ESC Press Releases 2019

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

Date

Title

• Date: 19/12/2019
  Title: Top ESC stories in the news in 2019
• Date: 18/12/2019
  Title: Can good sleep patterns offset genetic susceptibility to heart disease and stroke?
• Date: 17/12/2019
  Title: Low income and work stress contribute to link between education, heart disease and stroke
• Date: 11/12/2019
  Title: ESC position on the EACTS withdrawal of support for the Left Main Chapter of the joint ESC/EACTS Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization
• Date: 10/12/2019
  Title: Middle-income countries are hardest hit by cardiovascular disease in Europe
• Date: 07/12/2019
  Title: Women, exercise and longevity
• Date: 05/12/2019
  Title: Obesity surgery improves the heart
• Date: 04/12/2019
  Title: Common heart drugs linked with less heart damage from cancer therapy
• Date: 02/12/2019
  Title: Brush your teeth to protect the heart
• Date: 28/11/2019
  Title: Informed consent for heart procedure: most patients overestimate benefits
• Date: 25/11/2019
  Title: Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
• Date: 22/11/2019
  Title: Lack of sleep may explain why poor people get more heart disease
• Date: 14/11/2019
  Title: Women most affected by vascular complications of diabetes
• Date: 13/11/2019
  Title: Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs
• Date: 08/11/2019
  Title: Increased exercise over the age of 60 reduces risk of heart disease and stroke
• Date: 07/11/2019
  Title: Electronic cigarettes are not worth the risk say scientists
• Date: 05/11/2019
  Title: EuroEcho 2019: Where digital health meets echocardiography
• Date: 26/10/2019
  Title: Women find it more difficult to quit smoking
• Date: 23/10/2019
  Title: Bed time is the best time to take blood pressure medication
• Date: 19/10/2019
  Title: Smartphone app reminds heart patients to take their pills
• Date: 17/10/2019
  Title: Frequent drinking is greater risk factor for heart rhythm disorder than binge drinking
• Date: 11/10/2019
  Title: ESC Asia with APSC & AFC: Providing Asian doctors with the very latest in cardiovascular science
• Date: 10/10/2019
  Title: Chinese study reveals underuse of lifesaving drugs after heart attacks
• Date: 10/10/2019
  Title: One in five cardiac rehab patients are depressed, anxious, or stressed
• Date: 07/10/2019
  Title: Cancer patients who exercise have less heart damage from chemotherapy
• Date: 03/10/2019
  Title: Fathers-to-be should avoid alcohol six months before conception
• Date: 27/09/2019
  Title: Vigorous exercise once or twice a week linked to best outcomes in heart patients
• Date: 24/09/2019
  Title: Gum disease linked with higher risk of hypertension
• Date: 21/09/2019
  Title: Tackling cardiovascular deaths requires urgent action in children
• Date: 16/09/2019
  Title: Get ready for Europe’s first digital health conference on cardiovascular disease
• Date: 12/09/2019
  Title: Heart attack patients take longer to call emergency when symptoms are gradual
• Date: 04/09/2019
  Title: Best of ESC Congress 2019
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: It is never too late to start statins for clogged leg arteries
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Patients with cardiac devices do not adhere to driving ban
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Increased body weight in adolescent boys linked with heart attack before 65
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Cardiovascular disease is biggest killer globally but cancer overtakes in some countries
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Rapid diagnosis protocol for chest pain does not improve outcomes
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Study reveals worrying decline in medication use after heart surgery
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Diabetes and heart attack is a particularly risky combination
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Chest pain and prior heart attack is a dangerous duet in stable coronary artery disease
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Most cardiovascular events and deaths are explained by risk factors
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Edoxaban dual therapy noninferior to triple therapy in atrial fibrillation post-stenting
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Genotyping improves choice of antithrombotic regimen after coronary stenting
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator linked with lower mortality in heart failure
• Date: 03/09/2019
  Title: Early implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use prolongs survival after coronary stenting
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Malaria infection is associated with increased risk of heart failure
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Reducing secondary mitral regurgitation in heart failure does not improve two-year outcome
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Heart failure patients have similar odds of dementia-type brain lesions as stroke patients
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Decline in sports-related sudden cardiac death linked with rise in bystander resuscitation
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Men who live alone have problems taking “blood thinning” drug
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Lifestyle, not genetics, explains most premature heart disease
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Rivaroxaban monotherapy noninferior in atrial fibrillation and stable coronary disease
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Death or reinfarction delayed by more than one year with coronary stenting
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Most cardiovascular events avoidable with modest blood pressure and cholesterol reductions
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Bypass surgery and coronary stenting yield comparable 10-year survival
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Community-based salt substitution programme lowers blood pressure
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Beta-blockers reduce death in patients with heart failure and moderate renal impairment
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Early intensive vasodilation does not improve outcomes in acute heart failure
• Date: 02/09/2019
  Title: Tailored community intervention lowers cardiovascular risk in patients with hypertension
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Ticagrelor reduces ischaemic events in diabetes patients with prior coronary intervention
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Complete revascularisation is superior to culprit-lesion only intervention
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Flu vaccination linked with lower risk of death in patients with high blood pressure
