Alex Simms
@doc_simmsy
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Leeds Cardiologist, specialist in heart failure, inherited cardiac disease, heart disease in pregnancy and complex pacing devices.
Leeds, England
Joined May 2016
Please VOTE! Heart Research UK YOUR VOTE will drive lifesaving medical research forward YOUR VOTE will help discover the next breakthrough in treatment YOUR VOTE will stop the devastation that heart diseases cause and keep families together for longer https://t.co/LYFgDZAvGK
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Dr Ahmed Sabra, a British national and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is stranded in Gaza. His wife and children who were with him have been allowed entry to Egypt but had to leave him at the border as his was not granted entry. He has
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One of my highlights of #CPCongress hearing about Leeds whole system collaboration for heart failure funded by health inequalities monies and with really meaningful outcome measures 👏
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Opportunity to improve the care of patients with heart failure and devices. Get in touch…
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We are pleased to share the news that our @leedsmaternity services have been rated as good by @CareQualityComm following an inspection earlier this year! Services at St James’s Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary were rated as good overall and good for being safe and well-led.
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The investigators describe antibodies that bound amyloid in three patients with transthyretin amyloidosis. Spontaneous regression of cardiomyopathy occurred in all three patients. https://t.co/yLYFJcV1OR
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📢 Big step forward for cardiomyopathy drug 📢 NICE, has published their final draft guidance on Mavacamten, recommending that Mavacamten is made available for treating symptomatic obstructive HCM in adults. Learn more:
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@SteveBarclay @BMA_JuniorDocs @Daily_Express What is an unreasonable public sector pay rise? @SteveBarclay
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Absolutely fantastic event for all those who work in their heart failure team or cardiac device service this is a must attend event !
We will be hosting the 5th Leeds Heart Failure & Devices Day on June 17th. If your work as part of the heart failure MDT and want to attend this fantastic event please register at https://t.co/RY70yNCr9f
@doc_simmsy @doc_ccc @paton_maria @kate_gatenby @PhilDurkin3 @SarahWinsor8
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Tune in tomorrow to see Dr Andrew Hogarth on #SavingLives!
"Your heart beats on average around 100,000 times every day. It's quite fascinating how it doesn't go wrong more often." #SavingLives In Leeds | Continues tomorrow at 9pm| BBC Two & BBCiPlayer
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Come and join us in Leeds. We are looking for someone driven, enthusiastic, patient centred to join our team and help a already brilliant department develop further. If you’re interested apply at https://t.co/2AzsICRDA3
@ahcsuk @BHRSociety @paton_maria @MTayebjee
We have a band 7 role out to lead our remote monitoring service as well as take part in all other aspects of the Device’s Service. If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity and want to join a patient centred and enthusiastic team please apply at https://t.co/S5Qj19VPLv
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Your #cardiology consultant or cardiac #physiologist may use the term #electrocardiogram, but what does it mean? #ECG #HeartMonth
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Mon #BCSWIC spotlight: Introducing our regional reps! We now have WIC reps throughout the UK. Dr Kate Gatenby @kate_gatenby is rep for Yorkshire Deanery Contact her via https://t.co/0oE3UUujdU for regional advice, events and initiatives.
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🚨 BREAKING: A really serious situation across the NHS in West Yorkshire - letter to GPs warns of overcrowded A&Es & "all but the most urgent" surgeries being cancelled. Goes on to say GPs should stand down routine activity and patients should be "seen before sending" to hospital
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Metolazone is very useful for severe fluid overload in #HF. Beware new licensed version Xaqua has double potency of unlicensed Metolazone we are used to using- so halve the dose. Be sure which is being prescribed! @GeriSoc @BSHeartFailure heart failure
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Great first morning at @BSHeartFailure 25th annual meeting. Lots to learn about Heart Failure and it’s management.
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This is how heart failure patients defined quality of life. It shows how important it is to consider the impact that heart failure can have on these individual elements of someone's quality of life. Read more in Heart Failure: An Inconvenient Truth 👉 https://t.co/PHtM51RtsV
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Great feedback #nuffieldleedscardio
Had an AMAZING experience at the @NuffieldHealth @NHLeeds today at their cardiology unit. Such lovely, dedicated and knowledgeable staff. Dr Simms was outstanding, and so was the fantastic cardiac physiologist who performed my echo. Really greatful! #health #cardio #grateful
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Excellent Multi-disciplinary session cover the remarkable field of Advanced Heart Failure. Special thanks to @kate_gatenby for hosting, all the speakers and @bobgower3 for sharing his extraordinary journey. @doc_simmsy
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