[The year in cardiology : 2018].

: This review article provides a broad overview of the novelties in cardiology in 2018. Advances in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular prevention, heart failure, electrophysiology and non-invasive cardiovascular imaging have provided important new insights in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of ischemic and valvular heart disease, heart failure, rhythm disorders and cardiomyopathies. This article provides an overview of the most relevant articles published in 2018.