European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

In 1946 and 1948, during the Second and Third Inter-American Congresses of Cardiology held in Mexico and Chicago, several European Cardiologists discussed the possible creation of a European Society of Cardiology. 1949, a preliminary meeting was held in Brussels with representatives from 14 countries. The first European Congress of Cardiology was held in London in September 1952 under the Presidency of Sir John Parkinson.