ESC Press Releases 2018

Below you can find press releases about the latest developments in cardiology

Date

Title

• Date: 20/12/2018
  Title: Giving birth associated with 14% higher risk of heart disease and stroke
• Date: 11/12/2018
  Title: Women having a heart attack wait longer than men to get help
• Date: 07/12/2018
  Title: Nearly two-thirds of people at high risk of heart disease and stroke have excess belly fat
• Date: 06/12/2018
  Title: Acute heart failure patients with ‘metabolically healthy obesity’ have better survival
• Date: 06/12/2018
  Title: Performance on exercise test predicts risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer
• Date: 05/12/2018
  Title: Breast cancer patients who take heart drug with trastuzumab have less heart damage
• Date: 05/12/2018
  Title: Too much or too little sleep linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death
• Date: 29/11/2018
  Title: Healthy? Stay fit to avoid a heart attack
• Date: 28/11/2018
  Title: Endurance but not resistance training has anti-aging effects
• Date: 25/11/2018
  Title: One in five young adults in India has high blood pressure
• Date: 20/11/2018
  Title: Depressed people have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation
• Date: 19/11/2018
  Title: Residual inflammation risk affects outcomes in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
• Date: 19/11/2018
  Title: Bullying and violence at work increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
• Date: 30/10/2018
  Title: Vitamin D levels in the blood linked to cardiorespiratory fitness
• Date: 20/10/2018
  Title: Heart patients advised to move around every 20 minutes to prolong life
• Date: 11/10/2018
  Title: Just one-third of Chinese acute coronary syndrome patients receive rehabilitation guidance
• Date: 28/09/2018
  Title: Stroke incidence rising in Taiwan contrary to falls in Western countries
• Date: 13/09/2018
  Title: Elevated blood pressure is linked to increased risk of aortic valve disease: analysis of 5.4 million adults
• Date: 29/08/2018
  Title: Best of ESC Congress 2018
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: New treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with heart infection
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Blood pressure drug slows aortic dilatation in Marfan syndrome
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Oral anticoagulants plus antiplatelets associated with poor outcome in atrial fibrillation
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Is it safe for women with heart disease to become pregnant?
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: First randomised trial tests criteria used to diagnose heart attack
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Optimal timing of invasive evaluation after heart attack examined in randomised trial
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Removable balloon is as good as permanent stent implant for opening small blocked arteries
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Take a vacation – it could prolong your life
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Components of heart healthy diet may differ from what was previously thought
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Cancer linked to poor prognosis in patients with broken heart syndrome
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Gout drug reduces adverse events in patients with hyperuricaemia
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Few people at risk for heart disease understand food labels
• Date: 28/08/2018
  Title: Current advice to limit dairy intake should be reconsidered
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Clock drawing cognitive test should be done routinely in patients with high blood pressure
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Percutaneously reducing secondary mitral regurgitation in heart failure appears futile
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Study reveals when and why people die after noncardiac surgery
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Antithrombin drug not effective in heart failure with sinus rhythm and coronary disease
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Long-term antiplatelet monotherapy after stenting is safe but does not improve outcomes
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Researchers discover first treatment to improve survival in rare heart condition
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Left atrial fibrosis may explain increased risk of arrhythmias in endurance athletes
• Date: 27/08/2018
  Title: Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Four out of ten patients with atrial fibrillation have unknown brain damage
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Patients with high blood pressure unlikely to reduce salt
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Security millimetre wave body scanner safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Bleeds and benefit with aspirin balanced in patients with diabetes and no effect on cancer
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Short and fragmented sleep linked to hardened arteries
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Jury still out on aspirin a day to prevent heart attack and stroke
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Finding the sweet spot of a good night’s sleep: not too long and not too short
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Impaired mental status is associated with doubled death risk after heart attack in elderly
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Extended use of oral anticoagulant after hospital discharge reduces non-fatal blood clots
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Cooking with coal, wood, or charcoal associated with cardiovascular death
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to improve survival after a decade
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Ten-year outcomes of the Arterial Revascularisation Trial revealed today
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Sleeping five hours or less a night associated with doubled risk of cardiovascular disease
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Fish oils do not prevent heart attack or strokes in people with diabetes
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Deep forehead wrinkles may signal a higher risk for cardiovascular mortality
• Date: 26/08/2018
  Title: Bleeding in patients treated with anticoagulants should stimulate search for cancer
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: Do doctors really know how to diagnose a heart attack?
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: Unnecessary heart procedures can be avoided with non-invasive test
