Tag: ESC 2019

Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators do not adhere to driving restrictions

Jenny Bjerre outlines the results of a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC 2019; 31 August–4 September, Paris, France) which...
hospitalisations in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Individualised home-based education dramatically decreases atrial fibrillation-related hospitalisations and other cardiovascular...

Personalised education delivered in a home setting significantly reduces hospitalisations in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This was among the findings of the HELP-AF...

ESC 2019: Registry study supports use of ICDs for primary prevention...

  New data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry indicate the use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in patients with heart failure with reduced...
atrial fibrillation ablation

ESC 2019: Left atrial appendage closure is non-inferior to NOACS for...

At the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress (31 August–4 September, Paris, France), Pavel Osmancik (Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague,...
New ESC guidelines on SVTs

ESC 2019: Guidelines on supraventricular tachycardias underline pivotal role of catheter...

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) unveiled guidelines for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) on the opening day of its Congress (ESC 2019; 31...
philips

Philips debuts innovations in ultrasound and enterprise informatics to advance cardiac...

Philips is showcasing its latest cardiac care innovations at the ESC Congress 2019 (European Society of Cardiology; 31 August–4 September, Paris, France). At the...