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).

TAVR or SAVR? ChatGPT could help cardiologists decide
Researchers asked ChatGPT to make treatment decisions for patients with severe aortic stenosis, comparing its answers to the recommendations of a full heart team.
Sex, energy drinks and vaccines among the many topics planned for preventive cardiology conference
The three-day event will include sessions about sexual activity among heart patients, depression, energy drinks, stimulants, vaccines and more. The festivities begin Thursday, April 25, in Greece.
First-in-human trial shows potential of guiding CABG with cardiac CT and AI—no ICA required
An independent heart team blinded to ICA results was able to deliver helpful guidance for CABG procedures for 99.1% of patients using just CCTA and FFR_CT alone. This approach is safe and feasible, researchers wrote, and the next step is to gather additional data.
TAVR vs. SAVR after 10 years: Similar safety risks, but researchers uncover several key differences
TAVR continues to gain momentum as a go-to treatment option for severe AS, making it more important than ever to investigate long-term outcomes. This latest analysis, published in European Heart Journal, focused on 280 patients randomized to undergo either transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.
5 key criteria for AI prediction models in cardiology
AI-based prediction models have shown significant promise, but many are still flawed in a way that limits their value.

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

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

Interventional cardiologists performing PCI

Immediate vs. staged multivessel PCI: How the 2 strategies compare when treating STEMI patients

Researchers explored data from more than 400 STEMI patients, presenting their work at ESC Congress 2023 and publishing it in the New England Journal of Medicine.

August 29, 2023

Pulsed-field ablation as safe and effective as thermal ablation when treating paroxysmal AFib

Boston Scientific, which funded the study, hopes these results can help the company gain FDA approval for its PFA device in the months ahead.

August 28, 2023

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European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

TAVR or SAVR? ChatGPT could help cardiologists decide

Sex, energy drinks and vaccines among the many topics planned for preventive cardiology conference

First-in-human trial shows potential of guiding CABG with cardiac CT and AI—no ICA required

TAVR vs. SAVR after 10 years: Similar safety risks, but researchers uncover several key differences

5 key criteria for AI prediction models in cardiology

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