Fox, Keith A.A.

Lüscher, Thomas F.

Simpson, Iain A.

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REVIEWThe Year in CardiologyThe Year in Cardiology series: the most recentadvances in a nutshell for the readers of theEuropean Heart JournalKeith A.A. Fox1, Iain A. Simpson2, and Thomas F. Lu¨scher3*1Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; 2British Cardiovascular Society, 9 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 5HW, UK; and 3Department ofCardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, SwitzerlandIntroductionNot only is the pace of change in cardiology faster than ever, butthe scope of cardiology practice has widened and there are closeinteractions with other specialities. It is a real challenge to keep upto date with innovation, subspecialty developments in cardiology,rapid progress in basic, clinical and translational research, andnew important ESC guidelines! It is essential for the busy clinicianto know what may really change practice, now and in the future,and what may improve current management of patients withcardiovascular disease.This European Heart Journal ‘Year in Cardiology’ review seriesarose from the successful educational course developed by theBritish Cardiovascular Society. It provides expert insight intorecent advances in key areas of cardiology, and a balancedperspective on how these may influence guidelines and patientmanagement. The current series of reviews complement existingeducation activities and will cover different subspecialties suchas Imaging (i.e. CT, MRI, and echocardiography) intervention,acute coronary syndromes, valvular heart disease, arrhythmiasand pacing, as well as prevention, and heart failure. Contributorshave been chosen not only for their depth of specialist knowl-edge and stature as leaders in their respective fields, but alsofor their ability to communicate clearly and put the new informa-tion into perspective. Each of the contributors will work with anappropriate subspecialty editor of the European Heart Journal.They will focus on what is important and what will impact onmodern clinical cardiology. A year is a long time in cardiology,but the ‘Year in Cardiology’ is a short time to get right upto date!AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank Susanne Bettina Dedecke (European HeartJournal) and Sarah Clarke (British Cardiovascular Society) for theirwork on this new feature.* Corresponding author. Tel: +41 0255 21 77, Fax: +41 0 255 42 51, Email: cardiotfl@gmx.chPublished on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. & The Author 2013. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.comEuropean Heart Journal (2013) 34, 307doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehs404

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