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Top Cardiology Conferences in 2025

Cardiology Update

Hashtag: #HeartFailure2025 European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress 2025 Date: May 4-7, 2025 Location: Glasgow, UK and online Overview: The European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) and the British Atherosclerosis Society (BAS) will be hosting the 93 rd EAS Congress, to be held in the city of Lyon.

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Top Cardiology Conferences in 2024

Cardiology Update

European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress 2024 Date: May 26-29, 2024 Location: Lyon, France and online Overview: The European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) and the New French Society of Atherosclerosis will be hosting the 92 nd EAS Congress, to be held in the city of Lyon. Hashtag: #ICNCCT2024 7.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress Becomes First Organization to Offer Certification in Cardiometabolic Health

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

The course and certification are appropriate for providers at any stage of clinical experience including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, diabetologists and dietitians looking to take a deeper dive into cardiometabolic health. to hold the CCHP credential.

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Abstract 252: The outcomes and complications in patients undergoing subclavian?carotid artery bypass surgery: A case series

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

A 69‐year‐old woman with a history of lung cancer, hypertension, chronic tobacco use, atherosclerosis, and known calcified plaque at the left carotid bifurcation on dual antiplatelet therapy presented with acute onset of expressive aphasia and right hemiparesis due to acute left CCAO. Post‐operatively, he had evacuation of neck hematoma.

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A young peripartum woman with Chest Pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It had started just after nursing her newborn, about an hour prior, and she described it as a severe non-pleuritic “pressure” radiating to the back. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection Dissection of a coronary artery may occur in the context of atherosclerosis, or be iatrogennic during angiography or angioplasty.

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7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk Even If You Already Have Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

It’s a multidisciplinary approach involving nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, dieticians, psychologists and many others. Effect of intensive compared with moderate lipid-lowering therapy on progression of coronary atherosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. Cardiac Rehabilitation. 2004 Mar 3;291(9):1071-80.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

PAD is a serious, progressive cardiovascular disease primarily caused by a buildup of fatty plaque in the blood vessels, or atherosclerosis. This plaque narrows the blood vessels and reduces blood flow to the legs and feet, which may significantly impair physical function, walking performance and quality of life.