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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan

@drrajivsankar.bsky.social
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MBBS FRCP FESC FHFA PhD #heartfailure Cardiologist @LivHospitals Hon. Associate Prof, VW Clinical Lead NHSE GIRFT, BSH Board Councillor, ESC Digital Committee, BCS Digital Comms VP-elect, #YNWA #LiverpoolFootballClub #renalcancer survivor, skeet=my opinion

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Journal of Cardiac Failure @jcardfail.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
🚨More #HFSA2025 sim pubs out today @Jcardfail! 🚨 Hemodynamics and crosstalk between HF & EP! 📃🫀
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Journal of Cardiac Failure @jcardfail.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
🚨 #HFSA2025 SimPub alert! The Heart Failure Society America’s 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting kicks off today, and JCF has 12 simultaneous publications releasing during the meeting!
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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan @drrajivsankar.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
#WorldHeartDay ❇️Exciting agenda on Sep 29th @liverpoolccs.bsky.social chaired by Prof Gregory Lip @lukaszkuzma.bsky.social delivers the Key Note Lecture. @worldheart.org @pumpingmarvellous.bsky.social @evertoninthecommunity.org @thebhf.bsky.social
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David Winchester @drdavemd.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in HF is about 50%, with some variation depending on use of echo vs. RHC and HFpEF vs HFrEF. Unfortunately, the I2 heterogeneity is almost 100% onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #cardiosky
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension in Individuals With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
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American Journal of Preventive Cardiology @ajpcardio.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🫀 When heart failure meets CV prev, saving hearts is our focus. @aspcardio.bsky.social & @hfsa.bsky.social Joint Scientific Statement, The Continuum of Prevention & Heart Failure in Cardiovascular Medicine, calls for a prevention-first approach at every stage. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute @tumscvdri.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The simple LENT index—using length of stay, prior ED visits, and NT-proBNP—best predicts 30-day death or readmission after #HeartFailure hospitalization. Accurate, easy, and practical! #RiskPrediction @drrajivsankar.bsky.social @mmamas1973.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Comparative performance of risk prediction indices for mortality or readmission following heart failure hospitalization
Comparative performance of 7 risk prediction indices in patients hospitalized for heart failure. In this cohort of 1206 patients, the LENT index offered the greatest discrimination, calibration, and ...
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
#Aldosterone-targeted therapies: early implementation in resistant #HTN and #CKD Reflecting on the fundamentals and exploring future directions academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad... #CardioSky @escardio.bsky.social #EHJ @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @shelleyzieroth.bsky.social @drrajivsankar.bsky.social
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
#Finerenone reduced the risk of CV death and total worsening HF events, and was well-tolerated, independent of glycaemic status in HFmrEF/HFpEF @escardio.bsky.social @shelleyzieroth.bsky.social @drrajivsankar.bsky.social @docbhardwaj.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Finerenone, glycaemic status, and heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: A prespecified analysis of the FINEARTS‐HF trial
Finerenone and glycaemic status in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced/preserved ejection fraction. CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; HF, heart failure; HR, hazard ratio; RR, r...
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Conduction system pacing: promoting the physiology to prevent HF Background and Clinical perspectives of HBP and LBBP area in HF link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HF #CardioSky #CardioEd @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @drrajivsankar.bsky.social @annakatebarton.bsky.social @vietheartpa.bsky.social
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Multicentre comparison of various microaxial pump devices as a bridge to durable assist device implantation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #Impella #CardioSky #CardiogenicShock #LVADs @drrajivsankar.bsky.social @shelleyzieroth.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @hvanspall.bsky.social
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Lower extremity lymphatic flow is associated with diuretic response in acute heart failure In 65 AHF patients, lymphatic flow (via ICG lymphangiography) predicted diuretic response. #AHF #CardioSky #Lymphatics #AHF @shelleyzieroth.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social @drrajivsankar.bsky.social
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Faster lower limb lymph flow was linked with better diuretic efficacy in AHF. #CardioSky @escardio.bsky.social #EJHF @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @noshreza.bsky.social @novitham.bsky.social @drrajivsankar.bsky.social @vietheartpa.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Lower extremity lymphatic flow is associated with diuretic response in acute heart failure
Lower extremity lymphatic flow and diuretic response in acute heart failure (AHF). IV, intravenous. (Created in BioRender)
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 10/04/2025
The dream team! So desperately hoping every one of you will be voted in by colleagues 💙
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drasifqasim.bsky.social @drasifqasim.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Please encourage your FRCP colleagues to vote before Monday 14th April Vote Asif Qasim for President @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP @respirologist.bsky.social Dr Philip Pearson for Council @copddoc.bsky.social Prof Nick Hopkinson for Council #TimeForChange
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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan @drrajivsankar.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
