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Associate Professor @uninaIT | Interventional Cardiologist, MD, PhD | Focus: Coronary and Vascular Interventions | Tweets are my opinion & not medical advices

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Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
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Nature - Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
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RT @jbspadoni: We did different views showing narrow neck. Stent across and flow decreased already. Repeat 6 month with resolution so we st….
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A rare OCT finding captured after acetylcholine-induced spasm, resolving with nitroglycerine. @teresabastante.📖 Read the full case here 👇
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RT @RobertoBurioni: La libertà di opinione non equivale alla libertà di menzogna. Se lo ricordino tutti quelli che raccontano bugie pericol….
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RT @t_intheleadcoat: 1 patient, 2 anatomical variants!.Can’t help wondering how it may or may not complicate things when a limb may need sa….
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RT @AHAScience: From the 2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline: At the point of maximum cuff oscillations, the BP in the cuff is equivalent to….
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A must read piece by @kaulcsmc in @JACCJournals explores heart failure therapy and regulatory decisions. #Cardiology @ACCinTouch @AHAScience @escardio.
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For a deep dive into HF therapies approved over the past decade. 👇🏻. @JACCJournals.
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RT @hmkyale: “Never delegate understanding.”. That quote stuck with me — and it’s now the title of my new Substack. I’ll be writing about….
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Major bleeding was increased by 48% and 47% in men and women by more vs less intensive antithrombotic treatments. Again, no sex-based interaction. @vlgmrc @DrMarthaGulati @Drroxmehran @drjohnm @DrPascalMeier @SVRaoMD @EricSecemskyMD @jedicath @CMichaelGibson @FeliceGragnano
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The risk of myocardial infarction was reduced by 15% and 11% in men and women by more vs. less intensive antithrombotic regimens without interaction. @SABOURETCardio @Costa_F_8 @DFCapodanno @gbiondizoccai @KardiologieHH @pash22 @nadig_cardio @SripalBangalore @Borjaibanez1
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We found no sex-based differences in the treatment effect of antithrombotic therapies across 33 RCTs (N=274,433): sex should not guide selection of antithrombotic tx in pts with established CAD. @mirvatalasnag @WomenAs1 @mmamas1973 @DLBHATTMD @bmj_latest @djc795 @cpgale3 @Hragy
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đź§  Remote ischemic conditioning (200mmHg/5 min/7 d) improved functional outcome after in patients with stroke undergoing endovascular therapy. @escardio @mmamas1973 @mirvatalasnag @DLBHATTMD @SripalBangalore @drjohnm @KardiologieHH @djc795 @Hragy @cpgale3 @pash22 @nadig_cardio
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RT @EricTopol: Platelets sequester and harbor cell-free tumor DNA, which could enhance our ability to make early, microscopic diagnosis of….
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RT @OPCILive: Watch the latest OPCI Journal Club "ACC/AHA Guidelines" presented by @SVRaoMD. Featuring panelists @djc795 @DrAllenJ @ESHLO….
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Heparin administration at first medical contact vs immediately before primary percutaneous coronary intervention: the HELP-PCI trial
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AbstractBackground and Aims. The beneficial effect of pre-treatment with unfractionated heparin (UFH) at first medical contact (FMC) before primary percuta
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In the HELP-PCI trial, unfractioned heparin given before Cath Lab arrival improved spontaneous IRA recanalization in STEMI. Is pretreatment making a comeback?@mmamas1973 @DLBHATTMD @drjohnm @djc795 @mirvatalasnag @CMichaelGibson @jedicath @Costa_F_8 @Hragy @Borjaibanez1 @escardio
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