Tag Archives: cardiotoxicity

EACVI 2025 Study Finds Severe Valve Disease Raises Mortality Risk in Cancer Patients but Treatment Markedly Improves Outcomes

(IN BRIEF) A major observational study presented at EACVI 2025 found that valvular heart disease is common in patients with prior cancer diagnoses, with 7.2% showing severe disease on echocardiography. Conditions such as tricuspid and mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer Researchers Develop Advanced Cardiac Organoid to Evaluate Drug Safety and Prevent Cardiovascular Side Effects

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine and Hannover Medical School have developed an innovative cardiac organoid model that simulates a miniature, functional heart to test the cardiotoxicity of new medications. Comprising heart muscle cells, … Read the full press release

European Society of Cardiology to hold annual EuroCMR congress on 6 to 8 May online

(PRESS RELEASE) SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CEDEX, France, 12-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — EuroCMR 2021 will highlight how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart helps physicians pinpoint diagnoses and tailor treatment. EuroCMR 2021 will take place on 6 to 8 May online. … Read the full press release