European Society of Cardiology

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is a non-profit knowledge-based professional association that facilitates the improvement and harmonisation of standards of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The ESC produces, organises and supports many scientific and educational activities and products aimed at cardiology professionals wishing to increase their knowledge and update their skills.

European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Established1950
CEOIsabel Bardinet
Location
Websitehttp://www.escardio.org

History
ESC Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis

The ESC was founded in 1950 and its headquarters are located in beautiful technology park of Sophia Antipolis in the South of France, between Nice and Cannes. The first European Congress of Cardiology was held in London in September 1950.

The most recent statistics show that the association represents a total of 80,000 professionals in cardiology from Europe and the Mediterranean.

Aside from its headquarters in Sophia Antipolis the ESC opened the European Heart Agency in Brussels in February 2013, located close to the European Parliament complex, as it is fundamental to the ESC’s future to build a base in the political capital of Europe.

Structure

The ESC comprises:

  • 56 National Cardiac Societies
  • 6 Associations
  • 15 Working Groups
  • 7 Councils, covering different sub-specialties of cardiology. Activities reach far beyond the boundaries of Europe, and nearly 90,000 members come from all over the world. The ESC maintains close ties to 56 National Cardiac Societies and 41 Affiliated Cardiac Societies worldwide. Recently, additional infrastructures were developed within associations addressing the special interests and needs of female specialists,[1][2] and young physicians,[3] such as young Electrophysiologists.

Congresses & Events
ESC Congress 2019, Paris

The ESC organises several top cardiology congresses per year, including the ESC Congress. Annual or biennial sub-specialty congresses address acute cardiac care (Acute Cardiovascular Care congress), cardiac imaging (EuroEcho-Imaging congress), prevention and rehabilitation (EuroPrevent congress), ESC Preventive Cardiolgy, nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT (ICNC congress), magnetic resonance (EuroCMR congress), interventional cardiology (EuroPCR congress), heart failure (Heart Failure congress), heart rhythm and electrophysiology (EHRA congress), as well as basic science (Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology congress).

Clinical Practice Guidelines

The ESC produces Clinical Practice Guidelines for the cardiology profession from evidence-based clinical trials data. Guidelines aim to present all the relevant evidence on a particular clinical issue in order to help physicians weigh the benefits and risks of particular diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

Fellowship

A Fellow of European Society of Cardiology is a cardiologist considered to be a person who has had a number of years of experience in the field and who has distinguished himself or herself individually in clinical, educational, investigational, organisational or professional aspects of cardiology. Fellows have the right to use the postnominal designation of the FESC title.

Journals[4]
  • European Heart Journal
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • EHJ - Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes
  • EHJ - Case Reports
  • EHJ - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • EHJ - Cardiovascular Imaging
  • EP Europace
  • European Journal of Heart Failure
  • EHJ - Acute Cardiovascular Care
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • ESC Heart Failure
  • EHJ Supplements: The Heart of the Matter
  • EuroIntervention
  • E-Journal of Cardiology Practice

Education
ESC Education

The ESC provides educational resources to support continuing medical training and development. The training and courses can be attended in person or alternatively can be watched online, led by experts in the field.

  • e-Learning
  • Career Development
  • Courses
  • Textbooks
  • Practice tools & support
  • Webinars

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "ESC Young Community". Escardio.org. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. "ESC Journal Family". www.escardio.org. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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