Welcome to the ESC Prevention section

Reducing the impact of cardiovascular disease

Combating heart disease & stroke - Planning a Healthier Europe

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European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Think total cardiovascular risk and act for better prevention
Learn about the ESC initiatives, tools and networks set to raise awareness, disseminate key messages and collect scientific data to measure implementation of CVD Prevention recommendations across Europe.

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Field of Interest	Description
Networks	The European Society of Cardiology, The Joint European Societies CVD Prevention Committee (JPC) and The European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) have combined their efforts to work in close collaboration with health professionals, European Health Authorities and National Coordinators for CVD Prevention.
Initiatives	European Summit on CDV Prevention, EuroAction, EuroAspire III survey, EuroHeart, MEP Heart Group. Find out more...
Implementation Tools	Through its Prevention programmes, the ESC has developped several educational materials and decision making tools to support health professionals in their daily practice.

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The Health Professional Toolkit includes all the prevention & implementation tools produced by the ESC

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Access Heartscore, the interactive tool for predicting and managing the risk of heart attack and stroke in Europe