Accelerated physiologic pacing in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: An argument in support of therapeutic heart rate modulation, by Maggie Infeld heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-…

Our new systematic review and meta-analysis on the Surprise Question published in BMJ SPCare! spcare.bmj.com/content/early/… Sam Straw Mike Drozd John Gierula PhD Dr Klaus Witte MD

Our meta-analysis of clinical-predicted prognosis in ~68k patients Led by superstar SFP Ankit Gupta Cardio-Respiratory - LTHT LICAMM

Our NIHR INSIGHT for Yorkshire and Humber programme @NIHRInsightsYH is open to applications, please spread far and wide! University of Leeds LICAMM @MedicineDean

University of Leeds is proud to host the NIHR funded #INSIGHT programme for Yorks & Humber, encouraging more health and care students and professionals into a career in research. tiny.cc/y9ogzz John Gierula PhD The University of Sheffield University of Bradford National Institute for Health and Care Research York University Anne-Maree Keenan

This is so exciting! We can confirm that we have been substantially over subscribed for Masters places even given such a short turn around. Such a need💕

Very happy to report Ruth Burgess💙 has secured a National Institute for Health and Care Research PCAF award to continue her work in palliative care and heart failure !! Thanks to Leeds Hospitals Charity for support over past year and team Dr Klaus Witte MD Lucy Ziegler Tiny Jaarsma John Gierula PhD Cardio-Respiratory - LTHT

Dr Wasim Javed presenting his work from Leeds Cardiovascular on differentiating athletes heart from DCM at BSCMR 4 fantastic talks in the YIA competition

Our latest study suggests plasma MERTK is causally linked to infection death. This finding could have important implications for high-risk patients with heart failure. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Wilfried Mullens HFAPresident Prof Deborah Stocken PhD John Gierula PhD John Mandrola, MD Harriette Van Spall, MD MPH 🇨🇦 Tom Slater Richard Cubbon @MedicineDean

What a day! I am so incredibly proud to see the #OPTPACE manuscript in the flesh! This study began my #clinicalacademic career; and has directly led to my work with the combined heart failure and device service Leeds Teaching Hospitals Cardio-Respiratory - LTHT and National Institute for Health and Care Research

Our UK Delphi consensus on #remotemonitoring of implanted cardiac devices has just been published Heart_BMJ 🙌🏻 Best practice recommendations from a survey many of you responded to. Thanks to British Heart Foundation for and BHRS for supporting. Hope you enjoy! heart.bmj.com/content/early/…

Bradycardia and Pacemakers In Cross-Country Skiers @UU_University Kasper Andersen Johan Sundström ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

Huge congratulations to Mark and all awardee’s for getting a place on INSIGHT! A great achievement and literally just the beginning of your research careers! 🎉 Cardio-Respiratory - LTHT #cardiacscientist

#ECG screening during routine pacemaker checkups identifies pacing-induced #cardiomyopathy in more than one-third of patients, necessitating multidisciplinary follow-up care. News & Views from Kevin Vernooy and colleagues @MUMC Jacqueline Joza nature.com/articles/s4159…

Check out our ✨ChristmasBMJ paper✨ Ever wondered who in the hospital has the steadiest hands? We tested with a John Lewis & Partners children’s buzz-wire game🎄…. …. and also discovered who swears the most! 🤬 Link: bmj.com/content/387/bm…

Some researchers win the The Nobel Prize Some researchers publish in NEJM Some researchers change practice forever Our research led The BMJ to print the words sh**, f**k, w***ker, and cr** So who's the real winner? 😂 Our 🎄Christmas BMJ 🎄article: bmj.com/content/387/bm…

In all seriousness, big thank you to The BMJ for publishing, truly an honour and full credit to Mike Drozd for leading Leeds Teaching Hospitals Leeds Research & Innovation NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility University of Leeds John Lewis & Partners LICAMM Stephen Chapman John Gierula PhD Dr Klaus Witte MD Maria

Interesting study showing the prognostic utility and ability of the Surprise Question to identify palliative care needs in heart failure ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA… Congrats to the authors JAHA Dr Klaus Witte MD John Gierula PhD Lucy Ziegler

Cardiac contractility index helps stratify risk in HFPEF and patients with normal EF Sam Straw Olly Brown Stephe Kamalathasan Maria Ruth Burgess💙 Mike Drozd Tom Slater Samuel Relton Eylem Aslan-Levelt Dr Klaus Witte MD Richard Cubbon John Gierula PhD #AHAJournals ahajrnls.org/3VUZmWU