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After the 2017 ESC Congress, Barcelona became the city with most congresses since 1988(6), followed by Stockholm (5) and then by Amsterdam and Vienna and Munich (4 times each as of 2018). Some congresses (1994, 2006 and 2019) were organised jointly with the World Heart Federation [2] under the name of "World Congress of Cardiology".
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and improve scientific understanding of the heart and vascular system. [2] This is done by:
The International Congress Calendar is a calendar of events organized by non-profit international organizations, mainly those organizations which are included in the Yearbook of International Organizations. It has been published since 1960 by the Union of International Associations (UIA) and includes over 425,000 meetings. Over 15,000 new ...
The World Heart Federation represents more than 200 organizations in over 100 countries. [1] It works to promote cardiovascular health, and provide information on access to relevant information, care and treatment. The World Heart Federation is the only cardiovascular disease (CVD) organization in official relations with the World Health ...
Co-founder of ISHLT, in 1985 he was the first to successfully bridge a patient dying from end-stage heart failure to a donor heart transplant with a total artificial heart. [20] 1984–1986: Sir Terence English: Performed Britain's first successful heart transplant in August 1979 and received the ISHLT Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. [21] [22]
Founded in 1995, [1] it provides a forum for experts and patients with the aim of reducing the burden of heart failure. [2] It has produced advice on categorizing heart failure [ 3 ] and it produces guidelines including the 2010 comprehensive heart failure practice guidelines when Douglas L. Mann was served as the president [ 4 ] and the 2013 ...
The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers research on the cardiovascular system.The journal's editor-in-chief is Prof Victor Aboyans (University of Limoges, France).
Sleep apnea is an under-recognized risk factor for heart failure. Uncontrolled sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart failure by up to 140%. [4] Weight reduction – through physical activity and dietary modification, as obesity is a risk factor for heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy. Effective weight management has been shown ...