The Section of Cardiology at @BCMHouston is nationally and internationally recognized for its outstanding clinical and scientific research programs.
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
Great honor to receive this award from @nationallipid It has been an amazing journey in my career w so many great mentors, colleagues and mentees @vijay_nambi @LaylaAbushamat @virani_md @hwubcm @yakoubenehasan @arsalanhamid93 @jia_xiaoming @AbdulMannan5465
Dr @CBallantyneMD W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award Lectureship. Congratulations on this incredible and well deserved recognition! #NLASessions @nationallipid
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Wonderful evening for BCM CVD Graduation! 7 amazing fellows completed their journey in general cardiology. @GrahamRector @BryanTanMD @olamideMD @MVarugheseMD Maria Tinsay @WanLuxi @DrHaloot. Bringing together family, fellows and faculty across our 3 pavilions. Congratulations!!
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
May 26
Honored to received the Trainee Excellence Award 🏅from the Academy of Resident and Fellow Educators at @bcmhouston. I’m thankful to my wife & family, program director @arunima_misra and my mentors at @BCMHeart for their unwavering support in my career and in life 😇 #ACCFIT
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We are so thrilled & excited to have @AmitGoyalMD for our next Cardiology Leadership Colloquium Series! He will be talking to our fellows on 💸 perspective in an academic career @CardioNerds @ACCinTouch @txchapteracc @utswheart #FIT #CardioX #CardioTwitter #MedED #FOAMED
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
This is a tremendous honor. Virgil Brown has been an outstanding researcher, clinician, educator and leader @nationallipid This award is a tribute to my mentors, trainees, colleagues and collaborators @BCMHeart @vijay_nambi @LaylaAbushamat @virani_md
Congratulations to Christie Ballantyne, MD, recipient of the 2026 W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award!🏅
The highest honor conferred by the NLA, this award recognizes outstanding contributions to the diagnosis and treatment of lipid disorders. Dr. Ballantyne's decades of leadership in cardiology, cardiometabolic disease prevention, and lipid science make him a truly deserving recipient.
Don't miss his Award Lectureship on June 12 at #NLASessions: "My Journey as a Researcher, Clinician, and Patient in the Field of Lipids and Atherosclerosis: Setbacks, Advances, and Opportunities."
@CBallantyneMD #Lipidology #CardiometabolicHealth #PreventiveCardiology
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
⌛️Still time to register for the Houston State‑of‑the‑Art Echo Symposium | Apr 10–11
🫀Sharpen your echo skills
🔍 New guideline updates
🎓 NBE Boot Camp
🤝 Real‑world Heart Team cases
💻 Hybrid | 18 CME/MOC
💡 @ASE360 & GHSEV member discounts
👉 bit.ly/4kssYX3
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
Mar 17
Very honored and humbled to have been invited for this piece🙏The 2 2 is exciting for EP training, but definitely still some great value in the third year not being in 2 2! Very grateful for all the mentors and friends made this year #FIT #Epeeps #CardioX @ACCinTouch @HRSonline
New Focus on Fellows and Early-Career EPs article by @DrHaloot
Finding value in the third year of cardiology fellowship in the new age of an accelerated pathway to electrophysiology
heartrhythmcasereports.com/a…
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
🔔Save the Date (April 10–11) & register for the Houston State‑of‑the‑Art Echo Symposium!
🫀 Comprehensive echo review
📚 Case‑based learning & guideline update
🎓 NBE Board Boot Camp
💻 Hybrid
🎖️ 18 CME/MOC
🔗Brochure: ghsev.org/wp-content/uploads…
🔗Register: cpd.education.bcm.edu/conten…
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
A recent #JACCAdvances State-of-the-Art Review dives into the evidence both for and against several controversial foods and provides recommendations based on the available literature on cardiovascular health and outcomes.
