This year’s Focus Meeting will spotlight the perioperative care of patients at risk for myocardial damage occurring after noncardiac surgery. The new developments in the understanding of this disease, its consequences in terms of perioperative morbidity and mortality, how the new monitoring techniques can help us in detecting the subjects at risk, and the potential therapeutic pathways that are being investigated will all be discussed. This two-day event will feature internationally recognised leaders in the field who will share their knowledge and expertise on these specific topics.