ESC Congress 2023 Press Activities

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Press conferences

Thursday 24 August 11:30 to 12:00 - Opening Press Conference

Presenters: Professor Franz Weidinger (Vienna, Austria), Professor John McMurray (Glasgow, UK), Doctor Carlos Aguiar (Lisbon, Portugal)

The Opening Press Conference will be live on Twitter @EscardioNews

Thursday 24 August 16:00 to 17:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 1

Chairperson: Martin Halle (Munich, Germany)

Embargo CEST	Presentation Title	Presenter
Friday 25 August 11:15	STEP HFpEF: once-weekly semaglutide in people with HFpEF and obesity	Doctor Mikhail Kosiborod (Kansas City, USA)
Friday 25 August 11:35	NOAH-AFNET 6: Oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial high rate episodes	Prof Paulus Kirchhof (Hamburg, Germany)
Friday 25 August 11:55	COP-AF - Colchicine for the prevention of perioperative atrial fibrillation after major thoracic surgery	Ass Prof David Conen (Ancaster, Canada)

Friday 25 August 13:00 to 13:30 - Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Press Conference

Chairperson: Professor Victor Aboyans (Limoges, France)

Speakers: Doctor Ramon Luengo-Fernandez (Oxford, UK), Professor Aleksandra Torbica (Milan,Italy), Professor Panos Vardas (Athens, Greece)

Friday 25 August 15:00 to 16:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 2

Chairperson: Aldo Maggioni (Milano, Italy)

Embargo CEST	Presentation Title	Presenter
Saturday 26 August 08:30	Qiliqiangxin in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction - the QUEST study	Prof Xinli Li (Nanjing, China)
Saturday 26 August 08:52	BUDAPEST CRT Upgrade: Cardiac resynchronisation therapy upgrade in heart failure with right ventricular pacing - a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial	Prof Bela Merkely (Budapest, Hungary)
Saturday 26 August 09:14	HEART-FID: Ferric Carboxymaltose in Heart Failure with Iron Deficiency	Dr Robert Mentz (Durham, USA)
Saturday 26 August 09:36	Effects of FCM on recurrent HF hospitalizations: an individual participant data meta-analysis	Dr Piotr Ponikowski (Wroclaw, Poland)

Friday 25 August 16:30 to 17:30 - Hot Line Press Conference 3

Chairperson: Steen Dalby Kristensen (Aahrus, Denmark)

Embargo CEST	Presentation Title	Presenter
Saturday 26 August 16:30	FIRE trial: Physiology-Guided Complete PCI in Older MI Patients	Dr Simone Biscaglia (Ferrara, Italy)
Saturday 26 August 16:50	ECLS-SHOCK - venoarterial membrane oxygenation in cardiogenic shock	Prof Holger Thiele (Leipzig, Germany)
Saturday 26 August 17:10	STOPDAPT-3: An Aspirin-Free antithrombotic strategy for percutaneous coronary intervention	Dr Masahiro Natsuaki (Saga, Japan)

Saturday 26 August 14:00 to 15:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 4

Chairperson: Steen Dalby Kristensen (Aahrus, Denmark)

Embargo CEST	Presentation Title	Presenter
Sunday 27 August 08:30	ILUMIEN IV: OCT Versus Angiography	Dr Ziad Ali (St Francis, USA)
Sunday 27 August 08:52	OCT-guided or angiography-guided PCI in complex bifurcation lesions. The OCTOBER trial	Dr Niels Ramsing Holm (Aarhus, Denmark)
Sunday 27 August 09:14	OCTIVUS: OCT- vs. IVUS-Guided PCI	Prof Duk-Woo Park (Seoul, Korea)
Sunday 27 August 09:36	OCT vs. IVUS vs. angiography guidance: a real-time updated network meta-analysis	Dr Gregg Stone (New York, USA)

Saturday 26 August 15:30 to 16:30 - Hot Line Press Conference 5

Chairperson: Faiez Zannad (Paris, France)

Embargo CEST

Presentation Title

Presenter

Sunday 27 August

11:15

ATTRibute-CM: acoramidis (AG10) in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

Dr Julian Gillmore (London, UK)

Sunday 27 August

11:35

ARREST trial: Expedited transfer to a cardiac arrest center for OHCA

Dr Tiffany Patterson (London, UK)

Sunday 27 August

11:55

ADVENT: Pulsed Field Ablation vs Thermal Ablation (RF/Cryo) for Paroxysmal AF

Prof Vivek Reddy (New York, USA)

Saturday 26 August 18:00 to 19:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 6

Chairperson: John Cleland (Glasgow, UK)

