Blood-pressure reductions with baxdrostat in patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension

Primary Care Perspectives on the BaxHTN trial

Baxdrostat 1 mg or 2 mg once daily led to statistically significant reductions in blood pressure compared with placebo at 12 weeks in patients with uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension, according to a late-breaking trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025

Remote atrial fibrillation screening in primary care using an ECG patch demonstrates modest benefits

Primary Care Perspective on AMALFI: Active Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation

View and read primary care perspectives on the investigator-initiated, parallel-arm unblinded randomised controlled AMALFI trial, eligible individuals were identified from 27 primary care practices in the UK via automated electronic health record searches

Sex Differences and Trends in Cardiovascular Risk Management: Insights from a Long-Term Primary Care Study

A recent study in the Netherlands explored trends from 2013 to 2019 in achieving target levels for biological (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol) and lifestyle (e.g., smoking, exercise) risk factors among patients enrolled in CVRM care

Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) in Primary care: A Systematic Review of Guidelines

A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) was conducted to assess the most effective strategies for reducing ASCVD risk.

Study on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Primary Care Utilization in Spain

A recent population-based study in Spain examined the relationship between patients' profiles, defined by their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and the frequency of visits to primary care (PC) physicians and nurses.

The Vital Role of Primary Care in Advancing Cardiovascular Health

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently issued Life’s Esseential 8, stating that Primary care plays a crucial role in delivering whole-person, integrated, and equitable health care that meets most health needs. It is uniquely positioned to identify and address behaviors that conflict with Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and to support populations facing cardiovascular health disparities.

Global Insights from the INTERASPIRE Study: Mapping Lipoprotein(a) Prevalence in Coronary Heart Disease Across Six WHO Regions

The International INTERASPIRE study provides important insights for primary care providers regarding the prevalence and impact of elevated Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) across various regions

Enhancing CVD Risk Assessment: Integrating Genetic Risk for Improved Prediction

In a population-based study, researchers found that both the relative genetic risk, assessed through a polygenic risk score and the absolute clinical risk, evaluated by SCORE2, independently contribute to an individual's overall CVD risk.

The STRATIFYHF Research and Innovation Action

Aimed to provide an AI-based decision support system for predicting risk, diagnosis and progression of heart failure

Prof Jakovljevic provides a brief overview of the STRATIFYHF study, an AI-based decision support system that could change the ways which heart failure is diagnosed and being managed

STRATIFYHF: providing support to primary care in early diagnosis of heart failure

Prof. Seferovic highlights the importance of the STRATIFYHF study aiming to support early diagnosis of heart failure in Primary and Secondary care, by using an AI-based decision support system

STRATIFY-HF A European collaboration to develop an AI based support system for risk stratification and early detection of heart failure

STRATIFY-HF will develop, validate and implement the first AI-based, decision support system (DSS) for risk stratification, early diagnosis, and disease progression assessment in HF to accommodate both primary and secondary care clinical needs.

Global Shift: From Underweight to Obesity Dominance in Three Decades Across Generations

Primary care practitioners should note a significant global shift from underweight to obesity dominance over the past three decades, as revealed by an analysis of 3663 population-based studies.

Need to restart and catch up in CVD prevention in time of COVID-19

"During the pandemic, we have lost sight of long-term conditions that are the biggest contributors to worse outcomes", says prof. Hobbs. "We need to restart and catch up in CVD prevention ASAP."

Heart failure and comorbidities: kidney disease and cancer

EPCCS 2019 Monika Hollander asks Peter van der Meer how comorbidities like renal dysfunction and cancer treatment affects management of patients with HF: what is known about treatment in patients with these comorbidities?

EPCCS and primary CV care in Turkey

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Turkey.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Ireland

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Ireland.

EPCCS and primary CV care in France

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in France.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Ukraine

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Ukraine.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Poland (English)

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Poland.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Poland (Polish)

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Poland.

Diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care | French abstract

Read the abstract of the EPCCS Guidance on diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care in French.

French Society of General Medicine (SFMG)

information about the French Society of General Medicine

Diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care | Greek abstract

Read the abstract of the EPCCS Guidance on diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care in Greek.

Greek Societies involved in Primary Care

See the Greek societies that our EPCCS Council members are involved in.

Diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care | Ukrainian abstract

Read the abstract of the EPCCS Guidance on diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care in Ukrainian.

