About our association

The Swiss Society of Pediatric Cardiology, founded in 1997, is an association of physicians specialised in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cardiovascular problems in children. Pediatric cardiology covers all cardiovascular diseases, malformations and abnormalities from foetal life to adulthood.


The aims of the SSPC are:

- To promote basic and applied research in paediatric cardiology
- To encourage postgraduate and continuing education in the field of paediatric cardiology
- To ensure the quality monitoring of its members
- To promote close collaboration and exchange of ideas in Switzerland and abroad for patients with heart disease

The Swiss Society of Pediatric Cardiology has a close collaboration with the Swiss Society of Pediatrics, the Swiss Society of Cardiology and the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology.