BIT's 1st AnnualInternational Congress of Cardiology
Theme: Combating Heart Diseases
Time: December 5-7
Venue: Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
The Program will be Released at the end of August, 2009
NOTE: International Congress of Cardiology (ICC) 2009 is comprised of Six Tracks designed to offer comprehensive sessions which address current issues in cardiac area from basic research to clinical therapy. You can register a whole conference or register for special service package for your participation. Now the program is under developing from viewing submitted abstracts. Proposed topics or related as below are accepted.
LANGUAGE NOTE: This meeting will be conducted in English.
Main Conference Opening Ceremony and Keynote Forum
Time and Place
Activities
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
09:00-11:35
08:20-08:40
Group Photo (Place: Gate of ECEC)
Opening Ceremony
09:00-09:05
Chair' s Opening Remark
09:05-09:30
VIP's Address
09:05-09:10
SAFEA (TBD)
09:10-09:15
Executives from Renowned Cardiology Society in China
09:15-09:20
BIT Welcome Remark
09:20-09:25
Academician from CAS/CAE, China
09:25-09:30
For Sponsors
09:30-09:35
Break
Keynote Forum
09:35-10:05
Title: The Evolution of Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes Dr. C. Richard Conti, Professor of Medicine, University of Florida, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Cardiology, USA
10:05-10:35
Title: Selection of Heart Valve Substitute in the Elderly Prof. Daniel Yves Loisance, Professor of Cardiac Surgery, National Mecidine Academy Member, Henri Mondor Hospital, France
10:35-11:05
Title: The Future of Antithrombotic Therapy: Emerging Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents
Dr. Dan J. Fintel, Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Director of the Coronary Care Unit, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA
11:05-11:35
Title: The Benefits of Reducing the Cardiac Late Sodium Current Dr. John Shryock, Senior Director, Gilead Sciences, USA
December 5,
2009,
Saturday
18:00-20:30
Welcome Banquet
Track 1: Basic Research of Cardiology
Time and Place
Co-Current Sessions and Activities
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
13:30-17:25
Track 1-1: Cardiovascular Biology and Current Technologies
Session Chair:
Dr. Brenda J. Rongish, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
Session Co-chair:
Dr.Gary Grover, Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Early Biomarkers in Autologous Thrombus-Induced Sheep Model of Heart Failure Dr. Sampath Parthasarathy, Klassen Chair and Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Research, Ohio State University, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Role of Constitutive STAT3 Activation in Heart Failure: Too Much of A Good Thing? Dr. Dominic Chi Hiung Ng, NHMRC/NHFA Peter Doherty Research Fellow, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Australia
14:20-14:45
Title: Computational Time-Lapse Imaging of Early Avian Heart Development Dr. Brenda J. Rongish, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
14:45-15:10
Title: Abnormal Ca2+ Binding Associated with Cardiac Muscle Diseases Can
Be Corrected through TnC Mutagenesis Dr. Jonathan P. Davis, Assistant Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, USA
15:10-15:20
Coffee Break
15:20-15:45
Title: Role of the Mitochondrial F1F0 ATPase in Myocardial Ischemia: Is the Switch from Synthase to Hydrolase Activity During Ischemia Merely a Chemical Reaction Run in Reverse? Dr.Gary Grover, Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA
15:45-16:10
Title: Oxidative Stress and Cyt C Release: Crossroads of Cell Death via Mitochondria? Dr. Sidhartha D. Ray, Professor, Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Director, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Long Island University, USA
16:10-16:35
Title: Cardiac Arrest during Gamete Release in Chum Salmon Regulated by the Parasympathetic Nerve System Dr. Hiroshi Ueda, Professor, Laboratory of Aquatic Bioresources and Ecosystem, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Japan
16:35-17:00
Title: On the Role of Structural Inhomogeneity in the Intact Heart Dr. Felix A. Blyakhman, Professor, Head of Biomedical Physics and Engineering Department, Ural State Medical Academy, Russia
17:00-17:25
Title: The Y Chromosome - Does it Contribute to Male Cardiovascular Health Dr. Fadi Charchar, Biomedical Science, School of Science and Engineering, University of Ballarat, Australia
December 6, 2009, Sunday
09:00-11:25
Track 1-2: Cardiovascular Signaling and Transcription
Session Chair:
Dr. Zhiguo Wang, Professor, Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Canada
09:00-09:25
Title: Control of Cardiac Excitability by MicroRNAs and Implications Dr. Zhiguo Wang, Professor, Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Canada
09:25-09:50
