In memoriam: Akira Endo. He discovered the statins with a profound impact on public health by significantly reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. bit.ly/4fUXCpz #EHJ Rocco Montone EHJ Editor-in-Chief

Women on editorial boards: where are they? 📍26 EIC from 49 journals 📍20% women EIC 2023 🆚 5% 2013 📍 ⤴️26% women on editorial boards in 2023 (19% in 2013) 📍more women if EIC woman 📍why so few 💃🏻? Less WIC but also they state 💃🏻 “under qualified” 📎 rb.gy/2iytjy

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Today our patron BAFTA award winner author and former doctor Adam Kay is calling on every NHS organisation in the country to plant a memorial tree to honour the lives of health workers who have died by suicide. The statistics are shocking - one doctor takes their life every

Caring for CHD patients anywhere in the world? Join our ESC ACHD WG, No fees, Have a Stronger Voice! myesc.escardio.org/ESC_Applicatio…

Cardiomyopathy UK national training day being held in Liverpool 21/10/24. Delegate places extended due to popular demand! Sign up here: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…

Did you know: If you have a pacemaker, you can put it in your Will to have your pacemaker donated to a dog in need after you pass. Pacemakers cannot be donated to another human, but they can be donated to dogs with cardiac issues who would depend on it to stay alive. You can

Find information about the different contraceptive methods available and how they might affect your heart condition in our updated Contraception leaflet💓 Log in and download this and our other leaflets in the Members Area: sfhearts.org.uk/resources/

Give it up to Lloyd!!! Today 19 year old Lloyd Martin became the youngest known person with Down syndrome to complete a marathon.

🎉A huge thanks to Will Jenner Olly Brown Abigail Moore Tom Gilpin Holly Fielder Camm and others for leading on this. A huge thank you to all the trainees for completing the survey, without who we couldn't produce this impactful research.

The UK did the greatest number of adult heart transplants for 25 years in the 2023/2024 financial year.

Happy #EmergencyServicesDay! Thank you to all our emergency staff across the country. 💙 With roles ranging from a paramedic and call handler to a technician or care assistant, it takes a whole team. Find your own team at healthcareers.nhs.uk #999Day

🔴 Role of Echo in Pulmonary Hypertension Summary Sheet #cardiology #CardioEd #CardioTwitter #medtwitter #meded #medical #medicine #echofirst

Fellowships applications are open at Royal Bromton and Harefield Hospitals! ⏰Lasting 6 to 12 months 🩺Immerse in respiratory or cardiovascular techniques Find out more - lnkd.in/eX49Czrd #Fellowship #BecomeAFellow

#arrhythmia is a plague in #CHD. A🇩🇰national system analysis shows arrhythmia (heart block, SSS, A and V arrhythmia)⬆️prevalence and ass with⬆️mortality. Likely anatomy should be ignored here(more TGA than TOF?) Alexandra Frogoudaki Alexander Vd Bruaene Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39233212/

📢 all patients cared for NWCHDNetwork Come along to the PPV drop in session and meet your patient reps. 3rd October 7pm via Zoom Click the link or scan the QR code to register and receive details ⬇️⬇️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… The Heart Centre @AlderHey 💙 LHCH Manchester Royal Infirmary RMCHosp

🚨 Important Online Programme on #AorticDissection 📅Date: Thursday, September 12th ⏰Time: 8:00 am 🌐Hosted by: Health Education England 👨‍⚕️ Expert Speaker: Ahmed A Othman Don’t Miss Out! 👉Register Here: PGVLE.co.uk/login #CardiothoracicSurgery #CardiothoracicEducation

Who was Diana Beck? The UK’s first female neurosurgeon, a pioneer who paved the way for women in medicine. She was honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque 99 years after becoming a doctor. Read her inspiring story and celebrate her legacy in surgery: ow.ly/UGrZ50TjPcJ

A new leadless pacemaker system to treat patients with complex heart rhythm conditions has been successfully implanted in patients for the first time in the UK at Royal Brompton Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital. Read more: rbht.nhs.uk/news/first-cas…

Have you been affected by congenital heart disease? Join us for this free event at St Bartholomew's Hospital, featuring presentations on exercise, preparing for surgery and more. Patients, family members and carers all welcome. BartsGUCH orlo.uk/Zdmsy