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Coverage from the

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2016

August 27 - 31, 2016; Rome, Italy

August 27 - 31, 2016 Rome, Italy

The Cardiology Show

The Cardiology Show From ESC 2016 With Dr Valentin Fuster UPDATED with Transcript // DANISH, SAVE, ANNEXA-4; presentations on apheresis; and four 'curiosities' in heart failure and acute coronary syndrome covering stem cells, remote monitoring, and antiplatelet therapy are discussed.

Conference News

ESC Larger TAVR Valves May Predispose to Clot, but Will Warfarin Help?
Heartwire from Medscape, September 12, 2016
ESC Statin Underdosing Common in Higher-Risk Patients: Registry
Heartwire from Medscape, September 8, 2016
ESC Sudden Death in HCM Usually Not at Exertion: Autopsy Registry
Heartwire from Medscape, September 7, 2016
ESC Culotte Stenting Favored for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions
Heartwire from Medscape, September 7, 2016
ESC UK Radial-PCI Centers Do Not Have Worse Femoral-PCI Survival
Heartwire from Medscape, September 7, 2016
ESC Education Urged With Handy AEDs for Better Cardiac-Arrest Survival
Heartwire from Medscape, September 6, 2016
ESC DES Cut Clinical Events Long Term vs Bare-Metal for SVG
Heartwire from Medscape, September 6, 2016
ESC Some Women With VTE May Be Able to Stop Anticoagulants
Heartwire from Medscape, September 6, 2016
ESC Extended Cardiac Rehab, Tailored Counseling May Help Some Patients
Heartwire from Medscape, September 6, 2016
ESC Empagliflozin CV Benefit Unaffected by HF Burden: EMPA-REG
Heartwire from Medscape, September 2, 2016
ESC ACS by Plaque Erosion? No Stent, Dual Antiplatelets May Be Enough
Heartwire from Medscape, September 2, 2016
ESC CT Angiography Avoids Caths, Saves Money in Suspected CAD
Heartwire from Medscape, September 2, 2016
ESC Safe, Still Works: Post-ICH Oral Anticoagulation for AF
Heartwire from Medscape, September 1, 2016
ESC STEMI-PCI at Off Hours: Outcomes Didn't Suffer in Modern Cohort
Heartwire from Medscape, September 1, 2016
ESC NORSTENT: Drug-Eluting, Bare-Metal Stents Similar for Survival
Heartwire from Medscape, August 31, 2016
ESC PRAGUE-18: Prasugrel, Ticagrelor Equal, but Questions Remain
Heartwire from Medscape, August 30, 2016
ESC ENSURE-AF: Edoxaban Effective as Warfarin at AF Cardioversion
Heartwire from Medscape, August 30, 2016
ESC Factor Xa 'Antidote' Shows Rapid Effect in Preliminary Results
Heartwire from Medscape, August 30, 2016

ESC Hospitalization for Alcohol Linked to Stroke in Low-Risk AF
Heartwire from Medscape, August 30, 2016
ESC Cardiac MRI Avoids Unnecessary Angiograms in Suspected CAD
Heartwire from Medscape, August 30, 2016
ESC ARNI as First-line Therapy for HF? Not Yet, Debate Suggests
Heartwire from Medscape, August 30, 2016
ESC Screening for Peripheral Disease No Benefit in High-Risk CAD
Heartwire from Medscape, August 30, 2016
ESC PCSK9 Inhibitor Alirocumab May Cut Reliance on Apheresis in FH
Heartwire from Medscape, August 29, 2016
ESC CVD Risk from High Systolic BP, LDL-C Cumulative, Independent
Heartwire from Medscape, August 29, 2016
ESC Optical Coherence Tomography: Modest Benefit in PCI
Heartwire from Medscape, August 29, 2016
ESC Remote Monitoring in Heart Failure: No Additional Benefit
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC Stem-Cell Therapy Trials Miss Mark but Keep Hope Alive
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC NACIAM: N-Acetylcysteine Reduces Infarct Size
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC ANTARCTIC: Platelet Monitoring No Benefit in Elderly ACS
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC PRAGUE-16: Direct Thrombectomy Safe, Effective in Stroke Patients
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC Heart-Rate Activity Tracker Helps Gauge Healthy Exercise Level
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC SAVE: No CV Event Reduction With CPAP in Patients With CVD
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC Primary Prevention ICDs Still Right for Non-CAD HF? DANISH Says No
Heartwire from Medscape, August 28, 2016
ESC Extract, Don't Abandon ICD Leads, for Better Infection Care
Heartwire from Medscape, August 27, 2016
ESC For 65 and Older, Moderate Physical Activity Reduces CVD Risks
Heartwire from Medscape, August 27, 2016
ESC From Gladiators to the Pontiff, Rome Hosts ESC Congress
Heartwire from Medscape, August 22, 2016