Title: Redox Signaling in Vascular Wall: Role of NADPH Oxidases Dr. Dan Meng, Associate Professor, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
09:50-10:15
Title: Akt Mediates 17β-Estradiol and/or Estrogen Receptor α Inhibition of LPS-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Expession and Myocardial Cell Apoptosis by Suppressing the JNK1/2 Nfkb Pathway Dr. Chih Yang Huang, Director & Professor, Deputy-officer of R & D, Cardiac Molecular Signaling Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taiwan
10:15-10:25
Coffee break
10:25-10:50
Title: Perioperative Cardiac Complications, Are We looking at the Right Risk Factors? Dr. Ashraf Fayad, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Ottawa, Canada
10:50-11:15
Title: All Nitric Oxide Is not Equal: NOS Signaling within Cardiac Myocytes Dr. Mark T Ziolo, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ohio State University, USA
11:15-11:25
Discussion
December 6, 2009, Sunday
13:30-14:55
Track 1-3: Heart and Stroke Research
Session Chair:
Dr. Homer Yang, Professor & Chair of Department of Anesthesiology, University of Ottawa, Canada
13:30-13:55
Title: A Common Molecular Basis for Ryanodine Receptor Dysfunction Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) and Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) Provides Opportunities for Novel Therapeutic Strategies Dr. Derek S. Steele, Cardiovascular and Sports Science Group Leader, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK
13:55-14:20
Title: MyD88, but not TRIF, Signaling Contributes Cerebral Ischemic Injury Dr. Fang Hua, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brain Research Laboratory, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
14:20-14:45
Title: Perioperative β-blockers and Anemia? Dr. Homer Yang, Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Ottawa, Canada
14:45-14:55
Coffee break
December 6, 2009, Sunday
14:55-16:10
Track 1-4: Cardiac Pathology & Pathogenesis of Heart Diseases
Session Chair:
Dr. Xander Wehrens, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
14:55-15:20
Title: Role of Abnormal Calcium Release in Cardiac Arrhythmogenesis Dr. Xander Wehrens, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
15:20-15:45
Title: The Role of Protease Activated Receptor-2 and Cyclo-oxygenase-2 in Left Ventricular Remodeling Secondary to Mechanical Stress in Rats Dr. David B Murray, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, USA
15:45-16:10
Title: Contribution of Periodontitis in Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Diseases Dr. Sirkka Asikainen, Professor and Chairman, Oral Microbiology, Institute of Odontology, Umea University, Sweden
December 7, 2009, Monday
09:00-10:15
Track 1-5: Cardiac Dynamics
Session Chair:
Dr. Nahid Azad, Associate Professor, Geriatric Assessment Unit, the Ottawa Hospital, Director, Gender Equity, University of Ottawa, Canada
09:00-09:25
Title: Role of the Mechanical Heterogeneity in Electrical and Mechanical Function of Cardiac Muscle: from Experiments and Mathematical Models to Clinical Studies Dr. Olga Solovyova, Professor, Head of Laboratory of Mathematical Physiology, Institute of Immunology and Physiology UB RAS, Ural State University, Russia
09:25-09:50
Title: Sex and Age Differences in the Management of Heart Failure Dr. Nahid Azad, Associate Professor, Geriatric Assessment Unit, the Ottawa Hospital, Director, Gender Equity, University of Ottawa, Canada
09:50-10:15
Title: A Random Cycle Length Approach for Assessment of Dynamic Myocardial Contraction in Isolated Multicellular Myocardium Dr. Paul M.L. Janssen, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ohio State University, USA
December 7, 2009, Monday
10:15-11:05
Track 1-6: Geriatric Cardiology
Session Chair:
Dr. Reginald Liew, Consultant Cardiologist, National Heart Centre, Singapore
10:15-10:40
Title: Management of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly Dr. Reginald Liew, Consultant Cardiologist, National Heart Centre, Singapore
10:40-11:05
Title: Cardiovascular Risk Management in Old Age: Classic Risk Factors Revisited Dr. Wouter de Ruijter, General Practitioner, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
December 7, 2009, Monday
11:05-11:55
Track 1-7: Information Systems and Informatics for Cardiology
Session Chair:
Dr. Reginald Liew, Consultant Cardiologist, National Heart Centre, Singapore
11:05-11:30
Title: Computerized Intervention to Enhance Cardiovascular Prevention, National Computerized Community Cardiovascular Control (4C-N) Dr. Gilutz Harel, Assistant Professor & Director, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
11:30-11:55
Title: Computational Modeling of Features of Cardiac Dynamics on a Base of ECG Attractor Processing and Stability of Spiral Wave Structures Obtained From Reaction-diffusion Equations Dr. Victor F. Dailyudenko, Senior Scientific Researcher, Institute of Informatics Problems of Belarus, Belarus
