The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy for Vascular Diseases: An Indispensable Resource in Vascular Care

The first recommendation in the 2017 European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to vascular disease. 1 Aboyans V. Ricco J.B. Bartelink M.E.L. Björck M. Brodmann M. Cohnert T. et al. Editor's Choice – 2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS). Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2018; 55: 305-368 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (615) Google Scholar The ESVS has now taken this concept even further by publishing its 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy for Vascular Diseases. 2 Twine C.P. Kakkos S.K. Aboyans V. Baumgartner I. Behrendt C.-A. Bellmunt-Montoya S. et al. Editor's Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 clinical practice guidelines on antithrombotic therapy for vascular diseases. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2023; 65: 627-689 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (12) Google Scholar These guidelines, compiled by a multidisciplinary group and published in a surgical journal, illustrate the high degree of integration that has already been achieved in vascular care.