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ESC Press Releases 2011
Below you can find press releases about the latest developments in cardiology
General and Congress Press Releases
Date
Title
Topic(s)
Date:
19 Dec 2011
Title:
SAGE and European Society of Cardiology to extend publishing partnership
Topic(s):
Date:
19 Dec 2011
Title:
Providing patients with the best therapies
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
19 Dec 2011
Title:
ESC calls for European studies exploring readmissions to hospital following PCI
Topic(s):
Date:
19 Dec 2011
Title:
The benefits of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
07 Dec 2011
Title:
New research links endurance exercise to damage in the right ventricle of the heart
Topic(s):
Date:
07 Dec 2011
Title:
EUROECHO meeting underlines importance of echocardiography to evaluate cardio toxicity in cancer patients
Topic(s):
Date:
07 Dec 2011
Title:
Echocardiography offers the future for infarct size quantification
Topic(s):
Echocardiography
Date:
01 Dec 2011
Title:
Previous hospitalisation for mental health problems increases risk of death in patients admitted with chest pains
Topic(s):
Date:
23 Nov 2011
Title:
Dismissal of Professor Don Poldermans from the Erasmus Medical Center (NL)
Topic(s):
Date:
22 Nov 2011
Title:
“EUROECHO & other Imaging Modalities”: New and varied imaging techniques facilitate personalised medicine
Topic(s):
Date:
15 Nov 2011
Title:
EHJ paper underlines need for improved links between cardiologists and psychiatrists
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
29 Oct 2011
Title:
One in six people will have a stroke, but most strokes can be prevented
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
24 Oct 2011
Title:
Congress Alert: EUROECHO & other Imaging Modalities 2011: New patient emphasis
Topic(s):
Date:
20 Oct 2011
Title:
ASE / EAE to issue recommendation papers for the echocardiographic evaluation of cancer patients
Topic(s):
Echocardiography
Date:
12 Oct 2011
Title:
Time for Action: EU reacts to UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
12 Oct 2011
Title:
Increasing cardiovascular disease in China: Urgent need for prevention
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
03 Oct 2011
Title:
ESC faculty presents education programme in Argentina
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
29 Sep 2011
Title:
Home is where the heart is...
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Sep 2011
Title:
ESC comments EMA statement on dronedarone
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
23 Sep 2011
Title:
Non-communicable diseases at the centre of UN discussions
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
19 Sep 2011
Title:
The prevention of lifestyle diseases has finally reached the top table of the United Nations
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
12 Sep 2011
Title:
European and Brazilian cardiologists cooperate to reduce cardiovascular deaths
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
31 Aug 2011
Title:
ESC Congress 2011 Highlights
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
The first European registry to evaluate the real-life epidemiology of atrial fibrillation ablation
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Safety and tolerability of the oral Xa inhibitor darexaban for secondary prevention after acute coronary syndromes: the RUBY-1 trial
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Considerably lower risk of stent thrombosis and restenosis in "new generation" drug-eluting stents
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
New Study Shows Patients with Coronary Artery Disease More Likely to Have Complications from Orthopedic Surgery
Topic(s):
Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Hemodynamic results after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): Up to 3 years follow-up of 338 patients after CoreValve implantation
Topic(s):
Valvular Heart Disease
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
An "important" reduction in risk of stent thrombosis with everolimus-eluting stent: results from the Bern-Rotterdam cohort study
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Lower Achieved Platelet Reactivity Associated with Better Cardiovascular Outcomes in GRAVITAS Trial
Topic(s):
Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
ESC pilot registry in heart failure reflects improvement in chronic disease but continuing poor outcomes in acute conditions
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Assessing the most appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting: the PRODIGY study
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards valve prosthesis in patients with low (<20%) logistic Euroscore: results of a prospective single center registry
Topic(s):
Valvular Heart Disease
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
What do patients receiving optimal medical therapy after a heart attack die from?
Topic(s):
Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Lower rate of stent thrombosis found with second-generation drug-eluting stent than with bare metal stent: results of the EXAMINATION trial
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Cardiac Disease: Coronary or not?
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Evidence in the field of CVD in pregnancy is sparse, but the condition remains a concern
Topic(s):
Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Optimal reperfusion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Topic(s):
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
Intra-aortic balloon pumps do not reduce infarct size in patients with STEMI without cardiac shock: the CRISP AMI trial
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
30 Aug 2011
Title:
FAST Registry: Do medications which reduce angina influence long-term mortality after a heart attack?
