Welcome to the website of the European Council for Cardiovascular Research (ECCR). The ECCR was formally established in 1997 to create within Europe a unique forum for active clinical and non-clinical researchers in the important field of blood pressure and cardiovascular research.

The ECCR is a member of the Council for Basic Cardiovascular Science of the European Society of Cardiology, whose aims are to enhance the importance of basic science to clinical cardiology and to act as a Europe wide forum for cardiovascular research societies and a conduit for positive collaboration.

We are pleased to announce that joint sessions will be held this year with three organisations - the Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy, the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy and the European Society of Microcirculation. Full details of the programmes for these sessions can be found on this website under ‘Annual Meeting’.

The annual conference held in October covers a broad range of subjects, including genetics of cardiovascular diseases, vascular biology, cardiac and renal aspects as well as modern strategies of prevention and therapy in cardiovascular disease.

This highly dynamic field is characterized by the rapid accumulation of new information that contributes to our understanding of the aetiology and pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease processes as well as to the development of better therapeutic strategies.

Particular emphasis is put on the participation of both basic scientists and clinicians to foster the transmission of new scientific findings into clinical practice. Besides including invited keynote lectures, free oral presentations, workshops and hot topic sessions, the programme provides ample time for discussion both within and outside the scientific sessions.