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Cardiac Surgery Research Team

Where

Cardiovascular Research Unit - location C502 (next to MRI suite)

Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary

Who

Lead Consultant: Gianni Angelini

Research Sister: Emma Hopkins

What

We work across a number of clinical specialities, including:

  • Deliver studies in the speciality of adult cardiac surgery.
  • Recruit patients to interventional trials involving drugs, devices, and surgical techniques and for non-interventional studies which involve blood and tissue sampling for early phase studies.
  • They work closely with the Trust's academic institutions and commercial partners around the UK and beyond.

We deliver studies in the speciality of adult cardiac surgery, for which the Bristol Heart Institute is a regional centre.

We recruit patients to interventional trials involving drugs, devices and surgical techniques, as well as non-interventional studies, involving blood and tissue sampling, for early phase studies.

All cardiac surgery patients are screened and wherever possible offered participation in a study.

We work closely with the University of Bristol on development through to delivery of a range of studies hosted by the Bristol Trials Centre and have many research active clinical academics, leading on a wide range of studies. Additionally, we work closely with our academic institutions and commercial partners around the UK and beyond, to recruit to studies within our speciality.

Patients are supported throughout their research journey, some of whom may be followed up for many years by our dedicated team.

Contact:

Emma.Hopkins@uhbw.nhs.uk