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
13:30-14:20
Track 1-8: Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine
Session Chair:
Dr. Amy L. Ai, Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Music and the Heart in the Operating Room and Intensive Care Dr. Fred J. Schwartz, Staff Anesthesiologist, Piedmont Hospital, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention with Cardiac Patients: Implications for Interdisciplinary Intervention Dr. Amy L. Ai, Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Track 2: Major Heart Diseases and Clinical Update
Time and Place
Co-Current Sessions and Activities
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
13:30-14:55
Track 2-1: Heart Failure and Coronary Heart Disease
Session Chair:
Dr. TAhir TAk, Professor, Mayo Clinic, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome) Dr. TAhir TAk, Professor, Mayo Clinic, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Infections as a Stimulus for Coronary Obstruction, Occlusion, or Acute Coronary Syndromes Dr. Erkki Pesonen, Professor, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Lund University Hospital, Sweden
14:20-14:45
Title: Is 100% OPCAB Possible in Isolated Coronary Disease? Dr. Kyung Jong Yoo, Professor & Chairman, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea
14:45-14:55
Coffee break
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
14:55-17:00
Track 2-2: Myocardial Infarction and Clinical Update
Session Chair:
Dr. Dan J. Fintel, Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Director of the Coronary Care Unit, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA
Session co-chair
Dr. S.R Gupta, Consultant Cardiologist, Amrutha Heart Care Centre, India
14:55-15:20
Title: Update on Antithrombotic Therapy: New Options in Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Therapy
Dr. Dan J. Fintel, Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Director of the Coronary Care Unit, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA
15:20-15:45
Title: The Individual Reactivity Difference to Antiplatelet Therapy in ACS Dr. Ren Yihong, Associate Professor & Associate Director, Cardiovascular Department, PLA General Hospital, China
15:45-16:10
Title: G-CSF Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction Dr. Hiroyuki Takano, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
16:10-16:35
Title: Coronary Artery Disease in Young Dr. S.R Gupta, Consultant Cardiologist, Amrutha Heart Care Centre, India
16:35-17:00
Title: The Gravitation of the Moon Plays Pivotal Roles in the Occurrence of the Acute Myocardial Infarction Dr. Ryotaro Wake, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
December 6, 2009, Sunday
09:00-11:40
Track 2-3: Congenital Heart Disease and Clinical Update
Session Chair:
Dr. Kambiz Norozi, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada
09:00-09:25
Title: Warm Perfusion and Warm Blood Microplegia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Dr. Yves Durandy, Chief, Institute Hospital Jacques Cartier, France
09:25-09:50
Title: Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A New Generation of Patients Dr. Kambiz Norozi, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada
09:50-10:15
Title: Hereditary Cardiac Arrhythmias: Genetics of Long QT Syndrome and Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Dr. Z. A. Bhuiyan, Consultant Clinical Molecular Geneticist, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
10:15-10:25
Coffee break
10:25-10:50
Title: Impact of Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation on Biventricular Physiology Dr. Philipp C Lurz, Cardiology Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Germany
10:50-11:15
Title: Recent Advances in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care Management Dr. Andrea Székely, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Semmelweis University, Hungary
Dr. Kai Hang Yiu, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, China
09:00-09:25
Title: Risk of Heart Failure Relapse in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Mothers with Subsequent Pregnancy Dr. James D. Fett, Investigator, Department of Adult Medicine, Hospital Albert Schweitzer, USA
09:25-09:50
Title: Current Perspective of Myocarditis: Diagnosis and Treatment Dr. Kai Hang Yiu, Cardiology Speciaist, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, China
09:50-10:15
Title: Recognition and Management of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Dr. Shomu Bohora, Consultant Electrophysiologist, Baroda Heart Institute and Research Centre, India
10:15-10:25
Coffee break
10:25-10:50
Title: Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy: An Update Dr. Keith Tiong, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Australia
10:50-11:15
