ESC Congress 2015, London: hot lines truly hot?

ESC Congress 2015, London: hot lines truly hot?

2. The ALBATROSS (Aldosterone Lethal Effects Blockade in Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With or Without Reperfusion to Improve Outcome and Survival at Six Months Follow-up) trial failed to show that al-dosterone antagonists were beneficial to patients with myocardial infarction without heart failure. 3. The PRomPT (Post-Myocardial Infarction Remodelling Prevention Therapy) trial showed tha...

ESC HOT LINE COMMENTARY Earthquakes: another cause of heart failure?

The role of acute stress in triggering cardiac events, especially in vulnerable individuals, is no longer disputed. The consequences of an acute and unexpected stressor have been examined during earthquakes, providing a population-based sampling methodology, the known exact timing of the stressor, and tabulation of acute cardiac events before and after the event. The first study by Leor et al. ...

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Highlights form ESC 2015

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress was held in London between August 29 to September 2 this year. The ESC acted as host to more than 32,000 participants including more than 26,000 active delegates and 5000 exhibitors. The spotlight of the congress was ‘Environment and the heart’ although every topic in Cardiology was covered in depth in addition to this theme. For our colleagues ...

Allergenic potency of spices: hot, medium hot, or very hot.

Spices are the most attractive ingredients to confer an authentic taste to food. As they are derived from plants, they harbour allergenic potency and can induce symptoms ranging from mild local to severe systemic reactions. Due to the content of pharmacologically active substances of spices, the diagnosis of allergy and the differentiation from intolerance reactions may be difficult. Associatio...