Heart Failure Association of the ESC

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 - Three levels of benefits
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)