The Council is composed of representatives from the ESC Working Groups and from non-ESC sister organisations concerned with basic science. It is led by a nucleus comprised of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer (see below).
The strategy of the Council is determined by the Strategy Group.
Board Members 2024 - 2026
Nucleus members - Voting members - 2024 - 2026
- Chairperson : Professor Paul Evans, UK
- Chairperson-Elect : Associate Professor Carol Ann Remme, Netherlands
- Past Chairperson : Associate Professor Johann Wojta, Austria
- Treasurer : Professor Sabine Steffens, Germany
- Secretary : Professor Cesare Terracciano, UK
The Board is completed with ex-officio representatives from ESC Associations, Working Groups and Councils as well as from external societies.
Board members - Non-voting members - 2024 - 2026
- Representing the Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease : Professor Tristan Mirault, France
- Representing the Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology: Professor Esther Lutgens, Usa
- Representing the WG Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology: Professor Jordi Heijman, Austria
- Representing the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: Professor Giuseppe Ambrosio, Italy
- Representing the Working Group on Cardiovascular Regenerative and Reparative Medicine: Professor Paolo Madeddu, UK
- Representing the Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart: Associate Professor Cinza Perrino, Italy
- Representing the Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation: Doctor Edina Cenko, Italy
- Representing the Working Group on Development, Anatomy and Pathology: Doctor Joaquim Miguel Nunes Vieira, UK
- Representing the Working Group on E-Cardiology: Doctor Julia Ramirez, Spain
- Representing the Working Group on Myocardial Function: Professor Wolfgang Linke, Germany
- Representing the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases: Professor Domingo Pascual Figal, Spain
- Representing the Working Group on Thrombosis: Associate Professor Christina Christersson, Sweden
- Representing the ESC Heart Failure Association (HFA): Professor Sophie Van Linthout, Italy
- Representing the Scientists Of Tomorrow (SoT), Doctor Carolina Balbi, Switzerland
- Representing the Cardiovascular Research, Professor Tomasz Guzik, UK
- Representing the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology (AECVP): Professor Cristina Basso, Italy
- Representing the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS), Professor Katariina Öörni
- Representing the European Council for Cardiovascular Research (ECCR), TBC
- Representing the European Society for Microcirculation (ESM), TBC
- Representing the European Vascular Biology Organisation (EVBO), TBC
- Representing the ISHR, European Section, TBC
- Ex-officio : Assistant Professor Fabrizia Bonacina, Italy
- Ex-officio : Professor Ingrid Fleming, Germany
- Ex-officio : Professor Llewelyn Roderick, Belgium
- Ex-officio : Associate Professor Marie Luce Piallat, Switzerland
- Ex-officio : Professor Filippo Crea, Italy
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.