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Remote ischaemic conditioning does not improve outcomes in patients with heart attack
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Screening for genetic high cholesterol could help patients and families avoid heart attack
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Oxygen is neither beneficial nor harmful in patients with acute coronary syndrome
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Cardiovascular disease patients benefit more from exercise than healthy people
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Testing and family screening lacking among young victims of sudden cardiac arrest
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Prasugrel cuts ischaemic events in acute coronary syndrome patients
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Symptoms of depression in caregivers may predict future health problems
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: PARAGON-HF misses endpoint in preserved heart failure, but benefit noted in some patients
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Dapagliflozin reduces death and hospitalisation in patients with heart failure
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Rapid pathway for suspected heart attack enables healthy patients to go home earlier
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Anabolic-androgenic steroid use is associated with decreased heart function in weightlifters
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Ticagrelor plus aspirin reduce ischaemic events in stable coronary patients with diabetes
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Childhood cholesterol, blood pressure, weight and smoking predict adult heart disease
• Date: 01/09/2019
  Title: Home-based education reduces hospitalisations in patients with atrial fibrillation
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Pollution and noise reduction advised in ESC guidelines on chronic coronary syndromes
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Aspirin should not be recommended for healthy people over 70
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: European guidelines on lipid control advocate “lower is better” for cholesterol levels
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Internal bleeding after heart attack may trigger suspicion of cancer
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Microbes may play a role in heart attack onset
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Guidelines on management of fast heartbeat published today
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Guidelines on diabetes and cardiovascular diseases published today
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Eating nuts linked with lower risk of fatal heart attack and stroke
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Tiny wearable cameras may improve quality of life in heart failure patients
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Motivational text messages help patients with diabetes
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: New guidance on potentially fatal blood clots published today
• Date: 31/08/2019
  Title: Sedentary lifestyle for 20 years linked to doubled mortality risk compared to being active
• Date: 23/08/2019
  Title: Junk food intake in children reduced by health education that addresses emotional issues
• Date: 23/08/2019
  Title: Pollution and winter linked with rise in heart attack treatment
• Date: 12/08/2019
  Title: Cardiovascular medicine will never be the same
• Date: 11/08/2019
  Title: Fast Food availability linked with more heart attacks
• Date: 05/08/2019
  Title: Pregnancy problems may lead to later cardiac trouble in adult children
• Date: 31/07/2019
  Title: Increased risk of cardiovascular disease for healthy 75-year-olds who stop taking statins
• Date: 18/07/2019
  Title: Providing Asian doctors with the very latest in cardiovascular science
• Date: 09/07/2019
  Title: ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology: Hot Line Press Programme
• Date: 04/07/2019
  Title: European Society of Cardiology Hosting Cutting-edge Digital Summit
• Date: 01/07/2019
  Title: Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight
• Date: 25/06/2019
  Title: Predicting how long you can live in good health
• Date: 20/06/2019
  Title: Study challenges “no pain no gain” requirement for patients with clogged leg arteries
• Date: 19/06/2019
  Title: Atrial fibrillation linked to increased risk of dementia, even in stroke-free patients
• Date: 18/06/2019
  Title: ESC Congress together with the World Congress of Cardiology: Press Programme announced
• Date: 14/06/2019
  Title: Excess weight and body fat cause cardiovascular disease
• Date: 13/06/2019
  Title: Even in young children: higher weight = higher blood pressure
• Date: 06/06/2019
  Title: Atrial fibrillation set to affect more than 14 million over-65s in the EU by 2060
• Date: 04/06/2019
  Title: You survived a heart attack. Now what about the depression?
• Date: 28/05/2019
  Title: You’re having a heart attack. Why not ask for help?
• Date: 26/05/2019
  Title: Diuretic withdrawal is safe for stable heart failure patients
• Date: 26/05/2019
  Title: Lonely patients with heart failure least likely to follow treatment recommendations
• Date: 26/05/2019
  Title: Weekly pharmacy visits boost drug adherence and quality of life in heart failure patients
• Date: 26/05/2019
  Title: A gut check for heart failure patients
• Date: 25/05/2019
  Title: In vitro fertilisation linked to deadly heart disease in pregnancy
• Date: 25/05/2019
  Title: Biomarkers help tailor diuretic use in acute heart failure patients
• Date: 22/05/2019
  Title: A big neck may mean you need to improve your health
• Date: 22/05/2019
  Title: Women are less likely to be resuscitated and survive a cardiac arrest than men
• Date: 21/05/2019
  Title: Updates to PCR-EAPCI Textbook, the essential reference book for interventional practitioners
• Date: 21/05/2019
  Title: Expert consensus published on use of imaging to guide heart attack treatment
• Date: 21/05/2019
  Title: PCR STATEMENT on evolving indications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
• Date: 13/05/2019
  Title: EuroPCR will present cutting edge data on cardiovascular interventions
• Date: 13/05/2019
  Title: Artificial intelligence could select heart failure patients for expensive treatment
• Date: 12/05/2019
  Title: Machine learning overtakes humans in predicting death or heart attack
• Date: 12/05/2019
  Title: Artificial intelligence could prevent unneeded tests in patients with stable chest pain
• Date: 09/05/2019
  Title: ESC Congress together with the World Congress of Cardiology: Scientific Programme online
• Date: 06/05/2019
  Title: Nearly half of public wrongly believe heart failure is normal in old age
• Date: 04/05/2019
  Title: “I’m here for breast cancer. Why are you talking to me about my heart?”
