The International Academy of Cardiology sadly announces the passing of Dr. Asher Kimchi, Founder and Chairman of the International Academy of Cardiology.

Dr. Asher Kimchi, Founder and Chairman of the International Academy of Cardiology, passed away on October 7. He was 76. 

Dr. Kimchi was born in Tel Aviv in 1946. He studied at Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, where he received his medical degree in 1971. After an internship in Internal Medicine at Hadassah, MORE»

Distinguished Cardiologists and Scientists Honored with 2018 International Academy of Cardiology Awards at the 23rd World Congress on Heart Disease, Boston, MA, USA

Dr. Asher Kimchi, Founder and Chairman of the International Academy of Cardiology (IAC) announced the winning recipients of the 2018 IAC Awards at the 23rd World Congress on Heart Disease held in Boston, MA, USA. In addition to the IAC awards, the committee also named four faculty to receive the Distinguished Fellowship Awards.

Dr. Asher Kimchi, together with Chairman Dr. Dr. John A. Elefteriades, headed a committee comprised of 222 of the world's leading cardiologists and scientists that reviewed a prestigious list of nominees and voted for their top choice.

The following awards for 2018 were presented at the Opening Ceremony of the International Academy of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions 2018, 23rd World Congress on Heart Disease, to honor the memory of distinguished colleagues, all former members of the faculty of previous International Academy of Cardiology meetings who made major contributions to Medicine and Cardiology: MORE»

Dr. Deepak Bhatt to Deliver Opening Lecture at International Academy of Cardiology, Annual Scientific Sessions 2018, 23rd World Congress on Heart Disease

Deepak L. Bhatt MD, MPH, Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, delivered the Twelfth H.J.C. Swan Memorial Lecture at the Opening Ceremony of the International Academy of Cardiology, Annual Scientific Sessions 2018, 23rd World Congress on Heart Disease, that was held in Boston, MA, USA, from Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 29, 2018.

Dr. Bhatt presented on the topic of “Evolving Landscape of Antithrombotic Therapy for Atherosclerosis”. Aspirin remains the foundation of antiplatelet therapy. Trials soon to report will clarify its role in primary prevention. The role of aspirin in secondary prevention seems quite secure, though recent data have raised concerns about whether the enteric coating might impede its absorption and antiplatelet effects. MORE»

Dr. Eugene Braunwald Delivered the 10th HJC Swan Memorial Lecture at the Opening Ceremony of the International Academy of Cardiology, Annual Scientific Sessions 2016, 21st World Congress on Heart Disease

Eugene Braunwald, M.D., Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and founding Chairman of the TIMI Study Group at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, delivered the tenth H.J.C. Swan Memorial Lecture at the Opening Ceremony of the International Academy of Cardiology, Annual Scientific Sessions 2016, 21st World Congress on Heart Disease, that was held in Boston, MA, USA, from Saturday, July 30 through Monday, August 1, 2016.

Dr. Braunwald presented on the topic of “The War on Heart Failure”. MORE»

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