Comments on the 2021 ESC guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

  1. Arrarte, Vicente 1
  2. Alarcón Duque, José Antonio 1
  3. Aldama, Guillermo 1
  4. Barrios, Vivencio 1
  5. Bonanad, Clara 1
  6. Castro Conde, Almudena 1
  7. Fernández Olmo, Rosa 1
  8. Gámez, José M. 1
  9. Guzmán-Martínez, Gabriela 1
  10. Neiro Rey, Carmen 1
  11. Vivas, David 1
  12. Avanzas, Pablo 1
  13. Berga Congost, Gemma 1
  14. Boraita, Araceli 1
  15. Bueno, Héctor 1
  16. Calvo, David 1
  17. Campuzano, Raquel 1
  18. Delgado, Victoria 1
  19. Dos, Laura 1
  20. Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio 1
  21. Gomez Doblas, Juan José 1
  22. Pascual Figal, Domingo 1
  23. Sambola, Antonia 1
  24. Viana Tejedor, Ana 1
  25. Ferreiro, José Luis 1
  26. Alfonso, Fernando 1
  27. Show all authors +
  1. 1 SEC Working Group for the 2021 ESC guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice and SEC Guidelines Committee
Journal:
Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)

ISSN: 1885-5857

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 75

Issue: 5

Pages: 364-369

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.REC.2021.10.023 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The present article summarizes the main novelties in the recently published cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC),1 comparing them with the previous recommendations2 and examining both their positive aspects and those that may be controversial. In addition, we comment on their applicability to routine clinical practice, taking into account the socioeconomic characteristics of Spain. We do not seek to contradict the recommendations, drafted by

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