Title: Subclinical Markers of Cardiac Remodeling in Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Dr. Elisabete Martins, Cardiologist Practitioner-Researcher, Heart failure and Transplant Clinic, Cardiology Department, Porto Medical School and University Hospital, Portugal
11:15-11:40
Discussion
December 6, 2009, Sunday
13:30-15:25
Track 2-5: Valve Disease and Therapy
Session Chair:
Dr. Elaine Tseng, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Transcatheter Aortic Valves in Bioprosthetic Degeneration Dr. Elaine Tseng, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Percutaneous Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Evolution, Current Results and the First Asian Experience Dr. Paul Chiam, Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Center, Singapore
14:20-14:45
Title: Reconstruction of Aortic Valve with Annular Retraction in Rheumatic Mitro–Aortic Valvular Surgery Dr. Nguyen Huu Uoc, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Vietnam
14:45-15:10
Title: Mitral Valve Repair Using Neochordae - A New Paradigm? Dr. Joerg Seeburger, Heart Centre, Leipzig University, Germany
15:10-15:20
Coffee break
December 6, 2009, Sunday
13:30-15:35
Track 2-6: Rheumatic Heart Disease and Cardiac Arrhythmia
Session Chair:
Dr. Alexander A Fisher, Associate Professor, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Australia
13:30-13:55
Title: Association of KCNH2 Polymorphism with Atrial Fibrillation in Chinese Dr. Xiao Feng Wang, Associate Professor, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, China
13:55-14:20
Title: Haemodynamic Dysregulations in the Elderly: Pathophysiological and Clinical Considerations Dr. Alexander A Fisher, Associate Professor, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Australia
14:20-14:45
Title: Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme-Inhibitors and Angiotensin-Receptor-Blockers after Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation; who Is a Responder? Dr. Alexander Berkowitsch, Research Scientist, Electrophysiological Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Germany
14:45-15:10
Title: Heart Transplant in End-Stage Rheumatic Heart Disease Dr. Nai Hsin Chi, Member of Heart Transplantation Program, Stem cell and Tissue engineering Lab, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
15:10-15:35
Title: Present Status of Rheumatic Heart Disease( RHD )in Developing Countries of the World Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Professor & Head, Cardiology Department, Government Medical College, India
December 7, 2009, Monday
09:00-10:50
Track 2-7: Cardiac & Cerebral Diseases
Session Chair:
Dr. Ashraf Mina, Chair, Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS)NSW, Australia
09:00-09:25
Title: Relationship between Short Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times and Potential Markers of Thrombosis Risk Dr. Ashraf Mina, Chair, Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) NSW, Australia
09:25-09:50
Title: Influence of Adiposity on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Children Dr. Satoru Sakuragi, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Iwakuni Clinical Hospital, Japan
09:50-10:15
Title: Benefits of the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antagonist in Controlling Hypertension and Cerebral Hemodynamics after Stroke Dr. Shuji Matsumoto, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima University Hospital, Japan
10:15-10:40
Title: Quantitative Brain Iron MRI, a Novel Technology for Evaluating Cerebral Microbleed Risk Factor Hemorrhage in Patient under Anticoagulation Dr. Yi Wang, Professor, Radiology & BME, Cornell University, USA
10:40-10:50
Coffee break
December 7, 2009, Monday
13:30-14:55
Track 2-8: Pulmonary Vascular Diseases
Session Chair:
Dr. Hwa Mu Lee, Clinical Professor, University of California at Irvine, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Pulmonary Hypertension in Obesity: What Is the Link? Dr. Roop Kaw, Assistant Professor, Departments of Hospital Medicine & Outcomes Research(Anesthesiology Institute), USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Out of the Witches’ Cauldron-New Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Dr. Robert Voswinckel, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Vascular Department, University of Giessen Lung Center, Germany
14:20-14:45
Title: Targeting Right Ventricle in Pulmonary Embolism - New Strategy Dr. Majdy M Idrees, Head, Pulmonary Medicine, Riyadh Military Hospital, Director, Saudi Advisory Group for PH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
14:45-14:55
Coffee break
December 7, 2009, Monday
14:55-16:35
Track 2-9: Renal & Cardiovascular Diseases
Session Chair:
Dr. Sidhartha D. Ray, Professor, Graduate Molecular Toxicology Laboratories, Arnold & Marie Schawrtz College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Long Island University, USA
14:55-15:20
