Topic of the Week May 20th to 26th 2019 Heart Failure I European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Series Monday Berliner. New drugs: big changes in conservative heart failure therapy? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55(Suppl 1):i3–i10 Tuesday Lawin. Change in indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55(Suppl 1):i11–i16 Wednesday Girdauskas. Minimally invasive mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55(Suppl 1):i17–i25 Thursday Treede. The role of transcatheter mitral valve therapy in heart failure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55(Suppl 1):i26–i30 Friday Schramm. Current perspectives on mechanical circulatory support. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55(Suppl 1):ii31–i37 Saturday Fuchs. Does the heart transplant have a future? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55(Suppl 1):i38–i48 Sunday Castelvecchio. Myocardial reconstruction in ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55(Suppl 1):i49–i56