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Transcatheter vs surgical aortic valve implantation: age vs lifetime perspective

An article endorsed by the SCTS and other international cardiac surgical societies, recently published in the European Heart Journal. The paper provides an important perspective on the 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular... Read more

25 Jun 2026

From The President's Desk

Clinical work The week had an intense start with a minimally invasive beginning, and middle, and then a big finale. The latter case involved ‘extensive open techniques,’ and it’s a blessing that the case is now doing well. Without going into... Read more

19 May 2026

National Cardiac Transformation Programme

Dear Colleagues, As part of the national cardiac transformation programme, which aims to increase the uptake of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) and enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERACS) across the UK, the Society for... Read more

13 May 2026

SCTS Bulletin August 2026 - Request for articles

We are writing to you as a member of the SCTS asking if you would like to send an article for consideration to be published in the Summer edition of the Bulletin. Issue 20 will be published in August2026. If you would like to submit an article... Read more

1 May 2026

Tom Spyt Obituary

Professor TJ Spyt, MD, FRCS (Eng,Glas), FRCS CTh, FETCS Professor Tomasz Spyt sadly passed away on Monday 13th April 2026. Tomasz Spyt worked as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust from... Read more

27 Apr 2026

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