Medical Digest & Congress Report

Professor Johanne Silvain presented results of the ABYSS trial in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2024. The cardiovascular safety of interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and there was no benefit to the patients’ quality of life, according to late-breaking research presented.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:beta-blocker-interruption-patients-prior-myocardial-infarction-results-abyss-trial-and-effect-blood-pressure-and-heart-rate-control

Professor Konstantinos Toutouzas co-chaired an interresting session for general clinicians the ESC Guidelines on Cardio-Oncology and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Diabetes.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:esc-clinical-practice-guidelines-2022-and-2023-general-practice-and-general-cardiology-where-do-we-stand-report-esc2024

Professor Nikolaus Marx shares his insights on patient with diabetes, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and impaired kidney function. How to implement the guidelines?

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:patient-diabetes-heart-failure-reduced-ejection-fraction-and-impaired-kidney-function-how-implement-guidelines-and-take-home-messages

Professor Roser Torra shares his insigths od o ESC joint session with the European Renal Association as well as the four foundational therapies available for the treatment of DKD and the need of close collaboration between cardiologists and nephrologists.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:clash-titans-when-cardiovascular-and-kidney-diseases-overlap

Professor Athanasios John Manolis provides an overview of current guidelines recommendations and the importance of an individualized patient-centered approach and pathways to improve CCS future management.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:chronic-coronary-syndrome-journey-so-far-and-road-future

Professor Mikhail Kosiborod provides a summary of the clinical trial updates on the GLP-1 receptor agonists.

Video: ⁠https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:clinical-trial-updates-glp-1-receptor-agonists

Principal Investigator, Professor Stefano Taddei explaining why new treatment strategies are needed for hypertension. He presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2024 how a single-pill combination of four blood-pressure-lowering medications was significantly more effective than a combination of three medications, according to late-breaking research.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:quadro-single-4-drug-combination-hypertension

Professor Marie-José Tassignon shares her insight on pediatric cataract surgery, she speaks about the importance of anatomical changes in the anterior interface of the eye.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/standalonecontent:importance-anterior-interface-eye-surgery

Professor Philippe Moulin shares his insights on the highlights of the EAS 2024 and how to treat atherosclerosis.

The second part of our two-part interview

- New insights in the genetics of dyslipidaemia

- New data from the registries: INTERSPIRE

- Anitschkow Prize & Lecture 2024: Recipient: Bart Staels

- ESC/EAS Joint Symposium on risk scores, modifiers and comorbidities

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-treat-atherosclerosis-highlights-eas-2024-part-ii

To watch the first part of the interview, click here: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-treat-atherosclerosis-highlights-eas-2024-part-i

Professor Philippe Moulin shares his insights on the highlights of the EAS 2024 and how to treat atherosclerosis.

The first part of our two-part interview covered the following topics:

- Combating the triple threat: Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes mellitus, Chronic kidney disease.

- Real world solutions for LDL-C management.

- Can therapies alter the course of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease?

Shall we treat inflammation in atherosclerosis?

- Role of diet and lifestyle in prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis?

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-treat-atherosclerosis-highlights-eas-2024-part-i

To watch the second part of the interview, click on the link below: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-treat-atherosclerosis-highlights-eas-2024-part-ii