Great talk by @SmithElliotjs about “Differential Resistance Wiring” #CTO2025

This is one of the most jaw-dropping, chilling interviews I have seen. Watch this Rabbi from London, respond to question about the terror stabbing in Golders Green!

When we applied strict RCT inclusion criteria from ARREST, PRAGUE, and INCEPTION to a real-world ECPR cohort published in Resuscitation Plus, something striking emerged: survival wasn’t confined to those who “fit the rules.” Some patients who would have been excluded by trial criteria survived — even with meaningful neurological recovery. RCT frameworks guide us, but at the bedside, rigid thresholds may cost lives. Clinical judgment still matters. #ECPR #OHCA #CriticalCare sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @PCRonline @Sbrugaletta @Ortega_Paz @Anazmicalik @guilbom @hect2701 @NicolaRyanI1 @DrPascalMeier @W_jyg @ICigalini @Hragy @SABOURETCardio @mmamas1973 @djc795 @GreggWStone @toreyj01 @EAPCIPresident @CMichaelGibson @SmithElliotjs @ArielRoguin @aayshacader @twj1974 #europcr @dangiloncardio @deharo_pierre @DanieleGiacoppo @MilasinD18 @Taiebphil @plateletdoc @realarainmd

COSIRA II MILESTONE ALERT: 🚨 Kudos to Prof. Anthony Mathur, Dr. Amit Bhan, Dr. Krishnaraj Rathod, Dr. Dan Jones, and the entire team at St Bartholomew's Hospital, as well as proctor Dr. @K_DeSilva, for their participation in the COSIRA-II study, joining the growing number of #COSIRAII enrolling sites and completing their 1st randomized patient for the COSIRA II trial in the UK! A special mention as well to the Barts Interventional Group (B.I.G.) for their continued commitment and collaboration. To learn more about the COSIRA-II trial and the participating sites visit: shockwavemedical.com/en-eu//…  ISI bit.ly/3iEq7fC Caution: Investigational Device. Limited by U.S. and Canadian law to investigational use.

How to successfully approach CTO interventions: a step-by-step approach 📺🎧 pcronline.com/Cases-resource… What’s the plan when antegrade isn’t enough? Follow the roadmap in this discussion between @SmithElliotjs, @DrThomasHovasse and Roberto Garbo about the comprehensive approach to CTO interventions, as they provide structured guidance on navigating these complex interventions in a safe and effective way. And if you're on the go, the full interview is also available as a podcast 🎧! #EuroPCR #interventionalcardiology

Proud to be part of the #APEX team running the Interventional Cardiology Workshop at Asiri Central Hospital on Saturday 2nd August, during the 2025 Sri Lanka College of Cardiology academic sessions in Colombo. @DrPeterOKane @twj1974 @JehangirDin @SmithElliotjs @VP_Med

Elliot Smith and Stephane Carlier showing a great interactive CTO case during IVUS workshop precourse of Boston Scientific during #MLCTO. Amazing teaching experience 🚀🚀🚀 @MLCTOAcademy 10th MLCTO Edition @BSCCardiology

What is #CASE? #CASE 👉🏼 Contrast Assisted Subintimal Entry - the #contrast1st equivalent of BASE. Why is it important? #CASE is a quick and easy way to access the EP space and use the lessons taught by @RinfretStephane (art of knuckling) and @SmithElliotjs (DRaW) to maximize chances of success! 😍 🔑 There are only two outcomes to a contrast microinjection - either the contrast is IP (#HDR) or EP (#CASE) As @Kandzari showed from the Ringer trial, there are several possible causes of perforation during #CTOPCI - contrast microinjection is not one of them!

I feel immense shame and pain seeing the barbarism that Hamas & a slew of terror organizations put on in Gaza – the depravity of armed men thinking it’s courageous to parade the bodies of literal toddlers and their mother as some trophy for victory; the sickness, evil, and stupidity required to believe that marching with a locked coffin of an 85-year-old peace activist who did so much for Gazans is somehow good for the Palestinian cause. Instead of having a parade for a dead mother, her two babies, and an elderly man of peace, their bodies should have been handled by medical crews with no armed terrorists in sight. This could have been done differently, but Jihadi fascists chose the appalling spectacle instead. I’m ashamed of any Palestinian who supports or justifies this; I’m ashamed of any “pro-Palestine” activists, “journalists,” or “experts” who are going out of their way to whitewash this and blame Israeli bombardment for killing Israeli hostages without blaming Hamas for taking hostages in the first place. Those who attacked me repeatedly for calling out Hamas and their Jihadi fascism from day one never seem to understand why I view them as a far more serious existential threat to the Palestinian people than any far-right party or government in Israel. Hamas isn’t just bringing death and destruction upon the Palestinian people; it is decaying and eroding the value system of the Palestinian society and causing rot and degradation from within. This is a serious and terrible consequence of the group's actions that will decimate hopes for Palestinian freedom, independence, and sovereignty, not to mention respect among the nations of the world. What transpired today isn’t just illegal, immoral, vile, and disgusting; to me, and many who aspire to have a Palestine worth fighting for, it is a matter of values and principles. It’s imperative for all Palestinians of conscience, even if they’re furious at Israel for what it did to Gaza after October 7, to speak out and say not in our name. It is imperative to distance the Palestinian people from the depraved evil and vile display of fascist cowardice that’s masquerading as “resistance.” It’s time to reject Hamas and separate the Palestinian people’s just and urgent aspirations from a despicable death cult that’s dehumanizing our people time and again. It’s time to denounce all the pro-“resistance” terror enthusiasts in New York, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere who keep cheering on Hamas and are celebrating the shameful parade of dead children, their mother, and an elderly peace activist. I am ashamed that my once beautiful Gaza, with a vibrant society that stood for values and had so much potential to be the crown jewel of the Palestinian people, has been degraded and embarrassed by inhumane terrorists who are a stain on the Palestinians and their cause. Gaza is not Hamas despite the terror group’s control. I have seen dozens of Palestinians in the Strip condemning what took place today and denouncing the inhumanity of Hamas. Saying these words does not making me "self-hating," for I am proud of my Palestinian heritage and care deeply about my people. To the Bibas and Lifshitz families, I am truly sorry for your loss – I grieve with you, and I share your pain. We shall overcome.