Christian Faaborg Andersen MD

⁉️What on earth is Lp (a) and why does it matter⁉️ Need a primer this mysterious little molecule❓ Look no further than my first ever @CardioNerds InfoGraphic below 👇

If you’re interested in cardiology and medical education, @CardioNerds is for you! Last day to apply! ⤵️

Can’t wait to get started with this amazing crew @Deoliveiragdc @CFAndersenMD @DzekemB @RamaelOhiomoba! Missing @MatthewAlsaloum, Aileen and Mike! Thank you, Chiefs @BrighamFellows!

Applications for the next cohort of the @CardioNerds Academy are due April 28th! 🌟 Revised curriculum tailored to the evolving landscape of digital MedEd 🌟 Develop skills in scientific writing, visual graphic creation, & podcast development 🔗docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@KelvinS_MD @aklfahed @tigerstatdoc @mchonig Massive congrats Kelvin!

Defended my master’s thesis few days ago! Couldn’t have reached this point without continuous guidance from my mentor @aklfahed, colleagues @tigerstatdoc @CFAndersenMD @mchonig and many people who have supported me so far. Looking forward to continue doing this!

@RAQuintMD @ACCinTouch @MinnowWalsh @pamelasdouglas @_WayneBatchelor @MelvinEchols9 @Drroxmehran @ShashankSinhaMD Congrats Ray!! So well deserved!

This is an amazing way to kick off 2025—with my first grant! Huge thanks to the @ACCinTouch, my mentors Drs. Marc Bonaca and Daniel Matlock, and the incredible team at CPC Clinical Research. Grateful for this opportunity!

In @JAMACardio, we compare cardiovascular hospitalization rates in the US 🇺🇸 to another high-income country w/ a universal health system - Denmark 🇩🇰 CV hospitalizations were 1.5X ⬆️ US vs Denmark, driven by MI & HF. Income-based gaps also greater in 🇺🇸 jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…

1/20: 50 y/o M with HTN & a family history of premature CAD presents to discuss the results of his labs. His Lp(a) is 200 nmol/L. His 10-year ASCVD risk based on the pooled cohort equation is 9.1%. What does his elevated Lp(a) level signify? How should your management change?

Check out our latest infographic on familial hypercholesterolemia❕ Learn all about: 🔸Epidemiology & Genetics 🔸Diagnosis 🔸Management @CardioNerds

@tonygazibo Thanks Tony!!

@CFAndersenMD Congrats Christian!!

Couldn't be more thrilled to be sticking around Boston & MGB for CV fellowship!

@AkivaRosenzveig Thanks Akiva!

@CFAndersenMD Congrats Christian!!

@pnatarajanmd Thanks Pradeep!!

@CFAndersenMD Congrats @CFAndersenMD!

@AdrianaCMares @BrighamFellows @BrototoD Thanks Adriana!

@BrighamFellows Many congratulations, @CFAndersenMD and @BrototoD!! 💐💐 Wishing you all the absolute best!!

Thrilled to welcome this outstanding group of trailblazers to the BWH Cardiology family, we are so excited!! 🤩🤩🤩

@AkivaRosenzveig @AHAScience @DrHebaMD Congrats Akiva!! This is so awesome

It was so surreal presenting at @AHAScience. Thank you so much to @DrHebaMD for the unbelievable support and mentorship!

@mchonig @KelvinS_MD @MGHHeartHealth @mghcvrc @pnatarajanmd Amazing job Kelvin!

Great YIA presentation by ⭐️@KelvinS_MD at #AHA24 of our data integrating @MGHHeartHealth cor angio data + Lp(a) Very ⬆️ Lp(a) (>=175 nmol/L) associated w/ repeat angiography, ISR, revasc, & mortality after cath, + need for PCI after CABG, indept of baseline athero burden

Check out some of the work from our group at #AHA24 @AHAScience Saturday 🔸Lipoprotein a and outcomes after coronary angiography (early career award finalist) @KelvinS_MD @CFAndersenMD with @mchonig 🔸An integrated germline and somatic genomic model improves risk prediction for coronary artery disease @MinSeoKim_MD Xiong Yang with @pnatarajanmd and @wallacemwang 🔸Characterization of cardiac allograft vasculopathy on serial coronary angiography of heart transplant patients Brian Huang with @GLewisCardiol 🔸Integrating clinical, genetic, and electrocardiographic-based artificial intelligence to estimate risk of incident atrial fibrillation @ShinoKany with @shaan_khurshid and @patrick_ellinor Sunday 🔸Quantifying the burden of high polygenic risk for cardiometabolic disease in a US-based healthcare system biobank Anika Misra with @AniruddhPatelMD and @pnatarajanmd 🔸Comparative performance of PREVENT and Pooled Cohort Equations to predict cardiovascular disease in multisite healthcare populations @somijemmacho with @pnatarajanmd Monday 🔸Diagnostic yield and testing of an invasive coronary function testing program Fouad Bitar @mghcvrc @broadinstitute @MGHHeartHealth @mghmedres

Two important implications of this NHANES-based paper from @ShoaClarke @blakewthomson @StanfordMed. For younger adults (20-39yo), (1) current risk prediction is woefully insufficient, and (2) when elevated risk is recognized, there needs to be markedly better implementation of statins sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Another outcomes trial win for GLP-1 medicines now with Semaglutide and the ESSENCE trial in metabolic liver disease with reduction in both inflammation and fibrosis #MASH novonordisk.com/content/nncorp…

@RichardAFerraro Congrats Rick!!

PASSED #echo boards! Huge relief! Three thoughts (As a current trainee and prior teacher): ✅ If you failed, I'm sorry. You've come really far just to take the test ✅ If pass rate is ~80% - 81% last year - test quality is poor and/or fellow education is poor. Either way, for a certification exam that's unacceptable. For context, Step 2 pass rate is 97% ✅ 9 weeks for result. Say they need time to check qs. If that's necessary the qs were poorly constructed to begin with. Consider above Question: How do you join NBE to address this?

Super proud of this work comparing plaque burden assessment by CCTA and CAC scoring. Big thanks to an all-star team of imaging experts for their mentorship and guidance! @RAQuintMD @TiffanyDong6 @MichaelJBlaha @lesleejshaw