This Weeks Tweets

• Listened to Paul Tierstein interview on NPR this morning. He came off as sounding filipant re: cost of medical devices http://bit.ly/7bfT19 minutes ago from SocialScope

  

People w naturally thin thighs may be @ greater risk for developing heart disease & dying an early death. http://bit.ly/j9eGoabout 6 hours ago from SocialScope

    

 September is P.A.D. Awareness Month. http://bit.ly/33peenabout 15 hours ago from SocialScope

    

Future?: Cath all patients prior to vascular surgery http://viigo.im/0MSzabout 15 hours ago from Viigo

    

I believe this approach, using a wire 2 measure the pressure diff across a blockage, is the best http://viigo.im/0MSjabout 15 hours ago from Viigo

    

FAME at ESC: benefits of FFR hold up at 18 months -- http://viigo.im/0MSbabout 16 hours ago from Viigo

    

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First Genetic Link Between Reptile And Human Heart Evolution Discovered By Gladstone Scientists http://viigo.im/0MRJabout 16 hours ago from Viigo

    

Mediterranean diet might delay need for drugs in diabetes - once again research proves that Med diet is the best http://viigo.im/0MRdabout 16 hours ago from Viigo

    

Only three cigarettes a day significantly increases cardiovascular disease risk http://viigo.im/0MR2about 16 hours ago from Viigo

    

Although I look dorky, I always where fit-over lead glasses while doing interventions to protect my eyes http://viigo.im/0MR0about 16 hours ago from Viigo

    

Statins Prevent Heart Problems after Vascular Surgery: I'm doing this 4 all my pts having vascular surgery http://viigo.im/0MOXabout 17 hours ago from Viigo

    

"Live healthy" = watch their weight, exercise daily, breast-feed their babies and limit alcoholic beverages http://bit.ly/QQdfyabout 17 hours ago from SocialScope

    

Women can cut their risk of breast cancer by almost 1/2 if they live healthy http://bit.ly/QQdfyabout 17 hours ago from SocialScope

    

Washington State Reverses Course on medicated stents, Votes Against Restricting Access http://viigo.im/0MOGabout 17 hours ago from Viigo

    

@Oathealth Great job getting the word out regarding heart failure. While we r making strides w heart attacks, HF cont's 2 b a huge problem9:19 PM Sep 2nd from SocialScope in reply to Oathealth

    

RT @RealAge: Genetic clues may lead 2 new melanoma cancer therapies-exciting, melanoma hit close 2 home recently: http://tinyurl.com/no9rhn9:13 PM Sep 2nd from SocialScope

    

@dr_oneal This is what is postulated. This is why beta-blockers work too. Another option is to use exercise which naturally lowers the HR8:21 PM Sep 2nd from SocialScope in reply to dr_oneal

    

Treating angina patients with a drug that slowed down their hearts lowered the risk of attacks by 42%. http://bit.ly/WnCWm7:52 PM Sep 2nd from SocialScope

    

U.S. Life Expectancy Reaches 77.9 Years http://viigo.im/0LXO2:26 PM Sep 2nd from Viigo

Nadroparin May Prevent Blood Clots During Chemotherapy http://viigo.im/0LXC2:23 PM Sep 2nd from Viigo

    

Not all heart attacks need to be rushed to the cath lab on admission to the hospital. http://viigo.im/0LXt2:19 PM Sep 2nd from Viigo

    

Even low levels of exposure to carbon monoxide are dangerous, especially to patients with known cardiac disease http://viigo.im/0LXf2:13 PM Sep 2nd from Viigo

    

Even low levels of exposure to second hand smoke increases Cardiovascular Mortality http://viigo.im/0LXb2:11 PM Sep 2nd from Viigo

    

Declining mortality after heart attack in the Dept of Veterans Affairs mirrors the decline seen in Medicare pts http://viigo.im/0LX62:09 PM Sep 2nd from Viigo

    

RT @HEARTSTRONG1: OTC meds to avoid with hypertension http://ow.ly/kEqZ -- talk to your physician if you are on one of these medications1:10 PM Sep 1st from SocialScope

    

New Blog Posting: 'It's Difficult to Die from a Heart Attack Today' http://bit.ly/O4yJD8:02 AM Aug 31st from twitterfeed

    

ESC09: "In cardiology, we have contributed seven of those 10 years of life, while oncologists have contributed 2.4 months"6:56 AM Aug 31st from TweetDeck

    

ESC09: most of that extra decade resulted from advances in cardiovascular medicine, especially the treatment of myocardial infarction6:55 AM Aug 31st from TweetDeck

    

Adults today can expect to live 10 years longer than the average adult 30 to 40 years ago. http://bit.ly/v9Bw36:54 AM Aug 31st from TweetDeck

    

ESC09: 'It's Difficult to Die from a Heart Attack Today' http://bit.ly/v9Bw36:54 AM Aug 31st from TweetDeck

    

ESC: Anticoagulant bivalrudin cuts bleeding and other cardiobascular events in patients with STEMI (acute MI) http://viigo.im/0K4z6:15 PM Aug 30th from Viigo

    

Eat For Goals - The Footballer's Guide To Healthy Eating http://viigo.im/0K4v6:09 PM Aug 30th from Viigo

    

Muscle Changes Can Explain How Exercise Prevents Obesity http://viigo.im/0K4u6:09 PM Aug 30th from Viigo

    

I always find following the results presented at the major cardiology conferences so exciting (AHA, ACC, TCT, ESC - to name a few).6:07 PM Aug 30th from SocialScope

    

Factor 10a inhibitors (both IV and po) are all the rage at #ESC09 this year. http://bit.ly/hYrw06:03 PM Aug 30th from SocialScope

    

Dabigatran shown to better than warfarin in prevention of stroke for patients with afib - this is huge!!!! http://bit.ly/3uMO16:01 PM Aug 30th from SocialScope

    

RT @cardiosource: PLATO: Comparison of Ticagrelor w Clopidogrel in Patients w ACS -- very promising, reversible 2! http://bit.ly/EoqmA5:52 PM Aug 30th from SocialScope

    

RT @cardiosource: CURRENT OASIS 7: I believe that a loading dose of 600mg of Plavix is vital to event free angioplasty. http://bit.ly/uuVcg5:50 PM Aug 30th from SocialScope

    

Mediterranean Diet Makes Good Heart Sense. http://bit.ly/FyquI8:25 PM Aug 29th from SocialScope