How European Society of Cardiology guidelines are made

Undoubtedly, one of the most popular scientific activities within the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is clinical practice guidelines. The guidelines are intended as an aid in our decisions with patients. However, there are clinical situations that are not included in the guidelines, or others that are supported by expert consensus in the absence of robust scientific evidence based on robust clinical trials.We cannot expect that guidelines cover the entire spectrum of a disease, nor do we intend to clarify all points of each disease with the help of the guidelines. The continuous evolution of science makes necessary the constant updating of clinical practice guidelines.There are some questions that often come up: how the topics are selected, how the members of a task force are chosen, or even how the composition of the clinical practice guidelines is selected.The Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) is a diverse group of experts from the ESC. Its coordinator is chosen by the President … [↵][1]*Corresponding author. Email: zamorano{at}secardiologia.es [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1