Consensus and Position Papers on Prevention and Rehabilitation

European Association of Preventive Cardiology

Date

Title

Date: 2024

Title: The future of education in Preventive Cardiology
Date: 2024

Title: Prevention and rehabilitation after heart transplantation
Date: 2024

Title: The role of exercise training on cardiovascular risk factors and heart disease in patients with chronic kidney disease G3–G5 and G5D
Date: 2023

Title: Preinterventional frailty assessment in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery or transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Date: 2023

Title: Do we practice what we preach? Implementation of cardiovascular prevention strategies in 13 European countries between 2011 and 2021.
Date: 2023

Title: Acquired Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Importance of Timely Preventive Measures. Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease in collaboration with European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
Date: 2023

Title: Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Date: 2023

Title: Placing patient-reported outcomes at the centre of cardiovascular clinical practice: implications for quality of care and management
Date: 2023

Title: Lifestyle interventions to change trajectories of obesity-related cardiovascular risk from childhood onset to manifestation in adulthood
Date: 2023

Title: Global perspectives on heart disease rehabilitation and secondary prevention
Date: 2023

Title: Antithrombotic treatment strategies in patients with established coronary atherosclerotic disease
Date: 2023

Title: Within and beyond 12-month efficacy and safety of antithrombotic strategies in patients with established coronary artery disease
Date: 2023

Title: Promotion of healthy nutrition in primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention
Date: 2022

Title: Sex differences in arterial hypertension
Date: 2022

Title: How to optimize the adherence to a guideline-directed medical therapy in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Date: 2022

Title: Cardiac screening prior to return to play after SARS-CoV-2 infection: focus on the child and adolescent athlete
Date: 2022

Title: Impact of COVID-19 on young healthcare professionals
Date: 2022

Title: Cardiopulmonary assessment prior to returning to high-hazard occupations post symptomatic COVID-19 infection
Date: 2022

Title: Cardiovascular effects of doping substances, commonly prescribed medications and ergogenic aids in relation to sports
Date: 2021

Title: European Society of Cardiology Quality Indicators for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Date: 2021

Title: Exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiovascular rehabilitation and beyond: why and how
Date: 2021

Title: Athletes with valvular heart disease and competitive sports
Date: 2021

Title: Personalised exercise prescription in the prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension
Date: 2021

Title: Comprehensive multicomponent cardiac rehabilitation in cardiac implantable electronic devices recipients
Date: 2020

Title: Electronic cigarettes and health with special focus on cardiovascular effects
Date: 2020

Title: Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions – Part 1: Supraventricular arrhythmias
Date: 2020

Title: Exercise in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Era
Date: 2020

Title: Secondary prevention through comprehensive cardiovascular rehabilitation: From knowledge to implementation. 2020 update
Date: 2019

Title: Recommendations for participation in competitive and leisure time sport in athletes with cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, and pericarditis
Date: 2019

Title: Exercise training for patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease: What to pursue and how to do it.
Date: 2018

Title: Recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension
Date: 2018

Title: Recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease
Date: 2017

Title: Recommendations for the indication and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging in the evaluation of the athlete’s heart
Date: 2017

Title: Cardiovascular evaluation of middle-aged/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sport activities
Date: 2017

Title: EHRA/EAPC: How to prevent atrial fibrillation
Date: 2017

Title: EHRA/EAPC: Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death
Date: 2016

Title: Frailty and cardiac rehabilitation
Date: 2016

Title: Challenges in secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: A call for action
Date: 2016

Title: The prognostic effect of cardiac rehabilitation in the era of acute revascularisation and statin therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized studies – The Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcome Study (CROS)
Date: 2015

Title: Sudden cardiac arrest in sports – need for uniform registration
Date: 2015

Title: Healthy lifestyle interventions to combat noncommunicable disease
Date: 2014

Title: Air pollution and cardiovascular disease
Date: 2013

Title: Physical activity in adolescents and adults with congenital heart defects; individualised exercise prescription
Date: 2013

Title: Electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes: the ‘Seattle Criteria’
Date: 2013

Title: Normal electrocardiographic findings: recognising physiological adaptations in athletes
Date: 2013

Title: Abnormal electrocardiographic findings in athletes: recognising changes suggestive of cardiomyopathy
Date: 2013

Title: Abnormal electrocardiographic findings in athletes: recognising changes suggestive of primary electrical disease
Date: 2012

Title: Aerobic exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiac rehabilitation
Date: 2012

Title: Clinical recommendations for cardiopulmonary exercise testing data assessment in specific patient populations
Date: 2012

Title: Secondary prevention in the clinical management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Core components, standards and outcome measures for referral and delivery
Date: 2012

Title: Proposal for a core curriculum for a European Sports Cardiology qualification
Date: 2012

Title: Population-level changes to promote cardiovascular health
Date: 2012

Title: Importance of characteristics and modalities of physical activity and exercise in the management of cardiovascular health in individuals with cardiovascular disease
Date: 2012

Title: Importance of characteristics and modalities of physical activity and exercise in defining the benefits to cardiovascular health within the general population
Date: 2011

Title: Importance of characteristics and modalities of physical activity and exercise in the management of cardiovascular health in individuals with cardiovascular risk factors
Date: 2011

Title: Recommendations for physical activity, recreation sport, and exercise training in paediatric patients with congenital heart disease
Date: 2011

Title: Cardiovascular safety at sports arenas
Date: 2010

Title: Cardiac rehabilitation in Europe: results from the European Cardiac Rehabilitation Inventory Survey
Date: 2010

Title: Secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation: physical activity counselling and exercise training
Date: 2010

Title: Assessment of physical activity – a review of methodologies with reference to epidemiological research
Date: 2010

Title: Time for action regarding cardiovascular emergency care at sports arenas: a lesson from the arena study
Date: 2010

Title: Secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation: from knowledge to implementation
Date: 2009

Title: Recommendations for interpretation of 12-lead electrocardiogram in the athlete
Date: 2009

Title: Standards for the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the functional evaluation of cardiac patients
Date: 2007

Title: Future perspectives in cardiac rehabilitation - secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation
Date: 2006

Title: Participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports of patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions Part II: Ventricular arrhythmias, channelopathies and implantable defibrillators
Date: 2006

Title: Adverse cardiovascular effects of doping in athletes
Date: 2006

Title: Participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions Part I: Supraventricular arrhythmias and pacemakers
Date: 2006

Title: Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports for patients with ischaemic heart disease
Date: 2005

Title: Participation in leisure-time physical activities and competitive sports for patients with hypertension
Date: 2005

Title: Core components of cardiac rehabilitation in chronic heart failure
Date: 2005

Title: Competitive sports participation in athletes with cardiovascular disease
Date: 2005

Title: Cardiovascular pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes for prevention of sudden death: proposal for a common European protocol
Date: 2003

Title: Physical activity for primary and secondary prevention
Date: 2003

Title: Secondary Prevention through Cardiac Rehabilitation

Related Guidelines

European Guidelines on CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice
Developed to support healthcare professionals communicating with individuals about their cardiovascular (CV) risk and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and early modification of their CV risk.

Reference 2016 EHJ doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehw106, EHJ (2016);37:2315–2381

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Call for Action to promote a heart-healthy environment in Europe

Call for Action issued by the Joint European Societies Cardiovascular Prevention Committee encouraging European countries to pursue the creation of a heart-healthy environment through various actions at a national level.

Reference EJCPR 2008; Vol. 15, Issue 2, 125-127

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