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Addiction, depression, cognition: How GLP-1s may benefit the brain

Posted on February 12, 2025

As the body of research expands on the potential of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to address various health issues, recent data suggest... more

Cardiology consult, poststroke monitoring less common among women vs. men

Posted on February 12, 2025

Fewer women received cardiology referrals during index hospitalization and poststroke cardiac monitoring compared with men, and women had shorter average hospital stays,... more

Discussion about NIH research funding cuts requires 'data, time and careful evaluation'

Posted on February 11, 2025

NIH’s plan to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would have “extremely challenging”... more

Rivaroxaban tied to higher bleeding rates vs. low-dose aspirin

Posted on February 11, 2025

In a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants vs. single antiplatelet therapy, rivaroxaban was associated with higher... 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.

 

  •   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

  •   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