DIJAGNOSTIKOVANJE I LEČENJE HIPERTENZIJE U PRIMARNOJ ZDRAVSTVENOJ ZAŠTITI | Serbian abstract of EPCCS Guidance on hypertension

Read the abstract of the EPCCS Guidance on diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care in Serbian.

How EPCCS aims to help primary care physicians across Europe in recognizing and managing CV risk (English)

EPCCS Council Meeting

Prof. Christos Lionis gives a brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians.

How EPCCS aims to help primary care physicians across Europe in recognizing and managing CV risk (Greek)

EPCCS Council Meeting

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Greece.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Slovakia (English)

EPCCS Council Meeting

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Slovakia.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Slovakia (Slovak)

EPCCS Council Meeting

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Slovakia.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Spain (English)

EPCCS Council Meeting

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Spain.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Spain (Spanish)

EPCCS Council Meeting

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Spain.

EPCCS and primary CV care in Serbia

EPCCS Council Meeting

A brief impression of how EPCCS activities and plans can be useful for primary care physicians in Serbia (in Serbian with English subtitles)

Outreach of EPCCS into European countries: what's in store

EPCCS Council Meeting

Drs. Cormac O'Dubhghaill (Ireland) and Zehra Dagli (Turkey), two country representatives in the EPCCS Council, summarise the proposed ambitions and plans to increase the outreach of EPCCS to European primary care doctors.

Diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care

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Download the EPCCS Practical Guidance Document, which provides a brief scientific background on the need for and practical guidance on management of hypertension, including when to start treatment and which blood pressure target should be used for a given patient. The document focusses on challenges faced in clinical reality.

New diagnostic algorithm and therapeutic options in HF management

EPCCS 2019 Professor Peter van der Meer & Monika Hollander consider new recommendations in the latest ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of patients with HF, and the role GPs may play in this process.

Update on managing CV risk in diabetes: what's the evidence?

EPCCS 2019 Profs Khunti and Hobbs discuss why CV risk needs attention in patients with diabetes, and how this can be mitigated. They also consider barriers that prevent optimal implementation of the evidence on effective management strategies.

Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

EPCCS 2019 Dr. Machácová and prof. Hobbs discuss steps of management of patients with atrial fibrillation, from identification to treatment to lower the associated stroke risk, including best practice when optimal options are unavailable.

Education, exchange, guidance and interaction during EPCCS Summit 2019

EPCCS 2019 Read impressions of the updates on stroke prevention in AF, hypertension, HF and CV risk in diabetes, with emphasis on challenges faced in patients with multimorbidities.

Recent updates to the international Hypertension Guidelines - where do they vary and what should we agree in primary care?

Profs. McManus and Hobbs consider the latest recommendations and insights on how to diagnose elevated blood pressure and when to initiate treatment.

Complexities of managing heart failure

EPCCS Annual CV Summit

EPCCS 2019 Read an impression of the presentation of prof. Van der Meer, on the latest recommendations on management of HF, including important aspects to consider in patients with comorbidities.

Slides | Update on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

EPCCS 2019 Slides prepared and presented by prof. Richard Hobbs (Oxford, United Kingdom), here offered as an educational service.

How to deal with the challenges of multimorbidity in general practice?

EPCCS 2019 In case-based discussions, various complexities of management of patients with multimorbity and polypharmacy were discussed, and strategies to deal with this were exchanged.

Update on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

EPCCS 2019 In a comprehensive talk, professor Hobbs considered a range of aspects relevant to the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Read an impression

Diabetes and cardiovascular risk

EPCCS 2019 Prof. Hobbs set the scene for the presentation of prof. Khunti, by showing how diabetes is linked to CVD risk, after which prof. Khunti outlined how this risk can best be reduced with therapy.

Current management of diabetes and cardiovascular risk in primary care

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Download the EPCCS Practical Guidance Document, which provides a brief scientific background on the need for and practical guidance on management of hyperglycaemia and the increased CV risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.

EPCCS society: what is available for members?

Prof. Richard Hobbs provides information on the EPCCS council and board, and explains what evidence-based information members can find on the EPCCS website.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Spain (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Francisco Javier Sanz Garcia provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Spain.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Spain (Spanish)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Francisco Javier Sanz Garcia provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Spain.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Denmark (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Hans Eguia provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Denmark.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Denmark (Danish)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Hans Eguia provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Denmark.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Spain - English

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Miguel-Angel Muñoz Pérez provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Spain.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Spain - Spanish

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Miguel-Angel Muñoz Pérez provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Spain.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Montenegro (Montenegrin)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Assist. Prof. dr. Milena Cojić provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Montenegro

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Romania (Romanian)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Mihaela Daniela Balta provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Romania.

