Cardiothoracic Compendium @CTSCompendium
All the key papers across cardiac and thoracic surgery, critically appraised and summarised | In collaboration with @TSRA_official | Founded by @Georgia_Layton. cardiothoraciccompendium.com United Kingdom Joined March 2021-
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🚨 Coronary Surgery: Research in Practice 🚨FREE educational update on key #research in coronary artery #surgery for all healthcare professionals in #cardiothoracic surgery and #cardiology 🫀💥
The final #TAVI vs sAVR paper for a while. A review of #PARTNER3, just posted! Read it here 👉 instagram.com/p/CpZ3A_aAYiA/…
Second to last in the (unfinished) story of #TAVI vs. #sAVR, new review of #SURTAVI just posted! Read it here 👉 instagram.com/p/CpI1AW3taAf/…
New review… PARTNER 2… TAVI or surgical AVR for the intermediate risk patient. Here 👉 instagram.com/p/CokdNFiNv8w/…
New review… PARTNER 2… TAVI or surgical AVR for the intermediate risk patient. Here 👉 instagram.com/p/CokdNFiNv8w/…
We are partnering with @TSRA_official ! An international collaboration providing you with easy-to-read research summaries & the opportunity to join a trans-Atlantic network of cardiothoracic surgeons of the future. New reviews coming this week!
International heart surgeons & cardiologists, take a look 👇👇👇
10 essential structures of the aortic root! @BoYangMD 1: anatomical annulus 2: R coronary os 3: L coronary os 4: 3 cusps 5: 3 sinuses 6: 3 interleaflet triangles 7: basal ring 8: VAJ 9: widest extent of sinuses-determine the size of graft for the David 10: STJ
Eid Mubarak to all those who are celebrating. Have an excellent day! #EidAlAdha #EidMubarak
This week we are focusing in on the aortic valve. Find our latest analyses of all the PARTNER studies, here: instagram.com/ctscompendium?…
Lung Cancer: -Small cell/non small cell -Symptoms depend on type of cancer, location and local/metastatic invasion -CT + biopsy -Surgical resection only definitve curative option. teachmesurgery.com/cardiothoracic… @SCTSINSINC @CTSCompendium @STS_CTsurgery @atscommunity @annalsthorsurg
Free aortic wet-lab skills course @ Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK. Friday 4th March. 6 CPD hours accredited. Book your place now. See below for programme and booking instructions.
🔊 SURGEON OF THE MONTH 🔊 Our next Surgeon of the Month for March will be no other than Dr. Alessandro Brunelli! He is the current President of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons 😱🙌 Let us know any questions you would like to have answered!🔥🫁#MedTwitter #Thoracic
Cardiopulmonary bypass -Take over function of heart and lungs to allow surgery -Cardioplegia, heparinisation of blood (protamine reversal at end of case) -Can have systemic side effects teachmesurgery.com/cardiothoracic… @SCTSINSINC @CTSCompendium

SCTS Student Educatio... @SCTS_Students
1K Followers 696 Following Society for Cardiothoracic Surgeons GB and ROI Bringing together surgeons and students to educate, inform and inspire.
Jason Han @JasonHanMD
9K Followers 3K Following @modern_surgeon Cardiac surgery resident @PennMedicine & Writes a column @PhillyInquirer | @JACCJournals @ArtifOrgans | talking about surgery plainly and openly
Sridhar Rathinam 🇮... @SriRathinam
711 Followers 577 Following Thoracic Surgeon & HoS @Leic_hospital, Hon Sen Lecturer @uniofLeicester, Comms Sec @SCTSUK, RSA @RCSEd,History & Heritage enthusiast
Rosalie Magboo @magboo_rena
483 Followers 216 Following Matron, Adult Critical Care Unit; Barts Charity Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow; SCTS NAHP Research Lead; loves to travel; views are my own
ASiT @ASiTofficial
23K Followers 1K Following The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is a registered charity & educational organisation working to promote the highest standards in surgical training
Aman S Coonar @AmanCoonar
769 Followers 577 Following PERSONAL VIEWS ONLY. Thoracic surgeon. SCTS President (Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery) NHS National lead for thoracic surgery.
