ESC Congress 2008
A Selection of Webcasts from the ESC Congress
Realising that it is impossible to attend all of the Sessions on offer during the Congress, we have made a selection available online, which will be posted as they become available. Click here to view them all, including: Acute Coronary Syndromes , Heart Failure , Non-invasive imaging and much more.
News From Around the Congress
Channelopathies: Which Way to Go?
The management of channelopathies, which arise from mutations in the genes which encode for ion channels and which predispose individuals to potentially lethal ventricular tacharrhythmias, were the subject of a Seminar at the Congress.
Discussed were four cardiac channelopathies: Long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, Short QT and Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CVPT). Read the full report here .
ESC Congress and Awards
As well as an opportunity to learn all you need to know about the latest developments in cardiology, the Congress is also a chance to recognise and celebrate the achievements of leaders in their respective fields. Several awards, including the Gold Medals, Moderated Poster Winners and the Atie Immink Award are all handed out .
Video News
These videos offer you an overview of some of the main scientific information presented in Munich during the ESC Congress 2008. View highlights of Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August, including Hot Line I Sessions BEAUTIFUL and GISSI-HF and cardiovascular imaging. Kim Fox and Jeroen Bax also point out the key points of ESC Congress 2008. More .
Press Releases:
New ESC Guidelines
Heart Failure Guidelines: ESC Educational Course
Learn all about the new 2008 ESC Guidelines on Heart Failure. The HFA presents an educational course to take place on 16 and 17 October 2008 at the European Heart House in Sophia Antipolis, France. View the new guidelines here .
OTHER NEWS
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CNNMoney.com – USA
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European court backs ban on Red Bull over health concerns
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
Clinicians' views on drugs being sidelined by PCTs, says report
OnMedica - London , UK
UK strong arms industry over drug pricing
Nature.com (subscription) - London , England , UK
My son might still be alive if he'd had a health check
Southern Daily Echo - Southampton , England , UK
Covidien acquires CardioDigital patient monitoring technology
MTBeurope – UK
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center ...
MarketWatch – USA
Racing to stop a silent killer
The Herald - Glasgow , Scotland , UK
Journal of the American Dental Association Publishes Key Clinical ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London , UK
Duska Therapeutics Receives Comments From FDA on Phase 3 ATPace(TM
Earthtimes (press release) - London , UK
Golfer saved by friends after suffering heart attack
Leamington Observer - Leamington Spa, Warwickshire , UK
Love for softball helps two girls manage heart problems
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
Grandfather Ray Franklin loses five stone in six months
BirminghamMail.net - Birmingham , UK
Members of Same Family With Rare Heart Condition Awaits Death Any ...
MedIndia - Chennai , India
Making Sudden Cardiac Arrest a National Health Priority: National ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London , UK
Deaths Draw Attention to Triathlon Swim
New York Times - United States
St Jude Medical's HIFU cardiac ablation system gains EU and US ...
MTBeurope - UK
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