• Date: 04/05/2019
  Title: Exercise may improve memory in heart failure patients
• Date: 03/05/2019
  Title: Training for first-time marathon “reverses” ageing of blood vessels
• Date: 03/05/2019
  Title: Avoid smoky environments to protect your heart
• Date: 03/05/2019
  Title: Heart damage from preterm birth may be corrected with exercise in young adulthood
• Date: 28/04/2019
  Title: Stressed at work and trouble sleeping? It’s more serious than you think.
• Date: 25/04/2019
  Title: Antibiotic use linked to greater risk of heart attack and stroke
• Date: 18/04/2019
  Title: Late dinner and no breakfast is a killer combination
• Date: 16/04/2019
  Title: How artificial intelligence is tackling heart disease. Find out at ICNC 2019
• Date: 15/04/2019
  Title: More research urgently needed to treat and prevent cardiovascular disease
• Date: 12/04/2019
  Title: Want to quit smoking? Partner up.
• Date: 12/04/2019
  Title: Ability to lift weights quickly can mean a longer life
• Date: 12/04/2019
  Title: Move more to live longer
• Date: 11/04/2019
  Title: Getting back to work after a heart attack
• Date: 09/04/2019
  Title: How does marathon running in novices affect blood vessels? Find out at EuroCMR 2019
• Date: 07/04/2019
  Title: Real cost of heart attacks and strokes: double the direct medical expense
• Date: 04/04/2019
  Title: Should I cut down on carbs? Find out at EuroHeartCare 2019
• Date: 30/03/2019
  Title: Trips to the toilet at night are a sign of high blood pressure
• Date: 28/03/2019
  Title: Digital health must be reimbursed to cope with chronic disease
• Date: 24/03/2019
  Title: Fathers-to-be: smoking could harm your baby
• Date: 18/03/2019
  Title: Blood pressure control reduces dementia risk in mid-life patients with atrial fibrillation
• Date: 18/03/2019
  Title: New practice corrects pump function in heart failure
• Date: 18/03/2019
  Title: Remote monitoring keeps heart failure patients out of hospital
• Date: 18/03/2019
  Title: Tilt training prevents fainting
• Date: 17/03/2019
  Title: “Back to basics” atrial fibrillation procedure could slash waiting lists
• Date: 17/03/2019
  Title: Abnormal heart rhythm detected by smartwatch: what does it mean?
• Date: 17/03/2019
  Title: Novel electrocardiogram uses signals from ear and hand to check heart rhythm
• Date: 17/03/2019
  Title: Commonly used heart drug associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest
• Date: 15/03/2019
  Title: Discovery of atrial fibrillation subtypes paves way for precision medicine
• Date: 14/03/2019
  Title: Is laughter the best medicine? Find out at EuroPrevent 2019
• Date: 12/03/2019
  Title: Air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide
• Date: 11/03/2019
  Title: Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains
• Date: 07/03/2019
  Title: Waterpipe and cigarette smoking linked to heart attacks at younger age in Saudi Arabians
• Date: 05/03/2019
  Title: ‘Broken heart’ syndrome may originate in the brain
• Date: 03/03/2019
  Title: Women call ambulance for husbands with heart attacks but not for themselves
• Date: 03/03/2019
  Title: Heart attack patients taken directly to heart centres have better long-term survival
• Date: 02/03/2019
  Title: Don’t ignore heart attack symptoms, especially while travelling
• Date: 19/02/2019
  Title: Record number of late-breaking trials submitted to EHRA 2019 Congress
• Date: 14/02/2019
  Title: What’s age got to do with it?
• Date: 08/02/2019
  Title: Is it better to have a heart attack while travelling or at home?
• Date: 05/02/2019
  Title: Psoriasis medication may improve heart disease in patients with the skin condition
• Date: 25/01/2019
  Title: Loss of muscle and weight associated with disability after stroke
• Date: 17/01/2019
  Title: Media Alert: ESC Heart and Stroke 2019
• Date: 15/01/2019
  Title: Physical activity reduces mortality in patients with diabetes
• Date: 09/01/2019
  Title: Top ESC stories in the news in 2018
• Date: 04/01/2019
  Title: ESC Comment on Hypertension Journal Report