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ESC Press Releases 2009

Below you can find press releases about the latest developments in cardiology

General and Congress Press Releases

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Title

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Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Sudden death during sport: education to improve survival rates

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: The reality of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in Europe: results from the European CRT Survey

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Irbesartan reduces heart failure in patients with quivering heart

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Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: PROTECT Study: Effects of Rollofylline in Acute Heart Failure Patients with Renal Impairment

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Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Pre-hospital organisation: the first links in the chain of survival for heart attack patients

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: PreSCD II registry shows mortality reduction after non-acute ICD implantation in myocardial infarction survivors

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Stent for Life Initiative

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Atrial Fibrillation: Drugs or Ablation?

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: AMI: The scale of the problem

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Valsartan reduces morbidity and mortality in Japanese patients with high risk hypertension: results from the KYOTO HEART Study

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Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: The results of the REVISE (Reveal in the Investigation of Syncope and Epilepsy) Study

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Reduction in the risk of heart failure with preventive cardiac resynchronisation therapy: results from the MADIT-CRT trial

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: Telemonitoring: a bridge to personalised medicine

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 01 Sep 2009

Title: The benefits of reperfusion therapy

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease
Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Aspirin works for primary prevention in moderate and high risk diabetics

Topic(s): Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: PREDICT Score allows personalized antiplatelet therapy

Topic(s): Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Routine upfront or selective use of abciximab during primary PCI for AMI with cardiogenic shock: results from the PRAGUE-7 Study

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: AN OLD BUT CHANGING DISEASE

Topic(s): Infective Endocarditis
Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Can we change society?

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Childhood obesity: the increasing vascular drama

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: New European guidelines on pulmonary hypertension provide a new six-group clinical definition

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Immediate angioplasty after fibrinolysis improves outcome of STEMI in areas with very long transfer delays: results from NORDISTEMI

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Revascularisation strategies for unprotected left main coronary disease: results from a GRACE registry study - PCI and CABG appear to provide complementary treatment options in ULMCD patients

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: New sensitive markers to detect myocardial infarction

Topic(s): Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: New strategies for reperfusion therapy

Topic(s): Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Eating less red meat can prevent cancer, heart attacks and global warming

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Ongoing challenges for cardiovascular prevention in Europe

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: New European guidelines on syncope revise diagnostic definitions and re-evaluate extent of risk

Topic(s): Syncope and Bradycardia
Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: First European guidelines for reducing the cardiac risks in non-cardiac surgery - Cardiac events major cause of death and complications

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: Primary angioplasty may be more effective than thrombolysis in very elderly patients with AMI: results from the TRIANA trial

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Date: 31 Aug 2009

Title: One-year outcomes with a biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stent are similar to those with permanent polymer-based drug-eluting stents: first results from the ISAR-TEST-4 study

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Mechanical hearts now a realistic alternative to cardiac transplantation

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Get the world on its feet: the role of exercise training

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation - An effective treatment for high risk aortic stenosis patients

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: No increased risk with Drug Eluting Stents – but late stent thrombosis remains a concern

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Heart failure patients may benefit from treatment of anaemia with Erythropoietin

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: No evidence for the routine use of aspirin in people with asymptomatic vascular events: results from the AAA study

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: High caffeine intake can lead to arrhythmias

Topic(s): Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: NEW ORAL ANTIPLATELET AGENT TICAGRELOR FIRST TO SHOW REDUCTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH OVER PLAVIX IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Double doses of clopidogrel better than standard doses for heart patients undergoing angioplasty, an international study finds

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Heart failure: more or less malignant than cancer?

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Genes in prevention: hopes and doubts

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Diabetic patients require global care

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: CABG vs PCI: Call for multi disciplinary approach to decide in complex CAD cases

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Dabigatran vs warfarin as long-term anticoagulant therapy in atrial fibrillation: results from the RE-LY study

Topic(s): Atrial Fibrillation
Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Do women who smoke like men die like men?

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Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Failing heart, failing kidney: double trouble?

Topic(s): Heart Failure
Date: 30 Aug 2009

Title: Otamixaban for the Treatment of Patients with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (SEPIA-ACS1 TIMI 42)

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