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Prof Chris P Gale

@cpgale3

7 years

Deputy Editor European Heart Journal Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes @escardio

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Prof Chris P Gale

@cpgale3

11 months

Doctor leaders to hold vote of no confidence in the GMC

Doctor leaders to hold vote of no confidence in the GMC

Doctor leaders will hold a vote of no confidence in the GMC during the BMA’s annual representative meeting next month.

www.pulsetoday.co.uk

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Prof Chris P Gale

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2 years

How do you measure clinical academic success? Are you in the column on the left or the right?

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3 years

Okay, it’s finished. My first #watercolour in >25 years. #AbstractHeart . Inspired by the cath lab @cardiorespLTHT . From the head, no pencilling, just water, #paint , paper & fun. Let me know if you want a #giclee copy. Actual colours are lighter than in this photo. Please R/T🙂

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3 years

Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Life-Threatening STEMI Equivalents @jaccjournals

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1 year

Orthostatic tachycardia after #COVID19 by @trishgreenhalgh @bmj_latest “about 25% of #LongCovid patients may have dysautonomia & 2-14% will develop orthostatic tachycardia ( #POTS ) 6 to 8 months after infection.” Anecdotally, seeing more & more of it.

Orthostatic tachycardia after covid-19

### What you need to know Patients with long covid—defined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as signs and symptoms that persist for more than four weeks (and especially...

www.bmj.com

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3 years

A few hours later.... (Still needs lots of work). @CMichaelGibson

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2 years

A few minutes of daylight to allow me to paint. #Watercolourpainting

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3 years

I have no words.

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2 years

Picking up from where I left off, a few weeks ago @CMichaelGibson #watercolor #Watercolourpainting #heartwork

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1 year

Should beta-blockers be recommended after myocardial infarction when left ventricular ejection fraction is normal? #heartattack #heartfailure @Heart_BMJ

Should beta-blockers be recommended after myocardial infarction when left ventricular ejection...

For many years, clinical practice guidelines have recommended beta-blockers after myocardial infarction for all patients without a contraindication. In this issue of Heart, this recommendation is...

heart.bmj.com

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2 years

The ⁦ @escardio ⁩ has temporarily suspended the memberships of the Russian Society of Cardiology & the Belarussian Society of Cardiologists in the ESC.

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3 years

Is endurance training good for you? High levels of endurance training may lead to #fibrosis & #AFib #ESCCongress

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3 years

@trishgreenhalgh 6 open water drownings in Yorkshire in the last 6 days, Trisha (My parents made sure I was @RLSSUK competent & a good open water swimmer [with pyjamas on!], & always cautioned us about open water swimming). So tempting, yet so dangerous.

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1 year

Are you ready for it? Our international randomised clinical trial to test whether primary prevention ICD in individuals with severe LVSD after a #heartattack is effective. #heartfailure #PROFID @cardiorespLTHT @BSHeartFailure @EU_H2020 🤔, OMT @gcfmd

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Prof Chris P Gale

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2 years

Mediterranean diet superior to low-fat diet in preventing major cardiovascular events. CORDIOPREV: a randomised controlled trial ⁦ @TheLancet ⁩

Long-term secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet and a low-fat...

In secondary prevention, the Mediterranean diet was superior to the low-fat diet in preventing major cardiovascular events. Our results are relevant to clinical practice, supporting the use of the...

www.thelancet.com

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Prof Chris P Gale

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11 months

Delighted to announce that the @TheBHF have funded me to continue my research into the early detection of cardiovascular diseases, & on this occasion to develop #FINDHFpEF , a scalable routine electronic health records tool to detect (& diagnose & treat) individuals with #HFpEF

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

67 miles 🚴🏻‍♂️ #yorkshiredales #cycling #SpringIsComing

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Prof Chris P Gale

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5 years

Delighted to be appointed Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist @LTHTrust @LeedsHospitals I will miss @YorkTeachingNHS - great people, great hospital...great memories #timetomoveon

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4 years

‘There were 19,637 fewer coronary angiogram investigations during #lockdown . Also, 10,453 fewer #pacemakers fitted, 6,257 less stents implanted, 2,800 fewer bi-pass operations, 2,589 fewer surgical valve procedures & 217 fewer hole in the #heart repairs.’

