Editorial - February 2022

Dear Members,

We hope this year’s first newsletter finds you all well and you are off to a great start!

Being a member of the Working Group of Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation can be a constant hallmark for your scientific and clinical work and generate collaborations. Being part of a community gives a sense of belonging, networking opportunities and flash inspirations. It is rewarding and fun!

This year we want to reach out to you and engage more actively. How can you get involved? Please be sure you have renewed your free membership. It’s as easy as ever – just sign into your My ESC account, go to My Membership and select ‘Manage’. You don’t have to miss out. Renew today!

A new year, a new initiative. On March 8, 2022, we will organize a live online Discussion Forum with you on “Coronary Microcirculation: pathophysiology and assessment”.  More information to come soon. Stay connected and reserve a spot!

Other membership opportunities and, benefits include: eligibility for Woking Group grants and awards, exclusive access to the ESC live and recorded webinars in General Cardiology, networking with peers, opportunities to get involved, leadership opportunities and much more!

To look forward in 2022, we would like to draw your attention on the upcoming meetings, abstract submission deadlines and awards:

• Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine 2022 will be held from Friday, 29 April - Sunday, 01 May in Budapest, Hungary. The Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine is one of the most relevant platforms for basic and translational cardiovascular biomedicine and is an opportunity to meet one another again in person, exchange inspirations and start fruitful collaborations.
• ESC Congress 2022 Barcelona, Onsite & Online, will run from Friday 26 – Monday 29 August. This year’s deadline for submitting Abstracts is 20 March, for Clinical Cases 25 March, and from 4 April to 6 June for Late-Breaking Science.
• All young members are invited to submit abstracts within the topic of Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation and apply for the “Young Investigator Award”. Best abstracts will be selected and presented during an online Young Investigator Award Session Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation. This is unique opportunity for early career members to develop a network and to promote their research at the highest scientific level.

Lastly, in this issue of the Newsletter, Prof. Dimitris Tousoulis (Chair of the Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School), comments on the paper “Biomarkers of Vascular Inflammation for Cardiovascular Risk Prognostication: A Meta-Analysis”. This article provides novel insights on the use of biomarkers of vascular inflammation for risk stratification in coronary heart disease. Read the full comment.

Remember: you are the heart of our community! We look forward to reaching out to you though our future activities!

On behalf of the Working Group nucleus,

Dimitris Tousoulis, Chairperson 2020-2022
Edina Cenko, Secretary 2020-2022
Marija Vavlukis Communication Coordinator 2020-2022

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