Guidelines and Scientific Documents
Trustworthy recommendations and guidance for your clinical practice
Trusted by cardiovascular professionals globally, ESC Guidelines and Scientific Documents are grounded in the latest evidence and expert consensus and shape cardiovascular care worldwide. They reflect our official position, ensuring reliable guidance for optimal patient care.
ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines
Reliable guidance for every clinical decision
ESC Guidelines help health professionals determine the best diagnostic or therapeutic approach for individual patients with a given condition by providing a framework for decision making. Evidence-based and unbiased, they are carefully developed by a task force of experts and regularly updated.
The Latest ESC Clinical Practical Guidelines
Four new titles and an ESC Clinical Consensus Statement were released at ESC Congress 2025
2025 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease and pregnancy
The current Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease and pregnancy support health care professionals to manage and care for women with cardiovascular diseases before, during and after pregnancy.
2025 Focused Update of the 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias
This 2025 Focused Update addresses changes in recommendations for the treatment of dyslipidaemias based on new evidence published since the 2019 version, up until 31 March 2025.
2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease
This clinical consensus statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease highlights the multidirectional relationship between mental health, cardiovascular health and cardiovascular disease and its impact on cardiovascular risk and prognosis.
2025 ESC Guidelines for the management of myocarditis and pericarditis
These guidelines introduce a comprehensive, patient-oriented framework for the diagnosis and management of IMPS, spanning the full disease spectrum.
2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease
The 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (VHD) are an update of the 2021 version of this document.
Scientific Documents
Evidence-based scientific documents
ESC Scientific Documents provide valuable advice for clinical management and interpretation of scientific evidence in areas not sufficiently covered by ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Clinical Practice Tools
Practical tools to support clinical decisions
From risk calculators to our AI-powered guidelines companion and resources to make your patients better care partners, our clinical practice tools give you a bit of extra help when you want it.
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Patient versions of ESC Guidelines
Based on our guidelines, these documents explain diagnosis and treatment recommendations backed by evidence. They help patients understand their condition, engage in shared decisions, and adopt self-care strategies essential for effective disease management.
ESC Pocket Guidelines App
Make complex decisions with this free app that gives you calculators, algorithms, charts and scores. Online or offline, you get instant access to what you need to make it easier to apply ESC recommendations
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Clinical Practice Guidelines
ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines present the relevant evidence on a clinical issue to help physicians weigh the benefits and risks of a particular diagnostic or therapeutic approach.
Scientific Documents
We regularly publish consensus statements, position papers and other scientific documents.
ESC Clinical Practice Tools
Online aides to assist with your patient care