Heart operations delayed by COVID already killed hundreds

MORE than 45,000 fewer heart operations were carried out in England during lockdown, a new study shows. Between March and May tens of thousands missed out on heart procedures, with experts saying...

www.express.co.uk

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

Dear #harrogatehour , do you know of local businesses who can produce high quality prints of original artwork? I’ve been working on this... #AbstractHeart

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Prof Chris P Gale

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4 years

In this national longitudinal study of 4570 patients with #heartattack , attendance at #CardiacRehab was associated with a temporal improvement in health related quality of life ( #HRQoL ) at up to 12 months following hospital discharge. @Heart_BMJ .

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2 years

There, I think it’s finished (perhaps a few minor stokes needed, then signing). Please do suggest a name for the #Watercolourpainting DM me to purchase a giclee print copy.

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

74 miles 🚴

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Prof Chris P Gale

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2 years

“Human life is priceless.” Russian doctors, nurses & paramedics demand an end to hostilities in Urkraine @bmj_latest #Ukraine #UkraineUnderAttack #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineRussia #RussiaUkraine #RussianUkrainianWar #StandWithUkraine ️

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3 years

72 miles, 3900 ft ascent, 🚴🏻‍♂️

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3 years

Early morning #walkshire

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3 years

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome ( #POTS ) is a complex, multifaceted disorder that commonly affect young #women & impairs functional status & quality of life #wondrmedical

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

🙂, I’ve won a Vivli Global Data Sharing Innovator Award ... @LIDA_UK @LeedsMedHealth @UoL_LICAMM #cardiovascular #data

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Prof Chris P Gale

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4 months

Our new addition is finding her feet

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Prof Chris P Gale

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2 years

🤔, found this chap in the post today. Thanks @CMichaelGibson for the oil painting! What an honour.

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Prof Chris P Gale

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6 years

Delighted to be appointed Chair of the @escardio EURObservational Research Programme (EORP): 26 #cardiovascular registries, 80 countries, >140,000 patients; real world evidence to improve international cardiovascular care & outcomes.

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

73 miles, 4800 foot ascent, 3 stops (few photos 😯)🚴🏻‍♂️

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Early morning walk #frost #frosty

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3 years

I think it’s about finished. Perhaps a few little bits to tidy up before signing. Gale CP July 2021 size A1 on easel #watercolours #heart

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Prof Chris P Gale

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2 years

I’ve been informed this one is in the Cardiology Matron’s office at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. #AbstractHeart 👍🏻

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Right, listen up. We need to do better; this is absolutely unacceptable: In this UK survey, more than 1 in 10 cardiology trainees reported #bullying . Typically, by a Consultant Cardiologist. @Heart_BMJ @DGlaucomflecken #antibullying

Bullying in UK cardiology: a systemic problem requiring systemic solutions

Objectives Bullying of trainee doctors has been shown to be associated with detrimental outcomes for both doctors and patients. However, there is limited evidence regarding the level of bullying of...

heart.bmj.com

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

First dose received with thanks, @LeedsHospitals @cardiorespLTHT #COVID19 #vaccine

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3 years

#EMPEROR_PRESERVED : ✅ reduces #heartfailure hospitalisations (this is important) ❌ no statistically significant mortality effect (all-cause or cardiovascular) ❌ no statistically significant renal effects ❌ no clinically important quality of life effects ❌age <70 #HFpEF

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3 years

Getting some great feedback from recipients of #AbstractHeart . Thank you. Those sent overseas should be with you shortly.

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4 years

#YorkshireDales 🚴🏻‍♂️

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4 years

Thousands of excess deaths from #cardiovascular disease during the #coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of excess deaths from cardiovascular disease during the coronavirus pandemic

A new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

www.bhf.org.uk

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3 years

Delighted to announce the first impact factor for @ESC_Journals #EHJQCCO was announced today … … It was 4.370❗️ A fantastic achievement. Thanks to all who have contributed with high quality science, & those who have reviewed & edited. @Barbara_Casadei @Steph_Achenbach

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3 years

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken #heart syndrome), is most commonly seen in post-menopausal #women who have a stressful event. The adrenaline surge stuns the heart & creates spasm in the coronary arteries. But what’s the prognosis? ⁦ @ESC_Journals ⁩

