Day 4 | ESC Congress 2019 | Cardiology Today

DAY 4 | Video highlights from the world’s largest cardiology conference

Panel discussion: Host Prof Brieger

Highlights from our delegates:

•	PARAGON-HF – Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibition in HPpEF WATCH »
•	DAPA HF – Dapagliflozin and prevention of adverse-outcomes in HF WATCH »
•	Would you give it to your grandmother? Primary prevention in the elderly WATCH »
•	HELP AF – A home-based education and learning program for AF
•	Randomised clinical trial of nurse-led integrated care for AF WATCH »
•	COMPLETE – Revascularization with multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention in STEMI WATCH »
•	THEMIS - Effect of ticagrelor on health outcomes in diabetes mellitus patients WATCH »
•	ISAR-REACT 5 - Ticagrelor versus prasugrel in patients with ACS WATCH »

Professor David Brieger

Highlights from an interventional cardiology perspective:

•	CLARIFY - In stable coronary disease, patients with angina and prior myocardial infarction have a poor prognosis despite adherence to guideline recommended therapies. Final 5-year results from the CLARIFY study WATCH »
•	Discussant review - CLARIFY WATCH »
•	Meet the trialist - CLARIFY WATCH »
•	RAPID-TnT - A randomised trial of a 1-hour troponin T protocol in suspected acute coronary syndromes: the Rapid Assessment of Possible ACS In the emergency Department with high sensitivity Troponin T WATCH »
•	Discussant review - RAPID-TnT WATCH »

Professor John Atherton

Highlights from a cardiology perspective:

•	BB-meta-HF - Beta-blockers are effective in high-risk heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction and moderately-severe renal dysfunction WATCH »
•	Discussant review - BB-meta-HF WATCH »
•	MITRA-FR - 2 years follow-up of the MITRA-FR study a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of percutaneous mitral valve repair in secondary mitral regurgitation WATCH »
•	Discussant review - MiTRA-FR WATCH »
•	GALACTIC - Goal-directed afterload reduction in acute congestive cardiac decompensation: a randomized controlled trial WATCH »
•	Discussant review - GALACTIC WATCH »
•	Meet the trialist – GALACTIC WATCH »

Professor Louise Burrell

Highlights from a general medicine perspective:

•	Session: Would you give it to your grandmother? Primary prevention in the elderly
	–	Do octogenerians need a statin?
	–	Should my grandmother be on aspirin? Lessons from ASPREE, ADVANCE and ASCEND
	–	Panel discussion
		WATCH »

Dr Anita Sharma

Highlights from a general practice perspective:

•	Session: Diabetes and heart failure: a complex relationship
	–	Heart failure and diabetes: understanding metabolic alterations to guide therapeutic interventions WATCH »
	–	The clinical interplay of diabetes mellitus and heart failure WATCH »
	–	Cardiovascular outcome trials of novel antidiabetic medications: new hope for heart failure patients? WATCH »

Professor Phillip Newton

Highlights from a cardiac nursing perspective:

•	PURE - Contrasting patterns of cardiovascular disease, cancers and related mortality between high- versus low-middle income countries in 21 countries WATCH »
•	PURE - Impact of modifiable risk factors on cardiovascular disease and mortality WATCH »

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