Emma van Eeden @MVBendix
Loves her husband. Best holidays include diving. Always strives to enjoy every day. The Trawler, UK Joined July 2010-
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Anyone of my Arsenal-supporting friends know of someone who has tickets for the game on 13 December? 2 🙏? Asking for a friend!!!
And as if by magic the shopkeeper appeared….. RIP… a voice that could read the telephone directory and make it interesting…. bbc.com/news/articles/…
Its CoFi time! We are absolutely thrilled to announce the FDA approval of the MOCA II IDE pivotal trial and cannot wait to get sites up and recruiting in this landmark trial for CorFlow. Want to learn more about MVO and STEMI?corflow.com/wp-content/upl…
One thing the British public hate is a sore loser…. If you want to argue with the ref/judge/stewards…. Play a different sport. Walking out of an interview with Jenson…poor form!!!!
One week after #EuroPCR end and the fever for new news and studies never stops! @GiovanniLuigiD1 and @RafKotronias tell us about their LBT Retriever-AMI @PCRonline Subtitled spanish @mirvatalasnag @KardiologieHH @IndahSP_MD @ABeneduceMD @guilbon @Hragy @IainGil @MiChen__
Slightly extraordinary to have managed another 365 days around the sun…!
Slightly extraordinary to have managed another 365 days around the sun…!
@billyjoel Wishing you all the very best on the road to recovery! Whenever you are ready we all are ready! Been a lifelong fan from the 1st time I saw him live in 1982 (ish!) bbc.com/news/articles/…
Congratulations to @CPFC on winning their first major trophy. A well run club that doesn’t bend the financial rules or operate as a money laundering operation and whose values shone through after the events of 7 October 2023. Go well in the @EuropaLeague next season.
Globally womens CV health is one of the biggest challenges and unmet needs - from resistance to recognising the symptoms, under-diagnosis and limited research! Fabulous to hear women leaders taking the stand!
Globally womens CV health is one of the biggest challenges and unmet needs - from resistance to recognising the symptoms, under-diagnosis and limited research! Fabulous to hear women leaders taking the stand!
#TCTMiddleEast Course Directors: @mirvatalasnag @mmamas1973 @kfaraidy @drptca @AlkashkariWail The goal of this program is to foster innovation, research & development @crfheart in the Middle East & North Africa linkedin.com/posts/tct-plus…
LBCT @ACCinTouch 2025: 2 year outcomes of the #TRiluminate trial for severe #TR: ☑️ TriClip therapy reduced heart failure hospitalizations vs GDMT ☑️ Improvement in TR, QOL sustained in TriClip pts ☑️ TriClip therapy remained safe ☑️ Crossover pts: improved TR severity, QOL
Excellent presentation by Raj Kharbanda on BHF TAVI PROTECT. Congratulations to everyone involved - almost the whole country - and of course the patients…!
Big announcement by Starmer on NHS England being scrapped with all the activities being brought under direct government control!
All booked for ACC 2025 in Chicago! If you are heading that way and want to meet up then just DM me!
View this morning - off to the dive boat shortly
We are hiring new candidates for a 2-year fellowship program for coronary intervention and structural heart planning with a good mix between hands on and research at Cardiocentro. The interested candidates should apply to [email protected]…
And another one… this is beginning to look awfully coordinated… Nothing to see here, just the National Medical Director of @NHSEngland using an inaccurate, one-sided & context-free Times piece to double down on the insinuation that the only issue with PAs in the NHS is…
And another one… this is beginning to look awfully coordinated… Nothing to see here, just the National Medical Director of @NHSEngland using an inaccurate, one-sided & context-free Times piece to double down on the insinuation that the only issue with PAs in the NHS is…

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