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ESC Cardio Talk

European Society of Cardiology

The ESC podcasts - regular recordings from the European Society of Cardiology. Hear renowned experts discuss cardiovascular advances relevant to daily practice. Check here regularly to stay...

Episodes

20 of 116 episodes

Journal editorial: Connecting the dots in cardiovascular medicine: endometriosis, chronic inflammation and venous thromboembolism

With Elvira Grandone and Concetta Panebianco, San Giovanni Rotondo Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo - Italy. Link to European Heart Journal pa...

08:25Oct 19, 2026

Journal editorial: Using gap to goal to guide treatment escalation: lessons from VICTORION-Challenge and beyond

With Kausik K Ray and Irene Karungi, Imperial College London, London - UK Link to European Heart Journal paper Link to European Heart Journa...

10:54Oct 12, 2026

Journal editorial: Not all asymmetry is equal: asymmetric septal hypertrophy across hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, amyloidosis and beyond

With Christoph Grani and Nicolas Ciocca, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern - Switzerland. Link to European Heart Journal paper Lin...

17:55Oct 5, 2026

Journal editorial: An optimally engineered pump, yet an incomplete therapy: biology, residual risk, and the future of LVAD care

With Mandeep Mehra, Mass General Brigham, Boston - USA and Milica Vukicevic, Clinical center of Serbia and School of medicine University of...

08:55Sep 28, 2026

Journal editorial: Seeing is not knowing: risk, regulation, and the modern donor heart

With Andreas Zuckermann and Roxana Moayedifar, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna - Austria. Link to European Heart Journal paper Link to...

08:44Sep 21, 2026

Journal editorial: Screening for coronary artery disease in hypertensive patients: targeting symptomatic men or asymptomatic women?—when registry results challenge guidelines

With Juerg Schwitter, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne - Switzerland, Panagiotis Antiochos,University Hospital Centre Vaudois (CHUV),...

12:59Sep 14, 2026

Journal editorial : Aortic valve calcification in type 2 diabetes: the heavy weight of comorbidities

With Bahira Shahim, Ayah Fayad and Kari Feldt, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm - Sweden Link to European Heart Journal paper Link to Europea...

11:07Aug 10, 2026

Journal editorial: Decision curve analysis and the incremental value of cardiac MRI in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis

With Aldostefano Porcari, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London - UK and Stefano Figliozzi, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano -...

15:23Aug 10, 2026

Journal editorial: Standard-dose direct oral anticoagulants for Asian patients with atrial fibrillation: the definitive case from COMBINE AF

With Boyoung Joung, Yonsei University, Seoul - Korea and Taehyun Hwang, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medi...

09:34Jul 6, 2026

Journal editorial: Sex-neutral efficacy in a sex-biased care continuum: insights from finerenone in cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome

With Antonia Sambola and Javier Limeres Freire, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona - Spain. Link to European Heart Journal paper L...

06:22Jun 29, 2026

Journal editorial: Cancer and cardiovascular disease: converging burdens, shared challenges

With Florian A Wenzl University of Zurich, Zurich - Switzerland, Alexander Lyon, Royal Brompton Hospital, London - UK and David Adlam, Unive...

14:36Jun 22, 2026

Journal editorial: Preparing for the cardiovascular risks of tropical storms amplified by climate change

With Benjamin Peter Geisler, University of Oslo, Oslo - Norway and Arnab Ghosh, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York - USA. Link to Europ...

11:42Jun 15, 2026

Journal editorial: From prescription to persistence: guideline-recommended medical therapy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

With Johann Bauersachs, Hannover Medical School, Hannover - Germany and Samira Soltani, Hannover Medical School, Hannover - Germany. Link to...

08:53Jun 8, 2026

Journal editorial: Computed tomography-guided ablation of ventricular tachycardia: how predictable are VT circuits?

With Philipp Sommer, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen - Germany and Vanessa Sciacca, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhau...

10:06Jun 1, 2026

Journal editorial: Beyond ischemia and anatomy: functional capacity as a stage-specific prognostic driver in advanced coronary atherosclerosis

With Edoardo Conte and Daniele Andreini, Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio Hospital IRCCS, Milan - Italy and Gal Tsaban, Mayo Clinic, Rochester - USA....

12:01May 25, 2026

Journal editiorial: Subvalvular aortic stenosis in adulthood: stable, manageable, but never simple

With Jolanda Sabatino, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro - Italy, Salvatore De Rosa, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, C...

08:36May 18, 2026

Journal editorial: Optimizing anticoagulation quality to improve outcomes in LVAD recipients

With Maria Generosa Crespo-Leiro, Eduardo Barge-Caballero and David Couto-Mallon, University Hospital A Coruna, A Coruna - Spain. Link to pa...

11:24May 4, 2026

Journal editorial: Walking the tightrope: balancing safety and risk in gender-affirming hormone therapy

With Alexander Kharlamov, De Haar Research Force, Amsterdam - Netherlands and Marc Ferrini, Saint-Joseph and Saint-Luke Hospital Centre, Lyo...

10:58Mar 30, 2026

Journal editorial - Cardiovascular child health in a changing climate

With Elena Raffetti, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm - Sweden and Mayank Dalakoti, University of Cambridge, Cambridge - UK. Link to European...

08:32Mar 23, 2026

Journal editorial - Fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a FAITAVI accompli for better outcomes?

With Morton Kern, VA Long Beach and University of California, Irvine, California - USA and Arnold Seto, VA Long Beach and University of Cali...

11:23Mar 16, 2026