Tim Churchill, MD

Cardiologist | Sports and Exercise Science | All thoughts my own

[Thijs Eijsvogels @ThijsEijsvogels]

Join our session "Can the heart get an overuse sports injury?" at the #ACSM annual meeting in Boston. 📅 May 29📍 Hynes CC-302 🕐 1:30 PM

@jonathankimmd, @TimChurchillMD, @PaulDThompsonMD, @ACSMNews

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

Great thread on TV imaging

[Corrado Fiore @fiore_corrado]

1/⚡️How to assess tricuspid valve by TOE #echofirst?

➡️What's the role of X-plane?
➡️How to get the best 3D image?
➡️Tips and tricks about transgastric view
➡️What we need to know about pacemaker lead

Take a look this thread 🧵
@NMerke @iamritu @hahn_rt @denisamuraru @lpbadano

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

Congrats @emilyswlau! Couldn’t be anyone more deserving!

[Michael Honigberg, MD, MPP @mchonig]

Huge congrats to @emilyswlau @MGHHeartHealth @MGHWomenHeart @mghcvrc for being this year's ACC @DougZipes awardee! 🎉 Incredibly well-deserved honor for an amazing clinician and scientist

@JenHoCardiology @DougDrachmanMD @patrick_ellinor @ddefariayeh @pnatarajanmd @WomenAs1

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

Worth a watch for anyone interested in sports cardiology, exercise science, and EP

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[J. Sawalla Guseh, M.D. @JSawallaGusehMD]

Sports Cardiology is placing increasing emphasis on shared decision-making in the management of arrhythmias and risk. The importance of arrhythmia management in athletes is explored in our Harvard Grand Rounds on Sports EP.

Watch Now 👉 https://t.co/U4B7wcpxMp @MGHHeartHealth

[Philippe B. Bertrand @Ph_Bertrand]

👇🏼 Very proud of these novel data, potential clinical impact +++

Great collaboration between @ZOLziekenhuis & @JessaZiekenhuis, @GLW_UHasselt 🇧🇪

Importance of exercise PHT by mPAP/CO slope in risk-stratification of primary MR.

@VerwerftJan @S_Dhont

[J. Sawalla Guseh, M.D. @JSawallaGusehMD]

Sports cardiology concerns interactions b/w heart disease & exercise. This interaction can lead to arrhythmias requiring a skilled electrophysiologist.

Thrilled to welcome Dr. @eugenechung01 to our Sports Cardiology Team and Cardiovascular Performance Program @MGHHeartHealth!

[Shaan Khurshid @shaan_khurshid]

Can you predict fitness from resting #ECG?

Our latest in @ESC_Journals #EJPC ➡️ #deeplearning estimates peak VO2 w/ ⬆️ accuracy

Link: https://t.co/1UhewAeLhU

Co-led w @TimChurchillMD & Nate Diamant @broad_ml4h @broadinstitute @MGHHeartHealth🙏 @steven_lubitz & @JSawallaGusehMD

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

Thanks for sharing our new work @JSawallaGusehMD @shaan_khurshid

[SportsCardiology @Sports_CardioNL]

Do you really need CPET to estimate exercise capacity?
Deep learned representations of the resting 12-lead electrocardiogram to predict at peak exercise https://t.co/R5NCu1rDrg
#SportsCardiology #CPET #PeakVO2 #deeplearning #exercise

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

One of most viewed this month:

Accelerometer-Derived “Weekend Warrior” Physical Activity and Incident CV Disease

Physical activity concentrated within 1 to 2 days associated w/ similarly lower risk of CV outcomes to more evenly distributed activity.

https://t.co/kfkWJ2VvIU

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

Thanks! This is an important area and our big goal here was to stimulate discussion and encourage research on the topic. We would in particular love to explore this on both sides of Atlantic!

