Arie Blitz, MD, MBA
@ArieBlitzMD
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All the heart & health care news that's fit to tweet→ I cover the latest topics for all audiences, from lay to professional. #Cardiology #CTSurgery #meded
McAllen, TX
Joined June 2014
Surgery-Saturdays→Removal of an Unusual IVC Tumor through the Right Atrium on Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Arie Blitz MD MBA https://t.co/NjgbphYR6V via @YouTube #ctsurgery #cardiology #meded
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Last Contango in Paris? Dozens of ships laden with natural gas are floating off the coast of Europe, many of them waiting for berths to unload as the continent races to top up storage ahead of a winter without Russian gas https://t.co/tEkzxRfvKv via @WSJ
wsj.com
Dozens of ships laden with natural gas are floating off the coast of Europe, many of them waiting for berths to unload as the continent races to top up storage ahead of a winter without Russian gas.
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Does corporate ownership in health care increase costs? In this cohort study published in JAMA, ambulatory surgery centers that contracted with physician management companies lead to substanitally higher payments to anesthesia practitioners. https://t.co/i65ZL65Eyt
jamanetwork.com
This cohort study assesses changes in prices paid to practitioners (anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists) before and after an outpatient facility contracted with a physician...
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Healthcare price transparency remains extremely elusive: Hospital rates can vary wildly, depending on your insurance. A Wall Street Journal analysis examined who often ends up with the biggest charges. https://t.co/5xyl59Nr2U via @WSJ
wsj.com
Hospitals’ highest rates often go to rental networks of healthcare providers that are sometimes used in limited-benefits plans, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The combination can leave...
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Kindzelski et al on Evolution of Alternative-access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: https://t.co/WOC7MH4DtY
#TSSMN #AnnalsImages ping @StephanieLMick1 @tavrkapadia @LarsSvenssonMD @JamesJYunMDPhD @TheRakeshArora @ebender001 @ArieBlitzMD @OuzounianMD @drnikkistamp
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The Mystery of Smell - Harvard Magazine https://t.co/n0JF1Q6Ke3 via @AddThis
harvardmagazine.com
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.
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The dirty secret: Some hospitals charge as much as 10 times more than others for medical scans, according to the latest study finding wide disparities in prices https://t.co/HAEwbXLI4W via @WSJ
wsj.com
The report, based on once-secret pricing data and published in the journal Radiology, found that thousands of hospitals didn’t report their prices despite a new federal requirement.
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Continued Validation of Statins for Secondary Prevention and Major Adverse Events after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
jtcvs.org
The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of statin use after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and long-term adverse events in a large population-based, nationwide cohort.
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An incredibly brave pioneer: The Legacy of James McCune Smith—America’s First Black Medical Graduate https://t.co/gHRMOHdQwj via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork
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Chowdhury et al on Total Pericardiectomy Using a Modified Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass: https://t.co/JWgj2LGbmr
#TSSMN #AnnalsImages ping @TheRakeshArora @ebender001 @ArieBlitzMD @OuzounianMD @drnikkistamp @JessicaLuc1 @tamaranihici @sloaneguy
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Adherence to guidelines following Type A Aortic Dissection repair is poor, while long-term mortality and reinterventions remain substantial. Further research is needed to determine if guidelines should be modified. https://t.co/lCgj8fjR5f via @practiceupdate #TAAD #ATAAD
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Steps Per Day and All-Cause Mortality in Middle-Aged Adults | comment: Paul D. Thompson MD https://t.co/ZrpQRs8xka via @practiceupdate
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Patients often 'orphaned' after aortic dissection—with inadequate surveillance—increasing their risk of complications.
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In a post-hoc analysis of patients from the SYNTAX trial, multiple v. single arterial grafting resulted in markedly lower all-cause death at 12.6-year follow-up. Are multi-arterial grafts way underutilized?
academic.oup.com
Whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) should be performed with multiple arterial grafts (MAG) in patients requiring bypass surgery remains fiercel
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Task force: Aspirin not recommended to prevent first MI or stroke
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Simplified Method for Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis in the Cardiac Cath Lab: Assessing for Enhanced Ventricular Independence. https://t.co/rwjjbMZwT0 via @practiceupdate #Pericarditis
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Cytosorbents has released the preliminary data abstracts for the upcoming #eacts2021 meeting on the use of its technology intraoperativbely for sick endocarditis patients. Results appear mixed. #CTSO
https://t.co/j14hJP9KE5
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Clinical Outcomes of Skeletonized vs Pedicled Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting Techniques https://t.co/cTcIQlrEpD via @practiceupdate
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Effect of Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone vs Placebo on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | comment: Lars W. Andersen MD, MPH, PhD, DMSc https://t.co/j6yDVl2zHb via @practiceupdate
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A man was having chest pain. Then doctors found a 4-inch piece of cement in his heart. #kyphoplasty
https://t.co/Y1RolHPbTp via @usatoday
usatoday.com
A man underwent surgery to remove a piece of cement that was found in his heart after undergoing spinal procedure a week prior.
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