Ana Abreu

Present Position and Address • Professor of Cardiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL) • Director of the Institute of Preventive Medicine (IMP) of FMUL • Director of the Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB) of FMUL • Director of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine of FMUL • Senior Cardiologist at the Cardiology Department of University Hospital of Santa Maria (CHULN) • Coordinator of the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Centre of Cardiology Department, CHULN/FMUL/CRECUL (accredited by ESC 2020) • Clinical Director of the Centre of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation of the University of Lisbon (cooperation of FMUL, FMH, University Stadium) • Coordinator of the Exercise and Rehabilitation Laboratory of FMUL • Coordinator of the Master Course in Cardiac Rehabilitation of FMUL Address: Cardiology Department, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal Training and Education • Medical training (MD) at the FMUL (license in 1984) • Cardiology Fellowship at Hospital Santa Marta, Lisbon (since 1990) • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification, USA (1986-7) • American Society Nuclear Cardiology Certification (1999) Post Graduate Degrees • PhD in Medicine, thesis Exercise Interval Training in Heart failure patients with cardiac resynchronizers implanted, University Nova, Lisbon, Portugal (2016) EAPC/European Society of Cardiology Activities • President-Elect of EAPC (2022-24) • President EAPC (2024-26) • Member of ESC Board (2024-26) • Chair of the ESC Preventive Cardiology Congress Committee (2019, 2020, 2021,2022) • Senior Advisor for the ESC Preventive Cardiology Congress Committee (2023, 2024) • Chair of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Section (Ex) • Deputy at Prevention Implementation Committee (Ex) • Deputy at the Education Committee (Ex) • Deputy of the Membership Committee (Ex) Other (Inter)national Committee(s) Participation • Chair of the Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention Working Group of Portuguese Society of Cardiology (2021-2023) • Chair of the Nuclear Cardiology Working Group of Portuguese Society of Cardiology (Ex) • Chair of the Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation Working Group of Portuguese Society of Cardiology (Ex) • National Coordinator for Prevention at the EAPC • Member of the Portuguese Cardiology Congress Committee (Ex) • Member of the National Valve for Life Taskforce of ESC • Member of International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) • Individuality of the Scientific Council of the Social organs of the Portuguese Foundation of Cardiology (FPC) • Coordinator of ISAM at the Scientific Committee of FCT Associated Laboratory Terra, University of Lisbon • Member in the Committee of collaboration of Faculty of Human Kynetics (FMH) and FMUL in Master in Exercise and Health Editorial Boards • Editor of Prevention Section of the Global Heart Journal • Editorial Board of Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia Fellowships • Nuclear Cardiology fellowship (Clinical and Research) at the Methodist Hospital, University Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA • Echocardiography fellowship at the Methodist Hospital, University Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA • Cardiac Hemodynamic Fellowship in Hospital Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain