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Study determines reasons for the under-treatment of women

Heart Failure 2012 News
Women with acute heart failure (AHF) are less frequently prescribed beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) than men hospitalised with the same condition, reports an international abstract based on a sub-analysis of the ALARM study.
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Pivotal study to reduce heart failure gets underway

Heart Failure 2012 News
An implantable electrical stimulation device, providing vagal nerve stimulation to patients with heart failure, demonstrated long term safety in a feasibility study, reports a Serbian abstract. The pivotal study of the CardioFit™ device, which aims to enrol 650 patients, started last month.
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Heart Failure 2012 - Sunday afternoon sessions

Sunday afternoon sessions not to miss:

- Heart failure: causes not to miss - Joint session with Latin America
- Young investigator award for basic science
- Late breaking trials 1
- Judges choice: basic science

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Update on the diagnosis of heart failure

Heart Failure 2012 News
Back in 1933 Sir Thomas Lewis stated “The very essence of cardiovascular practice is recognition of early heart failure”. In 2012, this still holds true, irrespective of the development of new diagnostic tests.
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Update on implanted devices in heart failure

Heart Failure 2012 News
The 2012 Heart Failure Guidelines provide the latest ESC recommendations for the use of devices (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy) in patients with chronic systolic heart failure.
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	Heart Failure Guidelines: the 2012 version available!
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	ESC Heart Failure Guidelines feature new recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis
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	Action plan against HCV induced cardiomyopathy
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	World experts converge on Eastern Europe for Heart Failure 2012
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	News from EuroPCR - day 4
	The 'Parachute' may completely change the heart failure treatment landscape

	News from EuroPCR - day 3
	The DESolve trial, CT derived FFR and virtual intervention, CLI-OPC study, Martin Leon, CV Innovatio...

	Trial news from EuroPCR - day 2
	FAME II, COMPARE II, COMFORTABLE AMI, GLOBAL LEADERS,

	News from EuroPCR - day 2
	The Great Debate, 10 years of TAVI, Life saving primary PCI rising in Stent for Life countries

	News from EuroPCR - day 1
	"Le mélange des genres" - Mixing genres, Jacques Moret, 20 years of radial access, Year of...

	Heart Failure Association is launching new membership services
	Three membership categories will be available to suit all those with a special interest in heart fai...

	Life saving primary PCI rising in Stent for Life countries
	Life saving primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) treatment is increasing in countries p...

	Palpitations are predictive of future atrial fibrillation
	A large cohort study has found that the strongest risk factors for atrial fibrillation in both men a...

	EAE Research Grants 2013 applications now open!
	The European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) has now opened the

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	The EAE Club 35 committee has developed a platform to assist young researchers looking for research ...

	Dronedarone: review of trials and up-to-date recommendations
	Dronedarone in high-risk permanent atrial fibrillation - PALLAS - was stopped for safety reasons lea...

	Introducing the PCR-EAPCI Textbook
	The first of its kind and all-inclusive reference whose scope and content is patient-centred and pro...

Heart Failure 2012
Belgrade - Serbia
19 May to 22 May 2012

ESC Congress 2012
Munich - Germany
25 August to 29 August 2012

Acute Cardiac Care 2012
Istanbul - Turkey
20 October to 22 October 2012

EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2012
Athens - Greece
05 December to 08 December 2012

EuroPRevent 2013
Rome - Italy
18 April to 21 April 2013

ICNC 11, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT
Berlin - Germany
05 May to 08 May 2013

EHRA EUROPACE 2013
Athens - Greece
23 June to 26 June 2013

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