Title: Natural Antioxidants: Magic Bullets of the New Millenium for Hepatorenal Disorders Dr. Sidhartha D. Ray, Professor, Graduate Molecular Toxicology Laboratories, Arnold & Marie Schawrtz College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Long Island University, USA
15:20-15:45
Title: Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Levels Are Associated with Left Ventricular Mass Index in Asymptomatic Hemodialysis Patients Dr. Kazuaki Negishi, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
15:45-16:10
Title: From Hypertension to Renal Disease and Vice Versa Dr. Andrejs Erglis, Associate Professor, University of Latvian, Centre of Cardiology, Pauls Stadins Clinical University Hospital, Latvia
16:10-16:35
Title: Chronic Kidney Disease as Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrom after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Dr. Sebastjan Bevc, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
Dr. Antonio Q. Chan, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
10:50-11:15
Title: Renin Inhibitor: A Novel Agent or an Alternative to the Current Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers? Dr. Akira YT WU, Nephrologist, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore
11:15-11:40
Title: Treatment Algorithm for Pulmonary Hypertension, Diastolic Heart Failure Secondary to Sleep Disordered Breathing Dr. Antonio Q. Chan, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
11:40-12:05
Title: The Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Dr. Kazuko Masuo, Associate Professor, Associate Medical Director, Nucleus Network Ltd., Baker IDI Heart & diabetes Research Institute, Japan
December 7, 2009, Monday
09:00-12:00
Track 2-11: Diabetes & Cardiovascular Diseases
Session Chair:
Dr. Masoor Kamalesh, Associate Professor, Chief, Department of Cardiology, VA Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
09:00-09:25
Title: Impact of Lung Function to Mortality on Persons with Metabolic Syndrome Dr. Hwa Mu Lee, Clinical Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department, University of California at Irvine, USA
09:25-09:50
Title: Ceramide Modulates Glucose and Fatty Acid Oxidation in the Heart(ICC) Dr. Tae Sik Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, South Korea
09:50-10:15
Title: The Role of the Thiols in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular
Complications In Diabetes Mellitus Dr. Andi Masha, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Italy
10:15-10:25
Coffee Break
10:25-10:50
Title: Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. What is Important? Dr. Seppo Lehto, Chief Physician, Chair, Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
10:50-11:15
Title: Risk Stratification and Prognosis in Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease Dr. Masoor Kamalesh, Associate Professor, Chief, Department of Cardiology, VA Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
11:15-11:40
Title: Vitamin D-A Common Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Disease Dr. Shor Renana, Senior Physician, Internal Medicine A , Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center, Israel
11:40-12:00
Discussion
December 7, 2009, Monday
13:30-15:20
Track 2-12: Lipid & Atherosclerosis
Session Chair:
Dr. Aksam Merched, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Sphingomyelin Biosynthesis: Its Impact on Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Dr. Xian Cheng Jiang, Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Bioactive Lipid Mediators and Resolution of Cardiovascular Inflammation Dr. Aksam Merched, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
14:20-14:45
Title: The Impact of Lipid Lowering Treatment on Cardiovascular Events over the Last 30 Years in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Dr. Avishay Elis, Head, Lipid Clinic, the Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
14:45-15:10
Title: The Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis Dr. Mary Kavurma, Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales, Australia
15:10-15:20
Coffee break
December 7, 2009, Monday
13:30-16:00
Track 2-13: Introduction to New Therapeutic Strategies
Session Chair:
Dr. Joerg Seeburger, Heart Centre Leipzig, Germany
13:30-13:55
Title: Nitrates and Nitroglycerin: Skeletal Health Effects in Cardiac Patients Dr. Sunil Wimalawansa, Professor, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Brown Fat as a Therapeutic Target to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Dr. Kathleen Wyne, Director of Clinical Research, Diabetes Research Center , the Methodist Hospital Research Institute , Assistant Professor , Weill Cornell Medical College, the Methodist Hospital, USA
14:20-14:45
Title: a New Vascular Ring Connector Used in Surgery for Aortic Dissection Dr. Jeng Wei, Professor & Director, Heart Centre, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taiwan
14:45-15:10
Title: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Reconstruktion - up to Routine Dr. med. Stephan Jacobs, Associate Professor, University of Zürich, Switzerland
