Nicholas Biondi, DO FACC
@Dr_NBiondi
@com_at_UNE 👉🏻@uccardiology 👉🏻 @kentucky_Cards. Tweets/opinions/views are my own. Advanced Cardiac Imager 📸🧲🫀. #EchoFirst #whycmr #yescct #StopHate
So many feelings! Grateful to amazing collaborators, authors, editors, & others. We are excited for you to read this incredible piece from a vanguard authorship group! A great example of the type of INTERSECTIONS of disciplines and ideas that can stimulate discourse & innovation!
The inaugural article in @JCFINT takes a fresh look at the intersection of EP + HF through the lens of AFFIRM 📌 56% of AF patients had HFpEF ⚠️ Rhythm control with Class Ic/sotalol ↑ mortality in HFpEF ✅ Amiodarone showed safer profile 🔗 onlinejcfi.org/article/S3050-… #CardioX
MRI physics on a Tuesday night for the Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging fellows at @Kentucky_Cards! #WhyCMR #physics #cardiology @SCMRorg
MINOCA is not an end point diagnosis. Great example of how diagnosis is not an endpoint but a waypoint. Excited for a new paradigm: ✅ cardiac MRI ✅ coronary functional testing ✅ role of AI in pattern recognition of previously ‘non essential’ data @andrewparsonsMD
Our editorial published in @JAHA_AHA with @PRodriguezMD A Paradigm Shift in #MINOCA Care: Advancing Diagnostics, Equity, & Outcomes 🫀 MINOCA pts left with significant burden post dx 🫀⤵️ QoL -1 year 🫀⤴️ sick leave 🚨Patient reported outcomes critical 📎rb.gy/uq5egq
Thank you to all the amazing volunteers, faculty and attendees who made #SCCT2025 a huge success! Can't wait to see you all again next year in San Diego!
#yesCCT remains undefeated!
Understanding the “hole” picture: utility of #YesCCT valve area by planimetry in quantification of aortic valve stenosis, with comparison to #echofirst. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACCIMG #vhdAS #cvImaging @tavrkapadia @SergeHarbMD @TomKMWang @AnkitAgrawalMD @AkivaRosenzveig
Delighted w our Cunsensus Document @escardio on preventing heart failure in cardiac-oncology published at #EJHF @ESC_Journals onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej… Potential importance of SGLTi noted academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance… W @m_piepoli @MarcoMetra @FarmakisD @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973
DECIDE Registry results Problem: high MACE in non-obstructive CAD & poor uptake of statin Rx (<1/3) Plaque analysis/staging (AI CPA) by total plaque volume at 90 days led to changes in lipid management in 50% of pts & associated w ⬇️LDL
#PlaqueMatters @RonBlankstein #SCCT2025 quantitative plaque analysis 🌟Fast: be done at scale since Al techniques allow fast throughput 🌟Accurate: Multiple studies comparing to IVUS 🌟Prognostic: data in multiple cohorts 🌟changes patient management DECIDE 🌟$ new reimbursement…
Top Papers of #yesCCT #SCCT2025 Number 3 jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… ➡️Baseline fibrocalcific volume strongly correlated with echo-derived mean gradient in both sexes ➡️ Notably, calcific volume drove gradient association in men, while fibrotic volume was the key factor in…
Top papers of #yesCCT at #SCCT2025 Number 2 ➡️Plaque burden predicts events Total plaque volume was the strongest AI‑QCT predictor: each interquartile increase (~559 mm³) linked to a 56% higher hazard of CV death or MI ➡️Incremental prognostic improvement Adding AI‑QCT data…
Top paper of #yesCCT at #SCCT2025 this year at opening ceremony! thelancet.com/journals/lance… 📊 Key Findings ➡️primary evens 6.6% in the CCTA group vs. 8.2% in standard care. ➡️Non-fatal MI decreased significantly: Lower in the CCTA group (8.3% vs 10.3%; HR 0.80; p=0.026) ➡️…
Save the date: KY-ACC 21st Annual Meeting & Scientific Session 📍 Lexington, KY | 🗓️ Oct. 11, 2025 Join us at Central Bank Center for a full day of cardiovascular education and networking. Details: kentuckyacc.org/annual-meeting…
Dr. Sonu Abraham is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist, leading a specialized clinic focused on genetic and infiltrative cardiomyopathies, a unique service in Kentucky.
New @ASE360 Diastology guidelines now published (tinyurl.com/2698zcsk). New algorithm below, now with LARS and IVRT. Also new recs for OHT, MAC, and AF patients. Congrats @SNagueh @dysanborn and coauthors @JaeKOh2 @BonitaEcho @KristenBillick @AllanLKleinMD1 et al.
Another HOT HOCM by #WhyCMR redefining our understanding of CMP & HCM ▶️#HCM has a HOT phase: HOT HOCM 🔥 ▶️Edema (T2/STIR) + ↑ Troponin (persistent) + arrhythmia/HF = HOT stage♨️ ▶️Microvascular ischemia → edema → fibrosis ▶️↑LGE, ↓EF, VT → Arrhythmic surveillance + Rp
“Surpassing 600 heart transplants is a meaningful milestone for our team ... It reflects years of steady progress in how we care for patients and support families through a complex and emotional journey.” uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/…
Reevaluating Beta-Blocker Recommendations Post-Myocardial Infarction: Perspective on the 2025 Guideline Update: @JACCJournals 🥸Commentary on the guidelines - early beta blocker use post MI - 😱@MichaelGNanna wrote extensively on this in older pts. 🥸Take a look 👇👇👇
Let's not forget OMI. annemergmed.com/article/S0196-…
11 Key ECG Patterns: #MedTwitter #CardioTwitter #Cardiology