So happy for UTSW Heart to support outreach in the #SouthAsian community and The Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU Parminder Deo, MPH 's capstone project for his Albert Schweitzer fellowship! Over 90 attendees this weekend!

Glad to see trials of cardiometabolic drugs in #Asians ! thelancet.com/journals/landi…

Saurabh S Dani, MD, MSc Jaideep Salim Virani Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC Romit Bhattacharya Dinesh Kalra, MD Aarti M Thakkar Sarju Ganatra, MD, FACC Time to disaggregate 'Asian' as one group in U.S. when it comes to cardiometabolic 🩷 risk & prevention. 'South Asians' higher risk for diabetes and we found 'Filipino Asians' higher prevalence of hypertension across lifespan! Our paper in AJPM Focus

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Only 7% of US adults 40-59 qualify for primary prevention aspirin per #USPSTF guidelines. Varies by sex/race. Overall limited role for ASA per these recommendations AJPC Erin D. Michos, M.D. Salim Virani Ann Marie Navar Eric D. Peterson Anand Rohatgi Parag Joshi UTSW Heart…

What do you do with “incidental” CAC found on chest CT? Great opportunity for this emerging tool in #cvprevention jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Parag Joshi Shyon Parsa Ann Marie Navar Anand Rohatgi Suhny Abbara MD UTSW Heart

Announcing the 2024 Foster Fellows! UT Southwestern Medical Center Thomas Wang, MD UTSW Internal Medicine Resident Research Programs UTSW Internal Medicine Chiefs #SeldinSymposium2024

All smiles at the 9th Annual UTSW Internal Medicine Seldin Research Symposium! UTSW Internal Medicine UTSW Internal Medicine Resident Research Programs

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Updated evidence supporting modest increase in #glycemia with #statins , mostly in those in pre- #diabetes range. thelancet.com/journals/landi…

Pooled cohort in 27K with 20yr f/u confirming Lp(a) >90th% increases CV risk: Lipoprotein(a) and Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk in a Multi-Ethnic Pooled Prospective Cohort | Journal of the American College of Cardiology jacc.org/doi/full/10.10…

So proud of Shyon Parsa leading this effort with Parag Joshi UTSW Heart! Measurement and Application of Incidentally Detected Coronary Calcium: JACC Review Topic of the Week | Journal of the American College of Cardiology jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Great advice on how to stay #heart healthy during #Ramadan from my colleague, Zahid Ahmad: See this Instagram photo by @utswheartandvascular instagram.com/p/C5drYwDsBEF/…

Great data from large urban health system! Congrats Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC! SECONDARY PREVENTION AND RECURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AMONG SOUTH ASIAN INDIVIDUALS: INSIGHTS... - goo.gl/scholar/BHY3sT #ScholarAlerts

Impressive effects on #lpa lowering (97-99%!), waiting for outcomes!: Single Ascending and Multiple-Dose Trial of Zerlasiran, a Short Interfering RNA Targeting Lipoprotein(a) jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Amit Khera Texas Chapter - ACC UTSW Cardiology Fellowship Vlad Zaha Gail Peterson UTSW Heart Lovely seeing Texas representation at National ACC #ACC24 American College of Cardiology

Looking forward to a great conversation today #ACC24

Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC Romit Bhattacharya Aarti M Thakkar Salim Virani Dinesh Kalra, MD Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center Johns Hopkins Cardiology MASALA Study

Overall it makes sense to be aggressive with LDL lowering with some PCSK9i strategy for many patients, we need to be better about this: An Inclisiran First Strategy vs Usual Care in Patients with Atheroscle... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#ApoA -I infusions over 4 weeks did not improve CV outcomes after #MI . Ideally need to see effects on diff stages of #plaque to inform future trials. #HDL Therapeutics — Time for a Curtain Call or Time to Reconceptualize? | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congrats, Jaideep ! Great article!

Countdown to #APSC2024 is on! Just 10 days left to submit your abstract. Don't miss this chance to showcase your research. Please share your work with us in Salt Lake City this August! Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 Amit Khera Alison L. Bailey, MD