Experts call for women’s heart centres to tackle inequality in diagnosis & care
Women are more likely to face delays in diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and, as a result, they are more likely to die or develop more serious illness. To address this…
Avoidable inequalities remain in cardiovascular disease burden and care
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of Europe’s biggest health challenges, according to new data from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas of Cardiology, published in the European Heart Journal.1…
Common food preservatives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease
Eating foods that contain common preservative food additives may increase the risks of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, according to research published in the European Heart Journal1 today (Thursday).…
Ancestry matters in the cardiac screening of elite footballers
Elite footballers of Black ethnicity show important ancestry-related differences in cardiac adaptation.1 These results were presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026, the annual congress of the European Association of…
Le ondate di calore e di freddo e inquinamento stanno aumentando gli eventi cardiovascolari
Le ondate di calore e di freddo sono associate ad un aumento dei principali eventi cardiovascolari, aggravati dall’inquinamento atmosferico. 1 Risultati preoccupanti sull’impatto negativo dei cambiamenti climatici e dell’inquinamento sul…
New data on effective cardiac resynchronisation in patients with heart failure
Left bundle branch area pacing was found to be an effective and practical strategy for cardiac resynchronisation, according to a Late-Breaking Science presentation at EHRA 2026,1 the annual congress of…
EHRA 2026: Shining a light on arrhythmia management
The global community of heart rhythm specialists will unite in Paris from 12 to 14 April 2026 for EHRA 2026, the annual congress of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA),…
Increasing the number of coronary interventions in patients with acute myocardial infarction does not appear to reduce death rates
An increase in the number of percutaneous coronary interventions does not appear to have resulted in reduced mortality rates, according to results presented at the EAPCI Summit 2026.1 The summit…
New data on spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a common cause of heart attacks in younger women
New insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection – a devastating cause of heart attacks in young, healthy patients – were presented today at the EAPCI Summit 2026.1 The summit is…
AI-enabled stethoscope demonstrated to be twice as efficientat detecting valvular heart disease in the clinic
New research shows that the use of an AI-enabled digital stethoscope more than doubled the identification of moderate to severe valvular heart disease during routine clinical examinations, compared to a…