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Cardiac events common in hospitalized older adults with RSV

Acute cardiac events occur in almost a quarter of adults aged 50 years or older who are hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus infection.

A new consideration in HF and obesity

Open Access Heart Failure Review

Heart failure and obesity frequently co-present. Learn why you should measure epicardial adiposity thickness in your HFpEF patients with elevated BMI.

New options for managing pulmonary embolisms

Free for a limited time Acute Pulmonary Embolism Review

Several new therapies and techniques for treating pulmonary embolisms have emerged in recent years. What are the pros and cons of these new options?

Reassuring aortic valve area? Don't be fooled

02-05-2024 Aortic Valve Stenosis News

Patients with discordant high-gradient aortic stenosis have a poor prognosis, irrespective of aortic valve area. 

Arrhythmia secondary to abiraterone treatment

A man receiving abiraterone for prostate cancer developed severe hypokalemia, which led to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest. It is important to consider iatrogenic causes in cases of arrhythmia.

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Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.

Webinar | 08-11-2023 | 18:00 (CET)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on diet and diabetes

An expert-led symposium exploring the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes through dietary interventions. Highlights include discussion of the recent EASD guidelines, therapeutic diets, food types and processing, plus psychological factors that influence patient success, and the drivers of healthy eating and diabetes control.

Prof. Mike Lean
Prof. Falko Sniehotta
Developed by: Springer Medicine

Arrhythmia secondary to abiraterone treatment

A man receiving abiraterone for prostate cancer developed severe hypokalemia, which led to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest. It is important to consider iatrogenic causes in cases of arrhythmia.

Dilated cardiomyopathy due to hypocalcemia

Open Access Cardiomyopathy Case Study

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction due to dilated cardiomyopathy in a patient with hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy, secondary to primary hypoparathyroidism.

A CPR-induced subpleural hematoma

Open Access Hematoma Case Study

Development of a pulmonary hematoma in the subpleural area after bystander CPR. Surgical intervention was successful. 

Current Reviews

Penicillin Allergy Testing and Delabeling for Patients Who Are Prescribed Penicillin: A Systematic Review for a World Health Organization Guideline

Open Access Penicillins Review

Secondary prevention with penicillin aims to prevent further episodes of acute rheumatic fever and subsequent development of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Penicillin allergy, self-reported by 10% of the population, can affect secondary prevention …

Relevance of Cardiovascular Exercise in Cancer and Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction

Open Access Heart Failure Review

Cancer poses a major health and economic burden worldwide and warrants further improvement of diagnostic and treatment measures [ 1 , 2 ]. Prognosis of cancer patients depends not only on adequate and timely diagnostics and treatment of cancer but …

Haemodynamic monitoring during noncardiac surgery: past, present, and future

Open Access Hypotension Review

During surgery, various haemodynamic variables are monitored and optimised to maintain organ perfusion pressure and oxygen delivery – and to eventually improve outcomes. Important haemodynamic variables that provide an understanding of most …

Management of Heart Failure in a Resource-Limited Setting: Expert Opinion from India

Open Access Heart Failure Review

Heart failure poses a global health challenge affecting millions of individuals, and access to guideline-directed medical therapy is often limited. This limitation is frequently attributed to factors such as drug availability, slow adoption …

Cardiology Podcast

Episode 6: OCT for coronary imaging

The new normal in interventional cardiology?

New trial data comparing OCT and IVUS as imaging options in PCI has reignited excitement around the potential benefits of OCT in cardiology. 

Drs Niels Holm and Lene Andreasen bring us up to speed with the latest evidence, and explore whether we should expect to see this technology in use in our clinics in the future.

Dr. Lene Andreasen
Dr. Niels Holm

Episode 3: Unravelling resistant hypertension

Why is it so difficult to diagnose and manage?

Resistant hypertension is a difficult to treat and often misunderstood phenomenon that continues to frustrate cardiologists. 

In this episode, Professors Morris Brown and Bryan Williams debate the causes of resistant hypertension and explore novel treatment options.

Prof. Morris Brown
Prof. Bryan Williams

Vodcasts | Case Scenarios (Link opens in a new window)

Expert guidance on the multidisciplinary approach to identifying and managing chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes, plus patient scenarios to assist your decision-making and put the latest clinical guidelines into context.

This program is not available to users in the UK and US.

Supported by:
  • Novo Nordisk A/S
Developed by: Springer Healthcare IME

Webinar (Link opens in a new window)

Interact with experts from established amyloidosis centers who can offer you specialized guidance to support your mission to set up a local center. Network with other HCPs in your locality to discuss region-specific challenges in establishing amyloidosis centers. 

Supported by:
  • AstraZeneca and Alexion
Developed by: Springer Healthcare IME

Further Reading

Improvement in clinical features of hypercortisolism during osilodrostat treatment: findings from the Phase III LINC 3 trial in Cushing's disease

Open Access Hypertension Original Article

Cushing’s disease, the most common form of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome, is a rare and debilitating condition caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumour, resulting in excessive secretion of cortisol from the …

Mortality after cardiac resynchronization therapy or right ventricular pacing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement recipients

Open Access Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Original Paper

After transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), new onset of conduction abnormalities occurs frequently [ 1 ]. If high grade AV-blockage persists over 24-48 h or new onset of alternating bundle branch occurs after TAVR, permanent pacemaker …

Effectiveness and safety in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients switching from warfarin to direct oral anticoagulants in US healthcare claims

Open Access Warfarin

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is a cardiac arrhythmia and significant cause of stroke and mortality in the United States (US) [ 1 , 2 ]. Approximately 4% of NVAF patients experience stroke and around 11% die within 1 year of initial …

Penicillin Allergy Testing and Delabeling for Patients Who Are Prescribed Penicillin: A Systematic Review for a World Health Organization Guideline

Open Access Penicillins Review

Secondary prevention with penicillin aims to prevent further episodes of acute rheumatic fever and subsequent development of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Penicillin allergy, self-reported by 10% of the population, can affect secondary prevention …

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