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ESC Press Releases 2010
Below you can find press releases about the latest developments in cardiology
General and Congress Press Releases
Date
Title
Topic(s)
Date:
20 Dec 2010
Title:
The 3rd ESC Asia Cardiovascular Symposium
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
14 Dec 2010
Title:
Nano-measurement of troponin levels proves an accurate predictor of deterioration in heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
09 Dec 2010
Title:
Lower levels of education are associated with increased risks of heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
08 Dec 2010
Title:
French men are giving up smoking, but not French women
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
06 Dec 2010
Title:
European summit agrees that lifestyle change is the only answer to heart disease
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
01 Dec 2010
Title:
One week to go until the EUROECHO 2010 Congress in Copenhagen
Topic(s):
Echocardiography
Date:
01 Dec 2010
Title:
Tricyclic anti-depressants linked to increased risk of heart disease
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
22 Nov 2010
Title:
Europe's inconsistent use of device therapy in the prevention of sudden cardiac death
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
16 Nov 2010
Title:
Top echocardiography and medical ultrasound specialists to gather in Copenhagen for EUROECHO 2010 Congress, 8 to 11 December 2010
Topic(s):
Echocardiography
Date:
10 Nov 2010
Title:
Diabetics must make diet and lifestyle choices to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
09 Nov 2010
Title:
Population approach to identifying hypertension offers potential to reduce CHD mortality
Topic(s):
Hypertension
Date:
01 Nov 2010
Title:
ESC comments on study into use of walking speed
Topic(s):
Date:
15 Oct 2010
Title:
Paper highlights blood pressure risk in overweight children
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
13 Oct 2010
Title:
European Society of Cardiology to extend its scientific activities beyond Europe and into the emerging regions of the world
Topic(s):
Date:
08 Oct 2010
Title:
Acute Cardiac Care 2010
Topic(s):
Date:
08 Oct 2010
Title:
Chronic Disease Alliance receives European Health Award 2010
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
04 Oct 2010
Title:
Heart, kidney, diabetes and cancer MEP groups league against chronic disease to seek European commitment
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
24 Sep 2010
Title:
World Heart Day – Sunday 26 September, 2010
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
22 Sep 2010
Title:
New President for the European Society of Cardiology
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Sep 2010
Title:
ESC Press Statement: Paper highlights need for new studies and guidelines around oxygen therapy during MI
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
01 Sep 2010
Title:
ESC PRESS RELEASE: Highlights from ESC Congress 2010
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
31 Aug 2010
Title:
Nurses can significantly reduce the risk of recurrent complications in heart patients: results from the RESPONSE trial
Topic(s):
Date:
31 Aug 2010
Title:
EINSTEIN DVT: Oral rivaroxaban versus standard therapy in the initial treatment of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis and long-term prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism
Topic(s):
Date:
31 Aug 2010
Title:
Angiotensin II antagonists in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Results from the ANTIPAF trial
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
31 Aug 2010
Title:
Danish trial demonstrates the benefits of dual-chamber pacing over single-lead atrial pacing in treating sick sinus syndrome
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
31 Aug 2010
Title:
AVERROES trial terminated early: apixaban associated with "important" relative risk reduction for stroke and systemic embolism in AF
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
31 Aug 2010
Title:
The safety of two intravenous heparin doses as adjunct to PCI in ACS patients treated with fondaparinux: results from the FUTURA/OASIS 8 trial
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2010
Title:
E5555 in Japanese patients with acute coronary syndrome or high risk coronary artery disease: the J-LANCELOT trials
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2010
Title:
Phase 2 safety and tolerability data on elinogrel, a novel antiplatelet agent, in non-urgent PCI
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2010
Title:
Evidence of the therapeutic benefit of the newer generation everolimus-eluting stent over the previous gold standard: results from the LESSON I trial
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2010
Title:
The ISAR-REACT 3A trial: Low heparin dose during elective PCI reduces bleeding and thrombotic complications
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2010
Title:
Trial of single and bilateral mammary artery grafts is "testament" to the safety of each procedure
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2010
Title:
Cardiovascular prevention – is it worth the money?
