Medical Digest & Congress Report

Prof. Joan B. Soriano co-chaired a very interesting session at this years ERS congress on the challenges of increasing urbanisation for respiratory health and how to improve it in the 21st century. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:imroving-lung-health-21s-century

Prof. Ane Johannessen co-chaired an interesting session to identify how future city life around the world may have the potential to improve respiratory health. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:overcoming-challenges-increasing-urbanisation-respiratory-health

Prof. Maria Joana Pereira Catarata co-chaired a very interesting session on lung cancer diagnostics and treatment challenges. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:thoracic-oncology-lung-cancer-diagnostics-and-treatment-challenges

Prof. Charlotte Suppli Ulrik co-chaired a very interesting session at this years ERS congress on novel research data on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:novel-research-data-asthma-and-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-management-clinical-applications

Prof. Nick Hopkinson shares his thoughts on the challenges and management of COPD. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:copd-nutshell-ers2024

Prof. Andrew Bush co-chaired a very interesting session on the prevention and treatment of paediatric asthma. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:paediatric-asthma-2024-prevention-transition2

Dr. Alessandro Marcon on how to change urban areas to improve the life of allergic patients? Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-change-urban-areas-improve-life-allergic-patients

Prof. Angela Zacharasiewicz shares her thoughts on the prevention and treatment of paediatric asthma. To find out more, visit the Children's Bronchiectasis Education, Advocacy and Research Network: https://www.improvebe.org/ Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:paediatric-asthma-2024-prevention-transition

Prof. Nick Hopkinson on the goal of a smoke-free generation. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:smoke-free-europe-utopia-or-feasible-reality

Prof. Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko, President Elect of the European Respiratory Society gave us a brief summary on the state-of-the-art respiratory medicine against lung cancer. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:state-art-molecular-diagnostics-lung-cancer-pulmonologist-report-ers2024

Professor Marc Bonaca explains what is the benefit of starting earlier PCSK9 inhibitors for acute coronary syndromes? Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:what-benefit-starting-earlier-pcsk9-inhibitors-acute-coronary-syndromes-report-esc202 4

Professor Antonio Ceriello co-chaired a very interesting session on prediabetes. He shared his thoughts on the field with us. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:pre-diabetes-risk-factor-cardiovascular-disease-report-esc2024

Professor Vera Bittner shares her experiences in patient engagement in lipid-lowering therapies. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:patient-engagement-lipid-lowering-therapies

Professor Piotr Ponikowski shares his experiences on ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines in implementing the 2023 Focused Update on Heart Failure. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:guidelines-practice-implementing-2023-focused-update-heart-failure-target-treat-and-titrate

Professor Claudio Borghi shares his insights on cardiovascular multimorbid patients’ care. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:cardiovascular-multimorbid-patients-care-report-esc2024

Professor Isabelle C. Van Gelder co-chaired the guideline task force on the 2024 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:2024-esc-guidelines-management-atrial-fibrillation-report-esc2024

Professor Christiaan Vrints co-chaired the guideline task force on the 2024 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Coronary Syndromes. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:2024-esc-guidelines-management-chronic-coronary-syndromes-report-esc2024

Professor Gi-Byoung Nam explains thtat edoxaban monotherapy reduced net adverse clinical events compared with edoxaban plus a single antiplatelet agent, when used as long-term antithrombotic therapy, in patients with high-risk atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2024. Video: https://medicaldiges...

Professor Muthiah Vaduganathan explains that the FINE-HEART pooled analysis of three large trials failed to demonstrate significant reductions in cardiovascular death with finerenone, but significantly lower all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events and kidney outcomes were observed, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2024. Video: https://medicaldi...

Professor Mario Marzilli highlights the evolving environment of chronic coronary syndrome management and translates new ESC chronic coronary syndrome guidelines into clinical practice. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:chronic-ischaemic-syndrome-management-2024-are-we-ready-revolution-report-esc2024

Professor Pardeep Jhund explains that mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization in patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction and also in those with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scient...

Professor Ramzi Ajjan shares his insights on cardio-renal protection in patients with diabetes. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:guidelines-practice-cardio-renal-protection-patients-diabetes

Professor José Rodriguez Palomares co-chaired the guideline task force on 2024 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Peripheral Arterial and Aortic Diseases. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:2024-esc-guidelines-management-peripheral-arterial-and-aortic-diseases

Professor Iris Grunwald shares her experience of personalised stroke management. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:dundee-experience-really-personalised-acute-stroke-treatment

Professor Johanne Silvain presented results of the ABYSS trial in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2024. The cardiovascular safety of interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and there was no benefit to the patients’ quality of life, according to late-breaking research presented. Video: https://medicaldigest.or...