The Section of Cardiology at @BCMHouston is nationally and internationally recognized for its outstanding clinical and scientific research programs.
Houston, TX
Joined April 2019
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BCM Cardiology retweeted
📍 If you’re in the Chicago area, don’t miss this in-person talk — so much to learn and discover on cardiac amyloidosis!
#Amyloidosis #ARC #ARCfellow
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Jagged Little Pill: With Merck’s Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor, Does LDL-C Care Change? insideprecisionmedicine.com/… via @Inside_PM Excellent article #PCSK9 #prevention #lipids @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @BCMFromtheLabs @Texas_Heart @society_eas @SethShayMartin
BCM Cardiology retweeted
🚀#ASE2026 kicks off this Friday with a fantastic valve & SHD track.
🌟Join us and follow along with me and the other #SoMe champions. #SeeYouInAurora
👉bit.ly/3Nqvtga
👉Read highlights and can't-miss sessions of the V&SHD track in EchoMagazine: 780c073a1.flowpaper.com/Echo…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Happy to share that the impact factor for #JACCHF increased to 11.9 ! 🏆 Grateful to our exceptional authors, reviewers, readers, Editorial Board, dedicated @JACCJournals staff & #HF community for making this possible. 🙏🏼 @ACCinTouch @ACCmediacenter @BCMHeart @bcmhouston
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Great honor to receive this award from @nationallipid It has been an amazing journey in my career w so many great mentors, colleagues and mentees @vijay_nambi @LaylaAbushamat @virani_md @hwubcm @yakoubenehasan @arsalanhamid93 @jia_xiaoming @AbdulMannan5465
Dr @CBallantyneMD W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award Lectureship. Congratulations on this incredible and well deserved recognition! #NLASessions @nationallipid
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Honored to received the Trainee Excellence Award 🏅from the Academy of Resident and Fellow Educators at @bcmhouston. I’m thankful to my wife & family, program director @arunima_misra and my mentors at @BCMHeart for their unwavering support in my career and in life 😇 #ACCFIT
BCM Cardiology retweeted
This is a tremendous honor. Virgil Brown has been an outstanding researcher, clinician, educator and leader @nationallipid This award is a tribute to my mentors, trainees, colleagues and collaborators @BCMHeart @vijay_nambi @LaylaAbushamat @virani_md
Congratulations to Christie Ballantyne, MD, recipient of the 2026 W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award!🏅
The highest honor conferred by the NLA, this award recognizes outstanding contributions to the diagnosis and treatment of lipid disorders. Dr. Ballantyne's decades of leadership in cardiology, cardiometabolic disease prevention, and lipid science make him a truly deserving recipient.
Don't miss his Award Lectureship on June 12 at #NLASessions: "My Journey as a Researcher, Clinician, and Patient in the Field of Lipids and Atherosclerosis: Setbacks, Advances, and Opportunities."
@CBallantyneMD #Lipidology #CardiometabolicHealth #PreventiveCardiology
BCM Cardiology retweeted
⌛️Still time to register for the Houston State‑of‑the‑Art Echo Symposium | Apr 10–11
🫀Sharpen your echo skills
🔍 New guideline updates
🎓 NBE Boot Camp
🤝 Real‑world Heart Team cases
💻 Hybrid | 18 CME/MOC
💡 @ASE360 & GHSEV member discounts
👉 bit.ly/4kssYX3
BCM Cardiology retweeted
🔔Save the Date (April 10–11) & register for the Houston State‑of‑the‑Art Echo Symposium!
🫀 Comprehensive echo review
📚 Case‑based learning & guideline update
🎓 NBE Board Boot Camp
💻 Hybrid
🎖️ 18 CME/MOC
🔗Brochure: ghsev.org/wp-content/uploads…
🔗Register: cpd.education.bcm.edu/conten…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
A recent #JACCAdvances State-of-the-Art Review dives into the evidence both for and against several controversial foods and provides recommendations based on the available literature on cardiovascular health and outcomes.
