Topic(s): Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) Rome, Italy – 30 August 2016: Caution has been urged in the use of blood pressure lowering treatment for heart disease patients after a study in more than 22 000 patients with coronary artery disease found that too low blood pressure was associated with worse outcomes. The analysis from the

Topic(s): Basic Sciences, Pharmacology, Genomics and Cardiovascular PathologyDiabetes and the HeartPrevention Rome, Italy – 29 Aug. 2016: Long-term exposure to the combination of even modestly lower LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) has the potential to “dramatically reduce” a person’s lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new findings reported at ESC Congress

Topic(s): PreventionPublic Health & Health Policy Rome, Italy – 28 Aug 2016: The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, according to results from the observational Moli-sani study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) “The Mediterranean diet is widely recognised as one of the

Topic(s): ICD and CRTPublic Health & Health Policy Rome, Italy – 28 Aug 2016: The risk of traffic accidents is increased by 50% in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) compared to age and gender matched controls, according to a Danish nationwide registry study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) “Driving after ICD implantation

Topic(s): StrokeCardiovascular Pharmacology and PharmacotherapyAtrial Fibrillation Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: The new oral anticoagulants provide the same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less intracranial bleeding, reports an observational study in more than 43 000 patients presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Dr Laila Staerk, a research fellow at Herlev and Gentofte

Topic(s): StrokePreventionAtrial Fibrillation Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: Smartphones can be used to detect atrial fibrillation with existing hardware, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) A low-cost application (app) has been developed that uses the phone’s own accelerometer and gyroscope to check for atrial fibrillation. “Atrial fibrillation is a dangerous medical

Topic(s): StrokeEnvironmental and Cardiovascular DiseasePublic Health & Health PolicyHealth Economics Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: Low socioeconomic status is associated with a higher risk of a second heart attack or stroke, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) The study in nearly 30 000 patients with a prior heart attack found that

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in the ElderlyPreventionSports Cardiology Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: Moderate physical activity is associated with a greater than 50% reduction in cardiovascular death in over-65s, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) The 12 year study in nearly 2500 adults aged 65 to 74 years found that moderate physical

Topic(s): PreventionEnvironmental and Cardiovascular DiseasePublic Health & Health Policy Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: A school intervention costing less than 20 cents per child has stopped unhealthy weight gain. The randomised study is presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Ms Daniela Schneid Schuh, a nutritionist at the Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande

Topic(s): Public Health & Health Policy Although diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD) kill more people worldwide than anything else, with 17.3 million deaths globally, cancer has now overtaken CVD as the main cause of death in 12 European countries. New data on the burden of CVD in Europe for 2016,