About the HFA
Our mission is to improve the quality of life and longevity through better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, including the establishment of networks for its management, education and research.
Vision of the HFA
As the world's largest heart failure association, the Heart Failure Association of the ESC prioritises patient management and awareness of heart failure as a global health problem.
Who we are
Professor Marco Metra (IT), heads a board of heart failure specialists who manage and supervise the association's activities. The HFA comprises the board, committees, fellows, members and the young community.
What we do
- Congresses - Heart failure congresses, Winter Research Meeting
- Membership - Benefits that support your professional development
- Advocacy - Patient website: heartfailurematters.org, Heart Failure Awareness Days, HFA Summit
- Research - Registries, journals, scientific papers
- Education - Online education, certification, guidelines, postgraduate courses, grants
- Accreditation - Improving Care through Accreditation and Recognition in Heart Failure (ICARe-HF)
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Professor Marco Metra
HFA President-Elect and Acting President
Fast facts
- 4,000+ members (2025)
- 5,500+ attendees at Heart Failure 2025 congress
- 57 National Heart Failure Societies / working groups
- 40+ committees and study groups
- 25 countries participating in Heart Failure Awareness Days
- 2.5 million visitors on heartfailurematters.org
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Joining the Heart Failure Association (HFA) offers numerous benefits for healthcare professionals specialising in heart failure.
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European Journal of Heart Failure
The EJHF is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of heart failure management.
HFA Education
Courses, webinars, eLearning and certification for all stages of your career.
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HFA Board 2024-2026
The Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC was officially launched in Munich in August 2004 and was created from the now dissolved ESC Working Group on Heart Failure.
Committees of the HFA of the ESC
Volunteers from the HFA work together towards ambitious goals - producing papers, delivering educational programmes, and supporting the HFA Board in accomplishing the HFA mission. They are the heart of the HFA.
HFA Board and Nominating Committee Elections 2026-2028
In 2026, the HFA will hold member elections for positions on the HFA’s next 2026-2028 Executive Board and Nominating Committee. Check the timelines!