Popular News from ESC Congress 2015

BACC: High-Sensitivity Troponin I Test Accelerates MI Triage A new trial with a high-sensitivity troponin I test has confirmed that this strategy can reduce triage time to 1 hour in patients with chest pain.
Medscape Medical News, Aug 30, 2015
CSA Therapy Neutral on Outcomes, Hints at Raised Mortality Experts note that adaptive servo ventilation should not be used outside clinical practice in HF patients with central sleep apnea. "This is a complete about-turn for the field," said the lead investigator.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 1, 2015
MATRIX: Is There A Benefit From Longer Bivalirudin Infusion? Prolonging the infusion of bivalirudin for several hours after the completion of PCI did not reduce the composite outcome of ischemic and bleeding end points, but a nonrandomized exploratory analysis suggests the high-dose prolonged infusion may show better results.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 1, 2015

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Perspectives from ESC

Lower NOAC Doses Used Despite Lack of Data
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
PERTs Improve Response and Management of Massive PE
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Requiem for IVC Filters: Not so Fast
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
When Should Patients With AF Undergo Ablation?
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD
Open-Data Movement: Share and Share Alike?
Robert A. Harrington, MD; Christopher P. Cannon, MD; Manesh R. Patel, MD
Cardiovascular Innovation: Dying or Thriving?
Robert A. Harrington, MD; Robert A. Byrne, MB BCh, PhD
AFib Guideline and Cardio-Oncology Expert Consensus Statement at ESC
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH
Highlights of the Updated European Dyslipidemia Guidelines
Guy G. De Backer, MD, PhD
New Guidelines Recommend NOACs to Prevent VTE
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
CE-MARC 2: Lowering Unnecessary Angiography Rates With CMR
John M. Mandrola, MD; John P. Greenwood, MBChB, PhD, FRCP
When Not in Rome: Is It OK to Skip Scientific Conferences?
Michelle L. O'Donoghue, MD, MPH
Low LDL-C and SBP Sans Drugs Shows CVD Largely Preventable
John M. Mandrola, MD; Brian A Ference, MD, MPhil, MSc
DANISH Details: ICD Use in Nonischemic HF
John M. Mandrola, MD; Lars V. Køber, MD, DSci
STICH at 10 Years: CABG for Young and Old With Systolic HF?
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH; Eric J. Velazquez, MD

Bloggers from the Floor

ESC: There Are No More Blockbuster Trials, and That's Okay Some trials were negative, some were neutral. All provided something to take home, Dr John Mandrola argues.
Coronary Angiography Not Just for Docs Dr John Mandrola was intrigued by an ESC presentation on the feasibility and safety of nurse-led angiography. Should cardiologists be nervous?
ESC: The DANISH Trial Delivers a Shock of Humility Dr John Mandrola reviews the practice-changing randomized controlled DANISH trial, which upends the current guideline recommendations for ICD use in patients with nonischemic causes of heart failure.
Cardioneurology: The Multidisciplinary Team Is the Best Approach Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley attended a session on a multidisciplinary approach to stroke, with a range of experts weighing in on the best course of action on a stroke case.
ESC 2016: Smoke and Hot Lines, Capisce? Dr Walton-Shirley lampoons her maddeningly frustrating experiences at the ESC 2016 for a few chuckles.
MI Without Obstruction: We're Only Getting Started At a session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, Dr Walton-Shirley learned a new acronym MINOCA (MI-No-Coronary-Atherosclerosis) and that there is much to be done after a "normal" cath.
Which Features of Hypertension Predict Atrial Fibrillation? Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley shares highlights from yesterday's session on hypertension and AF.

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Mandrola Previews European Society of Cardiology 2016 Congress
John Mandrola, MD

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