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Consensus and Position Papers on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases

ESC Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases

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  • 2024
    Exercise therapy for chronic symptomatic peripheral artery disease
     
     
  • 2023
    Stroke risk management in carotid atherosclerotic disease: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Council on Stroke and the ESC Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases
     
     
  • 2023
    Multimodality imaging in thoracic aortic diseases
     
     
  • 2021
    Antithrombotic therapies in aortic and peripheral arterial diseases in 2021: a consensus document from the ESC working group on aorta and peripheral vascular diseases, the ESC working group on thrombosis, and the ESC working group on cardiovascular pharmacotherapy
     
     
  • 2021
    Frailty in cardiology: definition, assessment and clinical implications for general cardiology
     
     
  • 2021
    Second consensus document on diagnosis and management of acute deep vein thrombosis: updated document elaborated by the ESC Working Group on aorta and peripheral vascular diseases and the ESC Working Group on pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function
     
     
  • 2020
    Endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19: a position paper of the ESC Working Group for Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, and the ESC Council of Basic Cardiovascular Science
     
     
  • 2020
    Genetic counselling and testing in adults with congenital heart disease: A consensus document of the ESC Working Group of Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease, the ESC Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease and the European Society of Human Genetics
     
     
  • 2019
    Follow-up of patients after revascularisation for peripheral arterial disease
     
     
  • 2019
    Genetic counselling and testing in adults with congenital heart disease
     
     
  • 2017
    Diagnosis and Management of Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis
     
     
  • 2017
    Diagnosis and management of acute deep vein thrombosis
     
     
  • 2015
    The role of vascular biomarkers for primary and secondary prevention
     
     
  • 2014
    Non-coronary atherosclerosis
     
     
  • 2011
    Methods for evaluating endothelial function
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