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The Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons - http://www.ascts.org/

Includes basic information on members, committees and their journal.

Belgian Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - http://www.bacts.org/

Provides information on members, meetings, events committees and links to other Belgian health organizations.

Brazillian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery - http://www.sbccv.org/

Has information about the organization, including news, events, their congress and member information.

British Cardiac Society - http://www.bcs.com/

Professional association for those involved in cardiac care, mainly physicians and surgeons. Provides information on members, meetings, publications, education and training.

Canadian Cardiovascular Society - http://www.ccs.ca/

Journal-like website with information about cardiovascular research and resources in Canada.

The European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - http://www.eacts.org/

Includes information on meetings, events, members, journals, prizes and awards. Also has a discussion forum.

French Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - http://www.fstcvs.org/

Provides information about meetings, members, committees and other events of interest to cardiovascular surgeons.

German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - http://www.gstcvs.org/

Has information on members, committees, events, awards and annual meetings. Some of the information is available in German only.

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation - http://www.ishlt.org/

Dedicated to the advancement of the science and treatment of end-stage heart and lung diseases. Provides information about membership, awards, meetings, publications and links.

International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery - http://www.ismics.org/

Provides information on members, news and events and offers a leadership role in shaping the direction of less invasive cardiac surgery on a global basis.

Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery - http://www.israel-ctsurg.org/

Provides information on members, news, events, resources as well as information for the public. English or Hebrew.

Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery - http://www.sicch.org/

Offers brief information on news, events,committees, research and members. Some listings in Italian.

Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - http://www.ktcs.org/

Offers basis information about the society including contact address.

Netherlands Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - http://www.nacts.org/

Includes information on news, committees, members, residents page and events. Also includes contact information. Language Dutch and English.

Phillipine Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons - http://www.patacsi.org/

Provides contact information and information about the association.

The Scandinavian Society for Research in CardioThoracic Surgery - http://www.ssrcts.org/

Provides information about the organization, members, meetings and contact information.

The Society for Heart Valve Disease - http://www.shvd.org/

Provides contact information, articles, rules and regulations, meeting and event information.

The Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland - http://www.scts.org/

Contains information on membership, committees, useful links, patient information, educational resources and news.

Swedish Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery - http://www.sacts.org/

Provides information about the association. Site is in Swedish.