Test your knowledge with the January ECG quiz
A 17-year-old national rower underwent a 12 lead ECG as part of pre-participation cardiac screening. He was asymptomatic. There was no significant past medical history or drug history. His sister had died suddenly at the age of 22 years and a subsequent autopsy was reported as normal. Cardiovascular examination was normal.
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Test your knowledge with the December ECG quiz
Prepared for you by experts on behalf of the EACPR Sports Cardiology Section: A 28-year-old male footballer of African descent was referred to the Sports cardiology outpatient clinic for further evaluation following concerns over his 12-lead ECG that was performed as part of a screening session. He had played professional football for 11 years, exercising 14 hours per week. He was asymptomatic with no significant family history of cardiac disease or sudden death.
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Rehabilitation and Exercise Ph...
Source: ESC News and Press - December 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
India’s blood pressure skyrockets
Rural-to-urban migrants are at especially high risk“Hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factor among Indian adults. Epidemiological studies have reported that the prevalence of hypertension is 25-35% in urban areas and 15-20% in rural areas. This is more than the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, metabolic syndrome or diabetes.” Read more
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Hypertension (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Submit your abstract. Join the elite.
Submit an abstract to ESC Congress 2014, the world's largest and most influential cardiovascular event of the year. Deadline is 14 February.
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Diabetic heart disease, Diseases of th...
Source: ESC News and Press - December 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
ESC Congress 2014 registration is open
Barcelona is preparing for the arrival of more than 30,000 participants for this year’s ESC Congress. As the world’s premier meeting on the science, management and prevention of cardiovascular disease, it draws professionals with an interest in cardiology from more than 150 countries. Registration is now open. Find out more... (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - December 2, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Watch 4 EHRA webinar recordings - Free for all
Access for free the latest recordings of the EHRA webinar series on - NEW 4Therapy Expansion for Multipoint Pacing - Why, when and how should you optimize your CRT patients- How to manage the NOACS in clinical practice, a case-based approach- MRI in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices
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Arrhythmias (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 27, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
4Therapy Expansion for Multipoint Pacing
Access the recording of this recent EHRA webianr for free and learn more on 4Therapy expansion on Multipoint Pacing from Aldo Rinaldi and Pierre Bordachar.
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Arrhythmias (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 27, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Mexican Congress of Cardiology features collaborative programme with the ESC
Continuing to extend our presence and collaboration with National Cardiac Societies around the world, we will be at the 28th Mexican congress in Leon, Guanajuato from 23 to 27 November. Find out more about the ESC programme and the congress in general.
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
CVD expert calls for mandatory screening of 18 year-old Mexicans
“The Mexican diet is more dangerous than fast food chains. It’s a combination of fried food, junk food and soft drinks. The philosophy of life is around comfort. People eat too much and everyday they watch 4 hours of TV, spend 2 hours at the computer and do less than 10 minutes of physical activity. I have proposed to the Mexican government that 18 year-olds should have obligatory measurements of glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI), with repeat assessment every three years." Read more
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention ...
Source: ESC News and Press - November 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
The role of the echocardiographer in the catheterisation laboratory
Recent advances in minimally invasive PCI would not have been possible without parallel developments in imaging, allowing precise guidance of catheters, optimisation of results and detection of complications. Eric Brochet, from the Hôpital Bichat, Paris, explores the importance of developing good team work between echocardiographers and interventionalists. As in any new relationship, he cautions, both sides of the partnership need to work together on improving communications. Read more
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Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Confessions of an echocardiographer: relishing contact with patients
Anthony DeMaria, who is just coming to the end of his ten year term as editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), feels extraordinarily privileged to have had a ring side seat in the development of many new cardiovascular technologies, especially echocardiography.‘Watching this technology explode has been a phenomenal experience...' Read more
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Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Celebrating 10 years of EACVI/EAE membership
The growing importance of echocardiography over the last ten years has been reflected by the increasing numbers of people attending the EuroEcho meetings. Over this period I’ve managed to attend eight annual meetings and find that they offer a really valuable opportunity to update my knowledge. I’ve also appreciated the excellent networking opportunities... Read more
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Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
EACVI President Elect: a fantastic challenge
Gilbert Habib discusses the upcoming task of being at the head of the EACVI: To be President Elect of the EACVI represents both a great honour and an incredible challenge. My first goal having been a member of the EACVI/EAE Board for several years will be to ensure continuity by continuing with the fantastic work that has already been achieved, particularly in the fields of education and research. Read more
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Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Putting Turkey on the conference map
That EuroEcho-Imaging is currently taking place in Istanbul is owed in large part to the perseverance and persistent lobbying of Çetin Erol. Istanbul, says Erol, offers a fantastic setting for a conference. ‘It’s an historic city with an 8000 year history set at the cross roads between Europe and Asia, with the added advantage of a really mild climate in December.’ Read more
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Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nuclear (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - November 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
How does the collaboration with EACVI Sister Societies work?
In November this year we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Korean Society of Echocardiography (KSE). We firmly believe that good international collaborations help us to make advances in echocardiography. Therefore, we became a sister society of EAE/EACVI in 2009. Each year, around 20 to 30 Korean echocardiography clinicians and sonographers attend the EuroEcho-Imaging meetings, and around five to 10 leading European doctors attend the Korean meeting as invited speakers. Read more
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Non-invasive imaging: Echocardiography, MR/CT, Nucle...
Source: ESC News and Press - November 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
