Spring has sprung in and out of the clinic🤩

Careful evaluation of the hands 🤲 is a fundamental part of the physical exam. What to look for? A high-yield mega thread 🧵

The FDA has approved recombinant ADAMTS-13 for the treatment of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (#TTP). In the US it will be marketed under the name Adzynma.

Love such peaceful and romantic weather! Literally having childhood flashbacks when everyone used to have fun in the snowstorm coming from Siberia! My friend once said 瑞雪兆丰年 (A heavy snow is an omen for a prosperous year.) I’m setting a really high expectation for 2024 now!

Starting Thursday off right with Cleveland Clinic IM #IMRP Grand Rounds featuring Michigan Medicine University of Michigan Medical School Dr. Jason S Knight on the #APS. Amazing update and history presented! Thank you! CleClinicGME CWRU School of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute

Celebrating a rare event Cleveland Clinic we hope to see more! Congrats to a recent all female cardiac OR team of surgeons, fellows, perfusionists, nurses & anesthesiologists🫀 Women comprise 6.2% of adult cardiac surgeons in the US: bit.ly/4aeZFS3 #womeninmedicine

‘The revised approach for peer review of fellowship applications is designed to enhance participation from strong applicants at smaller schools, mentors relatively early in their careers, and well-qualified students with less-conventional academic backgrounds.’

Oh wow this is such a fascinating and creative approach to rescue ischemia!🤩

‘Despite different clinical phenotypes among aPL-positive individuals, current management is mostly based on a ‘one size fits all’ strategy.’ Really curious to see in the long run, how EULAR criteria could help us better define APS subtypes, navigate APS research and management.

Terrific Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic impact area 40th Irvine Page memorial lecture at Cleveland Clinic today by Kathryn Moore Lab Dr. Kathryn Moore. Dr. Page epitomized the impact cardiovascular physician scientists can have on patient care. #cardiooncology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Pa…

Love this thread! Super helpful!

An absolutely remarkable #Covid paper from UCSF. What did they find? 1. Fibrin binds spike protein 2. Forms proinflammatory blood clots 3. Clots drive systemic thromboinflammation & brain pathology, including #LongCovid 4. NK cell loss is seen & explains increase in #cancer