The British Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions Society (BICCS), formerly the AICC, is the national body representing healthcare professionals managing patients and their families with a range of genetic diseases, primarily affecting the heart.

These inherited cardiovascular conditions (ICCs) can affect:

the heart muscle (cardiomyopathies)
the heart’s rhythm and electrical system (ion channel disorders)
major blood vessels (aortopathies)
skeletal muscle as well as heart muscle (neuromuscular disorders)

These conditions can affect all ages, can be difficult to diagnose, can run in families and can affect quality of life and sometimes be associated with serious complications including sudden death. Fortunately, the scientific community is working extremely hard to improve our understanding and our ability to treat these conditions and this field is continuously evolving.

BICCS is a membership organisation that provides a forum in which healthcare professionals can meet, learn, educate, collaborate and ultimately work towards providing the very highest level of healthcare to our patients.

This website combines both:

useful information for the public, patients and their families
a dedicated portal for BICCS members

The portal provides a unique resource of educational material, centred around our annual conferences and highlight sessions, and training resources as well as policy documents and key clinical guidelines. We would encourage any healthcare professionals involved in managing patients with ICCs or interested in learning more, to consider becoming a BICCS member. One of our key roles is to represent the healthcare community in this field at a national level, and the wider the membership, the stronger this representation becomes.

Dr Stephen Page

President of the British Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions Society

Welcome

BICCS launches at BCS 2025

Thank you for all those who came to see us at the British Cardiovascular Society National Conference in Manchester!
It was a wonderful opportunity to show our brand new look to those attending.
BICCS President Stephen Page also hosted a live MDT alongside the BCCA at the event.

More Info

Save the date for the 2025 BICCS Conference

Please join us for the next national BICCS conference, taking place at The Minster Building, London EC3 from 11th-12th December 2025.
Registration and tickets will be available from July, find out more about this years conference here:

BICCS 2025

Case of the Month:
A Case of "Atypical" Chest Pain

Key Message: Think Aorta!

Most individuals with ACTA2 mutations do not have syndromic features and are often diagnosed when they present with aortic events, which can occur at smaller aortic diameters than other aortopathies1. The lack of syndromic features can lead to delay in diagnosis.

Membership benefits

Exclusive access to the BICCS online resource hub
Discounted fees for our annual two-day conference
Discounted joint membership with the British Cardiovascular Society
Monthly members updates
Opportunities to vote and stand for election to BICCS Council
The opportunity to belong to a growing network of clinicians working in the field of ICC
Access to the Directory of ICC Services with referral pathways across the UK
Representation of your views on the national stage
Financial support to the organisation to promote excellence in ICC medicine

Join BICCS

BICCS launches at BCS 2025

Thank you for all those who came to see us at the British Cardiovascular Society National Conference in Manchester! It was a wonderful opportunity to show our brand new look to those attending. BICCS President Stephen Page also hosted a live MDT alongside the BCCA at the event.

Save the date for the 2025 BICCS Conference

Please join us for the next national BICCS conference, taking place at The Minster Building, London EC3​ from 11th-12th December 2025. Registration and tickets will be available from July, find out more about this years conference here:

Case of the Month: A Case of "Atypical" Chest Pain

Key Message: Think Aorta! Most individuals with ACTA2 mutations do not have syndromic features and are often diagnosed when they present with aortic events, which can occur at smaller aortic diameters than other aortopathies1. The lack of syndromic features can lead to delay in diagnosis. ​

Membership benefits

Thank you for all those who came to see us at the British Cardiovascular Society National Conference in Manchester!
It was a wonderful opportunity to show our brand new look to those attending.
BICCS President Stephen Page also hosted a live MDT alongside the BCCA at the event.

Please join us for the next national BICCS conference, taking place at The Minster Building, London EC3 from 11th-12th December 2025.
Registration and tickets will be available from July, find out more about this years conference here:

Case of the Month:
A Case of "Atypical" Chest Pain

Key Message: Think Aorta!

Most individuals with ACTA2 mutations do not have syndromic features and are often diagnosed when they present with aortic events, which can occur at smaller aortic diameters than other aortopathies1. The lack of syndromic features can lead to delay in diagnosis.