Finnish Cardiac Society

The Finnish Cardiac Society is a member of the European Society of Cardiology

Finland, FI

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

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Board 2022-2024

President: Dr. M. Laine

President-Elect: Dr. T. Kiviniemi, FESC

Past-President: Dr. M. Niemelä

Secretary: Ass. Prof. T. Ojala

Vice-Secretary: Dr. P. Porela

Treasurer: Dr. J. Piuhola

Key information

Number of Members: 851

Year of Foundation: 1967

ESC Member since: 1968

Working Groups

• Acute Cardiac Care
• Cardiac Arrhythmias and Pacing
• Cardiovascular Imaging
• Cardiovascular Research
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Heart Failure
• Invasive Cardiology
• Preventive Cardiology
• Thrombosis
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Young Cardiologists

Journals

Sydänääni (Heart Sound) is the journal of the Finnish Cardiac Society. The first publication was in 1990. It is issued 4 times a year in Finnish.
Editor in chief: Heidi Lehtola

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Date

Title

Topic(s)

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: 2010

Title: Device Therapy in Heart Failure (Focused Update)

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Treatment; Device Therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT); Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD); Chronic Heart Failure; Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD); Treatment; Heart Failure;
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

Monday 12 - Wednesday 14 June 2023 (3 Days)
12/06/2023 00:00 14/06/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris Radical Health Festival Helsinki European Society of Cardiology contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

Radical Health Festival Helsinki
Helsinki - Finland
Friday 25 - Monday 28 August 2023 (4 Days)
25/08/2023 00:00 28/08/2023 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2023

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

ESC Congress 2023
Amsterdam - Netherlands

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