General Preventive Cardiology
- Implementation of ESC Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice across 13 European Countries: Changes between 2011 and 2021 (PDF), A report coordinated by A Salzwedel and N Kränkel and produced on behalf of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC)
- The ESC quality indicators for cardiovascular disease prevention: another puzzle piece in the strategy of preventive cardiology, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, zwab179, doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab179, published May 2022; Martin Halle
- Prevention is better than cure but is not always possible in challenging circumstances, European Heart Journal, Volume 43, Issue 28, 21 July 2022, Pages 2650–2651, 30 March 2022, Judith Ozkan
- A short history of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC)
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, February 2022, zwac027, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac027, Guy De Backer, Joep Perk, David Wood, Stephan Gielen, Antonio Pelliccia, Diederick Grobbee, Paul Dendale, Hugo Saner - Future of preventive cardiology: EAPC vision 2020–22, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, zwaa116, doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa116, published 3 February 2021
Martin Halle, et al.
Population Science & Public Health
- Obesity Genes and Weight Loss During Lifestyle Intervention in Children With Obesity JAMA Pediatrics. 2021;175(1):e205142. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5142
Melanie Heitkamp, et al. - Equalization of four cardiovascular risk algorithms after systematic recalibration: individual-participant meta-analysis of 86 prospective studies European Heart Journal, Volume 40, Issue 7, 14 February 2019, Pages 621–631, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy653
L. Pennells, et al. - Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers The Lancet, April 14, 2018, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30134-X
A.M. Wood, et al. - Strong inverse associations of Mediterranean diet, physical activity and their combination with cardiovascular disease: The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) cohort. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(11): 1186-1197. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318783263. PMID: 29944010.
I. Alvarez-Alvarez, et al. - Tobacco smoking and the risk of heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018: 2047487318806658. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318806658. PMID: 30335502.
D. Aune, et al. - Caffeine intake reduces incident atrial fibrillation at a population level. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(10): 1055-1062. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318772945. PMID: 29692210.
E. Casiglia, et al. - Associations of leisure-time physical activity with cardiovascular mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 44 prospective cohort studies. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(17): 1864-1872. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318795194. PMID: 30157685.
W. Cheng, et al. - Incidence of cardiovascular events in patients with stabilized coronary heart disease: the EUROASPIRE IV follow-up study. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2018. Doi: 10.1007/s10654-018-0454-0. PMID: 30353266.
D. De Bacquer, et al. - Cost-effectiveness of optimized adherence to prevention guidelines in European patients with coronary heart disease: Results from the EUROASPIRE IV survey. International Journal of Cardiology. 2018;272: 20-25. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.06.104. PMID: 30172478.
D. De Smedt, et al. - Age and gender differences in medical adherence after myocardial infarction: Women do not receive optimal treatment - The Netherlands claims database. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(2): 181-189. Doi: 10.1177/2047487317744363. PMID: 29164916.
D.C. Eindhoven, et al. - Impact of physical activity on the risk of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults: EPIC Norfolk prospective population study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(2): 200-208. Doi: 10.1177/2047487317737628. PMID: 29161890.
S. Lachman, et al. - The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: the PURE study. Lancet (London, England). 2017;390(10113): 2643-2654. Doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31634-3. PMID: 28943267.
S.A. Lear, et al. - Sauna exposure leads to improved arterial compliance: Findings from a non-randomised experimental study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(2): 130-138. Doi: 10.1177/2047487317737629. PMID: 29048215.
E. Lee, et al. - Examining adherence to activity monitoring devices to improve physical activity in adults with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018: 2047487318805580. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318805580. PMID: 30322268.
T.S. Marin, et al. - Urinary sodium excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study. Lancet (London, England). 2018;392(10146): 496-506. Doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31376-X. PMID: 30129465.
A. Mente, et al. - A cross-sectional survey of cardiovascular health and lifestyle habits of hospital staff in the UK: Do we look after ourselves? European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(5): 543-550. Doi: 10.1177/2047487317746320. PMID: 29198137.
T.K. Mittal, et al. - Socioeconomic status predicts a second cardiovascular event in 29,226 survivors of a first myocardial infarction. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(9): 985-993. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318766646. PMID: 29664673.
J. Ohm, et al. - Relations between the residential fast-food environment and the individual risk of cardiovascular diseases in The Netherlands: A nationwide follow-up study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(13): 1397-1405. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318769458. PMID: 29688759.
M. Poelman, et al. - Psychological interventions for coronary heart disease: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(3): 247-259. Doi: 10.1177/2047487317739978. PMID: 29212370.
S.H. Richards, et al. - Psychological interventions for coronary heart disease: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(3): 247-259. Doi: 10.1177/2047487317739978. PMID: 29212370.
S.H. Richards, et al. - European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017. European Heart Journal. 2018;39(7): 508-579. Doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx628. PMID: 29190377.
A. Timmis, et al and E.S.C.S.D. Group. - Loneliness, social isolation and risk of cardiovascular disease in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(13): 1387-1396. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318792696. PMID: 30068233.
