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The Heart of the Matter: Medscape Education’s Cardiology Footprint at ESC 2026

For more than 30 years, Medscape Education has built independent, accredited cardiovascular education designed around one goal: improved patient outcomes. This year at the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC 2026), that commitment will be on full display. From Friday, 28 August through Monday, 31 August in Munich, our presence reflects a long-standing view that cardiology remains one of the most urgent, highest-impact specialties in medicine, and one that deserves education built to match.

Here’s an inside look at Medscape’s footprint at ESC 2026, and the evidence behind why it matters.

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A Footprint Built for Practice Change

We’ll be on the ground with a full-scale presence designed to put cardiology education in front of the clinicians who matter most. This year, we’re bridging the gap between physical expertise and digital innovation, centering our presence around Medscape AI, delivering clinical precision and trusted intelligence, ensuring cardiologists have verified, evidence-based answers at the point of care.

  • Booth #X600: A hub on the exhibition floor where physicians can explore our full range of cardiology education, interact directly with our AI-powered tools, and connect with faculty-led resources.
  • Four independently developed symposia across the congress, spanning topics from familial chylomicronemia syndrome recognition and management, to viral triggers and cardiovascular risk, to lipid control innovation and cardioprotection through vaccination. represent clinically rich, case-based education that drives behavior change.
  • Invite-only event, “The Bavarian Pulse of AI Innovation,” at Munich’s iconic Hofbräuhaus, this invite-only evening will bring together key cardiology decision-makers for an evening anchored by a fireside chat featuring Carolyn Lam, MBBS, PhD and Manesh Patel, MD

Together, this is a strategy built on the principle to meet cardiologists wherever they are, on the exhibit floor, in the lecture hall, and in a room where real dialogue happens.

Why Does this Matter? The Impact Behind the Activity…

  • 695,882 cardiology HCPs reached globally
  • 387,772 cardiologist learners engaged across 164 programs, with 46 of those programs assessed using our proprietary Linked Learner Assessment methodology for advanced-level outcomes.
  • 93% of learners report that our cardiology activities will promote improvement in healthcare and/or patient outcomes; 94% say the content learned will directly impact their practice; 92% would recommend the activities to peers.
  • 46% improvement in knowledge/competence, 42% reinforcement of existing knowledge/competence, and 38% increase in learner confidence following advanced-outcomes programming.
  • An estimated 11 million patient visits impacted every month by Medscape’s cardiology education, a reminder that every learner reached is connected to real patients downstream.
  • Our live events consistently land in “great” territory for learner experience, with an NPS of 62 in 2025 and more than 64,000 attendees engaged.

Source: Medscape Internal Data 2025

This is the foundation our ESC 2026 presence builds on, not a one-off congress push, but a continuation of a measurable, evidence-based strategy that’s been refined over three decades and is now sharpened further through AI-powered tools. 

A Specialty That Deserves This Level of Commitment

Cardiology touches more patients, more comorbidities, and more emerging science than almost any other specialty, and the clinicians attending ESC 2026 are the ones making decisions that can make a difference to millions of patients. Our scale of presence at this year’s congress, four independently developed symposia, a flagship booth, and a private event built around two leading voices in the field, reflects our commitment of closing gaps in cardiovascular care through rigorous, unbiased education.

We look forward to seeing you in Munich.

For more information on Medscape’s cardiology education, please reach out to your Medscape Education representative.

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