Advice

Specialist commentators

Specialist commentators

The following clinicians contributed to this briefing:

  • Dr Alan Bagnall, Consultant Cardiologist, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (no conflicts of interest reported).

  • Dr Farzin Fath‑Ordoubadi, Consultant Cardiologist, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (received reimbursement for attending a symposium).

  • Professor Keith Oldroyd, Consultant Cardiologist, Western Infirmary, Glasgow (no conflicts of interest reported).

  • Dr Divaka Perera, Consultant Cardiologist and Reader in Interventional Cardiology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (received speaker fees from the manufacturer for a lecture at the Circulatory Support Meeting in Bournemouth. He has received hospitality subsistence for a training visit at the Abiomed headquarters in the USA).

  • Professor Azfar Zaman, Consultant Cardiologist, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (no conflicts of interest reported).