Chad Gier, MD

CHAMPION-AF: My thoughts, especially in the context of CLOSURE-AF. A quick summary of the trial and main findings: 1. 3000 patients randomized in 1:1 DOAC vs Watchman Fix, mean age 71, avg CV2 3.5. 2. Primary efficacy endpoint composite of CVD, stroke/SE

Atrial Fibrillation is a chronic and progressive disease, with progression being associated with worse clinical outcomes. @KarimBenali42 @CHRS_SCR @CardioUBC @VGHFdn @UBCDoM heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

The Most Significant Updates in Electrophysiology in 2024 hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/eplab/let…

Congratulations to the @TradIMYale residents who matched into fellowship today. So proud of you! @YaleIMed

@AvinainderSingh @BrighamFellows @BWHIntCard @OzanUnluMD @RonBlankstein @Ajar_Kochar Congrats, Avi!

Thrilled to share I'll be staying at @BrighamFellows for Interventional Cardiology! Honored to continue my training at this incredible institution & learn from @BWHIntCard alongside amazing cofellows - Jacob Burns and @OzanUnluMD . Many thx 2 @RonBlankstein & @Ajar_Kochar !!

Check out our discussion on a very important analysis from NOAH-AFNET 6 and ARTESiA. Many thanks to @PassmanRod and @True_EP for the invitation. @NMCardioVasc @HRSonline

@TijaroNatalia 👏🏼🎉🥳

Truly honored, excited and grateful for this opportunity!

@musicoftheminds How big was your moderator band though?

Heart dissection at #EP101 HEADLIGHTS!? #EPEEPS #CARDIOTWITTER

Mike Breen shares a touching story about the late Bill Walton ❤️

+1. Exciting news from #HRS2024! Today, Dr. @eugenechung01, Director of Sports E.P. @MassGeneralNews , alongside Dr. Rachel Lampert (Yale), unveiled the new HRS guidance on arrhythmia management in athletes. Take a look 👉🏾 bit.ly/4dM6Pzq #SportsCardiology #HRS2024

For all @CardioNerds who want to understand what #EPeeps mean by 'EP study' for risk stratification, our review in @JACCJournals covers the complicated history of ventricular programmed stimulation & how it is/can be applied today.@PennEPFellows jacc.org/doi/abs/10.101…

1/12 - Mystery #1 You are seeing a patient recently diagnosed with heart failure and started on GDMT. You notice that their hemoglobin (HGB) has increased (12 → 13 g/dL) in the intervening weeks. 🤔Which medication is the likely cause of this increase in HGB?

Ticagrelor monotherapy following one month of #DAPT outperforms 12-month DAPT (aspirin & ticagrelor) post #PCI for reducing clinically meaningful bleeding with no increased thrombotic risk. Read more from ACC News Story: bit.ly/3VQhQcu #ACC24

Number of ophthalmology consults in the next 24 hours

#AFib can impair ventricular function over time in up to 50% of patients #AF-induced #cardiomyopathy mechanisms include systemic inflammation, oxidative and metabolic stress, cardiomyocyte calcium mishandling, and structural remodeling More in JACC HF: shorturl.at/rtDU3

Iconic Figures: The Story of Magnesium in Torsade de Pointes heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

The incidence of acute #pericarditis after catheter ablation in this #JACCCEP study population was 3.7%. Radiofrequency ablation and younger age were independent risk factors for postablation acute pericarditis. bit.ly/3PpJ45v #epAblation #EPeeps #AFib

Relationship between Sex, Body Size, and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Benefit: A Patient Level Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials @DanFriedmanMD heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

Sinus rhythm is in itself a therapy. #SRT

Shared decision making in return to play for athletes with cardiovascular disease is ethical, legal, and supported by many physicians across disciplines bit.ly/3wmiFil (1/2) #JACC #CVD #SportsCardio @mmartinezheart