Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesGuideline or statement

Women's heart centres: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), the Heart Failure Association (HFA), and the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC) of the ESC

Eur Heart JPublished

  • Clinical consensus statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Women's heart centres (WHCs) as hub-and-spoke reference networks embedded within existing CV systems, delivering multidisciplinary, sex-sensitive care across the life course

  2. Defines referral pathways, operational standards, and core and advanced training competencies in women's CV health

  3. Key domains: ischaemia/MI with non-obstructive coronary arteries, cardio-obstetrics, cardio-oncology, autoimmune disease, mental health, cardiac rehabilitation

  4. Implementation: scalable models, integration with primary care, telemedicine, quality improvement, research engagement

Original publication

Women's heart centres: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), the Heart Failure Association (HFA), and the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC) of the ESC. Eur Heart J. Published 26 May 2026. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehag350

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