Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
ARTICLE: Distribution of Coronary Artery Calcium by Age, Sex, and Race Among Patients 30-45 Years Old AUTHORS: Aamir Javaid, Zeina A Dardari, Joshua D Mitchell, Seamus P Whelton, Omar… Read More »Distribution of Coronary Artery Calcium by Age, Sex, and Race Among Patients 30-45 Years Old
ARTICLE: Myocardial ATP depletion detected noninvasively predicts sudden cardiac death risk in patients with heart failure AUTHORS: T Jake Samuel, Shenghan Lai, Michael Schär, Katherine C Wu, Angela M… Read More »Myocardial ATP depletion detected noninvasively predicts sudden cardiac death risk in patients with heart failure
Named for a Johns Hopkins pioneer in the care of older adults, the Mason F. Lord Staff Awards go to four of the top performing… Read More »Mason F. Lord Staff Awards
The DOM has two new representatives on the JHU School of Medicine Faculty Senate. Dr. David Hager is an associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary… Read More »Updates from the Faculty Senate
Inpatient: Anticoagulant/Antiplatelet/Thrombolytic Report & SmartPhrase [Effective 6/12/2022] The report shows active and recent administrations of anticoagulants/antiplatelets/thrombolytics and VTE prophylaxis contraindications at the point of ordering.… Read More »Epic Tips: July 8, 2022
When: July 20, 2022 3-4 p.m. Topic: Primary care visits for patients with serious mental illness: understanding the barriers for patients and the clinicians who… Read More »Johns Hopkins ALACRITY Center for Health and Longevity in Mental Illness RIP
Dr. Rexford Ahima has been named the next director of the Physician Scientist Pathway in the Department of Medicine effective July 1, 2022. The Physician… Read More »Ahima Named Director of the Physician Scientist Pathway
We have relaunched our Department of Medicine Vice Chair SharePoint. The site serves as a central hub for communications and materials from the vice chair… Read More »Relaunching the Vice Chair Sharepoint
ARTICLE: Cigarette Smoking, Cessation, and Risk of Heart Failure With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction AUTHORS: Ning Ding, Amil M Shah, Michael J Blaha, Patricia P Chang, Wayne D… Read More »Cigarette Smoking, Cessation, and Risk of Heart Failure With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction
ARTICLE: Association of Estimated GFR Calculated Using Race-Free Equations With Kidney Failure and Mortality by Black vs Non-Black Race AUTHORS: Orlando M Gutiérrez, Yingying Sang, Morgan E… Read More »Association of Estimated GFR Calculated Using Race-Free Equations With Kidney Failure and Mortality by Black vs Non-Black Race