Created on 29 August 2017, the ESC Council on Valvular Heart Disease aims to be a multidisciplinary forum for the Heart Valve Team, to encourage research, knowledge exchange, teaching and other educational activities in regard with valvular heart disease.
Many of the valvular heart disease (VDH) patients (>10 million Europeans) do not receive a correct diagnosis and/or do not receive optimised care according to current guidelines. To fight against this, we need your help to reinforce the message given by the Council on Valvular Heart Disease, the aim of which is to promote training and education in VHD. Come join us in this adventure and become a member of the council.
Prof Patrizio Lancellotti, FESC
Chairperson 2019-2022
Activity reports
Read the 2019-2020 Activity Report from the Council on Valvular Heart Disease
Governance
ESC Councils' Internal Governance Procedures
The Nucleus
The council is led by a Nucleus.
Nucleus Members 2020-2022
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Patrizio Lancellotti FESC | Belgium | Chairperson |
| Prof. Gilbert Habib FESC | France | Chairperson-Elect |
| Prof. Luc A. Pierard FESC | Belgium | Past-Chairperson |
| Prof. Julia Grapsa FESC | United Kingdom | Treasurer & Secretary |
| Dr. Thomas Modine | France | Communications Coordinator |
| Dr. Marco Barbanti | France | Liaison Officer |
| Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Gomez | Spain | Nucleus member |
| Dr. Anna Sannino | Italy | Nucleus member |
Ex-officio Board Members 2020-2022
The Board is composed of ex-officio (non-voting) members including representatives from other ESC Associations, Working Groups, Councils & external valvular heart disease societies.
| Ex-Officio member | Representing |
|---|---|
| Prof. Philippe Pibarot | |
| Associate Prof. Augustin Coisne | |
| Dr. Rodolfo Citro | |
| Dr Mani Vannan | |
| Dr. Madalina Garbi | |
| Prof. Luis Moura | |
| Associate Prof. Vassilios Vassiliou | European Association of Preventive Cardiology |
| Dr. Jordi Dahl | European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging |
| Prof. Dariusz Dudek |
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions |
| Dr. Ovidiu Chioncel |
Heart Failure Association |
| Prof. Johannes Waltenberger | Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science |
| Dr. Stefano Nistri | Council for Cardiology Practice |
| Associate Prof. Martin Czerny | WG on Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Dr. Ruggero De Paulis | European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| Dr. Victoria Johnson | ESC Board Committee for Young Cardiovascular Professionals |
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.