BCIS notes with great sadness the death of Alain Cribier. Alain was a true giant of interventional cardiology. Against many obstacles, some jealousy, and not a little hostility, Alain never wavered from his goal of bringing #TAVI to the masses. It is to people like Alain, willing
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- We are planning to coordinate a tribute to Tony Gershlick that will include memories and anecdotes about him from members who knew him well. In the meantime, I have prepared this personal tribute to Tony. - Nick Curzen (@ncurzen), BCIS President. bit.ly/TonyGershlicAP…
- Congratulations to Andrew Chapman (@chapdoc1), winner of the BCIS Young Investigator of the Year award for “Determining the Mechanism of Myocardial Injury and Role of Coronary Disease in Type 2 Myocardial Infarction (DEMAND-MI): A Prospective Cohort Study” 👏
- BCIS is delighted to announce the successful appointment of @mmamas1973 to Deputy BCIS Audit Lead. Mamas has extensive experience with the BCIS dataset, and will work closely with Peter Ludman. We would like to congratulate Mamas and thank all the candidates for their interest.
- A Statement from BCIS President Prof. David Hildick-Smith: "It has taken a long time to get here, but after hard work and strong data from @DawnAdamson6, @mmamas1973, Ashan Gunarathne, and others, NHSE England has finally agreed to prioritise STEMI transfer between sites. This
- Congratulations to @AishSinha1 on winning the coveted Young Investigator of the Year award! 🏆 🎥You can catch his presentation on-demand shortly, Characterising Mechanisms to Stratify Therapy in Patients with #Angina and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries #BCISACI
- BCIS President Election Results Professor Nick Curzen is delighted to announce that Professor David Hildick-Smith (@Ryvetsprog) has been elected to be the next President of BCIS. Dave will take over after the dinner at ACI23, we extend our warmest congratulations to him. (1/2)
- Congratulations to Sinjini Biswas (@DrSinjini) for winning the BCIS Best Trainee Case for 2022 with “Getting Out of Jail... Not in One Piece!” 👏
- A very special moment at #BCISACI as the audience gives Prof. Ludman a minute-long standing ovation as he concludes his final BCIS Audit report presentation. Peter has dedicated 21 years to the creation of the reports, his contribution to the field is immeasurable. Thank you.
00:00 - BCIS is very sad to hear of the passing of our great colleague and friend, Professor David Foley. @nolanjimradial has written a fitting tribute available here: bcis.org.uk/news/professor… @NickCurzen
- Following the recent election, the BCIS Council is delighted to welcome @DrPeterOKane as its new Treasurer! He will officially assume the role in January 2025, succeeding @danmckenzie73 Congratulations to Peter, and a special thank you to Dr David Roberts for his interest and
- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society: Statement regarding EXCEL study and LMS intervention #cardiotwiter bcis.org.uk/news/the-excel…














