Might be the best JACC Journals tweet: “The heart wants what the EP lab offers” 🤣

The correct terminology should be "persistent foramen ovale". Patent = open Foramen = hole. Q: When is a hole not a hole? A: When it's not open. (Am I being pedantic?)

📌 CONSYST-CRT trial 👉 #ConductionSystemPacing is not inferior to #BiventricularPacing in👫with an indication to #CRT #HeartFailure #EPeeps #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter Margarida Pujol Lopez Elena Arbelo Pugal Vijayaraman Lluís Mont Kenneth Ellenbogen Roderick Tung John Mandrola, MD Jag Singh Rakesh Gopinath

🚨 New in Heart Rhythm: This is BIG ICD battery longevity varies by 2–3 years depending on manufacturer and number of leads. 🔋 Newer devices last 2–4 years longer. 📉 Each additional lead = 2–3 yrs less battery life. 📈 Key drivers: manufacturer, pulse width, output. We need

🤝The BHRS is delighted to announce a special joint session at this year’s #BHRSymposium, in collaboration with European Society of Cardiology This collaboration brings added depth to an already packed programme. More details coming soon! This way to sign up👉 millbrook-events.co.uk/event/BHRSympo…

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Prague 25 It is a negative trial: Catheter ablation was superior to lifestyle management combined with drugs in improving freedom from AF at one year. But: 👉🏻take a look at the secondary endpoints… Relying solely on catheter ablation for the management of AF may overlook the

How to fix it? Better evidence!

We continue to see the harmful effects of mandated GIM dual accreditation on Cardiology speciality training. RDs are spending a disproportionate length of time doing GIM (beyond the stipulated 12 months). Which has led to a marked reduction in procedural + imaging volume

⚡️How do women and men differ after AF ablation? In our study of 69,000+ patients, women reported more cardiac, respiratory, GI, and neurological symptoms within 1 month. We discuss potential reasons & solutions. 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc… Prof Dhiraj Gupta Dr Vishal Luther #EPeeps

The Gothic arches of the University of Glasgow Cloisters (1870s) are nothing short of awe-inspiring.

Invasive Approach Fails to Reduce Deaths in Older Adults With Acute Coronary Syndromes jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… via Samantha Anderer Coronary 4Front Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

🚀 New on Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology !!! "Clinical Outcomes After Catheter Ablation in Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy" by Kenji Hashimoto et al onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

📣The ESC-EHRA Atlas on heart rhythm disorders is finally online 🌐 📍A map of arrhythmia care across the European Society of Cardiology member countries Check the full atlas here 🔗 academic.oup.com/europace/artic… EHRAPresident Dr. Helmut Pürerfellner Haran Burri Boriani Giuseppe Luigi Di Biase Daniel Scherr

OPERA Study: AI-automated handheld echocardiography🖐️🫀had good diagnostic accuracy for detecting LVEF ≤40% and was interchangeable with cart-based expert human analysis👨‍⚕️🔁🤖 📈 Game-changer for fast, scalable HF diagnosis 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3… #CardioTwitter #AI

#ASPC2025 Christine Albert presents on the intersection of #Afib & #CVPrev ♥️ Afib is preventable with RF control 🫀Control of Weight, BP etc in AF guidelines for #AFibPrevention ♥️Omega-3FA & VitD don’t prevent AFib 🫀SGLT2i may ⤵️ AFib ♥️Role of AI with EVG may predict AFib

📊 New #AI model (GRU-based) predicts ischemic #stroke risk better than CHA₂DS₂-VASc & other models (AUC 0.76vs0.65) 🧠 Top risk factors: prior #TIA/stroke, #eGFR , #CRP, #hematocrit, fasting #glucose #AFib #StrokePrediction 👉 bit.ly/4fuS5pS JACC Journals Mamas A. Mamas

I still remember exactly where I was 50 years ago when I heard of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich.... and whenever I pass that point (on the road to Loch Lomond) I think of him.

❤️‍🩹 The transcervical approach is intended to minimise risks associated with conventional open heart surgery and sees patients experience less pain and a faster recovery. InnoScot Health British Cardiovascular Society NRS Cardiovascular Research Network Edinburgh Aortic Summit NHS Golden Jubilee healthandcare.scot/stories/4240/c…

Risk of SCD in contemporary pts living with HFrEF…time to rethink primary prevention ICD? 🤔🤔🤔 onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-…