2009 ESC Congress - Barcelona

Please find here below all the press releases from ESC Congress 2009.

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Press releases ESC Congress 2009

Date	Title
01 Sep 2009	Telemonitoring: a bridge to personalised medicine
01 Sep 2009	Atrial Fibrillation: Drugs or Ablation?
01 Sep 2009	The reality of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in Europe: results from the European CRT Survey
01 Sep 2009	Valsartan reduces morbidity and mortality in Japanese patients with high risk hypertension: results from the KYOTO HEART Study
01 Sep 2009	PROTECT Study: Effects of Rollofylline in Acute Heart Failure Patients with Renal Impairment
01 Sep 2009	Reduction in the risk of heart failure with preventive cardiac resynchronisation therapy: results from the MADIT-CRT trial
01 Sep 2009	PreSCD II registry shows mortality reduction after non-acute ICD implantation in myocardial infarction survivors
01 Sep 2009	Irbesartan reduces heart failure in patients with quivering heart
01 Sep 2009	AMI: The scale of the problem
01 Sep 2009	Pre-hospital organisation: the first links in the chain of survival for heart attack patients
01 Sep 2009	The benefits of reperfusion therapy
01 Sep 2009	Stent for Life Initiative
01 Sep 2009	Sudden death during sport: education to improve survival rates
01 Sep 2009	The results of the REVISE (Reveal in the Investigation of Syncope and Epilepsy) Study
31 Aug 2009	Primary angioplasty may be more effective than thrombolysis in very elderly patients with AMI: results from the TRIANA trial
31 Aug 2009	Immediate angioplasty after fibrinolysis improves outcome of STEMI in areas with very long transfer delays: results from NORDISTEMI
31 Aug 2009	One-year outcomes with a biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stent are similar to those with permanent polymer-based drug-eluting stents: first results from the ISAR-TEST-4 study
31 Aug 2009	Revascularisation strategies for unprotected left main coronary disease: results from a GRACE registry study - PCI and CABG appear to provide complementary treatment options in ULMCD patients
31 Aug 2009	Routine upfront or selective use of abciximab during primary PCI for AMI with cardiogenic shock: results from the PRAGUE-7 Study
31 Aug 2009	Aspirin works for primary prevention in moderate and high risk diabetics
31 Aug 2009	New sensitive markers to detect myocardial infarction
31 Aug 2009	Can we change society?
31 Aug 2009	Eating less red meat can prevent cancer, heart attacks and global warming
31 Aug 2009	Childhood obesity: the increasing vascular drama
31 Aug 2009	Ongoing challenges for cardiovascular prevention in Europe
31 Aug 2009	INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: AN OLD BUT CHANGING DISEASE
31 Aug 2009	New strategies for reperfusion therapy
31 Aug 2009	New European guidelines on pulmonary hypertension provide a new six-group clinical definition
31 Aug 2009	First European guidelines for reducing the cardiac risks in non-cardiac surgery - Cardiac events major cause of death and complications
31 Aug 2009	New European guidelines on syncope revise diagnostic definitions and re-evaluate extent of risk
31 Aug 2009	PREDICT Score allows personalized antiplatelet therapy
30 Aug 2009	Dabigatran vs warfarin as long-term anticoagulant therapy in atrial fibrillation: results from the RE-LY study
30 Aug 2009	No evidence for the routine use of aspirin in people with asymptomatic vascular events: results from the AAA study
30 Aug 2009	Otamixaban for the Treatment of Patients with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (SEPIA-ACS1 TIMI 42)
30 Aug 2009	High caffeine intake can lead to arrhythmias
30 Aug 2009	Get the world on its feet: the role of exercise training
30 Aug 2009	Genes in prevention: hopes and doubts
30 Aug 2009	Transcatheter aortic valve implantation - An effective treatment for high risk aortic stenosis patients
30 Aug 2009	Diabetic patients require global care
30 Aug 2009	No increased risk with Drug Eluting Stents – but late stent thrombosis remains a concern
30 Aug 2009	CABG vs PCI: Call for multi disciplinary approach to decide in complex CAD cases
30 Aug 2009	Heart failure patients may benefit from treatment of anaemia with Erythropoietin
30 Aug 2009	Failing heart, failing kidney: double trouble?
30 Aug 2009	Heart failure: more or less malignant than cancer?
30 Aug 2009	Do women who smoke like men die like men?
30 Aug 2009	NEW ORAL ANTIPLATELET AGENT TICAGRELOR FIRST TO SHOW REDUCTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH OVER PLAVIX IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
30 Aug 2009	Mechanical hearts now a realistic alternative to cardiac transplantation
30 Aug 2009	Double doses of clopidogrel better than standard doses for heart patients undergoing angioplasty, an international study finds