Shahzad Raja @Shahzad77891064
777 Followers 143 Following Cardiac Surgeon. If I put my mind to it, I can do wonders. All views my own. Retweets are not an endorsement.
Jenna “et. Al” Az... @JennaAziz1
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T. Sloane Guy, MD, MB... @sloaneguy
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Lena E. Trager, MD @LenaETrager
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Bil Kirmani @drkirmani
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Ovidio García @ovidiogarciav
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Tulio Caldonazo @TulioCaldonazo
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Josh Brown @Josh94Brown
536 Followers 766 Following Academic Foundation Doctor | QUB KCL GKT 🇿🇦 @SCTSUK @SCTSINSINC Communications Officer | @NI_ftss Mentorship Officer | @edinsurg_online Student
Andrea Amabile, MD @AndreaAmabileMD
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Professor Farah Bhatt... @DrFBE
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Leah Backhus MD MPH F... @leahbackhusmd
4K Followers 1K Following I am a thoracic surgeon, wife, mother and fierce Stanford and USC football fan!
Joe Bavaria, MD @BavariaMd
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Zahra Sakkejha @zahrasakkejha
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Ewen A Griffiths @EwenGriffiths
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Connor Eckholdt @ConnorEckholdt
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Kelly Sokevitz @KellySokevitz
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857 Followers 1K Following Gen Surg PGY-3 @NuHealthSystem | #CardioThoracicSurgery | Aortic Fellow @UTHeartVascular | SpR @BartsAorta
Gordon Offei-Larbi @GordonOffei
25 Followers 196 Following
Adam @adam_r21
805 Followers 2K Following Pigeon appreciator. Lapsed scientist turned medical student. sometimes they let me teach anatomy (they probably shouldn't)
Endeavour @djnn168
120 Followers 717 Following Aspiring CT Surgeon 🫀 | MD @urosario | CVS Research Assistant @fcardioinfantil | Interested in Aortic Plumbing and Broken Hearts |
Angi @AngiJarca
14 Followers 80 Following
Thalia Robles @ThaliaRobles95
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James Cartlidge @cartlidge_james
52 Followers 531 Following
Donovan Campbell @Donovan1839
108 Followers 231 Following MSc Experimental Medicine Student | @SCTS_Students Treasurer | @STARSurguk Steering Committee | @ASiTofficial Ambassador
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Mohammad Miny @MinyMohamm80854
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Ali Shan @__alishan
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Adrian Acuna Higaki @AAcunaHigaki
207 Followers 767 Following 🇵🇪 | @USCCardiac PGY1 | @YaleMed | @FulbrightSpain + @UF Alum | Aspiring 🫀surgeon
Mah @Mah96158088
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183 Followers 1K Following
Natasha Bocchetta @NBocchetta
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Britton Donato @BrittonDonatoMD
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Dvthn @deavthen
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The London School of ... @lsoc_uk
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Megan Garner @MeganGarne93065
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Ahmad Tabatabaeishoor... @atabashoo
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Elizabeth Belcher @Elizabe54701364
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nadesan.sasiharan @sasiha
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Mayoor Nithi @mayonithi
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Bassem Ramadan @drbassemramadan
39 Followers 245 Following
Kushtrim @kvshtriw
26 Followers 473 Following
Claire Davis @Claireybob
91 Followers 166 Following Mother, Wife + Advanced Clinical Practitioner in cardiothoracic surgery🩺❤️Living the dream! Views are my own.
SCTS UK @SCTSUK
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SCTS Student Educatio... @SCTS_Students
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Jo Chikwe @JoChikweMD
9K Followers 85 Following Professor & Chair, Cardiac Surgery @CedarsSinai | Chair, AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 | Editor-in-Chief @annalsthorsurg
George Tolis @georgetolisjr
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Gianluca Torregrossa @GianTorre610
5K Followers 1K Following You have to make a bloody difference! Makes more noise a tree that fell than a forest that grown
EACTS @EACTS
12K Followers 316 Following European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Better skills, better surgery, better patient outcomes
The Society of Thorac... @STS_CTsurgery
20K Followers 686 Following Advancing cardiothoracic surgeons' delivery of high-quality patient care.
