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ESC Prevention of CVD Programme

Could your patient benefit from better secondary prevention?

About the programme

The ESC Prevention of CVD Programme is an innovative project that aims to promote effective secondary prevention among those with risk factors as well as those that survived a clinical event.

It offers access to educational and scientific resources on Ischaemic heart disease and treatment goals, cardiovascular risk assessment and management tools, as well as cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training recommendations.

Epidemiology of IHD

Epidemiology of ischaemic heart disease (IHD)

The SMART Risk Score

Easy-to-use, online tool to estimate 10-year risk for recurrent vascular events in patients with manifest cardiovascular disease.

Risk Assessment

Specific interventions at individual level and risk assessment in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease with the SMART risk score.

Treatment Goals

Find out more about risk factor management and the use of cardio protective drugs in secondary prevention.

Rehabilitation

Rationale, indications and core components of Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Acknowledgements

Learn more about this section’s authors and reviewers.

Educational Resources

Access webinar recordings, on-line masterclasses, and scientific publications

EJPC supplement

Essentials of Secondary Prevention

Cardiovascular Prevention Website for Patients

Healthy-heart.org is a trusted website where your patients can find reliable information and practical advice to prevent cardiovascular disease, manage their health more effectively and live longer, more active lives.

Available in English, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Spanish.
Coming soon in German and Polish.

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ESC CVD Calculation Risk App

Your CVD risk calculators in one app

Assess individual cardiovascular risk for different patient populations
Includes up to 10-year risk and lifetime risk calculators

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Communities involved in the project

Experts from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC) and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP) are involved in all stages of the programme development.