[Silvia Castelletti @SilCastelletti]

@jonathankimmd @TimChurchillMD I think there are lots of aspects open to research on this: is the #SCD risk tolerance the same for all the #athletes or does it change according to #age and most of all type of #sport? This is just an example. Happy to collaborate if wished/useful.

[Silvia Castelletti @SilCastelletti]

🫀 What is the #SCD risk tolerance among young competitive #athletes in the shared decision-making strategy? This nice paper,in my opinion,raises several questions about the SDM #patient tailored approach #psychosocial impact
👉https://t.co/0afnoQZdP9

#sports #SuddenDeath #EJPC

[Jon Drezner @DreznerJon]

SCA can affect anyone. Thank goodness @itsBronnyJames received prompt care.

Please watch this video to understand how to recognize SCA in an athlete https://t.co/ZNEKJKbsSb

@TheAMSSM @BJSM_BMJ @ACSMNews @American_Heart @ACCinTouch @NATA1950

[Bradley Petek @BradleyPetek]

@jonathankimmd @mmartinezheart @MJAckermanMDPhD @espn @CircAHA @ACCinTouch

[Mass General Brigham Research @MGBResearchNews]

In a new study from @shaan_khurshid @alalusim_md @TimChurchillMD @JSawallaGusehMD @patrick_ellinor @MGHHeartHealth, researchers find that “Weekend Warrior” physical activity provides similar heart-related benefits as more regular exercise.

Read More: https://t.co/Auzk32ZD99

[Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo @KBibbinsDomingo]

2️⃣ Accelerometer-Derived “Weekend Warrior” Physical Activity and Incident Cardiovascular Disease by Drs @shaan_khurshid @patrick_ellinor & colleagues

https://t.co/VCSSDWGeRq

[Dr. Matt DeVane @drdevane]

This is a game changer for discussions with my patients.
MUCH easier to get people moving a few days a week vs 5 or more.
I am pleasantly surprised with these outcomes.
KEEP MOVING.

[J. Sawalla Guseh, M.D. @JSawallaGusehMD]

You'll like this 👇🏾

In @JAMA_Current w/ @Shaan_Khurshid, @patrick_ellinor, and team

1. 89.5K @uk_biobank accelerometer data
2. Weekend Warriors with similar cardiac risk reduction
3. No diff in musculoskeletal injury

🧵 : https://t.co/NySXho0QDS
Paper: https://t.co/Ob1XxvnadM

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Debunking the myth of the weekend warrior risk.
Same cardiovascular benefit for ≥ 150 minutes of physical activity/week, irrespective of number of days
@patrick_ellinor @MGHHeartHealth @shaan_khurshid
https://t.co/cvzDCj1T0L @JAMA_current

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

Exercise every day vs 'weekend warrior'? For busy professionals, an important question.

Led by @shaan_khurshid and using objectively measured physical activity, we share data defining impact on CV outcomes of different exercise patterns.

Worth a read

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[Shaan Khurshid @shaan_khurshid]

What's the impact of 'weekend warrior' exercise (most activity in 1-2 days/wk) vs regular workouts?

In our new @JAMA_Current analysis among 90k @uk_biobank w/ accelerometry we saw similar ⬇️in #CV events! https://t.co/ETUrPqpqvp

@MGHHeartHealth @broadinstitute @patrick_ellinor

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

Like it or not, wearables are here to stay, and this is an important and rapidly evolving topic for the CV clinician. Thanks to co-authors and @JACCJournals

@BradleyPetek
@JSawallaGusehMD
@alalusim_md
@AubJGrantMD
@NateMoulson_MD
@MeaganWasfy
@MGHHeartHealth
@MassGeneralNews

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

We're seeing an influx of consumer wearables devices in cardiology clinics, with CV clinicians asked to interpret and integrate these data into medical assessments. We've written a review to help demystify this complex subject.

https://t.co/P8gbpO3IWt

[Tim Churchill, MD @TimChurchillMD]

We summarize important metrics, how they are measured, and how they may be interpreted, including the important absence in many cases of adequate normative data.