Presented at #AHA25: In patients with atrial fibrillation after successful ablation, rivaroxaban therapy did not lead to a significantly lower incidence of a composite of stroke, systemic embolism, or new covert embolic stroke than aspirin therapy. Full OCEAN trial results:

“Thawing the ICE”: Fluoroless Concomitant Pulmonary Vein Isolation (PVI) and Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure.

In a statewide registry from Washington State, revascularization volumes decreased. Clinical acuity and procedural complexity increased for PCI with an attendant increase in risk adjusted mortality. https://t.co/0vdgHV40af @AkashKataruka @Ravi_Hira_MD @UWMedHeart #AHAJournals

Collectively, more than 100 staff at ⁦⁦Brigham & Women’s, Mass General Hospital, & Boston Medical Center test positive for #COVID19

Proposal for new quality metric: hospital mandatory public reporting on number and % of health care workers infected with #COVID19 #covid4MDs #GetUsPPE

NEW: Monday 23 March update of our coronavirus mortality trajectories tracker • UK is finally locking down, as its death tolls reaches 355 • US death curve continues to steepen, passing 500 with no national lockdown Live version 🔥 FREE TO READ 🔥 here https://t.co/VcSZISFxzF

Important data from ⁦@CDCgov⁩ showing that #COVID19 affects younger age groups as well (more hospital and ICU admissions).

Poll for #cardiotwitter. Many have been thinking a lot about this. In your opinion, should #ACC20 be cancelled? Please vote and retweet so we get a broad consensus.

Tough question. Given the spread of COVID-19, what should @ACCinTouch do? #cardiotwitter

New study in @JAMACardio! How do hospitals that receive awards from the @American_Heart & @ACCinTouch for high quality cardiovascular care perform under @CMSGov pay-for-performance programs, which also target CV conditions? The short answer? Not so well https://t.co/zGtodS9plN

Kobe has to be the new NBA logo.....

Unbelievable

Ready for another AirPods Pro giveaway? Got five pairs this time. Just RT and you're in! Giveaway open worldwide, winners will be picked on Monday. Good luck!

Academic journals: - don’t fund research - don’t pay authors - don’t pay peer reviewers - charge libraries & the public for access to research that is publicly funded - issue copyright violations to researchers Why do we put up with this?

We intentionally made a Facebook ad with false claims and submitted it to Facebook’s ad platform to see if it’d be approved. It got approved quickly and the ad is now running on Facebook. Take a look:

David Taggart - update on EXCEL #EACTS2019 “In over 300 pubmed publications, I have never withdrawn from authorship. I withdrew from EXCEL manuscript submitted to @NEJM”. Wow! EXCEL: • Selected LM disease

Late presentation for inferior MI - has both VSD and MR.

Patient transferred following MI. What is going on in this LV gram? #ACCFIT #fellowfirst

Great case presentation of transcaval Tandemheart for supported PCI by @AmyECheney with @KateKearney4 moderating! Proud of these amazing ladies! @J_M_McCabe #ACC19