New paper❗️How is body comp (I.e. BMI, BF%, LBM) associated with mortality in patients with🫀CAD participating in cardiac rehab? There are sex differences! 🏃🏃🏻♀️
Check out our paper in @JAHA_AHA with @tamarahorwich#GoRedforWomen https://t.co/oAhLhG1rpK
The @UCSFHospitals team completed the first Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty treatment for patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. We are excited to offer this important treatment as part of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Excellence. #UCSFCardiology
🔥‼️🫀 proud to report our amazing team implanted the first ever total artificial heart (TAH) @UCSFHospitals recently with excellent results. Leading the way in transplant and MCS! @UCSFSurgery@UCSFCTSurgery@SynCardia
Congratulations to Dr. Sanket Dhruva on being selected as the recipient of the Research Mentoring Award by our @UCSF Internal Medicine Residents.🌟🧪 🏆@UCSFMedicine@UCSF_HVC@SFVAMC
An AMAZING @UCSFIMChiefs annual WiLD (Women in leadership and development) symposium’s community engagement across SF. Thank you to all the wonderful IM residents who volunteered + @ProjectOpenHand, @parks4all , and @SFMFoodBank for having us! Co-hosted by @KarishmaPatelMD
Check out our case of acute radiation-induced pericarditis complicated by polymicrobial infectious pericarditis in a patient with mediastinal sarcoma: https://t.co/gqsaD4LNyl
Mentored by the amazing @baik_alan#CardioOnc#UCSFCardiology
Night shift workers usually sleep 1 to 4 hours less per day than daytime workers. A new infographic from the CHEST Sleep Medicine Network outlines strategies for before, during, and after your shift to maximize quality sleep. https://t.co/b0dmh04Tri
#CHESTSleep#SleepMedicine
Case report describes a patient in their 60s with gastroesophageal reflex disease who presented to the emergency department after loss of consciousness during dinner and daily intermittent chest discomfort. https://t.co/Mt0C1rPBsN
What would you do next? A 60y patient presenting with syncope develops ST elevations and monomorphic VT on telemetry. Check out our @JAMAInternalMed Challenges in Clinical ECG case! @rob_short3 #NoraGoldschlager#ecg#CardioEd
https://t.co/vIcCOApPi4
How to diagnose PAH (WHO Group 1 PH)? #BackToBasics🫀
1️⃣ Via finding pre-capillary PH on right heart cath
- mPAP > 20 mmHg
- PVR > 2 WU
- wedge < 15 mmHg
2️⃣ and ruling out other causes (PFTs, chest imaging, V/Q scan for CTEPH)
PAH is rare and a dx of exclusion☝️
New #JACC Scientific Statement spanning remote monitoring to integrated mgmt of #HeartFailure.
Updates in physiology of congestion, monitoring signals, & #DigitalHealth tech will support clinical teams to connect circles of care/self-care of #HF at home! https://t.co/TyaXT1P1hg