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Seme Burka @semeburka.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Congratulations, Dr. Michos, on receiving such a well-deserved recognition! @erinmichos.bsky.social

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Roger Blumenthal @rblument1.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Congratulations to @erinmichos.bsky.social on being a recipient of the @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social Susan M. MacDonald Sponsorship Award! @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Congratulations to our very own Dr Roger Blumenthal on this great accomplishment! @rblument1.bsky.social

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Erin Michos, MD @erinmichos.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Happy to catch up with the Hopkins Ciccarone Center Prevention Fellows at the #ACC25 Women in Cardiology networking event. Packed room of women, ready to take #ACTION against #CVD. @accintouch.bsky.social @hopkinsheart.bsky.social @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

✅ Smoking & HTN accelerate CAC onset ✅ Earlier CAC screening & personalized prevention in high-risk groups. 📌 Implications: 🔹 CAC >0 = higher ASCVD risk → consider earlier statin therapy. 🔹 Race & sex matter in risk stratification. 🔹 CAC screening could improve primary prevention in younger adults.

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🚨 Race & Sex-Specific CAC Detection in Young Adults 🚨 🔍 Findings: ✅ CAC develops earlier in White men than other groups ✅ Age at CAC detection (with 2 ASCVD RFs): 🧑‍⚕️ White Men: 36.1 yra 👨🏾 Black Men: 41.9 yrs 👩🏻 White Women: 47.6 yrs 👩🏾 Black Women: 51.6 yrs 📖 : doi.org/10.1161/CIRC...

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Race- and Sex-Specific Age at Which Coronary Artery Calcium Becomes Detectable Among Young Adults | Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

BACKGROUND: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is an excellent predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. Limited data exist on the age at which CAC transitions to nonzero among youn...

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Join us today for a special session by @maciejbanach.bsky.social where we will go over the new 2024 ILEP recommendations on Lipid-lowering therapies

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Ciccarone Center @ciccaronecenter.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Think cigars & smokeless tobacco are “safer”? Think again. 🚨 New research links non-cigarette tobacco to higher inflammation & early signs of CV harm. Hs-CRP and IL-6 can be biomarkers to detect CVD before clinical symptoms. 🫀 ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1... @hopkinsheart.bsky.social

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