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Kidney Function Trajectories Before and After HF Hospitalisation
Author(s): Nicolas Girerd Added: 8 months ago
ESC HF 25 - Real-world findings suggest kidney function decline could precede heart failure events by up to a year.Prof Nicolas Girerd (University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, FR) discusses real-world findings from pooled trials EPHESUS, EMPHASIS-HF and BARCELONA. The study investigated if longitudinal changes in kidney function could help identify patients with HFrEF at a higher risk of… View more

Cardiovascular Renal Metabolic

Heart Failure
AHA 25 Late-breaking Discussion: The BETTER-BP Trial
Author(s): John Dodson , Harriette Van Spall Added: 2 months ago
AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 — Late-breaker host Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) is joined by BETTER-BP Principal Investigator Dr John Dodson (NYU Langone Health, New York, US) to present the findings of this AHA late-breaking trial (NCT04114669).The BETTER-BP (Behavioral Economics Trial to Enhance Regulation of Blood Pressure) is a phase II pragmatic randomized… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
TCT 25: VICTORY Trial: Intravascular Lithotripsy vs Super-High-Pressure Balloons for Calcified Coronary Lesions
Author(s): Matthias Bossard Added: 2 months ago
TCT 2025 - The randomized VICTORY Study finds OCT-guided PCI involving lesion preparation with the OPN super-high-pressure non-compliant balloon is non-inferior to intravascular lithotropsy.Dr Matthias Bossard (Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, CH) joins us to discuss findings from the VICTORY Trial, a randomized, multicenter, non-inferiority comparison evaluating intravascular lithotripsy versus… View more

Intervention

MI/ACS
Liver Stiffness to Assess Central Venous Pressure in HF
Author(s): Nicolas Girerd Added: 8 months ago
ESC HF 25 - Outcomes from a study investigating liver stiffness measurement as a non-invasive method to assess central venous pressure showed immediate results at bedside obtained in >4 minutes, with the procedure easily performed by a trained nurse.Prof Nicolas Girerd (University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, FR) discusses a pilot validation study investigating liver stiffness as a non-invasive… View more

Cardiovascular Renal Metabolic

Heart Failure
TCT 23: PICSO-AMI-I: Pressure Controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Author(s): Giovanni Luigi Di Maria Added: 2 years ago
TCT 23 - We are joined by Dr Giovanni Luigi Di Maria (John Radcliffe Hospital, UK) to discuss the findings of the PICSO-AMI-I study (NCT04958421), sponsored by Miracor Medical. The PICSO-AMI-I study aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion (PiCSO) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI), presenting with TIMI 0 or 1… View more

Intervention
ACC.24: Restrictive Vs Liberal Blood Transfusion in MI Patients: MINT
Author(s): Andrew P DeFillipis Added: 1 year ago
ACC.24 — Dr Andrew P DeFilipis (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, US) joins us onsite at ACC to discuss the findings from a subgroup analysis of the MINT Trial (NCT02981407).MINT is a randomised parallel assignment trial which aims to compare liberal and restrictive blood cell transfusion strategies in patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and are anaemic. Findings were… View more

Heart Failure

MI/ACS
Arterial Hypertension: Highlights from the European Society of Cardiology 2025 Congress
Author(s): Maria Lorenza Muiesan , Matteo Lemoli Added: 2 months ago

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Kazuomi Kario
Job title: Professor and Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine
Prof Kazuomi Kario is Professor and Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine at Jichi Medical University School of Medicine in Shimotsuke, Japan. Prof Kario and his team were the first to demonstrate ’morning surge’ in blood pressure (BP) as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (Kario et al. Circulation 2003) and first used ’morning hypertension’ with the definition of morning BP ≥135… View more
Viewpoint on Arterial Hypertension
Author(s): Maria Lorenza Muiesan Added: 10 months ago

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
New ESC Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension
Author(s): Rhian Touyz Added: 1 year ago
ESC Congress 2024 — Dr Rhian Touyz (McGill University Health Center, CA) joins us to discuss key highlights from the ESC 2024 guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension.The new guidelines introduce a new systolic blood pressure treatment target range of 120-129 mmHg, placing emphasis on an intensive target treatment as the first step in patient management - only… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions