Österreichische Kardiologische Gesellschaft 

The Austrian Registry of Heart Failure

The MF Registry by the WG for heart failure has existed since May 1, 2006. More than 3500 patients are documented here by now and there are follow-ups for the majority.

The MF Registry is an ongoing activity by the WG for heart failure.

European Heart Failure Awareness Day (5/7-8/2011)

First started in 2010 by the Heart Failure Association of the ESC, the Awareness Day again took place on the second weekend in May in 2011. The goal of this campaign was to increase awareness about the relevance of this disease throughout Europe.

On the occasion of this event, a press conference was held on May 6, 2011 at the Cafe Landtmann (Vienna). Participants included (left to right):

• The president of the Austrian Society of General Medicine (Dr. Glehr),
• The director of the WG for Heart Failure (Senior Physician Dr. Hans Altenberger),
• The president of the ASC (Prof. Dr. Irene Lang) as well as
• The director of the Austrian Heart Association (Mr. Schulter)

The WG on Heart Failure has designed a folder for patients with heart failure that contains the most important information.

You can download this folder here.

This folder should be distributed through outpatient clinics for heart failure and, with the support of the industry, to family physicians, internal specialists and cardiologists.

Other activities by the WG on Heart Failure relating to the Awareness Day

In addition to the press conference, there were also radio broadcasts ("Radiodoktor" (Radio Doctor) on Ö1, "Gesund in Salzburg” (Healthy in Salzburg) on Radio Salzburg), along with features on TV (Austria 9, TW1)

Here are a few links about this event:

derstandard.at

http://oesterreich.orf.at/kaernten/stories/514536

The Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC has awarded the activities of the AG for Heart Failure as one of the top 5 activities throughout Europe in 2011.

The festive awards ceremony took place during the HFA Congress in Göteborg (5/21-24/2011) . Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (chairman of the executive committee of the HFA) handed the award to Senior Physician Dr. Hans Altenberger

There is a short film about this Heart Failure Awareness Day on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYyW95tMfHo