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To promote excellence in research, practice, education and policy in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation in Europe.

Is residential rehabilitation better (or as good as) ambulatory rehabilitation?

Paul Dendale comments on the study by O. Mittag et al, evaluating the medium-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation in Germany, published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Read the comment by Paul Dendale.

Rapid urbanisation as well as cultural habits explain Gulf states' rise in heart disease prevalence

While the rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions is thought responsible for the high rates of cardiovascular disease in the Gulf states, deep-rooted cultural factors also play a part. "We're sitting on a time bomb," says Professor Hani Najm, Vice-President of the Saudi Heart Association, whose annual conference begins Friday 27 January....Read the full article.

Read the summary of the ESC/EAS Guidelines on Dyslipidaemias

In 2011 a new fundamental consensus the first guidelines on the management of dyslipidaemias, jointly produced by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Atherosclerosis Society, was released for European clinicians to face the global epidemic of cardiovascular (CV) disease of the 21st century.

Global study sheds more light on role played by exercise, cars and TVs on the risk of heart attacks

“Until now, few studies have looked at the different aspects of physical activity both at work and during leisure time in relation to the risk of heart attacks,” said Professor Claes Held, the first author of the study. “Much is already known about the association between physical activity and cardiovascular risk, but what this study adds, among many other things, is a global perspective...."

EACPR at a glance

Journal : European Journal of Preventive Cardiology	Congress: EuroPRevent 3-5 May 2012 / Dublin	Become a member today!

	ESC Congress 2011 resources by topic- Topic 6: Prevention and rehabilitation, Basic and translational science, Epidemiology and health policy, CV Nursing, Sports cardiology

	EuroPRevent 2011 scientific resources here

EACPR Sections
Prevention Toolbox
HeartScore

Prevention, Epidemiology and Population Science

Mission: To promote the essential knowledge of population prevention science among cardiologists, other clinicians, health care professionals and scientists, to stress their role in the community context and to improve their understanding of the importance of the epidemiology and primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Sports Cardiology

This section fits well within the Association as an extension of cardiac rehabilitation. A network already exists and sports cardiology is recognized as a sub-speciality. It is connected with primary and secondary prevention.

Exercise, Basic and Translational Research

Mission: to promote and facilitate high-quality research and education related to exercise, basic and translational science in the fields of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation and sports cardiology, bringing together scientists from a broad range of disciplines.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rehabilitation is a secondary prevention programme, with exercise as the cornerstone of a comprehensive intervention which includes an educational programme, risk factors control and the patient’s voluntarily adoption of a healthy lifestyle to be kept for lifetime.

View the new European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation Prevention Toolbox. Cardiovascular risk assessment & management tools for your daily practice:

HeartScore: cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management

The interactive tool for predicting and managing the risk of heart attack and stroke in Europe. Updated according to the latest European Guidelines on CVD Prevention, HeartScore now includes relative risk for younger patients, in addition to patient data history and progress monitoring.

www.heartscore.org