Long-term injury after Takotsubo syndrome (stress cardiomyopathy)

Takotsubo syndrome is a clinical condition characterized by transient impairment of left ventricular contractility, in association with symptoms, increase in indices of myocardial necrosis, as well...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

For those new to writing clinical scientific papers, & here’s the link to the full free text article:

Keith Siau

@drkeithsiau

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How to write a paper by @AndrewMIbrahim

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*UPDATE* To all of you who have ordered a Giclée copy of #AbstractHeart , the printers should have finished next week; thereafter I will be posting a copy to you. Thanks for being patient! If anyone else would like to purchase a copy, then please DM me. #watercolourpainting

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

Whenever there is a trial not supporting cardiothoracic surgery, the surgeons are up in arms & defensive. Whenever there is trial not supporting PCI, the ICs are up in arms & defensive.

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

Oldest daughter has very kindly spent a few hours preparing packaging & postage for #AbstractHeart . Thanks for your patience; hopefully your #watercolourpainting will be with you soon ... I’ll let you know when it is with the Royal Mail.

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2 years

I’ve a few more minutes to add to where I left off yesterday. #Watercolourpainting #Heartwork

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

74 miles 🚴🏻‍♂️, 4800 foot ascent, strong head/tale winds, snow on the tops, #Yorkshire (Some of you will recognise the location of these pictures).

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Prof Chris P Gale

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3 years

My latest #watercolour painting is nameless. Can you help by suggesting a suitable name? #harrogatehour

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Prof Chris P Gale

@cpgale3

3 months

This week a patient told me that I “saved their life”. Typically, I’m not an emotional person, but I paused for a moment & it brought a tear to my eye. I said thank you for saying thank you, & we agreed that it wasn’t just me who helped. It is a privilege to be in healthcare.

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4 months

Writing research manuscripts … with a coffee, in the early morning sunshine!

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4 years

‘Very short episodes (≤10-20 s/day) of AHRE/subclinical #AFib are irrelevant, as not associated with longer episodes or increased risk of #stroke / systemic embolism. However, longer episodes (minimum 5-6 min) are associated with increased risk of #AF , ischaemic stroke & MACE’

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4 years

National sample of #USA adults, suggests that those who engage in both aerobic & muscle strengthening activities have 40% reduced risk of death. @bmj_latest

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3 years

😶, writing another grant to address a #cardiovascular topic that needs resolving: If continuing beta-blocker treatment beyond 1 year after a #heartattack improves outcomes for people with normal #heart function - randomised clinical trial.

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3 years

#AbstractHeart : I’ve not painted for a while, but felt the need. Here are the stages of where I am, after 3 hours of fun! Probably needs another 3 or so hours. @CMichaelGibson #watercolours #painting

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3 years

Drawing could put a face on SARS-CoV-2 & allow for a better grasp of the reality of the #COVID19 pandemic. Twenty children aged 4 - 14 years were asked to draw a #coronavirus as they imagined it, without reference to any model @bmj_latest

To each child their own coronavirus

In the ancient Indian parable of the blind men and an elephant, the shape of the animal is appreciated differently by six blind men who conceptualise it only by touching part of its body.1 In a...

www.bmj.com

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2 years

📣It’s #competition time! ▶️The prize: A free giclee print copy of this #watercolourpainting ▶️How to enter: 1) Suggest a name for the painting & 2) Retweet this tweet #heartwork #Watercolour #heart #HeartFailure #heartattack #DontMissOut #Cardiology DM me to purchase a copy

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3 years

I recommend referring to this from time to time …

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3 years

The EMPEROR-Preserved trial met its primary endpoint & demonstrated significant risk reduction with #empagliflozin for the composite of #cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalisation in adults with #heartfailure with preserved ejection fraction.

Breakthrough results for Jardiance® (empagliflozin) confirm EMPEROR-Preserved as first and only...

/PRNewswire/ -- The EMPEROR-Preserved phase III trial met its primary endpoint, establishing Jardiance® (empagliflozin) as the first and only therapy to...

www.prnewswire.com

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3 years

Our publication in ⁦ @NatRevCardiol ⁩ evidencing the huge burden that #cardiovascular disease has across #Europe In Europe: ❌CVD is the commonest cause of death ❌More #women than men die from CVD ❌Geographic variation .

