Interventional Cardiology Fellow at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Former Chief Medical Resident at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Roanoke, VA
Joined December 2018
Michael Sternberg, DO, MS retweeted
Compared with conventional strategies, Hybrid Coronary Revascularization provided satisfactory long-term outcomes in MACCE and functional status for multivessel disease From @jaccjournals jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.… @JGrapsa @hahn_rt @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973
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Contrary to popular belief, thermodilution is accurate in patients with tricuspid regurgitation! bit.ly/3VPrdFG @InvasiveCardiol @MdSaado @murtipatel_ @sarakwiat
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Michael Sternberg, DO, MS retweeted
New data from ERAS: The AVERAGE number of applications per applicant for Cardiology Fellowship is 90 (!!!!). That's right...NINETY applications per applicant. IMGs=115 apps per. (1 of 2)
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Michael Sternberg, DO, MS retweeted
1/4 - The Mystery You are admitting a patient with confusion. As part of the initial work-up, an ECG is obtained. It is markedly abnormal. 🤔 What vitamin deficiency could lead to this ECG finding?
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Michael Sternberg, DO, MS retweeted
Here’s a situation many of us have seen in the ICU or ED: “It looked like there was ST elevation on the monitor but when I took a 12 lead it was gone?!” A STEMI went MIA? Here’s a #tweetorial all about why ST segments look different on monitors. #FOAMed #FOAMcc 1/
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Replying to @ISU_Figure
@ISU_Figure should be absolutely ashamed of itself for the subjectivity and score inflation in judging the ice dancing competition. Such a disservice to the sport @USFigureSkating
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Michael Sternberg, DO, MS retweeted
Please get vaccinated
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Michael Sternberg, DO, MS retweeted
“Our study suggests that there is moderately high transfer of apixaban into human milk, with a relative infant dose of 18%.” P Datta et al, Obstet Gynecol 137(6):1080-2. @greenjrnl #Cardioobstetrics @cardioPCImom @MinnowWalsh @DrMarthaGulati @malamo512
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When PTH is in the many thousands, think parathyroid carcinoma! @VCU_IMRes #MRpearls @rva_IntMedPD @jaypark_is_here
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Treatment of bladder cancer with intravesical BCG (form of Mycobacterium bovis) can result in disseminated M. bovis in a small % of patients. This can occur years later! #MRpearls @VCU_IMRes @ETKirtonDavis @alex_pandelidis @ZoeXZhang @rva_IntMedPD @Adnan_KhanMD
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There are many compensatory mechanisms for chronic hypoxia that allow ppl with congenital heart disease, and those at high altitude to survive. Avg PaO2 in La Rinconada, Peru is 43mmHg! PMID 28514605 #MRPearls @VCU_IMRes @ETKirtonDavis @TedRader4MD @Adnan_KhanMD
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Michael Sternberg, DO, MS retweeted
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68yoF PMHx unspecified psych disorder p/w with 4 days intermittent chest pain, but chest pain free at time of EKG (below). Mild tachycardia, other vitals stable, CXR normal, Troponin 2. LHC 2019- normal coronaries. Would you activate cath lab? What’s the diagnosis?
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TTE was consistent with Takotsubo Syndome
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Replying to @khaledchatila1
Greatest relative risk ⬇️ in all-cause mortality is beta-blockers Greatest absolute risk ⬇️ (if abs risk in control group is comparable) is beta-blockers Greatest ⬆️ in LVEF is beta-blockers (If goal is ⬇️ 🏨, toss up, if ⬆️ health status ARNI or SGLT2i) @JavedButler1
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