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25-strong CathLab Bailout Sim training - mid/distal vessel perforation+stent loss on incredible heart models…operators+AHPs practising ping-pongs, coiling+snaring together…massive thank you 🙏🏾 @terumoisuk, Ollie+Cameron-truly dedicated to education+improving patient outcomes🌟

An educational rota burr entrapment case. When a burr is stuck, we pull on the burr. If that doesn’t work, then we think of complex manoeuvres: cutting the burr, removing Teflon sheath, guide extensions, parallel wiring/ballooning and ping pong guides etc… But we often forget…

Writing your own story, or what psychologists call developing a narrativist orientation, is generally helpful, especially for those on a performance path. But there are select instances when it becomes a trap. Here's when, why, and what to do about it: thegrowtheq.com/the-limits-of-…

🆕 in #JACCINT: Stent optimization achieved in ~52% undergoing #IVUS/#OCT -guided #PCI 🫀. Optimized patients ⬇️ TVF vs non-optimized (3.8% vs 7.5%) 📉. Benefit stronger with OCT guidance! 📚 jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #OCTIVUS #ACCIntl @dukwoo_park

This hits HARD!!!

Sometimes, in our medical silos, information from another speciality breaks through the firewall and the advances sound like science fiction. Extraordinary progress in HIV.

No Father’s Day is complete without this video.

I am so proud of my beautiful wife @mountmargarita for becoming the first Colombian woman to complete the Seven Summits and the first Colombian to climb not just Everest 8814 m but also Lhotse 8516m, a double 8000 in a row. Wow, just wow.

Thank you Senator Bernie Sanders - ‘In 1948 you developed the NHS - that was a message that went all over the world - healthcare is a human right…and other countries followed you.’ thelondoneconomic.com/politics/berni…

#Coronary #perforations are stressful situations..😱 with potential 💀! But, when operator knows everything about dealing with, stress is minimal, and patients survive! In #CTOTOOLBOX3 📘 learn everything how to solve nasty situations Available at CTO-TOOLBOX.COM #CTO…

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It's impossible not to root for Luis Enrique. Has spoken courageously about losing a child, insisting people remember all the light his late daughter, Xana, brought to world before tragically dying in 2019. The most human, soulful manager in sports ❤️

One of the biggest challenges for high performers—in sport and art and medicine and beyond—is managing identity-pursuit fusion. Thinking of identity like a house with multiple rooms, each of a different size and purpose, can be super helpful: thegrowtheq.com/rugged-flexibi…

surveymonkey.com/r/QR83D86 A comprehensive survey through the MLCTO Academy, aiming to better understand how interventional cardiologists around the world train, adapt, and maintain skills—especially in settings with limited procedural volume or evolving technologies.

"The biggest barrier to medical collaboration is ego." Dr. @chrisryanburke reveals how cardiac surgeons and other specialists are breaking down silos to enhance patient care. Vulnerability in medicine isn't weakness—it's the path to innovation. #JourneyToBetter

Great to see this paper published! Imaging is so important to optimize outcome and we need to overcome the barriers to implement this as a routine in clinical practice. Only question that remains is in all patients or just those with a higher degree of complexity?

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10 Powerful Visuals That Will Transform Your Mindset Forever: 1) The Paradox of Knowledge

Roger Federer on the kind of talent you can practice:

In toxic cultures, burnout is a badge of honor. Working through exhaustion is celebrated. In hustle cultures, burnout is a sign of weakness. Hiding exhaustion is rewarded. In healthy cultures, burnout is a call for help. Exhaustion highlights a workload problem to be solved.