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3 years

Don’t underestimate the power of positive #feedback . (Tough start to the week, one way or another, softened by this result from the @LeedsHospitals @cardiorespLTHT friends & family test). Thanks! 😊 🌈 #NHS

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3 years

Some barbers in #London will be trained to test blood pressure in a new health project #hypertension #KnowYourNumbers #barbershop

Barbers trained to test blood pressure in new health project

The barbershop health project is following the example of a similar project which took place in Los Angeles between 2016 and 2018

www.independent.co.uk

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7 years

Pleased to see 'door-to-ballon' time dropped from new @escardio #STEMI #heartattack guidelines #ESCCongress

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3 years

#Cycling #northyorkshire

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3 years

🤔, could ramipril ‘extend’ life? Long-term survival benefit of #ramipril in patients with #heartattack complicated by #heartfailure by @JianhuaWu6 & @alistair5hall @Heart_BMJ

Long-term survival benefit of ramipril in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by...

Aims ACE inhibition reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, there are limited randomised data about the long-term survival...

heart.bmj.com

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5 months

2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS guideline for #AFib Note the new classification (based on stages) & associated management recommendations Stage 1 ▶️ At risk for AF Stage 2 ▶️ Pre AF Stage 3 ▶️ AF Stage 4 ▶️ Permanent AF

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4 years

Introducing my new @TheBHF #PhD Clinical Training Fellow, @RameshNadaraja2 , who’ll be using nationwide primary care #data & #AI to predict new onset #AFib @LIDA_UK @UoLCardioEpi @UoL_LICAMM @LeedsMedHealth @cardiorespLTHT Do follow him!

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QRISK4 for cardiovascular disease risk prediction. Includes 7 new risk factors for men & women: brain #cancer lung cancer #downsyndrome blood cancer #COPD oral cancer learning disability & 2 new risk factors in women: pre-eclampsia postnatal #depression

Development and validation of a new algorithm for improved cardiovascular risk prediction

Nature Medicine - The QR4 algorithm for prediction of 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, developed, tested and externally validated in datasets comprising 16.8 million people from the United...

www.nature.com

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4 years

This year's #ESCCongress is online & it’s free!

Silvia Castelletti

@SilCastelletti

4 years

This year's #ESCCongress is online and it’s free. There won’t be a second chance like this! Don't miss it!! @escardio @ESCardioNews @Barbara_Casadei @SilviaPriori1 @GaitaDan @m_piepoli @SSharmacardio @DrAfzalSohaib @rafavidalperez @Allan_Bohm @Steph_Achenbach @PaulDendale

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3 years

#walking #NorthYorkshire

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2 years

A smartphone application using #AI technology to detect aortic stenosis from electronic heart sounds achieved a sensitivity, specificity, accuracy & F1 value of 97.6%, 94.4%, 95.7% & 0.93, which was higher than a consensus of cardiologists @ESC_Journals

Efficient screening for severe aortic valve stenosis using understandable artificial intelligence:...

AbstractAims. The medical need for screening of aortic valve stenosis (AS), which leads to timely and appropriate medical intervention, is rapidly increasi

academic.oup.com

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6 months

Our systematic review & meta-analysis found 59 prediction models for incident #heartfailure applicable in the community. They had high risk of bias, variables missingness, low certainty of evidence & lack of impact studies meaning utility is uncertain.

Prediction models for heart failure in the community: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure is an ESC journal dedicated to improving the understanding, prevention, investigation and treatment of heart failure.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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3 years

Please R/T so that this reaches the general public. ‘Call 999 if you think you are having a #heartattack .’ #NHS data that we are studying suggests that, again, people are delaying seeking help. @CardiacAudit #SecondLockdown #SecondWave @catapultmark

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⁦⁦ @TheBHF ⁩ funded me to work out if the GRACE risk score was effective in admissions with suspected NSTEACS The findings are in ⁦⁦ @bmj_latest ⁩ UKGRIS:parallel group cluster RCT with clinical events captured through routine national data

Effectiveness of GRACE risk score in patients admitted to hospital with non-ST elevation acute...

Objective To determine the effectiveness of risk stratification using the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score (GRS) for patients presenting to hospital with suspected non-ST...

www.bmj.com

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In this meta-analysis of 17 RCTs of all-comers with NSTEACS, Dr Tom Kite found that an early versus delayed invasive strategy did not ⬇️ all-cause mortality, MI, admission for heart failure, repeat re-vascularisation, or ⬆️ major bleeding or stroke.