#VoteAsifQasim #TimeForChange
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drasifqasim.bsky.social @drasifqasim.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Thank you for your votes & support in the RCP Election - your endorsements to #VoteAsifQasim send a powerful message. We need a fresh start, with new leadership #TimeForChange. I am committed to rebuilding pride in the RCP & restoring your #VoiceOfPhysicians #VoteAsifQasim asifqasim.co.uk/prcp
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PRCP Election — Dr Asif Qasim, MA PhD FRCP
Dr Asif Qasim candidate for election at President of the Royal College of Physicians - restoring the RCP as the Voice of Physicians
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Med-IQ cardiology @med-iqcardiology.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
More from Dr. Masri from Day 2 at #ACC.25... Adding #Whycmr to the mix of risk in patients with #ATTR #cardiomyopathy. @accintouch.bsky.social #CardioSky #Cardiology #MedSky #ACC25
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American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Evolut Low Risk: Pts w/ severe #vhdAS who were treated w/ either #TAVR/surgery had comparable rates of all-cause mortality or disabling #stroke at 5️⃣ years. Valve durability & performance were also excellent in both groups. #ACC25 🔗 bit.ly/43wW1m7 #JACC @jaccjournals.bsky.social #CardioSky #MedSky
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American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
FLAVOUR-II: Novel #AI-Powered Imaging Technique Noninferior to IVUS in #PCI Read the journal scan to learn more: bit.ly/4j8u8oP #ACC25 #CardioSky #MedSky
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European Society of Cardiology @escardio.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Roxana Mehran shares the breakthroughs from PROTECT-TAVI #ESCTVOnTheRoad #ACC25
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Dr Martha Gulati @drmarthagulati.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
#ACC25 #cardiosky #EVOLUT 📎https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.004?utm_medium=print_qr&utm_source=author&utm_campaign=spub&utm_content=author
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Dr Martha Gulati @drmarthagulati.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
#ACC25 #LBCT 5 year #EVOLUT Trial ❤️Low risk patients with symptomatic AS: what are the 5y outcomes of Sx 🆚 TAVI 💔1/3 Female 💔 all-cause Mortality gap ⬇️ with time 💔 CV mortality ⬇️ for TAVI 💔more pacemaker with EVOLUT 💥EVOLUT IN LOW RISK PATIENTS SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO Sx
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American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
MIGHTy-Heart: A program that delivered in-home visits from a trained paramedic team to people with #HeartFailure did not significantly reduce 30-day 🏥 readmissions or improve health status compared with standard follow-up 📞 calls. #ACC25 Learn more: bit.ly/41SPhOe #CardioSky #MedSky
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JACC Journals @jaccjournals.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
In an individual patient data meta-analysis of 7,805 patients enrolled in 7 RCTs, Dr. @rohankhera.bsky.social and colleagues of @cardslab.bsky.social found evidence of superiority for tirzepatide in resolving metabolic syndrome www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/... #ACC25 #JACC #T2D #diabetes
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Catherine Benziger MD MPH FAHA FACC @drbenzigerheart.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Dr. Amy Sarma: Who needs monogenic genetic testing for #SCAD ? ✅Men ✅Aortic aneurysm ✅Family history ✅SCAD pt wanting pregnancy Otherwise likely polygenic @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25 #cvprev
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 29/03/2025
At the #ACC25 Flozinate (after TAVI) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... Glipinate (oral) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Dapagliflozin in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | NEJM
Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of heart-failure admission among high-risk patients. However, most patients with valvular heart disease, including those undergoing...
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Update on preclinical models of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction: Challenges and perspectives A scientific statement of the #HFA of @escardio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @shelleyzieroth.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @drrajivsankar.bsky.social #CardioSky
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Henry Han @hancardiomd.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Reappraisal of #RCTs cited in North American & EU dyslipidemia guidelines: 📍 Many meeting RCT eligibility criteria had low 10-yr risk per risk scores & wouldn’t qualify for statins. 📍 Trials with lower LDL-C enrollees had older patients + more risk factors. academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...
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Vass Vassiliou @vassv.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Worth a reminder 👆 (& a repost!) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social @hancardiomd.bsky.social @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social @annakatebarton.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @benoyshah.bsky.social @drrajivsankar.bsky.social
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Risk Factors for Post−COVID-19 Condition
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the findings of 41 studies with a total of 860 783 patients to identify risk factors associated with post−COVID-19 condition.
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Dr Louella Vaughan @drlkvaughan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I am running for Clinical VP of the RCP. For those who don't know me, here is a potted bio. 🧵
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Louella is AWESOME.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Brilliant piece by Siva Anandaciva from the Kings Fund on the implications of abolishing NHS England. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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The Reshaping Of NHS National Bodies Has Only Just Started. How Will It Finish? | The King's Fund
Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.
