Cardiology

PERSONALISING cardiovascular care was the central theme at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024, which took place in…

MANAGEMENT of atrial fibrillation (AF) was a prevalent topic at this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024…

THIS YEAR, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024, which took place in London, UK, between 30th August–2nd September….

We are a global society, we have 58 national cardiac societies and 47 affiliated cardiac societies. At our recent Annual Congress in London at the end of August, we had participants from over 80 countries.

I’ve been interested in alternative models to secondary prevention for a very long time. I’m very aware that not everybody gets access to cardiac rehabilitation, so I’ve been looking at digital models.

It really came down to the people who inspired me and who I met along the way. I was a very young student when I started doing my thesis…

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) inaugural session unfolded against the backdrop of Amsterdam, the Netherlands…

Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of CVD. The presence of two comorbidities, diabetes and CVD, can have a major…

To emphasise the importance of this topic, Oguz Akbilgic, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA…

I have worked in the public healthcare sector in South Africa since 2001, when I obtained an undergraduate degree…

During my training in Cardiology, I quickly developed a passion for imaging, as it provides every cardiologist the tool…

AFTER 2 years of virtual meetings, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) adopted a pioneering hybrid format for its 2022 congress, allowing delegates from across the globe to meet onsite in Barcelona, Spain, and also online. Clinicians and academics came together with one common goal: to advance cardiovascular care and improve patient outcomes.

In a session presented at this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, which was held in-person in Barcelona, Spain, and virtually, experts discussed their future predictions for cardiovascular health and innovations that will enter this field.

Nico Bruining | European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Digital Health Committee Chair; Associate Professor, Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Allan Böhm | Chair of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Committee for Young Cardiovascular Professionals; Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Premedix Clinic and Academy, Bratislava, Slovakia

THE EUROPEAN Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2021 successfully brought together clinicians and researchers from across the globe…

An engaging session on the newly revised European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment…

The ESC Congress 2020 presented several promising clinical trials that may potentially change our practice in heart failure management.

FOUNDATIONS comprising more than a million poles, each of which is rooted 12 metres into the ground, support the historic city of Amsterdam, which was set to house this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic architectured its transition to a digital experience…

ADVISING individuals with diseases of the heart on what types and intensities of sport to participate in is not a practice…

We cardiologists are proud to have chosen one of the most dynamic and innovative fields of medicine. Few disciplines have encountered similar…

ESC’s spotlight on global cardiovascular health was a big focus of the Congress, further exploring the worrying statistic that eight out of ten…

An acceptance has slowly emerged within the healthcare community that limitations exist in its ability to efficiently, and most importantly sustainably…

Prof Thomas F. Lüscher, MD, FRCP, FESC  |  Professor of Cardiology, Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK