This is an EAPC Prevention Implementation Committee (PIC) initiative. "Prevention in Your Country" was initiated and led by the late Prof. Joep Perk (deceased 2022).
National CVD Prevention Coordinators
Get more information about the National CVD Prevention Coordinators, appointed by the presidents of National Cardiac Societies.
Overview of preventive cardiology
With the rapid development of preventive cardiology, the interest has grown not only to be informed about one specific country but also to compare different European countries. “The Overview of Preventive Cardiology in Europe” is a valuable source of information and is based on the "Country of the Month" reports of the National CVD Prevention Coordinators from ESC National Cardiac Societies.
There are two main topics:
Cardiac Rehabilitation CVD Prevention
Reports from ESC National Cardiac Societies
Latest country report: Luxembourg (2019)
All country reports
| Countries A-Ge | Countries Gr-M | Countries N-Z |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (2016) |
Greece (2015) |
Netherlands (2014) |
| Azerbaijan (2018) |
Hungary (2016) |
Norway (2016) |
| Belarus (2017) |
Iceland (December 2013) |
Poland (2014) |
| Belgium (2016) |
Ireland (2014) |
Portugal (2015) |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina (2015) |
Israel (statistics update 2019) |
Romania (2016) |
| Bulgaria (2014) |
Italy (2015) |
Russian Federation (2014) |
| Croatia (2015) | Kazakhstan (2014) | Serbia (2017) |
| Cyprus (2018) | Latvia (2014) | Slovakia (2015) |
| Denmark (2016) | Lebanon (2014) | Slovenia (2015) |
| Egypt (2014) | Libya (2018) | Spain (update "prevention activities" 2018) |
| Estonia (2014) | Lithuania (2014) | Sweden (2014) |
| Finland (2018) | Luxembourg (2019) | Switzerland (2016) |
| France (updated 2022) | Malta (2015) | Turkey (updated 2020) |
| Georgia (2017) | Moldova (Republic of) (2017) |
Ukraine (2017) |
| Germany (updated 2020) | Montenegro (2018) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2015) |
Reports from ESC Affiliated Cardiac Societies
The Country of the Month initiative is now open to ESC Affiliated Cardiac Societies. With the publication of the first country report from Argentina, EAPC has launched this global extension.
Argentina (April 2020)
Japan (November 2020)
Related article:
EAPC’s ‘Country of the Month’ prevention web section going global
A. Janssen et al., April 1, 2020, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487320915808
Country reports map
Note: Zoom out to discover country reports outside Europe.
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.