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Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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Cardiologist, Scientist. I separate taking my work seriously (I do) vs myself seriously (I don't) Ideas my own (best ones stolen from my amazing PhD students)
London, England
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Jan 23, 2022
    Can YOU interpret clinical research statistics? Courses of silent, 15-minute seminars, to do on your phone during boring Zoom calls. Do each seminar twice, a few days apart: First time to learn. Second time, GO FOR GOLD! Click here > inspirion.org/sa/aca~-MDQ9cX…
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Jul 14, 2023
    As a TPD I am not allowed to comment on the strike other than to wish that everyone gets together soon and settles it amicably blah blah blah. But they never said we can't post pictures wordlessly. So here are two pics.
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Apr 4, 2020
    Several people have asked me whether I think the government is lying about its reason to say Cardiac Arrest resuscitation is NOT an aerosol generating procedure. The government says it is because of science. Science my arse. It is because we don't have enough masks.
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Apr 15, 2020
    I've realised that some highly educated people find formulae like this difficult to understand.
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Aug 26, 2020
    Good lord, what a happy day! My cup o'erfloweth! 1. Valentina and Eike's updated paper has arrived on the journal website. 2. As I show below, the Big 10 (who I am guessing from twitter comments are some sort of sports governing body) should now be reopening their sport.
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Sep 6, 2020
    My advice for the general public? DO NOT WORRY ABOUT HEART DAMAGE FROM COVID. "If you as a member of the public are searching the internet for scientific data on heart damage, you are doing it wrong." Uncle Darrel J Condescending but True Facts
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    Sep 6, 2020
    Replying to @ProfDFrancis
    Are there other statistical reports about the incidence of heart related damage? Thanks for your awesome content, a bit hard to digest for the public but trying :D
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Oct 2, 2020
    Obviously we generally don't give out medical advice on Twitter, but in this case I made an exception. I have anonymised as it was a direct message.
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Feb 10, 2018
    If you want to kill people, the most effective way to do this in the modern era (since gun laws and annoying people like the Police will make things awkward) is to persuade people to stop (or never start) a statin. Over the long term, 1 in 10 will be killed by that choice.
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Mar 31, 2018
    What does a P value mean? ================== A microtweetorial because I have been watching @anupampom and @JohnTuckerPhD chase each other like this for the last hour, which is distracting me from doing work. Answer this and save them from circular argument. #foamed #meded
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Apr 7, 2018
    RELATIVE RISK, ODDS RATIO, HAZARD RATIO ============================= What are they? Why do we need 3 of the damn things? Which should I use? Are they the same, or different, or a bit samey? An #ORBITA-HQ #tweetorial. #Meded #FOAMed
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Mar 15, 2020
    Superb EVIDENCE SUMMARY about coronavirus, kindly prepared by Dr Ritesh Maharaj at Kings College London. (Circulated without his permission, sorry) tinyurl.com/corona-info-19
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Apr 27, 2018
    Why we need Odds Ratio - even though nobody can understand them. My definitive answer !
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Sep 12, 2020
    We are all doomed by this virus. My last tweet on this earth perhaps? (hat tip to @BogdanEnache) During viral infection, in ATHLETES, CMR shows: Myocardial EDEMA in 19% acutely, 24% at followup. Myocardial INFLAMMATION in 38% acutely, 48% at followup. Winter is coming.
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    Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
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    Jul 13, 2023
    Imperial's new Clinical/Academic Cardiology Fellowship Motto: "We never forget, you have a choice" jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… Open to budding cardiologists, and also to existing cardiology SpRs.
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