Topic(s):
Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Children First: how a cardiovascular prevention programme in a Brazilian school reduced parents' cardiovascular risk by 91%
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
European women live longer than men, but not better
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Clinical outcomes in PCI patients given sirolimus-eluting and everolimus-eluting stents: the RESET trial
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Time trends in STEMI - improved treatment and outcome but gender gap persists
Topic(s):
Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Don’t be afraid: very old patients treated with Vitamin K antagonists, if adequately managed, benefit from anticoagulation
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Eating chocolate regularly could cut cardiovascular risk by one third
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Potential benefits of remote follow-up of ICD patients: the EVATEL trial
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Cycling fast: vigorous daily exercise recommended for a longer life
Topic(s):
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Cigarette smoking causes more arterial damage in women than in men
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Emphasis-HF: The effect of eplerenone versus placebo on cardiovascular mortality or heart failure hospitalization in subjects with NYHA class II chronic systolic heart failure: An analysis of the “high-risk groups
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
STOP-VT: A Multi-Center Trial to Evaluate Catheter RF Ablation with Magnetic Navigation for Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Discontinuation of smokeless tobacco (snus) after myocardial infarction linked to improved survival
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Leisure-time physical activity increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in men
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
CABG still preferred over PCI in patients with triple vessel disease: observations from the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG registry Cohort-2
Topic(s):
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Gender differences in clinical presentation and outcome of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis
Topic(s):
Valvular Heart Disease
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
ECOST trial demonstrates for the first time that daily remote monitoring reduces inappropriate shocks and improves battery longevity for ICD patients
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
29 Aug 2011
Title:
Elite cross-country skiing linked to increased risk of subsequent arrhythmias
Topic(s):
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Anger predicts long-term mortality in patients with myocardial infarction
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Impact of clinical and echocardiographic response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on long-term survival
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Effects of dalcetrapib on vascular function: results of phase IIb dal-VESSEL study
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Inhibition of microRNAs can stimulate the growth of new blood vessels
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Laughter has a positive impact on vascular function
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Worse postoperative outcomes for critically ill patients bridged to urgent heart transplantation with VADs than with conventional therapy
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
The correlation of triglyceride and glucose tolerance with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease: The Homburg Cream and Sugar study (HCS)
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Hair cell-derived patient-specific heart cells for disease modeling and drug screening
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
MitraClip Therapy Demonstrates Benefits For Heart Failure Patients Who Do Not Respond to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Smoking cessation programme in high CVD risk patients shows promising results
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Beating Heart Problems: how a combined group therapy helps depressed cardiac patients
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Colchicine proves 'safe and effective' in the prevention of recurrent pericarditis: the CORP trial
Topic(s):
Pericardial Disease
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
"Smelling" the heart failure, evaluation of an electronic nose
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Apixaban superior to Warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation for preventing stroke, reducing bleeding, and saving lives: Primary results of the ARISTOTLE trial
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Fat around the heart boosts heart attack risk
Topic(s):
Basic Science
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Huge worldwide gaps in the use of simple, cheap and proven drugs for secondary CVD prevention, according to 17-country PURE study
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Aug 2011
Title:
Love your job? Job strain and making overtime
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
26 Aug 2011
Title:
Undernutrition in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood increases risk of heart disease in later life
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
26 Aug 2011
Title:
The number of patients with cardiac problems during pregnancy is increasing
Topic(s):
Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Date:
26 Aug 2011
Title:
Recommendations on new antiplatelet drugs and new diagnostic assays in updated ESC guidelines on management of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
26 Aug 2011
Title:
Professional exposure of physicians to radiation prompt cellular changes that may protect the body from harm
Topic(s):
Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment
Date:
26 Aug 2011
Title:
First Joint ESC/EAS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
26 Aug 2011
Title:
Atherosclerosis is not limited to the heart
Topic(s):
Peripheral Artery Disease
;
Diseases of the Aorta, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Stroke
Date:
26 Aug 2011
Title:
ESC launches upgraded risk measurement tool for heart attacks and strokes
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
25 Aug 2011
Title:
HeartScore : logiciel qui permet de calculer le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires maintenant en version française
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
25 Aug 2011
Title:
HeartScore : logiciel qui permet de calculer le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires maintenant en version française
