The CIRN is a collaborative group of healthcare professionals driven to provide high quality, clinical research in CT surgery in the UK & Ireland.
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Mitral Trials webinar! Join us on the 15th January @SCTSUK #CardioX #CardiacSurgery #CTSurgery
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
The AFFECT pilot period ends in just a few days — but the door to recruitment is wide open and there’s still time to help shape what comes next. Thank you to all our patients and site teams who have worked so hard; let's continue building momentum!
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
May 14
Interesting pooled analysis of 7 year follow-up in #TAVI - #SAVR trials: all-cause mortality curve for TAVI in low risk patients climbs steeply after 5 years. In patients with 10-15 year expected survival, this shows the importance of long term results
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
Signing off April for the AFFECT trial with a record tying 21 randomisations and a RECORD BREAKING first randomisation from Wythenshawe within 24 hours of receiving green light! Amazing work everyone! 👏 @MFTnhs
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
Welcome to the AFFECT trial Leeds! Well done to your team for all their hard work in getting the green light!
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AFFECT Pilot period end of May 2026! 1 participant every month is the goal. Keep up the great work! @SCTSUK @ACUSouthTees
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
Great news from the ACU team and colleagues; the latest RESTORE paper is now available through @bmj_latest
📘Read now: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1…
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Last few days to register for the Mitral Trial Webinar!
Jan 13
Webinar Registration - Zoom us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Join @EnochAkowuah1 and esteemed colleagues for an online webinar, 'Trials in the Mitral Space'.
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
20 Dec 2025
One of the most effective interventions in modern medicine is a coronary bypass operation on a young, otherwise healthy patient with virgin coronary arteries.
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Associate Principle Investigators helping deliver cardiac surgery portfolio trials across the UK & Ireland. Not recruiting patients to trials yourself - get involved the time is now!
12 Nov 2025
So far we have 11 Associate Principal Investigators registered through the @NIHRresearch scheme for the AFFECT trial.
Interested? Find out more: nihr.ac.uk/career-developmen…
@LJRogers_CTS @julessanders2 @EnochAkowuah1
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Five-year survival rates following SAVR for aortic stenosis are better than TAVI, based on analysis of RCTs and observational studies. These findings encourage guideline writers to consider more observational data in their future recommendations. tctmd.com/news/savr-bests-ta…
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Join us at the free 2025 SCTS Annual National Research Meeting!
The meeting features engaging plenary sessions from esteemed international academics in CT surgery research sharing their expertise and experience.
We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event!
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Get your free online tickets on Eventbrite where the full agenda and plenary speaker line up is available:
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Abstract submission deadline: 26th Oct ‘25 (midnight BST) viahttps://app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth/?redirect=/stages/79516/submitter&utm_source=chatgpt.com
Four awards, with £250 prizes & certificate:
• Cardiac
• Thoracic
• AHP
• Student
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
11 Sep 2025
Excellent news – Two more sites join the AFFECT trial! Well done to the teams at @BHIBristol @uhbwNHS and @NewcastleHosps for achieving the green light to begin recruitment, great work!
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
6 Sep 2025
We have shown that mini mitral surgery is as safe and effective as sternotomy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… Check out our latest paper in @CircAHA confirming that Mini patients recover quicker after surgery ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…
@SCTS @ESC @EACTS @AATSHQ @ACUSouthTees see 🧵
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
4 Sep 2025
Join the NIHR-BHF Partnership Cardio-Oncology Webinar, Sept 23, 11:00–13:00 (online), supported by the BHF CRC.
This free event brings together patients, clinicians & researchers to explore the heart-health impacts of cancer treatment and shape future.
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Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network retweeted
6 Aug 2025
A huge well done and thank you to @KingsCollegeNHS, @RBandH and @NHSBartsHealth - All THREE sites have received the green light to begin recruitment for the AFFECT trial this week.
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