Get full details: bit.ly/46iAC0w #cvPrev
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
Feb 16
In @LipidJournal we discuss our experience @BCMHeart of the impact of genetic testing for FH on clinical practice:
- Majority diagnoses by clinical criteria before testing
⬇️ LDL-C
⬆️ PCSK9i prescriptions
@CBallantyneMD @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
Nice paper by @arsalanhamid93 looking at the impact of genetic testing on treatment in clinical practice, results may underestimate impact as lipid clinic already aggressive w rx and clinical dx @FamilyHeartFdn @BCMHeart @BaylorGenetics @Texas_Heart
Feb 16
In @LipidJournal we discuss our experience @BCMHeart of the impact of genetic testing for FH on clinical practice:
- Majority diagnoses by clinical criteria before testing
⬇️ LDL-C
⬆️ PCSK9i prescriptions
@CBallantyneMD @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
State of the art review on #PCSK9i with @yakoubenehasan injectables, oral and gene editing @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @BCMDeptMedicine @Texas_Heart @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @society_eas @atherosociety @LaylaAbushamat #enlicitide #laroprovstat
Our latest review in @ATHjournal looks at current and upcoming advances in PCSK9 inhibition for LDL-C lowering & ASCVD prevention: mAbs → siRNA → oral agents → gene editing. #CardioTwitter #Lipidology #PCSK9 @brettsmansfield @CBallantyneMD
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
If you want to lower LDL-c and #apoB in high risk individuals, then be thinking of trainees @BCMHeart @BCMDeptMedicine @LaylaAbushamat @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @ASPCardio @society_eas
Now on @Medscape : @CBallantyneMD discusses why statins alone aren’t always enough.
Watch the full discussion: lnkd.in/gCsPcxg3
#Cardiology #Cholesterol #LDL #PreventiveCardiology #HeartHealth #Medscape #BaylorCollegeOfMedicine #TexasHeart
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
Thoughtful conversations on careers as researchers, challenge ofwork life balance, excitement of discovery and science @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @bcmhouston @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @AHAScience @society_eas
Where is cardiovascular science headed next?
@CBallantyneMD joined fellow AHA 2025 Distinguished Scientist honorees on Aha! with @JAHA_AHA to discuss discovery, career journeys, and what’s ahead for the field.
🎥 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=-HcSSyDn…
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
📢 Join me this Friday, Jan 16, for @Texas_Heart Grand Rounds.
✅I’ll discuss the growth and evolution of Interventional Echocardiography #iEcho, training, opportunities, challenges, and where we are in 2026.
📍 Denton Cooley Auditorium
💻 Livestream: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
Very interesting conversation about oral #PCSK9i #enlicitide #LDL #apoB clinical trials @BCMHeart @BCMDeptMedicine @BCM_CVRI @Texas_Heart @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @ASPCardio @society_eas @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi @albericocatapan
Oral PCSK9 Therapy And The Future Of Heart Disease - Dr. Christie M. Ballantyne, MD - @CBallantyneMD @bcmhouston & Dr. Alexander Tal, MD @ProgressPotent1 @irat1onal @Merck @RealChemistry_ #Cardiology #Atherosclerosis #HeartDiseasePrevention #Enlicitide #PCSK9 - youtube.com/watch?v=ANPedCAR…
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
18 Dec 2025
It has been a challenging year for academic medicine, but we won’t let the grinches take away our love of research and education! @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @Texas_Heart @BCMDeptMedicine @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi @bcmhouston Biomedical research drives medicine!
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We are excited to have Dr. @MKIttlesonMD
for our next speaker on the Cardiology Fellowship Leadership Colloquium Series on Success in Cardiology Practice at all stages! #ACCFIT #FIT #CardioTwitter #CardioX @ACCinTouch
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Grand rounds: "Reframing Heart Failure: Treating and Preventing the Syndrome, Its Causes, and Comorbid Conditions." @BCMHeart @BiykemB @VAHouston #JACCHF
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So proud of our fellows with their matches! #ACCFIT #FIT #CardioX @ACCinTouch
@MattDeshotels ➡️ @BCMHeart for IC
@DrHaloot ➡️ @CUMedicalSchool for EP
@olamideMD ➡️ @BCMHeart for IC
@BryanTanMD ➡️ @UCCardsFellows for Imaging
Andrea Tinsay ➡️ @CUMedicalSchool for ACHD
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