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: A smartphone application can help in screening for atrial fibrillation
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: Too much of a good thing? Very high levels of “good” cholesterol may be harmful
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: Study investigates major cause of heart attacks in women
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: Single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment
• Date: 25/08/2018
  Title: I have had a heart attack. Do I need open heart surgery or a stent?
• Date: 21/08/2018
  Title: ESC Congress 2018 – Tips on what not to miss
• Date: 15/08/2018
  Title: Death rates from stroke are declining overall in Europe, but are levelling off or increasing in some countries
• Date: 31/07/2018
  Title: ESC Congress 2018 – Hot Science tips from the programme chairperson
• Date: 26/07/2018
  Title: Ageing overweight scuba divers at risk of underwater heart attack
• Date: 12/07/2018
  Title: The more you smoke, the greater your risk of a heart rhythm disorder
• Date: 28/06/2018
  Title: ESC Congress 2018 press programme brings latest news in cardiology
• Date: 13/06/2018
  Title: Risk of dementia is increased in 50-year-olds with blood pressure below the current threshold for hypertension
• Date: 09/06/2018
  Title: Loneliness is bad for the heart
• Date: 09/06/2018
  Title: Healthy lifestyle smartphone app slows artery ageing
• Date: 09/06/2018
  Title: First look at the new 2018 European Guidelines for the treatment of high blood pressure
• Date: 09/06/2018
  Title: Avatar teaches patients to recognise symptoms of heart attack and call emergency
• Date: 04/06/2018
  Title: Stressful jobs are associated with a higher risk of heart rhythm disorders
• Date: 28/05/2018
  Title: EuroPCR 2018 - THE Course in Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
• Date: 28/05/2018
  Title: Clinical trial enrolment favours men
• Date: 27/05/2018
  Title: Exercising with video games improves quality of life in patients with heart failure
• Date: 27/05/2018
  Title: Childhood cancer survivors have higher risk of deadly heart disease in pregnancy
• Date: 27/05/2018
  Title: Heart failure patients with a higher protein intake live longer
• Date: 26/05/2018
  Title: Triggers of acute heart failure vary globally
• Date: 26/05/2018
  Title: A paradigm shift in heart failure treatment?
• Date: 25/05/2018
  Title: Heart doctors call for permission to provide therapy to stroke patients
• Date: 23/05/2018
  Title: PCR statement on device-based therapies for hypertension
• Date: 22/05/2018
  Title: PCR statement on Chronic Coronary Syndromes (CCS)
• Date: 22/05/2018
  Title: Physiology-stratified analysis of ORBITA
• Date: 22/05/2018
  Title: Report of interventional cardiology practice presented in first extensive survey
• Date: 18/05/2018
  Title: Be extra vigilant about heart attack symptoms during cold weather
• Date: 17/05/2018
  Title: Critical advice for families to help heart patients
• Date: 15/05/2018
  Title: European Society of Cardiology consensus statement on inflammation in atherosclerosis
• Date: 10/05/2018
  Title: New link between gut microbiome and artery hardening discovered
• Date: 26/04/2018
  Title: Can I climb a mountain? Tips and tricks for patients at heart failure congress
• Date: 24/04/2018
  Title: People with more fast food outlets near their home more likely to develop heart disease
• Date: 22/04/2018
  Title: Patient immune response could potentially prevent heart failure
• Date: 21/04/2018
  Title: Researchers discover molecular basis for increased cardiovascular disease in older women
• Date: 20/04/2018
  Title: A fat belly is bad for your heart
• Date: 20/04/2018
  Title: Good oral hygiene may help recovery after a heart attack
• Date: 20/04/2018
  Title: Faster walking heart patients are hospitalised less
• Date: 20/04/2018
  Title: More than half of heart patients continue smoking after hospitalisation
• Date: 20/04/2018
  Title: More than half of heart patients continue smoking after hospitalisation
• Date: 19/04/2018
  Title: Exercise after a heart attack. It could save your life.
• Date: 17/04/2018
  Title: Divorce and low socioeconomic status carry higher risk of second heart attack or stroke
• Date: 13/04/2018
  Title: Media Alert - ESC Congress 2018 Scientific Programme online
• Date: 23/03/2018
  Title: Basic cardiovascular science congress set to stimulate public discussion on genome editing
• Date: 23/03/2018
  Title: Heart health will be promoted by health professionals at EuroPrevent 2018
• Date: 20/03/2018
  Title: Apixaban is a safe alternative to warfarin during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
• Date: 19/03/2018
  Title: European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network explores gender-based prevention and treatment
• Date: 19/03/2018
  Title: Siblings of cot death victims have four-fold cot death risk
• Date: 19/03/2018
  Title: New EHRA Practical Guide on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants launched
• Date: 19/03/2018
  Title: European Society of Cardiology guidelines on syncope launched today at EHRA 2018
• Date: 19/03/2018
  Title: Study finds the heart can terminate atrial fibrillation itself after local gene therapy
• Date: 18/03/2018
  Title: Stroke prevention drugs may help reduce dementia risk for atrial fibrillation patients
• Date: 18/03/2018
  Title: Drinking alcohol makes your heart race
• Date: 05/03/2018
  Title: Italian law must change to improve survival from cardiac arrest
• Date: 03/03/2018
  Title: Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have worse one-year survival
• Date: 03/03/2018
  Title: Weekend heart attacks twice as likely to kill young patients
• Date: 01/03/2018
  Title: Ramadan fasting can be safe for patients with heart failure
• Date: 15/02/2018
  Title: New ESC guidelines on syncope and latest science to be released at EHRA 2018 congress
• Date: 15/02/2018
  Title: Rapid pollution increases may be as harmful to the heart as absolute levels
• Date: 05/02/2018
  Title: Treatment for heart attack patients to be debated at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018
• Date: 03/02/2018
  Title: Rapid blood vessel scan tolerated by claustrophobic patients unable to stand longer tests
• Date: 02/02/2018
  Title: Standard medical tests miss nearly two-thirds of heart attack diagnoses
• Date: 02/02/2018
  Title: Crash diets can cause transient deterioration in heart function
• Date: 31/01/2018
  Title: Stand up. It could help you lose weight.
• Date: 24/01/2018
  Title: Four in ten cardiomyopathies - a major cause of sudden death in young people - are genetic
• Date: 17/01/2018
  Title: Nearly 25% of chronic ischaemic heart disease patients dead or hospitalised in six months
• Date: 16/01/2018
  Title: CMR 2018 showcases advances in cardiovascular magnetic resonance improving patient care