Derek Connelly
@ProfDConnelly
Consultant cardiac electrophysiologist, Golden Jubilee National Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Honorary professor, @UofGlasgow. Amateur percussionist.
@KnowYourPulse @BHRSociety
This week is #WorldHeartRhythmWeek! Consultant Cardiologist Derek Connelly talks about the importance of checking your pulse and understanding how to #KnowyourPulseToKnowYourHeartRhythm - It could save your life! #TeamJubilee
📣The ESC-EHRA Atlas on heart rhythm disorders is finally online 🌐 📍A map of arrhythmia care across the @escardio member countries Check the full atlas here 🔗 academic.oup.com/europace/artic… @EHRAPresident @purerfellner @HaranBurri @BorianiGiuseppe @LuigiDiBiaseMD @DanielScherr3
🚀 New on @JCardioEP !!! "Clinical Outcomes After Catheter Ablation in Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy" by @KenjiHashimot20 et al onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…
The Gothic arches of the University of Glasgow Cloisters (1870s) are nothing short of awe-inspiring.
Invasive Approach Fails to Reduce Deaths in Older Adults With Acute Coronary Syndromes jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… via @SammyAnderer @Coronary4front @gbiondizoccai
We continue to see the harmful effects of mandated GIM dual accreditation on Cardiology speciality training. RDs are spending a disproportionate length of time doing GIM (beyond the stipulated 12 months). Which has led to a marked reduction in procedural + imaging volume
How to fix it? Better evidence!
Agree. Question is how to fix it. @DrRoderickTung
Prague 25 It is a negative trial: Catheter ablation was superior to lifestyle management combined with drugs in improving freedom from AF at one year. But: 👉🏻take a look at the secondary endpoints… Relying solely on catheter ablation for the management of AF may overlook the…
📌 In 👫 with AF & obesity 📣 Cath ablation 🔥 superior to lifestyle modif + AADs 💊 to ⬆️ freedom from AF at 1-y 👉 73% vs 34.6% #EPeeps #afib #Obesity #CardioTwitter @PrashSanders @DrJasonAndrade @DrRoderickTung @DhirajGuptaBHRS @tomdepotter @SeguraCardio @Hragy @adribaran
🚨 New in Heart Rhythm: This is BIG ICD battery longevity varies by 2–3 years depending on manufacturer and number of leads. 🔋 Newer devices last 2–4 years longer. 📉 Each additional lead = 2–3 yrs less battery life. 📈 Key drivers: manufacturer, pulse width, output. We need…
🤝The BHRS is delighted to announce a special joint session at this year’s #BHRSymposium, in collaboration with @escardio This collaboration brings added depth to an already packed programme. More details coming soon! This way to sign up👉 millbrook-events.co.uk/event/BHRSympo…
📌 CONSYST-CRT trial 👉 #ConductionSystemPacing is not inferior to #BiventricularPacing in👫with an indication to #CRT #HeartFailure #EPeeps #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter @MargaridaPujol @arbelo_e @Hisdoc1 @LluisMont2 @KennethEllenbo1 @DrRoderickTung @drjohnm @JagSinghMD @drrakeshg1
Might be the best @JACCJournals tweet: “The heart wants what the EP lab offers” 🤣
🏃🥗 Lifestyle matters—but not enough. In PRAGUE-25, #AFib freedom was 2x higher with ablation vs LFM+AADs. The heart wants what the EP lab offers. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACC #epAblation #Obesity
The correct terminology should be "persistent foramen ovale". Patent = open Foramen = hole. Q: When is a hole not a hole? A: When it's not open. (Am I being pedantic?)
📢 New for 2025! National Cardiac Audit Programme: PFOC annual report 🤩 💛 20 NHS hospitals perform PFOC procedures for prevention of recurrent strokes 💛 71% patients are day cases 💛 big variation in number of procedures across ICB areas Report: bit.ly/4jQX31x
My EP journey started as a fellow with @ERowland_Barts on 1st July 1989. Busy list today to celebrate 36th anniversary -including a pre-excited AF with shortest RR 160ms (CS diverticulum). Nothing is more rewarding to treat!
"Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told an audience in Dublin that Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done." ~AA rte.ie/news/business/…
To support a law when so many professional organisations say is deeply flawed - and then expect those professional organisations to enact it- is reckless beyond belief.
Please remember that in nearly every case your postcode predicts heart disease better than your genetic code #Poverty #SocialDeterminants
NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk bbc.in/3ZF1cO1
Association between programmed electrical stimulation inducibility and arrhythmic risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis bit.ly/3GQkb1y
Always such a joy to catch up with my great friend and mentor @ProfDConnelly @LDN_Arrhythmia