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Greater cardiorespiratory fitness could reduce risk for dementia by 40%

Posted on November 20, 2024

High cardiorespiratory fitness corresponded with better cognitive function and a decreased risk for dementia, according to findings published in the British Journal... more

Potassium binder helps optimize spironolactone use in patients with HF, hyperkalemia risk

Posted on November 20, 2024

CHICAGO — A potassium binder helped patients with HF who have or are at high risk for hyperkalemia stay on spironolactone at... more

Telemedicine-supported low-carb diet linked to type 2 diabetes remission, weight loss

Posted on November 19, 2024

A telemedicine-based nutrition counselling program emphasizing a low-carbohydrate diet resulted in sustained diabetes remission over half a decade for some individuals with... more

Semaglutide could be ‘practice changing’ for adults with diabetes, CKD

Posted on November 19, 2024

The GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide may not only add another therapeutic option for chronic kidney disease, but it could also lead to... more

ISCP book series

Current Cardiovascular Therapy
Kaski, Juan Carlos.

Series Editor: Juan Carlos Kaski Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy is a fast-moving and complex discipline within cardiology in general. New studies, trials and indications are appearing on a regular basis. This series created with the support of the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (ISCP) is designed to establish the baseline level of knowledge that a cardiovascular professional needs to know on a day-to-day basis. The information within is designed to allow readers to learn quickly and with certainty the mode of action,...

  • Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy

    A. Ferro, D.A. Garcia (Eds.)

  • Pharmacological Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Avanzas, Pablo; Clemmensen, Peter(Eds.)

  • Atrial Fibrillation Therapy

    Gheorghe-Andrei Dan, Antoni Bayes de Luna, John Camm(Eds.)

board of directors

Providing a leadership and advocacy role amongst members of their national societies.

 

  •   Thomas Kahan

    Past President

    Affiliations/Memberships Professor of Medicine Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (more…) more

  • Sang Hong Baek

    Board Member

    Sang Hong Baek is a Board Member of ISCP and also Governor for the Republic of Korea. ISCP Governors act as representatives for different countries worldwide to encourage local participation and contribute to the ISCP's educational programmes. Past president of the ISCP Professor Sang Hong Baek is Director of Heart... more

  •   Pablo Avanzas

    Secretary

      Professor Pablo Avanzas is Director of Invasive Cardiology at Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and Full Professor of Cardiology at University of Oviedo in Asturias, Spain. Affiliations/Memberships • Full Professor of Cardiology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain. • Director of Invasive Cardiology at Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo,... more

  •   Alberto Lorenzatti

    President

      Dr. Alberto J. Lorenzatti is currently the Co-Director of the DAMIC Medical Institute / Rusculleda Foundation for Research, Teaching and Patient Care (Head of the Clinical Research network with more than 30 research sites in Argentina) and he was the Chief of Cardiology at the Cordoba Hospital, Cordoba, Argentina... more