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Gervasio Lamas MD @GLamasMD

cardiologist, clinical trialist, yogi, rock climber, ice climber, incompetent boxer (painful)

Joined November 2013
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Stop sending pizza to doctors in the name of wellness. Stop making wellness modules for physicians Stop MOC or repeat exams Change value assessment to quality of care over RVUs Ensure everyone gets 6 weeks of vacation and days off for weekend call
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This one strikes too close to home. Among the many characteristics I lack, stoicism is one of them.
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Very wise
John Mandrola, MD
@drjohnm
3 May 2025
I love this essay. Every paragraph. My medical colleagues should also read it. We are doctors, and that is all.
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Francisco Ujueta MD, MS@UjuetaFrancisco
22 Apr 2025
Check out our recent publication on pharmacokinetics of EDTA infusions. @anavasac @GLamasMD @EstebanEscolar @MountSinaiMiami @Metallomics academic.oup.com/metallomics…

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A troubling article by my favorite New York times author. It will change the way I look at some of my sickest patients. @drjohnm @CMichaelGibson @UjuetaFrancisco @anavasac @DanMarkMD nytimes.com/2025/01/11/opini…

Opinion | The Terrifying Realization That an Unresponsive Patient Is Still in There (Published 2025)

After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really the case?

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Ashish K. Jha
@ashishkjha
24 Nov 2024
This is true COVID-19 vaccines likely saved around 20 million lives
Our World in Data
@OurWorldInData
22 Nov 2024
The global COVID-19 vaccination effort is estimated to have saved around 20 million lives — in just its first year.
This chart, titled "COVID-19 vaccination saved millions of lives worldwide," illustrates the estimated global number of deaths averted between December 2021 and December 2022 due to COVID-19 vaccination. The chart compares the actual number of excess deaths with the estimated number of lives saved by vaccinations, both directly (in dark blue, representing 15.5 million deaths averted) and indirectly (in light blue, representing 4.3 million deaths averted from lower infection rates). The pink area shows the actual number of excess deaths, totaling 11.6 million.

ALT This chart, titled "COVID-19 vaccination saved millions of lives worldwide," illustrates the estimated global number of deaths averted between December 2021 and December 2022 due to COVID-19 vaccination. The chart compares the actual number of excess deaths with the estimated number of lives saved by vaccinations, both directly (in dark blue, representing 15.5 million deaths averted) and indirectly (in light blue, representing 4.3 million deaths averted from lower infection rates). The pink area shows the actual number of excess deaths, totaling 11.6 million.

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Sorry I missed this one. Rest of AHA...
Valentina Kutyifa@VKutyifa
16 Nov 2024
Session on physiologic pacing starting now. Come learn about His bundle pacing in RBBB, the NIH-funded HIS-CRT trial #AHA2024 @URMC_DeptMed
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Valentina Kutyifa@VKutyifa
26 Oct 2024
Congratulations @MargaridaPujol and team! #PPS8
Margarida Pujol Lopez@MargaridaPujol
25 Oct 2024
Conduction system pacing versus biventricular resynchronization therapy in systolic dysfunction and wide QRS: CONSYST-CRT touchcardio.com/intervention…
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Protect Kamala Harris ✊
@DisavowTrump20
17 Oct 2024
🚨BREAKING: Former Trump Secretary of Defense and retired 4-star General James Mattis calls Trump “the most dangerous person” in America after previously describing him as a threat to the Constitution. RETWEET to thank General Mattis for standing up for democracy!
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Toxic metals linked to progression of coronary artery calcium. We have to be conscious of environmental exposures in our patients. tctmd.com/news/high-levels-m…

High Levels of Metals, Particularly Cadmium, Linked to Subclinical CVD

The study reinforces the need to take the environment into account when focusing on CVD risk prevention, say experts.

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ColumbiaPublicHealth
@ColumbiaMSPH
19 Sep 2024
Metals from #pollution are building harmful plaque in your arteries! #ColumbiaEHS research shows that toxic metals like cadmium & tungsten are linked to #HeartDisease. @katlynemcgraw ow.ly/2GAq50TqirW

Metal Exposure Can Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Metals in the body from environmental pollutants is associated with progression of harmful plaque buildup in the arteries.

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Harlan Krumholz@hmkyale
22 Sep 2024
1/12 New in @JACCJournals: Study by @katlynemcgraw et al reveals assoc between urinary metal levels & coronary artery calcification progression over 10yrs. 🔬 Study: McGraw et al. 💭 Editorial: Al-Kindi et al. #Cardiology #EnvironmentalHealth @ACCinTouch jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.…
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That is real science. It did take figuring out in other studies that a sham procedure really is the proper control for procedure not simply medical therapy The placebo effect is a powerful and unharnessed reflex.
John Mandrola, MD
@drjohnm
2 Sep 2024
The first sham-controlled AF ablation trial has been done. Twenty years (and millions of procedures) after we started doing this procedure. The study has limitations but it is a big step forward. I need to take some time to sort it out. For now, though, our profession should have been bolder and humbler about this much sooner. #ESCCongress
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All of us blithely exist with multiple toxic metals in our body that can be easily detected in the urine. There is a a real gap in having safe, effective, oral chelating agents to remove these toxins. @anavasac @BaccarelliAA @UjuetaFrancisco
ColumbiaPublicHealth
@ColumbiaMSPH
1 Aug 2024
New research from #ColumbiaEHS published in @CircAHA finds that higher levels of urinary metals like cadmium, tungsten, and uranium are now linked to increased risks of #HeartDisease and mortality. @anavasac @irenemmorata ow.ly/p7Yx50SPcyb
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Science girl
@sciencegirl
17 Jun 2024
Tenor Jonathan Tetelman unexpectedly starts singing the renowned aria from Turandot while seated with his wife at the Zimt & Zucker café in Berlin. 📹 emiliopiano

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Earned and deserved.
Francisco Ujueta MD, MS@UjuetaFrancisco
7 Jun 2024
Cardiology completed. Now off to vascular medicine @BrighamWomens. Couldn’t have done it without the support of my mentor @GLamasMD.
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Bill Madden
@maddenifico
6 May 2024
#60Minutes: What an inspiring story. Two Black teenage girls at St. Mary's solved a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be impossible for 2000 yrs. In places and from people we least expect, brilliance reveals itself. This is what America is all about.

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Shelley Wood (she/her)@ShelleyWood2
7 Apr 2024
“My two statements would be: science is a cruel master, and chelation never ceases to surprise.” - @GLamasMD #ACC24
TCTMD
@TCTMD
7 Apr 2024
EDTA Chelation No Help in Cutting CV Outcomes After MI in Diabetic Patients: TACT2 dlvr.it/T5BQ2n
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Ana Navas Acien@anavasac
8 Apr 2024
After 7 years, #TACT2 results come to light #ACC24: 🙏 Rigorous scientist @GLamasMD 🟢 Repeated EDTA chelation drops blood Pb ~60% 🟠 HR primary endpoint 🟰 0.93 (0.76, 1.16) ❓ Why #TACT & #TACT2 so different? 🎯 Moving target?? NHANES sheds light? 👇
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