The Heart Rhythm Foundation's mission is to enhance the prevention and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders by supporting the research, education and advocacy efforts of the Heart Rhythm Society. Our goal is to promote a culture of giving in service to this mission. Learn more about our generous Millennium Society donors — healthcare and business professionals, patients, as well as their family members, friends, and other individuals who are passionate about the mission of the Foundation and desire to lead the way toward its success.
May 2012 - Heart Rhythm Foundation Reflects on 2012 Achievements
Ensuring the Continued Success of the Heart Rhythm Foundation
If you have an insurance policy but no longer need to protect your family, consider donating it to the Heart Rhythm Foundation (HRF). You will receive an immediate tax deduction and the knowledge that you will help maintain the beat of the Heart Rhythm Foundation. In addition, if an individual names HRF as beneficiary or gifts the policy itself (making HRF the owner and beneficiary), HRF can benefit. If one continues to pay the premium but gifts the policy to HRF, then one can deduct the premium payments.
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Furman Fund Travel Scholarship Awardees Named
The Furman Fund of the Heart Rhythm Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of three travel scholarships to this year's 33rd Heart Rhythm Annual Scientific Sessions to be held in Boston, MA. Learn more »
Contribute to The Furman Fund, established to honor Seymour Furman, MD, FHRS (1931-2006) and educate the world about the cardiac arrhythmia field. Learn more »
April 25, 2012 — Dr. Dirk Durrer (1918-1984) and the Durrer laboratory
This year, the EP History Program (Friday, May 11th, Noon to 1:30 pm) celebrates Dr. Dirk Durrer, a remarkable man, and his remarkable laboratory. Dirk Durrer was born on April 19th1918 in Schiedam, a small harbor in the Netherlands. He studied in Leiden and Utrecht and graduated in 1943 just before Utrecht University was ordered to close down by the Nazi regime. Durrer had been fascinated by the work of pioneers in cardiology as Willem Einthoven, Karl Wenckebach, Thomas Lewis and Frank Wilson. Durrer was stimulated to focus on cardiology, not only clinically, but also experimentally.
Come and share this important history of Cardiac Electrophysiology presented by Drs Janse, Kleber, Wilde, Coronel, Opthof and Wellens.
