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EU Screening Week: prevention in action!
A key component of the Safe Hearts Plan, EU Screening Week encourages people to understand the importance of three numbers – blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar – and to act earlier to protect their health. The first ever EU Screening Week is taking place from 28 September to 4 October 2026 to coincide with World Heart Day on 29 September 2026.
Call for papers: EHJ - Cardio-Oncology
Submit your paper to the European Heart Journal – Cardio-Oncology and extend the reach of your research across the cardiovascular community, contributing to advances in cardio-oncology and clinical practice.
Seeing is not knowing: risk, regulation, and the modern donor heart
Our latest ESC Cardio Talk features Prof. Andreas Zuckermann and Dr. Roxana Moayedifar, Medical University of Vienna (Austria).
ESC TV Today - The Role of AI in Heart Failure and Prevention
Benjamin Meder explores how artificial intelligence could transform the diagnosis and management of heart failure and cardiomyopathies, from more precise phenotyping and genetics to identifying cardiovascular risk before symptoms develop.
Stay up to date with the ESC Pocket Guidelines app
Following ESC Congress 2026, four new ESC Pocket Guidelines are now available in the app, alongside practical tools including algorithms, calculators, charts and scores. Download now and access trusted guidance anytime.
Call for Editor-in-Chief: EHJ - Acute Cardiovascular Care
Recruitment is now open for the next editor-in-chief of the European Heart Journal - Acute Cardiovascular Care. If you have extensive editorial experience and a strong ability to foster effective collaborations within the scientific community, submit your application by 17 November.
Weight loss alone does not explain lower heart disease for those on semaglutide
A new analysis of the SELECT trial found that weight loss and other risk factors explain only part of semaglutide’s 20% reduction in cardiovascular events, suggesting additional mechanisms may help protect the heart.
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2026 ESC Guidelines for the management of heart failure
These guidelines refine the heart failure classification by LVEF and introduce a stage‑based framework to strengthen prevention, early detection, and timely intervention. They propose a revised nomenclature for therapies.
2026 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease
This is the first ESC Guideline dedicated to the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), centred around the “STAMP on CKD” framework.
Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2026)
This consensus definition from the ESC, ACC, AHA and WHF classifies myocardial infarction into primary, secondary and procedure‑related types to align diagnosis with underlying pathophysiology and clinical evaluation.
2026 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Rehabilitation
The release of the first ESC Guidelines on cardiac rehabilitation is a timely initiative, complementing the existing recommendations in contemporary ESC Guidelines and other ESC scientific documents.
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