Stephen Lapinsky

Pulmonary/Critical Care, OB Crit Care & Obstetric Medicine @uoftmedicine & @SinaiHealth. Co-EiC @OBMedicine, Past president @NASOMtweets #OB-ICU 🇨🇦🇿🇦

[Stephen Lapinsky @StephenLap]

University of Toronto today @UofT

[Sinai Health @SinaiHealth]

We're pleased to announce Dr. Lynn Mikula as the next President and CEO of Sinai Health, effective Oct 13, 2026.

Join us in welcoming Dr. Mikula and thanking Dr. Gary Newton for his decade of exceptional leadership and contributions to our organization.

https://t.co/SSlbR7h2pB

[arlene wise @awisedoctor]

Programme now finalised for SMaCC (Scottish Maternal Critical Care) meeting. Monday 21st September in Perth. More details on registration and abstract submission can be found at https://t.co/fl5a70mB2v

[MacDonald Obstetric Medicine Society (MOMS) @M0MSuk]

Yes - the meeting of the year is now open for registration!

#ISOMMOMS2026
📅7th and 8th Dec 2026
🌍QEII Conference Centre, London, UK

Global updates ✔️
Exciting clinical topics✔️
Time to meet old friends and make new ones✔️
SIM session✔️
POCUS ✔️

https://t.co/CtPFrLw4PA

[Dr. Gilbert Tang @GilbertTangMD]

Welcome to our APRIL 1 SPECIAL CARDIO OBSTETRICS issue of #JACCCaseReports @JACCJournals.
https://t.co/HEW4oV37b4

Full PDF here:
https://t.co/d2J1v7P0yH

Thank you @MinnowWalsh for leading this special issue!
@hmkyale
@Justine_Turco

JACC: Case Reports and Cardio-Obstetric Essentials
https://t.co/Noe2j9AuMK

Imaging:
Navigating the Aortopathy Dilemma in Pregnancy: Case Series Insights From a Cardiac Surgical Center
https://t.co/ejJTM77Dcn

Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies:
Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Device for Peripartum Cardiogenic Shock as a Bridge to Cesarean Delivery
https://t.co/kP8djeIoKK

Group 5 Pulmonary Hypertension Resulting From Thyrotoxicosis During Pregnancy
https://t.co/XjKCBlE0Mw

Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Approach
https://t.co/3Ps5Qvijm6

Calcific Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis in Pregnancy: A Shared Decision-Making Approach
https://t.co/s5Y5W9doah

Rhythm Disorders and Electrophysiology:
Asymptomatic Complete Heart Block in Pregnancy
https://t.co/MvlX7nwiWs

Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardia in Pregnancy
https://t.co/HQDPcxaxiz

Vascular Medicine:
Fibrosing Mediastinitis in Pregnancy: A Rare Case with Antepartum Hemoptysis and Airway Obstruction
https://t.co/jHaUG2Aows

Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a 32-Year-Old Woman With Postpartum Hemorrhage
https://t.co/ZV05sDCHpD

Cardiometabolic:
Gestational Hypertriglyceridemia Management and the Utility of Multidisciplinary Care
https://t.co/1rv2CuJl8O

Congenital Heart Disease:
Patent Foramen Ovale–Induced Hypoxemia Unmasked During Pregnancy
https://t.co/e7xBj526Ko

Imaging:
A Cardio-Obstetric Breakthrough Beyond Routine Pregnancy Care: Unmasking Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
https://t.co/ZCKkVSpm70

Ischemic Heart Disease:
Silent Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy Uncovered During Routine Antenatal Echocardiographic Screening
https://t.co/idgdo1OJ9k

Outcomes and Quality:
Cardiac Tamponade Revealing a New Diagnosis of Malignancy: When Intervention Is the Answer
https://t.co/HMvBqYUJey

Valvular Heart Disease:
Managing Pregnancy in the Presence of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Antiphospholipid Syndrome
https://t.co/YLxIVdNskz

Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration Thrombectomy-Assisted Management of Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis During Pregnancy
https://t.co/A3hyiGcIxt

Health Promotion and Preventive Cardiology:
Creating a Cardio-Obstetrics Elective as a Fellow In Training
https://t.co/FuI6uGTzBv

Outcomes and Quality:
Early Outcomes of an Extended Postpartum Hypertension Program: Care Beyond Delivery
https://t.co/RF6QgU6A9O

Valvular Heart Disease:
Transcaval SESAME, LAMPOON, and Valve-in-MAC: First Experience With SESAME Outside the United States
https://t.co/UBxALVAkOr

The Next Era of Transcatheter Electrosurgery for Structural Heart Interventions
https://t.co/KPrXyMGz7C

A Very Late Mitral Valve Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening With Significant Warfarin Response
https://t.co/03lTctlVRP

Obstructive Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening in a Complex Valve-in-Valve TAVR Successfully Treated With Thrombolysis
https://t.co/zMKEn4X527

Thrombolysis for Obstructive HALT in Complex Valve-in-Valve TAVR
https://t.co/ll5O3yVmT9

Severe Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation After Blunt Chest Trauma
https://t.co/li54g1fifE

When Trauma Obscures the Heart: Diagnostic Blind Spots After Blunt Chest Injury
https://t.co/Z8tnhGLt4w

Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions:
Transapical Edge-to-Edge Repair for Systolic Anterior Motion in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
https://t.co/qNi0gveZwf

Management of Coronary Artery Perforations: A Stepwise, Case-Based Review From a High-Volume Center
https://t.co/PzYv2Pn7QS

Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect Percutaneous Closure
https://t.co/YMDfVMfAa9

