ESC Press Releases

Date: 20 Jun 2025

Title: Phase II clinical trial to test simple intervention to help cancer survivors avoid heart failure

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology

Date: 20 Jun 2025

Title: Clinical trial of innovative health app reimagines care for elderly women with breast cancer therapy induced cardiac toxicity

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology

Date: 20 Jun 2025

Title: Breast cancer patients’ microbiome may hold key to avoiding damaging heart side-effects of cancer therapies

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology

Date: 20 Jun 2025

Title: Mechanism behind life-threatening cancer drug side-effect revealed

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology

Date: 17 Jun 2025

Title: ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid: Cardiology beyond borders with a spotlight on global health

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 16 Jun 2025

Title: EuroHeartPath project launched to transform cardiovascular care across Europe

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology

Date: 14 Jun 2025

Title: Are the rest of podcasters history? AI-generated podcasts open new doors to make science accessible

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 13 Jun 2025

Title: Online education can enhance clinical guideline use by over 50%

Topic(s): Training and Education

Date: 11 Jun 2025

Title: First ever ESC Cardio-Oncology Conference to take place in Florence, Italy: Heart-related side effects of cancer treatment demand urgent attention

Topic(s): ESC Councils; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

Date: 04 Jun 2025

Title: Beyond the pandemic: Nurses on a mission to defeat the world’s deadliest disease

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Nursing

Date: 21 May 2025

Title: Male bodybuilders face high risk of sudden cardiac death, especially those who compete professionally

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

Date: 18 May 2025

Title: Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 18 May 2025

Title: Two out of five patients with heart failure do not see a cardiologist even once a year and these patients are more likely to die

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 17 May 2025

Title: No cardiac safety concerns reported with a pharmaceutically manufactured cannabidiol formulation

Topic(s): Cardiotoxicity of Drugs; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 17 May 2025

Title: AI-enabled ECG algorithm performs well in the early detection of heart failure in Kenya

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 13 May 2025

Title: Launch of the GREG initiative to Impact Real-World Evidence practices in Europe

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 06 May 2025

Title: Shingles vaccine lowers the risk of heart disease for up to eight years

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 05 May 2025

Title: World’s leading heart failure congress, Heart Failure 2025 to take place in Belgrade, Serbia 

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 22 Apr 2025

Title: New Joint Scientific Statement on Ejection Fraction Released by Leading Heart Failure Organisations

Topic(s): Heart Failure

Date: 04 Apr 2025

Title: Planetary health diet and mediterranean diet associated with similar survival and sustainability benefits

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

Date: 04 Apr 2025

Title: Signs identified that precede sudden arrhythmic death syndrome in young people

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology; Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations: Pediatric Cardiology

Date: 04 Apr 2025

Title: Pre-eclampsia is associated with earlier onset and higher incidence of cardiovascular risk factors

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

Date: 03 Apr 2025

Title: Low neighbourhood walkability is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

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

Date: 31 Mar 2025

Title: Atrial fibrillation diagnosed in midlife is linked to a 21% increased risk of dementia at any age and a 36% higher risk of early-onset dementia

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 31 Mar 2025

Title: Using artificial intelligence to calculate the heart’s biological age through ECG data predicts increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular events

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 30 Mar 2025

Title: Groundbreaking consensus statement on conduction system pacing released: a major milestone in the evolution of pacing therapy

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Device Therapy

Date: 30 Mar 2025

Title: Use of antidepressant medication linked to substantial increase in risk of sudden cardiac death

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

Date: 27 Mar 2025

Title: The European Society of Cardiology Calls for Revision of Medical Device Regulation

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 25 Mar 2025

Title: EU project combining European cardiology data in different formats and languages to create easy-to-use cardiology toolbox moves into second phase

Topic(s): Cardiology; E-Cardiology, Digital Health, Public Health and Economics, Research Methodology

Date: 21 Mar 2025

Title: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025 congress to focus on today’s risk factor realities

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology

Date: 18 Mar 2025

Title: Experts in arrhythmia management to gather in Vienna, Austria, for annual EHRA congress

