Colin W. O'Brien

Cardiology Fellow @EmoryHealthcare | Former IM Resident @BIDMCHealth | @StanfordMed Alum
Health outcomes research + delivery innovation | Medical education

[Stephen Juraschek MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek]

Important weeky #COVID19 report by the Boston Public Health Commission @HealthyBoston documenting case rates and disparities in #Boston #Massachusetts

[Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP @rkwadhera]

The #racial breakdown of #COVID19 deaths is VERY alarming

Proportion of #COVID19 deaths in Black patients:
*Chicago - 68%
*Milwaukee - 81%
*Michigan - 41%
*Louisiana - 70%

The "...racial pandemic within the viral pandemic"

https://t.co/LvvXWPaIxd

[Kimberly D. Manning, MD, MACP @gradydoctor]

Dear @GovKemp,

Please listen the the experts. Please protect my patients.
Please protect my family.

Please protect me.

Shut Georgia down.

Thank you,

A concerned physician mother, wife, daughter, sister, and constituent in Georgia
#shutdownnow #shutdownGA

[Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP @rkwadhera]

New study in @JAMACardio!

How do hospitals that receive awards from the @American_Heart & @ACCinTouch for high quality cardiovascular care perform under @CMSGov pay-for-performance programs, which also target CV conditions?

The short answer? Not so well

https://t.co/zGtodS9plN

[Dhruv Kazi @kardiologykazi]

Tafamidis – recently approved for ATTR cardiomyopathy – is the most expensive cardiovascular drug ever launched in the US.

At $225000 a year, is it worth the $$?

Our work just released today @Circ_AHA

@HFpEF @rwyeh @djc795 @jspertus @HFSA

https://t.co/uuoqTVM2Do
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[Inbar McCarthy MD FACC @InbarMcCarthy]

⬇️ Our study on industry funding among cardiologists, women receive less payments than men in the US and UK. @johnwmcevoy @CianPMcCarthy @ErinMichos @AartiAsnaniMD @mahrifai @IAmDrIbrahim @Drroxmehran @mvaduganathan @ddefariayeh @drmalissawood https://t.co/AEeoKr2j4r

[Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP @rkwadhera]

Congratulations to @rwyeh on being appointed the Katz Silver Family Professorship of Outcomes Research at Harvard Medical School!!

Bobby is a truly incredible and inspiring mentor, colleague, and friend. We are very lucky @SmithBIDMC @harvardmed

[Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP @rkwadhera]

New work in @JAMAInternalMed & presented at @AHAMeetings

We find that individuals experiencing #homelessness are far less likely to receive procedural care for urgent cardiovascular conditions and have ↑ mortality rates than non-homeless adults.

https://t.co/uxpjPhs0Vk

[BIDMC Smith Center @SmithBIDMC]

Tomorrow is the first day of #AHA19 in Philadelphia! Will you be there? Come say hello and see some of our presentations: @nmbutala @rwyeh @BidmcCvi @BIDMChealth

[Colin W. O'Brien @ColinWOBrien]

@bnrome @parkrun @ArnoldArboretum We try to make it when we can! Hopefully see you there soon.

[BIDMC @BIDMChealth]

Read the latest research from BIDMC's @rkwadhera:

[Inbar McCarthy MD FACC @InbarMcCarthy]

In this article now published in @JACCJournals, @jasonwasfy, @CianPMcCarthy, and I discuss the pros and cons of incorporating e-consults in CV fellowship training. @BIDMC_IM @MGHHeartHealth With thoughtful accompanying editorial by @UmeshKhotMD

https://t.co/kEivmAiK5F

[Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP @rkwadhera]

New work in @bmj_latest

Under the HRRP, ↓ readmissions have been attributed to better transitional & post-d/c care.

We find, however, that total 30-day hospital revisits (ER, Obs, inpatient) have been **increasing** since the program was implemented

https://t.co/HDtKi8Ewpc

[BIDMC @BIDMChealth]

A new study led by BIDMC researchers @ColinWOBrien, @spjuraschek and @wee_christina finds widespread #aspirin use among Americans 40 years old and above, despite few benefits and high risks: https://t.co/9pH2CcpoVS

[Colin W. O'Brien @ColinWOBrien]

@jlberrymd Thanks Jonathan!

[CNN International @cnni]

Millions of US adults who've never had cardiovascular disease could still be taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart disease, despite updated recommendations that say it may be unnecessary and possibly risky, new research suggests https://t.co/CX5kR3529p

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

Researchers found that up to 40 million healthy Americans still take aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke, which is no longer recommended for most people

Recent studies found that any benefits usually don’t outweigh the increased risk of stomach bleeding and other effects

[Louisa Smith @louisahsmith]

During my last few rounds of chemo, I worked on this paper whenever I felt well enough to, taking breaks to nap on my office floor (or, once, my bathroom floor...). Today I showed it -- my first first-author paper -- to my oncologist. He asked for a copy to hang in his office. ☺️

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

"Aspirin use in the United States is widespread
among groups at risk for harm." As in many of the ~30 million adults taking it for primary prevention of heart disease.
https://t.co/3q7hfUdSqR survey results by @ColinWOBrien @spjuraschek @wee_christina @BIDMChealth @AnnalsofIM