Embargo CEST	Presentation Title	Presenter
Sunday 27 August 16:30	MULTISTARS AMI: Multivessel immediate versus staged revascularization in STEMI	Ass Prof Barbara Elisabeth Stahli (Zurich, Switzerland)
Sunday 27 August 16:50	CASTLE-HTx: Catheter Ablation versus Medical Therapy to Treat Atrial Fibrillation in End-stage Heart Failure	Prof Philipp Sommer (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
Sunday 27 August 17:10	The FRAIL-AF randomized controlled trial	Dr Geert-Jan Geersing (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Sunday 27 August 14:00 to 15:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 7

Chairperson: Carlos Aguiar (Lisbon, Portugal)

Embargo CEST

Presentation Title

Presenter

Monday 28 August

11:15

Extended clopidogrel monotherapy versus DAPT in high-risk patients: the OPT-BIRISK trial

Prof Yaling Han (Shenyang, China)

Monday 28 August

11:35

ARAMIS - Anakinra versus Placebo in Acute Myocarditise PRE18FFIR Trial: Coronary Plaque Activity to Predict Recurrent Events

Dr Mathieu Kerneis (Paris, France)

Monday 28 August

11:55

DANPACE II - Reducing atrial pacing in Sinus Node Disease

Dr Mads Brix Kronborg (Aarhus, Denmark)

Sunday 27 August 15:30 to 16:30 - Hot Line Press Conference 8

Chairperson: Steen Dalby Kristensen (Aarhus, Denmark)

Embargo CEST	Presentation Title	Presenter
Monday 28 August 14:00	RED-CVD: Improving early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and COPD	Ms Amy Groenewegen (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Monday 28 August 14:20	NITRATE-CIN - Inorganic nitrate to prevent CIN after angiography for ACS	Dr Dan Jones (London, UK)
Monday 28 August 14:40	DICTATE-AHF: Early Dapagliflozin Initiation in Acute Heart Failure	Prof Zachary Cox (Nashville, USA)
Monday 28 August 15:00	PUSH-AHF: Natriuresis guided therapy in acute heart failure	Dr Jozine Ter Maaten (Groningen, Netherlands)

Sunday 27 August 18:00 to 19:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 9

Chairperson: Bianca Rocca (Rome, Italy)

Embargo CEST

Presentation Title

Presenter

Monday 28 August

16:30

RIGHT: Prolongation of anticoagulation after Primary PCI

Prof Yan Yan (Beijing, China)

Monday 28 August

16:50

ONCO DVT Study; Optimal duration of anticoagulation therapy for isolated distal deep vein thrombosis in patients with cancer study

Dr Yugo Yamashita (Kyoto, Japan)

Monday 28 August 17:10

Prospective Meta-Analysis of SGLT2 Inhibitor Randomized Trials in COVID-19

Dr Mikhail Kosiborod (Kansas City, USA)

New 2023 ESC Guidelines

Publication Friday 25 August at 08:30 CEST

Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chairpersons: Robert Byrne and Borja Ibanez

Cardiomyopathies
Chairpersons: Elena Arbelo and Juan Pablo Kaski

Cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Chairpersons: Nikolaus Marx and Massimo Federici

Endocarditis
Chairpersons: Victoria Delgado and Michael Borger

Focused update of the 2021 Heart Failure Guidelines
Chairpersons: Theresa McDonagh and Marco MetraAtrial fibrillation

ESC Congress 2023 Press Releases

Date

Title

Topic(s)

Date: 22 Aug 2023

Title: Keep fit to avoid heart rhythm disorder and stroke

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Physical Inactivity and Exercise
Date: 22 Aug 2023

Title: Heart attack patients should take aspirin to avoid a new heart attack, stroke and death

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Date: 22 Aug 2023

Title: Heart attack victims who recognise symptoms are less likely to die in hospital

Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care; Atrial Fibrillation; Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 23 Aug 2023

Title: Sedentary time in children linked with heart damage in young adulthood

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations: Pediatric Cardiology; Risk Factors and Prevention
Date: 24 Aug 2023

Title: You can save a cardiac arrest victim’s life even if an ambulance arrives in two minutes

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Resuscitation
Date: 24 Aug 2023

Title: Feeling safe from crime linked with lower risks of heart attack and death

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Cluster of slightly unhealthy traits linked with earlier heart attack and stroke

Topic(s): Autoimmune\Chronic Inflammatory Disorders and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Oral anticoagulation is not effective in patients with atrial high-rate episodes

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Weight loss medication benefits patients with heart failure and obesity

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Heart Failure
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Recommendations to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes published today

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Risk Factors and Prevention
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Smokers who start below age 20 become more addicted and find it difficult to quit

