Academic Cardiovascular Unit
@acusouthtees.bsky.social
James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough.
Driving a culture of excellence and improved outcomes through research
Driving a culture of excellence and improved outcomes through research
Excellent news – Two more sites join the AFFECT trial! The Bristol Heart Institute, and the Freeman Hospital Newcastle. Well done to both teams for achieving the green light to begin recruitment, great work!
September 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Excellent news – Two more sites join the AFFECT trial! The Bristol Heart Institute, and the Freeman Hospital Newcastle. Well done to both teams for achieving the green light to begin recruitment, great work!
A huge well done and thank you to @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social @rbandh.bsky.social and St Bart's Hospital - All THREE sites have received the green light to begin recruitment for the AFFECT trial this week.
August 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A huge well done and thank you to @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social @rbandh.bsky.social and St Bart's Hospital - All THREE sites have received the green light to begin recruitment for the AFFECT trial this week.
The ACU team are supporting #RedforResearch day!
June 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The ACU team are supporting #RedforResearch day!
Congrats to Castle Hill Hospital, green light received and first patient randomised. Welcome to the #AFFECTtrial!
#Afib
#Afib
June 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Congrats to Castle Hill Hospital, green light received and first patient randomised. Welcome to the #AFFECTtrial!
#Afib
#Afib
Congratulations to James Cook University Hospital for randomising the first participant to the AFFECT trial! Great work team! #AFib #ClinicalTrial
April 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Congratulations to James Cook University Hospital for randomising the first participant to the AFFECT trial! Great work team! #AFib #ClinicalTrial
The AFFECT trial is OPEN! Congrats to James Cook University Hospital and @uhsussex.bsky.social - the first two sites to receive green light to begin recruitment! Looking forward to welcoming more sites soon! #AFib #mitralvalve #ClinicalTrial
April 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The AFFECT trial is OPEN! Congrats to James Cook University Hospital and @uhsussex.bsky.social - the first two sites to receive green light to begin recruitment! Looking forward to welcoming more sites soon! #AFib #mitralvalve #ClinicalTrial
A trip to the The Royal College of Surgeons of England in London yesterday for members of the ACU & Cardiovascular research delivery team for the launch of the new inclusivity checklist developed by the The National Cardiac Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative.
April 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A trip to the The Royal College of Surgeons of England in London yesterday for members of the ACU & Cardiovascular research delivery team for the launch of the new inclusivity checklist developed by the The National Cardiac Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative.
Great to see South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's Dr Douglas Muir contribute to this import work, published now in @nejm.org
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | NEJM
Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with procedure-related
stroke. Cerebral embolic protection (CEP) devices may reduce embolization to the cerebral
circulation and hence t...
www.nejm.org
April 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Great to see South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's Dr Douglas Muir contribute to this import work, published now in @nejm.org
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Amazing news from the #RESTORE trial - recruitment is over half way! A big thank you to all staff and participants involved! Let's keep it up!
#pectus #ClinicalTrials
#pectus #ClinicalTrials
April 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Amazing news from the #RESTORE trial - recruitment is over half way! A big thank you to all staff and participants involved! Let's keep it up!
#pectus #ClinicalTrials
#pectus #ClinicalTrials
Join the ACU's Dr David Austin's talk today at 2pm UK time for Radcliffe Cardiology #JournalClub webinar on cardio-protection trials. Register via link below
www.radcliffecardiology.com/webinars/ic-...
www.radcliffecardiology.com/webinars/ic-...
IC-OS Journal Club: The PROACT Trial and Reflections on Cardio-Protection Trials
Join Dr David Austin (South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK), Dr Jose Alvarez-Cardona (New York University School of Medicine, US), Dr Dan Lenihan (Saint Francis Healthcare Sys...
www.radcliffecardiology.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join the ACU's Dr David Austin's talk today at 2pm UK time for Radcliffe Cardiology #JournalClub webinar on cardio-protection trials. Register via link below
www.radcliffecardiology.com/webinars/ic-...
www.radcliffecardiology.com/webinars/ic-...
Excellent away day for the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility team yesterday. A chance for team building and future plans!
January 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Excellent away day for the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility team yesterday. A chance for team building and future plans!
And an impressive update form the PACeS trial; 3 randomisations this year already! Well done everyone!
#clinicaltrials #afib
#clinicaltrials #afib
January 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And an impressive update form the PACeS trial; 3 randomisations this year already! Well done everyone!
#clinicaltrials #afib
#clinicaltrials #afib
Great start to 2025 from the RESTORE trial! Huge well done and thank you to all involved.
#clinicaltrials #pectus #healthresearch
#clinicaltrials #pectus #healthresearch
January 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Great start to 2025 from the RESTORE trial! Huge well done and thank you to all involved.
#clinicaltrials #pectus #healthresearch
#clinicaltrials #pectus #healthresearch
And another green light for @alderhey.nhs.uk
Absolutely incredible work from the #RESTOREtrial Thank you all!
Absolutely incredible work from the #RESTOREtrial Thank you all!
December 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
And another green light for @alderhey.nhs.uk
Absolutely incredible work from the #RESTOREtrial Thank you all!
Absolutely incredible work from the #RESTOREtrial Thank you all!
We're very pleased to announce The Royal Brompton and Harefield have received the green light! Welcome to the #RESTOREtrial this marks the sixth site to open! Well done everyone!
#pectus #clinicaltrials #healthresearch
#pectus #clinicaltrials #healthresearch
December 11, 2024 at 11:23 AM
We're very pleased to announce The Royal Brompton and Harefield have received the green light! Welcome to the #RESTOREtrial this marks the sixth site to open! Well done everyone!
#pectus #clinicaltrials #healthresearch
#pectus #clinicaltrials #healthresearch
We're very pleased and proud to present the latest president-elect of SCTS
@enochakowuah.bsky.social
A huge congratulations from all your team here at the
South Tees ACU!
#cardiacresearch #cardiothoracic #healthresearch
@enochakowuah.bsky.social
A huge congratulations from all your team here at the
South Tees ACU!
#cardiacresearch #cardiothoracic #healthresearch
December 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM
We're very pleased and proud to present the latest president-elect of SCTS
@enochakowuah.bsky.social
A huge congratulations from all your team here at the
South Tees ACU!
#cardiacresearch #cardiothoracic #healthresearch
@enochakowuah.bsky.social
A huge congratulations from all your team here at the
South Tees ACU!
#cardiacresearch #cardiothoracic #healthresearch