Zia Durrani

Assist Prof of Medicine/Academic Hospitalist @OUhealth & @OUCollegeOfMed, former @PennStHershey #MedEd #Learner #Clinician #Educator #Medtwitter #Cardiotwitter

[Zia Durrani @ziakmcite]

@Zill_cardio @PCRonline @escardio Congratulations

[Benjamin Vipler, MD, MEd @VipsMDMEd]

Prasugrel, Ticagrelor, or Clopidogrel After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention https://t.co/cSHv5XZosJ

[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#OUCVGR
🔥Privileged to host Dr. Sarju Ganatra from Lahey Hospital at OU Virtual CV GR on 6/4/26 at 7.15 am CT
🔥Join us to learn more about Adverse CV effects of Targeted Oncology Therapies from the concise guidance author himself ⬇️

https://t.co/StyDePRQp0

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[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#OUCVGR
🔥Next Virtual OU CV GR features our current 🌟Interventional Cardiology fellow, Dr. Khawaja Hassan Akhtar
🔥Join us ⬇️ on 5/28/26 at 7.15 am CT to learn about ‘Post MI HF & Reduction of Infarct Size’

https://t.co/Uk7m9yAsnJ

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[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#echofirst
✅ An uncommon condition in adult CV practice
✅ What is the diagnosis?
✅ What does m-mode show?
✅ Transgastric view findings?
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[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#OUCVGR
🫀Excited to present another 🌟 fellow from our Clinical EP training program as our speaker on 5/21/2026 7.15 am CT at Virtual OU CV Grand Rounds
🫀Join Dr. Alexander Harvey and us for a lively discussion on Conduction System Pacing tomorrow through link ⬇️

https://t.co/ckuFdNzAXm

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[The Clinical Problem Solvers @CPSolvers]

🩺✨ #POCUS IS BACK! @jrkott27

Join us for an interactive Point-of-Care Ultrasound session featuring real cases and practical scanning tips.

Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, this will help level up your bedside ultrasound skills.

Don’t miss it! 📡

[Zain Asad, MD, MS, FACC FAHA @ZainAsadCardOnc]

🧵1/5

Can alcohol al🍷 increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF)? 🫀

In our @EuropaceEiC meta-analysis 📚, we analyzed 26 studies with nearly 15 million participants 🌍👥.

🎯The alcohol–AF relationship is nonlinear 📈 with a threshold effect .

https://t.co/0bsm8bccOK

[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#OUCVGR
🫀Excited to welcome one of our own Interventional Cardiology Fellows as speaker at our next Virtual CV GR on 5/14/2026
🫀Join Dr. Brian Kleiwer ⬇️ for a discussion on the 2026 Guideline recommendations for Management of Acute PE

https://t.co/7baFNcv7ml

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[OU Cardiology Fellowship @OUCardsFellows]

Congratulations to our IC fellow Dr. Khawaja Akhtar @khawaja6216 for his induction into @AOA_society. We are proud to celebrate his hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellent patient care. Congratulations, Dr. Akhtar, on this well-deserved honor!

[Zia Durrani @ziakmcite]

@OUCardsFellows @khawaja6216 @AOA_society Congratulations alot Dr Khwaja and very well deserved

[Ahmed Bennis MD 🫀 @drbennisahmed]

Current guidelines for #HeartFailure26 + #CKD call for a multimodal approach 🫀🩺
✅ SGLT2i, ACEi/ARNi, MRA, β-blockers — all Class I across HFrEF
✅ KDIGO adds: healthy diet, physical activity, no tobacco, weight management
✅ First-line: SGLT2i + RAASi for most CKD patients
Great reminder from Dr. Julio Nunez Villota at #HeartFailure2026 that cardiorenal care is team sport — lifestyle + pharmacotherapy together. 💊🏃

[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#OUCVSymposium
🫀🍷🍽️
✅ Excitement builds! First OU CV Symposium tomorrow 05/08/2026
✅ Pre conference camaraderie and conversation
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[Usman Baber @ubcardio]

The inaugural OU Health Cardiovascular Symposium will be held this Saturday May 9th at Samis Auditorium Children’s Hospital. We will have world-renowned speakers, OUH faculty and interactive panels. Registration is free and CME available. Don’t miss it!

https://t.co/8Ldi7Y77aw

[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#OUCVGR
🫀 Superb session today at Virtual OU CV GR by our EP Fellow, Dr. Mahmood Khattab on Pulsed Field Ablation
🫀See ⬇️ key slides 🧵 shared by @mahmoodkhattab

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[Chittur Sivaram MD MACP MACC @CASivaram1]

#OUCVGR
🫀Proud to present one of our own EP fellows as speaker at next virtual OUCVGR on 5/7/2026 at 7.15 am CT
🫀Join us to hear Dr. Mahmood Khattab discuss Pulsed Field Ablation

https://t.co/IIw6vGzxYk

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[OU Cardiology Fellowship @OUCardsFellows]

Fellow spotlight:
Earlier this month, our⭐️PGY-6 fellow Dr. Jian Chu had the opportunity to travel to Paris for an oral presentation at the European Heart Rhythm Association meeting. He will be starting EP fellwoship this year at Ohio State Universtiy. #FIT #Epeeps #Cardiology

[Bishal Gyawali, MD, PhD, FASCO @oncology_bg]

A MUST-READ!

This is probably one of my most important papers where I try to teach how to fish rather than offer fish.

How I Read a Clinical Trial Report?

BG’s primer for Busy Clinicians.

Thank you @JCOOP_ASCO @EthicsdoctorP for the kind invitation. I hope the readers will find this useful.

https://t.co/HJhZlsBpU2

[Zia Durrani @ziakmcite]

RIP Dr Braunwald

[HF Collaboratory @hfcollaboratory]

The cardiology community mourns the loss of Dr. Eugene Braunwald, a towering figure whose work shaped modern cardiovascular medicine.
From foundational discoveries in heart failure to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, his legacy will guide generations to come.
A true giant in our field.

[OklahomaACC @acc_oklahoma]

Shock & Advanced Cardiopulmonary Support Symposium (Saint Francis HVI)
Sat, May 2, 2026 | 9a–4p | Tulsa
Post-cardiotomy shock, MI + cardiogenic shock, PE with shock, ECMO outcomes. CE via CMEfy reflections.

Register: https://t.co/EJA2I5W4xn

#OKACC