The European Heart Journal again organized together with Prof. Michael Boehm, Editor-in-Chief of the German Cardiology Journal a symposium on Publication Highlights in the year 2017 with great success.

Traditionally, a symposium on Publishing Highlights in 2017 was held under the chairmanship of Michael Boehm (fig. 1), Editor-in-Chief of the German Cardiology Journal and Thomas F. Lüscher, Editor-in-Chief of the European Heart Journal. This year also the Vice-President of the American College of Cardiology Dr. C. Michael Valentine, MD, FACC from Lynchburg Virginia joined the team.

As every year the large auditorium was packed with interested participants listening to lectures on the newest publications in heart failure reviewed by Prof. Thomas F. Lüscher, intervention reviewed by Dr. Valentine, arrhythmias reviewed by PD Dr. Rostock (fig. 2) from Mainz and valvular heart disease by Prof. Möllmann (fig. 3) from Dortmund. The session did indeed provide an optimal overview on the most recent developments in the most important fields of cardiology and was highly appreciated by the participants.