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Seme Burka @semeburka.bsky.social · Jul 16

For patients who can’t tolerate statins, or need more LDL-C lowering despite high-intensity therapy, bempedoic acid is a proven option that’s often overlooked.
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Quick read our case 🔗 @accintouch.bsky.social

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · Jul 14

Join us today for an exciting talk by Dr Michelle Johansen about her work in the Nominate Study!

Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · May 30

Join us for a captivating session on the Life History Project and Tsimane Health!

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thank you @aspcardio.bsky.social for this great honor for the @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · May 1

Our very own with the prestigious Susan Macdonald Award!
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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · May 1

Congratulations to @erinmichos.bsky.social on being a recipient of the @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social Susan M. MacDonald Sponsorship Award! @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congratulations to our very own Dr Roger Blumenthal on this great accomplishment! @rblument1.bsky.social

American Society for Preventive Cardiology @aspcardio.bsky.social · Apr 29

Meet the 2025 ASPC Honorees! 🫀We’re celebrating three trailblazers in CVD prevention at #ASPC2025:
🏅 Dr. Helen Hobbs – Honorary Fellow
🏅 Dr. Harmony Reynolds – Nanette Wenger Award
🏅 Dr. Roger Blumenthal – Stokes Pioneer in Prevention
🎉 Aug 1 | 8–9 AM
aspconline.org/2025Congress

#CardioSky #MedSky

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Apr 26

Congratulations Dr. Anum Minhas & her principal mentor Dr. Allison Hays @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social @hopkinsheart.bsky.social #CardioOb

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Apr 8

Congratulations to 2 of @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social Superstars!

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Mar 31

Congratulations to @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social super⭐️ Dr. Anum Minhas on her recognition as a Top Young author for JACC Advances & her recognition as a superb mentor.

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Erin Michos, MD @erinmichos.bsky.social · Mar 31

Happy to catch up with the Hopkins Ciccarone Center Prevention Fellows at the #ACC25 Women in Cardiology networking event. Packed room of women, ready to take #ACTION against #CVD. @accintouch.bsky.social
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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · Mar 5

✅ Smoking & HTN accelerate CAC onset
✅ Earlier CAC screening & personalized prevention in high-risk groups.
📌 Implications:
🔹 CAC >0 = higher ASCVD risk → consider earlier statin therapy.
🔹 Race & sex matter in risk stratification.
🔹 CAC screening could improve primary prevention in younger adults.

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · Mar 5

🚨 Race & Sex-Specific CAC Detection in Young Adults 🚨

🔍 Findings:
✅ CAC develops earlier in White men than other groups
✅ Age at CAC detection (with 2 ASCVD RFs):
🧑‍⚕️ White Men: 36.1 yra
👨🏾 Black Men: 41.9 yrs
👩🏻 White Women: 47.6 yrs
👩🏾 Black Women: 51.6 yrs

📖 : doi.org/10.1161/CIRC...

Race- and Sex-Specific Age at Which Coronary Artery Calcium Becomes Detectable Among Young Adults | Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

BACKGROUND: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is an excellent predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. Limited data exist on the age at which CAC transitions to nonzero among youn...

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Mar 4

Well done @mmukherjeemd.bsky.social @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social ⭐️ & #Nora’sMom!

Johns Hopkins Cardiology @hopkinsheart.bsky.social · Mar 4

Congratulations to our very own JHBMC Echo Lab Director
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for leading the guidelines on echocardiographic assessment of the right heart👏🏻❤️ @ase360.bsky.social

The RV matters, & these updates ensure it gets the attention it deserves!❤️

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

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults and Special Considerations in Pulmonary Hypertension: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography

Right heart adaptation to pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a critical determinant of clinical outcomes, morbidity, and mortality in patients with or at …

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Feb 26

Congratulations to my long-term collaborator Dr.Wendy Post on her election to the uber prestigious Association of American Physicians based on her outstanding translational biomedical research @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social @hopkinsheart.bsky.social

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Feb 18

www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/... - led by Professor Erin Michos @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social #🥍🫀🐦🏊🏼‍♀️🏃‍♀️⚽️⛳️⚾️

The Association of Menopausal Age with Sex Hormones and Anthropometric Measures Among Postmenopausal Women in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Study | Journal of Women's Health

Introduction: We investigated associations of menopausal age category with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist–hip ratio, and waist–height ratio. We also explored the moderating effect o...

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Feb 18

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... - led by Drs. Ankit Agrawal & Professor @erinmichos.bsky.social @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social #🥍🫀🐦🏃‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🎾⚽️

Cardiovascular Complications During Delivery Hospitalization in Patients With Psoriasis

Psoriasis in pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal outcomes. However, there are limited data on this subject.The purpose of our study was to i…

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · Feb 10

Join us today for a special session by @maciejbanach.bsky.social where we will go over the new 2024 ILEP recommendations on Lipid-lowering therapies

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Feb 9

www.wmar2news.com/local/heart-... - excellent comments by @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social Associate Director Professor Erin Michos @erinmichos.bsky.social @semeburka.bsky.social @jelwan.bsky.social

Heart health crisis: One mother's scare with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

National Wear Red Day raises awareness about the number 1 killer of women, cardiovascular disease. One mom shares her story after her health plummeted due to a rare condition with an unknown cause.

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · Jan 30

x.com/rblument1/st... Intriguing @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social #CardioOb research by Drs. Anum Minhas & Allison Hays #🥍🫀🐦⚽️🏃‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️ 🏈🎾⚾️⛳️

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · Jan 29

Think cigars & smokeless tobacco are “safer”? Think again. 🚨 New research links non-cigarette tobacco to higher inflammation & early signs of CV harm. Hs-CRP and IL-6 can be biomarkers to detect CVD before clinical symptoms. 🫀

ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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