Finnish Cardiac Society

The Finnish Cardiac Society is a member of the European Society of Cardiology

Finland, FI

As a member of the Finnish Cardiac Society, you are automatically a member of the European Society of Cardiology and the ESC Community.

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Board 2022-2024

President: Dr. M. Laine

President-Elect: Dr. T. Kiviniemi, FESC

Past-President: Dr. M. Niemelä

Secretary: Ass. Prof. T. Ojala

Vice-Secretary: Dr. P. Porela

Treasurer: Dr. J. Piuhola

Key information

Number of Members: 837

Year of Foundation: 1967

ESC Member since: 1968

Events

Annual Spring Meeting, April 10-12, 2024, Helsinki, Finland (in Finnish)

Annual Autumn Meeting, October 2-4, 2024, Helsinki, Finland (in Finnish)

Working Groups

• Acute Cardiac Care
• Cardiac Arrhythmias and Pacing
• Cardiovascular Imaging
• Cardiovascular Research
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Heart Failure
• Invasive Cardiology
• Preventive Cardiology
• Thrombosis
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Young Cardiologists

Journals

Sydänääni (Heart Sound) is the journal of the Finnish Cardiac Society. The first publication was in 1990. It is issued 4 times a year in Finnish.
Editor in chief: Heidi Lehtola

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Date

Title

Topic(s)

Date: 2023

Title: CVD and Diabetes

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Diseases of the Aorta; Diagnostic Methods; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Stroke Prevention; Chronic Heart Failure; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Treatment; Diagnostic Methods;
Date: 2023

Title: Endocarditis

Topic(s): Treatment; Infective Endocarditis; Myocardial Disease; Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Prevention; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Valvular Heart Disease; Pericardial Disease; Clinical; Diagnostic Methods; Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure; Cardiac Implantable Device-related Endocarditis;
Date: 2023

Title: Cardiomyopathies

Topic(s): Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Arrhythmias, General; Positron Emission Tomography (PET); Transesophageal Echocardiography; Imaging of Cardiac Morphology, Dimensions, Volume, and Mass; Stroke Prevention; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Myocardial Disease; Imaging of Systolic and Diastolic Function; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Echocardiography; Echocardiography: Myocardial Disease; Prevention; Clinical Skills; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Systolic and Diastolic Function; Imaging of Myocardial Disease; Doppler Echocardiography; Diagnostic Methods; T1 and T2 Mapping; Chronic Heart Failure; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Clinical; History Taking; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Echocardiography: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Myocardial Disease; Treatment; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Physical Examination; Echocardiography: Systolic and Diastolic Function;
Date: 2023

Title: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

Topic(s): Cardiogenic Shock; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Cardiac Arrest; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Diagnostic Methods; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2023

Title: Focused Update on Heart Failure

Topic(s): Chronic Heart Failure; Acute Heart Failure; Heart Failure;
Date: 2018

Title: Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

Topic(s): Electrocardiography; Cardiovascular Surgery; Imaging; Acute Cardiac Care; Interventional Cardiology; Diagnostic Methods; Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2018

Title: Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy

Topic(s): Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiovascular Disease in Women; Non-cardiac Surgery\Pre-surgical Assessment;
Date: 2018

Title: Syncope

Topic(s): Syncope and Bradycardia; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy; Treatment;
Date: 2017

Title: Peripheral Arterial Disease

Topic(s): Prevention; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Peripheral Artery Disease; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Risk Factors and Prevention; Diagnostic Methods; Treatment; Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention;
Date: 2017

Title: Focused Update on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT)

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2017

Title: Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation

Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care; ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI); Interventional Cardiology; Antiplatelet Drugs; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care; Coronary Intervention; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2015

Title: Pericardial Disease

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Imaging; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Pericardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
Date: 2002

Title: Neonatal Electrocardiogram (Guidelines for the Interpretation of the)

Topic(s): Electrocardiography; Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiology;

Upcoming events

Tuesday 21 - Thursday 23 May 2024 (3 Days)
21/05/2024 00:00 23/05/2024 00:00 Europe/Paris Radical Health Festival Helsinki contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

Radical Health Festival Helsinki
Friday 30 August - Monday 02 September 2024 (4 Days)
30/08/2024 00:00 02/09/2024 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2024

European Society of Cardiology congress@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

ESC Congress 2024
London - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Wednesday 02 - Friday 04 October 2024 (3 Days)
02/10/2024 02:00 04/10/2024 02:00 Europe/Paris Annual Autumn Meeting of the Finnish Cardiac Society London - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Finnish Cardiac Society fcs@fincardio.fi DD/MM/YYYY

Annual Autumn Meeting of the Finnish Cardiac Society
Helsinki - Finland

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