This year’s congress of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA; 30 March–1 April, Vienna, Austria), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), is set to bring together experts in various disciplines—including sudden cardiac death, ventricular arrhythmias, device therapy, syncope and bradycardia.
The congress will also explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve prevention and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms, as per an ESC press release.
“Cardiac arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, are often medical emergencies demanding immediate intervention,” said EHRA scientific programme chair Stylianos Tzeis (Mitera Hospital, Athens, Greece). “Our annual congress will delve into cutting-edge research on these conditions, addressing the critical issue of sudden cardiac death and its associated risk factors.”
The release also notes that—building on last year’s success—EHRA 2025 will feature 120 sessions, including workshops on tracings, intracardiac echocardiography and entrainment, and live heart dissection courses. In addition, the “extremely popular” Simulation Village, where various scenarios for arrhythmia management practice are simulated by experts and volunteers, will make a return.
EHRA 2025 will host a total of four sessions featuring late-breaking clinical trial data, and new consensus documents and as well as roughly 1,000 abstracts will also be presented—including work on the links between antidepressant use and sudden cardiac death, and how AI can use information from electrocardiograms to predict cardiovascular disease and mortality.
“Given the increasing prevalence of abnormal heart rhythms, particularly in ageing populations, most families will likely have a member affected at some point,” commented EHRA scientific programme chair Natajsa De Groot (Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands). “At the annual EHRA congress, the world’s experts will gather to present and discuss the latest developments in order to prevent and better treat these disorders.”
In addition to its scientific mission, EHRA 2025 also has a sustainability mission, and the congress is aiming to achieve the Austrian Ecolabel—a “prestigious certification that reflects the dedication of both the EHRA and ESC to sustainability and environmental responsibility”, the release notes.
