Dear colleagues and guests,

The 22nd Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology and Asia Pacifi c Heart Congress 2011 (GWICC & APHF 2011) will take place in Beijing from 13th to 16th October 2011. We sincerely appreciate your presence, and thank you for your attention and support.

This year's GW-ICC is co-hosted by the China International Conference Centre for Science and Technology (CICCST), the Chinese Medical Society of Cardiovascular Disease (CMSCD), the Chinese College of Cardiovascular Physician (CCCP), the Committee of Cardio-Cerebral-Vascular Diseases of GSC and CHRS, etc. In addition, it is our honour to have the ACC, ESC, WHF, AHA and ISCP joining us as co-organisers, …