For the last 67 years, the ACC’s Annual Scientific Session has brought together cardiovascular professionals from around the world for the latest in cardiovascular education and research. This year was no different. For three days, Orlando was the place for the entire cardiovascular care team to come together to engage with the latest science, breathe innovation, take part in traditions, celebrate successes and network with each other. The following photo gallery captures the excitement and energy of the meeting and provides literal snapshots of the world of cardiology coming together in one place.

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ACC.18 Chair Jeffrey T. Kuvin, MD, FACC, welcomes thousands of attendees to Orlando. FEEL THE PULSE: From dawn to dusk, ACC.18 provided opportunities for attendees to actively engage with each other, with the hope that they could easily take what they learned back to their practice, hospitals and patients. FEEL THE PULSE: From dawn to dusk, ACC.18 provided opportunities for attendees to actively engage with each other, with the hope that they could easily take what they learned back to their practice, hospitals and patients. FEEL THE PULSE: From dawn to dusk, ACC.18 provided opportunities for attendees to actively engage with each other, with the hope that they could easily take what they learned back to their practice, hospitals and patients. Women, diversity and advocacy were important topics of discussion throughout ACC.18, but nowhere were these topics more prominent than on Day 1 of the meeting when Nanette Kass Wenger, MD, MACC, cardiovascular legend and pioneer for women’s heart health, took center stage with ACC President Mary Norine Walsh, MD, MACC. Other prominent keynote speakers, including Alfred Bove, MD, MACC, (pictured) and Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, ignited conversations around important topics like interventional cardiology, inflammation in coronary artery disease, and more. Other prominent keynote speakers, including Alfred Bove, MD, MACC, and Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, (pictured) ignited conversations around important topics like interventional cardiology, inflammation in coronary artery disease, and more. New this year, the Heart to Heart stage featured informal conversations on a wide range of topics. In this photo, Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, MACC, and Pamela Morris, MD, FACC, engage with the audience on prevention and healthy living. ENGAGE WITH SCIENCE: From the busy Poster Hall to interactive sessions, ACC.18 attendees engaged with science in new and innovative ways. ENGAGE WITH SCIENCE: From the busy Poster Hall to interactive sessions, ACC.18 attendees engaged with science in new and innovative ways. ENGAGE WITH SCIENCE: From the busy Poster Hall to interactive sessions, ACC.18 attendees engaged with science in new and innovative ways. Always innovating, the first Late Breaking Clinical Trial session found ways to involve the audience via their cell phones. The set up was new as well, with panelists on the floor asking questions of the presenters. LBCT highlights included ODYSSEY Outcomes, VEST, ARTEMIS, SECURE-PCI, Black Barbershops and more. Always innovating, the first Late Breaking Clinical Trial session found ways to involve the audience via their cell phones. The set up was new as well, with panelists on the floor asking questions of the presenters. LBCT highlights included ODYSSEY Outcomes, VEST, ARTEMIS, SECURE-PCI, Black Barbershops and more. BREATHE INNOVATION: With more than 273 exhibitors, the ACC.18 Expo was humming with innovation. New this year, the Future Hub offered hands-on experience with some of the latest technology and was also home to the first-ever Innovation Challenge competition featuring start-up companies pitching innovative solutions to problems. BREATHE INNOVATION: With more than 273 exhibitors, the ACC.18 Expo was humming with innovation. New this year, the Future Hub offered hands-on experience with some of the latest technology and was also home to the first-ever Innovation Challenge competition featuring start-up companies pitching innovative solutions to problems. BREATHE INNOVATION: With more than 273 exhibitors, the ACC.18 Expo was humming with innovation. New this year, the Future Hub offered hands-on experience with some of the latest technology and was also home to the first-ever Innovation Challenge competition featuring start-up companies pitching innovative solutions to problems. BREATHE INNOVATION: With more than 273 exhibitors, the ACC.18 Expo was humming with innovation. New this year, the Future Hub offered hands-on experience with some of the latest technology and was also home to the first-ever Innovation Challenge competition featuring start-up companies pitching innovative solutions to problems. CELEBRATE: Convocation is a time to celebrate both tradition and individual successes. ACC President Mary Norine Walsh, MD, MACC, welcomed nearly 240 new FACCs and AACCs to the ACC family, while also providing a heartfelt look back on her year as president. The ceremonial passing of the Presidential Chain, ushered in C. Michael Valentine, MD, FACC, from Lynchburg, VA, as the new ACC president.

Photos by Todd Buchanan, Max Gersh, Luke Franke and Scott Morgan. ©2018, American College of Cardiology/Med Meeting Images

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