ESC Press Releases

Date: 12 Aug 2022

Title: ESC Congress 2022 – the hottest science in cardiovascular disease

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 09 Aug 2022

Title: Aldosterone linked to increased risk of chronic kidney disease progression and end-stage kidney disease

Topic(s): Renal Failure and Cardiovascular Disease; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 04 Aug 2022

Title: Premature menopause is associated with increased risk of heart problems

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

Date: 28 Jul 2022

Title: Most high blood pressure in children and teenagers is linked with unhealthy lifestyle

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

Date: 22 Jul 2022

Title: Women urged to eat potassium-rich foods to improve their heart health

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in Women; Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease

Date: 12 Jul 2022

Title: ESC Congress 2022 – Press Programme revealed

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 11 Jul 2022

Title: Adding salt to your food at the table is linked to higher risk of premature death

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

Date: 08 Jul 2022

Title: Mask wearing amplifies harms of smoking

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

Date: 01 Jul 2022

Title: Scientists warn of links between soil pollution and heart disease

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

Date: 29 Jun 2022

Title: Atrial fibrillation after surgery is linked to an increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure

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

Date: 23 Jun 2022

Title: COVID vaccines are safe for patients with cardiovascular disease

Topic(s): Cardiology;

Date: 17 Jun 2022

Title: Up to 80% of athletes who die suddenly had no symptoms or family history of heart disease

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

Date: 03 Jun 2022

Title: ESC Congress 2022 – Highlights from the Scientific Programme

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 23 May 2022

Title: Low glycaemic index diet helps heart patients lose weight

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

Date: 22 May 2022

Title: Alcohol may be more risky to the heart than previously thought

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 22 May 2022

Title: Taste buds can adapt to low salt diet

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 21 May 2022

Title: Being unmarried is associated with a higher risk of death in heart failure patients

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 21 May 2022

Title: Air pollution linked to deadly heart rhythm disorder

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 21 May 2022

Title: Speech analysis app predicts worsening heart failure before symptom onset

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 17 May 2022

Title: 2022 Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Award: The Nursing and Allied Professional Community, at the heart of cardiovascular care

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 17 May 2022

Title: Marking World Hypertension Day and emerging data on renal denervation

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 13 May 2022

Title: Hormonal changes during menopause are directly related to decline in cardiovascular health

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in Women; Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly

Date: 13 May 2022

Title: In Person in Paris and online EuroPCR celebrates the best of both worlds

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 09 May 2022

Title: Heart Failure 2022: improving outcomes for all patients with heart failure

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 06 May 2022

Title: ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022: working with patients to manage cardiovascular disease

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Nursing

Date: 30 Apr 2022

Title: COVID-19 vaccine technique shows promise for heart disease

Topic(s): ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI); Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI); Acute Coronary Syndromes

Date: 15 Apr 2022

Title: Pushing the boundaries of cardiovascular science: get ready for FCVB 2022

Topic(s): Basic Science

Date: 07 Apr 2022

Title: Insomnia is linked with recurrent heart events in coronary patients

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

Date: 07 Apr 2022

Title: Smokers with heart disease could gain five healthy years by quitting

Topic(s): Tobacco; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 04 Apr 2022

Title: Study identifies hospitalised COVID-19 patients at elevated mortality risk

Topic(s): Echocardiography

Date: 04 Apr 2022

Title: Recommendations on genetic testing for inherited cardiac diseases published today

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Risk Assessment; Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

Date: 04 Apr 2022

Title: GPs rank screening for heart rhythm disorder nearly as important as for common cancers

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

Date: 04 Apr 2022

Title: Overweight patients should slim down before procedure to treat abnormal heart rhythm

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Obesity

Date: 04 Apr 2022

Title: How to prevent recurrent stroke when the cause is unknown

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

Date: 03 Apr 2022

Title: Sudden cardiac arrest kills one in five people but cannot be reliably predicted yet

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 03 Apr 2022

Title: Who should receive a device to prevent sudden cardiac death?

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 03 Apr 2022

Title: Advice on how to use digital devices to detect and manage arrhythmias published today

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Diagnostic Methods

Date: 03 Apr 2022

Title: Advice to prevent consequences of interference in cardiac device patients published today

Topic(s): Device Therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT); Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD); Device Complications and Lead Extraction

Date: 24 Mar 2022

Title: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022: physical and mental health to prevent heart disease

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

Date: 19 Mar 2022

Title: Shortness of breath heralds worse survival than chest pain for heart attack patients

Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 19 Mar 2022

Title: Women more likely to die after heart emergency than men

Topic(s): Cardiogenic Shock; Acute Cardiac Care

Date: 17 Mar 2022

Title: COVID-19 vaccination is safe in patients with previous myocarditis

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

Date: 11 Mar 2022

Title: EHRA 2022: cutting edge science in heart rhythm disorders

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 25 Feb 2022

Title: ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022: at the forefront of cardiac emergencies

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

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Title: Salt in soluble paracetamol linked to increase risk of cardiovascular disease and death

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 16 Feb 2022

Title: Statin intolerance is “over-estimated and over-diagnosed”

Topic(s): Lipids; Lipid-Lowering Agents; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 27 Jan 2022

Title: Athletes warned against potential dangers of natural supplements

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

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

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