Netherlands, NLAs a member of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology, you are automatically a member of the European Society of Cardiology and the ESC Community.
Board 2025-2027
President: Dr. Lodewijk Wagenaar, FESC
Vice-President/President-Elect: Prof. Michiel Rienstra, FESC
Past-President: Prof. Rudolf De Boer, FESC
Treasurer: Dr. C.E.E. van Ofwegen-Hanekamp
Board member: Dr S. Elias-Smale, FESC
Board member: Prof. J.P. (Jose) Henriques
Key information
Number of Members: 1980
Year of foundation: 1934
ESC Member since: 1950
Journals
Netherlands Heart Journal is the journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology.
The scope of the Netherlands Heart Journal is to contribute to the national and international literature by publishing scientific papers in the field of cardiovascular medicine. It also provides a platform for continuing medical education for cardiologists and those in training for the speciality of cardiology in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Heart Journal is made available to cardiologists, cardiologists in training, cardiopulmonary surgeons, cardiopulmonary surgeons in training, internists and paediatric cardiologists.
The first publication was in 2001. The journal is issued 11 times per year and published in English.
Editor in chief: Jan J. Piek.
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.