Editors’ page

This issue of the journal introduces a new regular feature entitled “Lessons from the trials”, presented by experts in the fields, which includes a description as well as a critique of the trial, and outlines how it could influence practice and future directions. Clinical trials are an essential part of evidence-based cardiovascular practice. An increasing number of trials are being published and talked about in international meetings, such as the latest conference of the European Society of Cardiology. Another addition to the journal is the inclusion of reports from recent specialized meetings addressing exciting topics of wide-ranging interest. In this issue Drs Franco Cecchi and Iacopo Olivotto summarize the presentations from the Florence Symposium on Advances on Cardiomyopathies, which addressed clinical, basic science and translational topics with many new findings We invite submissions in these new sections as well as in the core subjects of the journal - and welcome any comments or suggestions regarding the contents of the journal and its relevance to our readership.