In 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will hold the International Conference on Integrated Medical Imaging in Cardiovascular Diseases (IMIC 2016), building on the success of the IMIC 2013 conference. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are steadily increasing both in developed and developing countries. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are an important subgroup of NCDs and account for the highest proportional mortality among all NCDs. Consequently, CVDs are one of the main priorities in the health care systems of many IAEA Member States. Identifying appropriate management strategies is of the utmost importance, as it was estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that more than 23 million people will die annually due to CVDs by 2030.