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Introduction Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anomaly of the anterior chest wall, most often being benign, however, it can sometimes have structural and haemodynamic consequences secondary to mechanical compression.1 Most patients are asymptomatic, but may experience symptoms due to impaired cardiac function and, occasionally, cardiac arrhythmias.2 Case A 33-year-old woman, without relevant personal and family history, with palpitations since the age of 15, was referred to a cardiology consultation due to very frequent ventricular extrasystoles (28,423/day, 26.6%). On objective examination, she had pectus excavatum, without othe

Professor D John Betteridge Professor John Betteridge With sadness, we report the death of Professor D John Betteridge, BSc, MB BS, PhD, MD, FRCP, FAHA, Consultant Physician, University College London Hospitals, London; Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism University College London; and Associate Dean, Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), who passed away on 4th October 2019, aged 71, following a long illness. John will be remembered with great fondness by his many colleagues and friends. He had a long and distinguished career – he was a BJC editorial board member, a past chair of HEART UK and past President of the Council on Lipid

Plenary session – precision medicine for the next decade A distinguished line-up of speakers enlightened the congress on the future of rhythm management in this session. Dr Calum MacCrae (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA) opened our eyes to the ongoing challenges and potential of genetic testing to tailor the treatment of cardiovascular disease. From genetics and genomics we moved on to proteomics, where Professor Manual Mayr (King’s College London) enlightened us on how this emerging and rapidly growing discipline can shape the future of rhythm management. Professor A John Camm (President, Arrhythmia Alliance) brought the conc