Prof. Petr Ostadal, MD, PhD, FESC focuses on acute and intensive cardiovascular care, especially on hemodynamics, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, mechanical circulatory support, acute coronary syndromes, and lipid-lowering therapy. He is a Head of the Department of Cardiology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital in Prague, Chair of the Czech Acute Cardiac Care Association and President of the Czech Society of Cardiology.