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Yael L. Maxwell

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Covers:  interventional cardiology, cardiology, heart disease, medical education, medical training, cardiology fellowship, health, medicine, wellness
Senior Medical Journalist @TCTMD. Hearts & Minds Podcast Host. #FellowsForum Editor. Mama to 2 small humans. Student of the world. @yaelmaxwell.bsky.social

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Yael L. Maxwell’s Biography

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Yael L. Maxwell is Senior Associate News Editor of TCTMD and Senior Medical Writer and Editor in the Editorial Services Department of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in New York City. She covers interventional cardiology research published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at large conferences such as ACC, AHA, TCT, ESC, and EuroPCR. She also interviews important figures in the field on-camera in meeting “wrap-up” videos and is the editor of Fellows Forum--a resource for interventi…

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Statin Therapy Reduces Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness, Studies Suggest

Statin Therapy Reduces Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness, Studies Suggest

Two of the most used preventative health therapies-statins and the influenza vaccine-are especially common am…

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Interventionalist vs Neurologist: RESPECT for Both Sides of the PFO Closure Debate

Interventionalist vs Neurologist: RESPECT for Both Sides of the PFO Closure Debate

Extended findings from the RESPECT trial suggesting some longer term benefit to closing patent foramen ovale …

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Despite Drawbacks and Frustration, EHRs Could Have Meaningful Benefit in Acute MI Patients

Despite Drawbacks and Frustration, EHRs Could Have Meaningful Benefit in Acute MI Patients

Designed ostensibly to improve efficiency and improved outcomes, electronic health records (EHRs) have often …

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Goodbye BMS? New DAPT Analysis Shows Less Stent Thrombosis With DES

Goodbye BMS? New DAPT Analysis Shows Less Stent Thrombosis With DES

Not only do patients treated with DES have fewer stent thromboses than those treated with BMS over almost 3 y…

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PFO Closure Still Attracts Controversy

PFO Closure Still Attracts Controversy

The frequency of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedures has decreased in the past several years, but t…

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Turning Fellows to Flowers: John S. Douglas, Jr., Transforms Trainees

Turning Fellows to Flowers: John S. Douglas, Jr., Transforms Trainees

Looking back, John S. Douglas, Jr., MD, calls his career "a great ride." One of the first physicians to trave…

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Female Sex, Fibrosis Tied to Serious Arrhythmias in Mitral Valve Prolapse

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Among patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) undergoing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, both female sex and myocardial fibrosis were independently related to life-threatening arrhythmic events, according to new prospective data. The two factors increased the risk substantially when combined.
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CAC Derived From Nongated CT Can Accurately Predict CV Risk

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Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are just as good at predicting cardiovascular risk when derived from nongated chest CT scans as opposed to gated scans, according to an analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
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David Taggart, Cardiac Surgeon and ‘Staunch Truthteller,’ Dies at 69

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David Paul Taggart, MD, PhD, who infamously withdrew his name from the EXCEL trial over data manipulation, died Saturday from esophageal cancer at age 69. News of his death was confirmed by colleagues and his institution. Before the EXCEL hubbub, Taggart had been long known as a persistent champion of the truth.
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How is social media changing news?

Social media makes everything more instant. Readers are expecting us to publish faster and that requires incredible adaptability & knowledge.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being a journalist means telling it like it is but redefining the "it" with every story.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

I love my shiny red Sony voice recorder and I swear by otranscribe.com to help me go through all my tape. Also, crayon highlighters.