Cyprus Society of Cardiology

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

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Board 2022-2024

President: Dr. Hera Heracleous Moustra 

Past-President: Dr. Theodoros Christodoulides

Vice-President: Dr. Ilias Papasavvas

Secretary: Dr. Georgia Daniel

Assistant Secretary: Dr. Maria Karakyriou

Treasurer: Dr. Evagoras Economides

Board Members    

Dr. Joseph Moutiris

Dr Vicki Zeniou

Dr Ioannis Stefanou

Key Information

Number of Members: 103

Year of Foundation: 1977

ESC Member since: 1980

Journal

The first issue of the Cyprus Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine was published in 2008. The journal includes original work by CSC members and the aim is to publish every six months. For more information, contact the editorial office:

Dr. Joseph Moutiris

8 Romanou  Likavitos

1070  Nicosia, Cyprus

or send an email to the secretariat of the Cyprus Society of Cardiology

Main Activities

A regular, biannual international cardiology meeting has been held since 1979 with the participation of leading cardiologists from Europe and the United States. 

In association with the Hellenic Cardiology Society, a regular biannual Cypro-Hellenic cardiology meeting has been held since 1994. 

Regular, monthly scientific meetings are held for members. Over 15 scientific meetings/lectures are held every year either by the Society or under its auspices.

Participation in research programmes

The CSC is actively involved in European proceedings, participating in multicenter studies and European programs since 2000.  In 2007, the CSC took part in the EuroAspire III study, which aimed to identify the targets for secondary prevention in patients with coronary artery disease and to check if preventive screening has been undertaking in their families.

Participation in international meetings

Many of its members post abstracts for the annual European, pan-Hellenic and other international cardiology meetings.

Working Groups

Working Group on Echocardiography

President: Dr. Nikos Karpettas

Working Group on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

President: Dr. Thrasos Constantinides 

Working Group on Interventional Cardiology

President: Dr. Christos Eftychiou

Working Group on Heart Failure

President: Dr. Kyriakos Yiangou

Working Group on Myocardial, Pericardial and Inherited Cardiovascular diseases

President: Dr. Georgia Daniel

Working Group of Cardiac Arryhthmias

President: Dr. Pantelis Kourtellaris