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Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Honoured to be nominated for RCP Council by @drasifqasim.bsky.social @respirologist.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social Time to get our college back on track. I strongly support @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP. #VoteAsifQasim #RCPtimeforchange
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Carys B @carysbarton.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
So proud that our team took part in this
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 14/03/2025
💥 DOCTORS!💥 Please share. The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors: 🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April 🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April You can sign up for both here with your NHS email: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan @drrajivsankar.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Our paper from @pumpingmarvellous.bsky.social #BEATHF project published in @jaccjournals.bsky.social “Earlier Detection of Heart Failure at Community Heart Health Events Using the BEAT-HF tool” kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F... @carysbarton.bsky.social @clarejtaylor.bsky.social
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream (MT @profstevegriffin.bsky.social) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney
Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted, says author Laura Spinney
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Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
DM Zwelonke: Robben Island. "No man has a right to subject you."
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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan @drrajivsankar.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Please vote for @drasifqasim.bsky.social as RCPL President for his integrity,great work on med education,strong leadership in fighting for patient safety Please also vote for @copddoc.bsky.social @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social @respirologist.bsky.social to RCP council #TimeforChange #VoiceofPhysicians
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scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
✊🏾👏🏾✊🏾
Woman holding a sign at a protest: “Childhood Vaccines Cause Adulthood”
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Cllr Dr David Nicholl @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
…more details here asifqasim.co.uk/prcp
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PRCP Election — Dr Asif Qasim, MA PhD FRCP
Dr Asif Qasim candidate for election at President of the Royal College of Physicians - restoring the RCP as the Voice of Physicians
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Cllr Dr David Nicholl @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
ATTENTION FRCPs! Polls open on March 17th for the election of the President of the Royal College of Physicians. Here’s why neurologists are voting for @drasifqasim.sky.social to be the next PRCP #TimeForChange #VoiceofPhysicians
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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan @drrajivsankar.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Thank you @tctmd.bsky.social for this article which amplifies our @jaccjournals.bsky.social paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... on the Everton BEAT Breathlessness Hub collaboration of @evertonfc.com @astrazeneca.bsky.social @uhlg.bsky.social @pumpingmarvellous.bsky.social @us2.ai @lumiradx
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TCTMD @tctmd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
CV Screening, Care at UK Football Club Made Inroads Against HF
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CV Screening, Care at UK Football Club Made Inroads Against HF
CV Screening, Care at UK Football Club Made Inroads Against HF sciprian@crf.org Fri, 03/07/2025 - 14:26 Caitlin E. Cox A one-stop approach resulted in a new diagnosis of HF for 3% of the clinic’s visitors, who then were referred for timely…
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Powerful manifesto from PRCP candidate Dr Asif Qasim. TL;DR: the RCP (London) urgently needs new leadership after its shameful fall from grace last year. Governance, finances, training, attn to Members’ and Fellows’ concerns all need an overhaul. Cometh the hour etc. www.linkedin.com/posts/asif-q...
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Asif Qasim on LinkedIn: #voiceofphysicians #timeforchange
It's my honour to stand for election as President of the Royal College of Physicians - at a critical time for the RCP that may determine how physicians…
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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan @drrajivsankar.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Our Everton BEAT-Breathlessness Community Hub paper -POC NTproBNP,specialist assessment, #AIecho & spirometry @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @jimjanuzzi.bsky.social @hancardiomd.bsky.social @mmamas1973.bsky.social @purviparwani.bsky.social @erictopol.bsky.social
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 07/03/2025
Terrible news. There is no evidence whatsoever linking any vaccine, including the MMR, to autism. British anti-vaxx charlatan Andrew Wakefield was responsible for spreading that lie in the 1990s. He was struck off for his fraudulent research. RFK is dangerous. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🧵 1/11 📚 Our new rapid systematic review, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social in @bmj.com examines the role of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetic associates (AAs) in the UK. This is a crucially important question in light of the Leng Review
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 07/03/2025
Trump knew this would happen. He knew Putin would strike. And he simply didn’t give a damn. Using Ukraine’s dead civilians as a tool of extortion is despicable, even for him. #SlavaUkrainii 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Russia launches huge strikes across Ukraine after US halts intelligence-sharing
Attacks come as Ukrainian delegation prepares to meet with US counterparts in Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks
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Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan @drrajivsankar.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Our Everton BEAT-Breathlessness Community Hub paper -POC NTproBNP,specialist assessment, #AIecho & spirometry @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @jimjanuzzi.bsky.social @hancardiomd.bsky.social @mmamas1973.bsky.social @purviparwani.bsky.social @erictopol.bsky.social
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