Results of surveys

March 2022 - June 2022 - Survey on the diagnosis and treatment of HFrEF 

Objective
  • To evaluate the perspectives of the cardiology community on the 2021 ESC heart failure (HF) guidelines, pinpoint disparities in disease management, and propose strategies to enhance adherence to HF guidelines.

View the scientific statement of the ESC Council for Cardiology Practice and the Heart Failure Association of the ESC

January 2019 - February 2019 - Survey on arterial hypertension management

Objective
  • To explore the management of hypertensive patients by general cardiologists a few months after the publication of the European Society of Cardiology and European Society of Hypertension Guidelines.

View the report of the survey on arterial hypertension management

December 2018 - February 2019 - Survey on the cardiology care delivered to cancer patients.

Objective
  • Better understand the knowledge and the activity of cardiologists related to cancer treatment for patients referred to them.

View the report of the survey on the cardiology care delivered to cancer patients.

December 2016 - March 2017 / Survey on Vascular Disease Management

Objective
  • Analyse the knowledge, the application and the behaviour of current knowledge about peripheral vascular diseases of cardiologists in practice

View the report of the survey on Vascular Diseases  Management

November - December 2015 / Survey on TAVI

Objectives
  • Analyze the knowledge and the application of current knowledge about TAVI methodology for aortic valve replacement
  • Analyze the behaviour of cardiologists in practice on this specific topic
  • Understand how cardiologists see the future of TAVI procedures
  • Study possible implementation problems and solutions in the application of guidelines
  • Verify (at a future date) the modification of behaviour with a similar survey within the next few years

View the report on the Survey on TAVI

November 2014 / Survey on Atrial Fibrillation (Antithrombotic Therapy)

Objectives
  • Analyze the knowledge and the application of current ESC Guidelines on Atrial Fibrillation
  • Analyze the behaviour of cardiologists in practice on this specific topic
  • Analyze possible differences between ages, regions, sexes, and other demographic characteristics of the sample
  • Study possible implementation problems and solutions in the application of guidelines
  • Verify in the future changes in behaviour with a similar survey in the next years

View the report on the Survey on Atrial Fibrillation

January 2014 / Survey on syncope

Objectives
  • Analyse the behaviour of cardiologists on this specific topic.
  • Study possible implementation problems and solutions in the application of guidelines.
  • Verify changes in behaviour with a similar survey in the future.

View the report on the survey on syncope

October 2012 / Survey on Private Practice Cardiology in Europe

Objective
  • Show and understand the similarities and differences in cardiology practice across Europe