Jay Shastri

Nephrologist. Interested in health/nutrition, policy and politics, particularly climate/energy and econ policy. Love basketball/NBA.

[Jay Shastri @jshastri]

@BrandonLuuMD Thank you. Is there any evidence that naps can help glymphatic drainage/clearance of beta amyloid if you have poor sleep the night before?

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@MichaelMindrum How much do you attribute to genetics? My understanding is about 40-50%?

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@RajChipalu Do you think Vando can stay on the court in the playoffs? He’s such a minus on offense.

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@leahstokes I’m interested if still available. Thanks

[LeBron James @KingJames]

I want to thank the countless people sending my family love and prayers. We feel you and I’m so grateful. Everyone doing great. We have our family together, safe and healthy, and we feel your love. Will have more to say when we’re ready but I wanted to tell everyone how much your support has meant to all of us! #JamesGang👑

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@theproof I recall you mentioned before that PUFAs have been shown to be somewhat more effective than MUFAs in terms of CV risk reduction, decreasing LDL-C. The Med. Diet group had higher MUFAs as the primary difference so is this enough evidence to indicate MUFAs are as good as PUFAs?

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@Drlipid @MohammedAlo @CoronaSchmorona Do you avoid using higher doses of rosuvastatin 20 or 40 mg in pts with CKD stage IV or V (eGFR < 30), as some observational data revealed increased risk of proteinuria/hematuria and kidney failure? Or would you use high intensity atorvastatin instead in these pts?

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@Guay_JG What brand is it? Looking to upgrade to central heat pump soon.

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@theproof Thanks for sharing. Are you surprised that benefit is primarily with bread, cereal, and pasta based proteins and not traditional plant proteins such as soy, lentils, etc? Regarding soy, authors point out benefit in CV benefit in women, not men.

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@michaelzlin Great thread. Thanks. Studies are still ongoing, but for those that are otherwise healthy and take Paxlovid, what are your thoughts about it’s potential in reducing Long Covid risk? Since even with mild Covid, there is increased risk of CVA, PE/DVT, cardiac dz, etc within 1yr

[Danielle Belardo, MD @DBelardoMD]

FYI: when considering dietary changes for your health, you don’t have to choose between improving your lipids, weight, BP, or A1c. Plenty of dietary patterns help improve all 4 (ie mediterranean, plant based, DASH)!

[Jay Shastri @jshastri]

@BrownJHM Eosinophilic esophagitis

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@AaronGoodman33 Sarcoidosis

[Stephen Curry @StephenCurry30]

.@staceyabrams = definition of a game changer. Devoted, passionate, resilient in her pursuit of equity for ALL... the list goes on. Cannot think of a more deserving recipient for the Social Justice Impact Award. Our nation thanks you!!

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

Reading twitter these days I'm feeling like a distinct minority being a Warren > Biden > Sanders (>>>> Trump) voter.

[Jay Shastri @jshastri]

@hswapnil What about a pt with APS and calciphylaxis? Any role for a direct anticoagulant?

[Jay Shastri @jshastri]

@mattyglesias How about some weeds episodes on renewable energy and a little less health care in general. Get @drvox on the podcast!

[Bill Maher @billmaher]

Don't forget to set clocks back so we get an extra hour of laying in bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering how everything turned to shit

[tylercowen @tylercowen]

May is the month when you realize LeBron James should be the MVP every single year.

[Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA]

Update: They did not. LeBron surrounded by shooting continues to be 100% unguardable. https://t.co/zNkUaIaaEK