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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 3d

⚠️ First reported case: transfemoral TAVR with self-expanding valve successfully treated severe AS and excluded a congenital P-MAIVF. SEV choice + TEE guidance minimized risk, offering a new strategy in this rare scenario. Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 3d

🫀 CAD in CKD patients poses tough choices: invasive vs. conservative treatment? A new human-centered decision aid personalizes risk, values & preferences to support shared decision-making. Read more⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 4d

🧬 ANGPTL3 deficiency protects against ASCVD—but what about its expression? In CAD pts, higher ANGPTL3 was linked with greater plaque calcification on OCT. Potential therapeutic target? ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 4d

⌚ Can your smartwatch tell the difference between #AFib & #AFlutter? Smart watches excel at detecting AF—but miss atrial flutter (AFL). In 75 pts, AW lead-I misclassified AFL >80% of the time. A simple switch to lead-II boosted accuracy >80%. Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 4d

🫀 CVD risk factors remodel the heart differently in men vs women. Using CMR, LVMV was linked to triglycerides & alcohol in men, but diabetes & sugar intake in women. Prevention must be sex-specific. Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 4d

🖥️ Digital health interventions could reshape obesity management—impacting patients, providers, health systems & data services. A WHO framework highlights where innovation can make a difference ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 9d

🫀 Patient- & family-centred care (PFCC) is essential in CV care—but how well is it embedded in guidelines? A review of 260 cardiology society guidelines (2013–2023) reveals progress, disparities & trends ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 9d

🧬 Ethnicity-specific insights matter. In Nunavik Inuit, body fat % rose between 2004–2017—even with stable BMI. Women had ↑ waist circumference & waist:height ratio, tied to adverse lipid & glucose changes. Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 9d

🩺 Public health has yet to turn the tide on obesity & diet-responsive cNCDs. EEEs (education, encouragement, exhortation) & regulations help—but alone, they don’t reverse obesity. Could meds be the missing tool? Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 9d

✅ Metabolic surgery is more than weight loss—it improves CV risk factors & outcomes, with benefits that may extend beyond BMI. Could it redefine CVD prevention in severe obesity? Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 10d

🌟 #CoolCaseOfTheMonth: Takotsubo T-waves – A Diagnostically Useful Electrocardiographic Pattern in 10 Case Presentations ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 10d

🧬 Adipose tissue is more than fat storage. Nonadipocyte cells—APCs & macrophages—drive lipid metabolism, turnover & remodeling. In obesity, their roles may explain why some remain “metabolically healthy.” Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 10d

⚠️ Obesity is more than lifestyle—it’s a highly heritable neuronal disease (heritability up to 70%). Genetics shape risk for obesity & cardiometabolic disease, but environment modulates the outcome. Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 12d

🔎 In symptomatic HCM, obstruction matters—but can be latent. Combining isoproterenol provocation with TEE may unmask LVOTO more sensitively than current approaches. Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 12d

🤔 The obesity paradox: in CVD & other chronic illnesses, patients with overweight/obesity sometimes have better outcomes than leaner peers. Paradox or misinterpretation? Read about it here ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 12d

🔎 Obesity reprograms macrophage metabolism—↑ glucose uptake, ↑ FA storage, ↓ oxidation—driving lipotoxicity, inflammation & insulin resistance. With nearly 1B affected worldwide, targeting these pathways may offer new therapies ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 12d

❤️ GLP-1 receptor agonists are no longer just “diabetes drugs.” They’re reshaping obesity, atherosclerosis & HF care—and the pipeline is heating up with double-G and triple-G therapies. Read more ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 16d

❤️ A novel puncture method combining intracardiac echocardiography and a 3D mapping system for catheter ablation after a lateral tunnel Fontan operation ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 16d

💭 The Emotional Heart of Telehealth: Rethinking Psychosocial Care for Congenital Heart Disease ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 17d

✍️ Complex considerations for a complex disease: Identifying poor prognostic factors in Ebstein's anomaly ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 17d

❤️ Clinical and imaging predictors of poor prognosis in Ebstein anomaly ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 17d

❤️ Pulmonary artery remodelling assessed by four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging in pulmonary arterial hypertension and atrial septal defect ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 23d

❤️ Diastolic Function and Left Atrial Mechanics in Children with Marfan and Loeys-Dietz Syndrome ⬇️
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CJC Journals @cjcjournals.bsky.social · 23d

❤️ Right heart disease drives arrhythmias through progressive electrical & structural remodelling. AF, VT & SCD are major risks—often appearing decades earlier in congenital heart disease. Read more ⬇️
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The Canadian Cardiovascular Society @ccs-scc.bsky.social · 23d

In recognition of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week 2025, explore our curated collection of CCS Journal articles here: twp.ai/9PVcSb

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