Professor of Medicine, University of Saarland, Homburg / Saar, Germany

Professor Böhm is currently Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Saarland, as well as being the Director of the Clinic for Internal Medicine at the University. Professor Böhm is also the leading ONTARGET® investigator for Germany and his research interests include pathophysiology and gene expression in cardiac failure and hypertrophy, vascular biology and signal transduction, and innovation in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. Professor Böhm is a member of a number of professional associations including the German Society of Cardiology/Heart and Circulation Research, the European Society of Cardiology, and the International Society of Heart Research.

Professor of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Italy

Professor Ferrari is currently Professor of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Director of the S. Maugeri Centre of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, and President-elect of the European Society of Cardiology. His special interests include characterisation of the molecular mechanisms of the ischaemic and failing myocardium, clinical treatment of myocardial ischaemia and heart failure, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative studies. Professor Ferrari is on the steering committees of several multicentre trials, including EUROPA, PREAMI, SENIORS, PACMAN, BEAUTIFUL, and STRATEGY.

Primary Care Practitioner, Richford Gate Medical Practice, London, United Kingdom

Sarah Jarvis is a GP, GP trainer, fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Women's Health spokesperson for the RCGP. She has a particular interest in cardiovascular disease, including its impact in type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. She has authored Diabetes for Dummies, the first medical book in the Dummies series to be published in the UK. She is a member of the advisory board of the British Journal of Cardiology and the Healthcare Committee of HEART UK.