John V. Higgins, MD

Preventive and Non-Invasive Cardiology at Nebraska Methodist

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Guy sitting next to me is logging into Haiku in between sessions. Talk about the road to burnout! #ACC23

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Dr. Stoller bridging the physician/scientist divide with an excellent genetics lecture for @unmc graduate students. @CvUnmc

[UNMC Cardiology | Nebraska @CvUnmc]

Are you a BC/BE non-invasive cardiologist passionate about quality and committed to excellence? We are looking for a physician to join our academic clinical practice faculty. Learn more at https://t.co/c7uYxPTJ1z

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

@bbaibhav @DeveshRaiMD @YashPatel_MD That's the good stuff!

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Omaha’s finest

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Bob Gibson, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Fame right-hander, has died at 84. He was one of baseball’s most dominating pitchers. https://t.co/dy5h3jhwnY

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

With the 5th day of our network being down, got to hop in the scanner for our normal database. Love #cMRI!

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Excellent piece regarding the difficulty in knowing what to do in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 regarding possible myocarditis.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

How does COVID-19 affect the heart? The debate over the disease's impact shows how, even though this coronavirus should be taken seriously, it’s not all that strange, writes @edyong209: https://t.co/6b4WZPC8AI

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

#nebraskahenge

[Stephan Achenbach @Steph_Achenbach]

MVP with Mitral Annular Disjunction (MAD) in 43-yo female resuscitated for ventr. fibrillation.
MAD, leaflet redundancy & rest ECG changes, but not regurgitation severity, associated with severe arrhythmia in MVP (Essayagh et al https://t.co/IfYgePaTY9)
#cardiotwitter @escardio

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Watching the Sopranos episode where Tony is in a coma, and the only thing I can focus on is the fact that T’s monitor has PA readings when he clearly doesn’t have a Swan in!

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

This is a great perspective on an excellent dietary pattern that our patients can actually achieve. Even if one falls short of 100% adherence, it could be the start of a meaningful change to decrease CV events that lasts a lifetime.

[JACC Journals @JACCJournals]

This #JACC review topic of the week summarizes diet and health, data from landmark clinical trials of the Mediterranean diet, and guidelines to support the hypothesis that a Pesco-Mediterranean diet is ideal for optimizing cardiovascular health. https://t.co/R2SpOv1KKC 🌿 🥜 🐟

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Excited to get this in the mail today! Excited to continue my professional journey as a certified clinical lipidologist. @nationallipid

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Glad I get to spend the next three years training this crew!

[Kristen N. Brown, MD🫀 @Kristen_BrownMD]

The Cardiovascular Fellow's class of 2023 photo at the University of Nebraska Medical Center! I am honored to be apart of such an amazing group of physicians. @CvUnmc @unmc #MasksSaveLives

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Yesterday, I had the luck of 3 great #echofirst TEEs. A degenerated bAVR with wide open AI and diastolic MR, classic rheumatic mitral valve disease with mod MR/MS, and a case of caseous necrosis of the posterior mitral annulus. Love training fellows like @swethika at @CvUnmc!

[Venk Murthy MD PhD @venkmurthy]

As @VPrasadMDMPH has pointed out, in the COVID19 era, we seem to eager to apply unproven tx to patients outside of proper research studies.

Let's not make that mistake again for cardiac MRI!

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Have a nice Friday! I hope you guys will all be smiling as big as this acute LCx infarct with MVO this Labor Day weekend.

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Interesting alternative to Watchman

[NEJM @NEJM]

Elderly patients with AF who were not candidates for standard doses of oral anticoagulants because of a high risk of bleeding were assigned to receive 15 mg of edoxaban or placebo once daily. Edoxaban was superior to placebo in preventing stroke or systemic embolism. #ESCCongress

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

Always a good reminder that your mentors at one point were also kids in their twenties just trying to do the best they can. #ThrowbackThursday @CvUnmc

[John Mandrola, MD @drjohnm]

Thread: To me, the most stunning report from #ESCCongress thus far: RATE-AF trial
Older pts w/ permanent AF + shortness of breath. (there are lots of these pts).
Rate control is crucial
In 2020, most receive beta-blockers.
But BB can cause dyspnea.
What about dig?
Gulp! 1/

[John V. Higgins, MD @JohnVHigginsMD]

This is just magical stuff right here. Cost is going to be the only barrier to making this standard of care in a large share of my patients.

[European Society of Cardiology Journals @ESC_Journals]

Effect of icosapent ethyl on progression of #coronary atherosclerosis in patients with elevated triglycerides on statin therapy: final results of the EVAPORATE trial https://t.co/tTH9uXcsL5

#EHJ #ESCCongress #cardiotwitter