Who Are the Members of the European Heart Network?

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The European Heart Network's members are national heart foundations and associations from across Europe. According to EHN, these organizations share a commitment to preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Europe, supporting patients, representing patient interests, and funding research. If you want to identify the specific organizations, EHN directs readers to its members section ("Discover EHN Members") rather than listing them on its homepage.

What defines an EHN member

EHN describes its membership in terms of both who the organizations are and what they do:

  • National scope: members are national heart foundations and associations, not individual clinicians or local clubs.
  • European reach: EHN states it has members across Europe.
  • Shared purpose: members are committed to preventing CVD in Europe, supporting patients, representing patient interests, and funding research.

This means membership is organizational and mission-driven. The common thread is cardiovascular health work at the national level, combined with a European-level commitment to prevention and patient representation.

What members contribute and gain

EHN's description of its activities shows how member organizations fit into the network:

EHN activity How members relate to it
CVD prevention Members work toward reducing exposure to major CVD risk factors
CVD patients EHN works on EU policy files affecting cardiovascular patients
CVD research Research-funding members gather in the EHN Research Platform and interact with the EHN Patient Group
Projects EHN facilitates structured patient involvement in research and innovation projects
Campaigns EHN runs awareness and advocacy campaigns, with members taking action across Europe

A concrete example from EHN's news: for World Heart Day 2026 and the first EU Screening Week, EHN highlighted activities organized by its members across Europe. That illustrates the practical role of members—carrying European-level campaigns and priorities into national activity.

How to find the member organizations

EHN's homepage does not publish a full member list. To discover the organizations, use the "Discover EHN Members" link in the EHN Members section of the site. That page is the authoritative entry point for the current membership.

If you are checking whether a particular national heart foundation or association is part of the network, start there and look for the organization by country or name. EHN's site does not state membership criteria, application steps, or fees on the homepage, so those details would need to come from EHN directly.

Who this is relevant for

This overview is useful if you are:

  • researching which national organizations lead heart health work in a given European country;
  • looking for potential partners for CVD prevention, patient advocacy, or research funding;
  • trying to understand how European cardiovascular policy work connects to national foundations.

It is not a directory of individual members—for that, the EHN members page is the place to go.