Mission
To improve the quality of life of the European population by reducing the impact of cardiovascular disease
Membership
- 50 National Societies of Cardiology
- 5 Associations- European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), European Association of Echocardiography (EAE), Heart Failure Association (HFA), European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR), European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI),
- 19 Working Groups conduct specific research and educational projects
- 3 Councils
- More than 52,000 individual cardiologist members
- 2600 FESC and 66 nurses fellows (NFESC)
History
- Founded in 1950 by representatives from 14 National Societies (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Yugoslavia)
- First General Assembly held during the World Congress in Paris, 1950. ESC Congress then held every four years, organised each time by a different National Society
- Since 1988, the ESC Congress has been an annual event
- In 1993 the European Heart House was built as the official headquarters of the ESC. The European Heart House is based in Sophia Antipolis, near Nice in France
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