Albanian Society of Cardiology
Key information
- Number of members: 302.
Members of the Albanian Society of Cardiology are automatically members of the European Society of Cardiology and the ESC Community. - Year of Foundation: 1994.
Journal
"Revista Shqiptare e Kardiologjisë" has three issues per year, in Albanian.
Editor in Chief: Assoc. Prof. Albana Banushi
Albanian Society of Cardiology Guidelines
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (in progress).
- Management of Heart Failure (in progress).
Working Groups
- Acute Myocardial Infarction.
- Unstable Angina.
- Heart Failure.
- Systemic Hypertension.
- Cardiomyopathies.
- Cardiac Catheteterisation.
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Coronary Care Unit.
- Echocardiography.
- Exercise Stress Testing and Rehabilitation of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.
- Cardiac Surgery.
- Congenital Heart Disease in Infancy and Childhood.
More information
Qendra Spitalore Universitare "Nene Tereza" Rruga e Dibres, Nr. 370, Tirana, Albania +355694010082
Board
Discover the Albanian Society of Cardiology Board of Directors
Professor Mimoza Lezha
President
Doctor Albana Doko Banushi
President-Elect
Professor Mihal Tase
Past-President
Doctor Naltin Shuka
General Secretary
Associate Professor Leonard Simoni
Treasurer
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