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National Heart Failure Societies & Working Groups

Bosnia Herzegovina

Republic of Moldova

North Macedonia

Russian Federation*

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When the heart failure meeting takes place
Dedicated website/webpage URL

HFA Summit

Every year, the Heart Failure Association invites all presidents to the HFA Summit for a day to discuss the issues related to heart failure management in their countries and Europe.

Heart Failure Awareness Days

Held annually, over 25 countries raise awareness of heart failure through TV programmes, newspaper articles, open house clinics, debates in parliament, bicycle rides, walks , children's art competitions and other events

Albania

President: Artan Goda

Armenia

President: Hamayak Sisakian
Dates of term: November 2019 – November 2023

Austria

President: Peter Rainer
Dates of term: 1 January 2022 – 1 January 2024

Azerbaijan

President: Aysel Islamli

Belarus*

* The Belorussian National Heart Failure Society and Working Group is temporarily suspended from membership in the ESC. See ESC statement

President: Alena Kurlianskaya

Belgium

President: Matthias Dupont
Dates of term: April 2022 - April 2024

Bosnia & Herzegovina

President: Larisa Dizdarevic-Hudic

Bulgaria

President: Plamen Gatzov

Canada

President: Anique Ducharme

Croatia

President: Duska Glavas

Cyprus

President: Vassilis Barberis
Dates of term: October 2022 - October 2024

Czech Republic

President: Filip Malek

Denmark

President: Morten Schou
Dates of term: May 2021 - May 2023

Egypt

President: Magdy Abdelhamid

Estonia

President: Tiina Uuetoa

Finland

President: Johan Paul Eric Lassus

France

President: François Roubille
Dates of term: Deember 2021 – January 2023

Georgia

President: Zviad Kipiani

Germany

President: Philip Raake
Dates of term: September 2021 – September 2023

Greece

President: Argyrios Ntalianis
Dates of term: October 2022 – October 2024

Hungary

President: Attila Borbely
Dates of term: April 2023 - April 2025

Iceland

President: Thordis Jona Hrafnkelsdottir
Dates of term: May 2022 - May 2024

Ireland

President: Pascal P. McKeown

Israel

President: Avishay Grupper
Dates of term: October 2021 - September 2024

Italy

Italian Heart Failure Association (ITAHFA=

President: Maurizio Volterrani

Italian society of cardiology (SIC)

President: Pasquale PERRONE FILARDI

Italian Federation of Cardiology (IFC)

President: Ciro Indolfi
Dates of term: 2023 - 2025

Kazakhstan

President: Amina Rakisheva

Korea

President: Dong-Ju Choi

Kosovo

President: Gani Bajraktari
Dates of term: March 2019 - March 2021

Kyrgyzstan

President: Erkin Mirrakhimov

Latvia

President: Ginta Kamzola

Lebanon

President: Hadi Skouri

Lithuania

President: Jelena Čelutkienė

Luxembourg

President: Crisitiana Banu

Malta

President: Maryanne Caruana

Montenegro

President: Maja Mirocevic Rotolo

North Macedonia

President: Silvana Jovanova

Netherlands

President: Vanessa Van Empel
Dates of term: January 2023 - January 2027

Norway

President: Kristina Larsby

Poland

President: Agnieszka Pawlak
Dates of term: September 2023 - September 2025

Portugal

President: Elisabete Martins

Republic of Moldova

President: Eleonora Vataman

Republic of San Marino

President: Liano Marinelli

Romania

President: Daniel Florin Lighezan
Dates of term: September 2023 - September 2026

Russian Federation*

* The Russian National Heart Failure Society and Working Group is temporarily suspended from the membership of the ESC. See the ESC statement

President: Albert Galyavich

Serbia

President: Bratislav Milosavljevic
Dates of term: 2021 - 2023

Slovak Republic

President: Peter Lesny
Dates of term: October 2021 –October 2025

Slovenia

President: Mitja Lainscak

Spain

President: Alejandro Recio Mayoral
Dates of term: October 2022 - October 2024

Sweden

President: Krister Lindmark

Switzerland

President: Matthias Paul

Syria

President: Amr Abdin

Tunisia

President: Ikram Kammoun

Turkey

President: Ahmet Celik

Ukraine

President: Leonid Voronkov

United Kingdom

President: Roy Gardner
Dates of term: December 2020 - December 2023

Uzbekistan

President: Timur Abdullaev

HFA Young Ambassadors

Find out about the HFA Young ambassadors in each country.