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Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

@accintouch.bsky.social

Growing evidence demonstrates that a lower systolic blood pressure of <120 mm Hg significantly reduces #ASCVD risk for patients at high risk.

Check out the expert analysis to learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4lVvO6L

#cvPrev #MedSky #CardioSky

Is It Time For a New Blood Pressure Treatment Goal? - American College of Cardiology

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July 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Parham Eshtehardi MD

@cardioobdoc.bsky.social

Coronary CTA #YesCCT detects high minimal microvascular resistance with very good diagnostic capacity & could aid in Dx pathway for patients with #ANOCA

#CardioSky #cvCMD #JACCIMG
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December 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Parham Eshtehardi MD

@cardioobdoc.bsky.social

FDA Approves 1st Generic of Once-Daily GLP-1 Injection for Patients with T2DM

#CardioSky #EndoSky #MedDky
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FDA Approves First Generic of Once-Daily GLP-1 Injection to Lower Blood Sugar in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

): FDA approved the first generic referencing Victoza, indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients aged 10 years and older with type

www.fda.gov

December 24, 2024 at 1:46 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Eric Topol

@erictopol.bsky.social

Covid is associated with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (one of many reports)
But the mechanism is unclear. A new report suggests islet microvascular dysfunction is a contributing factor
diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/art... open-access

schematic of how microvascular dysfunction can occur via the spike (S1) protein of SARS-CoV-2

December 24, 2024 at 3:19 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Michelle Kittleson

@mkittlesonmd.bsky.social

#TipsForNewDocs

When you're not sure what to do, break it down by first principles:

Will the test change management?

Will the intervention made my pt feel better and/or live longer?

Let the Golden Rules of medicine guide you.

#kittlesonrules

December 24, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Erin Michos, MD

@erinmichos.bsky.social

#EchoSky #CardioSky

American Society of Echocardiography @ase360.bsky.social · Dec 18

Registration and Housing for our 36th Annual Scientific Sessions are now OPEN! 🫀 bit.ly/3Q2mDUc #ASE2025

Join us in celebrating our #ASE50th anniversary at this premier cardiovascular ultrasound event, taking place at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Sep. 5-7, 2025.

December 24, 2024 at 5:27 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Parham Eshtehardi MD

@cardioobdoc.bsky.social

Efficacy of an Internet of Things-based system for cardiac rehab monitoring: insights from IntellIoT trial in #heartfailure

#CardioSky #MedSky
@escardio.bsky.social @vassv.bsky.social @victoriadelgadomd.bsky.social @gimelliale.bsky.social @robmentz.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ehjdh/advanc...

December 24, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Erin Michos, MD

@erinmichos.bsky.social

#tirzepatide #OSA #CardioSky

www.empr.com/news/zepboun...

Zepbound Approved for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity

The approval was based on data from the double-blind, phase 3 SURMOUNT-OSA study.

www.empr.com

December 25, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

JAMA

@jama.com

Calcific aortic stenosis is a prevalent, progressive disorder in older adults, diagnosed via echocardiography. This narrative review describes the clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and management of calcific aortic stenosis.

ja.ma/3OWLMyN #CardioSky #MedSky

Figure 1. Pathogenesis and Natural History of Calcific Aortic Stenosis

December 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Ashkan Abdollahi MD

@ashkanabdollahi.bsky.social

#CardioSky #MedSky

Dr Martha Gulati @drmarthagulati.bsky.social · Dec 4

For those of you unmatched for 🫀 fellowship know that the @WomensHeartCS takes 3 fellows (unaccredited) for 1 year @SmidtHeart @CedarsSinaiMed #MatchDay #FellowMatch

Please consider applying. We will chose our fellows in January
📎 www.cedars-sinai.edu/education/gr...

Training & Curriculum

Fellows work with C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, along with other faculty, in women cardiovascular disease research.

www.cedars-sinai.edu

December 5, 2024 at 7:10 AM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Parham Eshtehardi MD

@cardioobdoc.bsky.social

#Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerosis - Evidence or Dogma?

An interesting editorial
@jama.com
#CardioSky #MedSky
@erinmichos.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerosis

Decades of recommendations to give aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events, based on overoptimistic interpretation of inconclusive data, were recently overturned after a randomized cli...

jamanetwork.com

December 5, 2024 at 2:08 AM

Ashkan Abdollahi MD

@ashkanabdollahi.bsky.social

#MedSky

Mark D Siegel MD @markdsiegelmd.bsky.social · Dec 5

Celebrating today's fellowship match for the Yale Traditional Internal Medicine Residency. So proud of our residents!

December 5, 2024 at 7:07 AM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Mark D Siegel MD

@markdsiegelmd.bsky.social

Celebrating today's fellowship match for the Yale Traditional Internal Medicine Residency. So proud of our residents!

December 5, 2024 at 5:11 AM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Parham Eshtehardi MD

@cardioobdoc.bsky.social

Long-Term Management of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Dysfunction in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot #TOF #ACHD

#CardioSky #MedSky
@ahascience.bsky.social
@ahajournals.bsky.social
professional.heart.org/en/science-n...

November 22, 2024 at 11:04 PM

Reposted by Ashkan Abdollahi MD

Erin Michos, MD

@erinmichos.bsky.social

Now out in #JAHA @ahajournals.bsky.social , our study led by Seye Ogunmoroti & @olaosi.bsky.social which found "Work‐Related Stress Is Associated With Unfavorable Cardiovascular Health: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis", #CardioSky
www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....