Czech Society of Cardiology

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

Czechia, CZ

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

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Board 2019-2023

President: Prof. A. Linhart, FESC

Past-President: Prof. M. Taborsky, FESC

Scientific Secretary: Prof. M. Hutyra, FESC

Treasurer: Assoc. Prof. P. Ostadal, FESC

Key information

Number of members: 2520

Year of Foundation: 1929

ESC Member since: 1993

Czech Society of Cardiology Guidelines

All guidelines are available from the Czech Society of Cardiology website

Journals

Cor et Vasa, is the official journal of the Czech Society of Cardiology, first published in 1957. The journal is issued 6 times a year in Czech and English.
Editor in chief: Michael Aschermann

Associations and Working Groups

Czech Acute Cardiac Care Association
Czech Association of Outpatient Cardiology
Czech Interventional Cardiology Association
Czech Heart Rhythm Association
Czech Heart Failure Association
Czech Cardiovascular Imaging Methods Association
Czech Association on Preventive Cardiology
WG on Valve Heart Diseases
WG on Myocardial And Pericardial Diseases
WG on Young Cardiologists (Kardio 35)
KardioTech
WG on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
WG on Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
WG on Nurses in Cardiology
WG on Paediatric Cardiology
WG on Pulmonary Circulation

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines endorsed by your National Society

Date

Title

Topic(s)

Date: 2022

Title: Cardio-oncology

Topic(s): Coronary CT Angiography; Electrocardiography; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Valvular Heart Disease; Cardiology; Imaging; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Myocardial Disease; Cardiac Computed Tomography; Echocardiography; Clinical Skills; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Pericardial Disease; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Coronary Calcium Score; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Systolic and Diastolic Function;
Date: 2022

Title: Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

Topic(s): Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD); Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care;
Date: 2022

Title: Non-Cardiac Surgery: Cardiovascular Assessment and Management

Topic(s): Cardiology;
Date: 2022

Title: Pulmonary Hypertension

Topic(s): Pulmonary Embolism; Pulmonary Circulation; Valvular, Myocardial, Pericardial, Pulmonary, Congenital Heart Disease; 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: 2020

Title: Atrial Fibrillation

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Antiarrhythmic Pharmacotherapy; Atrial Fibrillation; Anticoagulants; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Stroke; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy;
Date: 2020

Title: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation

Topic(s): Imaging; Acute Cardiac Care; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2019

Title: Diabetes, Prediabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Chronic Nursing Care; Risk Factors and Prevention;
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: Chronic Coronary Syndromes

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); CV Surgery - Coronary Arteries;
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/ESH Arterial Hypertension

Topic(s): Chronic Nursing Care; Treatment; Prevention; Hypertension; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Risk Factors and Prevention; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Diagnostic Methods;
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: 2017

Title: Peripheral Arterial Disease

Topic(s): Prevention; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Peripheral Artery Disease; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Risk Factors and Prevention; Diagnostic Methods; Treatment; Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention;
Date: 2017

Title: Focused Update on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT)

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2017

Title: Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation

Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care; ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI); Interventional Cardiology; Antiplatelet Drugs; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care; Coronary Intervention; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2015

Title: Infective Endocarditis

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Infective Endocarditis; Imaging; Valvular Heart Disease; Device Complications and Lead Extraction;
Date: 2015

Title: Pericardial Disease

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Imaging; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Pericardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
Date: 2014

Title: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Myocardial Disease; Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Device Therapy; Interventional Cardiology; Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD); Chronic Heart Failure; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Treatment;
Date: 2014

Title: Aortic Disease

Topic(s): Diseases of the Aorta; Acute Cardiac Care; CV Surgery - Aorta;
Date: 2007

Title: The Role of Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Management of CVD

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Myocardial Disease; Chronic Heart Failure; Heart Failure;
Date: 2004

Title: B-Adrenergic Receptor Blockers (Expert Consensus Document on)

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Treatment; Treatment; Hypertension; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Treatment; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 2004

Title: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Disease (ESC Expert Consensus Document on)

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Treatment; Treatment; Hypertension; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
Date: 2004

Title: Antiplatelet Agents (Expert Consensus Document on the Use of)

Topic(s): Treatment; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2002

Title: Neonatal Electrocardiogram (Guidelines for the Interpretation of the)

Topic(s): Electrocardiography; Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiology;
Date: 2002

Title: Chest Pain (Management of)

Topic(s): Diseases of the Aorta; Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes

Upcoming events

Friday 25 - Monday 28 August 2023 (4 Days)
25/08/2023 00:00 28/08/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2023

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

ESC Congress 2023
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 October 2023 (3 Days)
27/10/2023 00:00 29/10/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris EACVI Teaching Course on Transoesophageal 2D and 3D Echocardiography Amsterdam - Netherlands European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

EACVI Teaching Course on Transoesophageal 2D and 3D Echocardiography
Prague - Czechia
The course comprises a mix of lectures, case-based presentations with multiple-choice questions, and two types of hands-on practical workshops: image acquisition and optimisation on TOE simulators; and image post-processing performed by attendees on dedicated workstations and guided by faculty.

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