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Dr. Prashant Rao
@DrPRao
Cardiologist & Translational Investigator @BIDMChealth @Harvardmed | Sports Cardiology & CV Genetics | London native 🇬🇧 · Tweets my own
Boston, MA
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Sep 13, 2022
    Study published in @JACCJournals shows that it takes just 2 weeks of sleeping 4 hours/night to make you eat more, gain weight, and gain fat in all the wrong places. 🔑takeaway: Prioritize diet, exercise & 𝙎𝙇𝙀𝙀𝙋 for optimal cardiometabolic health bit.ly/3BCneoU
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Mar 6, 2025
    The 2025 ACC/AHA guidelines for competitive athletes with cardiovascular conditions were released last week. Phenomenal effort - congrats to @jonathankimmd Drs. Levine, Baggish and all the co-authors Below are 10 takeaways, focusing on what’s changed from the prior 2015
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Sep 12, 2022
    Excellent 4-part @JACCJournals Series on Exercise, CVD & Athlete’s Heart. Here are 🔑 takeaways from each part: 1/ Not all exercise is created equal. The mode, duration, and intensity of exercise each have differential effects on different organ systems bit.ly/3Sf8j9V
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Nov 6, 2022
    8 years ago @DrNancySweitzer took a punt on me as an #IMG and brought me to the US. That decision totally changed my life. I hope programs follow her lead and prioritise recruiting applicants from diverse backgrounds ahead of this year’s match. 🙏 #AHA22 @StoriesImg
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Jan 31, 2025
    Been a busy few months, but excited to share that NIH/NHLBI K23 award was funded! Looking forward to advancing translational research in sports and exercise cardiology 🙌 Very grateful to mentor @RobGersztenMD More on the grant👇 bit.ly/42HRfS2 bit.ly/4cg5krF
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Apr 6, 2020
    We are conducting a study to understand the impact of #COVID2019 on US Cardiology Fellows. We'd like to invite all #ACCFIT and #AHAFIT to take part in our survey (<5mins). Please take a moment to complete and share! 👉 bit.ly/39NE8zQ @BidmcCvi @ACCinTouch @noshreza
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Mar 16, 2024
    Seeing a growing number of UK medical grads pursue cardiology training in the US. US training can be tough but well worth it! I’ve had incredible training here and now firmly believe I have the best job in the world 😊 🇬🇧🇺🇸 DMs are open for advice
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Jun 12, 2024
    @JAMACardio We profiled exercise BP using plasma proteomics in search of new HTN/CVD biomarkers. TGFBR3 emerged as a novel marker of exercise SBP & incident HTN across multiple cohorts & platforms, supported by genetic/MR experiments Huge team effort 🙏 bit.ly/4cg5krF
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Apr 15, 2023
    New from Robbins & @RobGersztenMD shows what 20 weeks of endurance training does to the plasma proteome. We highlight FAP as a protein that ⬆ with training, is a/w ⬆️ in VO2max, and is a marker of longevity in >5000 individuals. Open access. @JCI_insight bit.ly/409MX1a
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Mar 30, 2025
    A packed house at #ACC25 for a deep dive into exercise physiology & CPET interpretation with the dream team: @kerizozo, @MPAyers_MD, @MeaganWasfy Dr. MacNamara, and Dr. Dean. Then, PERSONAL live VO₂max test + real-time data walk-through with the crowd. Back at it again today
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Jan 4, 2023
    Important Statement from the American College of Cardiology on the tragic event from Monday night #DemarHamiln More important now than ever to be a reliable source of accurate information and think critically before sharing. @ACCinTouch bit.ly/3jGdnb4
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Nov 22, 2020
    I'm pleased to see the less restrictions on exercise in the new @CircAHA @ACCinTouch Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy guidelines. For those who are genotype-positive, phenotype-negative, shared decision making and regular follow up will be important. bit.ly/3kXsKqt
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Sep 16, 2022
    Long COVID can impair exercise which is a real issue for those who care a lot about fitness & competition. Here is an exercise training protocol published in @JACCJournals to try and help those with #LongCovid get back to normal #JACCCaseReports bit.ly/3xoc58P
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    Dr. Prashant Rao
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    Jul 21, 2023
    Study published @JAMA shows no need to workout most days to ⬇️CVD Non-negotiable: Jog at least 2.5 hrs/week. Negotiable: Do most of it on the weekend if you want... Takeaway: Meet patients where they're at & allow exercise to fit in with their schedule bit.ly/3Q753zu
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