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My ESC News 30 September 2026 - A Weekly Update of ESC Events & Resources   Earlier detection, healthier lives: EU Screening Week launches   Yesterday, on #WorldHeartDay, Europe took a major step towards earlier detection of heart health risks with the official launch of the first-ever EU Screening Week. Under the banner Know Your Numbers, the initiative encourages people across Europe to check three key health indicators: blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol. European commissioners and staff can learn their numbers all week in Brussels and national cardiac societies are running events across Europe. At a press conference in Milan yesterday afternoon, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Olivér Várhelyi joined ESC President Cecilia Linde, and leaders from European associations for diabetes (EASD) and obesity (EASO) to launch the initiative. Prof. Linde said: “For too long, a person’s chances of preventing cardiovascular disease have been influenced by factors beyond their control, including where they live, their gender, or their socioeconomic circumstances. Screening is our chance to change that.” Read the press release Cardiovascular Science ESC journals – recent articles   Enjoy free access today to: European Heart Journal: Unexpected cardiac arrest in young adults and athletes: the underappreciated impact of autoimmunity. Discover. European Heart Journal: An optimally engineered pump, yet an incomplete therapy: biology, residual risk, and the future of LVAD care. Discover. Cardiovascular Research: A human engineered mini-heart platform for mimicking ventricular pump function. Discover. European Heart Journal - Cardio-Oncology: The use of natriuretic peptide to screen for stage B heart failure based on echocardiogram among cancer survivors. Discover. European Heart Journal - Digital Health: Artificial intelligence in cardiology: an evidence map across subspecialties, 2014–2026. Discover. European Heart Journal - Imaging Methods and Practice: Right ventricular strain analysis in acute pulmonary embolism and its role for late complications. Discover. European Heart Journal - Acute Cardiovascular Care: Supplemental oxygen in acute heart failure: is less more? Discover. ESC Heart Failure: Early versus delayed or no empagliflozin initiation after hospitalisation for heart failure in the United States: A target trial emulation. Discover. 2026 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease   The 2026 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease were presented at ESC Congress 2026. Watch the presentation, read the full text in the European Heart Journal and ask your questions via ESC Chat.   Patient version of the ESC Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease   A new patient version of these guidelines has been published, providing an overview of the recommendations for diagnosing and treating kidney disease in people with cardiovascular disease. Download and share with your patients.   ESC Pocket Guidelines App   Stay up to date with the latest ESC Guidelines on your mobile device Following ESC Congress 2026, four new ESC Pocket Guidelines are now available in the app, alongside practical tools including algorithms, calculators, charts and scores. Download now and access trusted guidance anytime.   European Heart Journal - Acute Cardiovascular Care   Call for editor-in-chief Recruitment is now open for the next editor-in-chief of the European Heart Journal - Acute Cardiovascular Care. If you have extensive editorial experience and a strong ability to foster effective collaborations within the scientific community, submit your application by 17 November.       European Heart Journal - Cardio-Oncology   Call for papers Submit your paper to the European Heart Journal – Cardio-Oncology and extend the reach of your research across the cardiovascular community, contributing to advances in cardio-oncology and clinical practice.   News from Our Communities Hot off the press   Weight loss alone does not explain lower heart disease for those on semaglutide. Read the press release.   Post of the Week   Education and Career Development ESC Cardio Talk podcast   Seeing is not knowing: risk, regulation, and the modern donor heart With Andreas Zuckermann and Roxana Moayedifar, Medical University of Vienna (Austria). Listen to the podcast.   HFA Fundamentals+   Phenotyping Heart Failure Explore core diagnostic approaches with this on-demand video series: How to perform endomyocardial biopsy How to read a cardiac MRI Great Debate: ICD in heart failure. Is it for all? Clinical Case: The kidney in heart failure. Friend or foe? Each video is under 30 minutes. Watch now.   ESC Working Group grants   Call for applications Scientific Exchange Grants Exclusive to members of the ESC WG on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology. Find out more and apply by 7 January. Mobility Travel Grants Exclusive to members of the ESC WG on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation. Find out more and apply by 7 December.   ESC TV Today Special: ESC Congress 2026   Watch the latest episode of ESC TV Today from the ESC Young Cardiovascular Professionals Committee, recorded at ESC Congress 2026 in Munich. Topics include: The role of AI in heart failure and prevention AI advances in interventional cardiology Training cardiologists of the future   Image of the Week     This week's image was submitted by Bojana Saroskovic from the Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of Vojvodina, Serbia. A 68-year-old woman presented with STEMI, accompanied by acute pulmonary oedema and signs of cardiogenic shock. Which mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction is present?   Answer now Upcoming webinars   TODAY, 30 September: EHRA Journal Club – Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure in AF: two trials, one clinical decision. Register. Monday, 5 October: Amyloidosis: Treatment sequencing and patient selection in the era of multiple ATTR therapies. Register.   Congresses and Meetings ESC Preventive Cardiology 2027 15–17 April Lisbon, Portugal   Champion the future of personalised prevention at #ESCPrev27 Abstract and clinical case submissions for ESC Preventive Cardiology 2027 are now being accepted! Whether you plan on sharing original research or presenting a clinical case that highlights an innovative approach from your everyday practice, this is an opportunity to put your work at the heart of the conversations shaping the next generation of personalised prevention. Submit your abstract by 19 November or clinical case by 26 November.   ESC in Asia: Key ESC Science in Brunei 15–18 October   Join the dedicated ESC Scientific Track at ESC in Asia. Explore the latest ESC Guidelines, the 5th Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction, and major Hot Line presentations from ESC Congress 2026, with practical insights tailored to the Asia-Pacific region. Find out more.   Upcoming deadline   EAPCI 2027, 18–20 February, Milan, Italy: Clinical case submission deadline - 6 October.         Our Diversity Is Our Strength   politikimx@gmail.com.   Contact us