Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
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
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
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
Defines referral pathways, operational standards, and core and advanced training competencies in women's CV health
Key domains: ischaemia/MI with non-obstructive coronary arteries, cardio-obstetrics, cardio-oncology, autoimmune disease, mental health, cardiac rehabilitation
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.
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