Clinical Heart and Vascular Center

Physician Update 2023

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The end of the year is always an exciting time at UT Southwestern. In part, that’s because the findings we spotlight at the annual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions – whether moderating, presenting new discoveries, or sharing clinical advances – fuel discussion beyond this remarkable conference well into the following year.

Please enjoy the information contained in the reports linked below. It is our pleasure and privilege to make them available to you.

Featured Articles from Physician Update

Physician Update 2023

Forward-Looking Science
By Thomas J. Wang, M.D.

A New Era
By James de Lemos, M.D.

Associations of Cumulative Perceived Stress with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Outcomes: Findings from the Dallas Heart Study
By Ijeoma Eleazu, M.D., and James de Lemos, M.D.

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Following CASTLE-AF: Are Women Being Referred Less Than Men?
By Anna Rosenblatt, M.D., and Ambarish Pandey, M.D.

Beyond the LBCTs: Two Other Highlights of Attending #AHA23
By Mark Drazner, M.D., M.Sc.

Palliative Cardiology in Clinical Practice
By Sarah Godfrey, M.D., M.P.H. and Melanie Sulistio, M.D.

HFpEF: Insights from Preclinical Models
By Joseph A. Hill, M.D., Ph.D.

Genetic Testing and Race/Ethnicity
By Spencer Carter, M.D., and Ann Marie Navar, M.D., Ph.D.

The Laennec FIT Clinician Award
By Reynaldo Sanchez, M.D., and Nicholas Hendren, M.D.

PHF7: A Key Factor in Reprogramming Fibroblasts Into Cardiomyocytes Following Myocardial Infarction
By Glynnis Garry, M.D.

CAC for Risk Stratification Among People with Very High HDL Cholesterol
By Anand Rohatgi, M.D., M.S.C.S.