From the latest issue: Tanda and colleagues share a unique case of a giant 'Kommerell' diverticulum in a bovine arch resulting in dysphonia and dysphagia. #Aneurysm #MedSky doi.org/10.1177/1358...

Ever wonder why walking capacity varies across ABIs in those with PAD? Calf skeletal muscle microvascular dysfunction, not conduit artery occlusive disease, is the strongest driver of walking impairment in PAD. Happy to share our work in Circ CV Interventions! www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

I’m working on a book chapter. Using Endnote for the first time in about 8 years…surprised at very little advancement in tech or speed or ease of use. What ref managers do you all use? Any tips and tricks for Endnote to speed up/facilitate use ? #CardioSky

#Cardioobstetrics 📢 👇🏼✅out our cross-specialty fellows' perspective on current 🫀🤰🏽training in the US in this month's @accintouch.bsky.social Cardiology Magazine www.acc.org/Latest-in-Ca... Thanks 2 our mentors at UMinnesota 🥳 4 the support #Cardiosky #medsky #obgynsky #reprosky #mfmsky

Honored and grateful to receive transformative support from the 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗾 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of our research on 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮. Excited to begin work with our 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗡-𝗙𝗠𝗗 Network and proud to partner with Jason Kovacic, Stéphanie Debette, Nabila Bouatia-Naji, Manuel Mayr, and Mark Lindsay. #FMD

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, an interventional cardiologist known both as a master operator and beloved mentor, died suddenly this week. “We will dearly miss his indomitable spirit, mentoring, and special friendship,” Martin Leon says, joining colleagues in mourning. www.tctmd.com/news/dimitri...

We have an unexpected late opening in our vascular medicine 1 year fellowship program for 2025-2026 @harringtonhvi.bsky.social Outstanding clinical training with multi specialty faculty in a highly collaborative environment. Chat if interested and please help spread the word. #CardioSky

📖 Platelet disorders and treatments: a comprehensive review ⬇️ 📌 Zhang et al. review common causes of thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis, and treatments for these two conditions Read on TH 👉 tinyurl.com/bddn7725 #Platelets #HemeSky

What is a vascular medicine specialist #CardioSky journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#CallforPapers: Vascular Medicine invites manuscript submissions for a focused issue on venous disease. Submission deadline: 10/1/25. journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD... #VascSky #CardioSky #vascular #venous #VMJ @heatherlgornik @PulkitChaudhury @SVM_Tweets @SageClinMed

From the latest issue: In this insightful review, Qiao and colleagues summarize the main stresses experienced by the arterial wall and the critical role of the extracellular matrix in withstanding stress. buff.ly/4gIQo79 #AAA #CardioSky

Among adults with hypertension in primary care, bedtime administration of antihypertensive medications was safe but did not reduce cardiovascular risk. #MedSky #CardioSky https://ja.ma/44uyGBZ

From the latest issue: In these #ImagesinVascMed, Dr. Takagi shares a case of a patient with a type A acute intramural hematoma involving the right coronary artery. buff.ly/40z2o6e #Aorta #VascSky #CardioSky

There you have it: BEDMED published in @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... h/t @drjmluther.bsky.social No difference in bedtime versus morning BP meds - as expected #NephSky #Hypertension 1/

From the latest issue: In this edition of our ‘From the Masters’ series, Dr. John P Cooke explains why RNA drugs may provide limitless possibilities for management of patients with vascular disease. buff.ly/pazBLyu #CardioSky #VascSky

In this study of a large nationwide registry from Japan, Nakahashi et al. assess the impact procedural and anatomic factors on bleeding complications in patients undergoing endovascular therapy for lower extremity artery disease. doi.org/10.1177/1358... #CardioSky #VascSky

Extravascular ICDs can address limitations of transvenous ICDs, providing effective defibrillation with improved pacing capabilities. Two investigational exemption trials helped bring novel options to market. @judymackall.bsky.social #cardiosky www.uhhospitals.org/for-clinicia...

From the Latest Issue: How do the mechanical properties of a venous thrombus change over time? Parchment and colleagues study these variations in a swine model. buff.ly/3WwHemZ #VTE #Thrombosis #Cardiosky #Vascsky

Some of the many faces of #VMJ Editorial Board - always a pleasure to meet with this group! #VascularMedicine

From the latest issue: Newman and colleagues analyze the PERT Consortium database to demonstrate sex-based differences in the evaluation and management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism. buff.ly/3Bu61jV #PulmonaryEmbolism #Cardiosky

From the latest issue: Bikdeli and colleagues explore sex differences in treatment strategies for pulmonary embolism in large cohorts in Europe and the United States. #PE #VTE buff.ly/3OCrJp6

New 3-year data presented today for Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) indicates 3 different patterns of weight loss www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

SharonneHayes #SCAD #MINOCA #WIHD25 ✨ most common MI in pregnancy 🤰 ✨ identifying triggers useful but not always there ✨ multi vessel in 25% ✨recurrence in 2-3%/year ✨traditional ACS meds may cause harm #CardioSky #cardioobstetrics @womensheart.bsky.social @smidtheart.bsky.social

Thanks to those women who rose above convention before us, so we could rise higher today. 🙏