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
30 Aug 2010
Title:
Intravenous enoxaparin associated with better ischaemic outcomes in primary PCI for STEMI than unfractionated heparin: results from the ATOLL study
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
Cardiac adaptation in elite female athletes
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
New European Society of Cardiology guidelines for managing Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
ALPHA OMEGA: Beneficial effect of low doses of n-3 fatty acids only found in sub-groups of post-MI patients
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
European Society of Cardiology guidelines for Myocardial Revascularisation
Topic(s):
Myocardial Disease
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
Should antiplatelet response be tested?
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
European Society of Cardiology announces its new Atrial Fibrillation guideline
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
Effects of ivabradine on cardiovascular events in patients with moderate to severe chronic heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction: the SHIFT study
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
New oral potassium binder lowers potassium levels in patients with heart failure and heart failure with chronic kidney disease
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
STAR Heart Study maintained in ESC Congress 2010 Scientific Programme
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
European Society of Cardiology announces a focused update of the guidelines for Device Therapy in Heart Failure
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
Assessing the risks of bleeding from antithrombotic therapy
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
A single bolus of erythropoietin does not improve cardiac function after an acute myocardial infarction: results from the HEBE III trial
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
The STAR-heart study: The acute and long-term effect of intracoronary stem cell transplantation in chronic heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
29 Aug 2010
Title:
Multivessel and left main disease: indications for surgical and percutaneous intervention
Topic(s):
Date:
23 Aug 2010
Title:
Breathing symptoms emerge as a key target of therapy in acute heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Can the screening criteria for heart disease in young athletes be improved?
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Care needed when preventing the side-effects of platelet inhibitors for patients with coronary heart disease
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Genetic profiling increases the treatment benefits of ACE inhibitors
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Exploring the health benefits of increased physical activity in schoolchildren from different socio-educational backgrounds
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Major study finds no evidence that statins cause cancer
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Study shows increased risk of heart attack from physical exertion at altitude and low temperatures during winter sports vacations
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Study links male Y chromosome variants with the risk of coronary heart disease
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Vitamin D is a prognostic marker in heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Netherlands study shows need for dose management care when switching to generic statins
Topic(s):
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Using SYNTAX scoring to indicate the outcomes from CABG and PCI procedures in multivessel coronary disease
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Ultra-endurance running may not be good for the heart
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Moderate coffee consumption improves aortic distensibility in hypertensive elderly individuals
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Spike in heart disorder hospital admissions raises health care concerns
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Study into teenage diet quality, physical activity and lifestyle characteristics shows the need to encourage better behaviours
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Study shows that marathon running is unlikely to cause long-term heart damage
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Bone hormone levels linked to risk of death for patients with heart failure
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Study reveals dangerous plaques are located in the proximal part of coronary arteries, allowing easier detection and treatment
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
20 Aug 2010
Title:
Ultra-endurance athletes suffer no cardiac fatigue, even after six days of non-stop exercise
Topic(s):
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
Date:
13 Aug 2010
Title:
The European Society of Cardiology chooses venues for its 2013 and 2014 Congresses
Topic(s):
Date:
23 Jul 2010
Title:
ESC Press Statement: No firm conclusions about HDL cholesterol can be drawn from JUPITER sub-analysis
Topic(s):
Date:
23 Jul 2010
Title:
European Society of Cardiology launches heart-friendly cookery book
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
12 Jul 2010
Title:
Chronic Disease Alliance urges EU action on chronic disease
Topic(s):
Date:
06 Jul 2010
Title:
Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology: 16 to 19 July, 2010, Berlin, Germany
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
22 Jun 2010
Title:
"NICE" population approach, a model for European cardiovascular prevention?
