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Subspecialty communities

The ESC comprises 28 cardiovascular subspecialty communities covering the full spectrum of cardiology.
They include 7 Associations, 15 Working Groups and 6 Councils, enabling us to provide in-depth, expert knowledge to all cardiovascular clinicians and researchers.

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Communities' Upcoming Events

  • December 2025
    • EACVI 2025
      Thursday 11 December
      ESC event
      EACVI 2025
      Vienna - Austria

      Merging the strengths of EuroEcho, ICNC-CT, and EuroCMR, EACVI 2025 ensures that each imaging discipline retains its specificities while contributing to a collective vision for patient-centred, multimodal care.​ 

       

      11/12/2025 00:00 13/12/2025 00:00 Europe/Paris EACVI 2025

       

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  • January 2026
    • Association for Acute CardioVascular Care
      Wednesday 14 January
      Course
      ACVC-EAPCI Cardiogenic Shock School
      Endorsed by the Seccion de Cardiopatía Isquémica y Cuidados Agudos Cardiovasculares
      Barcelona - Spain

      The Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC) and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI) have joined forces to create the ACVC-EAPCI Cardiogenic Shock School. 

      14/01/2026 01:00 15/01/2026 01:00 Europe/Paris ACVC-EAPCI Cardiogenic Shock School

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    • Heart Failure Association of the ESC
      Monday 26 January
      ESC event
      HFA Winter Research Meeting on Translational Heart Failure Research
      The leading meeting for basic and translational heart failure science in Europe.
       
      The HFA Winter Research Meeting 2026 will take place in Berlin, Germany, on 26-28 January 2026.
      Extended abstract submission deadline: 23 October 2025.
      26/01/2026 13:00 28/01/2026 12:15 Europe/Paris HFA Winter Research Meeting on Translational Heart Failure Research

      The HFA Winter Research Meeting 2025, will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 20-22 January 2025.

      The call for abstracts will open from August to 15 October 2024.

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