Danish Society of Cardiology

Danish Society of Cardiology is an organisation of physicians and nurses in the field of cardiology.

The Society is the national society for cardiology and is associated to the Danish Medical Association (DMS), European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and International World Heart Federation (WHF).

Official address:
Secretariat:
Hauser Plads 10, 2
1127 København K
Tel. +33 91 79 60
Fax +33 91 79 64
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President Dr. Christian Hassager, RH.
Secretary Dr. Jesper Kjærgaard, RH.
Board Members: Mogens Lytken Larsen (president elect), Axel Diederichsen, Olav Wendelboe Nielsen, Jens Aarøe, Rasmus Møgelvang, Hanne Elming, Lone K Andersen, Ole Gøtzsche

Date of foundation 1960

1439 members (2010).

Committees:
ETP Committee
CME Committee
Media and Internet Committee
Post graduate education Committee

ESC Guidelines endorsed

Device Therapy in Heart Failure (Focused Update)
Myocardial Revascularisation (ESC Guideline for)
Atrial Fibrillation (Management of)
Pre-operative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-Cardiac Surgery
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009)

Guidelines published
Arrhythmia and psychopharmacology
Heart MRI and CT
Diseases of the Aorta
Pulmonary Hypertension
Acute coronary syndrome
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Pulmonary Embolism
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Prophylactic ICD in IHD
Valvular heart disease
Acute admission of cardiac patients – departmental requirements
Antithrombotic treatment in cardiovascular diseases
Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac risk in noncardiac surgery
Driving and heart disease
Dyslipidaemia and heart disease
Exercise testing in ischaemic heart disease
Stable angina pectoris
Treatment with pacemaker and implantable defibrillators
Heart catheterisation, coronary angiography and angioplasty

... and others

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