News from the 2006 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology and the XVth World Congress of Cardiology

The 2006 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology joined with the World Heart Federation’s XVth World Congress of Cardiology this year and was held in Barcelona, Spain, from 2nd–6th September 2006. The joint meeting was dominated by one subject – new concerns about increased mortality and myocardial infarction with drug-eluting stents. We report on this and other highlights from this year’s meeting.