Integrated Interventional Cardiology: a joint strategy of the ESC and EAPCI
A recent President’s Page article by Prof. Thomas F. Lüscher and Dr. Alaide Chieffo, published in the European Heart Journal, highlights a new joint strategy by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) to further integrate interventional cardiology into comprehensive cardiovascular care. The initiative focuses on closer collaboration across specialties, expanded education and training, improved guideline implementation, and stronger networking through shared platforms such as the EAPCI Summit. Overall, the strategy aims to better align interventional cardiology with lifelong patient management and evolving healthcare needs across Europe.
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Florian A Wenzl