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YORKSHIRE HEART CENTRE

CELEBRATES 1000 TAVI
TH

PATIENT WITH SPECIAL EVENT

A dinner at Queen’s Hotel Leeds was TAVI Cardiologists: Dr Chris Malkin, Dr
held on the evening of Friday April 21st to Mike Cunnington and Dr Jim McLenachan.
celebrate the Leeds TAVI Service reaching We were also pleased to be able to invite
the milestone of 1000 patients treated.
a number of patients who have benefited
The principal purpose of the dinner was from this revolutionary therapy. This
to thank some of the many staff who have included Mr James Little who was the
contributed to the successful development 1000th patient and Mr Anthony Hill who
of the service over the past 9 years, provided a patients tale and also gave
enabling us to become the first centre in special thanks to Take Heart for the
the UK to reach this notable landmark. facilities provided including the relatives
rooms.
Dr Dan Blackman, TAVI Cardiologist,
opened the event and there was also an Gina McGawley
educational component, with a Keynote Chairman
Lecture from Dr Jean-Claude Laborde, a
pioneer in the field of TAVI who trained
many of the early centres, including Leeds.
Also attending was Dr Yvette Oade, Chief
Medical Director and Mr David Berridge,
Deputy Chief Medical Director along with