N.K. Valtorta, et al. - Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: From bench to bedside. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018;25(8): 818-825. Doi: 10.1177/2047487318766638. PMID: 29580063.
S. Vidale and C. Campana. - Do the associations of sedentary behaviour with cardiovascular disease mortality and cancer mortality differ by physical activity level? Asystematic review and harmonised meta-analysis of data from 850,060 participants. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Jul 10. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-098963 PMID: 29991570
Ekelund U, et al. - The independent and joint associations of physical activity and body mass index with myocardial infarction: The Tromsø Study. Prev Med. 2018 Nov;116:94-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.09.005. Epub 2018 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 30218724.
Renninger M, et al. - Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel. European Heart Journal, Volume 38, Issue 32, 21 August 2017, Pages 2459–2472, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx144
B.A. Ference, et al. - 2016 European Guidelines on CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice. 2016 EHJ doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehw106, EHJ (2016);37:2315–2381
M.F. Piepoli, at al. - Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents The Lancet, July 13, 2016 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30175-1
The Global BMI Mortality Collaboration, E. Di Angelantonio, et al.
Secondary Prevention & Rehabilitation
- World Heart Federation Roadmap for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 Update; 2024, Volume: 19 Issue: 1, Page/Article: 8, DOI: 10.5334/gh.1278, Liliana Laranjo, Fernando Lanas et al.
- Overview of Cardiac Rehabilitation following post-acute myocardial infarction in European Society of Cardiology member countries
Jorge Ruivo, Trine Moholdt, Ana Abreu
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 1 February 2023, zwad024, doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad024 - Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries? (Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology) European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319827453
Abreu, A., Pesah, E., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Lopez-Jimenez, F., … Grace, S. L. (2019). - Role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in clinical stratification in heart failure. A position paper from the Committee on Exercise Physiology and Training of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. European Journal of Heart Failure (2018) 20, 3–15 HFA POSITION PAPER, doi:10.1002/ejhf.979
U.Corrà, et al. - Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Feb; 7(4): e007725. Published online 2018 Feb 8. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.007725
E.B. Winzer, et al. - Inter-Individual Responses of Maximal Oxygen Uptake to Exercise Training: A Critical Review. Sports Med (2017) 47:1501–1513 , DOI 10.1007/s40279-017-0680-8
P.J. Williams, et al. - Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphism and Maximal Exercise Capacity after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. PLOS, September 26, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163475
M. Métrich, et al. - Long‐term effects of high‐intensity interval training in heart transplant recipients: A 5‐year follow‐up study of a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Transplantation, First published: 12 November 2016, https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.12868
M.Yardley, et al. - Determinants of peak VO2 in heart transplant recipients. Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 30, Number 1, 2015, pp. 9-15(7), DOI: https://doi.org/10.5935/1678-9741.20140055
V.O. Carvalho, et al. - Interval exercise training increases maximal and submaximal exercise performance in heart failure with biventricular assist device therapy. International Journal of Cardiology 2015, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.296
J.W. Christlea, et al. - High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Chronic Heart Failure: Protocol Optimization. Journal of Cardiac Failure, February 2012Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 126–133, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.10.010
P Meyer, et al. - Exercise in Patients with Heart Failure. Phys Sportsmed. 2011 Nov; 39(4): 37–43.doi: 10.3810/psm.2011.11.1937 C.J. Chung , et al.
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Prognostic Comparison from Peak VO2 and VE/VCO2 Slope. Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2010; 4: 127–134. Published online 2010 May 26. doi: 10.2174/1874192401004010127
F.M. Sarullo, et al. - AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 Performance Measures on Cardiac Rehabilitation for Referral to and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Services. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 50, Issue 14, October 2007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.033, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.033
R.J. Thomas, et al. - Changes in exercise capacity, ventilation, and body weight following heart transplantation. European Journal of Heart Failure, 2007, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.07.001
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Sport Cardiology & Exercise
- Exercise during Hemodialysis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Failure. NEJM Evidence, doi.org/10.1056/EVIDoa2300057, Kirsten Anding-Rost et al.
- Exercise recommendations in patients with valvular heart disease. Heart. 2019 Jan;105(2):106-110. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313372.
Gati S, et al. - Outcomes of Cardiac Screening in Adolescent Soccer Players. N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 9;379(6):524-534. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1714719.
Malhotra A, et al. - Ventricular Arrhythmias in Young Competitive Athletes: Prevalence, Determinants and Underlying Substrate. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Jun 9;7(12). pii: e009171. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009171.
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D'Ascenzi F, et al. - Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease in Masters Endurance Athletes With a Low Atherosclerotic Risk Profile. Circulation. 2017 Jul 11;136(2):126-137. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.026964.
Merghani A, et al. - Prevalence and Management of Systemic Hypertension in Athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2017 May 15;119(10):1616-1622. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.02.011.
Caselli S, et al. - Emergency response facilities including primary and secondary prevention strategies across 79 professional football clubs in England. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Jun 14. pii: bjsports-2016-097440. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-097440.
Malhotra A, et al. - Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Long-Term Results of a Prospective Multinational Registry. Circulation. 2017 Jun 6;135(23):2310-2312. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027828.
