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Joshua Thornsberry

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🎓 DNP 🥼 Nurse Practitioner 🫀 Hearts 🏥 APP Fellowship Director 🍎 Educator 🏠 ATL 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ ⛺️ Camper #ACC #ACCCVT #CCKE #ACCPRIDE #AANP #NPsLead #CardioSky #MedSky DNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, CCK, AACC

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 3

🚨 Big News! I’m a #ACC25 Social Media Ambassador! 🚨

🫀 I’ll be live from Chicago, March 29-31 – bringing you exclusive updates from @accintouch.bsky.social and @jaccjournals.bsky.social

Drop a 💙 if you’re attending!

🔗 Learn more: accscientificsession.acc.org

#ACC25 #CardioSky #ACCCVT

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · Apr 5

An interesting study looking at using a deep learning model to evaluate ECGs in the emergency room to determine if patients need coronary revascularization as existing methods can sometimes be inconclusive.
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 30

Tomorrow is your last chance to visit this BP measurement learning station at #ACC25!

Avoiding common pitfalls is key to accurate care—don’t miss it in the Personalized Skills Center.

learn.acc.org/Page/LEARNHTN

#ACCCVT #CardioSky #WellstarCVteam

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

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American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · Mar 30

ALPACA: The novel extended-duration small interfering RNA lepodisiran reduced mean serum concentrations of Lp(a) from 60 to 180 days after being administered subcutaneously. #ACC25

Learn more about the study ➡️ bit.ly/3Y1DkU7

#CardioSky #MedSky

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JACC Journals @jaccjournals.bsky.social · Mar 30

Dr. Victor Dzau presenting his keynote speech, Science, Medicine, and Society: A Brave New World, during the 2025 Eugene Braunwald Keynote happening now! 📍Room S100b

#ACC25 #CardioSky

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Cristina Popa @nephroseeker.medsky.social · Mar 30

FRESH-UP Trial #ACC25 #medsky

RCT comparing liberal vs restricted fluid intake (≤1500 ml/d) in 504 pts with stable chronic HF

🌊No difference in status health quantified by Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire at 3 mths
🌊 More thirst distress with restriction

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Catherine Benziger MD MPH FAHA FACC @drbenzigerheart.bsky.social · Mar 30

Dr. Victor Dzau:
How do we improve #cvd with rising #obesity?
✅Start with 1° and 2° #cvprev
✅Primordial prevention

@accintouch.bsky.social #acc25

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Catherine Benziger MD MPH FAHA FACC @drbenzigerheart.bsky.social · Mar 30

Dr. Victor Dzau:
Future of #CVD care is going to be evolving rapidly over the next century:
❤️ Emphasis on prevention
❤️ Equitable access and affordable
❤️ Mission-based innovation
❤️ Develop national priorities

Need governance to oversee innovation, ensure ethics

#acc25
@accintouch.bsky.social

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 30

A multidisciplinary approach—from cardiology to nursing to pharmacy—shows what’s possible when we work together.

The result? A jump in SGLT2i prescribing rates and more holistic post-AMI care!

#ACC25 #CardioSky #WellstarCVteam #ACCCVT

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 30

Wellstar team-based care in action at #ACC25!

This poster showcases a coordinated strategy to improve SGLT2i use post-AMI—driving better prescribing, education, and follow-up for patients.

#ACCCVT #CardioSky #WellstarCVteam

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 30

These findings will reshape how care teams educate and manage patients with HF—allowing us to shift focus from fluid limits to the underlying drivers of decompensation that truly impact outcomes.

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

#ACC25 #WellstarCVteam #ACCCVT

Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 30

FRESH-UP at #ACC25: No benefit to fluid restriction in HF. No harm with liberal intake. Improved QOL with more fluid freedom.

Supports what we have long suspected—and may help shift the standard of care moving forward.

#CardioSky #WellstarCVteam

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · Mar 30

Limiting fluid intake may have no benefit for patients with #HeartFailure, according to findings from the FRESH-UP study presented during a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session at #ACC25.

Check out the key findings ➡️ bit.ly/3DYGHEl

#CardioSky #MedSky

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Jae Patton 🏳️‍🌈🫀 ❤️‍🔥🏳️‍🌈 @jaepattonnp.bsky.social · Mar 30

#ACC25 #LGBTQ work group represents at the Health #Equity Hub!

Dr Deb and Dr Coylewright - So proud of the work you’re both doing!

@thornsberryjd.bsky.social
@brototod.bsky.social

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Jae Patton 🏳️‍🌈🫀 ❤️‍🔥🏳️‍🌈 @jaepattonnp.bsky.social · Mar 30

Join us for this exciting session on management of CIEDs in complex patients -
#ACC25 #CIED #cardiopalli #SDM
@accintouch.bsky.social @thornsberryjd.bsky.social

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 30

EquiOx at #ACC25 confirms it: pulse oximeters don’t perform equally across skin tones—especially critically ill patients

Wellstar’s, Dr. Paul Douglass shared insight on the need for equity in device validation

#ACCCVT #CardioSky #WellstarCVteam

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 30

MIGHTy-Heart took on gaps in HF care transitions.

✴️ 2,003 enrolled → MIH vs. TOCC
✴️ No difference in 30-day outcomes
✴️ Younger patients & women saw more benefit.

Impressive representation: 52% women, 47% Black

#ACC25 #CardioSky #WellstarCVteam

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

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Katie Kalvaitis @katiekalvaitis.bsky.social · Mar 30

🔥Hot off the press:

Highlights from day 1 at #ACC25 #CardioSky

📌 WARRIOR
📌 STRIDE
📌 API-CAT
📌 SOUL
📌 RIVAWAR
📌 & more in the link

www.healio.com/news/cardiol...

https://healio.com/news/cardiolog…

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Stephen Jenkins @sjenkinsmd.bsky.social · Mar 30

Among persons with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, or both, oral semaglutide was associated with a significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events than placebo #MedSky #CardioSky #NephSky
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetes | NEJM

The cardiovascular safety of oral semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, has been established in persons with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk. An assessment of the ca...

www.nejm.org

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Katie Kalvaitis @katiekalvaitis.bsky.social · Mar 30

More from day 1 #ACC25 …

📌 WARRIOR = the largest study of women with suspected ischemia with nonobstructive coronary disease

📌 Intensive medical therapy did not prevent 🫀 events for women with INOCA

📌 “This trial should not be considered a negative trial”

www.healio.com/news/cardiol...

Intensive medical therapy does not help or harm women with chest pain: WARRIOR

CHICAGO — Among women with suspected ischemia with nonobstructive coronary disease, an intensive medical therapy strategy did not reduce risk for major adverse CV events at 5 years compared with...

www.healio.com

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 29

You folks lead with compassion! Such important work!

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Jae Patton 🏳️‍🌈🫀 ❤️‍🔥🏳️‍🌈 @jaepattonnp.bsky.social · Mar 29

#ACC25 #Palliative Workgroup Huddle!

So much creativity and compassion - and WORK - in the this group!

#ACCGeriatric #ACCFIT #ACCCVT
@accintouch.bsky.social @shummelmd.bsky.social @thornsberryjd.bsky.social

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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · Mar 29

Join us for a fun #CardioObstetrics session at #ACC25 #CardioSky

📅 Sun, Mar 30
⏰ 10AM

@accintouch.bsky.social @mdharringtonc.bsky.social @drklindley.bsky.social @abraguo.bsky.social @garimasharmamd.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social @thornsberryjd.bsky.social

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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · Mar 29

Join us now for #ACC25 #CardioObstetrics Meet-Up
@accintouch.bsky.social @mdharringtonc.bsky.social @drklindley.bsky.social

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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · Mar 29

Today at 4:30PM
Don’t miss #ACC25 #CardioObstetrics Meet-Up

Abra Guo, MD @abraguo.bsky.social · Mar 24

T minus 5 days to #ACC25 🚨🚨🚨
🫀Reprohealth and #Cardioobstetrics member Meet-Up
🫀When: March 29 4:30 CST
🫀Where: Lounge + Learn Pavilion. Zone 2

#cardiosky #medsky #obsky #maternalhealth #reprosky #highriskpregnancy #mfmsky
#womensheartdisease @accintouch.bsky.social @acog-org.bsky.social

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Joshua Thornsberry @thornsberryjd.bsky.social · Mar 29

📆 Mark your calendars for Monday at #ACC25!

Wellstar MCG presents a high-stakes case: RotaWire entrapment, fracture, and retrieval—titled “When It Rains It Pours.” ☔️💙

You won’t want to miss this one!

#WellstarCVteam #CardioSky

@accintouch.bsky.social @jaccjournals.bsky.social

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