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European Society of Cardiology

Survey: Half of heart attack patients avoid the hospital during pandemic

June 4, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

The number of heart attack patients seeking urgent hospital care has dropped by more than 50% worldwide during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a survey by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The survey of 3,101 healthcare professionals in 141 countries was conducted in mid-April.The findings are published in European Heart Journal — Quality of Care and […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Featured, Hospital Care, Stents Tagged With: COVID-19, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions, European Society of Cardiology

ESC guidelines updated to include subcutaneous defibs

August 31, 2015 By Fink Densford

The European Society of Cardiology updated its treatment guidelines for ventricular arrhythmia patients to include subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators.  The announcement was made at the society’s annual meeting in London on Saturday. The new guidelines recommend the use of the S-ICD units as a possible alternative to transvenous defibrillators in patients with an ICD indication […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Structural Heart Tagged With: Boston Scientific, European Society of Cardiology

Medtronic’s renal denervation no better at 1 year, researchers say

September 5, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Medtronic's renal denervation no better at 1 year, study finds

Renal denervation technologies took another blow this week as 1-year results from Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) much-lamented Symplicity HTN-3 trial still turned out no signs that the treatment is effective against hypertension.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Conference coverage, European Society of Cardiology, Hypertension, Renal

St. Jude cries victory with its quadripolar leads

September 4, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

St. Jude cries victory with its quadripolar leads

Medical device giant St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) had high praise for its own quadripolar leads, saying that blow away any competition from older bipolar leads.

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, News Well Tagged With: Cardiac Rhythm Management, Clinical Trials, Conference coverage, European Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology Congress, stjudemedical

Bluegrass Vascular taps ex-ArthoCare R&D chief Niederauer for CEO | Personnel Moves

September 3, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Bluegrass Vascular taps ex-ArthoCare R&D chief Niederauer for CEO | Personnel Moves

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies said it named Gabriele Niederauer its new president & CEO, hard on the heels of a Series A funding round that brought in $4.5 million for its Surfacer central venous catheter.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: ArthroCare Corp., Biolase, Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Bovie Medical Corp., Copan Group, European Society of Cardiology, Evaluate Ltd., LED Medical Diagnostics Inc., Medina Medical, Novadaq, Personnel Moves, Philips, Smith & Nephew, TYRX Inc.

Study: Remotely monitored heart patients live longer

September 16, 2013 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

Study: Remotely monitored heart patients live longer

Heart failure patients with implant-based remote monitoring die less frequently from any cause, according to Biotronik study results released at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Amsterdam.

Filed Under: Digital Health, News Well Tagged With: Biotronik, Cardiac Rhythm Management, European Society of Cardiology

TAVI: Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien valve safe for redos, may lower diabetic death toll

September 9, 2013 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

TAVI: Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien valve safe for redos, may lower diabetic death toll

Filed Under: News Well, Replacement Heart Valves Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Edwards Lifesciences, European Society of Cardiology

ESC 2013: Pacemakers set life expectancy back to normal, researchers say

September 6, 2013 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

Dutch study shows pacemakers for slow heart rhythm restore life expectancy

A slow heart rhythm puts patients at risk of early death, but a cardiac implant may help reset those odds, according to a Dutch study presented this week at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam.

A study of pacemakers in 23 Dutch hospitals found that devices implanted to treat slow heart rhythm helped restore normal life expectancy.

Filed Under: News Well, Research & Development Tagged With: Cardiac Rhythm Management, Clinical Trials, Conference coverage, European Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology Congress

ESC 2013: Medtronic’s Symplicity hypertension treatment still promising at 1 and 3 years

September 3, 2013 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

ESC 2013: Medtronic renal denervation going strong at 3 years

New data on Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) Symplicity renal denervation system showed the device is safe and effective at 1 and 3 years, the company announced this week.

Filed Under: News Well, Research & Development Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Conference coverage, European Society of Cardiology, Hypertension, Minnesota, Renal

ESC 2012 Roundup: New heart care guidelines, TAVI studies and more

August 30, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

European Society of Cardiology Congress 2012

 Cardiologists issue 1st international agreement for CRT management

Filed Under: News Well, Replacement Heart Valves, Research & Development Tagged With: European Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology Congress

Women vs. men: Gender-based research at ESC 2012

August 29, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

European Society of Cardiology Congress 2012

 Men and women have similar in-hospital death rates, but women get less treatment

Filed Under: Drug-Eluting Stents, News Well, Replacement Heart Valves, Women's Health Tagged With: Cardiac Rhythm Management, European Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology Congress

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