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The COVID-19 cardiovascular legacy: long COVID and its complications

30 April 2024

COVID-19, and specifically long COVID, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Listen as Professor Banerjee describes his work in this area, especially the STIMULATE-ICP trial, which looks at long COVID’s physiological and social impact. Find out about what the NHS is doing to tackle COVID-19 and its associated cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities.

25in25 – preventing unnecessary deaths due to heart failure

4 April 2024

Heart failure prevalence is increasing in the UK, requiring long-term strategies. Join Lisa Anderson and Janine Hogan from the British Society for Heart Failure to see how a new initiative – 25in25 – aims to tackle this challenge.

Masterclass: Digoxin, heart failure and the elderly

27 March 2024

Join Professor Chim Lang and Dr Su-Lee Xiao as they discuss the role that digoxin still has to play in heart failure management and what to look out for when treating high-risk patients.

Masterclass: Lipids – Non-statin approaches to treatment

5 March 2024

Watch Dr Rani Khatib and Dr Dermot Neely delve into non-statin lipid-lowering therapies in cardiovascular disease, including when they should be used and in which groups of patients.

Virtual wards, virtual hospitals – virtual success and here to stay?

23 February 2024

Medical technology is rapidly evolving, leading to numerous innovations in healthcare. One such development is the introduction of virtual wards. Join Niall Keenan (West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) as he provides an insight into the benefit of virtual wards. Niall also discusses promising advancements in technology, how virtual wards were implemented locally and what developments we can expect in the future.

The retinal microvasculature: heart disease in the eye of the beholder

26 January 2024

Join Jonathan (Jonty) Bennett, Cardiology Research Fellow at University College London and Barts Heart Centre, as he provides an overview of retinal imaging and its role in detecting and preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Pursuing academia in cardiology

14 December 2023

Join Hibba Kurdi as she discusses both the benefits of, and challenges associated with, pursuing research in cardiology. You can also read the first in a four-part series by Hibba and colleagues published in the British Journal of Cardiology.

Evolution: the journey into interventional cardiology and beyond

29 November 2023

Join Dr Shrilla Banerjee as she discusses her own journey into interventional cardiology and some of the barriers she overcame along the way. This episode also touches on key developments in the field and alludes to what further advancements we can expect in the future.

Tackling gender inequality in the cardiology workforce

11 November 2023

Follow Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer and Clara Portwood as they discuss the current climate of the cardiology workforce, focusing on key insights and survey studies to explain potential reasons for underrepresentation of women in cardiology.

ESC 2023 – Ten clinical highlights not to be missed!

10 November 2023

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2023 congress featured results from a wide range of thought-provoking clinical trials. Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer and Dr Aaron Henry run through ten of the most noteworthy, including STEP-HFpEF, NOAH AFNET and HEART-FID.