British and Irish Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

United Kingdom
Joined March 2016
Who will win this award this year? Be in Milan on the 14th of November to find out. 🙂
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World-leading cardiac surgeon Asif Hasan was surrounded by the children who received the gift of life thanks to his unerring skills at the emotional climax of another memorable Pride of Britain ceremony. 🥹 Now 70 years old, Mr Hasan has just retired after 35 years of service at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, but just after receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award, he had an extra special surprise: a cast of patients who would not be alive without him. ❤️
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@EACTS is truly shaping up to be the best cardiac surgery meeting on the planet. There is no better place for ‘horizon scanning’. The future of cardiac surgery looks very bright indeed. @SCTSUK @ACUSouthTees @BISMICS
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Was a very enjoyable 40th EACTS. Debating the future of Robotics and pointing out that it is an expensive form of endoscopic surgery for some. Lots of interest in endoscopic surgery in Barcelona. Blown away that an endoscopic Ross procedure can be executed by a master surgeon!!!
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Another busy day @EACTS. The presidential address by @rafasadaba was inspiring, as was chairing the session on global health with @EA_FarkasMD and colleagues. The ‘TED talk’ style presentation of the @ACUSouthTees AFFECT trial was great. Loved #EACTS2026
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Looking forward to this! @SCTSUK @BISMICS @SouthTees @ACUSouthTees
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Excellent video tutorial by @OrlandiCarolina on endoscopic HOCM resection. Preop gradient of 115mm Hg across the LVOT reduced to 18mmHg post op with minimal scarring and early return home! Thanks to @HSchaffMD for his pioneering work. mmcts.org/case-report/2231
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TAVI vs SAVR: short term gain and long term pain? Read our findings in this paper 👇 annalsthoracicsurgery.org/ar…
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Mitral Annular Calcification was a contraindication for Endoscopic surgery. Thanks to the pioneers we are now able to offer these procedures safely. 🙏🏾
📣 New MMCTS Case Report! 🎥 Watch here: mmcts.org/case-report/2216 @mrjzacharias
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Replying to @UK_Aorta @SCTSUK
Delighted to be part of this wonderful society. Aortic surgery is increasing in numbers in the UK and worldwide and @SCTSUK will continue to work with you to raise the profile of your important work @SCTS_Students @BISMICS @SouthTees @ACUSouthTees
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I remember asking Jimmy Cox how he picked his patients for surgical ablation. He said “if they can tell you when they go into AF or when they are out of AF, then they are the ones to offer a procedure to”. I suspect these patients were picked on ECG’s!
Even I was shocked at the negative results of SHAM-PVI-AF. Question everything my friends. Wow. Wow. Double wow. My quick thoughts: medscape.com/viewarticle/doe… #esccongress
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BISMICS retweeted
Guidelines recommend catheter ablation for symptom relief in patients with atrial fibrillation. In this study, catheter ablation did not demonstrate superiority over a sham procedure for improving atrial fibrillation-related quality of life at 6 months: spkl.io/60197PxKZ Presented at #ESCCongress.
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We are excited to be involved with this exciting event in Curitiba Brazil. Look forward to seeing some old friends there. 🙏🏼
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THE MISSION SHIFTS. THE COMPASS HOLDS. This was never the plan. Initially, the plan was to climb just G2. But just before setting off for Pakistan, I ran the numbers on my 8000m summits. That’s when it hit me: if I tick off Broad Peak whilst I’m here , only one remains “Cho Oyu.” Then I become the FIRST person in history to climb all 14 eight-thousanders twice. Without oxygen. This wasn’t planned. The Hattrick project was the focus because it carried a bigger mission. But opportunities don’t scream: they whisper to those already working in silence. Here’s the secret I’ve carried through every expedition: I never competed with anyone else. My only battle was against the man I was yesterday. Every single day, pushing my own limits. Because the moment you look sideways: at what others are doing, saying, achieving: you drift off your compass. Your heading is YOURS. Guard it fiercely. They criticized me when I climbed the 14 without O’s during Project Possible. If you haven’t seen what that took, watch 14 Peaks on Netflix. That film is the unfiltered truth. I was there doing multiple rescues of climbers left behind by other expeditions, raising the funds myself, leading from the front, fixing our own lines, dealing with the Shishapangma permit with China, being at hospitals for my mum’s operation and so much more. And now? Now I’m heading for the double without oxygen: triple in total. The noise hasn’t stopped. I just stopped listening. To those who still doubt: I already climbed all 5 of Pakistan’s 8000ers in just 26 days. Leading. Guiding. Without oxygen. Breaking the records of those who broke mine with oxygen. The receipts are there. Broad Peak, I ask for nothing but safe passage up and back down. I take zero mountains for granted. Not one. The moment my foot leaves basecamp, it’s 100%. Always has been. Always will be. This one is dedicated to everyone who carried me here. Supporters. Critics. All of you. Without both sides, there is no fire. So thank you genuinely. My purpose has never been about me. It’s about what I represent. It’s about showing YOU that your own mountains—whatever they are—are climbable. #nimsdai #eliteexped #everest
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