Pedro Covas MD

Cardiac Imager @BaptistHealthSF || #structuralimaging ||#iEcho || #yesCCT || Tweets ≠ advice || Opinions are my own

[Baptist Health @BaptistHealthSF]

Ready to take the next step after internal medicine residency? Register for the upcoming webinar to learn more about the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship ⬇️

Program info: https://t.co/1ebyHXKQVK

[Baptist Health @BaptistHealthSF]

Registration is now open for the 2026 Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium happening on Oct. 2-3, 2026
Explore echo fundamentals, advanced imaging, valve disease and structural heart interventions.
Register here: https://t.co/ySE9sbLr3Z

#MedTwitter

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

I don’t think people realize how much healthcare costs are driving big companies to fire and not hire.

It costs them $30k per family, per year for premiums and care. Most of that goes to the massive, vertically integrated insurance companies that send weekly bills that no one reviews in details. And it doesn’t include the company overhead to deal with it all. It’s usually the 2nd largest expense after payroll. Which is insane

It’s far easier to blame AI than it is to blame Healthcare costs.

Want to increase jobs, wages and improve affordability for every American ?

Break up the biggest insurance companies. Make divest non insurance companies. They don’t need thousands of subsidiaries. That’s how they game and abuse the system and increase costs for all of us.

Call your senator and tell them to support the BreakUp Big Medicine Bill by @HawleyMO and @SenWarren.

[Ron Blankstein @RonBlankstein]

🔥Hot off the press: New Training Statement For Advanced CV Imaging https://t.co/5Tl2hw07hy

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

I went off on the healthcare system. Let me know if you agree or disagree

[Amro Alsaid, MD @AmroAlsaid]

When the mitral annulus is too calcified to play by the rules.
This JTCVS Structural Heart study from The Heart Hospital, showing that balloon-expandable valves offer a safe, effective surgical option in severe MAC in patients deemed otherwise inoperable
https://t.co/OYE5zyHAPT

[Congresso do DIC 2026 @CongressodoDIC]

🌍 Confirmada no #DIC2025:
Dr.ª Zuyue Wang, diretora regional de cardiologia não invasiva no Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital (Texas, EUA), estará no módulo Adulto!

📍 BH | 16 a 18/10
🎟️ https://t.co/IRF0kroJLo

#Cardiologia #ImagemCardiovascular #CongressoMédico

[Ritu Thamman MD @iamritu]

@OungSavly @escardio @WGACHDChair @echoleolopez @EACVIPresident @dkthekkoott @loomba_rohit @AEPCcongenital @alexsfelixecho @alex1708ander @CardioNeo @Prasannasimha @DrRajeshG1 @swatigar @ASE360 @ACCinTouch cor triatriatum sinister lies above LAA & this membrane/curved shelf moves TOWARDs mitral valve in diastole & pulm veins drain proximal to this membrane #echofirst

[Zuyue Wang @ZuyueWangMD]

Tricuspid Regurgitation: Repair vs. Replacement ... https://t.co/3Od8ffBMi8

[Karim Al-Azizi, MD @kalazizimd]

Pleased to announce the publication of the design and rationale of the Intra Cardiac Echo vs Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (ICE-TEE) study..

The FIRST prospective randomized controlled trial comparing both approaches of ICE guidance with moderate sedation vs TEE imaging with intubation and general anesthesia, with a focus on

-Intraprocedural outcomes
-Peridevice leaks on follow-ups
-Patient comfort questionnaire
-An important financial cost analysis

Sponsored by the Baylor Research Institute
Supported by @Philips with the VeriSight Pro catheter.

Enrollment has started! Excited for the journey!

@AbbottNews
@bostonsci

https://t.co/7bm1Ih8zdW

[EuroIntervention @EuroInterventio]

This comprehensive review by Goel et al. explores the principles, procedural details, and outcomes of techniques including BASILICA, ShortCut, UNICORN, and newer methods like CATHEDRAL and Splitter. Each approach is discussed in the context of anatomical challenges, device innovation, and operator experience. @GilbertTangMD
https://t.co/fj0knFuXns

#TAVI #InterventionalCardiology #LeafletModification #StructuralHeart #ValveTherapy #EAPCI

[Dr. Gilbert Tang @GilbertTangMD]

JUST OUT @JACCJournals #JACCINT our first-in-human #Evoque #TTVR CT analysis showing Evoque decoupling design of inner valve well expanded and outer frame conforming to native #tricuspid anatomy. Longer term follow-up will determine valve durability. @MountSinaiHeart @MountSinaiNYC @IcahnMountSinai @bhavanadhar @KHERA_MD @LucySafi @ParasuramMD @DoctorKini @georgedangas @DLBHATTMD @DrDavidReich

https://t.co/v03EBf2sQf

[Gurusher Panjrath @PanjrathG]

@Jcontreras75

[RTHahnMD @hahn_rt]

Access free for 50 days our SOTA https://t.co/frNjlmGNrH The Last Decade in
Tricuspid Regurgitation: How Imaging Shaped a Field @lpbadano @denisamuraru @FabienPraz @NAjmoneMarsan @VDelgadoGarcia @j_hausleiter @JACCJournals @escardio @ACCinTouch

[JACC Journals @JACCJournals]

Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical #AorticValve Replacement: The debate rages on! 🏥 This new study suggests mechanical may be the way to go for younger patients. Where do you stand? 🤔

🔗 Full #JACC study: https://t.co/nMtcKmeSsA

[Lucy @LucySafi]

Excited to share our new paper "Intraprocedural Guidance for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Challenging Scenarios" published in @JACCJournals
Check it out! 🔗 ➠ https://t.co/P7dL8sKvE1

@GilbertTangMD @KHERA_MD @DoctorKini @ParasuramMD @MountSinaiHeart

[Amro Alsaid, MD @AmroAlsaid]

Thank you @purviparwani for the invite to present and discuss cases with the colleagues at @LLUHealth during the imaging grand rounds. Honored to present our experience from @HeartPlano on diagnosis and management of #PVL.

[Omar Wever-Pinzon @OmarWever]

University of Miami | Jackson Memorial | Miami Transplant Institute is looking for a dynamic BC/BE Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist interested in joining our well-established and leading academic program in South Florida. Contact me for details @YChatzizisis

[Miller Medicine @umiamimedicine]

Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis, chief of cardiovascular medicine, presented on AI, regulatory changes and trends in cardiovascular care at the SCCT meeting. In this Q&A, Dr. Chatzizisis reflects on how researchers and clinicians are pushing the envelope in cardiac computed tomography.