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
04 Aug 2011
Title:
ESC announces review of Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
02 Aug 2011
Title:
International Landmark EAST Study Investigates Treatment Options for Atrial Fibrillation
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
24 Jul 2011
Title:
ESC Congress Press Programme Now Online
Topic(s):
Date:
18 Jul 2011
Title:
ESC Statement on Dronedarone
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
05 Jul 2011
Title:
Satisfaction with the components of everyday life appears protective against heart disease
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
30 Jun 2011
Title:
Europe's leading congresses in cardiac electrophysiology agree to consolidate their events and develop a common scientific programme each year
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
30 Jun 2011
Title:
ESC calls for greater awareness of potential for adverse events from bleeding as a result of PCI
Topic(s):
Valvular, Myocardial, Pericardial, Pulmonary, Congenital Heart Disease
;
Venous Thromboembolism
Date:
29 Jun 2011
Title:
The world's premier international congress in cardiovascular medicine
Topic(s):
Date:
28 Jun 2011
Title:
First Joint ESC/EAS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
27 Jun 2011
Title:
ESC calls for renaming of term cardiac hypertrophy
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
26 Jun 2011
Title:
Atrial fibrillation: New management approaches for the "new epidemic" in cardiovascular disease
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
26 Jun 2011
Title:
Genetic testing for inherited cardiac conditions is "patchy" in Europe
Topic(s):
Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
Date:
22 Jun 2011
Title:
Smoking during pregnancy lowers levels of ‘good’ HDL cholesterol in children: findings suggest adverse impact on health in later life
Topic(s):
Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Date:
22 Jun 2011
Title:
Cardiologists assemble in Madrid for EHRA Europace 2011 congress
Topic(s):
Atrial Fibrillation
Date:
14 Jun 2011
Title:
ESC calls for research into vulnerable plaques
Topic(s):
Valvular, Myocardial, Pericardial, Pulmonary, Congenital Heart Disease
;
Venous Thromboembolism
Date:
14 Jun 2011
Title:
Reducing the number of heart attack deaths at major sporting venues
Topic(s):
Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
Date:
09 Jun 2011
Title:
Study finds a decline in heart attacks over 20 years, but rising BMIs may reverse this in the future
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
08 Jun 2011
Title:
Circulating levels of a lung protein found to be 'strongly predictive' of cardiovascular disease
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
02 Jun 2011
Title:
Mother’s body size and placental size predict heart disease in men
Topic(s):
Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Date:
02 Jun 2011
Title:
Fear of dying during a heart attack is linked to inflammation
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
01 Jun 2011
Title:
Surgical removal of the tonsils and appendix in young people is associated with an increased relative risk of early heart attack
Topic(s):
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date:
22 May 2011
Title:
Study populations need to be better defined for telemedical management of heart failure
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
22 May 2011
Title:
MADIT: study defines patient group most likely to benefit from cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
22 May 2011
Title:
EMPHASIS HF: eplerenone shown to reduce atrial fibrillation (AF)
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
17 May 2011
Title:
Halving the radiation dose in cardiac perfusion imaging is now 'feasible'
Topic(s):
Date:
17 May 2011
Title:
Egyptian princess now known to be the first person in human history with diagnosed coronary artery disease
Topic(s):
Date:
15 May 2011
Title:
ESC Policy Conference makes recommendations for new EU medical device legislation
Topic(s):
Date:
05 May 2011
Title:
Heart Failure congress goes from strength to strength
Topic(s):
Heart Failure
Date:
04 May 2011
Title:
The global status on non-communicable diseases: a new WHO report
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
27 Apr 2011
Title:
The ESC organises educational programme in Asia
Topic(s):
Date:
15 Apr 2011
Title:
Football Clubs provide incentive to get kids moving and eating healthy diets
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
14 Apr 2011
Title:
Corporate Wellness takes centre stage at EuroPRevent
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
13 Apr 2011
Title:
EuroPRevent attracts international abstract submissions
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
13 Apr 2011
Title:
Study reveals increased inequality in stroke deaths across Europe and central Asia
Topic(s):
Date:
07 Apr 2011
Title:
Some diabetes drugs are better than others according to new study
Topic(s):
Diabetes and the Heart
Date:
05 Apr 2011
Title:
International organisations join forces to promote cardiovascular health
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
01 Apr 2011
Title:
Updated ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Topic(s):
Myocardial Disease
Date:
22 Mar 2011
Title:
Brussels hosts annual meeting of cardiovascular nurses and allied professions
Topic(s):
Cardiovascular Nursing
Date:
15 Mar 2011
Title:
MEP Heart Group discusses how E-Health can transform the treatment and management of heart-related conditions
Topic(s):
Date:
08 Mar 2011
Title:
International Women’s Day provides a “red alert” for women’s hearts
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
03 Mar 2011
Title:
Fit to fly: Britain's commercial airline pilots have fewer cardiovascular risk factors than the general population
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
16 Feb 2011
Title:
In the Gulf states rates of heart disease are rising with the economy
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
04 Feb 2011
Title:
Reducing the cardiovascular disease gender gap
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
28 Jan 2011
Title:
Stress reduction may reduce recurrent cardiac events
Topic(s):
Risk Factors and Prevention
Date:
26 Jan 2011
Title:
Traffic noise increases the risk of having a stroke
Topic(s):
Date:
19 Jan 2011
Title:
Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischaemic heart disease
Topic(s):
Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)
Date:
12 Jan 2011
Title:
Stand up, move more, more often: study finds more breaks from sitting are good for waistlines and hearts
Topic(s):
Date:
10 Jan 2011
Title:
Countdown to Paris and ESC Congress 2011
Topic(s):
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