ESC Press Releases

Date: 20 Jan 2022

Title: TV watching linked with potentially fatal blood clots

Topic(s): Environmental and Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 11 Jan 2022

Title: Nearly one in five patients with heart disease use mental health drugs

Topic(s): Stress, Psycho-Social and Cultural Aspects of Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention; Depression and Heart Disease

Date: 23 Dec 2021

Title: Europe set to miss global heart health targets as obesity skyrockets

Topic(s): Cardiology; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 21 Dec 2021

Title: Top ten ESC stories in the news in 2021

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 17 Dec 2021

Title: Emergency workers need standard health checks to prevent heart events on the job

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Risk Assessment; Environmental and Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 11 Dec 2021

Title: Machine learning predicts risk of death in patients with suspected or known heart disease

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning, Deep Learning); Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Date: 09 Dec 2021

Title: MEPs call for heart disease to be recognised as the main side effect of cancer treatment

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 09 Dec 2021

Title: Breathlessness in patients with long COVID may signal heart problems

Topic(s): Imaging;

Date: 23 Nov 2021

Title: Aspirin is linked with increased risk of heart failure

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Heart Failure

Date: 18 Nov 2021

Title: ESC Asia 2021 with APSC & AFC: expanding the boundaries of cardiovascular medicine

Topic(s): Cardiology; Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease; e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 16 Nov 2021

Title: EuroEcho 2021: State-of-the-art in cardiac imaging for patient care

Topic(s): Imaging; Echocardiography

Date: 16 Nov 2021

Title: European Society of Cardiology COVID-19 guidance launched today

Topic(s): Cardiology;

Date: 14 Nov 2021

Title: Atrial fibrillation and death are more common during the first year after breast cancer diagnosis

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Date: 09 Nov 2021

Title: Bedtime linked with heart health

Topic(s): Sleep Disorders; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 19 Oct 2021

Title: Maternal cholesterol during pregnancy linked with heart attack severity in adult offspring

Topic(s): Lipids; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 13 Oct 2021

Title: Most mothers born with heart defects can become pregnant and give birth safely. Expert medical care and counselling are essential

Topic(s): Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Date: 12 Oct 2021

Title: International experts set to advise early treatment for atrial fibrillation

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 08 Oct 2021

Title: ESC Digital Summit 2021: looking to the future of digital healthcare

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 06 Oct 2021

Title: Iron deficiency in middle age is linked with higher risk of developing heart disease

Topic(s): Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 29 Sep 2021

Title: Study highlights the importance of heart health for preventing diabetes

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 27 Sep 2021

Title: European organisations join forces to shine spotlight on cardiovascular health

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Health Policy

Date: 23 Sep 2021

Title: Health experts urge nations to implement ambitious air pollution reduction policies

Topic(s): Environmental and Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease; Public Health; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 30 Aug 2021

Title: Flu jab after heart attack should become standard care

Topic(s): Secondary Prevention; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 30 Aug 2021

Title: How can I avoid heart disease or stroke?

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology; Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Tobacco; Physical Inactivity and Exercise; Obesity

Date: 30 Aug 2021

Title: Best of ESC Congress 2021 – The Digital Experience

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 30 Aug 2021

Title: Amulet occluder shows promise against Watchman device in atrial fibrillation

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation; Stroke; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 30 Aug 2021

Title: Trial does not support clopidogrel monotherapy one-month after acute coronary syndromes

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

Date: 30 Aug 2021

Title: Jury still out on cardiovascular safety of prostate cancer treatments

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Cardiotoxicity of Drugs

Date: 30 Aug 2021

Title: Intensive blood pressure lowering benefits older patients with hypertension

Topic(s): Hypertension; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 29 Aug 2021

Title: Continuous heart rhythm monitoring and treatment if indicated does not prevent stroke

Topic(s): Stroke Prevention; Atrial Fibrillation; Home and Remote Patient Monitoring

Date: 29 Aug 2021

Title: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have similar long-term effects on stroke

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 29 Aug 2021

Title: ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronisation therapy launched today

