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.

Board 2018-2020

President: Dr E. Ryodi

Past-President: Dr A. Hedman, FESC

President-Elect: Dr M. Niemela

Secretary: Dr. T. Kaukonen

Treasurer: Dr J. Pihkala

Key information

Number of Members: 828

Year of Foundation: 1967

ESC Member since: 1968

Working Groups

Acute Cardiac Care
Basic Science
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Pacing
Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
Congenital Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Invasive Cardiology
Medical Treatment
Thrombosis
Young Cardiologists

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines endorsed by your National Society

Date

Title

Topic(s)

Date: 2018

Title: Syncope (Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of)

Topic(s): Syncope and Bradycardia; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy; Treatment;
Date: 2017

Title: Valvular Heart Disease (Management of)

Topic(s): CV Surgery - Valves; Valvular Heart Disease; Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention;
Date: 2017

Title: Peripheral Arterial Diseases (Diagnosis and Treatment of)

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: 2017 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 (Management of)

Topic(s): ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI); Interventional Cardiology; Antiplatelet Drugs; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care; Coronary Intervention;
Date: 2016

Title: Cancer treatments & cardiovascular toxicity 2016 (Position Paper)

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Valvular, Myocardial, Pericardial, Pulmonary, Congenital Heart Disease;
Date: 2016

Title: Atrial Fibrillation 2016 (Management of)

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Antiarrhythmic Pharmacotherapy; Atrial Fibrillation; Anticoagulants; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Stroke; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy;
Date: 2016

Title: Dyslipidaemias 2016 (Management of)

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: 2016

Title: CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice (European Guidelines on)

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care; Risk Factors, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Sports Cardiology; Lipids; Cardiovascular Nursing;
Date: 2016

Title: Acute and Chronic Heart Failure

Topic(s): Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Chronic Heart Failure; Acute Heart Failure; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Cardiovascular Nursing; Heart Failure;
Date: 2015

Title: Infective Endocarditis (Guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of)

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

Title: Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

Topic(s): Cardiac Arrest; Acute Cardiac Care; Device Therapy; Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD); Chronic Heart Failure; Treatment; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy;
Date: 2015

Title: Pericardial Diseases (Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of)

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Imaging; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Pericardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
Date: 2015

Title: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation (Management of)

Topic(s): Imaging; Acute Cardiac Care; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2015

Title: Pulmonary Hypertension (Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of)

Topic(s): Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Pulmonary Hypertension; Valvular Heart Disease; Chronic Heart Failure; Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure;
Date: 2013

Title: Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases developed with the EASD

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Chronic Nursing Care; Risk Factors and Prevention;
Date: 2013

Title: Stable Coronary Artery Disease (Management of)

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); CV Surgery - Coronary Arteries;
Date: 2013

Title: Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Topic(s): Treatment; Device Therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD); Antibradycardia Pacing; Chronic Heart Failure; Implantable Cardioverter \ Defibrillator; Device Complications and Lead Extraction; Treatment;
Date: 2012

Title: Third 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: 2011

Title: Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy (Management of)

Topic(s): Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease; Non-cardiac Surgery\Pre-surgical Assessment;
Date: 2010

Title: Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease (Management of)

Topic(s): Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiology; Adult Congenital Heart Disease; CV Surgery - Congenital Heart Disease;
Date: 2010

Title: Device Therapy in Heart Failure (Focused Update)

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Treatment; Device Therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD); Chronic Heart Failure; Implantable Cardioverter \ Defibrillator; Treatment; Heart Failure;
Date: 2004

Title: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Disease (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: 2003

Title: Supraventricular Arrhythmias (ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with)

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Atrial Fibrillation; Supraventricular Tachycardia (non-AF);
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): Aortic Disease; Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes

Upcoming events

Saturday 25 - Wednesday 29 August 2018 (5 Days)
25/08/2018 00:00 29/08/2018 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2018 European Society of Cardiology contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

ESC Congress 2018
Munich - Germany
Wednesday 03 - Friday 05 October 2018 (3 Days)
03/10/2018 00:00 05/10/2018 00:00 Europe/Paris Autumn Congress 2018 of the Finnish Cardiac Society Munich - Germany fcs@fincardio.fi true DD/MM/YYYY

Autumn Congress 2018 of the Finnish Cardiac Society
Monday 10 - Wednesday 12 June 2019 (3 Days)
10/06/2019 00:00 12/06/2019 00:00 Europe/Paris 27th Nordic-Baltic Congress of Cardiology Munich - Germany fcs@fincardio.fi true DD/MM/YYYY

27th Nordic-Baltic Congress of Cardiology
Saturday 31 August - Wednesday 04 September 2019 (5 Days)
31/08/2019 00:00 04/09/2019 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2019 Munich - Germany congress@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

ESC Congress 2019
Paris - France

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Address

Finnish Cardiac Society

Sepankatu 20

Tel: +358 10 548 1000 or +358 10 548 1001

90100 OULU, Finland

Tel.
+358 10 548 1000

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