
Alejandro Folch Sandoval, MD
@alejandrofolch
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Transplant cardiologist @UThealthSA. Alumn @mountsinaiheart @umasscardio @bmcimres. F1 & Tennis enthusiast 🏎️🎾. Tweets are my own
San Antonio, TX
Joined July 2011
I hear clinicians say the physical exam is dead.☠️ This is just not true 🛑 Here are the 10 most important clinical exam findings in the ICU A 🧵 (and some things you can probably stop doing...) #medtwitter #foamed
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Wow..Can't believe this is a dream come true!!! My 3rd book in a row with legendary Dr Samin Sharma and Mc-Graw Hill Publications. @MountSinaiHeart @dranulala @SinaiCards @NavinKapur4 @TuftsMedicalCtr @MHEducation @JeirymMirandaMD
@HollandTamis. https://t.co/fEf3eTdNBq
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Losartan is a prodrug with two active metabolites, both of which have weirdly cryptic names. Most of the hypotensive response is mediated by EXP3174 (usually abbreviated E-3174). /2 https://t.co/RnQ2A20GwQ
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Late post but I am so proud of my friend and mentor @Jcontreras75 for her very deserved award from the Colombian Society of Cardiology!!
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Tens of thousands rail against Mexico's President and ruling party in 'march for democracy'
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ARIES-HM3 Trial: In patients with HF receiving HM3 LVAD, VKA alone without aspirin results in no change in thrombotic outcomes, significantly less bleeding and less hospitalizations. Download slides for the ARIES-HM3 trial on excluding aspirin in LVAD HM3 presented at #AHA23
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In patients w/ #HeartFailure who receive a primary prev ICD, the risk of developing atrial arrhythmia is influenced by the type of beta-blocker treatment. Carvedilol can significantly ↘️ the risk of atrial arrhythmias compared to metoprolol. https://t.co/8Wxb2iw88m
#JACCCEP
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It’s been a week! I rarely post about my personal life but this one is worth it. My best friend agreed to spend the rest of our lives together Thank you @paosmeade for your unconditional love and support. I can’t wait for all the laughs, stories and adventures by your side
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So grateful to have learned heart failure from giants in the field for the past year @MountSinaiHeart . Thank you @DonnaMancini11 and @dranulala for all the teaching, mentorship and patience! @M_CagliostroMD
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Breaking news: FDA has just approved sotagliflozin (brand name "Inpefa") for Treatment of Heart Failure!!!! Broad label across full LVEF range (HFpEF&HFrEF), and for patients with or without T2DM First dual SGLT1/2 inhibitor to be approved in HF @DLBHATTMD @ChristosArgyrop
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Great to see our work on DBD and DCD HTx🫀from @royalpapworth just published in @JCardFail We wanted to see if there were any differences between DBD and DCD HTx and controls in terms of cardiac mechanics and myocardial fibrosis on #whyCMR
https://t.co/WcYyYuQcX2 🧵 1/n
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I asked a yes/no question this weekend. I’m so happy @paosmeade said yes 😁👰🏻♀️🤵🏻
I usually don’t post about my personal life, but this one definitely makes the cut!! I’m marrying my best friend and the most amazing human being on earth @alejandrofolch!! Can’t wait for forever!
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Thank you Dr. Contreras for your continuous mentorship!
So proud to have my two fellows @alejandrofolch and @M_CagliostroMD with me and contribute to his amazing publication release today in Peru!! #sharingiscaring @IcahnMountSinai @MountSinaiNYC @ISHLT @Womenintxp_mcs @SinaiCards
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We are all the products of the people who believe in us. So #grateful to be surrounded @MountSinaiHeart by people who believe in me. @Jcontreras75 @dranulala @NoahMossMD @DonnaMancini11 @JulieRoldanNP @M_CagliostroMD @PPirlamarla_MD @AshishCorrea @kiranmahmood516, @paosmeade
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Fantastic job by our very own @alejandrofolch: Safety on international travel with an LVAD- such a relevant and important topic @ISHLT @MountSinaiHeart @TheJHLT @Jcontreras75 @NoahMossMD @DonnaMancini11 @M_CagliostroMD @AshishCorrea @docbhardwaj @IRajapreyar
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VAD on the Move!! International traveling possible @alejandrofolch @MountSinaiNYC @MountSinaiHeart @NoahMossMD @M_CagliostroMD 🎊🎊
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Happening now ISHLT en Español room 602-605 @ISHLT @ISHLTPres MountSinaiNYC @alejandrofolch @MLorenteRos @SIAC_cardio
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