European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

This page includes news from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The ESC represents more than 95,000 men and women in the field of cardiology from Europe, the Mediterranean basin. It is the European umbrella cardiology organization, which includes the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), which hosts the large EuroPCR meeting; the European Heart Rhythm Society (EHRA); European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI); European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC); and the Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC).

ACC President Hadley Wilson, MD, explained the impact of 4 key ESC 2023 IVUS and OCT intravascular imaging trials and wht thaey will l;ikely influence PCI guidelines. #ESC ESC23 #ESC2023 #ACC

Intravascular imaging for PCI gets a big boost from recent studies

ACC President Hadley Wilson, MD, explains the big impact four late-breaking studies on intravascular imaging may have on revising PCI guidelines.

October 16, 2023
Video of Christine Albert, MD, MPH chair, Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai, explaining the changing approaches to sudden cardiac arrest. #SCA #SCD #ESC #ESC23 #ESC2023

Changing approaches to the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest

Preventing sudden cardiac arrest involves managing risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. We spoke to Christine Albert, MD, about this and much more at ESC 2023.

October 9, 2023
Gregg Stone, MD, discussing the value of IVUS and OCT over angiography along to guide PCI procedures and actually improve outcomes based on a 12,000 patient meta analysis presented at ESC 2023. #ESC #ESC23 #ESC2023

Intravascular imaging improves PCI outcomes in meta analysis

Gregg Stone, MD, discussing the value of IVUS and OCT over angiography to guide PCI procedures and actually improve outcomes based on a 12,000 patient meta analysis presented at ESC 2023.

October 5, 2023
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Patients who quit smoking after PCI see key improvements in their cardiovascular health

This encouraged the study’s authors, who had feared any history of smoking on a regular basis would do permanent, irreversible damage to a patient's cardiovascular health. 

October 4, 2023
Video of Prof. Dr. Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben explaining the latest details from key tricuspid valve trials.

What new tricuspid valve data tell us about the future of patient care

What are the latest updates on treating tricuspid regurgitation? We spoke with a leading researcher at ESC Congress 2023 to find out. 

September 26, 2023
Vivek Reddy, MD, director of arrhythmia service and processor of medicine in cardiac electrophysiology, Mt. Sinai, New York, expolains the key takeaways from the ADVENT trial of pulsed field ablation at ESC 2023.

Pulsed field ablation shows potential to replace thermal ablation

Vivek Reddy, MD, explained that pulsed field ablation is associated with many benefits compared to the current standard of care in electrophysiology. 

September 22, 2023
IVUS guidance during DES implantation boosts long-term outcomes in new study

PCI among older heart attack patients: Complete revascularization outperforms culprit-only approach

Some heart teams may only target the culprit lesions when treating older patients, but new research confirms this increases the risk of several unfavorable outcomes. 

September 8, 2023
VIDEO of Prof. Steen Kristensen explaining key trials and news from ESC 2023. #ESC #ESCcongress #ESC2023 ESCcongress2023

Key takeaways from ESC Congress 2023

Steen Dalby Kristensen, a cardiologist with Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, detailed some of the hottest topics at the European Society of Cardiology's annual meeting. 

August 31, 2023