The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of heart failure as a major health burden throughout Europe and provide recommendations for actions to curb the burden at both a personal level and at a health system level.

For the post-Brexit relationship between UK and EU CVD researchers, the close ties which have developed over the past thirty years, and which have benefitted patients across Europe, must not be severed. 

Across the European Union, 49 million people live with the sequels of heart attacks and strokes. A crucial part of the treatment is rehabilitation to help prevent recurrence, improve functional capacity, recovery and psychological well-being. Rehabilitation programmes help patients regain as normal a life as possible, optimise their quality of life, and reduce the burden on health services by reducing hospital admissions.

EHN has published today a paper on atrial fibrillation (AF) and cardiovascular diseases.

*Paper to be updated in accordance with latest guidelines.*

On the 25th of January, the European Heart Network published its paper on cardiac and stroke rehabilitation programmes. This paper aims at providing information to stakeholders about rehabilitation programmes for patients that have suffered a cardiac event or a stroke.

The European Heart Network adopted its paper on eHealth, focusing on the implications for cardiovascular patients of the recent development of eHealth applications.