No increased risk with drug eluting stents -- but late stent thrombosis remains a concern

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Get the world on its feet: The role of exercise training

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New European guidelines on syncope revise diagnostic definitions and re-evaluate extent of risk

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Barcelona, Spain, 31 August: A new definition of syncope – most commonly perceived as an episode of fainting – makes its diagnosis more precise and now dependent on a specific cause. New 2009 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope define syncope as "a transient loss of consciousness due to transient global cerebral hypoperfusion characterized by rapid onset, short duration and spontaneous complete recovery".(1)

Results from a GRACE registry study

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Results from the TRIANA trial

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Primary angioplasty may be more effective than thrombolysis in very elderly patients with AMI: results from the TRIANA trial

Barcelona, Spain, 31 August 2009: Primary angioplasty is superior to thrombolysis in the treatment of very old patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to results from the TRIANA (TRatamiento del Infarto Agudo de miocardio eN Ancianos*) study, a randomised trial sponsored by the Spanish Society of Cardiology.**

Results from the PRAGUE-7 study

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First results from the ISAR-TEST-4 study

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New oral antiplatelet agent ticagrelor first to show reduction in cardiovascular death

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No evidence for the routine use of aspirin in people with asymptomatic vascular events

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Childhood obesity: The increasing vascular drama

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Barcelona, Spain, 31 August: Obesity is one of the most important health problems in industrialized countries irrespective of socio-economic status, age, sex or ethnicity. The prevalence of childhood obesity in children has reached alarming levels, even in developing countries. It is estimated that about 1 billion people worldwide are overweight, with 22 millions being under the age of 5 years and 300 million people are obese. By 2010 it is estimated that 26 million children in E.U. countries will be overweight, including 6.4 million who will be obese.