Yuri Belenkov
President of ECOA
Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor
About the association
Eurasian Cardio-Oncology Association
ECOA is a multidisciplinary professional community of clinicians, researchers and digital health specialists working where cardiology meets oncology.
The association was founded on 1 May 2025 and brings together specialists from more than 15 countries across Eurasia.
We advance clinical practice, research, education and digital technology so that protecting the heart becomes an integral part of cancer treatment.
1000+
association members
15+
countries represented
300+
scientific publications
Where we work
The association is active across Eurasia, from Eastern Europe to Central Asia.
RussiaResearch centres, university hospitals and regional societies
Central AsiaA growing network of national chapters and partner hospitals
Eastern EuropePartner professional societies and joint projects
The mission of the Cardio-Oncology Association
One professional space for specialists working where cardiology meets oncology.
We are building an environment in which clinicians of every specialty speak the same language: shared standards of diagnosis and treatment, open exchange of experience and equal access to current knowledge in every country of the region.
Cardio-oncology protects the patient’s heart at every stage of anticancer therapy, and that takes cardiologists, oncologists and researchers pulling in the same direction.
Key goals
Establishing cardio-oncology as a clinical and scientific discipline in its own right
Reducing the cardiotoxicity of anticancer therapy and its long-term consequences
Shared standards of diagnosis and treatment across the countries of Eurasia
Professional growth and support for the association’s specialists
Core objectives
1Developing clinical guidelines and expert consensus statements
2Running scientific studies and maintaining registries
3Educational programmes: schools, courses and masterclasses
4International collaboration and exchange of experience
5Digital tools for patient monitoring, and telemedicine
The association’s leading specialists
The association is led by the foremost cardiologists and oncologists of the region, heads of national medical research centres. The President and the Vice-Presidents set the scientific policy of ECOA and represent the association in international professional societies.
Andrey Kaprin
Vice-President
Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor
Evgeny Shlyakhto
Vice-President
Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor
Sergey Ternovoy
Vice-President
Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor
The association’s Presidium
The Presidium brings together the heads of the association’s specialist areas and national chapters: it approves the scientific programme, the standards and the terms of reference of the association’s committees.
BoardAssociation members
Multidisciplinary work is built into the very nature of cardio-oncology.
ECOA is open to clinicians and researchers of every specialty. Caring for a cancer patient at risk of cardiovascular complications is teamwork, which is why our membership includes:
CardiologistsOncologists and chemotherapy specialistsHaematologistsRadiotherapistsAnaesthetists and intensive care specialistsResearch scientistsDigital health specialists
Research and achievements
What the association has delivered: specialists trained, papers published and clinical projects under way.
Specialist training
Clinicians from across the region have completed cardio-oncology programmes.
Scientific publications
Original papers and reviews in peer-reviewed journals in the region and worldwide.
Clinical research
Joint multicentre projects and registries of cardiotoxicity.
Expert consensus
Agreed positions on diagnosing and treating the complications of therapy.
Education initiatives
Learning formats for clinicians at every stage of their career.
Eurasian School of Cardio-Oncology
An annual in-person programme for practising clinicians
Online courses
Distance learning with certification
Masterclasses
Clinical cases discussed with expert faculty
Mentoring
Guidance for early-career specialists
Partners and professional societies
The association works with medical institutions, industry and education platforms.
Expert resources and clinical guidelines
The association’s consensus statements, diagnostic algorithms and practical recommendations help clinicians decide what to do in difficult cases.
Find out moreContact us
We are open to new members, to collaboration and to scientific dialogue. Write to us and we will point you to the right first step.
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