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Colchicine fails to reduce primary outcomes in COP-AF trial but encouraging signals found

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: First international guidelines on heart muscle diseases published today

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease; Valvular, Myocardial, Pericardial, Pulmonary, Congenital Heart Disease
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Focused update of ESC Heart Failure Guidelines published today

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: European Society of Cardiology calls for competency-based cardiac imaging

Topic(s): Imaging
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: Patients urged to be vigilant about cardiac infections

Topic(s): Diseases of the Aorta
Date: 25 Aug 2023

Title: First ESC Guidelines covering all acute coronary syndromes published today

Topic(s): Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: Trial re-evaluates routine defibrillator implantation after myocardial infarction

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease; Treatment
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: First randomised trial of traditional Chinese medicine for heart failure shows benefit

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: ESC/EACTS statement on the 2022 Joint ESC/EACTS review of the 2018 guideline recommendations on the revascularization of left main coronary artery disease in patients at low surgical risk and anatomy suitable for PCI or CABG

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: Physiology-guided complete revascularisation benefits older myocardial infarction patients

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology; Coronary Intervention
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: Upgrade to cardiac resynchronisation therapy benefits heart failure patients with pacing

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: Price tag on cardiovascular disease in Europe higher than entire EU budget

Topic(s): Cardiology
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: Iron therapy linked with reduced hospitalisation in iron-deficient heart failure patients

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Heart Failure
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: ECLS-SHOCK trial reports mortality data for extracorporeal life support

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology; Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: Dual-antiplatelet therapy should remain standard strategy after stent implantation

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Date: 26 Aug 2023

Title: Trial of ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure does not meet primary endpoint

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Optical coherence tomography for stent insertion in complex cases shows mixed efficacy

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: How to avoid heart damage in women receiving breast cancer treatment

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Optical coherence tomography non-inferior to intravascular ultrasound for stent guidance

Topic(s): Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Coronary Intervention
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Study reports on switch to newer anticoagulants in frail elderly with atrial fibrillation

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Intravascular imaging associated with improved outcomes compared with angiography

Topic(s): Imaging
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Optical coherence tomography improves stent implantation outcomes in bifurcation lesions

Topic(s): Cardiac Computed Tomography
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Atrial fibrillation ablation improves outcomes in patients with end-stage heart failure

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Pulsed field ablation is noninferior to thermal ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Trial investigates timing of complete revascularisation for myocardial infarction

Topic(s): Coronary Intervention
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Trial demonstrates potential of acoramidis for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Date: 27 Aug 2023

Title: Ambulances should take cardiac arrest victims to closest emergency department

Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: 12 months of anticoagulation improves outcomes in cancer patients with minor blood clots

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: Inorganic nitrate improves safety of coronary angiography in patients at renal injury risk

Topic(s): Imaging
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: SGLT2 inhibitors not linked with improved survival in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: Minimised atrial pacing does not benefit patients with sinus node dysfunction

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: DICTATE-AHF trial fails to meet primary endpoint with dapagliflozin in acute heart failure

Topic(s): Acute Heart Failure
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: Proactive diagnostic strategy identifies cardiovascular disease in the community

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart;
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: Anticoagulation shows no benefit after primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: Extended P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy benefits high-risk acute coronary syndrome patients

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: Anakinra is safe but does not reduce complications of acute myocarditis

Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 28 Aug 2023

Title: Natriuresis guided diuretic therapy increases natriuresis in acute heart failure patients

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 29 Aug 2023

Title: Best of ESC Congress 2023

Topic(s): Cardiology

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ESC Congress 2023 Press Activities

We are proud to welcome the world's media to ESC Congress 2023. Thank you for being part of this major cardiovascular meeting and for sharing the latest cardiovascular science and its impact on all of us, with the world.

Press conferences

Thursday 24 August 11:30 to 12:00 - Opening Press Conference

Thursday 24 August 16:00 to 17:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 1

Friday 25 August 13:00 to 13:30 - Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Press Conference

Friday 25 August 15:00 to 16:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 2

Friday 25 August 16:30 to 17:30 - Hot Line Press Conference 3

Saturday 26 August 14:00 to 15:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 4

Saturday 26 August 15:30 to 16:30 - Hot Line Press Conference 5

Saturday 26 August 18:00 to 19:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 6

Sunday 27 August 14:00 to 15:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 7

Sunday 27 August 15:30 to 16:30 - Hot Line Press Conference 8

Sunday 27 August 18:00 to 19:00 - Hot Line Press Conference 9

New 2023 ESC Guidelines

ESC Congress 2023 Press Releases