Married my best friend. Doesn’t get any better!

Superb day at the Western Trust IrishCardiacSociety Annual Cardiology Update. Thanks to Prof Monica Monaghan for organising a great meeting in beautiful Fermanagh ☘️Prof Monica Monaghan FESC PhD MBBCh BSc FRCP

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Our JACC publ from ILUMIEN IV. In 1973 pts with complex lesions OCT-guided stenting reduced serious MACE (cardiac death, TV-MI, or stent thrombosis) by 37% compared with angiography-guided stenting. Results consistent across all lesion types. Download from authors.elsevier.com/a/1jQ%7Eg2d9GH…

Women Appear to Quit Interventional Cardiology More Often Than Men Do The extent to which female interventional cardiologists seem to be moving on—one in five on an annual basis—“is really eye-opening to me,” said Dr. Dawn Abbott. Why do you think women are leaving

First publication from SCOT-HEART2! Rationale and Design of SCOT-HEART 2 Trial: CT Angiography for the Prevention of Myocardial Infarction | JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging jacc.org/doi/abs/10.101…

Optima London PCI 2024 registration is now open! Be part of this exciting event in October, at the Royal College of Physicians. Secure your spot today! jcspratt OPCI Registration link: eventsforce.net/maximillion/fr… #Optimalondon2024

🆕 #JACC state-of-the-art review highlights a shift toward a more tailored approach in the management of stable angina by performing a precise endotype diagnosis in patients with INOCA. 👀 Read more: bit.ly/3X6Ttr9

#SAVR vs. #TAVR in patients ≤60 y in California: ✅ #TAVR increase from 7.2% to 45% ✅ 30d mortality similar (0.2% vs 0.4%) ✅ 5y hazard for mortality: HR 2.5, 95% CI 1.1-3.7, p=0.02 ✅ reoperation almost double with #TAVI (2.2% vs 3.8%, p=0.25) ⅓ annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Early bird registration closes on the 31st of August! Discover the hidden hazard of eccentric calcium with Ziad Ali at #Optimalondon2024! Join us on 7-8 October at the Royal College of Physicians. Register now: eventsforce.net/maximillion/55… jcspratt OPCI Carlos Collet MD PhD

Class I recommendation for intracoronary imaging for complex PCI in today’s ESC guidelines Nice to see RCTs and hundreds of thousands of pts worth of observational data change practice. Effect size is large and it is cost effective. Get imaging, folks. academic.oup.com/ehjqcco/advanc…

RESHAPE-HF trial: Among patients with at least moderate functional mitral regurgitation, transcatheter valve repair led to a lower rate of heart failure events during 24 months and better health status at 12 months than medical therapy alone. nej.md/477rpaC #ESCardio

🚨Morning #ESCCongress2024. PCI complications can happen any time- even on a Sunday! Join Angela McInerney Davide Cao thomas modine Nick Curzen & I to discuss dissection, no-reflow, lost kit & more in this session led by Dr Shrilla Banerjee MD FRCP 💙 George Dangas, MD, MACC, MSCAI 📍Rm Prague ⏱️Sun 1 Sep 8:15 am

#swisscto unique and elegant intro from Gregor Leibundgut inviting a patient who benefitted greatly from #CTOpci nice job Gregor!

I have about 15 patients who lost 100-200 pounds and kept it off for 5 or more years without medicine or surgery who are now taking GLP-1 (or GLP-1/GIP) agonists due to their increasing insatiable appetites. They now have relief. There shouldn’t be shame in using them.

Top talk from the simon Walsh about teo stent techniques in tue bifurcation disease (1,1,1 or 0,1,1) Shockwave Medical Peter O'Kane Optima Education @colmhanratty Simon Walsh BostonSci Cardiology

Why does procedural outcome differ geographically? This doesn’t happen with tablets. Maybe it’s operator heterogeneity??

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Belfast calcium meeting- 6 fab live cases, focus on good calcium management and IV imaging, masters imparting great wisdom Shockwave Medical Colum Owens @colmhanratty Dr Peter O'Kane Jack Andrews Hafiz Hussein