I recently stumbled on a paper discussing this cool little 'exerkine' called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21).

There's a fascinating link between exercise, FGF21, and alcohol.

FGF21 s released by our liver and muscles during exercise. It crosses the blood-brain barrier,

New publication!🧬 Understanding the penetrance and variable expressivity of inherited cardiomyopathies is key to elevate genetic counseling practices.

Stay informed & enhance your practice: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#CardioGen #GeneChat #CardioTwitter Usman Tahir Frans Serpa

🎉 Huge congrats to all the graduating cardiology fellows at BIDMC & special shout out to Fellowship Program Director Joe Kannam for being one of the very best in the business!

Thanks for everything you do, Joe 🙏

BIDMC CV Fellowship BIDMC CVI

An entire year of ECG conferences later, some things never change. We couldn't be more grateful to have Al Buxton teach so many generations of our new fellows! 🥹

-Navigating the penetrance and phenotypic spectrum of inherited cardiomyopathies

Check out our new article at Heart Failure Reviews
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Honored to learn from the best at the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics Usman Tahir Caitlin Finn MS, CGC BIDMC CVI #CardioTwitter

See below for an excellent study examining protein biomarkers of incident HTN and CVD by former T32 fellow and current attending Dr. Prashant Rao!

In an important study published in JAMA Cardiology, Dr. Prashant Rao, Dr Jeremy Robbins, and colleagues report that circulating TGFBR3 levels protect against future high BP and possibly adverse CV outcomes.

Circulating TGFBR3, a marker of exercise blood pressure, was inversely associated with future hypertension risk in a diverse population and may protect against the development of CVD. ja.ma/3KGoTNT Dr. Prashant Rao Robert Gerszten @BIDMCCVI

Impact of an Ultra-Endurance Marathon on Cardiac Function in Association with Cardiovascular Biomarkers
sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…
#ultramarathon #echocardiography #biomarkers #SportsCardiology

Linking 🩸proteomics to exercise blood pressure, incident hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) JAMA Cardiology

👉 TGFRB3 associated with:
⬇️ exercise SBP
⬇️risk of incident hypertension
⬇️risk of hypertension & CVD in cis-Mendelian randomization🧬

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…

Intriguing study identifying a novel protein inversely related to hypertension and CVD.

Plasma Proteomics of Exercise Blood Pressure and Incident Hypertension jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…

🏅 Care of Athletic Heart 2024 was a resounding success thanks to the hard work of Meagan Murphy Wasfy, Jeff Hsu, MD, PhD, and their amazing team!

My favourite part? Reconnecting with old friends and making new connections! ✌🏽

Important session on the tactical athlete led by Dr. Mark Haigney from Walter Reed Medical Center.

🔹Firefighters are 7x more likely to experience sudden cardiac death than death from burns.

🔹We must protect those who are there to protect us!

Exercise in extreme conditions session led by Drs. Levine, Murphy Beth Dineen (Hill), DO

🔹High altitude ⬇️ VO2max by 1%/100m over 1500m

🔹High-risk scuba: Stay close to shore & consider dive buddy

🔹Heat Tolerance Test to assess thermoregulation ability…they do odd things at IEEM 🫠

Stats about the importance of AEDs:

◼️ 63% survival if bystander CPR
◼️ 83% survival if an athletic trainer present to assist immediately
◼️ 89% survival if an onsite AED is used immediately

#ACCAthleticHeart #SportsCardio Eli Friedman

Key Points from Dermot Phelan on the Approach to the Athlete with Aortopathy:

◼️ BAV w/ aortopathy is common even those <40 years
◼️ Know the correct way to measure the root
◼️ Size is not a great predictor of risk

#ACCAthleticHeart #SportsCardio

💬 The use of 'cut-off' valves for LV end-diastolic diameter or volume, to either establish or exclude the presence of pathologic cardiomyopathy is not recommend. - Dr. Matthew W Martinez

#ACCAthleticHeart #SportsCardio

Great talk by Dr. Belinda Gray on genetic testing in athletes.

Complex topic that makes me appreciate working w/ Usman Tahir Caitlin Finn MS, CGC in the CV Genetics Center BIDMC CVI

Combining genetics, physiology & imaging is what makes #SportsCardio the BEST (not biased at all…☺️)

This afternoon, Dr. Ben Levine walked us through why BP increases when lifting weights.

This wasn’t a planned talk, it was off the cuff…and was one of the most high-yield moments of the day.

Utterly brilliant 🤯 #SportsCardio

Practicing what we preach..

No better way to start a day at #ACCAthleticHeart than with a group run around Georgetown🏃🏻

Great early morning turnout before a packed day of #SportsCardio education