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Jan Hartmann, M.D.
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Bringing Med to MedTech - Physician, Scientist, Photographer, Traveler, Berliner, Immigrant 🇩🇪🇺🇸 - Views=My own, Like/RT≠Endorsement; Haemonetics employee
Preparing the Civilian Health Care System for Wartime url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Preparing the Civilian Health Care System for Wartime
This Viewpoint discusses the need for the US health care system to prepare for war casualties through military and civilian health care collaboration.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Reposted by Jan Hartmann, M.D.
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is a common, asymptomatic plasma-cell disorder in older adults that can progress to cancer or systemic illness. Diagnosis warrants follow-up, but treatment is not required unless progression is confirmed. Learn more: nej.md/473uOsj
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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“For physician–scientists conducting early clinical trials, the results could best be described as miraculous.” 🧪
2025 #LaskerAward winners M. Welsh, J. González, & P. Negulescu developed life-saving #cysticfibrosis treatments. @nejm.org
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Transformative Research in Cystic Fibrosis | NEJM
Michael Welsh, Jesús González, and Paul Negulescu have won the 2025 Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for their roles in developing treatments for cystic fibrosis.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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“The insights of Görlich, McKnight, and their colleagues are being harnessed in medical research.” 🧪
Read how low-complexity domains of proteins impact human health in @nejm.org
#LaskerAward #Lasker2025 @mpi-nat.bsky.social
#phaseseparation #biophysics
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Surprisingly Complex Assemblies from Low-Complexity Domains | NEJM
Drs. Görlich and McKnight have won the 2025 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for showing that low-complexity domains of proteins lack structure on their own and yet can form assembled .....
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September 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Impact of Race on Profiles of Platelet Reactivity and Clinical Outcomes in Clopidogrel-Treated Participants"

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Impact of Race on Profiles of Platelet Reactivity and Clinical Outcomes in Clopidogrel‐Treated Participants
Black individuals undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experience higher rates of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) than non-Black individuals. This study assessed the racial ...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Long-Term Anticoagulation Discontinuation After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation"

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Discontinuation of Anticoagulant Therapy After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
This randomized clinical trial compares discontinuing vs continuing oral anticoagulant therapy in patients without documented atrial arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillati...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Clopidogrel versus aspirin for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Clopidogrel versus aspirin for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
These findings add to the evidence that clopidogrel monotherapy is superior to aspirin monotherapy for MACCE prevention with no increase in the risk of bleeding, and support the preferential use of cl...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Jan Hartmann, M.D.
In patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, pathogenic antibodies were found to be monoclonal, which challenges previous views of HIT as a polyclonal disorder and suggests new avenues for diagnosis and treatment. Full study results: nej.md/4pkaYAq

#MedSky #CardioSky
September 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Rainbow over Sandy Bay – Rockport, MA 🌈
August 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sex differences in dual antiplatelet therapy de-escalation strategies after percutaneous coronary intervention: a network meta-analysis url: academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ar...
Sex differences in dual antiplatelet therapy de-escalation strategies after percutaneous coronary intervention: a network meta-analysis
AbstractBackground and Aims. Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) de-escalation strategies improve outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) comp
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August 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A Randomized Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Cardiac Surgery | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Randomized Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Cardiac Surgery | NEJM
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery often receive red-cell transfusions, along with the associated risks and costs. Early intraoperative normovolemic hemodilution (i.e., acute normovolemic hemodilu...
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August 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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In the BATURA phase 3b trial, as-needed albuterol–budesonide resulted in a lower risk of severe asthma exacerbation than as-needed albuterol among participants with disease that was uncontrolled despite treatment for mild asthma. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/43uVpwK
July 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | NEJM
Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with procedure-related stroke. Cerebral embolic protection (CEP) devices may reduce embolization to the cerebral circulation and hence t...
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July 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Last night at #ISTH2025, we honored a gentle giant—Dr. Hau Kwaan, Professor Emeritus at ⁦‪⁦‬⁩Northwestern. A true #Fibrinolysis pioneer with 400+ articles since the 1950s—still contributing posters in his 90s. Thanks, Mark Walsh, for a moving laudatio.
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Later last night at #ISTH2025, we had the privilege of honoring a gentle giant of the field—Dr. | Jan Hartmann, M.D.
Later last night at #ISTH2025, we had the privilege of honoring a gentle giant of the field—Dr. Hau Kwaan, MD, PhD, FRCP, FACP, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of M...
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June 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Reposted by Jan Hartmann, M.D.
It’s Code Red for Vaccines

The number of changes to vaccine policy is dizzying & RFK Jr is just getting started!

Dissolving the group of experts that drive policy is declaring war on “what was”

I write in @nytimes.com about what is and is not working

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Opinion | It’s Code Red for Vaccines in America (Gift Article)
How to make sense of all the vaccine policy changes.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…
June 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
2024 EACTS/EACTAIC Guidelines on patient blood management in adult cardiac surgery in collaboration with EBCP url:https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article/67/5/ezae352/7815985
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Public radio in Boston… 📻 ⁦‪ ⁦‬⁩ #BumpaSticka @npr.org @wbur.org
June 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM