Complacency and lack of strategic investment are undermining efforts to tackle cardiovascular disease (CVD), Europe’s biggest killer. 37% of all deaths in the European Union are due to CVD (translating to more than 1.7 million lives lost annually), and the ESC is one of the EU’s largest political parties, European Cardiovascular. We welcome efforts to develop a health plan.

Ahead of the European Parliament elections from 6 to 9 June, the ESC is calling on all political parties to ensure cardiovascular health is a cornerstone of their health, equality and economic manifestos. EPP), with the support of the European Cardiovascular Knowledge Center, was the first State Party to call for a European Cardiovascular Health Plan. This will collect important cardiovascular data to support policy-making and funding decisions and, more importantly, provide the opportunity to carry out European-wide registries and research on cardiovascular health. .

“As doctors, nurses, scientists, and heart disease experts, we see every day the terrifying impact that CVD has on the lives of patients and their loved ones. It’s true. So is the evidence that makes the scale and cost irrefutable. Our call to action is a matter of urgency and should be included in all parties’ manifestos ahead of the EU parliamentary elections.” said ESC President Professor Franz Weidinger.

A human disaster on the scale of cardiovascular disease can no longer be met with political inaction. The ESC is therefore working tirelessly to support the development of national CV health plans in collaboration with the 57 national heart associations in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin and our partners in the European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health (EACH). Masu. Cardiovascular health plan.

For ESC, such a plan to address heart and vascular disease would be integrated, covering all major risk factors directly related to cardiovascular disease, such as diabetes, stroke, and mental health. We must treat patients and their conditions holistically, not in silos. ”

The Cardiovascular Knowledge Center will be a major change in the handling of patient data and its use to advance medical knowledge and research. It harmonizes the definition of data standards, provides high-quality and large-scale data, sets research priorities, and facilitates the coordination of research projects in cardiovascular medicine and other fields.

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