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Sunil V. Rao
@SVRaoMD
Director of Interventional Cardiology @nyulangone; Editor-In-Chief @CircIntv; Former @vadurham & @DukeHeartCenter. Buckeye. Tweets my own and ≠ med advice
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Jan 29, 2025
    Help me understand this. Why would a medical student have to pay the govt back tuition that the govt didn’t pay?
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    Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D.
    House Republicans
    @RepGregMurphy
    Jan 28, 2025
    Replying to @GmOrr9000
    It should be mandated that unless disabled, each medical school graduate should have to practice medicine FULL TIME for 15 years (minimum) or have to refund the Federal Government for the cost of tuition.
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Dec 19, 2019
    Holiday airport pick up 2019. Got a few laughs. Another step in my endless quest to embarrass my children.
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Aug 8, 2018
    Rounding on consults and saw the following treatment plan on an admission note: "Heparin, cath, all of the heart things."
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Oct 15, 2018
    On the topic of correlation vs. causation...
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Aug 5, 2022
    Thank you ⁦@vadurham ⁦@DCRINews⁩ @DukeHeartCenter⁩ for the past 26 years. #newbeginnings
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Sep 18, 2018
    'No evidence' having high levels of bad cholesterol causes heart disease, claim 17 cardiologists as they call on doctors to 'abandon' statins
    dailymail.com
    'No evidence' having bad cholesterol causes heart disease
    High levels of LDL-C, known as bad cholesterol, has been considered a major cause of heart disease - the world's leading killer - for at least 50 years.
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Aug 5, 2023
    What a remarkable exchange. The head of ABIM criticizing physicians for taking up hobbies, implying that time away from work is for doing MOC. ABIM seems stunningly out of touch.
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    chadi nabhan MD, MBA, FACP
    @chadinabhan
    Aug 5, 2023
    This Tue AM, I host the epic discussion btw @AaronGoodman33 and @RichardBaron17 on the MOC of the ABIM exclusively on #HealthcareUnfiltered podcast. This is a clip from the pod that U will NOT want to miss. It all started with a petition, now with >11k signatures. watch it all
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Oct 31, 2024
    "In interventional cardiology we will use the metric system to measure things." "Like catheter diameters Sir?" "No - those we will measure using French sizes." "What about wires Sir?" "We will measure those in inches" "Why Sir?" "No one knows"
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    Sunil V. Rao
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    May 21, 2023
    Congratulations ⁦@lily_a_rao⁩ on graduating from ⁦@BrandeisU⁩! The days are long but the years are short…
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Feb 1, 2021
    Started running again after a years-long hiatus. I relearned something very important... I hate running.
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Aug 26, 2024
    See you soon kiddo Stay safe, have fun, and learn something. #goingtocollege
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Apr 2, 2020
    Week 2 Shelter in place. Rao Family is at Threat Level Backstreet
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Mar 7, 2018
    Unbelievable! Great case report.
    nejm.org
    Self-Management of an Inferior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | NEJM
    Severe chest pain and dizziness developed in a 44-year-old nurse, the only medical professional at a remote post in Australia. He obtained his own ECG, which showed ST-segment elevation myocardial ...
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    Sunil V. Rao
    @SVRaoMD
    Jul 9, 2024
    You may have heard of the "5-6-7-8" rule for LM-LAD-LCx stent MSAs to reduce long term MACE, but this new study in @CircIntv suggests that bigger MSAs are needed. A new "6-8-12" rule? ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…).
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