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…
More children are surviving long enough for heart transplants but not enough hearts exist
Advances in pediatric heart care are helping more children survive long enough to receive a transplant—but a critical shortage of donor hearts means too many are still dying while they…
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…
Heart attack. ‘Survival paradox’: Frail men at higher risk of death than women despite better treatment
Pioneering research from the University of Leicester and NIHR challenges the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to heart attack care, adding critical nuance to the debate on sex disparities. A groundbreaking new study…
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…
ESC outlines key asks in its response to the Commission’s Call for Evidence on the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan
As part of the European Commission’s process to consult stakeholders and gather views on the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Plan, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) submitted its response…
No significant reduction in death following an invitation to undergo comprehensive cardiovascular screening in men aged 60 to 64 years #ESCCongress #ESC25
An invitation to attend a comprehensive screening examination for the early signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD) did not reduce all-cause death among men aged 60 to 64 years, according to…
Women with infertility history at greater risk of cardiovascular disease after assisted conception
Women who experience infertility are more likely to develop heart and blood vessel conditions later in life, with younger women and those who undergo fertility treatments at a greater risk.…
New machine algorithm could identify cardiovascular risk at the click of a button
An automated machine learning program developed by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in conjunction with the University of Manitoba has been able to identify potential cardiovascular incidents or fall…
High blood pressure? Eat more bananas
New research from the University of Waterloo suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.…