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Welcome to the European Society of Cardiology. Our mission: to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe
 

CVD Prevention Toolbox

Risk assessment and management tools for health professionals and policy makers

Through its prevention programmes, the ESC has developed several educational materials and decision making tools to support health professionals and policy makers in their daily practice, in close collaboration with the EACPR

European Guidelines for CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice (version 2012) 

The prevention guidelines recommend a model for total risk estimation based on the SCORE (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation) system and define the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease prevention.
New version 2012
Video l Press release l New guidelines
European SCORE Risk Charts

Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation: Risk assessment charts (high & low cardiovascular risk) based on gender, age, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure and smoking status

HeartScore® 

CVD risk assessment tool, combining risk prediction with management advices to support clinicians in optimising individual cardiovascular risk reduction. available in web-based and PC versions.
CVD Prevention Toolkit Health Professional Toolkit

e-Toolkit including implementation tools produced by the ESC: Guidelines, Cd-Rom, SCORE Poster, Patient information Poster. Distributed at the ESC Congresses. 
Reference documents for policy makers

European legislation, Commitments from stakeholders, Best practice examples.

Interested in developing materials related to the above?

Read the Reproduction Policy and requirements for the production of materials or products related to the European Guidelines on CVD Prevention.