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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center

@CiccaroneCenter

Official Twitter account of the #Ciccarone Center for the #Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at @HopkinsMedicine and @JohnsHopkins #FacingOffAgainstCVD

Baltimore, MD

hopkinsmedicine.org/heart_vascular…

Joined January 2020

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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Mar 13
🚨 The 2026 ACC/AHA Dyslipidemia Guidelines are here, and CAC scoring just got a Class 1 recommendation for guiding statin therapy decisions in intermediate-risk patients. Key updates: ➡️ CAC = 0 may allow withholding statins ➡️ CAC ≥100 AU or ≥75th percentile → statin
AHA Science
@AHAScience
Mar 13
Key updates to this guideline include: ➡️ The use of the American Heart Association PREVENT-ASCVD equations to guide primary-prevention and lipid-lowering therapy decisions. ➡️ Testing Lp(a) at least once in a lifetime and selective apolipoprotein B measurement to improve risk
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Dec 31, 2024
Breakthroughs in Preventive Cardiology: Key Clinical Trials of 2024 #cvprev @MichaelJBlaha @rblument1
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Jul 10, 2021
Dr. Garima Sharma Named Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine and Chair of the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine Congratulations Dr. @GarimaVSharmaMD! …ine-matters.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2021/07/sharma… @HopkinsMedicine @hopkinsheart @HopkinsMedNews
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Feb 21, 2025
🚨 New Study Alert! 🚨 Can SGLT2 inhibitors slow the progression of aortic stenosis? 🧐 A new study suggests that SGLT2i use is associated with a 39% lower risk of progressing to severe AS (HR: 0.61, p = 0.03). The longer the use, the stronger the effect, with 12+ months reducing
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Mar 12, 2025
🚬 New study by @CiccaroneCenter in @JACCJournals reveals the link between smoking intensity, pack-years, and time since cessation with cardiovascular harm! 🫀 🫀 Smokers show higher inflammation, thrombosis, and atherosclerosis markers 📊 Dose-response relationships found
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Aug 26, 2022
Dr. Garima Sharma Receives American Heart Association Grant | Medicine Matters …ine-matters.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2022/08/sharma…
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Mar 26, 2025
Obesity is strongly associated with the incidence of 📈 HTN, T2DM, Dyslipidemia 💔 HF, Atrial Fibrillation, CKD 🫁 PE, DVT, OSA, Asthma 🦵 Gout, OA 🍽️ MASLD, GERD, Biliary Disease Fantastic article by our superstar @yao_zhiqi @NEJM @NEJMEvidence @BevTchangMD @rblument1
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Feb 11, 2025
Just published: 🫀Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in the Context of Widespread Lipoprotein(a) Testing: Clinical Considerations and Implications for Lipid-Lowering Therapies🔬 🚨 New insights from Palanisamy, Burka & Blaha (2025) show Lp(a) & CAC aren’t just independent risk
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Mar 30, 2025
An incredible session with world-class expert Dr. Michael Blaha breaking down why CAC scoring is a must-have tool in prevention. Evidence-packed. Practice-changing. #ACC25 #CAC #CVprev @MichaelJBlaha
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Jan 28, 2020
Congratulations to our own @ErinMichos for giving Cardiology Grand Rounds on women's heart health at @DukeHeartCenter today!
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
May 12, 2023
Dr @SethShayMartin Named Barker Firm Faculty Leader | Medicine Matters …ine-matters.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2023/05/martin… #Ciccarone @rblument1 @MichaelJBlaha @WendyPost9 @ErinMichos @johnwmcevoy @hopkinsheart @HopkinsMedicine
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Aug 28, 2024
Congratulations, Dr. Erin Michos @ErinMichos on this outstanding achievement! Your dedication to women’s health is truly inspiring and deeply appreciated 🎉
Roger Blumenthal
@rblument1
Aug 28, 2024
⁦The @CiccaroneCenter⁩ is pleased to formally announce that Professor ⁦@ErinMichos⁩ has been named the Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health at ⁦@hopkinsheart⁩. No one has contributed more to Prevention of 🫀 Disease in Women & Men than Dr. Michos #🥍🏏🏃‍♀️🎾.
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Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Aug 5, 2022
Dr. Seth Martin Elected to AHA Maryland Division Board | Medicine Matters …ine-matters.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2022/08/martin… @HopkinsMedicine @HopkinsMedNews #Ciccarone @hopkinsheart
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center
@CiccaroneCenter
Feb 17, 2025
🚨 New Study: CAC = 0 ≠ Always Low Risk! 🚨 A 17.7-year follow-up (MESA) shows Thoracic Aortic Calcium (TAC) predicts CVD & mortality—even when CAC = 0! 📊 Key Findings: ✅ TAC ≥500 → 79% ↑ CVD risk & 82% ↑ mortality in CAC = 0 ✅ CVD event rate ~20 per 1,000 person-years in
AJPC
@AJPCardio
Feb 12, 2025
Participants with TAC â‰¥500 had a high long-term risk for CVD and all-cause mortality. TAC primarily improved risk stratification among persons with CAC=0. @seamuswhelton @AlexRazavi @CiccaroneCenter ow.ly/Msju50UXYYe
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