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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.

Voting members

Executive Board Members 2024-2026

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Professor Sophie Van Linthout

Chairperson of the Basic Science Section

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Doctor Amina Rakisheva

Coordinator for National HF Societies and Working Groups

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Professor Wilfried Mullens

President-Elect

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Doctor Brenda Moura

Acting Past-President

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Associate Professor Marianna Adamo

Chairperson of the Clinical Section

Ordinary board members

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Doctor Klaus Witte

Ordinary Board members

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Professor Peter Van Der Meer

Ordinary Board members

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Professor Stefan Stoerk

Ordinary Board members

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Doctor Alejandro Recio Mayoral

Ordinary Board members

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Professor Mark C Petrie

Ordinary Board members

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Associate Professor Camilla Hage

Ordinary Board members

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Professor Andreas Flammer

Ordinary Board members

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Professor Dana Dawson

Ordinary Board members

Non-voting members

Appointed members

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Professor Maurizio Volterrani

Chairperson of HFA ICARe-HF Committee

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Assistant Professor Jozine Ter Maaten

Chairperson of HFA Young Committee

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Professor Petar Seferovic

Chairperson of HF 2025 Congress

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Doctor Brenda Moura

Chairperson of HFA DEI Committee

ESC Staff

Mrs Ilhame Ameqrane

HFA Association manager

Not a member yet?

Joining the Heart Failure Association (HFA) offers numerous benefits
for healthcare professionals specialising in heart failure.

You can enjoy:

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Savings on the annual Heart Failure congress
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Discounts on HFA courses and certification exams
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Congress resources and webinars on ESC 365
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Access to HFA Fellowship programme
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Board eligibility
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European Journal of Heart Failure and ESC Heart Failure