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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Feb 18

Huge congratulations to @robinperelli.bsky.social for years of hard work, as well as @erd2.bsky.social and other superb scientists, cardiologists, and colleagues not on BlueSky!

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Feb 18

Using iPSC-derived cardiac myocytes and a cardiac-specific inducible KO, we found that loss of TAX1BP3 results in TRPV4 mediated arrhythmias through calcium overload. Blockade of TRPV4 results in suppression of the arrhythmic phenotype

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Feb 18

A new autosomal recessive cause of arrhythmic cardiomyopathy - variants in TAX1BP3. Published in Circ Res today!

URL: www.ahajournals.org/eprint/RCVCU...

@ahascience.bsky.social @ahajournals.bsky.social #cardiosky #genetics #medsky #cardiogen

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Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27.bsky.social · Feb 18

Q: How many genes should be tested for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? A: 29

Excited to share our latest: Re-Appraisal of HCM genes by our ClinGen Hereditary CVD Gene Curation Expert Panel out today in @jaccjournals.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Genes Associated With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Reappraisal by the ClinGen Hereditary Cardiovascular Disease Gene Curation Expert Panel

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited cardiac condition affecting ∼1 in 500 and exhibits marked genetic heterogeneity. Previously publishe…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Jan 29

While Duke and UNC compete on the basketball court, we have collaborated in the care of patients for years. Thrilled that there will be a joint partnership between both to create the first NC Children's Hospital

www.wral.com/story/health...

(also a great picture of our exercise phys lab)

Health care rivals UNC, Duke partnering to build NC’s first standalone children’s hospital

UNC Health and Duke Health -- who have battled for patients in fast-growing North Carolina -- are uniting to build a 500-bed pediatric hospital and research center in the Triangle. The new hospital is...

www.wral.com

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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · Jan 24

The communications pause at health agencies has extended to external procurement orders for supplies for internal research @ NIH, sources tell @reportergoodman.bsky.social & me. Some researchers worry they won't be able to buy test tubes to draw blood or food for animals: www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...

Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...

www.cnn.com

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Mark Lindsay @markelindsay.bsky.social · Jan 22

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

www.science.org

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Dec 28

Probably a page found in most ER contingency plans

Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Dec 27

Did you all have to break out the “biblical flood” contingency protocols?

Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Dec 12

It was a lot of fun @n-bouatia-naji.bsky.social! You’ve got wonderful colleagues at
PARCC! #medsky #cardiosky

N Bouatia-Naji @n-bouatia-naji.bsky.social · Dec 12

I was so pleased to host @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social today #PARCC INSERM.
With excellent scientific exchanges and impressive research seminar! Thank you for your visit!

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Dec 9

I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Dec 5

Millie. Which I think suits her

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Manasa Gurumoorthi @manasa-gurumoorthi.bsky.social · Dec 5

Incredibly grateful to have been trained by the best mentor, and thrilled to continue my journey in pediatric cardiology at Stanford. Here’s to continued collaboration and friendship! @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social

Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Dec 5

Congratulations to @manasa-gurumoorthi.bsky.social for an incredible peds cards match! Thank you for everything you have taught us! Stanford is lucky to get you! #match #cardiosky #medsky @erd2.bsky.social

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Dec 5

Congratulations to @manasa-gurumoorthi.bsky.social for an incredible peds cards match! Thank you for everything you have taught us! Stanford is lucky to get you! #match #cardiosky #medsky @erd2.bsky.social

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Erin Michos, MD @erinmichos.bsky.social · Nov 30

My comments to @tctmd.bsky.social about why I left that other social site for bluer skies 🦋. Also comments from @load-dependent.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @vietheartpa.bsky.social @jgrapsa.bsky.social
#CardioSky
www.tctmd.com/news/once-bu...

Once Burned, Twice Shy, Cardiologists Ditch X for Bluesky

Though X (formerly Twitter) was once a place many cardiologists found community and opportunity, many are jumping ship.

www.tctmd.com

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Nov 26

As threatening as they come

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James Priest @jamesrpriestmd.bsky.social · Nov 24

New work on congenital heart disease genetics from @jengreitz.bsky.social & co

-regulatory mapping from developmental ❤️ tissues

-implication of valvular interstitial cells & epicardial fibroblasts in CHD pathogenesis

Hugely integrative & comprehensive analysis!

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Molecular convergence of risk variants for congenital heart defects leveraging a regulatory map of the human fetal heart

Congenital heart defects (CHD) arise in part due to inherited genetic variants that alter genes and noncoding regulatory elements in the human genome. These variants are thought to act during fetal de...

www.medrxiv.org

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Jon Lim, MRCP PhD @drjonlim.bsky.social · Nov 23

🎨 In case anyone need…

The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!

Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov

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Mark Lindsay @markelindsay.bsky.social · Nov 22

🚨🚨🚨 Our new review is out highlighting research priorities for SCAD, lead by Esther Kim, Daniela Crousillat, and Amy Sarma

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current Knowledge, Research Gaps, and Innovative Research Initiatives: JACC Advances Expert Panel

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current Knowledge, Research Gaps, and Innovative Research Initiatives: JACC Advances Expert Panel

Despite marked advancements in the recognition and diagnosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) over the past decade, knowledge of the b…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Nov 22

Seriously

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Nov 22

Don’t let the puppy distract you. We’ve had Christmas lights up since Nov 1. No apologies

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Sean @seanlzheng.bsky.social · Nov 21

🧬 Our dilated #cardiomyopathy GWAS out today!

📍https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-01952-y

All made possible with friends and collaborators from HERMES Consortium @alberthenry.bsky.social @tomlumbers.bsky.social @jamesware.bsky.social @mrc-lms.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social #BHF

🧵 👇

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Andrew Landstrom @andrewlandstrom.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks for the wonderful visit @n-bouatia-naji.bsky.social! It’s a long way to come from Inserm via #AHA24. From the science to the mentorship to the collaborations!

@ahascience.bsky.social @erd2.bsky.social #CardioSky #medsky

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