Latvian Society of Cardiology

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

Latvia, LV

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

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Board Structure

President: Prof. A. Erglis, FESC

Vice-Presidents: Prof. A. Kalvelis, FESC and Prof. I. Mintale, FESC

Secretary: Prof. V. Dzerve, FESC

Key information

Number of members: 187

Year of Foundation: 1972

ESC Member since: 1992

Journals

Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine journal is the journal of the Latvian Society of Cardiology. The journal covers all fields of cardiovascular medicine and mostly reflects status of cardiovascular medicine in the Baltic States, but also publishes papers submitted by authors from other countries.
The first publication was in 1995. The e-version is only published in English.
Editor in chief: Germanas Marinskis

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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: 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: 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

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

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ESC Congress 2025 together with World Congress of Cardiology
Madrid - Spain

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Latvian Society of Cardiology

Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
Pilsonu Str 13

1002 Riga, Latvia

Tel.
371 7 069 575

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