CARDIOPROGRESS
Foundation for the advancement of cardiology

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.

Cardioprogress Newsletter Dear Colleagues!
The Cardioprogress Foundation resumes publishing a quarterly newsletter dedicated to scientific news in cardiology. If you are interested in specific topics and details of scientific discoveries in the field of cardiology, please write to us. (The e-mail address is indicated on the last page of the newsletter).

New Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Confront Underlying Illness Updated guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation released by the European Society of Cardiology are revamping the approach to care for this complex, multifactorial disease.

In situ assembly of an injectable cardiac stimulator Without intervention, cardiac arrhythmias pose a risk of fatality. However, timely intervention can be challenging in environments where transporting a large, heavy defibrillator is impractical, or emergency surgery to implant cardiac stimulation devices is not feasible. Here, we introduce an injectable cardiac stimulator, a syringe loaded with a nanoparticle solution comprising a conductive polymer and a monomer that, upon injection, forms a conductive structure around the heart for cardiac stimulation.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Hidden Risk for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases? Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) face an increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD), although these risks vary depending on PCOS phenotype.

Can Electronic Decision Support Improve Acute Heart Failure Care in EDs? An electronic decision support tool may increase the prescription of guideline–directed medical therapy for patients with acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency departments (EDs), with no serious adverse events (SAEs) within 30 days among very low-risk patients who are discharged.

Evaluation of the World Health Organization-HEARTS hypertension control package in Bangladesh: a quasi-experimental trial The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes the HEARTS technical package for improving hypertension control worldwide, but its effectiveness has not been rigorously evaluated.

Common Eye Disorder May Be Linked to Maternal Hypertension Children whose mothers have a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy (HDP) may have an increased risk for strabismus, including exophoria and intermittent exotropia, new research shows. Preeclampsia and poorly controlled blood pressure may confer the greatest risk.

PET Imaging Finds Vulnerable Plaques That Cause MI A new technique that can locate vulnerable coronary plaques at risk of rupturing and causing a myocardial infarction (MI) could help identify patients at high cardiovascular risk who might need more intensive treatment.

New Insight Into CVD, Stroke Risk in Migraine Researchers are unraveling the complex relationship between cardiovascular (CV)- and stroke-related outcomes in migraine with, and without, aura.