarditis

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Treatment options to break the cycle of recurrent... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
oinflammation as a key mechanism and interleukin-1 (IL-1) as a central modulator of the inflammatory cascade. Multiple clinical trials have investigated novel therapeutic approaches, particularly focu...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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New publication from authors Dr. Wettersten, Dr. Urey and Dr. Kim #CardioSky

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Surveillance donor-specific antibody and pathologic antibody-mediated rejection testing in heart transplant patients in the contemporary era
Surveillance donor-specific antibody (DSA) and pathologic antibody-mediated rejection (pAMR) testing is recommended in the first year after heart transplantation (HTx) in adult patients. Whether pAMR ...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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New publication from co-author Dr. Krummen #CardioSky

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Comparing Phenotypes for Acute and Long-Term Response to Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using Machine Learning | Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
BACKGROUND: It is difficult to identify patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) most likely to respond to ablation. While any arrhythmia patient may recur after acutely successful ablation, AF is unusu...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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New publication @nationallipid.bsky.social @lipidjournal.bsky.social:

Differential effects of volanesorsen on apoC-III, triglycerides and pancreatitis in familial chylomicronemia syndrome diagnosed by genetic or non-genetic criteria

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Differential effects of volanesorsen on apoC-III, triglycerides and pancreatitis in familial chylomicronemia syndrome diagnosed by genetic or non-genetic criteria
Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare disorder of predominantly chylomicron metabolism that is characterized by markedly elevated plasma triglycerides and very high lifetime risk of acute ...
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January 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Fellow Dr. Ben Hoffman marching out the R-R interval during a fantastic EKG teaching session with the legendary Dr. Mel Scheinman

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January 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Congratulations to second year fellow Dr. Benjamin Hoffman on receiving the ACC/ABC Merck Research Award to study the role of Piezo2 expressing neurons in the cardiovascular system!

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December 19, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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A welcome for all our new faculty members!

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December 12, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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New publication from Drs. Wettersten, Daniels and Hong

Association between Proenkephalin A and cardiovascular outcomes in ambulatory Veterans

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Association between Proenkephalin A and cardiovascular outcomes in ambulatory Veterans
Proenkephalin (PENK) is a novel biomarker of kidney function associated with cardiovascular risk in patients with cardiovascular disease. Its associat…
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December 12, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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New publication from co-author Dr. Greenberg #EJHF:

Machine learning approach to identify phenotypes in patients with ischaemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

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Machine learning approach to identify phenotypes in patients with ischaemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Summary of the machine learning clustering methodology and results of the study. Clusters are identified using machine learning approach in the learning set population evaluating specific combination....
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December 12, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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New publication from co-author Dr. Wettersten:

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists improve outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes with and without heart failure

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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists improve outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes with and without heart failure1
The effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1Ras) for prevention of heart failure (HF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) without HF and for risk of death in patients with T2DM with HF has not been fully elucidated in routine clinical practice.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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New publication from co-authors Dr. Kahn and Dr. Daniels:

The long-term vascular and myocardial outcomes in selected Kawasaki disease patients with regression of giant coronary artery aneurysms

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The long-term vascular and myocardial outcomes in selected Kawasaki disease patients with regression of giant coronary artery aneurysms | Cardiology in the Young | Cambridge Core
The long-term vascular and myocardial outcomes in selected Kawasaki disease patients with regression of giant coronary artery aneurysms
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December 12, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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New publication #EJHF from Dr. Greenberg:

Mesenchymal precursor cells reduce mortality and major morbidity in ischaemic heart failure with inflammation: DREAM-HF

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Mesenchymal precursor cells reduce mortality and major morbidity in ischaemic heart failure with inflammation: DREAM‐HF
(A) The cumulative incidence rate for cardiovascular death (CVD) was higher in the same control patients when analysed using baseline inflammatory plasma biomarkers high-sensitivity C-reactive protei....
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December 12, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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Our new paper @jaccjournals.bsky.social showing that, in MESA, # of vessels with CAC and presence of CAC in the RCA are independently associated with risk beyond CAC burden. Addition of these measures to the CAC score + PCE or PREVENT improves risk prediction.

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December 6, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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New publication from Dr. Green and Dr. Ho:

Computed tomography predictors of increased transvenous lead extraction difficulty

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Computed tomography predictors of increased transvenous lead extraction difficulty
Background The ability of computed tomography (CT) characteristics to predict the difficulty of transvenous lead extraction (TLE) is an evolving subject. Objective To identify CT characteristics a...
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December 5, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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New publication from co-author Dr. Wettersten:

Absence of Kidney Tubular Injury in Patients With Acute Heart Failure With Acute Kidney Injury

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December 5, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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New publication from co-author Dr. Jon Hsu

Association of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure with replacement therapy with procedural and long-term outcomes after first-generation Watchman device

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