Joseph Ibrahim, MD

Huge thanks to the amazing team at Emory University Hospital @emoryhealthcare and the incredible Dr. William Nicholson (@wjn_md), Dr. Pratik Sandesara (@PSandesara_MD), Dr. Billy J. Mullinax (@BjMcardMD), Dr. Joseph Ibrahim (@JosephIbrahimMD), Wei Xu, Johanna Pinto, and Macie Lunyong, for a great Elevate™ case in the ELEVATE III HR-PCI Pivotal Study! Onward to many more successes together❤️ The Elevate™ pLVAD is 10 Fr, delivered fully sheathed & fully over-the-wire into the LV, provides over 5.4 L/min of mean flow & over 8.4 L/min of peak flow. This year, we celebrate our dedicated medical teams participating in the ELEVATE III HR-PCI Pivotal Study. #MagenaElevate #ElevatePump #SmallestpLVAD #ELEVATEIII #cardiotwitter

EPIC 2026 starting off strong! @wjn_md @PSandesara_MD @FerrasDabbagh1 @wissamj123

Join us for EPIC 2026, April 16-17! Register now at epic2026.org

Amazing program agenda and speaker line up!

Just published - the 2nd clinical series of SESAME patients in the world. Validates the efficacy and safety results first published by the Emory group. Over 200 patients now treated world wide. @gb_mackensen @AdamGreenbaumMD @CathElectroSurg @DavidElison1 eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/sesame…

Air Embolism Deaths Tied to Watchman LAA Closure Device Access Systems medpagetoday.com/cardiology/int…

1/3 Very proximal (and long) calcified 🪨 RCA CTO (with no good native or graft retrograde options). Carlino followed by Scratch and Go with Hornet 🐝 14 wire. Subintimal traversal with P200 wire then STAR ⭐️ into RPDA with Mongo wire…

Late-breaker at #ACC25: Dr. Matthew Budoff presented the EKSTROM trial, showing low-dose colchicine reduces total plaque volume at 1 year in stable CAD pts compared to placebo. Slides here: clinicaltrialresults.org/wp-content/upl…

ECLIPSE publ today in Lancet. In 2005 pts with severe lsn calcification by angiography that did not absolutely require atherectomy, there were no sig differences in acute MSA or 1-year TVF with orbital atherectomy vs. balloon pre-dilatation. Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1krhgV-4XSfdR

In pts post PCI low psoas muscle index (PMI) had higher mortality. Great work by Steven Hopkins Siya Bhagat Jon Zawadzki Jeff Fowler Catalin Toma Jon Wolfe @JosephIbrahimMD and team. @HviUpmc @PittDeptofMed @PittCardiology

Using PREMIER database - Cardiogenic Shock patients that were transferred patients were more likely to receive VAD or Transplant. While in 2017 there was higher mortality in transfer patients that difference was not seen in more recent data-2023 @JosephIbrahimMD @HviUpmc #ACC25

Congratulations to Paul Cremer (@PaulCremerMD) and Prem Soman (@premsoman123) on being promoted to Senior Associate Editors for Circ Imaging! #AHAJournals

Check out our latest publication demonstrating low ventricular pacing burden in significant portion of patients requiring pacemaker placements post TAVR @MedoffBrentMD @CatalinPToma @Amber_MakaniMD @IbrahimSultanMD @PittCardiology

Native heart recovery is the optimal outcome for a heart failure patient. UPMC focused on NHR and recovered 39% of our cardiogenic shock patients receiving Impella 5.5 in 2024. Looking forward to when HF programs post how many Heart Recovery pts they had instead of #OHtx/VAD.

@AymanFathMD1 @PittCardiology @PittGIM Thanks buddy! Congrats to you too!

@JosephIbrahimMD @PittCardiology @PittGIM Congrats man!

Absolutely ecstatic to match at Emory for my interventional cardiology fellowship! Very thankful for my mentors and training at @PittCardiology and @PittGIM over the last 6 years!

@GarrettWelleMD @SammourMD Thanks man! Congrats to you as well!

@JosephIbrahimMD Congrats man!! You and @SammourMD at Emory for IC 🔥

Read now: Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions 👉 okt.to/jn7Rlh @DLBHATTMD @Sant_J_Kumar @esbrilakis #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

Another gem at #TCT2024 that many here had hypothesized: For Medina 1:1:1 DES for the main branch and DCB for the side branch resulted in lower TLR. If DCBs weren’t so costly in the USA, this approach could quickly become the standard. It’s far simpler, faster, and reduces radiation, contrast, and lab time! #CardioTwitter

Diltiazem Deficiency Disorder? 🙅🏾‍♀️ A gentle reminder that not every patient with rapid afib/flutter should be treated with the diltiazem death challenge ⭐️Think twice before ordering diltiazem if you haven’t looked at the EF ⭐️Unstable? ⚡️shock! ⭐️Stable? 🛑Consider alternatives