TIckerclub

02/05/2024

Wednesday morning team of Ticker z club volunteers…

10/03/2024

“If female medical students are told they can’t combine their career in cardiology with a choice to have a family, we will lose a lot of talent"

Meet Professor Vijay Kunadian, the first female Professor of Interventional Cardiology in the UK. Growing up surrounded by brothers, she learned to navigate the male-dominated world of medicine.

“As the only girl in the family you learn how to handle yourself in a male world. But I see the challenges women face and how easily they could be put off."

Professor Kunadian believes that women bring important skills and perspectives to medicine, enhancing patient care and driving meaningful research.

“We need to support younger female colleagues in cardiology, and I want to be a role model for them. My message is work hard and get support from the right people and you will thrive.”

As a mentor, she aims to inspire and support younger female colleagues, urging them to work hard and seek guidance from the right mentors.

16/12/2023

Ho ho ho! Come on down to Barbakan this morning and support The Ticker Club with Santa!

15/08/2023

18/07/2023

Results of the UK Mini Mitral Trial – the largest randomised trial of its kind comparing minimally invasive and conventional heart valve surgery – have been published in JAMA.

Heart consultant Enoch Akowuah, who led the trial of 330 patients across ten UK centres, including James Cook Hospital, said: “Our results show that at three months, physical recovery is equivalent in both groups of patients. In addition, we show that when both surgical procedures are performed by expert surgeons, minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is as safe and effective as conventional surgery.”

Recovery of physical function levels after 12 weeks compared to pre-surgery levels was similar in both groups. However, at six weeks, patients in the mini-thoracotomy group had recovered physical function compared to pre-surgery levels, whereas patients in the sternotomy group had not.

Read more here:
https://ow.ly/CJwk50PcETj

03/11/2022