[Correspondence] Country-level implementation of Europe's Safe Hearts Plan for cardiovascular health

The European Diabetes Forum (EUDF) welcomes the Safe Hearts Plan1 for cardiovascular health in the EU, released on Dec 16, 2025. We strongly support the Safe Hearts Plan's integrated approach to diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease across the three pillars of prevention, early detection and screening, and treatment and care, including rehabilitation. Recognising that diabetes and associated complications contribute substantially to more than 1·7 million cardiovascular disease-related deaths per year in Europe,2 the plan encouragingly includes a specific target for diabetes detection: at least 65% of people aged 25–64 years and at least 80% of people aged 65 and older should have their blood glucose levels measured once a year by a health-care professional.