Ron Blankstein

Great preview of what’s to come at #ASPC2025 !

Congratulations! You made my day❤️ so happy to contribute to your much needed educational efforts. @ACCinTouch @ASE360 @ASPCardio

On behalf of myself + 1st author and recently graduated geriatric cardiology fellow Dr. Marc Arcens, we would like to dedicate this to the memory of our wise and generous co-author Dr. James N. Kirkpatrick 🕯️

Beautiful weather coming for #ASPC2025 @ASPCardio We are going to have such a great time! #CVprev Anyone who wants to do a run over yoga DM me. I am organizing a Paul Dudley White run… maybe @RonBlankstein & @pnatarajanmd can lead us! ♥️

In the midst of so much hypes around us, probably a very correct & balanced description for #CAC & #PowerOfZero 👇 ⁦@MichaelJBlaha⁩ ⁦@RonBlankstein⁩ ⁦@rblument1⁩ This Test Can See a Heart Attack in Your Future - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/07/26/hea…

Wanted to express my gratitude to this stellar group of young colleagues who are dedicated to patient care, with efficiency, empathy and great teamwork spirit 🌟 was amazing rounding with you 🌟 Thank you Anushka, Ruby, Koby, @JonathanWelsh98 @davidevelasqu 🌟 @BrighamWomens…

For any cardiology fellows interested in training in multimodality CV imaging --> we have an unexpected opening for our 2 year fellowship starting July 1, 2026 Please RT/share #YesCCT #ThinkPET #WhyCMR #EchoFirst #CVImaging #ACCImaging #PCCT

Thoughtful article: Statin Therapy for Children | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Thank you so much @AnasAAlani ! Grateful to @Cleerlyhealth for sponsoring this award and @Heartflow for funding this study. It was an honor to accept this award on behalf of the DECIDE investigators @lesleejshaw @RonBlankstein

Incredible tour-de-force on CCTA in rheumatological patients by internationally renowned CardioRheumatology star @Bweber04 at #SCCT2025 - plaque quantification, functional assessment & inflammatory metrics are critical & #YesCCT plays a central role in this evaluation @Heart_SCCT

Plaque quantification MYTHS vs REALITY as laid out by @RonBlankstein ✅ available / accessible ✅ prognostic ✅ changes management! @scct-heart.bsky.social @Heart_SCCT #YesCCT #SCCT2025

#SCCT2025 in Montréal was amazing—filled with superb science, education, and most importantly great people and wonderful #YesCCT community. Already looking forward to #SCCT2026 and the inspiring leadership of President Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan! ⁦⁦⁦@Heart_SCCT⁩

In the MGB Registry, obese individuals without prior CVD but with obstructive CAD on #CoronaryCTA had a similar risk of MACE as those in the #SelectTrial placebo group (pts w/ established CVD). 🫀 Grateful for the guidance of my mentor @RonBlankstein and our @BWHCVImaging team!

Now out in @JACCJournals Our @MassGenBrigham CCTA registry study led by 🌟 @camilavblair : Use of #CoronaryCTA to identify high-risk obese individuals without diabetes who may benefit from #GLP1RA Rx. #SelectTrial @BWHCVImaging sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Last day of an incredible #SCCT2025 with ⁦@RonBlankstein⁩ — a phenomenal teacher, mentor, and sponsor. Ron, thank you for inspiring us to pursue excellence in CCT, imaging, and prevention, and to be part of this amazing Society. 🙏 ⁦⁦@Heart_SCCT⁩ ⁦⁦@Bweber04⁩

Heartfelt congratulations to my dear friend & NEW SCCT PRESIDENT @ChinnaiyanMD! Kudos to her and the entire @Heart_SCCT staff for leading such an AMAZING #SCCT2025 meeting & to @CardiacCTGuy for such an impactful year as SCCT President! As an SCCT Past-President, it has been a…

Honored to chair and speak in the Imaging Across the Sex and Gender Spectrum session at #SCCT2025 #yesCCT ⁦@Heart_SCCT⁩ ⁦@uvahealthnews⁩ ⁦@UVACardsFellows⁩ ⁦@CardioUva⁩ ⁦@lesleejshaw⁩ ⁦@drmalissawood⁩ ⁦@purviparwani⁩

Celebrating 20 years of @Heart_SCCT! Congratulations to Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan — soon to be the second #WIC in #SCCT history to serve as the #SCCT President! #SCCT2025 #madamepresident @Drroxmehran @DrMarthaGulati

Well deserved! 👏 Congrats to @RonBlankstein on receiving the Arthur S. Agatston Award at #SCCT2025—presented by Dr. Agatston himself! @RonBlankstein has led so much impactful research—one that really resonated: low LDL isn’t always reassuring when imaging shows plaque 🫀…

#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…