Mintu Turakhia, MD MS
@leftbundle
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CMO/CSO/EVP Adv Tech/Product @irhythmtech. Professor and founding director @stanfordcdh. Cardiac EP, scientist, trialist, AI builder. Views mine.
San Francisco, CA
Joined May 2013
Dear Readers, Today we released the most important white paper we’ll publish at @8VC this year, authored by my colleagues Sebastian and Finn. There are few topics I’m more obsessed with than how we can make healthcare better and more affordable for all. (Building inexpensive
Everyone knows about serious problems in American healthcare: $1.8T in federal spending, burned-out doctors, endless phone trees, incomprehensible bills. No-one has a viable plan to fix this mess. And rather than helping, our policies have effectively banned AI from medicine. We
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Heck no.
Should we continue anticoagulation indefinitely after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation? https://t.co/FAK9N28AF4
@NEJM #CardioTwitter
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Twenty years ago, if one of my kids had asked me what I did for a living, I would have said I fixed people. It would have been true in the literal sense. I was in the operating room constantly, repairing what was torn, worn, or broken. That was the identity. That was the job. And
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Privileged to have been involved in OCEAN - this will change guidelines in OAC after - #Afib ablation #CHRD @UniofAdelaide
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:
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One obvious thing we **should** have done when moving to electronic publication was switch to rich citations that point directly to what you are citing in a paper - a data point, a figure, a method, a conclusion - and explain why you are citing it. Another thing publishers
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Agree with @DFCapodanno: it’s time to reevaluate the role and need for central illustrations. Most don’t go through peer or design review, so it can be the paper’s weakest link.
Some people adore them—some even prefer them to the actual text—but central illustrations, to me, are becoming increasingly cryptic, full of clichés and mannerisms. They’re supposed to capture the essence of a paper, yet they often look hastily assembled just because the journal
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For physicians, financial literacy often comes way after clinical + scientific literacy. It’s a defect in our training. Advice for early career: stop reading/writing clinical stuff for 3 months, get financially literate (read), make a plan. Thx for sharing, @AndrewJSauer.
In 2014, when I started my first real job as a cardiologist, I didn’t even know how deep in debt I was. After years of deferral and forbearance, the total hit me: $350,000 in student loans, car loans, credit cards, and an underwater condo. My net worth was –$350K at age 32.
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I’ve been obsessed with the @NEJM CPCs since I was in grad school. Now, with @tabuckley_, it’s surreal to see @NEJM publish the first AI differential diagnosis in the 100+ year history of the series, generated by our AI system Dr. CaBot, alongside the human expert’s.
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I’m honored to be one of three finalists for Chief Scientific Officer of the Year by @SFBusinessTimes, as part of their inaugural C-Suite Awards celebrating Bay Area leaders. The winner will be announced on October 9. Congratulations to all the finalists! https://t.co/7juXWG7hfZ
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Celebrate the Bay Areas most influential executives at the inaugural C-Suite Awards.
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📢 Episode 5 of The Heart of Prevention is LIVE! 🎙️ From Data to Diagnosis: Digital Health’s Impact on Preventive Cardiology 💡 How wearables + AI are reshaping care. Hosted by @Kpakanati3 with guests @SethShayMartin, @AmiBhattMD & @leftbundle ✨ https://t.co/epQVRDhEl8
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Remembering Drummond Rennie—Champion of Integrity in Science and Scientific Publication Annette Flanagin, Fiona Godlee, Steven N. Goodman, C. K. Gunsalus, John P. A. Ioannidis, Elizabeth Knoll JAMA Online: September 19, 2025 doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.18924
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Drummond Rennie, physician, scientist, editor, climber, tireless promoter of integrity and transparency in science, and mentor to many, died on September 12, 2025, at the age of 89.
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I had a great time with my friends @SethShayMartin and @AmiBhattMD discussing the future of AI and wearable sensor tech, including some of the pop health and scientific work we are doing at iRhythm. Thanks to @ASPCardio and @Kpakanati3 for having us!
📢 New Heart of Prevention episode drops Sept 24! From Data to Diagnosis: Digital Health’s Impact on Preventive Cardiology 💡 How wearables + AI are reshaping care. Host @Kpakanati3 with @SethShayMartin, @AmiBhattMD & Dr Turakhia @leftbundle ✨ Subscribe: https://t.co/kD1b0Uq1gw
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📢 New Heart of Prevention episode drops Sept 24! From Data to Diagnosis: Digital Health’s Impact on Preventive Cardiology 💡 How wearables + AI are reshaping care. Host @Kpakanati3 with @SethShayMartin, @AmiBhattMD & Dr Turakhia @leftbundle ✨ Subscribe: https://t.co/kD1b0Uq1gw
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After an ablation for atrial fibrillation without recurrence, a randomized trial questions the need for blood thinners #ESC2025 @JAMA_current
https://t.co/2x3imPdSr4 (watch out WATCHMAN implant)
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📣 We are thrilled to share results from the AMALFI trial, which explores the benefits of wearable ECG patches to diagnose atrial fibrillation (AF). #ESCCongress @escardio @TheBHF @JAMANetwork
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AMALFI trial 🤓 Because AF can be a silent killer 🥷🏻 Regular screening and early detection can save life's ❣️ @escardio #ESC75Years #CVHealthForAll #LetsRise2025 #ESCCongress
@ACVCPresident @PabloJ @drdargaray @drmilicaa @RThachilMD @Hragy @HannahSchaubro1 @rafavidalperez
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AMALFI: Active Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation #esccongress #WCCardio
#CardioED #MedEd Screening increased AF diagnosis and anticoagulant exposure This remote approach to AF screening with a 14-day continuous ambulatory ECG patch monitor worked well and is highly scalable AF
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#HOTLINE #LBCT #ESCCongress #AMALFI AMALFI: Active Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation ⚡️AFib silent, lots of ways to detect but can come & go: Can Screening for #AFib Prevent Stroke? ⚡️ took high risk population and randomized to screen with patch 🆚 UC ⚡️trial: no HCP contact!
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