Dear colleagues,

It is our pleasure to welcome you to Interlaken on the occasion of the Joint Annual Meeting 2019 of the Swiss Society of Cardiology and the Swiss Society of Cardiac Surgery from 19 - 21 June 2019.

Together with the scientific committee we have prepared a programme that we trust catches the most exciting new developments in all areas of cardiology and cardiac surgery.

As usual the programme will offer main lectures, workshops, free communications selected from abstracts, as well as poster sessions.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Interlaken!

Best regards

Prof. Dr. med. Michel Zuber
Congress President

Prof. Dr. med. Giovanni Pedrazzini
President Swiss Society of Cardiology

Dr. med. Marjam Rüdiger-Stürchler
Scientific Secretary and Director SSC

Prof. Dr. med. Friedrich Eckstein
President Swiss Society of Cardiac Surgery