Summary

In more than 1,600 oral and poster presentations, the 55th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology spanned the state of the art in cardiovascular medicine. In events as various as expert panels, symposia, brown-bag lunch sessions, how-to and Q&A, point-counterpoint debates, late-breaking clinical trial announcements, and original research presentations, the scope of practice was presented, discussed, challenged, and evaluated. Here are 10 key highlights from ACC 2006.