Atypical Presentation of Mycotic Coronary Artery Aneurysm
https://t.co/G00RnehzRl

Laser-Assisted OPN Technique for Recalcitrant Multilayer In-Stent Restenosis: A Systematic Approach
https://t.co/s21ddvvbWH

Percutaneous Rescue With Sequential Second-Device Usage for Left Atrial Appendage Perforation During Amulet Implantation
https://t.co/HqWFNGDnhv

Imaging:
High-Output Heart Failure Associated With Arteriovenous Fistula
https://t.co/dfh3hbN2Dh

Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies:
Hemodialysis Access–Related High-Output Heart Failure: From Mechanisms to Multidisciplinary Management
https://t.co/T7USgOPA8s

Imaging:
“Flying Saucer”–Like Morphology in Infective Endocarditis Arising on a Stenotic Mitral Valve
https://t.co/NDAI43bPUt

Purulent Pericarditis Complicated With Cardiac Tamponade, Multiorgan Failure, and Constrictive Pericarditis
https://t.co/zMCORH8Rcw

Primary Cardiac Lymphoma Presenting With Chest Pain
https://t.co/t7otEAziRJ

Rhythm Disorders and Electrophysiology:
Combined Lead Extraction and Leadless VDD Pacemaker Implantation in d-TGA Patient After Senning Procedure
https://t.co/wrwZpJUrrq

Leadless Pacing and the Emerging Era of Combined Procedures in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
https://t.co/S3z7hVn1Do

Propafenone Overdose Presenting With Brugada Phenocopy, QRS Widening, and Ventricular Fibrillation
https://t.co/6BFgsBsEWO

15-Year ECG Evolution of Interatrial Block and Effects of Atrial Septal Pacing
https://t.co/xVP4HPoOa3

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[Sarah Fairley @SarahFairley7]

https://t.co/k4RH4zCmIc

Our latest paper on navigating high-risk aortopathies during pregnancy.
Thanks to @JACCJournals for publishing.
Hope someone finds this useful for their clinical practice

[David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink]

Have you heard about young people dying suddenly after COVID-19 vaccination?

Our new study in @PLOSMedicine shows there's absolutely nothing to that. If anything, the opposite is true.

With @husam247 and @DrJeffKwong

https://t.co/lGw9cbNjNB

[Stephen Lapinsky @StephenLap]

Core Outcome Set for research on critically ill pregnant patients: international consensus process identified 10 core outcomes to standardize & strengthen research
(by @SinaiHealth & @LabFlourish)
Published Open Access in @AOGS_tweets

https://t.co/Hbr3464o5Y

[NASOM @NASOMtweets]

NASOM Top Articles Collection (TAC) 2025 is OPEN!
Submit your top 3 Obstetric Medicine articles of 2025 (including one research paper) by Feb 18.
Results announced at #NASOM2026 (Ottawa, June 5–6)!
🔗 https://t.co/amtOj7jJtP

[NASOM @NASOMtweets]

Reminder: key deadlines are approaching 📅

[MacDonald Obstetric Medicine Society (MOMS) @M0MSuk]

We are pleased to see the release of the Maternal Care Bundle by NHS England (https://t.co/WUJeOVXLQo )

Full statement from us below.

[NASOM @NASOMtweets]

Call for Abstracts! 📣
NASOM’s annual meeting will be held in Ottawa, June 5 & 6, 2026. We welcome abstracts (≤250 words) in research, education, and case reports.
Please submit as a Microsoft Word attachment to [email protected]

[Asma Khalil @ProfAsmaKhalil]

📢 Released today: The Women’s Health Research Priorities (WHRP) report.

After months of national consultation and analysis, we are proud to share the UK’s Top 10 research priorities in women’s health — shaped by over 2,000 voices across the country.

This is research that reflects what matters most to women.

📄 Read the full report:
👉 https://t.co/9SiXp4HduK

@RCObsGyn @ISUOG @NHSEngland @NHSE_WTE @NHSuk @NHSEnglandLDN @NHS

#WHRP #WomensHealth #ResearchPriorities #HealthEquity #Endometriosis #Menopause #MaternalHealth

[CCCF @CCCForum]

#CCCF2025 Rapid fire session

Scary Populations to Manage
@StephenLap Obstetric patient
@JohnGranton1 Failing RV
Laurent Brochard Acute sthmatic
@JennaSpring Leukemic patient

[Stephen Lapinsky @StephenLap]

and the protocol…

[Stephen Lapinsky @StephenLap]

#CCCF2025
Glenn Hernandez describing the ANDROMEDA-SHOCK-2 RCT:

Personalized Hemodynamic Resuscitation Targeting Capillary Refill Time in Early Septic Shock

https://t.co/uYsxV9xuky

[CCCF @CCCForum]

#CCCF2025 Poster Session
International 🇮🇪 ICU fellow Rachel Cusack describing her RCT OF 20% albumin on microcirculation in sepsis

[CCCF @CCCForum]

#CCCF 2025 Poster Session
@UofT_DoM medical resident @RomySegall presenting on trends in use of IV Vitamin C among patients with sepsis, related to the Marik’s single-centre publication, and subsequent negative trials.

[Stephen Lapinsky @StephenLap]

#CCCF2025 - Deceased Organ Donation stream
@MaratSlessarev of @LHSCCanada discussing the complex ethical and physiological implications of normothermic regional perfusion

[Stephen Lapinsky @StephenLap]

#CCCF2025
@SinaiHealth colleague (and Conference Scientific Program Director) @laveenamunshi presenting on the role of ICU for patients with cancer. A huge amount of data accumulating to inform decisions!