#STRIDE trial
#Semaglutide 1 mg s.c. by 52 wk improves maximum walking distance & pain-free walking distance
N=195 F+ 597 M
More effective for patients
<75 y/o
>60 eGFR
with polyvascular disease
with previous revascularization
#EHJ 2026
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Explore how our environment shapes heart health 💙🌍 From nicotine exposure to heat stress, the risks are bigger than we think.
Dive into the full EHJ collection: oxford.ly/4tLfeuN
#Cardiology #ClimateHealth #EHJ @escardio.bsky.social
Sealing endothelial tight junction to prevent #ThoracicAorticDissection
#AortaEd
👤TAAD
⏬ZO-1
⏬scRNAseq Junction
🐭+BAPN
⏬ZO-1
⏫Aortic permeability (dextran-DOTA-Gd MRI)
👉Aneurysm Dissection Rescued by AT-1001 PAR2i
EC ZO-1 KO🐭+BAPN
⏫Aneurysm Dissection
#EHJ 2023
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Call for Papers: Advanced Cardiac CT Application. Submit Now. European Society of Cardiology logo and journal cover with abstract design elements.
Submit original research, reviews, or case-based insights to the EHJ-CR’s special issue on Advanced Cardiac CT Applications, highlighting its expanding role in patient care.
⏰ Deadline to submit: 1 June 2026
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@escardio.bsky.social #EHJ #CTImaging
🔵¿Es el ácido tartárico urinario un biomarcador fiable del consumo de vino?🍇
@rosalamuela.bsky.social, Ramón Estruch @hospitalclinic.bsky.social @idibaps.bsky.social e Inés Domínguez publican un nuevo comentario en #EHJ por .
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🫀 Now out in the #EHJ: “More than a sidekick: GIP signalling and cardiovascular outcomes” on (tw)incretins, inflammation and CVD.
#GIP mediated BMI lowering is linked to greater reductions in MACE/HF - possibly via anti-inflammatory effects.
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Vapes, pouches, heated tobacco, shisha, cigarettes: nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart & blood vessels
Experts call for Europe-wide action to stem new wave of youth addiction academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-articl...
#EHJ #Nicotine
A Polygenic Score for #PerpheralArteryDisease #MajorAdverseLimbEvent
~69k
6 TIMI trials
2.6 y f/up
577 MALE (ALI CTLI Major amputation Peripheral revascularization)
Risk
⬆️15%➡️PAD prevalence
⬆️30%➡️MALE
⬆️27%➡️MI
⬆️10%➡️Stroke
More powerful in non-smokers
#EHJ 2025
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New insights into the management of fulminant myocarditis
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#CardioSky #EHJ
#WednesdayRead
Genetic evaluation of early-onset atrial fibrillation: impact on patient management https://ow.ly/zeJL50Xqof2
#EHJ
#WednesdayRead
Stratified treatment of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: the PROMISE trial https://ow.ly/4hGc50Xn2RF
#EHJ
#SmoothMuscleCell DOT1L, H3K79 methyltransferase, KO🐭
⏬lesion burden, Mφ
⏫plaque stability
DOT1L ⬆️in SMC+PDGFBB, 👤carotid #Atherosclerosis, 👤popliteal arterial aneursym
shDOT1L in SMC➡️
⏫contractile phenotype
75% 1-h PDGFBB-activated genes are H3K79me2+
#EHJ 2022
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Important multicenter study in #EHJ
#CMR outperforms societal recs for ICD placement in cardiac sarcoidosis
📈AUC=0.86 for 5-yr risk of fatal/life-threatening arrhythmias
⚡Highest risk = abnl LVEF + LGE that is multifocal, septal, subepicardial, or involves RV freewall
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#cardiotwitter
Nice review in #EHJ on LGE and SCD by @DrMarchlinski et al. buff.ly/GeU589P
🫀Good reminder that in CAD: LGE predicts SCD better than LVEF; absence of LGE has a high NPV for SCD
🔭Looking ahead, digital twins made from CMR data undergo virtual inductions to uncover arrhythmia risk
#cardiotwitter
#WednesdayRead
Myocarditis after COVID-19, sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy, and haemodynamic assessment of heart failure: focus on the myocardium bit.ly/46uwdI6
#EHJ
Get published in the ESC's soon-to-be-launched journal!
A call for papers we’ll be launching for the new European Heart Journal – Valvular and Structural Heart Disease.
Keep an eye out for the call for papers so you can get your work noticed. ow.ly/58EF50WOvzt
#ESCCongress #EHJ
From the latest 2025 #ESCGuidelines for the management of #CVdisease in pregnancy:
💊Choices of medications use during Pregnancy & during lactation+breastfeeding
🔗 #EHJ: doi.org/10.1093/eurhea…
@escardio.bsky.social #ESCCongress
@cardioobdoc.bsky.social @cardioob.bsky.social #CardioObstetrics
NEW: Atlas of Interventional Cardiology 2023 in #EHJ
Insights from 50 countries (2013–22)
✅PCI >90% of procedures
✅Gaps narrowing in low-income regions
✅Structural work growing, but disparities remain
✅Only 10% of interventional cardiologists are women
Read more bit.ly/47CrHZp
#EAPCI #ESCCongress
Image of infographic abstract depicting the key findings and take-home message of the related publication. The association of body fat phenotypes and cardiovascular ageing was assessed in 21 241 participants. This showed how shared and sex-specific patterns of body fat are associated with protective and harmful changes in cardiovascular ageing. *Protective effects of oestradiol in pre-menopausal women.
Location, location, location! New in European Heart Journal: Sex-dependent body fat deposition patterns influence the pace of #CV ageing, w/estrogen providing protective effects. Read here: doi.org/10.1093/eurh... #EHJ #CardioSky #MedSky
📖 The #ESCGuidelines have shaped cardiology for decades. But when were they first published in #EHJ? 🤔 Test your memory in our #ESC75Years quiz 👉 bit.ly/4lMixwQ
#WednesdayRead
Focus on mechanisms and management of acute and non-acute ischaemic syndromes: ow.ly/jhAZ50WzULj
#EHJ
First published in 1980, the #EHJ has defined the exchange of clinical & scientific information in cardiology for over 45 yrs
But where did it start? Swipe to see what breaking science made the cover of the EHJ in Dec 1996 ow.ly/nRa350WzPn6
#ESC75Years
Severe acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: step-to-step management.
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#CardioSky #NephroSky #AKI #ICU #EHJ
What better way to start the day than see this @escardio.bsky.social #EHJ review on one of my ❤️☕
#Coffee & #CVD
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Vaccination as a new form of cardiovascular prevention.
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#CardioSky #EHJ
#EHJ: Consensus document on vaccination as CV prevention Vaccination is not only vital for preventing infectious diseases, it is also a proven strategy to reduce the risk of heart attacks, #heartfailure, and premature #cvdeath
Read our recently published evidence-based statement ow.ly/LgK550Wibck
Smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis
A must-read😎
👉New🐭models with plaque instability
👉Human-mouse difference in lipids, lesion & SMC features
👉Phenotype/Lineage mapping - single-cell & #SpatialOmics
👉GWAS
👉Colchicine anti-CD47 anti-IL1β...
#EHJ 2025
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CardioMetabolic medicine: the advent of systems cardiology and the new cardiovascular generalist?
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#CardioSky #EndoSky #CardioMetabolic #EHJ
Must do better for #PE risk stratification. In an @escardio.bsky.social
#EHJ paper we show that a multimarker calculator🌡️outperforms the ESC model. Great leadership by
#DavidJimenez @mmonrealriete.bsky.social
#RIETE! 👇:
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