Great coverage of the conference today from our ACC member bloggers, Sarah Clarke, M.D., F.A.C.C., and Wes Fisher, M.D., F.A.C.C.

From Dr. Clarke (who has not only shown herself to be a much more prolific blogger than me, also just joined Twitter -- @doctorsarah):

• Pharmacological treatment of atrial fibrillation. Dronedarone and other anti-arrhythmics: This session (room is packed….about 300 folk!) is focusing on the medical treatment of AF as opposed to the interventional treatment, describing the indication for the various  anti-arrhythmics including new agents.
  
• First impressions!: Nothing can prepare you for the vastness of the place and the programme! The content of the meeting is quite extraordinary with a huge amount available immediately online as sessions start!
  
• Day 1- Late Breaking Clinical Trials 1: An early start for those who made it and remembered to put the clock forward an hour (or rather back 4 hours instead of 5)! This session covered important trials.
  
• Good Morning Atlanta!: So, Dr Wes, your fellow blogging comrade has landed! I suspect the majority of planes landing in Atlanta this weekend have been packed with cardiologists ... Would be interesting to see what happened if the cabin crew requested ‘is there a doctor onboard!?’
  

Dr. Fisher did some detailed tweeting from several of the sessions today. Here are a few of the highlights, but go to his Twitter page for the full coverage. He also has some humorous insights into what makes ACC.10 a bit -- unique, so to speak.

• Richard Anderson,MD from Doctors Co: "legal reform is the only reform that increases pt access while decreasing costs." #acc10  [From today's Health System Reform session]
  
• Ryan: This issue is not about #hc alone - it is the ideology regarding founding principle of this country. #hcreform #acc10  [Also from today's Health System Reform session]
  
• Feldman: 9.6% of pts in Mitraclip w/complications vs 47% in surgery grp #acc10  [From our kick-off LBCT session this morning]
  
• INVEST and ACCORD: stringent control of BP (systolic BP < 130) in diabetics w/CAD w/worse outcomes. imagine: Too many drugs r bad #acc10 [Also from the LBCT session]

Looking forward to the coverage for tomorrow!