Iftekhar Uddin, MD MSPH

I hope I have half as much courage & grace as she did when my time comes.

@DrNadiaChaudhri passed away yesterday evening, having reached the end of her road with ovarian cancer. She leaves behind her Sun and Moon, a loving extended family, colleagues and students, friends around the world, and so many others who have been touched by her & her story 1/n

GREAT NEWS: Novavax Vaccine has exceptional results in a US/Mexico trial for age 18+. - 93% effectiveness against Variants of Concern. - Will submit to the FDA for authorization. - 350M more doses for global distribution. statnews.com/2021/06/14/nov…

Prognostic Value of #CAC in Symptomatic Young Individuals Age 18 to 45 Years @MaBMortensen @OmarDzaye @RonBlankstein @MichaelJBlaha #JACC

@Suhail Any chance they might make sth like Mighty for Safari in the future? Since they’re focused on M1 chips atm for faster performance, so perhaps not?

Bangladesh—once called the basket case of South Asia—has reached a GDP per capita of $2227. More than Pakistan ($1543) and even India ($1947). And income grew 9% last year despite the pandemic. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

@meddly @UREssien I think this is at the Hyatt in Maui, Hawaii!

@UREssien Where is this?!

“Thank you for your email…” vibes. ✌🏾😎

@thesambass @balajis @theSamParr @ShaanVP @threadreaderapp compile

18 of the key ideas from a 2 and a half hour chat between @balajis @theSamParr and @ShaanVP on the My First Million podcast 👇

Very High Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC ≥1000) and Association with CVD Events, Non-CVD Outcomes, and Mortality: Results from The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). ow.ly/tnCn50EucSQ #AHAJournals @CiccaroneCenter @HopkinsMedicine @hopkinsheart @MichaelJBlaha

I am getting calls from friends/ family in India about COVID. From neurosurgeons to urologists, doctors are being roped in to handle the crisis. 1/ Having managed pts with COVID for the last year & having the luxury of time, here are my thoughts for those new to this battle.

@dmljmd @JAMAInternalMed One of the most uninformed pieces I have ever read. The wrong message to send patients in 2021. Instead, we should follow our many great guidelines on this topic.

Proud of our recent publication further bridging the gap between radiology and clinical practice: An Update on Coronary Artery Calcium Interpretation at Chest and Cardiac CT pubs.rsna.org/eprint/YPBS4ED… @CiccaroneCenter @MichaelJBlaha @albertdansoosei @_iftekharuddin @OmarDzaye

Amazing. Once weekly injection, 30lbs average weight loss Phenomenal results for a medicine to treat obesity Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Very important data. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

In this editorial, deputy editor Julie R. Ingelfinger, M.D., weighs in on the effectiveness of Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People with Obesity (STEP) 1 trial.

Evaluation of Sotagliflozin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes with Chronic Kidney Disease or Acute Exacerbation of Heart Failure: the SCORED and SOLOIST-WHF Trials - American College of Cardiology acc.org/latest-in-card…

CAC Score in Statin Users: Recent Insights from the @MichaelJBlaha CAC Consortium Great summary by @OslerResidency @RishiKTrivedi #https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2021/01/19/14/27/the-agatston-coronary-artery-calcium-score-in-statin-users#.YAdLKe5BiNU.twitter

Glad to share recent @CiccaroneCenter article on new insights into clinical interpretation of CAC scoring. In it, we summarize findings from #CACConsortium studies published between 2016-2020. Thanks @SuhnyAbbara @RonBlankstein @RSNA for this invitation. pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/ry…

Two historic event curves for the annals of medical research: the overwhelming 95% efficacy of these vaccines to prevent infections (from the FDA briefing documents)