French Society of Cardiology

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

France, FR

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Board 2024

President: Prof. Bernard Iung, FESC

General Secretary: Prof. Jean-Claude Deharo, FESC

Vice-President: Prof. Hélène Eltchaninoff

Past President: Prof. Christophe Leclercq, FESC

Treasurer: Prof. Damien Logeart

Key information

Number of Members: 3447

Year of Foundation: 1937

ESC Member since 1949

Journals

Archives des maladies du cœur et des vaisseaux pratique is a journal of the French Society of Cardiology. The first publication was in 1908 and it is issued 10 times a year in French.
Editor in chief: Jean-Jacques Monsuez

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases is a journal of the French Society of Cardiology. The first publication was in 2008 in the current English version. The journal is issued 5 times a year in English.
Editor in chief: Ariel Cohen.

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines endorsed by your National Society

Date

Title

Topic(s)

Date: 2024

Title: Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension

Topic(s): Treatment; Preventive Cardiology; Prevention; Hypertension; Clinical Skills; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Risk Factors and Prevention; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Diagnostic Methods;
Date: 2024

Title: Atrial Fibrillation

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Device Therapy; Atrial Fibrillation; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Stroke; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy; Heart Failure;
Date: 2024

Title: Peripheral Arterial & Aortic Diseases

Topic(s): Diseases of the Aorta; Prevention; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery; Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology; Imaging; History of Cardiology; Cardiac Computed Tomography; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Hypertension; Echocardiography; Clinical Skills; Nuclear Imaging; Peripheral Artery Disease; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Stroke; Risk Factors and Prevention; Diagnostic Methods; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance; Diseases of the Aorta, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Stroke; Treatment; Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention;
Date: 2024

Title: Chronic Coronary Syndromes

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic);
Date: 2023

Title: CVD and Diabetes

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Diseases of the Aorta; Diagnostic Methods; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Stroke Prevention; Chronic Heart Failure; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Treatment; Diagnostic Methods;
Date: 2023

Title: Endocarditis

Topic(s): Treatment; Infective Endocarditis; Myocardial Disease; Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Prevention; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Valvular Heart Disease; Pericardial Disease; Clinical; Diagnostic Methods; Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure; Cardiac Implantable Device-related Endocarditis;
Date: 2023

Title: Cardiomyopathies

Topic(s): Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Arrhythmias, General; Positron Emission Tomography (PET); Transesophageal Echocardiography; Imaging of Cardiac Morphology, Dimensions, Volume, and Mass; Stroke Prevention; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Myocardial Disease; Imaging of Systolic and Diastolic Function; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Echocardiography; Echocardiography: Myocardial Disease; Prevention; Clinical Skills; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Systolic and Diastolic Function; Imaging of Myocardial Disease; Doppler Echocardiography; Diagnostic Methods; T1 and T2 Mapping; Chronic Heart Failure; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Clinical; History Taking; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Echocardiography: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Myocardial Disease; Treatment; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Physical Examination; Echocardiography: Systolic and Diastolic Function;
Date: 2023

Title: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

Topic(s): Cardiogenic Shock; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Cardiac Arrest; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Diagnostic Methods; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2022

Title: Cardio-oncology

Topic(s): Coronary CT Angiography; Electrocardiography; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Valvular Heart Disease; Cardiology; Cardio-Oncology; 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: 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: 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/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: 2015

Title: Pericardial Disease

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Imaging; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Pericardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
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: 2002

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

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

Upcoming events

Thursday 06 - Saturday 08 February 2025 (3 Days)
06/02/2025 12:00 08/02/2025 13:00 Europe/Paris EHRA Advanced CIED Course European Heart Rhythm Association contact@escardio.org DD/MM/YYYY

EHRA Advanced CIED Course
Geneva - Switzerland
The Advanced CIED Course will take place in 2025 in an in-person format from 6 to 8 February 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Tuesday 20 - Friday 23 May 2025 (5 Days)
20/05/2025 00:00 23/05/2025 22:00 Europe/Paris EuroPCR Course 2025 Geneva - Switzerland Europa Group europa@europa-organisation.com true DD/MM/YYYY

EuroPCR Course 2025
Paris - France
Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 June 2025 (3 Days)
12/06/2025 00:00 14/06/2025 00:00 Europe/Paris ACNAP 2025

Paris - France Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP) contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

ACNAP 2025
Sophia Antipolis - France
Tuesday 24 June 2025
24/06/2025 00:00 24/06/2025 00:00 Europe/Paris EACVI (TTE) Spring Online Certification Exam - Transthoracic Echocardiography Sophia Antipolis - France European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging contact@escardio.org DD/MM/YYYY

EACVI (TTE) Spring Online Certification Exam - Transthoracic Echocardiography

Registration will open 3 months prior to exam date.

This exam can be started at any time between 11:00 and 14:00 CET, depending on slot availability.
Monday 30 June - Wednesday 02 July 2025 (3 Days)
30/06/2025 00:00 02/07/2025 00:00 Europe/Paris 49th EWGCCE Meeting
EWGCCE Annual Meeting is the combination of the best lectures given by renowned international experts and an incredible friendly and stimulating spirit.

Sophia Antipolis - France ESC Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology contact@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

49th EWGCCE Meeting
Sophia Antipolis - France
EWGCCE Annual Meeting is the combination of the best lectures given by renowned international experts and an incredible friendly and stimulating spirit.
Friday 29 August - Monday 01 September 2025 (4 Days)
29/08/2025 00:00 01/09/2025 00:00 Europe/Paris ESC Congress 2025 together with World Congress of Cardiology

Sophia Antipolis - France European Society of Cardiology congress@escardio.org true DD/MM/YYYY

ESC Congress 2025 together with World Congress of Cardiology
Madrid - Spain
Friday 17 October 2025
17/10/2025 01:00 17/10/2025 01:00 Europe/Paris EACVI Online Certification Exam - Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) Madrid - Spain European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging contact@escardio.org DD/MM/YYYY

EACVI Online Certification Exam - Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT)

Registration will open 3 months prior to exam date.

This exam can be started at any time between 11:00 and 14:00 CET, depending on slot availability.

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