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Turkey (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member dr. Zehra Dagli provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Turkey

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Ireland (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member dr. Cormac Ó Dubhghaill provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Ireland

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Turkey (Turkish)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member dr. Zehra Dagli provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Turkey

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Germany (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member dr. Jan Oltrogge provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Germany

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Germany (German)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member dr. Jan Oltrogge provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Germany

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Belgium (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Bert Vaes, MD, PhD provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Belgium

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Belgium (Flemish)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Bert Vaes, MD, PhD provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Belgium

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Poland (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Pawel Żuk provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Poland

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Poland (Polish)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Pawel Żuk provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Poland

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Slovakia (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Michaela Macháčová, MD provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Slovakia

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Slovakia (Slovak)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Michaela Macháčová, MD provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Slovakia

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Czech Republic (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Norbert Král provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Czech Republic

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Czech Republic (Czech)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Norbert Král provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Czech Republic

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Ukraine (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Maryna Dolzhenko provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Ukraine

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Ukraine (Ukrainian)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Maryna Dolzhenko provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Ukraine

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Serbia (Serbian)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Dr Mira Kis-Veljkovic provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Serbia

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Montenegro (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Assist. Prof. dr. Milena Cojić provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Montenegro

Primary Cardiovascular Care in Serbia (English)

EPCCS Council

EPCCS Council member Dr Mira Kis-Veljkovic provides a brief overview of the current organisation of primary care in Serbia

Шляхи стимулювання модифікації способу життя з метою зменшення серцево-судинного ризику на первинній ланці медичної допомоги

Download the Ukrainian version of the EPCCS Practical Guidance on Stimulating health behaviour changes to reduce CV risk in primary care

Lečenje povišenih lipida u primarnoj zdravstvenoj zaštiti (PZZ)

Download the Serbian version of the EPCCS Practical Guidance on Managing elevated lipids in primary care

Prevention of cardiovascular noncommunicable disease in primary care in Russia

Praktičan vodič za dijagnostikovanje i lečenje srčane insuficijencije u primarnoj zdravstvenoj zaštiti (PZZ)

Download the Serbian version of the EPCCS Practical Guidance on Heart Failure Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care.

Stimulacija promene životnog stila u cilju smanjenja kardiovaskularnog rizika u PZZ

Download the Serbian version of the EPCCS Practical Guidance on Stimulating health behaviour changes to reduce CV risk in primary care

Managementul dislipidemiei în asistența medicală primară

Download the Romanian version of the EPCCS Practical Guidance on Managing elevated lipids in primary care

Managing elevated lipids in primary care

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Download the EPCCS Practical Guidance Document, which provides a brief scientific background on the need for lipid lowering in individuals at high CV risk, and practical guidance on management of persons with dyslipidaemia in primary care, with a focus on challenges faced in clinical reality.

Hypertension - Can we agree on diagnostic and therapeutic thresholds?

EPCCS 2018 Three professors discuss how best to measure blood pressure, when to call it hypertension, and once hypertension is diagnosed, what BP target to aim for, based on the latest scientific insights.

Complexities of managing heart failure

EPCCS 2018 Management of heart failure is complex, as it often concerns elderly patients who have comorbidities. Good cooperation between primary and secondary care can benefit these patients.

Spain - EPCCS Introduction

Lipid lowering: the evidence, the guidelines, the clinical reality

EPCCS 2018 Despite the known efficacy of lipid-lowering therapy, in clinical reality still many patients remain at high risk, for instance due to statin intolerance. The panel discusses how to manage this, and also which risk assessment tools can be used in which patients, to guide treatment decisions.

Cardiovascular Primary Care in Italy

Primary care in Italy & CVD (2017)

Management of CV risk that comes with T2DM in light of novel treatment options

In his presentation, prof. Cos considered recent observations that novel classes of antidiabetic drugs can provide CV benefit in T2DM patients. Cos, Brotons and Hobbs discuss how this can improve management and outcomes of these patients.

Hypertension – can we agree on diagnostic and therapeutic thresholds?

EPCCS 2018 An impression of the presentation of Prof. Richard McManus on the evidence of thresholds, the difference in guidelines and the role of the GP, given during the Annual EPCCS CV Summit.

Complexities of managing heart failure in primary care

EPCCS 2018 An impression of the presentations of dr. Nuria Farré and dr. Miguel Angel Muñoz on the diagnosis and monitoring of heart failure, co-morbidities, palliative care and the evidence on these topics given during the Annual EPCCS CV Summit.

Managing elevated lipids and statins – the good, the bad and the ugly?

EPCCS 2018 An impression of the presentation of Prof. Frank Visseren on the evidence, the guidelines and the clinical reality of lipid-lowering therapies, given during the Annual EPCCS CV Summit.

Diabetes and vascular disease: epidemiology and management options

EPCCS 2018 An impression of the presentation of dr. Xavier Cos on diabetes and vascular disease, epidemiology and management options, given during the Annual EPCCS CV Summit.

Stimularea schimbărilor de comportament în domeniul sănătății pentru a reduce riscul cardiovascular în asistența medicală primară

Download the Romanian version of the EPCCS Guidance for Primary Care on stimulating health behaviour change.

Lower extremity artery disease: a neglected major CV disease

EPCCS 2018 An impression of the presentation of dr. Rafel Ramos on diagnosis and clinical management of peripheral artery disease in primary care, given during the Annual EPCCS CV Summit.

Погоджена настанова EPCCS щодо профілактики інсульту при фібриляції передсердь в системі надання первинної медичної допомоги

Download the Ukrainian version of the EPCCS SPAF Consensus Guidance for Primary Care.

Germany: Cardiovascular Primary Care Overview

Introduction Cardiovascular risk management by primary care in Germany

Greece: Cardiovascular Primary Care Overview

Introduction Cardiovascular risk management by primary care in Greece

France: Cardiovascular Primary Care Overview

Introduction Cardiovascular risk management by primary care in France

Romania: Cardiovascular Primary Care Overview

Introduction Cardiovascular risk management by primary care in Romania

Bulgaria: Cardiovascular Primary care

Introduction Cardiovascular risk management by primary care in Bulgaria

Portugal: Cardiovascular Primary Care Overview

Introduction Cardiovascular risk management by primary care in Portugal

Spain: Cardiovascular Primary Care Overview

Introduction Cardiovascular risk management by primary care in Spain

Netherlands: Cardiovascular Primary Care Overview

Report of EPCCS Council on organization of cardiovascular Primary Care in different countries

Slovakia: Cardiovascular Primary care overview

Report of EPCCS Council on organization of cardiovascular Primary Care in different countries

Stimulating health behaviour changes to reduce cardiovascular risk in primary care

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Lifestyle importantly contributes to preventable morbidity and mortality. This EPCCS guidance document outlines the presented evidence on ingredients of successful behaviour change strategies and motivational interviewing, as well as which CV risk behaviours and clinical outcomes may be improved with various types of strategies.

Практична настанова по діагностиці та менеджменту серцевої недостатності в системі первинної медичної допомоги

Download the Ukrainian version of the EPCCS Practical Guidance on Heart Failure Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care.

Prevencia cievnej mozgovej príhody u pacientov s fibriláciou predsiení

Download the Slovak document on Prevention of stroke in patients with AF and screening of AF.

Chronické srdcové zlyhávanie

Download the Slovak document on CHF management in primary care.

How can the EPCCS better engage with primary care physicians in various European countries regarding cardiovascular disease education?

EPCCS Council

Read our plans and future ambitions in a summary of the EPCCS Council workshop on how EPCCS can support and inform general practitioners across Europe.

How can EPCCS expand its membership?

EPCCS Council

Read about ideas that came up during a brainstorm during the EPCCS Council workshop on how EPCCS might reach more members and thus form a stronger network between European GPs.

EPCCS Practical Guidance on Heart Failure Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care

Based on the Heart Failure session and discussion during the 8th EPCCS Annual Meeting in Prague, this guidance document was written to help physicians diagnose and manage heart failure in their primary care practice.

What can be learned from the latest hypertension trials?

EPCCS 2017 Prof. Richard McManus summarises the results of three large trials that evaluated different intensities of blood pressure management and different blood pressure targets. With prof. Richard Hobbs, he considers what lessons can be learned for primary care.

