The World Heart Federation (WHF) is a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 1978.

WHF is recognized by the World Health Organization as its leading NGO partner in cardiovascular disease prevention.

[1] The World Heart Federation represents more than 200 organizations in over 100 countries.

The first World Congress of Cardiology was convened in Paris in September 1950 under the aegis of the International Society of Cardiology, which had itself been founded four years previously.

In 2016, the World Heart Federation hosted the first Global Summit on Circulatory Health, held in Mexico City.