Jason Han @JasonHanMD
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Stephen @SteveYangMD
6K Followers 181 Following Thoracic Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital Sharing the history of cardiothoracic surgery through #Histweet
Tom C. Nguyen, MD @tomcnguyen
10K Followers 1K Following Chief Medical Executive Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute; Professor of Surgery; Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery; Education proponent; 2nd time dad.
AATS @AATSHQ
15K Followers 479 Following The American Association for Thoracic Surgery is the premier association for cardiothoracic surgeons in the world.
Sridhar Rathinam 🇮... @SriRathinam
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Faisal Bakaeen MD @FaisalBakaeen
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Rosalie Magboo @magboo_rena
483 Followers 216 Following Matron, Adult Critical Care Unit; Barts Charity Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow; SCTS NAHP Research Lead; loves to travel; views are my own
TSRA @TSRA_official
6K Followers 199 Following Providing peer-based learning resources for cardiothoracic surgery training since 1997; for residents, by residents #TSRA #TSRAEd
ASiT @ASiTofficial
23K Followers 1K Following The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is a registered charity & educational organisation working to promote the highest standards in surgical training
Aman S Coonar @AmanCoonar
769 Followers 577 Following PERSONAL VIEWS ONLY. Thoracic surgeon. SCTS President (Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery) NHS National lead for thoracic surgery.
The Royal College of ... @RCSnews
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Sarah Birkhoelzer @sa... @BirkhoelzerS
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Phillip Rowse, MD, FA... @RowseMD
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BHF Research Accelera... @BhfUni
152 Followers 273 Following £1 million in funding to establish the research agenda over the next five years, tailoring focus to precision medicine at the University of Leicester.
Professor Claire Hopk... @SnotSurgeon
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Kirstie Kirkley @kirstie_kirkley
72 Followers 54 Following CT1 Royal Melbourne Hospital👩⚕️, aspiring surgeon,
Stephanie Cohen, MD @StephCohenMD
10K Followers 2K Following surgery resident | Illustrator | Runner 26.2 x 10
Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS
654K Followers 237 Following ER Doctor | Resuscitation | Airway | Cardiovascular Emergencies | ECGs | Emergency Radiology | Trauma | Critical Care | #FOAMed | Patient Advocate
Chris Burke @chrisryanburke
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Julie Doberne MD PhD @JulieDoberne
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CA Heid @heid_md
1K Followers 1K Following 🫀 Surgeon, Asst Prof and APD at UTSW. Surgical Director of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Tweets are my opinions.
William Frankel @williamcfrankel
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Brigham and Women's T... @BrighamThoracic
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University of Toronto... @UofTCVsurgery
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Stanford Cardiothorac... @stanfordctsurg
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David Kalfa @DavidKalfaMD
649 Followers 257 Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Researcher and Inventor at Columbia University Medical center.
Linda Schulte MD @lindaschulteMD
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Nadia Bakir MD @NadiaBakirMD
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Rohan Shad, MD @rohanshad
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R. Michael Reul @rmreul
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Pitt Cardiothoracic S... @UPMC_CTSurgery
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Jenalee N. Coster, MD @badassladysurgn
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S. Sikandar Raza, MD @sikandar_raza
632 Followers 806 Following PGY-3 @UMichCTSurgery • @UABSOM • @VanderbiltU • passionate about health equity & global surgery • amateur cricketer, avid traveler, #firstgen 🇵🇰🇺🇸
Andy Dong @AndyDongMD
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Renisa Ramnath @RamnathRenisa
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Rebekah Boyd, MD @RebekahRBoyd
757 Followers 776 Following Mom, former CTICU/ED RN, future global CT surgeon, PGY-4 integrated cardiothoracic surgery @DukeCTSurgery by way of @ColumbiaPS.
Mani A Daneshmand @DrManiCTSurgery
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Christopher Lawrance,... @chris_lawrance_
563 Followers 239 Following Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Saint Louis University | Surgeon📟👨🏻⚕️Gamer🕹🎮EDM enthusiast🎧 Techie 📱⌚️ Foody🍷🌮
Kathryn E Engelhardt,... @KateEEngelhardt
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McKenna L. Schimmel, ... @ml_schimmel
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Melanie Edwards M.D. @medwards_md
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Shinichi Fukuhara, MD @ShinFukuharaMD
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