ESC elected to head secretariat of European Chronic Disease Alliance
The ESC has been elected to head the secretariat of the European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) for the next two years. The announcement comes as the ECDA holds its first meeting of 2015 in Brussels today.
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 23, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
First issue of “European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy” is out now
Pharmacotherapy is an increasingly important area of cardiology given the high number of cardiac patients who are on medication of some kind. This new journal aims to publish the highest quality research, interpreting and integrating new scientific developments within the field of cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. The overarching goal of the journal is to improve the care of patients with cardiovascular disease with a specific focus on cardiovascular pharmacotherapy.
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Clinical pharmacology (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 22, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to reduced risk of heart failure
A large study shows that drinking up to seven drinks a week in early to middle age is associated with a 20% lower risk of men developing heart failure in the future when compared to people who did not drink at all, and a more modest 16% reduced risk for women.
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Heart Failure (HF) (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Acute cardiovascular care in review is now available online
Peer-reviewed highlights of Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014.
The top advances and key clinical trials in this report include: Summaries of the EPICOR, PRIVATE-ATLANTIC, COPED, PAPRICA-2, and NOMI trials and more.
Read the full report
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
NEW sports cardiology quiz: An asymptomatic athlete with-pre-excitation
A 16-year-old Caucasian international level cyclist underwent pre-participation cardiac screening. He reported no sinister cardiac symptoms or family history of heart disease or sudden cardiac death at a young age. Physical Examination was unremarkable. Study the charts and take the quiz!
Have you tried the online sports cardiology courses? Discover them now.
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Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Best of AHA Late Breakers
Professor Francois Schiele, Besancon, France, ESC spokesperson and member of the ESC Press Committee, attended the AHA Scientific Sessions held in Chicago, 14-19 November 2014. Prompted to comment on the key trials presented this year, he singled out the three following topics that, in his view, will have a direct impact on clinical practice, and that are interesting to compare with European guidelines. (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Blood sugar levels in heart failure patients predict risk of early death, hospitalisations and diabetes
New research suggests that people who arrive at hospital emergency departments with acute heart failure should have their blood sugar levels checked on arrival. This simple and inexpensive measure could identify patients at high risk of early death, further hospitalisations, or the development of more health problems, such as diabetes.
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Diabetic heart disease, Heart Failure (HF) (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
EACVI Echo e-learning course, Echocardiography Tutorials
Discover the first module of the complete Echo e-learning course.
An extensive programme providing practical training on how to perform echo exams, covering the EACVI Echo Core Syllabus.
See more here
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Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 15, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Yoga has the same potential as exercise to reduce the risk factors of cardiovascular disease
Following a systematic review of 37 randomised controlled trials, investigators from the Netherlands and USA have found that yoga may provide the same benefits in risk factor reduction as such traditional physical activities as biking or brisk walking.
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 15, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
How Kazakhstan and Russia are meeting the challenge of CVD prevention
“Kazakhstan and Russia continue to face a major challenge in combating the huge impact of cardiovascular diseases. However, as shown in these reports, they are observing signs of change and improvement and a light at the horizon of preventive cardiology!” Prof. Joep Perk, EFESC, EACPR Prevention Implementation Committee chair." Read the reports
Discover scientific sessions at EuroPRevent which dig deeper into the challenges in CVD prevention that different countries face.
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 15, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – state of the art
Discussion of diagnosis, assessment and treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction underlines the need for further clinical research in this area.
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Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Heart Failure (HF), Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
The Heart in 3D: new frontiers
TEE before, during and after surgery is necessary to check indications, verify operative success and monitor long-term follow-up.
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Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 9, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Controversies in monitoring disease
Transthoracic echo remains first-line imaging for monitoring of bicuspid aortic valve and screening for ischemia in patients undergoing radiotherapy, but CTA and MRA also have role to play.
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Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 9, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Imaging Multiple Valve Disease
Cardiac imaging specialists call for broader perspectives to identify best practice for evaluation and management of patients with multiple valve lesions.
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Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 9, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Beyond left ventricular ejection fraction: Tissue Doppler Imaging and Speckle Tracking In Clinical Practice
Session focused on systolic LV function, but experts underline that tissue Doppler and speckle tracking can also provide substantial insights into diastolic LV function.
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Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 9, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
