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Irene Ma

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Professor of Medicine; Internal Medicine;#IMPOCUS; MD, MSc (Epi); PhD (MedEd), RDMS, RDCS, FRCPC, FACP, FAIUM 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 @impocus.bsky.social

Calgary, Alberta
Joined April 2013
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@IM_POCUS
Irene Ma
1 year
Recommended Principles and Practice of #IMPOCUS - @SonoInternist now in press - Medical Clinics of North America - available for free at this link until Oct 22: https://t.co/8ydHIMNSWE
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@G2Disrupt
Gigi Liu
9 months
W/ @jerrysalame79's collaboration & @IM_POCUS's leadership, "Basic Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Its Clinical Applications" is out! It emphasizes implications of clinical interpretation and applications d/t probe manipulation issues and limitations of various cardiac
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@jtorresmacho
Juan Torres Macho
9 months
It's been an honour to be part of this project Thanks to @IM_POCUS for the invitation and impulse and @chrissyschutzer for her generosity and wisdom @yaletung @GTECOSEMI @SonoSamMD @Sociedad_SEMI @drmiguelmarcos @juliomayol @mendez_bailon @JoseMPorcel @javiteigell
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@kidney_boy
Joel M. Topf, MD FACP
1 year
Someone actually did an RCT of the DDAVP Clamp vs rescue use of DDAVP! Seems underpowered so the lack of statistical significance for the primary outcome of overcorrection is a bit suss but faster correction at 48 hours for reactive. https://t.co/zAoYrmfBsZ
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@MaryEBrindle
Mary Brindle
1 year
Implementation Scientists and @AriadneLabs @HarvardChanSPH This resource put together by @KClaraPark and colleagues @HarvardCatalyst is outstanding. 🔥 1. Theories, Models, Frameworks 2. Research Design 3. Implementation Strategies 4. Outcomes https://t.co/5EUWt6z8mk
catalyst.harvard.edu
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Alexander Mladenow MD
1 year
#echofirst #CardioTwitter Middle aged male with MR and evidence of pulmonary hypertension. 🔻 end-systolic D-sign = RV-pressure overload 🔻 mid-systolic notch in RVOT PW Doppler signal 🔻 shortened pulmonary acceleration time (PAT) < 100 ms https://t.co/4heiy45VNE
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@laurenselame
Lauren Selame
1 year
What is the key to safe and effective POCUS? ⁦@JaneveDesy⁩ chiara cogliati TY ⁦@IM_POCUS
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Irene Ma
1 year
Our #IMPOCUS learners got treated to visiting professor Dr Gerard Salame’s phenomenal talk on Cardiac Optimization today. Thank you!!! Sorry I was out of commission. Maybe we’ll just have to have you come back :)
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@MassGenBrighCPD
Mass General Brigham Professional Development
1 year
🚨 Join top experts for the 2025 Vasculitis & Polymyalgia Rheumatica Update! Join us on March 28-29, 2025 to discuss new treatments, diagnostic tools & patient outcomes. #RheumatologyCME #Vasculitis Register Today! https://t.co/qPoSVzxpDO
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@FralickMike
Michael Fralick
1 year
Need a power/sample size calculation for a study or upcoming grant? Led by @emil_hs, we built a simple, free, and pain-free (!) shiny app. feedback welcome plz share with interested parties. check it out: https://t.co/LpRB08Y7vA 🦾🤓 @sholzberg @kieranrcampbell @JeffsLianne
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@LuigiVetrugnoMD
Luigi Vetrugno, MD,
1 year
Looking with interest at this French study results in ICM for my pleasure ;) 1) JV was the most representative compared with femoral and subclavian vein 2) CRBSI per 1000 CVC days 0.7 for JV and FV and 0.6 for SV 3) In other words, NO DIFFERENCE (p 0.248)
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@CirrhosisCareAB
Cirrhosis Care Alberta
1 year
🩺 Clinicians: https://t.co/dTG5GTzHKN provides comprehensive guidance for working up the etiology of cirrhosis, including initial lab investigations for conditions like PBC, PSC, and more. A must-have resource for accurate diagnosis and management. https://t.co/Lk90AO8zIX
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@ASE360
American Society of Echocardiography
1 year
🫀ANOTHER NEW GUIDELINE🫀 We have just released "Recommendations for Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Nomenclature." Read it here: https://t.co/6H8s9hAw97 #ASEGuidelines #POCUS #CardioX
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@UAlberta_Sono
Alberta Sono
1 year
Looking for more detail on Doppler in #POCUS? Principles of Doppler Ultrasonography and Basic Applications for the Clinician - Medical Clinics https://t.co/LU0asSp1hs @Buchanan_MD @GoffiAlberto @UAlberta_ICU @UAlberta_FoMD @IM_POCUS
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@purviparwani
Dr. Purvi Parwani
6 years
Graphic representation of #Echofirst parameters 4assessment of #RV pressure overload from #PE guidelines 1. 🔼RV size 2.Dilated RV 3. Flat IVS 4. Dilated IVC 5. 60/60 sign Pulmo. ET <60ms PASP<60 mmHg 6. RV thrombus 7. TAPSE <16 8. S' velocity <9.5cm/s #ESCCongress
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@DavidWienerMD
David H. Wiener, MD
1 year
"Words matter:" an 8 society consensus document on nomenclature for cardiac #POCUS. Now we all speak the same language. Led by @ASE360 Recommendations for Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Nomenclature - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) involves the acquisition, interpretation, and immediate clinical integration of ultrasonographic imaging performed by a treating clinician. The current state of...
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@DavidWienerMD
David H. Wiener, MD
1 year
Your source for #echofirst imaging in #HCM is @ASE360
@ASE360
American Society of Echocardiography
1 year
We are pleased to share this #HCM poster with you all, developed with support from @bmsnews! Use this link to download the poster, "A Practical Approach to Echocardiographic Imaging in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy." https://t.co/UnQKH6vwlA
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@FedericoAsch
Federico Asch
1 year
New Vascular and aortic management guidelines fresh off the press #ESCCongress2024 @escardio @VDelgadoGarcia @GenTACAlliance @MarfanFdn @ASE360 @ACCinTouch @AHAScience @Aortahub
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@NEJM
NEJM
1 year
RESHAPE-HF trial: Among patients with at least moderate functional mitral regurgitation, transcatheter valve repair led to a lower rate of heart failure events during 24 months and better health status at 12 months than medical therapy alone. https://t.co/2eaS8ceLPv #ESCardio
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@NEJM
NEJM
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Presented at #ESCardio: Among patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, the risk of death from any cause and recurrent cardiovascular events was lower with vutrisiran treatment than with placebo. Full HELIOS-B trial results: https://t.co/3MZy3lLznK
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