At this year's Congress of the American College of Cardiology, which took place on 24-27 March 2012 in a spacious exhibition center, McCormick Place in Chicago (United States), the results of recently completed clinical trials were presented. This article presents selected recent and noteworthy research presented during the scientific sessions Late Breaking Clinical Trials. Attention should be paid to miscellaneous topics of the presented papers - from the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, advances in pharmacotherapy, through innovations in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes, the procedure in acute pulmonary embolism to advanced cardiac surgery. Among these studies were: INFUSE-AMI, TRA 2P-TIMI 50, CORONARY, STAMPEDE, MOPETT, EINSTEIN-PE, FOCUS-CCTRN, HOST-ASSURE, IMMEDIATE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]