
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

Jul 5, 2021 • 12min
Journal Editorial - Redefining cardiovascular risk prediction: is the crystal ball clearer now?
With Lale Tokgözoğlu, Hacettepe University, Ankara - Turkey & Meral Kayıkçıoğlu, Ege University, Izmir - Turkey Link to papers: SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP Link to editorial

Jun 28, 2021 • 10min
Journal Editorial - Physical exercise is cardioprotective, but detrimental for the heart in high air pollution areas
With Thomas Muenzel and Omar Hahad, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg Univ., Mainz - Germany Link to paper Link to editorial

Jun 21, 2021 • 16min
Journal Editorial - Can we turn heart failure into heart success by studying myocardial remission?
With Thomas Luescher, Senior Editor EHJ and Brian Halliday, National Heart and Lung Institute, London - UK Link to paper Link to editorial

Jun 14, 2021 • 10min
Journal Editorial - Decoding stroke risk scores in atrial fibrillation and CKD: still more work to do
With Ben Freedman & David Brieger, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Head Vascular Biology Anzac Research Institute - Australia Link to paper Link to editorial

Jun 7, 2021 • 18min
Journal Editorial - Childhood-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy research coming of age
With Juan Pablo Kaski and Gabrielle Norrish, Univ. College London - UK. Link to paper Link to editorial

May 31, 2021 • 12min
Journal Editorial - Low sudden cardiac death risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: ‘A wolf in a lamb’s skin’?
With Nuno Cardim & Alexandra Toste, Hospital da Luz - Lisboa - Portugal Link to paper Link to editorial

May 24, 2021 • 11min
Journal Editorial - Silent brain infarcts and early cognitive outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
With Thomas Luescher, Senior Editor EHJ and Brian Halliday, National Heart and Lung Institute, London - UK Link to EHJ paper

May 17, 2021 • 9min
Journal Editorial - Left atrial strain: evaluating left ventricular filling pressure from an upstream vantage point
With Frank Flachskampf & Tomasz Baron, Uppsala University, Uppsala -Sweden Link to paper Link to editorial

May 10, 2021 • 9min
Journal Editorial - Alcohol consumption, cardiac biomarkers, and risk of atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes
With Thomas Luescher and Brian Halliday, National Heart and Lung Institute, London - UK Link to EHJ paper

May 3, 2021 • 18min
Journal Editorial - C-reactive protein predicts outcome in COVID-19: is it also a therapeutic target?
With Mark Pepys and Floriaan Schmidt, University of College London - UK Link to paper Link to editorial