Health Management Data
Evidence to guide policy, practice and patient care
ESC Atlas of Cardiology
Understanding how care is delivered across Europe and the Mediterranean basin
The ESC Atlas of Cardiology brings together data on cardiovascular healthcare systems on an unparalleled scale.
The ESC Atlas covers core cardiology with editions for heart failure, percutaneous coronary intervention and arrhythmias. It includes more than 300 variables spanning cardiovascular risk factors, morbidity, mortality and care management. This rich and unique source of real-world data provides a comprehensive view of cardiovascular health and care across our network of National Cardiac Societies, who also provide data for their countries.
Beyond providing geographical, political, demographic, economic and social information, the ESC Atlas provides insights into each country’s health and risk status, healthcare organisation and financing and the structure of cardiac care services.
Ultimately, the ESC Atlas helps uncover patterns that are cost-effective, efficient and grounded in everyday clinical practice. This evidence supports policymakers, clinicians and health leaders in shaping health policy and improving patient care, with insights consolidated in the ESC Cardiovascular Realities booklet.
Disease specific Atlas
How are we managing heart failure, percutaneous interventions and arrythmias across Europe?
ESC Atlas in Interventional Cardiology
This subspecialty Atlas is a joint initiative with the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) of the ESC. The project has been developed to map interventional practices across 16 ESC member countries and maps more than 98 variables related to interventional cardiology.
ESC Atlas in Heart Failure
This subspecialty Atlas is developed with special contribution from the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC. The database provides up-to-date information of heart failure epidemiology, resources, reimbursement of guideline‐directed medical therapy and activities of the National Heart Failure Societies (NHFS) in ESC member countries.
ESC Atlas on Heart Rhythm Disorders
This subspecialty Atlas is a joint initiative with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC. It was developed to comprehensively map arrhythmia care across ESC member countries,
presenting recent information on arrhythmia care organisation and delivery.
ESC-Oxford Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
The human and financial cost of CVD across our member countries
As well as remaining the world’s leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease poses a significant economic challenge.
To better understand its impact, the ESC–Oxford Burden of Cardiovascular Disease project – a joint initiative with the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford - examines both the human and financial cost of CVD across our member countries.
The project provides up-to-date and reliable estimates of the financial burden of CVD. It identifies the drivers of costs, highlights variations across patient groups and countries and shows where differences could be reduced through better adherence to guidelines and investment in cost-effective interventions.
By analysing healthcare costs for specific disease modalities using patient-level data and exploring trends in costs and their relationship with resources, treatments and outcomes, the project enables evidence-based comparisons between different diseases. This empowers policymakers to prioritise resources where they are needed most, supporting more equitable and effective heart care for all communities.
