The heart has its own ‘brain’
New research from Karolinska Institutet and Columbia University shows that the heart has a mini-brain – its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat. A better understanding of this system,…
Two thirds of deaths related to high BMI are due to cardiovascular diseases #ESCCongress #ESC24 #ESC2024
The ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, presented at this year’s ESC Congress (London, UK, 30 August to 2 September) summarises current evidence on the epidemiology and…
Women with endometriosis at greater associated risk of heart attack and stroke #ESCCongress #ESC24 #ESC2024
According to research presented at ESC Congress 2024 in London,1 women with endometriosis have a 20% greater risk of significant cardiac outcomes compared with women without endometriosis. “For decades, cardiovascular…