At this year’s The Physiological Society #Physiology2021, I’m looking forward to running the symposium ‘Cardiac Sodium Channel: From Function to Dysfunction’, with Kamalan Jeevaratnam. Plus the ePoster sessions, and networking opportunities! 📆 Register by 30 June: bit.ly/2RtqfDZ.

As a dual GB-Austrian national, at times like these it's painfully apparent to me how badly the UK stacks up...the whole value proposition of the state is in a different league

If the government expects “responsible” citizens to wear a mask but doesn’t back masking as a policy, it’s giving a weasel message. Masks work. Because the virus is airborne. See my pinned tweet for evidence.

Welcome back to this stage of your journey, UK.

The sheer, unforgivable folly of this government in choosing to bin remaining Covid control measures when our infection rates are stratospheric.

Johnson has made a terrible, terrible decision today. Here's my summary of why: 1 (of 10) - Cases are surging. The first 19 days of July alone will produce *one million* new cases.

Sajid Javid has insisted we will have to 'live with the virus' and treat it like 'flu. What a load of utter nonsense from someone who clearly doesn't have a clue. Yes the deaths might stay low (or they might not). But a generation of long COVID is tragic theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…

The projection from Sajid Javid that infections could surge to a record 100,000 a day in a few weeks, as all social distancing and mask-wearing regulations are removed, is especially terrifying for those whose immune systems are impaired or are clinically vulnerable in…

Excellent summary by my colleague Sarah Hudson. Lots of interesting science here.

Bilateral cardiac sympathetic denervation for refractory arrhythmia in an individual with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with T-cell-mediated ganglionitis. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35165125 #cpvt #cardiotwitter #epeeps

Take 2 minutes to watch this. It’s one of the best interviews I’ve seen so far on the #DoctorsStrike. Thank you Dr. Hilary Jones MBE.

New Research: Convergent approach to persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: long-term single-centre safety and efficacy: Background Efforts to maintain sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF) remain… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Our case report published today of this important and previously unreported complication post PEARS (personalised external aortic root support) implantation. Bristol Heart Institute

Very proud of our EP registrars both presenting their PhD data at the moderated poster session at #EHRA2024 ! Fantastic representation for Bristol Heart Institute and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT and University of Bristol Alexander Carpenter Laura Pannell

Fabulous video 👏

Fantastic BHRS EP traces day - thanks!