ICCAD 2009 will provide a comprehensive update on coronary artery disease in all its aspects. Keynote lectures will be delivered by a distinguished international faculty, while a large number of selected free communications will report new data from basic research laboratories and clinical centers around the globe. The program will include sessions on molecular mechanisms, gene therapy and cell therapy, epidemiology and prevention and clinical aspects. There will also be a major focus on new frontiers in interventional cardiology and the surgical management of coronary artery disease.