Belgian Society of Cardiology

The Belgian Society of Cardiology is a member of the European Society of Cardiology

Belgium, BE

As a member of the Belgian Society of Cardiology, you are automatically a member of the European Society of Cardiology and the ESC Community.

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Board

President : Prof. Bernhard Gerber, FESC

President-Elect : Prof. Rik Willems

Past President : Prof. Michel De Pauw, FESC

Treasurer : Dr. Frank Cools

Key information

Number of Members: 448

Year of foundation: 1935

ESC Member since: 1950

Objectives: To promote research and education in the field of cardiology through the Belgian cardiological community.

The Belgian Society of Cardiology coordinates the activities of several working groups.
It organises an annual scientific meeting every year at the end of January/beginning of February.

Journal

"Acta Cardiologica" is the official journal of the Belgian national society. Published since 1946 in English, there are six issues per year. Print and online versions are available and the journal is indexed in PubMed, Current Contents, EMBASE, Index Medicus and Medline.

Editorial secretariat contact: Yolanda Thornton

Working Groups

Belgian Working Group on Interventional Cardiology (BWGIC)
Belgian Heart Rhythm Association (BeHRA)
Belgian Working Group on Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging (BWGNICI)
Belgian Working Group on Heart Failure (BWGHF)
Belgian Working Group on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BWGCPR)
Belgian Interdisciplinary Working Group on Acute Cardiology (BIWAC)
Belgian Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease (BWGACHD)
Belgian Council on Hypertension and Vascular Biology (statutes pending)
Belgian Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing (BWGCVN)
Belgian Working Group Basic Research in Cardiology (BWGBRC)
Young Cardiologists Club (YCC)

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Date

Title

Topic(s)

Date: 2024

Title: Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension

Topic(s): Treatment; Preventive Cardiology; Prevention; Hypertension; Clinical Skills; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Risk Factors and Prevention; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Diagnostic Methods;
Date: 2024

Title: Atrial Fibrillation

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Device Therapy; Atrial Fibrillation; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Stroke; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy; Heart Failure;
Date: 2024

Title: Peripheral Arterial & Aortic Diseases

Topic(s): Diseases of the Aorta; Prevention; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery; Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology; Imaging; History of Cardiology; Cardiac Computed Tomography; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Hypertension; Echocardiography; Clinical Skills; Nuclear Imaging; Peripheral Artery Disease; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Stroke; Risk Factors and Prevention; Diagnostic Methods; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance; Diseases of the Aorta, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Stroke; Treatment; Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention;
Date: 2024

Title: Chronic Coronary Syndromes

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic);
Date: 2023

Title: CVD and Diabetes

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Diseases of the Aorta; Diagnostic Methods; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Stroke Prevention; Chronic Heart Failure; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Treatment; Diagnostic Methods;
Date: 2023

Title: Endocarditis

Topic(s): Treatment; Infective Endocarditis; Myocardial Disease; Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Prevention; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Valvular Heart Disease; Pericardial Disease; Clinical; Diagnostic Methods; Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure; Cardiac Implantable Device-related Endocarditis;
Date: 2023

Title: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

Topic(s): Cardiogenic Shock; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Cardiac Arrest; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Diagnostic Methods; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2023

Title: Focused Update on Heart Failure

Topic(s): Chronic Heart Failure; Acute Heart Failure; Heart Failure;
Date: 2021

Title: CVD Prevention

Topic(s): Stress, Psycho-Social and Cultural Aspects of Heart Disease; Hypertension; Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease; Tobacco; Risk Factors and Prevention; Physical Inactivity and Exercise; Obesity; Prevention; Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly; Depression and Heart Disease;
Date: 2021

Title: Cardiac Pacing & CRT

Topic(s): Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT); Chronic Heart Failure; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy;
Date: 2021

Title: Valvular Heart Disease

Topic(s): Valvular Heart Disease;
Date: 2021

Title: Heart Failure

Topic(s): Chronic Heart Failure; Acute Heart Failure; Heart Failure;
Date: 2020

Title: Sports Cardiology and Exercise in Patients with CVD

Topic(s): Preventive Cardiology; Exercise Testing; Sports Cardiology;
Date: 2020

Title: Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Topic(s): Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiology; Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations: Pediatric Cardiology; Adult Congenital Heart Disease; CV Surgery - Congenital Heart Disease;
Date: 2019

Title: Supraventricular Tachycardia

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Atrial Fibrillation; Supraventricular Tachycardia (non-AF);
Date: 2019

Title: Dyslipidaemias

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care; Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology; Basic Science; Treatment; Hypertension; Lipids; Risk Factors and Prevention; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
Date: 2019

Title: Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Topic(s): Clinical; Pulmonary Embolism; Acute Cardiac Care; Valvular, Myocardial, Pericardial, Pulmonary, Congenital Heart Disease; Pulmonary Hypertension; Venous Thromboembolism; Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure;
Date: 2018

Title: ESC/EACTS Myocardial Revascularization

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Cardiovascular Surgery; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2018

Title: Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

Topic(s): Electrocardiography; Cardiovascular Surgery; Imaging; Acute Cardiac Care; Interventional Cardiology; Diagnostic Methods; Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2018

Title: Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy

Topic(s): Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiovascular Disease in Women; Non-cardiac Surgery\Pre-surgical Assessment;
Date: 2018

Title: Syncope

Topic(s): Syncope and Bradycardia; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy; Treatment;
Date: 2015

Title: Pericardial Disease

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Imaging; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Pericardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;

Upcoming events

Friday 29 August - Monday 01 September 2025 (4 Days)
29/08/2025 00:00 01/09/2025 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2025 together with World Congress of Cardiology

European Society of Cardiology congress@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

ESC Congress 2025 together with World Congress of Cardiology
Madrid - Spain

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Belgian Society of Cardiology

Rue des Champs Elysées 63

Tel: +32 2 644 6232
Fax: +32 2 644 4830

B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

Tel.
+3226446232

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