Key takeaways:
- ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025 will gather leading experts from diverse areas of preventive cardiology, including public health, primary and secondary prevention, rehabilitation and sports cardiology.
- The more than 120 sessions during the three-day event will include live cases and interactive workshops, as well as discussions on risk estimation tools, heart health in diverse populations, and groundbreaking interventions.
- A dedicated press conference on the Italian Strategic Plan for Cardiovascular Health will be held on 3 April, focusing on the nation's efforts to reduce cardiovascular disease through enhanced prevention strategies.
Sophia Antipolis 21 March: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, organised by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), will take place in Milan, Italy, from 3 April to 5 April 2025.
The congress focuses on today’s risk factor realities by diving into key areas such as new technologies and pharmacologic developments, how risk profiles have changed in the last years and how screening and risk estimation algorithms can help.
The Congress Programme Committee Chair Nicolle Kränkel says: "We want to explore how cardiovascular prevention can succeed in today’s world, addressing challenges like budget cuts, inequalities, and misinformation, while leveraging innovations in diagnostics, data science, and pharmacology. This involves three domains: exploring real-world data on risk factors and socio-economic influences, understanding what truly empowers patients to adopt heart-healthy lifestyles, and advancing groundbreaking innovations in care."
Not-to-miss sessions at #ESCPrev2025 include:
- Obesity as cardiovascular disease – Exploring the growing link between obesity and heart disease, with a focus on effective prevention and treatment strategies.
- Personalised prevention of cancer therapy-induced toxicity – Addressing how cardiovascular risk management can be integrated into cancer care to mitigate the cardiovascular impact of cancer therapies.
- Male or female? Different addictions, different risk – A session dedicated to understanding gender differences in cardiovascular risk related to addiction, such as alcohol and tobacco.
- Let’s go digital: implementing cardiac rehabilitation - Exploring digital tools like wearables and remote coaching in cardiac rehabilitation.
- Artificial intelligence in preventive cardiology – Discussion focusing on decision-making, digital twins, and the challenges related to data availability.
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the European Union, including Italy (see more: EU Cardiovascular Realities 2025). EAPC, in collaboration with the Italian Federation of Cardiology, will host a dedicated press conference on 3 April , from 10:45 to 11:30 on the National Strategic Plan for Cardiovascular Health 2024-2027. The ESC strongly supports such national initiatives aiming to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.
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About the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC)
The mission of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology is to promote excellence in research, practice, education and policy in cardiovascular health, primary and secondary prevention.
Information for journalists about registration for ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025:
ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, #ESCPrev2025 takes place from 3 to 5 April at Milan’s Allianz Mico. Explore the scientific programme.
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About the European Society of Cardiology
The ESC brings together healthcare professionals from more than 150 countries, working to advance cardiovascular medicine and help people to live longer, healthier lives.
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.