Non-invasive Cardiologist | clinical trialist | medical director of heart & vascular research, Essentia Health | associate professor, UMN Med School | public health expert | lipids, hypertension, cardiometabolic | runner, triathletehttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3mdma2rwhsk23Read this30 Jan 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdma2rwhsk23https://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lloqoijlws2dCongratulations to the WARRIOR investigators and patients who participated! ✅High risk patients - 1 in 6 readmitted ✅Need to understand mechanisms in INOCA ✅Hard to enroll, hard to retain, underpowered neutral trial #ACC25 @accintouch.bsky.social31 Mar 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lloqoijlws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llol275i6s25Julia Harris: Etiology of cardiac arrest in popular film and treatment is misleading and doesn't follow guidelines. #ACC25 @accintouch.bsky.social31 Mar 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llol275i6s25https://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llmrrreefc2qDr. Victor Dzau: Future of #CVD care is going to be evolving rapidly over the next century: ❤️ Emphasis on prevention ❤️ Equitable access and affordable ❤️ Mission-based innovation ❤️ Develop national priorities Need governance to oversee innovation, ensure ethics #acc25 @accintouch.bsky.social30 Mar 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmrrreefc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llmqz4fzlc2qDr. Victor Dzau: How do we improve #cvd with rising #obesity? ✅Start with 1° and 2° #cvprev ✅Primordial prevention @accintouch.bsky.social #acc2530 Mar 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmqz4fzlc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llmjqr2hz22pDr. 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 #cvprev30 Mar 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmjqr2hz22phttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llmglpm67c2vHey ladies! Come to theater 1 now to hear about why we need more women leaders in clinical trials #acc25 @accintouch.bsky.social30 Mar 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmglpm67c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llmeleyess2vIs menopause a disease? No! It's part of aging and occurs in 1/2 the pop. Vasomotor symptoms are real ✅assess #cvd risk across the lifespan ✅Need outcome studies of HRT and GLP1RA by risk ✅ask♀️about all risk factors including pregnancy and cardiometabolic risks @accintouch.bsky.social #acc2530 Mar 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmeleyess2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llmd2gaaek2gExcited to see the results of WARRIOR study. It was a tremendous effort from so many sites (including Essentia where I was site PI) with so many women with INOCA. More to come! @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25 #cvd [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmd2gaaek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3llmcnoabe22gDr. Leslie Cho discusses menopause and hormone therapy and effects on #cvd #lipid ✅Statins work in women ✅Hormones work if low risk ❌ avoid in patients with #cvd, #obesity, prior #vte @accintouch.bsky.social #acc2530 Mar 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmcnoabe22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lljkzzrg6c2tExcited to be one of 71 sites in the WARRIOR study, results presented by Eileen Handberg @accintouch.bsky.social #acc25 ✅ 17% event rate over 5 years ✅ No significant difference between intensive medical therapy and usually care29 Mar 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljkzzrg6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lljf2tyjok2tGreat start to #acc25 with the @accintouch.bsky.social 75th anniversary gala at the Field29 Mar 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljf2tyjok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lkg2pm2njs2hThis breaks my 💔 Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/trump-cuts-johns-hopkins-university-layoffs.html?smid=bs-share15 Mar 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkg2pm2njs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lcxo6tjvm22oGreat discussion on the current state of #statin and #dementia in older adults research at the #Preventabletrial investigator meeting10 Dec 2024 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxo6tjvm22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lcc4cn47fs2vWe need to develop more "thoughtful Americans" [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcc4cn47fs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lcc3bqbrns2vFirst it's #obesity followed shortly thereafter by #diabetes. This is a public health emergency! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcc3bqbrns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lcc34jjtns2vImportant new HIV guidelines. Amazing how treatment has changed since I was in residency. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcc34jjtns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drbenzigerheart.bsky.social/post/3lcc2lmahi22vSign up for the @accintouch.bsky.social webinar I'll be at recapping #AHA24! @ahascience.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:iffizzdabiei7odgefif6gjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcc2lmahi22v