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Probably the best ESC Congress-ever, took place in the FIRA Gran Via, Barcelona in 2017, a modern very functional Congress Centre with eight pavilions
The recent ESC Congress in Barcelona brought together more than 31 700 healthcare professionals from 153 countries to the beautiful capital of Catalonia. Barcelona is certainly a very creative, modern, and cosmopolitan city of Spain. The large FIRA Centre provides excellent congress facilities. The FIRA Congress Centre is well located and the logistics including transport facilities such as a well-functioning metro network and affordable taxi transfer from the city to the Congress Centre made access much easier. The congress attracted more than 500 journalists and the coverage of the scientific news in the more traditional media press and television, and also in the new social media was excellent. Therefore, the exciting scientific news presented at the Congress was broadcast not only to the cardiovascular community but also to the public, which is very important for preventing heart disease and for optimal care of cardiac patients.