Loving this new #CardioSmart infographic from @accintouch.bsky.social Get for your office so your patients remember the importance of this life saving prescription. #Cardiosky #CVPrev

Online First! Korosoglou and colleagues share results of the ARISTON study comparing safety and efficacy of endovascular versus open therapy for common femoral atherosclerotic disease. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #PAD

#ACC25 @2scottish.bsky.social higher TMAO levels associated with more rapid infrarenal AAA growth…emerging marker for risk stratification #CarsioSky

#ACC25 Ellen Hostetler with overview of genetics of thoracic aortic disease. Classified as Ex cellular matrix, TGF Beta (Loeys Dietz), smooth muscle cell fxn. Certain mutations associated with very high dissection risk such as PRKG1 gene. #CardioSky

Dr. Leslie Cho discusses menopause and hormone therapy and effects on #cvd #lipid ✅Statins work in women ✅Hormones work if low risk ❌ avoid in patients with #cvd, #obesity, prior #vte @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25

Great pearls by @jbrianbyrd.bsky.social in evaluating pts for RDN at #ACC25: 1. confirm uncontrolled HTN with out of office measure (Amb BP monitor); 2. trial spironolactone 1st; 3. shared decision making key - care team should include HTN specialists beyond those performing the procedure #cardiosky

Low-Dose Apixaban Prevents Recurrent VTE in Cancer Beyond 6 Months: API-CAT

Congrats to Case Western MS2 Karen Ji on her presentation at #ACC25 ~10% of patients with multifocal FMD seen at UH Harrington HVI with comprehensive vasc imaging had aortic involvement, most commonly thoracic aortic dilation (ectasia and aneurysm); supports head to pelvis imaging #cardiosky

Less than a week until #ACC25 in #Chicago! Join us for the Guideline Goldmine Gameshow at #ACC25! Think you know your clinical guidelines? Come test your skills (and have some fun!) - Sunday, March 30 at 3:30 PM CDT. Don’t miss it! @accintouch.bsky.social @heatherlgornik.bsky.social

Online First! In this edition of our ‘From the Masters’ series, Dr. John P Cooke explains why RNA drugs may provide limitless possibilities for management of patients with vascular disease. buff.ly/pazBLyu

Online First! Barthold and colleagues explore the relationship of oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels with carotid wall layer thickness in patients with hypertension. doi.org/10.1177/1358... #Atherosclerosis #Hypertension

From our 'Core Curriculum in Vascular Medicine' series: Dr. Kolluri and colleagues provide a comprehensive review on venous leg ulcers. Their proposed diagnostic algorithm with excellent clinical examples/pictures can be found below doi.org/10.1177/1358...

Follow these new members of #CardioSky #MedSky community CRF @crfheart.bsky.social Structural Heart J @crfshj.bsky.social BCS @bcs.com Vasc Med @vmj-svm.bsky.social Cedars Women’s Heart @womensheart.bsky.social MGH Women’s Heart @mgbwomenheart.bsky.social Stanford CVI @stanfordcvi.bsky.social

Recent Pathophysiological Insights Are Advancing Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism #VTE #CardioSky #JACCBTS www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/... @jaccjournals.bsky.social @gbarnesmd.bsky.social @heatherlgornik.bsky.social

The 2025 Acute Coronary Syndromes guideline synthesizes new evidence since the 2013 STEMI and 2014 NSTEMI guidelines and the 2015 focused update on primary PCI in STEMI. View the guideline and additional resources here: professional.heart.org/en/science-n...

New Cardiology Board Shot Down by ABMS

This new report adds to the list of the unanticipated and remarkable capabilities of deep learning A.I. for detecting abnormalities on medical scans

Two years of empagliflozin slowed kidney disease progression and reduced cardiovascular risk. In the follow-up study to the EMPA-KIDNEY trial, empagliflozin had additional cardiorenal benefits after discontinuation. Full study results: nej.md/3NE3W7K #MedSky #Nephrology #CardioSky

#CardioObstetrics Pearl 🫀All major lipoproteins + lipids⬆️ 🤰and peak at term 🫀Cholesterol can ⬆️25-50% 🫀Levels return to pre-pregnancy levels over 3 mo 🫀Pre🤰 dyslipidemia =⬆️ risk of PEC #cardiosky #medsky #obsky #maternalhealth #reprosky #highriskpregnancy #womensheartdisease #heartmonth #mfmsky

From the latest issue: In this narrative review, Lee and colleagues summarize the published evidence for procedural interventions to manage erythromelalgia. https://buff.ly/4eio4bd

From the latest issue: In this study, Sweet and colleagues compare the impacts of high-intensity interval exercise and moderate-intensity continues exercise on microvascular function. buff.ly/412JXYD

From the latest issue: Bhakta and colleagues present a meta-analysis on the utility of sodium fluoride uptake on vascular PET imaging in symptomatic vs. asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease. https://buff.ly/4euJnG7

Online First! In this insightful review, Qiao and colleagues summarize the main stresses experienced by the arterial wall and the critical role of the extracellular matrix in withstanding stress. https://buff.ly/4gIQo79 #AAA

Online First! Does coverage of the deep femoral artery during endovascular treatment for ostial femoropopliteal lesions result in adverse patient outcomes? Tokuda and colleagues share their data. https://buff.ly/4hN9j1K #Peripheralarterydisease