Topic(s): Device Therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT); Home and Remote Patient Monitoring; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy

Date: 29 Aug 2021

Title: Systematic pressure wire assessment has no additional benefit at diagnostic angiography

Topic(s): Coronary CT Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)

Date: 29 Aug 2021

Title: Trial does not support early coronary angiography in cardiac arrest without ST elevation

Topic(s): Coronary CT Angiography; Cardiac Arrest

Date: 29 Aug 2021

Title: Low-sodium salt prevents stroke

Topic(s): Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Fibrosis ablation shows promise in atrial fibrillation with low grade fibrotic myopathy

Topic(s): Imaging; Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: European valvular heart disease Guidelines published today

Topic(s): CV Surgery - Valves; Valvular Heart Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Ultra-processed food is associated with cardiovascular disease

Topic(s): Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Finerenone benefits patients with diabetes across spectrum of kidney disease

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Edoxaban noninferior to warfarin for adverse events after heart valve replacement

Topic(s): Treatment; Device Therapy; Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Finerenone improves outcomes in patients with mild-to-moderate kidney disease and diabetes

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Anti-Diabetic Pharmacotherapy

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Light-to-moderate coffee drinking associated with health benefits

Topic(s): Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Stroke; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Smoking cessation after a heart attack linked with improved mood

Topic(s): Tobacco; Risk Factors and Prevention; Acute Coronary Syndromes

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Ablation and biventricular pacing boosts survival in selected atrial fibrillation patients

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation; CV Surgery - Arrhythmias; Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: Green neighbourhoods linked with better heart health

Topic(s): Environmental and Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention; Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: If you witness a cardiac arrest, your actions could save a life

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 28 Aug 2021

Title: 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy post-stent implant benefits high bleeding risk patients

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: ESC Guidelines on heart failure management launched today

Topic(s): Treatment; Diagnostic Methods; Chronic Heart Failure; Acute Heart Failure

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: One in ten cardiac arrest patients phoned emergency services the day before

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: Common air pollutants linked with increased risk of cardiac arrest

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Environmental and Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: Drones could deliver defibrillators to cardiac arrest victims faster than ambulances

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: Empagliflozin benefits heart failure patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction

Topic(s): Treatment; Heart Failure

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: Implantable cardiac monitors predict complications in selected post-infarction patients

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Device Therapy; Home and Remote Patient Monitoring

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: Study shows haemodynamic guided management benefits broader heart failure population

Topic(s): Treatment; Heart Failure

Date: 27 Aug 2021

Title: Trial reports first successful results for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Topic(s): Treatment; Heart Failure

Date: 26 Aug 2021

Title: Are all saturated fats equally bad for the heart?

Topic(s): Lipids; Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 26 Aug 2021

Title: Study shows missed potential for healthy life after a heart attack

Topic(s): Secondary Prevention; Risk Factors and Prevention; Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Date: 25 Aug 2021

Title: ESC Congress 2021 – scoops begin tomorrow

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 25 Aug 2021

Title: Is it possible to personalise sudden cardiac death prevention after myocardial infarction?

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease; Cardiac Arrest; Secondary Prevention

Date: 25 Aug 2021

Title: Study suggests women find it more difficult to quit smoking than men

Topic(s): Tobacco; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 25 Aug 2021

Title: Gum disease linked with new onset heart disease

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Risk Assessment; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 25 Aug 2021

Title: Mediterranean diet shows promise in men with erectile dysfunction

Topic(s): Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 24 Aug 2021

Title: It’s never too late to get active

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Risk Factors and Prevention; Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Date: 24 Aug 2021

Title: Drinking sufficient water could prevent heart failure

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Heart Failure

Date: 24 Aug 2021

Title: Heart attacks in young adults are related to unhealthy lifestyles, not just family history

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

Date: 23 Aug 2021

Title: Exercise maintains normal heart rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation; Risk Factors and Prevention; Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Date: 23 Aug 2021

Title: Alcohol use in young adults is associated with early ageing of blood vessels

