Specialty Cardiovascular
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Novel Pathway for Translating Emotional Stress Into Physical Heart Disease
A team of clinicians led by Ahmed A. Tawakol, MD, co-director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program, has found a novel pathway linking psychosocial stress to heart disease. Published in the The Lancet, this study finds that brain activity in the stress-responsive area of the brain (the amygdala) predicts subsequent heart attacks and stroke.
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A Scientific Statement on SCAD: 7 Takeaways
An AHA scientific statement presenting current knowledge and best practices for SCAD treatment—put together by a collaborative working group from multiple institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital—was published in Circulation.
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Key Takeaways from the 2018 AHA/ASA Acute Ischemic Stroke Guidelines
The 2018 AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) feature protocols of stroke care, including intravenous and intra-arterial therapies, in pre- and in-hospital settings. Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD, specialist in Neuroendovascular and Neurocritical care at Mass General, was one of the authors of the new guidelines, last updated in 2013, which notably expand the window on when thrombectomies can be performed.
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Malissa Wood, MD, co-director of the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program, discusses her team’s comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to the care of the women with cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Macrophages Found to be Key Contributor to HFpEF
Macrophages expansion revealed to play a key role in HFpEF pathophysiology. Inhibiting IL-10 could be a potential therapy for the disease.
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Exercise Increases the Generation of New Cardiomyocytes
Research in animal models finds that exercise increases the generation of new cardiomyocytes. Enhancing the regenerative capacity of cardiomyocytes may help maintain heart function over time.
Cardiovascular contributors
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Aaron L. Baggish, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program Fellowship
Recent Article
Competitive Sport Participation Among Athletes with Heart Disease
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Ahmed A. Tawakol, MD
Co-Director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program
Recent Article
The Relationship Between Stress and Cardiovascular Disease -
Ami B. Bhatt, MD
Director, Mass General Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Recent Article
#ACC18 Video: Scientific Session in Summary
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Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA
Service Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Program Director, Cardiac Imaging Fellowship, Department of Radiology
Recent Article
Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Helps Rule Out ACS in the ED
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Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD
Associate Director, Mass General Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Co-Director, Mass General Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Service, Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Cardiology
Recent Article
#ACC18 Video: Scientific Session in Summary
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Douglas E. Drachman, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Recent Article
Conservative Treatment in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections
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Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD
Director, Coronary Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, MGH Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program, Associate Physician, MGH Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
#ACC18 Video: Scientific Session in Summary
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James Louis Januzzi, MD
Roman W. DeSanctis Endowed Distinguished Clinical Scholar in Medicine, Director, Dennis and Marilyn Barry Fellowship in Cardiology Research
Recent Article
ACC.18: Eight Sessions to See
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Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
Section Head, Vascular Medicine and Intervention, Chairman, STEMI & Acute MI Quality Improvement Committee
Recent Article
ECMO Linked to Increased Survival Rate in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients
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Malissa J. Wood, MD
Co-Director, Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program
Recent Article
Multidisciplinary Approach to Cardiovascular Disease in Women
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Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD
Hematologist, PERT Executive Committee Member
Recent Article
Multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team
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Sekar Kathiresan, MD
Director of the Center for Genomic Medicine , Ofer and Shelley Nemirovsky MGH Research Scholar, Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Initiative at the Broad institute
Recent Article
Increasing the Accuracy of Genetic Cardiovascular Fortune-Telling
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Udo Hoffmann, MD
Director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Mass General, Division Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging, Mass General, Professor of Radiology, HMS
Recent Article
Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting & Data System (CAD-RADS)
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.Resource links