Timing of invasive strategy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of...

AbstractAims. The optimal timing of an invasive strategy (IS) in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) is controversial. Recent randomized co

academic.oup.com

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#AbstractHeart seems to have generated quite some interest! DM me if you want to order a print copy. (Thanks to those of you who have already ordered; I’m waiting for the test print before I contact you to confirm).

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1 year

If you clapped for the #nurses during #COVID19 , please have empathy & understand why they are striking on December 15th & December 20th #NursesStrike #NHS

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3 years

I’ve blended the clouds some more ... #Askwith Moor in Winter 2020, looking south towards #Otley & the Chevin, from the Westward track before the steep drop towards Timble. #NorthYorkshire . (Better to #cycle northwards along the tops given the prevailing wind).

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For people >= 80 years of age with non-valvular #AF , once-daily #edoxaban 15mg was superior to placebo in preventing #stroke or systemic embolism & did not result in a higher incidence of major #bleeding than placebo | #AFib #Elderly #NOAC 🇯🇵 @NEJM

Low-Dose Edoxaban in Very Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation | NEJM

Implementation of appropriate oral anticoagulant treatment for the prevention of stroke in very elderly patients with atrial fibrillation is challenging because of concerns regarding bleeding. We c...

www.nejm.org

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3 years

We were thinking of you, Tony. (1 minute of silence). RIP.

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3 years

#BoxingDay #Cycling #YorkshireDales

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3 years

2 academic articles accepted today! 😊

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2 years

A few hours #watercolourpainting compressed into a few seconds. Enjoy!

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3 years

Maybe my next painting? #watercolours

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3 years

What a lovely gift from a patient. Handmade horn & wood fell stick.

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‘A decline in eGFR in the context of a stable or improving clinical [heart failure] condition should therefore not be cause for concern & should not lead to discontinuation of life-saving HFrEF therapies.’

Evidence-Based Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) as identified by a reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The

www.ahajournals.org

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4 years

Just had the village #defibrillator out. Thankfully, didn’t need to use it. Patient now en route to hospital.

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4 years

~1/2 patients undergoing coronary angiography for known or suspected #angina have nonobstructed epicardial coronary arteries, & microvascular angina &/or vasospastic angina may be relevant by ⁦ @ColinBerryMD ⁩ ⁦ @JACCJournals ⁩

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3 years

10 mile trail run with the kids. (Lots of tired legs) 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🏃 🏃

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3 years

This morning, I'm writing a few slides for a talk, & find the @escardio Atlas of Cardiology suite of publications an asset for background 'burden of #cardiovascular disease' information (but as an author of the work, I'm biased!) Do take a look.👀

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1 year

Delighted to inform you that our CLARITY randomised controlled trial has been funded by the @NIHRresearch HTA, seeking to address the most serious manifestation of peripheral arterial disease.

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3 years

🤔, when this #pandemic thing is over, I’m going to have to do a global tour to visit all the #AbtractHeart paintings! May I visit?

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1 year

Busy day ahead, started with a 7am 8 mile run!

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3 years

#COVID19 : 'Sharp drop' in #heartattack hospital admissions

Covid: 'Sharp drop' in heart-attack hospital admissions

Some people who need urgent help appear to be staying away, as in the first peak, say researchers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Chris P Gale

@cpgale3

3 years

Please R/T so that this reaches the general public. ‘Call 999 if you think you are having a #heartattack .’ #NHS data that we are studying suggests that, again, people are delaying seeking help. @CardiacAudit #SecondLockdown #SecondWave @catapultmark

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Prof Chris P Gale

@cpgale3

1 year

Pre work walk

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Prof Chris P Gale

@cpgale3

3 years

Looking forward to releasing our Quality Indicators for #HeartFailure These will be the first suite @escardio #QualityIndicators for heart failure developed in conjunction with #HFA_ESC Aiming to improve care & outcomes for people with heart failure Watch this space

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Prof Chris P Gale

@cpgale3

1 year

50 miles, 3500ft ascent with a young Gale, & back in time for elevenses! 4 tired legs 🚴🏼🚴🏼

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