The repercussions of the pandemic on cardiovascular mortality and morbidity risk being exponential unless bold action is taken. Improving cardiovascular health will have a crucial impact on the resilience of our healthcare systems. The digital transformation and the European Health Data Space offer great opportunities to pool patient data across Europe for research and for improving cardiovascular disease prevention, management, and delivery of care.
The MEP Heart Group call on European and national decision-makers to act now to save lives and reduce suffering for cardiovascular patients.