Please see below a paper published in Heart Journal on 23rd June 2022 titled ‘Joint British Societies’ guideline on management of cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheter laboratory.

This contains recommendations about the response to cardiac arrest and how the team should optimally respond to this emergency. You will note that it recommends allocation of roles at the start of all lists/cases which can form a template for optimisation of our responses.

The paper credits Joel Dunning, Andrew Archbold, Joseph Paul de Bono, Liz Butterfield, Nick Curzen, Charles D Deakin, Ellie Gudde, Thomas Keeble, Alan Keys, Mike Lewis, Niall O’Keeffe, Jaydeep Sarma, Martin Stout, Paul Swindell and Simon Ray as authors.

Read the article below.

Please see below a paper published in Heart Journal on 23rd June 2022 titled ‘Joint British Societies’ guideline on management of cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheter laboratory.

This contains recommendations about the response to cardiac arrest and how the team should optimally respond to this emergency. You will note that it recommends allocation of roles at the start of all lists/cases which can form a template for optimisation of our responses.

The paper credits Joel Dunning, Andrew Archbold, Joseph Paul de Bono, Liz Butterfield, Nick Curzen, Charles D Deakin, Ellie Gudde, Thomas Keeble, Alan Keys, Mike Lewis, Niall O’Keeffe, Jaydeep Sarma, Martin Stout, Paul Swindell and Simon Ray as authors.

Read the article below.

Please see below a paper published in Heart Journal on 23rd June 2022 titled ‘Joint British Societies’ guideline on management of cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheter laboratory.

This contains recommendations about the response to cardiac arrest and how the team should optimally respond to this emergency. You will note that it recommends allocation of roles at the start of all lists/cases which can form a template for optimisation of our responses.

The paper credits Joel Dunning, Andrew Archbold, Joseph Paul de Bono, Liz Butterfield, Nick Curzen, Charles D Deakin, Ellie Gudde, Thomas Keeble, Alan Keys, Mike Lewis, Niall O’Keeffe, Jaydeep Sarma, Martin Stout, Paul Swindell and Simon Ray as authors.

Read the article below.

Please see below a paper published in Heart Journal on 23rd June 2022 titled ‘Joint British Societies’ guideline on management of cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheter laboratory.

This contains recommendations about the response to cardiac arrest and how the team should optimally respond to this emergency. You will note that it recommends allocation of roles at the start of all lists/cases which can form a template for optimisation of our responses.

The paper credits Joel Dunning, Andrew Archbold, Joseph Paul de Bono, Liz Butterfield, Nick Curzen, Charles D Deakin, Ellie Gudde, Thomas Keeble, Alan Keys, Mike Lewis, Niall O’Keeffe, Jaydeep Sarma, Martin Stout, Paul Swindell and Simon Ray as authors.

Read the article below.

The BHF CRC and BJCA invite applications for the role of Chairperson of CoNNeCT Cardiology, a ‘Collaborative Nationwide Network of Cardiologists in Training.’

The Network shall be comprised of capable and motivated trainees working across the UK to bring together multi-site datasets for the primary purpose of addressing clinically relevant research questions through surveys, audits, and original research work. With the support of the BHF CRC, the Network shall leverage the Researcher database, infrastructure, and remote collaborative tools to efficiently produce high volume, quality published work.

The Chair shall be responsible for setting the direction, selecting appropriate research projects and co-ordinating the data collection, analysis and output of this Group- similar to a Lab Head/Director co-ordinates a research group.

The applicant should be in their final years of Specialty training or have been appointed to the role of Consultant in the last 5 years and have experience successfully organising clinical research studies. Further information about the Network and the job description can be found at https://connectcardiology.carrd.co/.

The BHF CRC and BJCA invite applications for the role of Chairperson of CoNNeCT Cardiology, a ‘Collaborative Nationwide Network of Cardiologists in Training.’

The Network shall be comprised of capable and motivated trainees working across the UK to bring together multi-site datasets for the primary purpose of addressing clinically relevant research questions through surveys, audits, and original research work. With the support of the BHF CRC, the Network shall leverage the Researcher database, infrastructure, and remote collaborative tools to efficiently produce high volume, quality published work.

The Chair shall be responsible for setting the direction, selecting appropriate research projects and co-ordinating the data collection, analysis and output of this Group- similar to a Lab Head/Director co-ordinates a research group.

The applicant should be in their final years of Specialty training or have been appointed to the role of Consultant in the last 5 years and have experience successfully organising clinical research studies. Further information about the Network and the job description can be found at https://connectcardiology.carrd.co/.

25^th February 2022

Dear Member

Joint statement by Presidents of BCS/BCIS/ SCTS to members about interpretation of the 2021 AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Artery Revascularization guidelines

The AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Revascularisation guidelines published in December 2021 have proved contentious, and have precipitated this statement.

We would like to reinforce to all our members that we encourage them to continue to assess and manage patients requiring coronary revascularisation according to the principles set out in “Getting the Best from the Heart Team” by the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists and Critical Care, British Cardiovascular Society, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society, the British Heart Valve Society and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland.

We recommend that non-emergency cases involving left main or multivessel disease should be discussed at an appropriate MDM, and a suggested management plan/options should then be considered as part of a process of shared decision-making with the patient.  Specifically, we do not agree with the downgraded Level of Evidence for the use of CABG as laid out in the recent AHA/ACC/SCAI guideline document.

The appropriate management of patients with left main or multivessel disease will be optimally achieved via the MDM process and after informed discussion with the patient.

With best wishes