We have received complaints about a growing number of fraudulent websites masquerading as the ESC and offering registration, hotel bookings and other arrangements for the upcoming Heart Failure Congress in Vienna. Many of these sites charge significant commissions.

We are also aware of some companies cold calling Congress delegates, using data which has not been provided by ESC.

These are not third party providers to the ESC and are not linked to the ESC in any way.

We strongly recommend that anyone attending Heart Failure use only the official ESC website for registration and accommodation requests: www.escardio.org/heartfailure

For your information, here is one of the fraudulent sites we have discovered:

• http://kindcongress.com/congress/congress-heart-failure-2018/
• http://heartfailure2018.org/

These fraudulent sites are not third party providers to the ESC and are not linked to the ESC in any way.

If you are contacted by any such agency or have any questions regarding their legitimacy please don’t hesitate to contact us at registration@escardio.org or by telephone +33 4 89 87 76 12