Pharmacist and Researcher
Joined June 2019
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Leo Buckley retweeted
12 Nov 2025
Why is Trump simultaneously murdering people on small boats whose identities we don’t really know (but he insists they’re drug smugglers) while also freeing people we *know* are guilty of drug crimes?
11 Nov 2025
LI drug dealer freed by Trump now convicted of molesting his kids’ nanny and assaulting toddler trib.al/riuDIE8
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Leo Buckley retweeted
8 Jan 2023
REDHART2 is a simple study - hospitalized for HFrEF --> CPET within 2 weeks of discharge, treatment with anakinra (or placebo, 2:1) for 6 months, CPET repeated at 6, 12, and 24 weeks. Four visits in 6 months all at VCU. Reach out to me or @bvantassell with questions.
8 Jan 2023
Interleukin-1 in recently decompensated heart failure- REDHART2 study- in the last phase of enrollment @VCUHealthHeart @VCUHealth clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/… -Reach out with referrals/questions. @bvantassell @VCUPharmacy @VCUDPOSChair @CardioUva @UVACVRC
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Leo Buckley retweeted
8 Jan 2023
Interleukin-1 in recently decompensated heart failure- REDHART2 study- in the last phase of enrollment @VCUHealthHeart @VCUHealth clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/… -Reach out with referrals/questions. @bvantassell @VCUPharmacy @VCUDPOSChair @CardioUva @UVACVRC
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Leo Buckley retweeted
17 Jan 2022
Antonio Abbate, MD & Ben Van Tassell, PharmD - Interleukin-1 (IL-1) Blockade in Acute Myocardial Infarction (VCU-ART3) (VCU-ART3) @AbbateAntonio @bvantassell #VCUART3Trial #MyocardialInfarction #Cardiology #Research
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Leo Buckley retweeted
16 Nov 2021
Journal publication is a multi-billion industry… and this article estimates that academics donate at least $1.5b annually in labor to support the current enterprise. Write papers, donate reviews, often pay for publication. What a model. researchintegrityjournal.bio… HT @atulbutte
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Leo Buckley retweeted
6 Nov 2021
We received feedback on our latest set of faculty surveys but don’t believe it is representative of the faculty because of what we have been told in private meetings. Thanks for participating!
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Leo Buckley retweeted
23 Feb 2021
Are the NLRP3 inflammasome and interleukin 1-beta potentially novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of #pericarditis?
Find out in this new issue of #JACCBTS: bit.ly/3pGKglm #CardioImmunology
ALT Mauro, A.G. et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Basic Trans Science. 2021;6(2):137-50
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Leo Buckley retweeted
12 Feb 2021
Solid team work @VCUHealthHeart - ask me how to join this research team
11 Feb 2021
Phase 1B, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Dose Escalation, Single-Center, Repeat Dose Safety and Pharmacodynamics Study of the Oral NLRP3 Inhibitor Dapansutrile in Subjects With NYHA II–III Systolic Heart Failure
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Leo Buckley retweeted
8 Feb 2021
STAT request: 2021 MeRIT Scholarship Applications due today February 8 at 8pm EST. Receive $3,000 to develop expertise in investigator-initiated research over a 2-year program. Contact lfbuckley@bwh.harvard.edu (@lfbpharmd ) for questions
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Leo Buckley retweeted
20 Nov 2020
The novel program led by pharmacists is a model for remote healthcare delivery to reduce inequities and improve QOC. ms.spr.ly/6012pyHqj #AHA20
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Leo Buckley retweeted
17 Nov 2020
Proud to have been part of RHAPSODY at @VCUHealthHeart @VCU_CCTR
Phase 3 Trial of Interleukin-1 Trap Rilonacept in Recurrent Pericarditis | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
17 Nov 2020
RHAPSODY trial results just released: Great presentation at AHA2020 by Allan Klein! Full paper on the NEJM. November 16, 2020
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2027892 @AllanLKleinMD1
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Leo Buckley retweeted
10 Oct 2020
This month we kickoff with a new section “Emerging Concepts in Pharmacotherapeutics”, edited by @DaveDixonPharmD
#pharmacology #cardiovascular #clinical #bempedoic #hyperlipidemia #drugs #prescriptions
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Leo Buckley retweeted
28 Sep 2020
After sitting in study section last week reviewing proposals for K-series career development awards, thought I'd list my top 5 reasons why such proposals fail. (Not linked to any one submission.)
Junior scientists who might be interested in applying - avoid these pitfalls!!
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Leo Buckley retweeted
16 Sep 2020
Remote, algorithm-driven, navigator-administered medication optimization enhanced utilization and dose titration of neurohormonal antagonists versus usual care in HFrEF. This approach may represent a novel strategy to address underutilization of GDMT ja.ma/3c88GPI
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Leo Buckley retweeted
15 Sep 2020
Medicaid Expansion & Antihyperglycemic Therapies in @ADA_Journals by @adsumarsono, @sara_rm84, & colleagues.
Low-income adults carry a disproportionate burden of CV disease. Improving insurance coverage represents a key determinant of therapeutic access.
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Leo Buckley retweeted
I am excited to share our editorial just published on @JACCJournals where we discuss the role of nutrition in the management of heart failure, beyond dietary sodium restriction. @vcukhs @VCUCHS @VCUnews heartfailure.onlinejacc.org/…
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Leo Buckley retweeted
29 Aug 2020
COPS trial: in a small RCT, colchicine did not improve a composite of death or CV outcomes at 12 mos post ACS. Small # of events. Adverse non-CV mortality signal (5 vs 0 favoring placebo) 🤷🏽♂️ @UTSWIMchief @UTSWCardfellow ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1…
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Leo Buckley retweeted
22 Aug 2020
VCUART3 study showed promising benefits of IL-1 blockade with anakinra in STEMI. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…
Looking for other centers in the USA for a phase II trial with a novel IL-1 blocker (contact me antonio.abbate@vcuhealth.org if interested)
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Leo Buckley retweeted
11 Aug 2020
Nice summary and overview of cytokines in COVID-19 -- thanks to Leo Buckley, PharmD @lfbpharmd for leading this effort. bit.ly/3iB78zp
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