German Cardiac Society

The German Cardiac Society is a member of the European Society of Cardiology

Germany, DE

As a member of the German Cardiac Society, you are automatically a member of the European Society of Cardiology and the ESC Community.

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Board 2021-2023

President: Prof. S. Baldus

Past-President: Prof. A. M. Zeiher

President-Elect: Prof. H. Thiele

Secretary: Prof. K. Werdan

Treasurer: Prof. P. Fröhlich

Key Information

Number of members: 10568

Year of Foundation: 1927

ESC Member since: 1952

Journals

Basic Research in Cardiology is an official journal of the German Cardiac Society. Language: English. Six issues per year (every other month).

Clinical Research in Cardiology is an official journal of the German Cardiac Society. Language: English. Published monthly.

Der Kardiologe is an official journal of the German Cardiac Society. Language: German. Six issues per year (every other month)

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie. Language: German. Four issues per year

For all the above journals, detailed information is available online (contact details, submission of articles, subscripton, online access, etc)

Cardio News, and its supplement 'Cardio compact': 10 issues per year, in German. Print and online versions are available. (NB: Cardio News is not an official journal of the German Cardiac Society)

Working Groups

Information concerning the chairs: http://dgk.org/ueber-uns/arbeitsgruppen/

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines endorsed by your National Society

Date

Title

Topic(s)

Date: 2022

Title: Cardio-oncology

Topic(s): Coronary CT Angiography; Electrocardiography; Cardiac Computed Tomography: Valvular Heart Disease; Cardiology; 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: Cardiac Pacing & CRT

Topic(s): Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT); Chronic Heart Failure; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy;
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: 2020

Title: Atrial Fibrillation

Topic(s): Arrhythmias, General; Antiarrhythmic Pharmacotherapy; Atrial Fibrillation; Anticoagulants; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Stroke; Arrhythmias and Device Therapy;
Date: 2020

Title: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation

Topic(s): Imaging; Acute Cardiac Care; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2019

Title: Diabetes, Prediabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Topic(s): Diabetes and the Heart; Chronic Nursing Care; Risk Factors and Prevention;
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: Chronic Coronary Syndromes

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); CV Surgery - Coronary Arteries;
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/ESH Arterial Hypertension

Topic(s): Chronic Nursing Care; Treatment; Prevention; Hypertension; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Risk Factors and Prevention; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Diagnostic Methods;
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: 2017

Title: Peripheral Arterial Disease

Topic(s): Prevention; Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease; Clinical; Pathophysiology and Mechanisms; Peripheral Artery Disease; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Risk Factors and Prevention; Diagnostic Methods; Treatment; Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention;
Date: 2017

Title: Focused Update on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT)

Topic(s): Myocardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2017

Title: Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation

Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care; ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI); Interventional Cardiology; Antiplatelet Drugs; Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Cardiac Care; Coronary Intervention; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2015

Title: Infective Endocarditis

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Infective Endocarditis; Imaging; Valvular Heart Disease; Device Complications and Lead Extraction;
Date: 2015

Title: Pericardial Disease

Topic(s): Cardio-Oncology; Imaging; Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment; Pericardial Disease; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
Date: 2014

Title: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Topic(s): Cardiovascular Surgery; Myocardial Disease; Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology; Device Therapy; Interventional Cardiology; Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD); Chronic Heart Failure; Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome; Treatment;
Date: 2004

Title: B-Adrenergic Receptor Blockers (Expert Consensus Document on)

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Treatment; Treatment; Hypertension; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Treatment; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: 2004

Title: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Disease (ESC Expert Consensus Document on)

Topic(s): Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic); Treatment; Treatment; Hypertension; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy;
Date: 2004

Title: Antiplatelet Agents (Expert Consensus Document on the Use of)

Topic(s): Treatment; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy; Acute Coronary Syndromes;
Date: 2002

Title: Chest Pain (Management of)

Topic(s): Diseases of the Aorta; Acute Cardiac Care; Acute Coronary Syndromes

German Cardiac Society

The German Cardiac Society is a member of the European Society of Cardiology

Board 2021-2023

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Key Information

Journals

Working Groups

Upcoming events

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