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Talking to Ian Dorrian

Ian Dorrian, President Communications Europe, Syneos Health, talks about his journey from the pharmaceutical industry to the agency world, what pharma can do to mitigate the spread of fake news, and how long-term use of virtual communication could affect product launches of the future.
20 Oct 2020

Empowering Physicians to Advance the Future of Alzheimer’s Disease Management and Care

First presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2020 virtual event, this symposium covered the need for early diagnosis of AD to enable refined care
8 Mins
20 Oct 2020

Therapeutic Advances in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Who Have Had a Previous Worsening Heart Failure Event

European and USA treatment guidelines are aligned in their standard recommendation of therapies for symptomatic HFrEF. First-line…
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12 Mins
20 Oct 2020

Review of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2020

FOUNDATIONS comprising more than a million poles, each of which is rooted 12 metres into the ground, support the historic city of Amsterdam, which was set to house this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic architectured its transition to a digital experience…
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1 Mins
20 Oct 2020

Hospital Readmissions After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients with Heart Failure in the USA

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure coexist frequently,1 and ablation is increasingly utilised as a safe and effective treatment modality for achieving sinus rhythm in patients with heart failure…
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1 Mins
20 Oct 2020

Usefulness of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Statin Prescription in Primary Prevention: Results in Over 16,000 Assessments

The latest American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) cholesterol guidelines on primary prevention of coronary artery disease recommend the use of the absolute coronary artery calcium (CAC)-score to help decision making for using statins…
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3 Mins
20 Oct 2020

2020 ESC Guidelines on Sports Cardiology and Exercise in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

ADVISING individuals with diseases of the heart on what types and intensities of sport to participate in is not a practice…
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8 Mins
20 Oct 2020

New Insights into Icosapent Ethyl for Patients with Residual Cardiovascular Risk

REDUCE-IT was a Phase IIIb, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that randomised 8,179 patients to receive icosapent ethyl (4 g/day) or placebo…
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1 Mins
20 Oct 2020

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Contemporary Management and Outcome of a National Cohort

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in predominantly young females. Treatment guidelines advocate conservative treatment of SCAD…
ESC Congress Interview
7 Mins
20 Oct 2020

ESC Congress Interview: Prof Stephan Achenbach, Prof Dan Atar and Prof Jose Zamorano

We cardiologists are proud to have chosen one of the most dynamic and innovative fields of medicine. Few disciplines have encountered similar…