Eliquis® reimbursement ends in 2027 From 1 January 2027, Eliquis® will no longer be reimbursed in Belgium. The medicine itself is not disappearing, and its active ingredient, apixaban, will be available as a reimbursed generic from 21 N... 8 Oct 2026 BSC news
Pragmatic risk markers in cardiovascular care This issue of Acta Cardiologica is devoted to several important and rapidly evolving areas of cardiovascular medicine, including acute coronary care, the early diagnosis of myocardial infarction, hear... 2 Oct 2026 Journal
Savings on cardiac rehabilitation undermine the prevention policy Cardiac rehabilitation is a cornerstone of cardiovascular care, with proven benefits for patients, healthcare systems and society. Yet, from 1 August 2026, fees for cardiac rehabilitation in Belgium h... 2 Oct 2026 Advocacy
EU Screening Week starts today Prof. Rik Willems, BSC President, meeting European Commissioner for Health Olivér Várhelyi at the testing booth. The first-ever EU Screening Week starts today! As a key component of the Safe Hearts Pl... 28 Sept 2026 BSC news
Why gender matters? This Heart Week, as we shine a spotlight on Women’s Heart Health, is the perfect opportunity to introduce the Gender Task Force — and explain why it was created. Because cardiovascular disease does no... 24 Sept 2026 BSC news
CVD and pregnancy - Patient guidelines translated The patient version of the 2025 ESC guidelines on CVD and pregnancy has been translated into NL version thanks to Julie De Backer, Michèle De Hosson and Eva Goossens. FR version is also available. A g... 18 Sept 2026 BSC news
Nurses access to exhibition BSC and 9 other associations have co-signed an open letter to Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke addressing an outdated hurdle in healthcare: nurses and paramedics being barred from exhibition areas ... 18 Sept 2026 Advocacy
Join the screening at EU Commission In conjunction with European Screening Week, the EU is organising a "Know Your Numbers" awareness-campaign with cardiac health checks outside the Commission’s Berlaymont building. Doctors are still ne... 17 Sept 2026 BSC news
2026 ESC guidelines The new 2026 ESC guidelines were presented during the ESC congress and are now available online. The Belgian Society of Cardiology endorses those guidelines. 2026 ESC Guidelines for the management of ... 31 Aug 2026 BSC news
Population strategies and precision therapies in cardiovascular medicine This issue of Acta Cardiologica addresses several important and rapidly evolving areas of cardiovascular medicine, including national strategies for cardiovascular risk reduction, procedural and pharm... 26 Aug 2026 Journal
New Artificial Intelligence Task Force The BSC would like to congratulate Prof. Ruben Casado Arroyo and Dr Karl Dujardin who have been appointed co-chairs of the AI Task Force.... 21 Aug 2026 BSC news
New Gender Task Force The BSC would like to congratulate Dr Chahinda Ghossein and Dr Bharati Shivalkar who have been appointed chair and co-chair of the Gender Task Force.... 21 Aug 2026 BSC news