Interventional cardiologist, wife and mom.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2019
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Rita Butler, MD retweeted
Doctors at a major US insurance company deny tens of thousands of claims a month without even looking at patients’ files.
“We literally click & submit,” a former Cigna doctor told @ProPublica & @Capitol_Forum. “It takes all of 10 seconds to do 50 at a time.”
The inside story 🧵
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Lovely to have @MEspositoMD back in town for #THT! Excellent talk on the RV in cardiogenic shock, reminding us to separate congestion from the assessment of RHF @Womenintxp_mcs @TuftsMCCVFellow
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Something tells me the future of Submassive PE is going to change in the near future. Looking forward to answering more questions in the upcoming PEERLESS trial here at @VirtuaHealth with @ButlerMd & @DoctorMoussa
55 y.o w syncope. O2 sat 90 on 5L> 99% on RA. PA 65/26 > 46/14.
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My patient with protek in for 3 weeks. New distal rca lesion. Have you seen or heard of this? @Babar_Basir
Device (Protek Duo) used for RV support can choke on distal RCA territory blood supply. Needs low threshold for appropriate (although difficult) actions @ericgnall @MaraCarolineMD @Marcmaalouf3 #ecmo @ACCmediacenter #cardiotwitter
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I was recently told that testosterone is required for success in interventional cardiology. Let’s not confuse aggression with ability #ACCIC #cardiotwitter
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Congrats to our very own @aomondi for winning 1st place in the Delaware Valley Echo Society Interesting Cases competition!
Rita Butler, MD retweeted
I just received a positive COVID-19 test result after being locked down in a secured room at the Capitol where several Republicans not only cruelly refused to wear a mask but recklessly mocked colleagues and staff who offered them one.
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Rita Butler, MD retweeted
Wow! Most states in US have <2% female cardiologists! We have work to do to represent the 50% of the females in our population. Talking Diversity @ACCinTouch @TNChapterACC with @ditchhaporia #ACCFIT #ACCWIC – at Tennessee, USA
I was today years old when I first saw a venous valve actually close. #vascular
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No difference in long-term mortality w/ #PCI vs. #CABG for left main #CAD
Systematic review & meta-analysis: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Official Journal of @SCAI
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Great lesson for all #ACCFIT!
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With dr #Sutter at @mainlinehealth @LankenauCV, a master in #hybrid revascularization, #coronary surgery and #RoboticCABG! A pleasure visit Lankenau Hospital and Main Line Health care system! Congrats to all the team! @BaselRamlawiMD #RobertoRodriguez #GrayWilliam #Goldmanscott
Rita Butler, MD retweeted
How to explain discrepancy between RA sat 70% and PA sat 35%? patient with severe HOCM cardiogenic shock likely precipitated by episodes of AF. PA sat normalized after a few hours on VA ecmo. Too big a discrepancy to explain by ultra low coronary sinus contribution?
Rita Butler, MD retweeted
Receiving the Medal of Freedom from my friend @BarackObama was a great, great honor. I'm proud to have dedicated my life to serving this country — but I'm not done yet.
Rita Butler, MD retweeted
Today, we will still show up. And smile in Zoom meetings. And round on patients. And submit papers. And be “essential”.
But inside?
We know we are not valued or respected.
When we get home tonight, we can be murdered in our beds, and our killers will walk free.
We are tired.