Get full details: bit.ly/46iAC0w #cvPrev
BCM Cardiology retweeted
In @LipidJournal we discuss our experience @BCMHeart of the impact of genetic testing for FH on clinical practice:
- Majority diagnoses by clinical criteria before testing
⬇️ LDL-C
⬆️ PCSK9i prescriptions
@CBallantyneMD @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Nice paper by @arsalanhamid93 looking at the impact of genetic testing on treatment in clinical practice, results may underestimate impact as lipid clinic already aggressive w rx and clinical dx @FamilyHeartFdn @BCMHeart @BaylorGenetics @Texas_Heart
In @LipidJournal we discuss our experience @BCMHeart of the impact of genetic testing for FH on clinical practice:
- Majority diagnoses by clinical criteria before testing
⬇️ LDL-C
⬆️ PCSK9i prescriptions
@CBallantyneMD @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
State of the art review on #PCSK9i with @yakoubenehasan injectables, oral and gene editing @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @BCMDeptMedicine @Texas_Heart @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @society_eas @atherosociety @LaylaAbushamat #enlicitide #laroprovstat
Our latest review in @ATHjournal looks at current and upcoming advances in PCSK9 inhibition for LDL-C lowering & ASCVD prevention: mAbs → siRNA → oral agents → gene editing. #CardioTwitter #Lipidology #PCSK9 @brettsmansfield @CBallantyneMD
atherosclerosis-journal.com/…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
If you want to lower LDL-c and #apoB in high risk individuals, then be thinking of trainees @BCMHeart @BCMDeptMedicine @LaylaAbushamat @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @ASPCardio @society_eas
Now on @Medscape : @CBallantyneMD discusses why statins alone aren’t always enough.
Watch the full discussion: lnkd.in/gCsPcxg3
#Cardiology #Cholesterol #LDL #PreventiveCardiology #HeartHealth #Medscape #BaylorCollegeOfMedicine #TexasHeart
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Thoughtful conversations on careers as researchers, challenge ofwork life balance, excitement of discovery and science @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @bcmhouston @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @AHAScience @society_eas
Where is cardiovascular science headed next?
@CBallantyneMD joined fellow AHA 2025 Distinguished Scientist honorees on Aha! with @JAHA_AHA to discuss discovery, career journeys, and what’s ahead for the field.
🎥 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=-HcSSyDn…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
📢 Join me this Friday, Jan 16, for @Texas_Heart Grand Rounds.
✅I’ll discuss the growth and evolution of Interventional Echocardiography #iEcho, training, opportunities, challenges, and where we are in 2026.
📍 Denton Cooley Auditorium
💻 Livestream: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Very interesting conversation about oral #PCSK9i #enlicitide #LDL #apoB clinical trials @BCMHeart @BCMDeptMedicine @BCM_CVRI @Texas_Heart @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @ASPCardio @society_eas @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi @albericocatapan
Oral PCSK9 Therapy And The Future Of Heart Disease - Dr. Christie M. Ballantyne, MD - @CBallantyneMD @bcmhouston & Dr. Alexander Tal, MD @ProgressPotent1 @irat1onal @Merck @RealChemistry_ #Cardiology #Atherosclerosis #HeartDiseasePrevention #Enlicitide #PCSK9 - youtube.com/watch?v=ANPedCAR…
BCM Cardiology retweeted
It has been a challenging year for academic medicine, but we won’t let the grinches take away our love of research and education! @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @Texas_Heart @BCMDeptMedicine @LaylaAbushamat @vijay_nambi @bcmhouston Biomedical research drives medicine!
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Great opportunity for preventive cardiology training. Please apply by Dec. 6 if interested! @CMHC_CME @nationallipid @ASPCardio @BCM_CVRI @BCMHeart @Texas_Heart @BCMDeptMedicine
We are accepting applications for our preventive cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. Pl submit applications to [email protected] by dec 6 if interested @CBallantyneMD @LaylaAbushamat @ASPCardio @nationallipid
BCM Cardiology retweeted
Important results on #enlicitide oral PCSK9 inhibitor @nationallipid @CMHC_CME @ASPCardio @society_eas #AHA25 @Texas_Heart @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @BCMDeptMedicine @Merck @BCMFromtheLabs
🎙️NEW #AHA25 #LBCT Interview 🌟 Dr @CBallantyneMD discusses findings from the CORALreef #HeFH trial, investigating safety and efficacy of oral #PCSK9 inhibitor, enlicitide decanoate, in familial #hypercholesterolemia and high-risk patients.
📽️Watch here👉 ow.ly/qF5X50Xp5yb
📊Findings included around 50% reductions in apolipoprotein B, reductions in LDL cholesterol, and a good safety profile.
#AHA2025 #CardioEd