CARDIOPROGRESS
Foundation for the advancement of cardiology

The release of a new open access journal of cardiology In August 2026, a group of cardiologists launched the peer—reviewed open access journal OpenSource: Cardiology. The main difference of the publication is the complete absence of publication fees for the authors.

To Beat Cigarette Addiction, Experts Embrace Vapes Clinicians can now recommend vapes, along with nicotine patches and gums, to their adult patients who want to quit smoking traditional cigarettes. The guidance, from a leading international group of tobacco researchers, represents a sharp pivot from an earlier stance that evolved as evidence mounted that vaping may be more effective in helping people quit cigarettes than traditional nicotine replacement therapies like varenicline or bupropion.

Upcoming Joint Guidelines to Address Obesity Management Upcoming evidence-based clinical guidelines from three obesity organizations will address US-based pharmacologic management of overweight/obesity and its complications in adults.

Resistant hypertension: a new look Modern management of patients with arterial hypertension requires a consistent approach to treatment and prevention, with particular attention paid to the problem of low adherence to treatment. Lifestyle optimization and elimination of secondary hypertension causes are identified as key strategies.

Results of the 36th International Congress of Cardiology "Great Wall" and the Asian Congress of Cardiology 2025 The 36th International Congress of Cardiology “Great Wall” and the Asian Congress of Cardiology 2025 took place at the National Exhibition Center in Beijing from October 16 to 19, 2025.

New guidelines may help prevent sudden death in myocarditis The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recently released its 2025 guidelines for the management of myocarditis, which also includes extensive discussion of pericarditis and the wide range of overlap between these types of cardiac inflammation. The guidelines were presented at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid and simultaneously published in the European Heart Journal.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.

World Heart day 2025 World Heart Day is celebrated annually on September 29. Since its inception, the Cardioprogress Foundation has actively collaborated with the World Heart Federation and, to celebrate this occasion, organizes events in various cities across the Russian Federation.

EASD to Feature Major Trial Results, Clinical Guidance The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2025 Annual Meeting will feature major clinical trial results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), type 1 diabetes (T1D), obesity, several new clinical practice guidelines, and much more.

2025 ESC Congress HOT LINE sessions: key clinical studies From August 29 to September 1, 2025, the regular Congress of the European Society of Cardiology was held in Madrid (Spain), combined this year with the World Congress of Cardiology. The main theme of the event was "Global Health: Cardiology Without Borders".
This event brought together leading experts and researchers from different countries and allowed them to discuss new research and achievements in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.