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About the Heart Rhythm Society
The Heart Rhythm Society is the international leader in science, education, and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients, and the primary information resource on heart rhythm disorders. Its mission is to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education, and optimal health care policies and standards.
Formerly known as the North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE), the Society was founded in 1979 to address the scarcity of information about the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. The Heart Rhythm Society is now the preeminent professional group representing specialists in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology from more than 70 countries.
Through research and advocacy, the Heart Rhythm Society aims to:
- Support excellence in research and education by disseminating findings to the international electrophysiology community and providing the tools to deliver new therapies to patients worldwide.
- Advocate for optimal health care policies and standards by providing leadership on key issues and testifying before decision-making groups in Washington, D.C.
- Help providers deliver the best care by enhancing the patient-provider relationship and informing the public to seek out appropriate and often life-saving care.
The Heart Rhythm Society is the largest advocate for heart rhythm disorders research and provides training for cardiac arrhythmia experts around the world. The Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
360º Initiatives
The Heart Rhythm Society has embarked upon a long-term, comprehensive and coordinated effort to address three key disease states:
- Atrial Fibrillation (AF 360º)
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA 360º)
- Heart Failure (HF 360º)
These initiatives represent an unparalleled commitment to achieving the Society’s mission by engaging healthcare providers, payers, government agencies and patient advocates. With hundreds of thousands of lives lost each year to heart rhythm disorders, and quality of life impacted for millions more, nothing is more important to the Society.
The Society launched the AF 360º and SCA 360º online resource centers which provide healthcare professionals with comprehensive and up-to-date information including AF and SCA education, news, science, clinical guidelines and programs.
Contact Information:
Contact the Heart Rhythm Society at (202) 464-3400 or visit www.HRSonline.org to find additional press materials and information for both patients and medical professionals, including a heart rhythm specialist search engine; position statements on current heart rhythm issues; and patient information about cardiac arrhythmias and other heart rhythm disorders.
Heart Rhythm Society
1400 K Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 464-3400
Fax: (202) 464-3401
www.HRSonline.org