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy

Date: 17 Mar 2025

Title: Burden of cardiovascular disease caused by extreme heat in Australia to more than double by 2050

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 14 Mar 2025

Title: Resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – it’s how quickly it is done, rather than who does it

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 03 Mar 2025

Title: Global experts in life-or-death cardiac emergencies to gather in Florence, Italy, for ESC annual congress on Acute CardioVascular Care

Topic(s): CCU, Intensive, and Critical Cardiovascular Care; Prevention

Date: 01 Mar 2025

Title: Global surge in serious heart rhythm disorders sparks urgent call to action from experts: 1 in 3 people at risk

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 27 Feb 2025

Title: EU Flagship project DORIAN GRAY to use pioneering AI and avatar technology to uncover links between cardiovascular disease and mild cognitive impairment to improve healthy ageing and survival

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 03 Feb 2025

Title: Mothers of twins face a higher risk of heart disease in the year after birth

Topic(s): Hypertension; Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 20 Jan 2025

Title: Fatty muscles raise the risk of serious heart disease regardless of overall body weight

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 08 Jan 2025

Title: Morning coffee may protect the heart better than all-day coffee drinking

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology

Date: 19 Dec 2024

Title: 50th episode of ESC TV Today explores the complex link between depression and heart disease

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology

Date: 18 Dec 2024

Title: Study using more reliable measure of wine consumption finds protective effect for low to moderate drinking in people at risk of cardiovascular disease

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology

Date: 13 Dec 2024

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

Date: 03 Dec 2024

Title: European Commission announces EU Cardiovascular Health Plan

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology

Date: 26 Nov 2024

Title: European Society of Cardiology: Vaping must be included in the next EU smoking ban

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology

Date: 18 Nov 2024

Title: Risk of internal bleeding doubles when people on anticoagulants take NSAID painkiller

Topic(s): Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Oct 2024

Title: Accurate prediction of sudden cardiac death following heart attack is currently not feasible, shows study of more than 140,000 patients across 20 cohorts

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology; Valvular Heart Disease

Date: 27 Sep 2024

Title: Babies born after fertility treatment have higher risk of heart defects

Topic(s): Cardiology;

Date: 04 Sep 2024

Title: ESC Congress 2024 reaches pre-COVID delegate numbers

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: Stent implantation should remain the preferred strategy for previously untreated non-complex coronary artery disease

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: AI to support heart attack diagnosis in the emergency department does not improve patient outcomes

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health; Acute Coronary Syndromes

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: PROTEUS Trial suggests AI for heart scans may benefit decision making for less-experienced clinicians

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: Optical coherence tomography outperforms conventional angiography for stent guidance in complex cases

Topic(s): Imaging

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: Widely performed ‘additional’ ablation procedure targeting diseased heart muscle not effective in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: Novel point-of-care heart attack test leads to shorter emergency department stays for some patients

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

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: Simplified atrial fibrillation ablation technique benefits heart failure patients

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: Mainstay ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation shows substantial benefit over sham procedure

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 02 Sep 2024

Title: Novel bioadaptor as good as contemporary drug-eluting stent for treating coronary artery disease in challenging patient population, and significantly reduces adverse events

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Mass screening for atrial fibrillation using ECG together with heart failure biomarker does not prevent stroke in older adults

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Wearable heart monitor increases diagnoses of common heart rhythm disorder by 50%

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: SCOFF trial confirms that fasting is not needed before cath lab procedures

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: The benefits of complete revascularisation confirmed in older patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: SENIOR-RITA trial investigates the use of an invasive strategy to treat older patients after a NSTEMI

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Finerenone improves outcomes in a common type of heart failure

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Heart Failure

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Results from the ESC’s first randomised trial shows education for healthcare professionals can improve guideline implementation

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: A pooled analysis of over 18,000 participants supports the benefits of finerenone across cardio-kidney-metabolic conditions

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Heart Failure

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Village doctors with telemedicine support reduce risk of cardiovascular death in patients with atrial fibrillation by 50%

