Here we report among pts with HTN, a pilot virtual group visits program emphasizing lifestyle medicine, health and wellness coaching, and home blood pressure monitoring is:
1. feasible
2. associated with BP reduction
3. & dose reduction or discontinuation
https://t.co/ho1TYcrewj
Yesterday, I did something very dangerous as a doctor and trainee — I stood up for my patients.
Not just that, I stood up to those who have power over me, and my career.
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There’s no solution to homelessness that doesn’t involve making more housing. Not doctors. Not social workers. Not police. Not judges. Not case managers. Not multi-service centers or outreach teams. There’s no workaround. Only housing ends homelessness.
Diet → CVD risk independent of conventional parameters but why?
Our study led by @RomitB_MD shows those w an unhealthy diet are enriched for clonal hematopoiesis, a new CVD risk factor. In turn, pts w CH w better diets have better prognosis
https://t.co/gRY2UWAfpm @JAMACardio
New in @GIMJournal:
Traditional approach: choose gene seq panel based on patient’s history — often inefficient and requiring multiple tests for diagnosis.
New approach: 1 test — genome sequencing — for all indications. Feasible in clinical practice?
https://t.co/kuGQKLuqHf
2 new lab papers:
Sex differences in COVID relate to inflammation https://t.co/OlToZOf8W0
Obesity, inflammation ▶️⬇️PFT & peak VO2 https://t.co/dKqBD1k08C
Thrilled that both first authors @emilyswlau & @jnmcneill6 will be @MGHMedicine faculty this July!! #WomenInMedicine 😍👏
How are we using #AppleWatch to study fall prevention, mobility & cognition in older adults?
See our research protocol & training manual here:
https://t.co/bgvRuxIKfQ
Proud of the GAPcare research team! @DanHStrauss @DavoodiNatalie @BrownUResearch@Brown_Emergency@Apple@NIH
Delighted to lead our pilot using @AstraZenecaUS DMP AMAZE to manage patients recently hospitalized with heart failure @MGHHeartHealth https://t.co/wQH4VC4Qka @MGH_RI @kparuchuri
I don’t usually do this but... @JAMA_current had a 16 minute podcast on Structural Racism so of course I took a listen out of curiosity. It was SO disappointing. I actually sat there shocked that they thought it was a good idea to air this episode. 1/n
Our preprint was out @medrxivpreprint. We explored causal association between clonal hematopoiesis and telomere length, with mediation estimation toward coronary artery disease.
This is my first paper in this country and this is my first tweet!
While Lp(a) is a highly heritable biomarker predictive of CAD, our study led by @phoebe_finneran shows that Lp(a) associates with incident CAD even among ~150K @uk_biobank participants without a family history of heart disease https://t.co/Vv17lx7LUb @JAHA_AHA
1/ Super proud of @mghmedres ⭐️ @esradgumuser for leading this work now @AJPCardio
How has COVID-19 😷 impacted cholesterol testing?
From March-Sept 2020, cholesterol testing volume ⬇️ 39% overall
(⬇️ by up to 92% during the "first wave")
https://t.co/269xecipYi
In small studies, heart rate variability (HRV) is linked to CV mortality. Now, with @fitbit, we derived HRV in 8 million individuals across 74 countries with wrist-worn wearable sensors https://t.co/GeKEBcU7GB @LancetDigitalH@MGHHeartHealth @MGH_RI @harvardmed
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