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BBC Report on Heart surgery survival chances

An article was published on BBC News earlier today about a study published in the Lancet that examines the timing of heart surgeries and survival rates. The study suggested that for the best chance of survival following heart surgery, the surgery... Read more

27 Oct 2017

The Picker report

“Exploring patients and families’ information needs and views of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery website”, a report prepared by Picker for the SCTS, is now available. Read more

28 Jun 2017

Heart Valve Voice London to Paris

Heart Valve Voice Embarks on Awareness Raising Cycle Ride from London to the EuroPCR Conference in Paris. See press release here. Read more

16 May 2017

Mycobacterium Chimaera Infection

“The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) wishes to extend its deepest condolences to the families of those patients who have died as a result of mycobacterium chimaera infection and those patients that have suffered ill-health after being... Read more

22 Jan 2017

Latest Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication (LCCOP) Report for England released

The latest LCCOP report, covering lung cancer resections preformed in the English NHS in 2014, has been published on 6th December 2016. This project is commissioned by HQIP and delivered by the National Lung Cancer Audit team with the support of... Read more

6 Dec 2016

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