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British Cardiovascular Society
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British Cardiovascular Society
@BritishCardioSo
Official X account for BCS || Championing cardiovascular medicine in the UK for over 100 years
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- At a reception to celebrate the centenary of the British Cardiovascular Society, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal presented the Society’s highest honour, the Mackenzie medal, to Professor Jane Somerville. cardionewsuk.org/professor-jane…
- It was an honour to have Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal address our Centenary Conference as the keynote speaker today. #BCS100
- Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Royal Patron of @BritishCardioSo centenary year, emphasises the importance of heart health at a reception to celebrate 100 years of the Society cardionewsuk.org/improving-hear…
- We were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as our Royal Patron for the @BritishCardioSo our centenary year. The Princess Royal gave a well-received address at our conference, visited the Education Zone, and met BCS members. @RoyalFamily
- 🚨 Aspirin associated with no reduction in ischaemic stroke risk and a 38% ⬆️ risk of intracerebral bleeding compared to placebo when used as primary prevention in older adults 🧠🫀🚨 Keep up-to-date with the latest cardiology news at: cardionewsuk.org/revisiting-the… #BCSHeartbeat
- And the new @BritishCardioSo president-elect is... @g_andre_ng! Professor Ng is currently BCS vice-president for education and research and will take up the role next summer. See all our recent election results: bcs-web.squiz.cloud/news/2023-elec…
- Congratulations to Dr Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, consultant cardiologist @RBandH, @GSTTnhs and CEO of @SCMRorg, who has been awarded the @BritishCardioSo @heartresearchuk 2024 team fellowship. Chiara's team will visit @BrighamWomens for a week in the Spring. See all our
- The BCS is very sad to hear of the death of Professor Tony Gershlick. A leading light of interventional cardiology for more than 35 years. Our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues. #TonyGershlick
- Congratulations to Professor Simon Ray, new @NHSEngland National Clinical Director for Heart Disease. Prof Ray is a former @BritishCardioSo president and was the national cardiology lead for @NHSGIRFT. All at BCS look forward to working with you in the new role! #CardioTwitter
- Replying to @BritishCardioSoHRH The Princess Royal: "As Patron of Women in Science and Engineering, I am very conscious that we need to attract many more women into scientific medical roles. "I am encouraged by your efforts to make the speciality a more diverse and welcoming one for all."
- Replying to @BritishCardioSoFollowing the address, BCS President Prof John Greenwood awarded The Princess Royal a lifetime membership to the society. #BCS100
