Published now in Heart_BMJ – the MINOCA study looks at the clinical impact of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries. Read now: heart.bmj.com/content/early/… Neil Maredia Dr David Austin Adil Rajwani

Fantastic work from the team University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Green light received for the AFFECT trial. Welcome aboard!

Great start to the week for the AFFECT trial! NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈 and LHCH both received green light to begin recruiting! Fantastic work teams! #AFib

Dr Wilkinson's latest academic contribution in 'Systematic screening for atrial fibrillation with non-invasive devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis', available now in The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lanep…

Dr Wilkinson will be running Great Run in support of Heart Research UK visit his page: ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/chris-wilki… Go Chris!🏃‍♂️

A huge well done and thank you to King's College NHS, Royal Brompton and Harefield and Barts Health - All THREE sites have received the green light to begin recruitment for the AFFECT trial this week.

A special mention to NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈 - after receiving green light for the AFFECT trial just a few weeks ago they have already randomised THREE participants! Incredible work from the team!

Well done to St George's, Epsom and St Helier for randomising their first participant to the AFFECT trial!

Congrats to Royal Brompton and Harefield Harefield Hospital for getting the green light to begin recruitment - welcome to the AFFECT trial!

Well done to LHCH for randomising your first participant to the AFFECT trial! We're so grateful for everyone's hard work getting this ambitious trial off the ground!

A big well done to Vipin Zamvar and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh team for getting green light for the AFFECT trial!

Amazing news - THREE more sites open for AFFECT recruitment. Well done Guy's and St Thomas', Nottingham University Hospitals and University Hospital Southampton 💙

Looking for some reading material this weekend? Here's some of the latest work the Cardiology team South Tees Hospitals have been involved with jacc.org/doi/abs/10.101… jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Andy Thornley Stuart Grant Paul Williams Seth Vijayan Krishnarpan Chatterjee

We're very pleased to announce Luke J. Rogers has officially joined the South Tees Hospitals team and has settled in here with us as a valuable new member of the ACU. Welcome to the team Luke!

Join the NIHR-BHF Partnership Cardio-Oncology Webinar, Sept 23, 11:00–13:00 (online), supported by the BHF CRC. This free event brings together patients, clinicians & researchers to explore the heart-health impacts of cancer treatment and shape future. 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3232486a…

Great to see minimally invasive surgery included in ⁦⁦European Society of Cardiology⁩ VHD guidelines for the first time, driven by UK mini mitral findings jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…. Hope this will drive widespread uptake⁦SCTS UK⁩ ⁦BISMICS⁩ ⁦Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club⁩ ⁦⁦Academic Cardiovascular Unit⁩

We have shown that mini mitral surgery is as safe and effective as sternotomy jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… Check out our latest paper in Circulation confirming that Mini patients recover quicker after surgery ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… Samantha Strickland Exec Service Corps (E.S.C.) EACTS AATS Academic Cardiovascular Unit see 🧵

Excellent news – Two more sites join the AFFECT trial!  Well done to the teams at Bristol Heart Institute University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT and Newcastle Hospitals for achieving the green light to begin recruitment, great work!

A belated WELL DONE to Dr Wilkinson and Enoch Akowuah for completing the #greatnorthrun ! ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/chris-wilki… ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/enock-akowu…

Thank you to Tees Valley Research Alliance (TVRA) for hosting the ACU team on Friday at their autumn research conference. It's so great to be part of such a thriving and dedicated research community here in the North East.