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
22 Jun 2010
Title:
ESC Congress 2010
Topic(s):
Date:
16 Jun 2010
Title:
ESC supports traffic light food labelling vote
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
14 Jun 2010
Title:
Post ESC Congress Highlights Publication
Topic(s):
Date:
09 Jun 2010
Title:
Short people are more likely to develop heart disease than tall people
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
31 May 2010
Title:
HEART FAILURE 2010: New treatment strategy for heart failure patients with central sleep apnea
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
31 May 2010
Title:
HEART FAILURE 2010: Implanted pulmonary pressure monitoring devices reduce heart failure hospitalisation
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
30 May 2010
Title:
HEART FAILURE 2010: FAIR-HF: Correction of iron deficiency with intravenous iron therapy improves renal function in heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
30 May 2010
Title:
HEART FAILURE 2010: Genetically targeted therapy shows promise in severe heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
11 May 2010
Title:
Overtime is bad for the heart
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
07 May 2010
Title:
Moderate coffee drinking may benefit patients following acute coronary event
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
07 May 2010
Title:
The prevention of heart disease begins in childhood
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
07 May 2010
Title:
European Heart Failure Awareness Weekend : 8-9 May 2010
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
07 May 2010
Title:
Treatment of European coronary patients fails to meet the targets of international guidelines
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
06 May 2010
Title:
ESC Press Statement: 5 years follow-up of Korean registry
Topic(s):
Date:
28 Apr 2010
Title:
Risk assessments needed before calcium scores introduced to CVD risk factor analysis
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
27 Apr 2010
Title:
Europe's politicians put women on 'red alert' for their risks of cardiovascular disease
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
23 Apr 2010
Title:
Gains in health status in low-risk coronary patients following PCI
Topic(s):
Date:
22 Apr 2010
Title:
Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology: 16 July 2010 to 19 July 2010, Berlin, Germany
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
06 Apr 2010
Title:
Heart Failure Congress encourages audience interaction
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
01 Apr 2010
Title:
Preventing heart disease is a lifelong commitment which begins in childhood
Topic(s):
Date:
31 Mar 2010
Title:
Study shows chocolate reduces blood pressure and risk of heart disease
Topic(s):
Hypertension
Date:
22 Mar 2010
Title:
ESC supports 'appropriate' use of nuclear imaging technology
Topic(s):
Date:
11 Mar 2010
Title:
Study shows doctors are failing to lower heart patients’ cholesterol adequately
Topic(s):
Date:
03 Mar 2010
Title:
Bystander CPR delivers benefits in children
Topic(s):
Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
Date:
03 Mar 2010
Title:
Too many of Europe’s top football venues are not adequately prepared for treating spectators who suffer heart attacks
Topic(s):
Date:
02 Mar 2010
Title:
Cluster of 'critical' follow-up evaluations may improve the outlook for hospitalised heart failure patients
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
24 Feb 2010
Title:
EU Spanish Presidency meeting: ESC welcomes call for comprehensive CVD strategy
Topic(s):
Date:
22 Feb 2010
Title:
A greater role for lifestyle change in the secondary prevention of acute coronary events
Topic(s):
Date:
18 Feb 2010
Title:
Don’t worry, be happy! Positive emotions protect against heart disease
Topic(s):
Date:
10 Feb 2010
Title:
High prevalence of atrial fibrillation found among highly trained cross-country skiers
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
10 Feb 2010
Title:
IQ ranks among the strongest predictors of cardiovascular disease, and is second only to cigarette smoking in large population study
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
10 Feb 2010
Title:
Nurses unite to improve Cardiovascular Practice
Topic(s):
Cardiovascular Nursing
Date:
26 Jan 2010
Title:
Study prompts calls for Europe-wide salt legislation
Topic(s):
Myocardial Disease
Date:
13 Jan 2010
Title:
Sudden death in cocaine abusers: study reveals the role played by the illegal drug
Topic(s):
Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
Date:
07 Jan 2010
Title:
A new editor for the European Journal of Heart Failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
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