Report of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions 2013, San Francisco - Highlighting Late-Breaking Trials

The American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 62nd Annual Scientific Session was held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, from March 9-11, 2013. The meeting focused on the "transformation of cardiovascular care, from discovery to delivery", featured over 20 late-breaking clinical trials and 2,000 abstracts. These sessions gave notable exposure and recognition of studies likely to significantly affect clinical practice. There were 21 trials scheduled for presentation in 5 featured Late-Breaking Clinical Trial sessions, but one, the PREVAIL trial, was not presented because of a failure to observe an embargo. I summarize and overview both the late-breaking trials presented at ACC 2013 and the PREVAIL trial. (Circ J 2013; 77:1139-1145)