Matt Jepson

[BSW Cardiology @BSWTemple_CVdoc]

Inaugural tweet for the CV group!! Dr.’s Ellington,Jepson and Stafford after winning Jeopardy at TCACC . Covid kept them from nationals, but they made our first TWEET!

[Peter Kolchinsky @PeterKolchinsky]

While not technically alive, there's an evil genius to viruses that never ceases to amaze me. It's one reason I became a virologist. A recent Nature paper reveal a remarkable trick SARS-Cov-2 learned that makes it nastier than the first SARS. Both viruses…

[Matt Jepson @MattJepson4]

Needs more randomized data but certainly quite intriguing!

[John P Erwin III MD MBA MACC (#BigPoppy ) @HeartOTXHeartMD]

#Anticoagulant treatment is associated with decreased mortality in severe #coronavirus disease: 2019 patients with coagulopathy

Anyone have experience they’d like to share on the intersection of these subjects?
HT ⁦⁦@SusanSmithSmyth⁩ https://t.co/WZGqVJr2nF

[Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 @ScottGottliebMD]

This approach has a lot of historical clinical support. It was used successfully in setting of H1N1 and Spanish Flu. The approach also lends strong basis for why products like @Regeneron antibody drug has a reasonable probability of success. We will beat #COVID19 with technology.

[Matt Jepson @MattJepson4]

@DrArgyle @practiceupdate Evaluating with CT-FFR (for other moderate lesions) vs low intensity plaque?

[Matt Jepson @MattJepson4]

@DrArgyle @practiceupdate I think this was highlighted in one of Dr. Mandrola’s @drjohnm podcasts a little while back, showing rates of need for re-intervention being in non-culprit locations (thanks again for the suggestion to the podcast: This Week in Cardiology. Your thoughts on post MI eval with CT?

[John P Erwin III MD MBA MACC (#BigPoppy ) @HeartOTXHeartMD]

Doctors consider universal #DNR orders for #coronavirus patients - The Washington Post https://t.co/upEs1IyJ1u

[Pradeep Natarajan @pnatarajanmd]

Among a sample of patients hospitalized for #COVID19 in Wuhan, 1 in 5 had +Tn. Those with +Tn had markedly worse prognosis than those without, including 50% death rate within 3w https://t.co/qrs9OfCjAj @JAMACardio

[Jacqueline Tamis-Holland @HollandTamis]

Crash course in vent management by our Pulm fellow. Never thought I would be back in the classroom. My new work attire. Say goodbye to Brooks Brothers and Hobbs!

[Eric Bricker, MD @DrEricB]

@HeartOTXHeartMD Viral shedding median 20 days. Here’s the paper in The Lancet: https://t.co/asOz3ICAcH

[Michel T. Corban, MD @Michel_CorbanMD]

Hydroxychloroquine **no better** than Placebo (supportive care) for #COVIDー19 in RCT!

📌 15 pts each group
📌 86.7% vs. 93.3% cleared virus by nasopharynx swab @ 7 days
📌 No difference in
📍⏱ to clear virus
📍🌡 back to nl
📍Chest Imaging

https://t.co/QiaNkcFVYV

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

Given where we are —on a trajectory of cases climbing faster than Italy—we need a national shelter-in-place order now. Every day we delay allows #COVID19 to spread further, hurt more people, and prolong the damage to the economy.