欧洲心脏病学会,European Society of Cardiology , www.escardio.org
是目前在欧洲居于首要地位的心脏病学会，会员超过70000人、提供更新指南、调查数据、组织学术会议，ESC年会是心血管领域最大的会议。下设5个分会（超声心动图学会、心律学会、心衰学会、预防与康复学会及介入学会）。

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) represents over 70,000 cardiology professionals, principally from across Europe and the Mediterranean basin, but also from the rest of the world.

The ESC comprises:

• 6 Associations
• 5 Councils
• 18 Working Groups
• 55 National Cardiac Societies
• ESC Fellows and Nurse Fellows

The ESC provides an array of scientific and educational activities, such as the production and continuous updating ofClinical Practice Guidelines, the organisation of educational courses and initiatives, pan-European surveys on specific disease areas. 

It also organises the ESC Congress, the largest cardiology meeting in the world. The ESC is also proud to hold, in conjunction with its constituent bodies,several subspecialty congresses, which are becoming increasingly popular within the profession.  

The ESC also edits and publishes 8 of the world's leading journals on cardiology.