Lucky day for Dr. rafaja . Look what he found. #echofirst

I was shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Prof Tony Gershlick from Covid-19 last night. Tony was my mentor when I was an SpR at Glenfield Hospital in the 1990s, and it was both a privilege and a pleasure to work with him. A sad loss for interventional cardiology

I think this beats your Sharkey foot Cara Mercer 😂

Here's a chest X-ray that made the radiologist gasp and reach for the phone. What could this thin grey line possibly be? The patient was a 30 yo male, no significant medical history, who had started to experience stabbing pains in his chest a few days earlier.

This is not something you want to see on an MRI. The patient was a 3 y.o. boy with a suspected upper respiratory tract infection. But why has most of his face disappeared from the scan?

Five years ago a 20 year old woman was admitted to a hospital in France after a serious motorcycle crash. She had a large thoracic injury and a right hemopneumothorax (blood and air in the chest cavity). But a chest X-ray also revealed something... unexpected. What could it be?

Very proud to share our echocardiography departments adaptation and performance during the first wave of the #COVID19 pandemic. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Joe Mills @DrDanAugustine BSEcho Andrew R. Houghton openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e0…

All the COVID-causing virus circulating in the world right now could easily fit inside a single cola can, according to a calculation by a British mathematician whose sum exposes how much devastation is caused by miniscule viral particles reut.rs/36ZRcDv by Kate Kelland 1/4

Oh dear 🤦‍♂️

Happy #HEARTThursday everyone! I have a fun quick quiz for you today (see below). This largely falls into the category of ‘anatomy trivia’, but also nails home some important prognostication/intervention points. Thanks to Joe Maleszewski, MD for the image #cvpath #cardiacpath

NASA’s new Mars rover, Perseverance, carries a ‘hidden’ plaque, between two of its wheels, commemorating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and honouring the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world #mars2021 #MarsPerseverance #NASA #Perseverance #PerseveranceRover

BSCMR survey: The fivefold 10-year growth in CMR usage has been remarkable but heterogeneous across the UK, with some regions still reporting low usage or long waiting times which may be of clinical concern #CMR #MRI #cardiology BSCMR Heart_BMJ heart.bmj.com/content/early/…

Uremic pericarditis with pericardial effusion and fibrinous strands, 2D TTE, short axis view

Really enjoyed reading this article by Cara Mercer and Andrew R. Houghton in the summer addition of BSEcho journal: #echofirst started with ‘ultrasound cardiography’! Many thanks for taking the time to write this fascinating piece 👍🏾

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In our 30th anniversary year it was really interesting to read Cara Mercer and Andrew R. Houghton's ECHO article on the history of cardiology - well worth a read!

We have an exciting echocardiography physiologist post coming up in Gloucestershire for someone who is interested in leading and developing physiologist led valve service. If you're interested and have any questions let me know. healthjobsuk.com/job/-v3242807?… Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Natasha

Holter Monitoring Essentials by Cara Mercer is an upcoming course from Medmastery, and it’s been a pleasure to work with all the team on its production. You can check out all Medmastery’s current courses here: medmastery.com

If you’re a physiologist/clinical scientist or junior doctor who already has project data that might be suitable for publication, and you want to start the writing process but need support, then check out #BSEWriteTime, the exciting new initiative from BSEcho

If you could recommend just one book for someone starting on their echo journey to TTE accreditation - what would it be?