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 24, 2024 • 10min
Journal Editorial - Challenge–skill balance in cardiac surgery: an attempt to explain sex-related differences in coronary surgery
With Torsten Doenst & Philine Fleckenstein, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena - Germany. Link to paper Link to editorial
Jun 10, 2024 • 9min
Journal Editorial - Looking beyond the right ventricular strain: right atrial strain in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
With Marta Cvijic & Jana Ambrozic, University Medical Centre Ljubljana - Slovenia. Link to editorial Link to paper
May 27, 2024 • 11min
Journal Editorial - Quantitative myocardial perfusion and the power of numbers
With Juerg Schwitter, Ambra Masi & Panagiotis Antiochos, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne - Switzerland. Link to editorial Link to paper
May 20, 2024 • 10min
Journal Editorial - Artificial intelligence-enhanced exposomics: novel insights into cardiovascular health
With Rohan Khera & Evangelos Oikonomou, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven - USA Link to paper Link to editorial
Apr 1, 2024 • 8min
Journal Editorial - Breathing danger: linking air pollution to cardiovascular disease and increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm
With Omar Hahad & Andreas Daiber, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz - Germany Link to paper Link to editorial
Mar 25, 2024 • 8min
Journal Editorial - Transatlantic differences in the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
With Perry Elliott, University College London, London - United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland & Athanasios Bakalakos, Barts Heart Centre, London - United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. Link to paper Link to editorial
Jan 22, 2024 • 16min
Journal Editorial - Post-ablation cardiac magnetic resonance in ventricular tachycardia ablation: shining light on dark cores and corridors
Discussions on using Post-Ablation Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to evaluate ablation lesions in ventricular tachycardia, advancements in CMR for predicting recurrence, analyzing factors influencing low VT recurrence rate, exploring precision care in ablation, and novel ablation technologies for improving outcomes.
Nov 27, 2023 • 12min
Journal Editorial - Tracking changes in ‘healthy sleep’ for cardiovascular risk assessment
With Dominik Linz & Sevasti-Maria Chaldoupi, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht - Netherlands. Link to editorial Link to paper
Oct 23, 2023 • 13min
Journal Editorial - Prime time for CMR imaging of arrhythmogenic substrate in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Swiss researchers Christoph Grani & Katja Odening discuss the assessment of risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and the influence of genetics. They explore the role of genetic testing and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in diagnosing and visualizing fibrosis in HCM. The podcast also explores different approaches to quantifying LGE, the potential of AI-based segmentation, and the use of artificial intelligence for risk stratification and better patient outcomes.
Oct 2, 2023 • 9min
Journal Editorial - Long-term risk for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias: a cardinal manifestation of ‘the epileptic heart
With Trudy Pang & Richard Verrier, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston - USA. Link to paper Link to editorial
