Organisers of ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021 have spoken of their delight at the success of the virtual congress, with enthusiastic participation from delegates across the globe. The annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) had an over-arching theme of 'Optimising cardiovascular risk factors' and dealt with issues of cardiovascular risk from different angles, including how best to assess cardiovascular risk, genetic testing, activity-monitoring devices, as

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... as how to implement prevention measures and treatment recommendations. It covered sports cardiology, primary care, epidemiology and population science, basic and translational research, lifestyle behaviours, and cardiovascular rehabilitation. Chair of the programme committee Prof. Ana Abreu and EAPC Secretary and Co-chair of the congress committee, Dr Nicolle