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

Date: 23 Aug 2021

Title: Study highlights steep rise in cardiac arrests associated with opioid use

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Substance Abuse and Cardiovascular Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 16 Aug 2021

Title: Night shift work is linked to increased risk of heart problems

Topic(s): Environmental and Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 06 Aug 2021

Title: Call to increase participation of women in cardiovascular clinical trials

Topic(s): Research Methodology; Cardiovascular Disease in Women; Trial Design

Date: 04 Aug 2021

Title: Get accredited now for ESC Congress 2021

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 28 Jul 2021

Title: Heart patients need more help to lose weight

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care; Obesity; Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

Date: 21 Jul 2021

Title: Women’s heart health is strongly related to pregnancy outcomes

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Hypertension; Tobacco; Risk Factors and Prevention; Obesity

Date: 13 Jul 2021

Title: Leading cardiovascular organisations issue joint opinion on improving clinician well-being worldwide

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 07 Jul 2021

Title: What should I eat to avoid heart disease?

Topic(s): Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 06 Jul 2021

Title: ESC Congress 2021 – Press Programme announced

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 01 Jul 2021

Title: Older patients with heart failure denied effective treatments

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 30 Jun 2021

Title: RESILIENCE, a project to reduce the prevalence of heart failure in cancer survivors

Topic(s): Cardiology; Cardio-Oncology

Date: 29 Jun 2021

Title: Worse outcomes observed after heart attacks during pandemic compared to previous year

Topic(s): Acute Coronary Syndromes; Heart Failure

Date: 28 Jun 2021

Title: MEPs call to prioritise cardiovascular unmet needs in EU funding programmes

Topic(s): Cardiology; Public Health and Health Economics

Date: 28 Jun 2021

Title: Heart failure is associated with an increased risk of cancer

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Heart Failure

Date: 23 Jun 2021

Title: Statin use is linked to reduced risk of cancer among heart failure patients

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Heart Failure

Date: 18 Jun 2021

Title: Tai chi shows promise for relief of depression and anxiety in stroke survivors

Topic(s): Psychiatric Disorders and Heart Disease; Stroke Prevention; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 17 Jun 2021

Title: Focus on emotions is key to improving heart health in people living with obesity

Topic(s): Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention; Obesity

Date: 13 Jun 2021

Title: If it can happen to a professional athlete, it can happen to anyone

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 10 Jun 2021

Title: Improving heart health may reduce the severity of COVID-19 disease

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology; Hypertension

Date: 04 Jun 2021

Title: ESC Congress 2021 – Highlights from the Scientific Programme

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 01 Jun 2021

Title: Hypertension during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of stroke in offspring

Topic(s): Stroke Treatment; Stroke Prevention; Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease; Hypertension

Date: 28 May 2021

Title: Heart Failure 2021: improving quality of life in patients with heart failure

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 27 May 2021

Title: Disease of the smallest heart blood vessels is important global health problem

Topic(s): Stroke; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 26 May 2021

Title: Investment needed to ensure safer medical devices

Topic(s): Device Therapy; Public Health and Health Economics

Date: 26 May 2021

Title: Leading global cardiovascular organisations release joint opinion on achieving the ‘tobacco endgame’

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 21 May 2021

Title: Slow yoga prevents fainting

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Date: 19 May 2021

Title: Health and the city: using urban design to promote heart health

Topic(s): Public Health; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 18 May 2021

Title: EBC MAIN trial results – what is new and what will change in left main stenting?

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 18 May 2021

Title: Cool AMI EU pivotal trial- final results after trial discontinuation following ad interim analysis

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 18 May 2021

Title: A new meta-analysis supports elective revascularization and medical therapy for reducing cardiac death

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 17 May 2021

Title: Middle-aged women urged to check their blood pressure to avoid heart attacks

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Risk Assessment; Hypertension; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 14 May 2021

Title: Depression and anxiety more common in heart failure than cancer patients

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Depression and Heart Disease; Heart Failure

Date: 12 May 2021

Title: EuroHeartCare – ACNAP Congress 2021: helping patients manage heart conditions

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Nursing

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