Structure

The Council is composed of representatives from the ESC Working Groups and from non-ESC sister organisations concerned with basic science.  It is led by a nucleus comprised of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Past-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer (see below).
The strategy of the Council is determined by the Strategy Group.

• Jeremy Pearson (United Kingdom), position: Chairperson & Summer School Coordinator
• Johannes Waltenberger (Germany), position : Vice-Chairperson
• Lina Badimon (Spain) position: Past-Chairperson
• Christian Weber (Germany), position: Treasurer
• Johann Wojta (Austria), position : Secretary, organisation : Working Group on Thrombosis
• Peter Ferdinandy (Hungary), position: Summer School co-coordinator, organisation : Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart
• Mary Sheppard (Ireland), organisation : Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology
• Jean-Luc Balligand (Belgium) organisation : Working Group on Myocardial Function
• Jozef Dulak (Poland), organisation : European Vascular Biology Organisation
• Dirk Duncker (Netherlands), organisation : Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation
• Pablo Garcia Pavia (Spain), organisation : Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
• Derek Hausenloy (United Kingdom), organisation : International Society of Heart Research - European Section
• Robert Kelly (France), organisation : Working Group on Development, Anatomy and Pathology
• Keld Per Kjeldsen (Denmark), organisation : Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
• Axel Pries (Germany), organisation : European Society for Microcirculation
• Blanca Rodriguez (United Kingdom), organisation: Working Group E-Cardiology
• Gianpaolo Rossi (Italy), organisation : European Council for Cardiovascular Research
• Godfrey Smith (United Kingdom), organisation : Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology
• Lale Tokgozoglu (Turkey), organisation : European Atherosclerosis Society
• Imo Hoefer (Netherlands), organisation : Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology

Ex-Officio Members

• Rudolf de Boer (Netherlands), position : HFA Liaison organisation : Heart Failure Association
• Karin R. Sipido (Belgium), position: EU Relations & Editor in Chief of Cardiovascular Research
• Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann (Germany), position : American Heart Association Liaison (AHA) organisation : Liaison Officer with American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS)

Strategy Group 2016-2018
Andrew Newby : Chairperson 2004-2006
Karin Sipido : Chairperson 2006-2008
Raffaele De Caterina : Chairperson 2008-2010
Axel R. Pries : Chairperson 2010-2012
Barbara Casadei : Chairperson 2012-2014
Lina Badimon : Chairperson 2014-2016
Jeremy Pearson : Chairperson 2016-2018
Johannes Waltenberger : Vice-Chairperson 2016-2018
Johann Wojta : Secretary 2016-2018
Christian Weber : Treasurer 2016-2018

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