Jack V Tu

Cardiovascular physician-scientist @ICESOntario @Sunnybrook Professor@uoftmedicine. Tier 1 Canada Research Chair In Health Services Research. All tweets my own.

[Muhammad Lila @MuhammadLila]

Toronto just proved how rare it stands in North America, and even the world.

No shots fired. No mass panic. Suspect peacefully arrested. No security lockdown. No system-wide transit shutdown or politicians rushing to lay blame.

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Interesting article describing the pros and cons of taking statins to prevent heart disease. https://t.co/JqYpab69ci

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Our new review suggests that familial hypercholesterolemia doesn't appear to have adverse effects on psychosocial well-being. https://t.co/AY9SEpShK3

[CANHEART SPOR Initiative @CANHEART_News]

Read @CANHEART_News student @Selstaar new systematic review on psychosocial wellbeing of patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research https://t.co/rGnULTJPAK

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Congrats to @NicholasAHowell and your PhD supervisory committee for this outstanding achievement! @gillianlbooth @ICESOntario https://t.co/uTVKiMLI4S

[CANHEART SPOR Initiative @CANHEART_News]

Congratulations to @CANHEART_News student @NicholasAHowell for the 2018 Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award! Highest ranked abstract submitted from Canada! #EPILifestyle18 @AHAMeetings

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Excellent training opportunity for students interested in learning how to conduct innovative clinical trials using big data. https://t.co/1GDOu2cjkO

[CANHEART SPOR Initiative @CANHEART_News]

New student funding opportunities for @CANHEART_News SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials Initiative! Fellowship Program https://t.co/iRDBbDKXOH, Graduate Student Program https://t.co/3ZzEc5PVxd, Seed Funding Grant https://t.co/hD0VpBBL35. Deadline for all 3 opportunities: Apr 27/18.

[ICES @ICESOntario]

Generic clopidogrel is as effective as Plavix for treating unstable angina or heart attack: new @ICESOntario @Sunnybrook #Cardiology study by @denniskomd @HeartRPh @JackVTu in @CircOutcomes #openaccess https://t.co/WQvENcytex

[ICES @ICESOntario]

New @ICESOntario study by @JackVTu @denniskomd @hwijeysundera @Stats_research shows patients w new-onset #AFib who received electrophysiologist care did not have improved clinical outcomes compared to matched patients without such care. #Cardiology https://t.co/onrnZ2CEs4

[ICES @ICESOntario]

Now hiring at @ICESOntario : 2 epidemiologist positions (2yr FT contracts w benefits) to join our cardiovascular research program team #jobs https://t.co/JgWjIrmsxd

[ICES @ICESOntario]

Wrapping up our top 2017 news lookback: a study by @JackVTu of @ICESOntario @Sunnybrook found that where you live in Ontario could predict your risk of #heartattack, partly due to the availability of primary care in your region #ICESTop17of17 https://t.co/OxvTziQ2Y0

[Open Heart @Open_HeartBMJ]

Association of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with non-fatal cardiac and non-cardiac events: a CANHEART substudy - Background Emerging evidence has questioned the role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) https://t.co/U4eGELZ9ko

[ICES @ICESOntario]

Top 2017 ICES news lookback: A study by Idan Roifman and @JackVTu of @ICESOntario @Sunnybrook showed that less expensive heart stress tests are just as effective as newer, pricier ones for diagnosing coronary artery disease #ICESTop17of17
https://t.co/x6AjVg4wHa

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Visiting former @ICESOntario colleagues in Melbourne, Australia

[CJC Journals @CJCJournals]

Patients with atrial fibrillation who seek cardiologist care more likely to survive first year! Hot Off the Press: https://t.co/36uGnYgRoa Editorial: https://t.co/MFI9PagO7o @SCC_CCS @hwijeysundera @SBWilton #atrialfibrillation

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Sharing our @CANHEART_News immigrant research #ecardio2017 in Berlin https://t.co/xCfU8pQZ72

[Denise Silber - BasilStrategies - VRforHealth @health20Paris]

#bigdata in #Canada : #cardiovascular risk varied immigrants /non immigrants and per ethnic background. Now, to find the causes: loss of tradition/food?? #ecardio2017

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Presenting our @CANHEART_News #BigData research at European e-health e-cardiology meeting #Berlin. https://t.co/pWUm9ZC88s

[Ruben Casado Arroyo @rbcasado]

Bigdata symposium, new insights and studies coming in the following years all around the world. Congrats for the organisation @mmamas1973 @eCardioCare @escardio @johncrawford

[ICES @ICESOntario]

Heart disease is rising among Chinese-Canadians: Join this @ICESOntario @CANHEART_News study to help find out why https://t.co/NClM77aH0V

[ICES @ICESOntario]

From our annual report: how @JackVTu uses @ICESOntario #BigData to create better heart risk prediction models https://t.co/K2bDC8E4LM

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Estimating the prevalence of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/eebSKaqinm

[ICES @ICESOntario]

Now recruiting family docs to participate in cardiovascular health research by @JackVTu of @ICESOntario https://t.co/qm4OLMMZQI

[Jack V Tu @JackVTu]

Ontario patients age 50+! How do
you feel about #cholesterol? Join this study & share your thoughts! https://t.co/noh6S9Defr