The 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN CKM syndrome guideline is out — the most important cardiometabolic framework published in years. First-ever joint guideline. Published June 9. Here's what you need to know 🧵
The Hook
Cardiology trials keep telling you "20% risk reduction."
But what if that same trial meant:
→ 1 in 50 patients helped (NNT 50)
→ 49 of 50 got zero benefit
Welcome to the greatest trick in clinical trials: Relative Risk vs. Absolute Risk. A thread 🧵👇
#Microplastics are plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm that results from breakdown of plastic litter.
📄 This JAMA Patient Page describes microplastics and the potential health effects of human exposure to microplastics.
https://t.co/9Rs44aFr4Y
Representation of Older Adults in the AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: @JACCJournals
🥸 Great work by @Yasserjamil_MD and @marcsamsky
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🚨 AI won’t replace doctors… but it can prevent them from learning how to think.
A critical article in @NEJM shows that if introduced too early in medical training, it weakens clinical reasoning.
✅ A good doctor will always need critical thinking.
N Engl J Med 2025;393:786
Fantastic #cardioonc review led by @DOM_UCLA IM res #rachelsaganty on mechanisms of ICI & ACS in @JAHA_AHA issue on the intersection of inflammation @ CVD
As ICI use 🚀 in cancer, we 🔎mechanisms of its impact on ASCVD & cancer survivorship. #bruinhearts
https://t.co/LORh4umje8