Heart failure diagnosis and management varies substantially across European countries

EPCCS 2017 Dr. Clare Taylor and dr. Arno Hoes discuss the major changes in the latest ESC HF Guidelines and summarise what they learned from the discussion about HF management in different countries.

EPCCS Heart Failure Guidance published as Clinical Intelligence in Br J Gen Prac

A brief version of our EPCCS Practical Guidance on Heart Failure Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care has now been published as Clinical Intelligence paper in the British Journal of General Practice.

How do the latest guideline changes affect management of dyslipidaemia in primary care?

EPCCS 2017 Dr. Frans Rutten and dr. Carlos Brotons summarise the latest updates in the ESC guidelines on dyslipidaemia, relevant for the GP, and summarise the discussion this presentation sparked among the EPCCS audience.

Ingredients of effective strategies to stimulate behaviour change

EPCCS 2017 In their summary of the EPCCS session on behaviour change, dr. Monika Hollander and prof. Christi Deaton highlight which techniques to help patients improve risk behaviour can be employed.

Lipid Management: What do the guidelines say and what are the implications for primary care?

EPCCS 2017 Slides presented by Dr Carlos Brotons (Sardenya Primary Health Care Center, Barcelona, Spain)

Atrial Fibrillation Management: What do the guidelines say and what are the implications for primary care?

EPCCS 2017 Slides presented by Dr Geert-Jan Geersing (Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands)

What’s the new evidence base for heart failure diagnosis & management?

EPCCS 2017 Slides presented by Professor Arno Hoes (University of Utrecht, Julius Center of Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands).

Controversies in Lipids – is the role of statins now clear, are there alternatives, and what’s in the pipeline?

EPCCS 2017 Slides presented by Professor John Chapman (Paris, France)

Controversies in Hypertension – what are the implication of SPRINT in the context of recent treatment trials?

EPCCS 2017 Slides presented by Professor Richard McManus (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)

Guidance on changing health behaviours – what is the evidence, what’s recommended, and do I agree?

EPCCS 2017 Slides presented by Professor Christi Deaton (Univerisity of Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Guidance on changing health behaviours – what is the evidence, what’s recommended, and do I agree?

EPCCS 2017 Impression of the lecture at the EPCCS CV Summit, given by Professor Christi Deaton (Cambridge, UK).

EPCCS Guidance Documents

Evidence- and meeting-based guidance for primary care

The evidence base for health behaviour changes

Prof. Richard Hobbs (Oxford, UK)  and Prof. Paul Aveyard (Oxford, UK) discuss the evidence base of effectiveness of health behaviour changes and how GPs can best play a role in stimulating a patient to engage in lifestyle modifications to reduce their CV risk. 

Identifying and treating patients with true hypertension

Richard McManus (Oxford, UK) and Monika Hollander (Utrecht, The Netherlands) discuss which blood pressure measurement method is best to identify true hypertension in primary care and how this should be treated.

What is the evidence base for lipid modification in the guidelines updates?

Richard Hobbs (Oxford, UK) and Arno Hoes (Utrecht, The Netherlands) summarise the lively discussion after Hoes' talk on dilemmas in lipid-lowering in primary care.

What's the evidence base for heart failure diagnosis and management in the guideline updates?

Downloadable slides prepared and presented by Prof Frans Rutten, at EPCSS 2015.

What's the evidence base for lipid modification in the guideline updates?

Downloadable slides prepared and presented by Prof Arno Hoes, at EPCSS 2015.

What's the evidence base for health behaviour modification in the guideline updates?

Downloadable slides prepared and presented by Prof Paul Aveyard, at EPCSS 2015.

What's the evidence base for blood pressure modification in the guideline updates?

Downloadable slides prepared and presented by Prof Richard McManus, at EPCSS 2015.

Lively debate at annual EPCCS Clinical Masterclass to yield practical guidance

Prague, Sept 17-18, 2015

This year’s EPCCS Meeting dedicated much time to discussion and identifying gaps in the evidence, aimed at composing practical recommendations for CV risk management in general practice.

The EPCCS Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Guidance Document 1

Prof. David Fitzmaurice (Birminham, United Kingdom) gives a preview of what will be covered in the EPCCS Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Guidance Document, which has been composed by an EPCCS Working Group on the subject. The manuscript has been accepted for publication

Practical guidance for primary care physicians on statin use in people at risk of getting diabetes

A group of physicians has reviewed the evidence and developed recommendations on how to deal with the diabetogenicity of statins, in patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.