Determining the distance patterns in the movements of future doctors in UK between 2002 and 2015: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To determine and identify distance patterns in the movements of medical students and junior doctors between their training locations.

Design: A retrospective cohort study of UK medical students from 2002 to 2015 (UKMED data).

Setting: All UK medical schools, foundations and specialty training organisation.

Left ventricular assist device implantation and concomitant mitral valve surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The management of concomitant valvular lesions in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remains a topic of debate. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the existing evidence on postoperative outcomes following LVAD implantation, with and without concomitant MV surgery.

Methods: A systematic database search was conducted as per PRISMA guidelines, of original articles comparing LVAD alone to LVAD plus concomitant MV surgery up to February 2023.