A team of specialists from St Thomas' have carried out live surgery via satellite to 14,000 delegates in the US.

The surgery was streamed to the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) event, held in San Francisco - the world's largest educational meeting specialising in interventional cardiovascular medicine.

TCT, which has been running for more than 20 years, showcases the latest advances in current therapies and clinical research and a long-standing commitment to life-saving innovation to translate into improved patient care.

St Thomas' hospital was one of 21 locations around the globe from where high-definition live cases were transmitted. The live cases were aimed at offering unique, invaluable learning opportunities for attendees.

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