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Improved outcomes with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists across different types of heart failure

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Heart Failure

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Edoxaban vs. edoxaban plus an antiplatelet agent in patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 01 Sep 2024

Title: Asundexian inferior to apixaban for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Evening vs. morning dosing of blood pressure medication: no differences seen

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair is non-inferior to surgery in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Large Scandinavian study surprises: no advantage of ‘no-touch’ vein harvesting over conventional technique for coronary bypass

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Oral anticoagulants should be paused before transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Combining three medicines into one pill reduces blood pressure in Black African adults with hypertension

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Dedicated trial in women demonstrates the superiority of transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve replacement

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Novel low-dose triple single-pill combination shows efficacy and tolerability in two international trials

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: No difference in ischaemic events if aspirin is interrupted or continued in patients with coronary stents undergoing non-cardiac surgery

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair is better than medical therapy alone in patients with heart failure and mitral regurgitation

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: No need for common practice of routinely supplementing potassium after heart surgery

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Interventional Cardiology; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Trial investigates how to manage coronary artery disease in patients undergoing valve implantation

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: A single tablet with 4 blood pressure-lowering drugs can be more effective than taking 3 drugs in separate pills

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: Timing of dosing of blood-pressure medication makes no difference

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 31 Aug 2024

Title: New evidence for the benefits of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in secondary tricuspid regurgitation

Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: STOP-or-NOT trial tests whether renin-angiotensin system inhibitors should be stopped before non-cardiac surgery

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: New ESC Guidelines combine peripheral arterial and aortic diseases for first time, emphasising interconnectivity of whole arterial system

Topic(s): Diseases of the Aorta; Peripheral Artery Disease

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: New Chronic Coronary Syndrome (CCS) Guidelines expand diagnostic tools and ways to prevent major adverse events and enhance quality of life

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Acute Coronary Syndromes

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: New ESC Hypertension Guidelines recommend intensified BP targets and introduce a novel elevated blood pressure category to better identify people at risk for heart attack and stroke

Topic(s): Hypertension

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: Vutrisiran offers a new lifeline to patients with progressive heart condition

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: Two thirds of deaths related to high BMI are due to cardiovascular diseases - ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Obesity

Date: 30 Aug 2024

Title: Atrial fibrillation guidelines focus on shared and equal care, patient empowerment, comorbidities, evidence-based management and dynamic re-evaluation

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation

Date: 29 Aug 2024

Title: Quitting smoking nearly halves heart attack risk, cutting down does little

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 29 Aug 2024

Title: Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower heart disease risk by up to 20%

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 29 Aug 2024

Title: Women with endometriosis at greater associated risk of heart attack and stroke

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 28 Aug 2024

Title: Study shows robotic arm can be used to perform remote echocardiograms

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 28 Aug 2024

Title: Recent recreational drug use triples risk of repeat serious cardiovascular event

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 27 Aug 2024

Title: Urban noise pollution may impact cardiovascular risk prediction and prognosis after a heart attack

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 27 Aug 2024

Title: Cardiovascular disease disproportionately affects middle-income countries

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 27 Aug 2024

Title: Menopause potentially linked to adverse cardiovascular health through blood fat profile changes

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention

Date: 27 Aug 2024

Title: AI-based virtual voice assistant successfully bridges care gap for heart patients

Topic(s): e-Cardiology and Digital Health

Date: 20 Aug 2024

Title: Be in the know! Press Conference Schedule for ESC Congress 2024 released!

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 30 Jul 2024

Title: Hot Lines revealed – what everyone will be talking about at ESC Congress 2024

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 17 Jul 2024

Title: Weight gain in young and middle-aged adults is linked to poor heart health in older age

Topic(s): Risk Factors and Prevention; Obesity

Date: 02 Jul 2024

Title: EU presidency to host a High-Level EU Conference on Cardiovascular Health this week

Topic(s): Cardiology

Date: 24 Jun 2024

Title: ESC President, Prof Weidinger: “We need a common cardiac health plan to combat this burden”

Topic(s): Cardiology

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