Cardiac Imager @BaptistHealthSF || #structuralimaging ||#iEcho || #yesCCT || Tweets ≠ advice || Opinions are my own
Miami, FL
Joined August 2019
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Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Ready to take the next step after internal medicine residency? Register for the upcoming webinar to learn more about the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship ⬇️
Program info: medicine.fiu.edu/academics/r…
📣 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀! Join us for an FIU/Baptist Health Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program virtual info session.
📅 June 16, 2026 | ⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM EST
🔗 Register here: go.fiu.edu/Cardiovascular
@BaptistHealthSF
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Registration is now open for the 2026 Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium happening on Oct. 2-3, 2026
Explore echo fundamentals, advanced imaging, valve disease and structural heart interventions.
Register here: bapth.lt/MiamiEcho
#MedTwitter
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
I don’t think people realize how much healthcare costs are driving big companies to fire and not hire.
It costs them $30k per family, per year for premiums and care. Most of that goes to the massive, vertically integrated insurance companies that send weekly bills that no one reviews in details. And it doesn’t include the company overhead to deal with it all. It’s usually the 2nd largest expense after payroll. Which is insane
It’s far easier to blame AI than it is to blame Healthcare costs.
Want to increase jobs, wages and improve affordability for every American ?
Break up the biggest insurance companies. Make divest non insurance companies. They don’t need thousands of subsidiaries. That’s how they game and abuse the system and increase costs for all of us.
Call your senator and tell them to support the BreakUp Big Medicine Bill by @HawleyMO and @SenWarren.
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
🔥Hot off the press: New Training Statement For Advanced CV Imaging acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology…
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I went off on the healthcare system. Let me know if you agree or disagree
Mark Cuban (@mcuban) testifies on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) before the Senate
Full video here: c-span.org/event/senate-comm…
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
When the mitral annulus is too calcified to play by the rules.
This JTCVS Structural Heart study from The Heart Hospital, showing that balloon-expandable valves offer a safe, effective surgical option in severe MAC in patients deemed otherwise inoperable
bit.ly/46WXKCo
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
🌍 Confirmada no #DIC2025:
Dr.ª Zuyue Wang, diretora regional de cardiologia não invasiva no Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital (Texas, EUA), estará no módulo Adulto!
📍 BH | 16 a 18/10
🎟️ congressodic2025.com.br
#Cardiologia #ImagemCardiovascular #CongressoMédico
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
cor triatriatum sinister lies above LAA & this membrane/curved shelf moves TOWARDs mitral valve in diastole & pulm veins drain proximal to this membrane #echofirst
How to tell the difference between cor Triatriatum & supravalvular ring by #echofirst?
🔺Location:above LAA(cor triatriatum) or below LAA(ring)
🔺Movement:TOWARDs the mitral valve in diastole (cor triatriatum)or AWAY from MV in diastole (ring)
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Tricuspid Regurgitation: Repair vs. Replacement ... aselearninghub.org/topclass/…
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Pleased to announce the publication of the design and rationale of the Intra Cardiac Echo vs Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (ICE-TEE) study..
The FIRST prospective randomized controlled trial comparing both approaches of ICE guidance with moderate sedation vs TEE imaging with intubation and general anesthesia, with a focus on
-Intraprocedural outcomes
-Peridevice leaks on follow-ups
-Patient comfort questionnaire
-An important financial cost analysis
Sponsored by the Baylor Research Institute
Supported by @Philips with the VeriSight Pro catheter.
Enrollment has started! Excited for the journey!
@AbbottNews
@bostonsci
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Pedro Covas MD retweeted
This comprehensive review by Goel et al. explores the principles, procedural details, and outcomes of techniques including BASILICA, ShortCut, UNICORN, and newer methods like CATHEDRAL and Splitter. Each approach is discussed in the context of anatomical challenges, device innovation, and operator experience. @GilbertTangMD
eurointervention.pcronline.c…
#TAVI #InterventionalCardiology #LeafletModification #StructuralHeart #ValveTherapy #EAPCI
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
JUST OUT @JACCJournals #JACCINT our first-in-human #Evoque #TTVR CT analysis showing Evoque decoupling design of inner valve well expanded and outer frame conforming to native #tricuspid anatomy. Longer term follow-up will determine valve durability. @MountSinaiHeart @MountSinaiNYC @IcahnMountSinai @bhavanadhar @KHERA_MD @LucySafi @ParasuramMD @DoctorKini @georgedangas @DLBHATTMD @DrDavidReich
jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.…
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Honored and grateful to present the Dr. Miles J Schwartz Lecture today @MSSM morningside 🙏@HollandTamis @waeljabber @seanpinney @GWSMHS @GW_MFA
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Access free for 50 days our SOTA bit.ly/43gXiwU The Last Decade in
Tricuspid Regurgitation: How Imaging Shaped a Field @lpbadano @denisamuraru @FabienPraz @NAjmoneMarsan @VDelgadoGarcia @j_hausleiter @JACCJournals @escardio @ACCinTouch
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical #AorticValve Replacement: The debate rages on! 🏥 This new study suggests mechanical may be the way to go for younger patients. Where do you stand? 🤔
🔗 Full #JACC study: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.…
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Excited to share our new paper "Intraprocedural Guidance for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Challenging Scenarios" published in @JACCJournals
Check it out! 🔗 ➠ bit.ly/4kmiCrp
@GilbertTangMD @KHERA_MD @DoctorKini @ParasuramMD @MountSinaiHeart
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Thank you @purviparwani for the invite to present and discuss cases with the colleagues at @LLUHealth during the imaging grand rounds. Honored to present our experience from @HeartPlano on diagnosis and management of #PVL.
Terrific grand rounds by my friend and incredible multimodality imager @AmroAlsaid on role of multimodality imaging in evaluation of paravalvular leak @LLUHealth #LLUHeart
Here are some key points
1. Any PVL more than mild is not good
2. use of #WhyCMR to accurately assess TAVR PVL that’s more than mild
3. Data shows real success with mitral PVL ( reduction down to mild) with trans catheter options only around ~ 50%
4. Use of multimodality imaging to evaluate complex cases with eccentric jet
@jasonhoff13 @amrmohsen213 @AAHilliardMD @LLUHPhysicians @DmitryAbramovMD @DennisGrewal
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
University of Miami | Jackson Memorial | Miami Transplant Institute is looking for a dynamic BC/BE Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist interested in joining our well-established and leading academic program in South Florida. Contact me for details @YChatzizisis
Pedro Covas MD retweeted
Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis, chief of cardiovascular medicine, presented on AI, regulatory changes and trends in cardiovascular care at the SCCT meeting. In this Q&A, Dr. Chatzizisis reflects on how researchers and clinicians are pushing the envelope in cardiac computed tomography.