15:10-15:35
Title: Cardiac Syndrome X: Inflammation and New Therapeutic Strategies Dr. Evin Bozcali, Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Sanliurfa Balikligol Government Hospital, Turkey
15:35-16:00
Title: Computer Assisted Cardiac Surgery - Experience and Future Dr. Thilo Noack, Computer Assisted Cardiac Surgery, ICCAS – Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Germany
Track 3: Modern Cardiovascular Drug Discovery and Development
Time and Place
Co-Current Sessions and Activities
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
14:20-16:10
Track 3-1: Biomarkers, Novel Drug Targets of Cardiovascular Disorders
Session Chair:
Dr. Qinglin Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Session Co-Chair:
Dr. Chin San Liu, Professor & Director, Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
14:20-14:45
Title: Emerging Therapeutic Approaches in Cardiovascular Disease Dr. Levon M. Khachigian, Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia
14:45-15:10
Title: Granzyme B in Aortic Aneurysm Dr. David Granville, Associate Professor, Providence Heart & Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital, USA
15:10-15:20
Coffee break
15:20-15:45
Title: Nuclear Receptors: Novel Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment and Prevention of Heart Disease Dr. Qinglin Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
15:45-16:10
Title: Autoantibodies to Oxidized LDLs, Th1/Th2 Cytokine, HLA-DRB1 Genotyping with Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Clinically Healthy Population Dr. Chin San Liu, Professor & Director, Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
December 6, 2009, Sunday
09:00-10:40
Track 3-2: Biomarkers & Personalized Medicine
Session Chair:
Dr. Ming Yow Hung, Director, Internal Intensive Care Unit, Taipei Medical University – Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan
09:00-09:25
Title: Will High-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays Solve Clinical Problems or Add Confusion in Clinical Practice? Dr. Johannes Mair, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine III – Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
09:25-09:50
Title: Modern Role of High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein and other Markers of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Function: From Primary Prevention to Prognosis and Treatment Dr. Luigi M Biasucci, Professor & Chief, Catholic University, Italy
09:50-10:15
Title: Interactions among High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein and Traditional Risk Factors in the Development of Coronary Vasospasm Dr. Ming Yow Hung, Director, Internal Intensive Care Unit, Taipei Medical University – Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan
10:15-10:40
Title: Novel Biomarkers to Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Dr. Bobby V. Khan, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Vascular Research Foundation, USA
December 6, 2009, Sunday
10:40-11:55
Track 3-3: Ion Channel Blockers
Session Chair:
Dr. John Shryock, Senior Director, Gilead Sciences, USA
10:40-11:05
Title: Automated Patch Clamp and the Safe Drug Revolution Dr. Chris Mathes, Vice President & General Manager, North America, Sophion Bioscience, Inc., USA
11:05-11:30
Title: Hypoxia: A Physiological Inhibitor of hERG K+ Channel Dr. Jayasri Nanduri, Associate Professor, Center for Systems Biology of O2 Sensing, Department of Medicine, the University of Chicago, USA
11:30-11:55
Title: Abdominal Aortic Surgery: Prevention of Perioperative Cardiac Complication with Mininvasive and Fast Track Pathways. Dr. Gramaglia Luca, Assistant Vascular Perioperative Coordinator, Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Novara, Italy
December 7, 2009, Monday
09:00-10:30
Track 3-4: Atrial Fibrillation Drug Discovery and Development
Session Chair:
Dr. Mohan N. Viswanathan, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, USA
09:00-09:20
Title: New Pharmacologic Agents for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Promising Future Dr. Mohan N. Viswanathan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, USA
09:20-09:40
Title: Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery Dr. Jari Halonen, Associate Professor, the University of Kuopio, Finland
09:40-10:00
Title: Atrial fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery Dr. Tapio Hakala, Head, Department of Surgery, North Karelia Central Hospital, University of East Finland, Finland
10:00-10:20
Title: Treatment of AF After Cardiac Surgery Dr. Juha Hartikainen, Professor, Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital Kuopio and Kuopio University, Finland
10:20-10:30
Coffee break
December 7, 2009, Monday
10:30-11:50
Track 3-5: Stem Cells and Therapeutic Development
Session Chair:
Dr. Jim Middleton, Head, Arthritis Research, Keele University, UK
