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British Cardiovascular Society

The British Cardiovascular Society is a member of the European Society of Cardiology

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, GB



 

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

The British Cardiovascular Society is a charitable organisation involved in education and the setting of clinical standards and research into heart and circulatory diseases. Its membership is principally made up of UK cardiologists but also includes cardiac surgeons, doctors and healthcare professionals.

The British Heart Foundation is a major national charity which plays a leading role in the fight against heart and circulatory disease and is the largest independent founder of heart research in the UK. The Foundation also plays an important role in funding education, both of the public and of health professionals, and in providing life-saving cardiac equipment and support for rehabilitation and patient care.

Website

Board

President: Prof. John Greenwood

Past-President: Prof. Simon Ray, FESC

Vice President Education & Research: Prof. Andre Ng, FESC

Vice President Corporate Finance & Development: Dr. Cara Hendry

Vice President Clinical Standards: Dr. Andrew Archbold

Vice President Training: Dr. Alison Calver

Honorary Secretary: Dr. Guy Lloyd, FESC

Treasurer: Dr. Derek Harrington

Key information

Number of members: 2249

Year of Foundation: 1922

ESC Member since: 1950

Journal

Heart is the official journal of the British Cardiovascular Society and has been published  in English since 1939. 

Published by BMJ, Heart is an international peer reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, through 24 issues a year. Topics cover the breadth of cardiovascular disease with special emphasis on valve disease, congenital heart disease, and inherited cardiovascular conditions as well as coronary disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, imaging, epidemiology, global health, genomics and translational science.

Each issue contains original scientific articles with accompanying editorials, reviews of recent advances in clinical and translational cardiovascular science, an extensive EBAC-accredited continuing professional education section (Education in Heart), the Image Challenge series of image-based cases with multiple choice questions, and JournalScan summarizing important papers published in other journals. Fur further information, please visit heart.bmj.co

Heart promotes active interchange among researchers and readers to come together as a community to advance science and improve patient care via regular free audio podcasts, letters to the Editor, and news via Twitter and Facebook

Editor in Chief: Catherine Otto


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Upcoming events

  • Wednesday 21 June 2023
    21/06/2023 00:00 21/06/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris PCHF London Module 1 contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY
    Endorsed by the Heart Failure Association of the ESC
    London - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Friday 23 - Saturday 24 June 2023 (2 Days)
    23/06/2023 00:00 24/06/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris ACNAP 2023 London - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP) contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY
    Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP)
    Edinburgh  - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Friday 25 - Monday 28 August 2023 (4 Days)
    25/08/2023 00:00 28/08/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2023

     

    Edinburgh  - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland European Society of Cardiology congress@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY
    European Society of Cardiology
    Amsterdam - Netherlands

     

  • Wednesday 06 - Friday 08 September 2023 (3 Days)
    06/09/2023 00:00 08/09/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris EACVI Teaching Course on CMR in Congenital and Paediatric Heart Disease Amsterdam - Netherlands European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY
    European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
    London - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    The third edition of the teaching course on CMR in CHD, the only one in Europe.

  • Sunday 08 - Tuesday 10 October 2023 (3 Days)
    08/10/2023 08:00 10/10/2023 19:00 Europe/Paris HRC 2023 (Heart Rhythm Congress) London - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland mailto:info@heartrhythmcongress.org.uk DD/MM/YYYY
    Birmingham - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland