
ESC Cardio Talk
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 up to date.
You can also be interested in other ESC podcasts: EHRA Cardio Talk, HFA Cardio Talk and ESC TV Today. Check them out!
Latest episodes

Jun 23, 2025 • 16min
Journal editorial - Predicting the diastolic left ventricular pressure curve non-invasively: how far can echo go?
With Frank Flachskampf, Uppsala University, Uppsala - Sweden, and James Thomas, Northwestern University, Chicago - USA. Link to editorial Link to paper

May 14, 2025 • 9min
Journal editorial - Artificial intelligence–derived stress ejection fraction in stress cardiac magnetic resonance with dipyridamole: bridging past insights with future innovations
With Damiano Fedele, University of Bologna, Bologna - Italy and University Medical Center Utrecht - The Netherlands, Marco Guglielmo, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands, and Anna Giulia Pavon, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Lugano - Switzerland. Link to editorial Link to paper

Apr 7, 2025 • 6min
Journal editorial - T1 mapping is not ready to replace the use of contrast agents in stress CMR
With Giovanni Donato Aquaro, University of Pisa - Italy, and Carmelo De Gori, Fondazione Monasterio, Pisa - Italy. Link to editorial Link to paper

Feb 21, 2025 • 6min
Journal editorial - The emerging role of left atrioventricular coupling index (LACI) in heart failure: a new frontier for CMR
With Federico Fortuni and Claudio Bernetti, University of Perugia, Perugia - Italy Link to paper Link to editorial

Jan 20, 2025 • 14min
Journal editorial - Accelerated pacing as a treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation?
With Markus Meyer, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota - USA, Tim Van Loon and Joost Lumens, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands. Link to paper Link to editorial

Dec 16, 2024 • 10min
Journal editorial - Multivalvular diseases: look beyond the valves - no way home
With Irene Carrion-Sanchez and Jose Luis Zamorano, Ramon and Cajal University Hospital, Madrid - Spain. Link to paper Link to editorial

Dec 9, 2024 • 11min
Journal editorial - Another piece in the puzzle of atrial fibrillation risk: clinical, genetic, and electrocardiogram-based artificial intelligence
With Shinwan Kany, The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg - Germany, and Shaan Khurshid, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School - USA. Link to paper Link ton editorial

Oct 14, 2024 • 6min
Journal editorial - The challenge of interpreting cardiac adaptation to exercise: the importance of picking up the training history
With Viviana Maestrini, Sapienza University of Rome - Italy and Sara Monosilio, Sapienza University of Rome - Italy. Link to paper Link to editorial

Sep 16, 2024 • 7min
Journal Editorial - Familial hypercholesterolaemia: need for equitable treatment in women and men
With Raul Santos, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo - Brazil. Link to Editorial Link to Paper

Sep 9, 2024 • 6min
Journal Editorial - Valvular heart disease: the oncoming tsunami
With Kwan-Leung CHAN & Lawrence Lau, University of Ottawa Heart institute - Canada. Link to editorial Link to paper