10:30-10:50
Title: CGMP Manufacture of Stem Cell and Other Cell-based Products for Human Clinical Trials and Commercialization Dr. Alan K. Smith, President & CEO, Cognate BioServices, Inc., USA
10:50-11:10
Title: Autologous Bone Marrow Cell Implantation Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Improves Heart Function in Porcine Myocardial Infarction: An Echocardiographic, Six-Month Angiographic, and Molecular-Cellular Study Dr. Hon Kan Yip, Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
11:10-11:30
Title: Transendothelial Migration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Dr. Jim Middleton, Head, Arthritis Research, Keele University, UK
11:30-11:50
Title: Opportunities and Challanges of Stem Cell Therapy in Cardiology : Development in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine in Latvia Dr. Andrejs Erglis, Associate Professor, University of Latvia; Chief, Latvian Centre of Cardiology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Latvia
December 7, 2009, Monday
15:20-16:10
Track 3-6: Pipeline to Market Update: The Cholesterol Management Drugs & the Hypertension Drugs
Session Chair:
Dr. Philippe Costet, Principal Investigator at INSERM, France
15:20-15:45
Title: PCSK9 Dominant Negative Mutant Results in Increased LDL Catabolic Rate and Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia Dr. Philippe Costet, Principal Investigator at INSERM, France
15:45-16:10
Title: Prediction of Potential Pharmacokinetic Interactions between Antihypertensives and Citrus Juices by QSAR Dr. Yoshihiro Uesawa, Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan
Track 4: Interventional Cardiology and Translational Research
Time and Place
Co-Current Sessions and Activities
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
13:30-17:00
Track 4: Interventional Cardiology and Translational Research (part Ⅰ)
Session Chair:
Dr. Subhash Banerjee, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, VA North Texas Health Care System, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention and Embolic Protection Strategies Dr. Subhash Banerjee, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, VA North Texas Health Care System, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Transradial Coronary Angioplasty in Elderly Patients Dr. Maddury Jyotsna, Associate Professor, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, India
14:20-14:45
Title: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery or Invasive Cardiology? Dr. Pasquale Totaro, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, IRCCS Foundation S Matteo, Italy
14:45-15:10
Title: Closure of Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations Dr. Peter Zartner, Senior Consultant, German Paediatric Heart Centre, Germany
15:10-15:20
Coffee Break
15:20-15:45
Title: Atrial Fibrillation Surgery in the Catheter Ablation Era Dr. Audrius Aidietis, Professor & Director, Center of Cardiology and Angiology Vilnius University, Lithuania
15:45-16:10
Title: Novel Methods of Managing Nightmares in the Cath Lab Dr. I B. Vijayalakshmi, Professor, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, India
16:10-16:35
Title: Hybrid Procedures in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Dr. Christoph Schmitz, Head,Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich, Germany
16:35-17:00
Discussion
December 6, 2009, Sunday
13:30-17:00
Track 4: Interventional Cardiology and Translational Research(part Ⅱ)
Session Chair:
Dr. Ertugrul Ercan, Professor, Department of Cardiology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
13:30-13:55
Title: Alexithymia and Physical Functioning after Angioplasty Dr. Eric Bui, Medical Doctor, Laboratory of Stress Traumatique, France
13:55-14:20
Title: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Percutaneous and Subclavian Access Techniques Dr. Cornelis J Botman, Head, Department of Invasive Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, The Netherlands
14:20-14:45
Title: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance of Congenital Heart Disease Dr. Sohrab Fratz, Head, Departement of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Center, Germany
14:45-15:10
Title: Myocardial Alcohol Ablation in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Dr. Ertugrul Ercan, Professor, Department of Cardiology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
15:10-15:20
Coffee Break
15:20-15:45
Title: The Current Status of Cardiac Output Monitoring and its Reliability Dr. Lester AH Critchley, Professor & Specialist Anaesthetist, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
15:45-16:10
Title: Coarctation of the Aorta: Treated but Never Cured Dr. Damien Kenny, Clinical Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK
16:10-16:35
Title: Overview of Current Percutaneous Mitral Valve Intervention Dr. Fumiaki Ikeno, Research Associate, Division of Cardiology, Stanford University, USA
