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Clinical practice guideline implementation: challenges and solutions for improved cardiovascular care: A Report from
Eva Prescott1, Suleman Aktaa2, Amr Abdin3
1Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg University Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Copenhagen DK-2400 Denmark.
European Heart Journal. Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes
|February 4, 2026
Summary
Improving cardiovascular care requires better implementation of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Current strategies are insufficient, necessitating integrated approaches and exploring AI for enhanced adoption of best practices.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Health Services Research
- Clinical Guideline Implementation
Background:
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) aim to improve cardiovascular (CV) outcomes.
- Suboptimal CPG implementation leads to missed opportunities in CV care.
- Implementation success hinges on patient factors, healthcare professional engagement, guideline usability, and the healthcare system context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current evidence on the implementation of CV CPGs.
- To identify barriers and facilitators to CPG implementation.
- To propose strategies for enhancing the adoption of evidence-based CV care practices.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature and ESC initiatives (educational programs, examinations, accreditation, registries).
- Analysis of factors influencing CPG implementation.
- Exploration of tested implementation strategies (e.g., text messaging, educational interventions, AI).
Main Results:
- Knowledge dissemination alone is insufficient for effective CPG implementation.
- Various strategies have been tested with variable feasibility and effectiveness across different healthcare systems.
- A limited number of high-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exist for CV CPG implementation strategies.
Conclusions:
- A more integrated, structured, and equitable approach to quality improvement is needed for CV CPGs.
- Future research should focus on robust evaluation of implementation strategies.
- Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced technologies show promise for supporting and scaling CPG implementation efforts.
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