Lampert R, et al. - Effect of Sex and Sporting Discipline on LV Adaptation to Exercise. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Sep;10(9):965-972. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.08.011.
Finocchiaro G, et al. - Relationship Between Lifelong Exercise Volume and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Athletes. Circulation. 2017 Jul 11;136(2):138-148. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027834.
Aengevaeren VL, et al. - Etiology of Sudden Death in Sports: Insights From a United Kingdom Regional Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 May 10;67(18):2108-2115. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.062.
Finocchiaro G, et al. - Cardiovascular diseases in Paralympic athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Sep;50(17):1075-80. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095867.
Pelliccia A, et al. - Reference Values of Aortic Root in Male and Female White Elite Athletes According to Sport. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Oct;9(10).
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Kramer EB, et al. - Patterns of left ventricular diastolic function in Olympic athletes. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Feb;28(2):236-44. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.09.013.
Caselli S, et al. - Safety of sports for athletes with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results of a prospective, multinational registry. Circulation. 2013 May 21;127(20):2021-30. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.000447.
Lampert R, et al. - Cardiac adaptation to exercise in adolescent athletes of African ethnicity: an emergent elite athletic population. Br J Sports Med, 2013;47:585-92.
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Papadakis M, et al. - Commotio cordis – under-recognized in Europe? a case report and review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, June 2011 vol. 18 no. 3 378-383
Erik Ekker Solberg, Bernt Inge Embrå, Mats Börjesson, Johan Herlitz, Domenico Corrado, - The prevalence, distribution and clinical outcomes of electrocardiographic repolarisation patterns in male athletes of African/Afro-Caribbean origin. Eur Heart J, 2011;32:2304-13.
Papadakis M, Carre F, Kervio G, Rawlins J, Panoulas VF, Chandra N, Basavarajaiah S, Carby L, Fonseca T, Sharma S. - Cardiovascular pre-participation screening does not distress professional football players. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, 1741826711410818, first published on May 25, 2011
E E Solberg, T H Bjørnstad, T E Andersen, and Ø Ekeberg - Ethnic differences in physiological cardiac adaptation to intense physical exercise in highly trained female athletes. Circulation 2010;121:1078-85.
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(Former) Exercise, Basic & Translational Research
- Heart failure prognosis over time: how the prognostic role of oxygen consumption and ventilatory efficiency during exercise has changed in the last 20 years. European Journal of Heart Failure, January 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1364
S. Paolillo, et al. - Exercise training to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: How does it work? European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, First Published October 15, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487318805158
N Kränkel, et al. - 2016 focused update: clinical recommendations for cardiopulmonary exercise testing data assessment in specific patient populations. European Heart Journal, Volume 39, Issue 14, 7 April 2018, Pages 1144–1161, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehw180
M Guazzi, et al. - Do clinicians prescribe exercise similarly in patients with different cardiovascular diseases? Findings from the EAPC EXPERT working group survey. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, February 2018, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487318760888
D Hansen, et al. - Clinician's Guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2010;122(2):191-225
Balady GJ, et al. - Regular exercise training prevents aortic valve disease in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice. Circulation 121:759-767 (2010).
Matsumoto Y, et al. - Effect of increased exercise in school children on physical fitness and endothelial progenitor cells: a prospective randomized trial. Circulation 120:2251-2259 (2009).
C Walther, et al. - The 6-min walk test in heart failure: is it a max or sub-maximum exercise test? Eur J Appl Physiol, 2009 Oct;107(3): 317-23. Epub 2009 Jul 18.
M. Jehn, et al. - Time-dependent mobilization of circulating progenitor cells during strenuous exercise in healthy individuals. J Appl Pysiol, 107:1943-50 (2009).
Möbius-Winkler S, et al. - Physical activity and the metabolic syndrome in elderly German men and women: results from the population-based KORA survey. Diabetes Care. 2009 Mar;32(3):511-3.
Hahn V, et al. - Daily walking performance as an independent predictor of advanced heart failure: Prediction of exercise capacity in chronic heart failure. Am Heart J. 2009 Feb;157(2):292-8.
Jehn M, et al. - Left ventricular volumes and mass in marathon runners and their association with cardiovascular risk factors. Int. J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Jan;25(1): 71-9.
Nassenstein K, et al. - Accelerometer-based quantification of 6-minute walk test performance in patients with chronic heart failure: applicability in telemedicine. J Card Fail. 2009 May;15(4):334-40.
Jehn M, et al. - Interval training normalizes cardiomyocyte function, diastolic Ca2+ control, and SR Ca2+ release synchronicity in a mouse model of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Circ Res 2009;105:527-536.
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Wisloff U, et al. - Aerobic interval training vs. continuous moderate exercise in the metabolic syndrome of rats artificially selected for low aerobic capacity. Cardiovasc Res 2009;81:723-732.
Haram PM, et al. - Circulating CD34+/KDR+ endothelial progenitor cells are reduced in chronic heart failure patients as a function of Type D personality. Clin Sci (Lond). 2009;117:165-72.
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