Established yet relentlessly innovative, the 81st European Atherosclerosis Society Congress (EAS 2013) will build on last year’s successful gathering, held in Milan, Italy. This influential platform will showcase the most innovative and practical approaches to disease prevention and treatment to the world’s leading cardiologists and atherosclerosis specialists from other fields. Held among the renaissance architecture and monuments of beautiful Lyon, France, EAS 2013 will feature plenary sessions, interactive poster sessions, workshops sessions and satellite symposia.