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.
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 57 National Cardiac Societies and 47 Affiliated Cardiac Societies worldwide. Recently, additional infrastructures were developed within associations addressing the special interests and needs of female specialists, and young physicians, such as young Electrophysiologists.
Congresses & Events
The ESC organises several top cardiology congresses per year, including the ESC Congress. Annual or biennial sub-specialty congresses address acute cardiac care, cardiac imaging, prevention and rehabilitation, ESC Preventive Cardiolgy, nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT, magnetic resonance, interventional cardiology, heart failure, heart rhythm and electrophysiology, as well as basic science.
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.
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.
