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Consensus and Position Papers on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Management of patients with congenital bleeding disorders and cardiac indications for antithrombotic therapy A clinical consensus statement of the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis, the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD)

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
26 Mar 2025

Update on antithrombotic therapy and body mass: a clinical consensus statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
5 Sep 2024

Acute LDL-C reduction post ACS: strike early and strike strong: from evidence to clinical practice. A clinical consensus statement of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), in collaboration with the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal - Acute CardioVascular Care
27 Dec 2022

Sex differences in arterial hypertension A scientific statement from the ESC Council on Hypertension, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, the ESC Council for Cardiology Practice, and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal
22 Sep 2022

Facing the challenge of polypharmacy when prescribing for older people with cardiovascular disease. A review by the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
29 Jan 2022

Challenges in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics implementation: a viewpoint from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
31 Aug 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

European Heart Journal
19 Jul 2021

Update on management of hypokalaemia and goals for the lower potassium level in patients with cardiovascular disease: a review in collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
6 May 2021

The role of pharmacogenomics in contemporary cardiovascular therapy: a position statement from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
26 Feb 2021

An expert opinion paper on statin adherence and implementation of new lipid-lowering medications by the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: Barriers to be overcome

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
24 Dec 2019

Peripartum management of hypertension: a position paper of the ESC Council on Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
16 Dec 2019

Lipid management in rheumatoid arthritis: a position paper of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy of the European Society of Cardiology

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
9 Aug 2019

Expert consensus document on the management of hyperkalaemia in patients with cardiovascular disease treated with renin angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitors: coordinated by the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy of the European Society of Cardiology

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
3 May 2018

Antiarrhythmic drugs–clinical use and clinical decision making: a consensus document from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (ISCP)

EP Europace Journal
9 Feb 2018

Non-insulin antidiabetic pharmacotherapy in patients with established cardiovascular disease: a position paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

European Heart Journal
8 Nov 2017

ESC working group position paper on myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries

European Heart Journal
28 Apr 2016

Cardiovascular safety of non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: review and position paper by the working group for Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy of the European Society of Cardiology

European Heart Journal
16 Mar 2016

Reversal strategies for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants: a critical appraisal of available evidence and recommendations for clinical management—a joint position paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis

European Heart Journal
23 Dec 2015

Gender differences in the effect of cardiovascular drugs: a position document of the Working Group on Pharmacology and Drug Therapy of the ESC

European Heart Journal
6 May 2015

Expert position paper on the use of proton pump inhibitors in patients with cardiovascular disease and antithrombotic therapy

European Heart Journal
20 Feb 2013