Catherine Benziger MD MPH FAHA FACC
@drbenzigerheart.bsky.social
Non-invasive Cardiologist | clinical trialist | medical director of heart & vascular research, Essentia Health | associate professor, UMN Med School | public health expert | lipids, hypertension, cardiometabolic | runner, triathlete
Heart attacks remain a leading global challenge, and prevention is key. Women As One presents a webcast, sponsored by @amgen.bsky.social, bridging patient stories with clinical insights on LDL-C & heart health. Watch here: womenasone.org/resou... #WomensHealth #WomenInCardiology
Congratulations to the WARRIOR investigators and patients who participated! ✅High risk patients - 1 in 6 readmitted ✅Need to understand mechanisms in INOCA ✅Hard to enroll, hard to retain, underpowered neutral trial #ACC25 @accintouch.bsky.social
Julia Harris: Etiology of cardiac arrest in popular film and treatment is misleading and doesn't follow guidelines. #ACC25 @accintouch.bsky.social
Standing room only. Amazing debate on screening: CAC and separately Lpa, are we here for Universal screening? don’t stop believing 🔥❤️❤️🔥 #CAC #knowlpa #knowfh #coronarydisease @accintouch.bsky.social @drbenzigerheart.bsky.social #physicianassociate #pasgobeyond #patientshealthfirst #pasdothat
The use of an SGLT2 inhibitor drug improved outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation). A randomized, placebo-controilled trial of 620 patients with high risk www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #ACC25 @nejm.org
New @nejm.org #ACC25 The global impact of 5 cardiovascular risk factors (BP, cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, smoking) on life expectancy in men and women www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415879
Global Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates | NEJM
Five risk factors account for approximately 50% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease. How the presence or absence of classic risk factors affects lifetime estimates of cardiovascular dise...
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Dr. Nissen presents #ALPACA assessing siRNA in ⬇️ Lp(a) Lepodisiran ♥️400 mg dose: 95% ⬇️, sustained 180 days but still effects after at 540 days ♥️ Large ⬇️ in Lp(a) ♥️ ApoB ⬇️ by 15% ♥️ safety favorable: 1 withdrew in placebo #ACC25 #CVPrev @nejm.org 📎 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Dr. Victor Dzau: Future of #CVD care is going to be evolving rapidly over the next century: ❤️ Emphasis on prevention ❤️ Equitable access and affordable ❤️ Mission-based innovation ❤️ Develop national priorities Need governance to oversee innovation, ensure ethics #acc25 @accintouch.bsky.social
Dr. Victor Dzau: How do we improve #cvd with rising #obesity? ✅Start with 1° and 2° #cvprev ✅Primordial prevention @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25
Dr. Amy Sarma: Who needs monogenic genetic testing for #SCAD ? ✅Men ✅Aortic aneurysm ✅Family history ✅SCAD pt wanting pregnancy Otherwise likely polygenic @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25 #cvprev
Hey ladies! Come to theater 1 now to hear about why we need more women leaders in clinical trials #acc25 @accintouch.bsky.social
Is menopause a disease? No! It's part of aging and occurs in 1/2 the pop. Vasomotor symptoms are real ✅assess #cvd risk across the lifespan ✅Need outcome studies of HRT and GLP1RA by risk ✅ask♀️about all risk factors including pregnancy and cardiometabolic risks @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25
Excited to see the results of WARRIOR study. It was a tremendous effort from so many sites (including Essentia where I was site PI) with so many women with INOCA. More to come! @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25 #cvd
AHA Science@ahascience.bsky.social · last yr.WARRIOR Results presented at #ACC25
BHF #protecttavi #ACC25 #LBCT ❓Does routine use of Sentinel in TAVI reduce stroke 💥PROTECT TAVI demonstrates NO difference in Tx vs Control group in Stroke rate: currently would not use this in routine clinical practice @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
In a late-breaking clinical trial, Dr. John Forrest from @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social reports that low-risk patients with AS treated with #TAVR had similar rates of mortality and stroke at 5 years compared to those treated with surgery jacc.org/doi/10.1016/... #JACC #ACC25 #vhdAS #SAVR #CardioSky
Excited to be one of 71 sites in the WARRIOR study, results presented by Eileen Handberg @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25 ✅ 17% event rate over 5 years ✅ No significant difference between intensive medical therapy and usually care
This breaks my 💔 Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.
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Association of Prepregnancy Cardiometabolic Health With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Historically Underrepresented Groups in United States #CardioObstetrics #CardioSky #MedSky #OBGYN #JAHA @ahajournals.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Association of Prepregnancy Cardiometabolic Health With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Historically Underrepresented Groups in the United States | Journal of the American Heart Association
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In people with T2D, effects of GLP1-RA on CV, kidney & mortality outcomes are consistent irrespective of SGLT2i Our meta-analysis of the 3 GLP1RA diabetes clinical outcome trials with the largest prevalent use of SGLT2i in @ahajournals.bsky.social Circulation www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Assessing Accuracy of CVD Prediction Using Female-Specific Risk Factors in Women Aged 45-69 Yrs in UK Biobank Study #CardioSky #MedSky #Circulation @ahajournals.bsky.social @ahascience.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Great discussion on the current state of #statin and #dementia in older adults research at the #Preventabletrial investigator meeting
With more layers of data, our ability to predict a person's risk of heart disease is getting better and better acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... [adding in social determinants of health, lifestyle, genomics, and other data] @annalsofim.bsky.social
We need to develop more "thoughtful Americans"
Spiro’s Ghost@antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 2y agoMakes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94. His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
First it's #obesity followed shortly thereafter by #diabetes. This is a public health emergency!
Parham Eshtehardi MD@cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 2y agoPrevalence of Overweight & Obesity in US: ACC Review of Lancet publication #CardioSky #EndoSky #MedSky ACC 🔗 www.acc.org/Latest-in-Ca... @accintouch.bsky.social Lancet 🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.bsky.social
Important new HIV guidelines. Amazing how treatment has changed since I was in residency.
JAMA@jama.com · 2y agoThis Special Communication from the International Antiviral Society–USA provides updated 2024 recommendations for HIV treatment and clinical management and HIV prevention. #WorldAIDSDay ja.ma/4fOyEI3
Sign up for the @accintouch.bsky.social webinar I'll be at recapping #AHA24! @ahascience.bsky.social
Parham Eshtehardi MD@cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 2y agoACC Webinar: Highlights From #AHA24: Putting Prevention into Practice #CardioSky #cvPrev @accintouch.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social @romitb.bsky.social @drbenzigerheart.bsky.social @dramitkhera.bsky.social www.acc.org/Education-an...
