Kudos to Minerva Medica for their leadership in showcasing the potential of ChatGPT for medical practice and research, with as many as 13 scholarly articles and a book dedicated to this fascinating topic: -> ChatGPT in medical practice: what we could, what we should, and what we

Can you stop beta blockers post MI when the LV is normal ? The Abyss trial suggests you should NOT stop the beta blocker (with no improvement in quality of life if you do stop it)

The SENIOR-RITA trial found that an invasive strategy involving coronary revascularization plus medical therapy did not significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or nonfatal myocardial infarction compared to a conservative medical therapy approach in older patients

#ESCCongress European Society of Cardiology PCRonline 🫀 A pleasant appearance by Antonio Colombo “Intracoronary imaging doesn’t work with an intention to treat” Plugging in our article CircInterventions Need to understand & act on the images ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11… Sunil V. Rao Mamas A. Mamas Niels R. Holm

Must-read overview on Aortic regurgitation: from mechanisms to management, in the latest issue of @EuroIntervention eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/aortic…

OCCUPI: More strong RCT support for OCT-guided PCI in complex lesions. The new ESC class 1A recommendation was justified. Dr Peter O'Kane Tom Johnson FRANCESCO BURZOTTA Mamas A. Mamas jcspratt Dr Koltowski Evald Høj Christiansen Lene Nyhus Andreasen Omeed Neghabat Thue Olsen Ashkan Eftekhari MIЯVΛƬ #IC

I’m fundraising for Place2Be. Check out the JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/richard-b…

In the REVIVED-BCIS2 (Revascularization for Ischemic Ventricular Dysfunction) trial, PCI did not improve the hierarchical composite of death, HHF, and health status at 2 years. PCI improved KCCQ-OSS at 6 months, but this benefit was not sustained to 1- or 2-year follow-up

Temporary mechanical circulatory support in infarct-related cardiogenic shock: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials with 6-month follow-up: The Lancet 🥸 "The use of MCS should be restricted to certain patients only" ~ Holger Thiele 😱 Summary 👇👇

This is one of my favorite papers to assign for incoming graduate students. And, re-reading it for this morning's class gave me some reminders I needed myself. ✨ journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/12…

'Changing shape of English General Practice in last decade' A shift towards larger practices with ⬆️ multidisciplinary teams, alongside a ⬇️ in the number of FTE qualified GPs per 1000 patients 'Why can't I see a GP'? Via BMJ_Open Prof Kamlesh Khunti bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/8/e…

*BLOG* Modernising the Royal College of Physicians and regaining it's past lustre...some thoughts Some personal views from a Year Old Councillor.. The rhetoric must match actions. nhssugardoc.blogspot.com/2024/09/modern…

🚨Today: BCIS Education Forum – AHP Talk on Radiation and X-rays: What You Need To Know 🗓️ Tuesday 10 Sept 2024 🕖 19:00 - 20:00 🌐 Webinar Registration closes at 16:30!🕟 Topics: 🔍 Importance of the operator's role 📸 Optimising image acquisition 💡 Best views – hints and

The ⁦The King's Fund⁩ inquiry into events around the ⁦Royal College of Physicians⁩ EGM on PAs is scathing: poor leadership and governance, failure to communicate effectively with members, serious concerns about conduct It is time for the college to act kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

New The Lancet: "Bayesian statistics for clinical research" Lucky me to work with my brilliant colleagues Ewan Goligher (Ewan Goligher) and Anna Heath (University of Toronto Temerty Medicine University Health Network U of T Public Health) on this review! Open access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1jlsMV-4XOtYV

Only 3 weeks until World Teachers' Day. What are you doing to recognise educators in your organisation? Celebrate and share with us on #ValuingMedEd

Today is the 47th anniversary of the 1st coronary angioplasty, performed in 1977 in Zurich by Andreas Gruentzig. Here is our story, told by the 1st patient himself, Adolph Bachman, and his doctor, Bernhard Meier. #AngioHistory

The most shocking trial in modern cardiology continues to find no signal of PCI benefit, despite enrolling pts most likely to benefit. How the “clogged pipe” frame of thinking persists despite such evidence amazes me.

Something you do not see every day #cardiotwitter folks. 86 woman. Initial angio -LAD aneurysm, 2 weeks later presents with NSTEMI, pericardial effusion but stable hemodynamics. 2nd angiogram. Thoughts? Will share what we did after #ACCFIT #ACCIC

Its arrived in our New 2025 directory We have an exciting offer blending our exiting workshops with new themes. Our goal is to help ALL doctors learn to control the balance, redefine their purpose and enhance their professional development doctorstraining.com