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Adrian “WE NEED RCTS!” Hernandez

@texhern
Father of 4 boys, cardiologist, clinical researcher- outcomes, clinical trials, health policy & innovative methods; Director DCRI; Vice Dean, Duke School of Med
Duke University
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  • @texhern
    Adrian “WE NEED RCTS!” Hernandez
    @texhern
    Sep 5
    So humbling and so true! And why it’s important to have the definitive trials. While #ai can do many things #hi (human intelligence) means testing our best hypotheses…especially when we’re aiming to improve health outcomes.
    @gcfmd
    Gregg Fonarow MD
    @gcfmd
    Sep 4
    🧪➡️💊 Going from discovery ➡️ improved CV outcomes in RCTs is very very challenging 20+ once-promising CV targets, oral GP IIb/IIIa, CB1, PDE-3, niacin, Lp-PLA2, aliskiren, all failed or harmed in major CV outcome trials ❌📉 A validated mechanism ≠ a proven therapy ❤️🔬
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    Adrian “WE NEED RCTS!” Hernandez
    @texhern
    Sep 4
    Important point…. Different molecules can act differently Will be interesting to see how all of the data unfolds
    @JMaraganore
    John Maraganore 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇺🇦
    @JMaraganore
    Sep 4
    WOW! Hopefully this quote bodes well for other efforts: “The findings provide important new evidence on the relationship between Lp(a) lowering and cardiovascular outcomes.” And remember, ASOs are NOT RNAi! novartis.com/news/media-rel…
  • @texhern
    Adrian “WE NEED RCTS!” Hernandez
    @texhern
    Sep 4
    Wow! Mother Nature is always tricky! #clinical trial randomization > Mendelian randomization
    @CMichaelGibson
    C. Michael Gibson MD
    @CMichaelGibson
    Sep 4
    Breaking and MASSIVE: Lowering Lp(a) with #pelacarsen in patients with elevated Lp(a) and heart disease does NOT improve cardiovascular outcomes in Phase 3 trial globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
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  • @texhern
    Adrian “WE NEED RCTS!” Hernandez
    @texhern
    Sep 2
    Congrats @embimd What a great choice for @NIH !!
    @NIH
    NIH
    HHS
    @NIH
    Sep 2
    NEWS: Physician-scientist and informatics leader Dr. Peter Embí to helm NIH’s National Library of Medicine. Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4qNApeB
    A person wearing glasses and a suit is smiling. Text on the image reads, "Dr. Peter J. Embí named Director of the National Library of Medicine," with the NIH logo.
  • @texhern
    Adrian “WE NEED RCTS!” Hernandez
    @texhern
    Sep 2
    Congrats @SusheelKodaliMD Great choice
    @nyulangone
    NYU Langone Health
    @nyulangone
    Sep 1
    We’re happy to welcome @SusheelKodaliMD as director of interventional cardiology and our Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory! A world-renowned leader in cardiac care, he's helped advance TAVR and other treatments for complex heart valve conditions: bit.ly/4y3fl6c
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