Rahul Aggarwal

1/ Our NEW @CircAHA study, simultaneously published with #ESCCongress 🚨 We develop and validate the NEW #DOAC Score ➡️ A bleeding risk score for patients with #afib on DOACs ✅ We find our DOAC Score outperforms prior risk scores, including the HAS-BLED tinyurl.com/3fzr65jy

Childhood #obesity - a major risk factor for later-life🫀disease - remains a public health crisis in the US. In @AnnalsofIM, we find that there was a striking and specific⬆️in obesity among Black children and adolescents during the #COVID19 pandemic Link: acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AN…

💥 New in Nature Cardiovascular Research! In our EMPACT-MI analysis, empagliflozin: ✅ Stabilized kidney function post-MI ✅ Reduced HF events ✅ Was safe to start early—even with CKD Supports SGLT2i safety post-MI 💊🫀 📖: nature.com/articles/s4416… ⭐️Mentor @DLBHATTMD

@AcademyHealth #ARM2025 is just around the corner! Check out this outstanding group of @SmithBIDMC trainees research on Medicaid work requirements, SNAP, Medicare Advantage, & out-of-pockets costs * 12 presentations w/ 2 late-breakers * Publications in JAMA, JACC, JAMA Cards

.@AcademyHealth #ARM2025 begins this weekend! The Health Care Policy team, led by @rkwadhera, will be presenting their research on health care spending, health outcomes after private equity acquisitions of hospitals, & more! Come by and check out their fantastic work!

Our new @JAMAInternalMed study finds a sharp ⬆️ depressive symptoms among US adults during the pandemic Worsening mental health was concentrated in young adults, who may have disproportionately been impacted by societal disruptions jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

In our new @JAMAInternalMed study, depressive symptoms among US adults worsened in 2021-2023, particularly among young adults (20-44 yrs). jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… Collaboration w/ @LiuMichaelON @rkwadhera @RahulAggarwalMD @lucas_marinacci & Dr. Koh. @SmithBIDMC @KyotoU_News

In @JAMAInternalMed, we find significant ⬆️ in depressive symptoms in the US over the pandemic. Changes were largest among young adults🧑who were most susceptible to societal disruption - highlighting a pressing need to improve mental health care access ⚕️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Potential impact of the ongoing VICTORION-1 PREVENT trial by @RahulAggarwalMD - bottom line, millions of patients could be eligible for therapy with inclisiran. #Cardiology #Cardiovascular #Prevention #CardioTwitter #CardioX

>23 million US adults meet criteria for the ongoing trial of inclisiran for primary prevention (VICTORION-1 Prevent), yet rates of lipid-lowering therapy use are low among this high-risk population. @DLBhattMD @RahulAggarwalMD sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#ACC25 is a wrap! Incredibly proud of all the trainees in the Health Policy Research Section, who presented impactful work focused on the intersection of cardiovascular care & health policy @SmithBIDMC Check out our website: bit.ly/3FQEqvA

That’s a wrap on #ACC25 with this exceptional group of @SmithBIDMC research trainees and @BIDMCVFellows

Terrific presentation by #ACC25 Young Investigator Finalist @LiuMichaelON examining the factors that contribute to rural-urban disparities in #cardiovascular health Simultaneously published @JAMACardio jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…

More @SmithBIDMC research focused on changes in cardiometabolic health among US adults post pandemic spearheaded by the amazing Ivy Shi and @RahulAggarwalMD

#ACC25 is just around the corner! Our Health Policy team will be presenting timely research on the impact of private equity acquisitions, telehealth parity policies, & the Inflation Reduction Act on cardiovascular health Come by to check out this amazing group of trainees work!

A huge congratulations to 3 truly exceptional @SmithBIDMC trainees on a spectacular residency match! @BrighamMedRes @mghmedres @MassGeneralNews @BrighamWomens @rwyeh @EricSecemskyMD

New research letter on the diagnostic abilities of open-source models for diagnosis led by superstar @tabuckley_ -- short letter (and something that I think most researchers already know) but big implications for medicine. A 🧵⬇️

The eagerly awaited 2025 ACC/AHA ACS guidelines were released yesterday! Congrats to @SVRaoMD @DrM_ODonoghue and all the co-authors 1/ Here are some of my takeways

Concerning findings in new @JAMA_current study that glycemic control among patients with diagnosed diabetes is worsening in recent years Many implications for CV health. Study led by @ki_endoepi @LiuMichaelON @rkwadhera jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… Details in thread below:

In our latest @JAMA_current study, glycemic control among US adults with DM worsened in 2021-2023. This trend was concentrated among young adults (20-44 yrs). jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… Collaboration w/ amazing team: @rkwadhera , @LiuMichaelON , @RahulAggarwalMD , @lucas_marinacci