From a work perspective, John's passing really is the end of an era, not just for Guy's & St Thomas' hospitals, not just for his Valve Research Group, not just for the Society he founded - BHVS - but also for all valve patients 1/

BHVS meeting Joseph Zacharias talking on guess what? Mitral valves! Repairs look good & should always be considered! Repair methods improved over the years- repair outcomes look good! & a quick view of the Blackpool data Maciej Dębski with repair better esp in young

BHVS Spring Meeting 2024 - Madame President Madalina Garbi discussing mitral valves! Lots to learn but one clear reminder - if in primary MR evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension is an INDICATION for surgery, not a hindrance BHVS Harriet Hurrell Benoy Shah MD Hany Ragy

BHVS Spring Meeting - excellent talk including echo assessment to plan mitral valve repair and check result with Max Baghai, minimal invasive mitral surgeon. ⁦BHVS⁩ ⁦BISMICS⁩

BHVS Spring Meeting 2024 - Stellar talk on tricuspid TEER guidance from ⁦Serge C. Harb⁩ ⁦Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic⁩ ⁦BHVS⁩

What a rich 2-day heart valve meeting - plenty to reflect on and improve clinical practice and patient care! Thanks BHVS and all the expert speakers 🤓 #HeartValveDisease #echofirst #Cardiology

Thank you ⁦BHVS⁩ ⁦Madalina Garbi⁩ for getting us all together for a great “deep dive” into tricuspid valve intervention. Really enjoyed the day. 👌🏾🙏🏾

The results of a national survey of cardiac surgeons in 🇬🇧 on antithrombotics used after heart valve surgery, undertaken jointly by BHVS and SCTS UK, are now published and we are pleased to share them... A brief 🧵 academic.oup.com/icvts/article/…

Join #EACVI community in 🇩🇪 from 11-13 Dec at the 🌍’s leading #echofirst congress, #VHD Valvular Heart Disease and Precision Medicine.   3 reasons to submit your abstract! •Get published in the #EHJCVI, the online supplement •Gain visibility all year long on ESC 365

5 genes associated with dilated cardiomyopathy for the general cardiologist to be aware of - slide by Anshuman Sengupta at #bcs2024

#NYValves Cardiovascular Research Foundation RTHahnMD Julia Grapsa John excellent tips and tricks for guidance of M TEER from Edwin Ho and expert panel and chairs!

🎉 Congratulations to Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for being the highest ranked training centres in the BJCA Training Survey! A huge congratulations for your efforts in delivering high-quality cardiology training 🫀

Study on prevalence of community asymptomatic valvular disease 📝 28% have mild or higher degree valve disease 🧐 2.4% have moderate or severe For over 75 yrs, 15 ultrasound scans would identify one pt with valve disease Oxford Journals European Society of Cardiology academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/ad…

Original Article: Transcatheter Repair versus Mitral-Valve Surgery for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation (MATTERHORN) nej.md/3ACiKk2 #ESCardio | European Society of Cardiology

#ESCCongress2024 **MATTERHORN Trial** RCT of mitral transcatheter edge-edge repair (mTEER) versus MV surgery in patients with HFrEF and at least moderate secondary MR A thread...