Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the 7th Cardiology Highlights – International Update Meeting in Cardiology. It was first held in 2009, as the youngest in the family of ESC Update Meetings (Davos, Rotterdam, Rome, Dubrovnik). Now, after the COVID outbreak, it seems the Dubrovnik Cardiology Highlights is the last to remain from the ESC Update Meetings family.
The Congress is aimed at being an update on contemporary cardiology, primarily setting the stage for the European Society of Cardiology, by presenting the newest guidelines, position papers, and ESC policies toward reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease.
The current Cardiology Highlights present many important updates on contemporary cardiology as well as some intriguing topics. Additionally, selected original contributions have been published in the newest issue of Cardiologia Croatica, some of which are going to be presented as oral communications. The best of those will receive awards, as in our previous Highlights Meetings.
Furthermore, two special sessions have been organized: The Lancet Regional – Europe – Session and the ACC Georgia – Croatia Chapter. The Lancet Session will discuss regional differences in cardiovascular health status in Europe, and the Georgia Chapter will interactively elucidate the consensus and controversies of the hottest topics in cardiovascular imaging.
The WALTZ Session will bring together young cardiologists from Vienna, Athens, Ljubljana, Timișoara, and Zagreb. We will also cover some extremely interesting topics such as inflammation and atherosclerosis, biomarkers in cardiology now and in the future, the role of registries in contemporary cardiology, newest advances in heart failure, interventional cardiology, and interventional arrhythmology.
This Meeting, in addition to providing an attractive overview of modern cardiology, should serve as an opportunity for interactive discussions and international networking.
You will really enjoy the Meeting, the professional networking, and the beauty of Dubrovnik.
Last but not least, we are proud that the Meeting is held, once again, under the patronage of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts – the leading institution of Croatian scientific and cultural excellence.
Thank you for joining us!
With kindest regards,
Prof. Davor Miličić, MD, PhD, FESC, FHFA, FACC
Director, 7th Cardiology Highlights – International Update Meeting in Cardiology
Vice President, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
President, Croatian Cardiac Society