16:35-17:00
Title: Critical Review of Comparative Features of Implantable Devices Available in the Chinese Market and New Perspectives Dr. Franco Naccarella, Contract Professor, Unversity of Boogna, Italy
Track 5: Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Management
Time and Place
Co-Current Sessions and Activities
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
13:30-15:20
Track 5-1: Diagnostics from Cardiac Imaging to Molecular Diagnosis
Session Chair:
Dr. Mark Westwood, Consultant Cardiologist, Clinical Lead for CMR, London Chest Hospital, UK
13:30-13:55
Title: The Use of Cardiac MRI in Coronary Ischaemia Dr. Mark Westwood, Consultant Cardiologist, Clinical Lead for CMR, London Chest Hospital, London, UK
13:55-14:20
Title: Cardiac Imaging Using Clinical 1,5T MRI Scanners in a Murine Ischemia/Reperfusion Model Dr. Bernhard Metzler, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology) , Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
14:20-14:45
Title: Clinical Indications for the Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (cMRI), Practical Examples Dr. Nomeda Valevičienė, Associate Professor, Vilnius University, Lithuania
14:45-15:10
Title: Can Quantitative Criteria of Tissue Doppler Imaging Improve Ddiagnostics of
Ischemia during Exercise Stress Echocardiography? Dr. Angela Zagatina, Research Scientist, Department of Functional Diagnostics, Leningrad Regional Cardiologic Dispensary, Russia
15:10-15:20
Coffee break
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
15:20-17:00
Track 5-2: Cardiac Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Testing
Session Chair:
Dr.Hosen Kiat, Professor & Head, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Macquarie University School of Advanced Medicine, Australia
15:20-15:45
Title: Nuclear Cardiology: How Scintillating Is its Future? Dr.Hosen Kiat, Professor, Head, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Macquarie University School of Advanced Medicine, Sydney, Australia
15:45-16:10
Title: Integration of CT Coronary Angiography and Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease Dr. Guang Uei Hung, Director/ Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, Chang-Bing Show-Chwan Hospital, Taiwan
16:10-16:35
Title: Predicting CRT Response by Nuclear Imaging Dr. Ji Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
16:35-17:00
Title: How Software Can Help us Interpreting and Reporting Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphies Dr. Pieter De Bondt, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, OLV Hospital Aalst Brussels Area, Belgium
December 6, 2009, Sunday
09:00-09:50
Track 5-3: Emerging Techniques on Diagnostics
Session Chair:
Dr. Rungroj Krittayaphong, Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Tailand
09:00-09:25
Title: A Novel Approach for Non Invasive Detection of Significant Coronary Artery Disease Utilizing Finger Pulse Wave Response to 70 Second Deep Breathing Exercise Dr. Amos Katz, Associate Professor, Chief of Cardiology, Barzilai Medical Center, Israel
09:25-09:50
Title: Tissue Characterization of Coronary Plaques Using Integrated Backscatter Intravascular Ultrasound Dr. Masanori Kawasaki, Associate Professor, Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
December 6, 2009, Sunday
09:50-11:30
Track 5-4: Medical and Biomedical Devices on Diagnosis/Prognosis and Clinical Practice
Session Chair:
Dr. Avraham Mayevsky, Professor, The Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, CritiSense Ltd., Israel
09:50-10:15
Title: A Total Atherosclerotic Score for Whole-Body MRA Is Related to Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors, IMT and Manifest Cardiovascular Disease Dr. Tomas Hansen, Consultant Radiologist, Thoracic Cardiovascular Department, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
10:15-10:40
Title: Optical Monitoring of Tissue Viability in Cardiovascular Patients: From Experimental Animals to Clinical Practice Dr. Avraham Mayevsky, Professor, the Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, CritiSense Ltd., Israel
10:40-11:05
Title: Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein is Highly Related to Neurological Outcome after Cardiac Arrest Dr. Tadashi Kaneko, Assistant Professor & Center Chief, Kanmon Medical Center, Japan
11:05-11:30
Title: Comprehensive Analysis of the Electrocardiogram to Detect Changes in Physiologic State of Critically Injured Trauma Patients Dr. Andriy Batchinsky, Research Scientist, Critical Care Support Team Leader, Institute of Surgical Research, USA
December 6, 2009, Sunday
15:20-16:10
Track 5-5: Point-of-Care Cardiac Testing
Session chair:
Dr. Per Venge, Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Uppsala, Sweden
15:20-15:45
Title: Clinical Performance of Point-of-Care cTnI Assays Dr. Per Venge, Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Uppsala, Sweden
15:45-16:10
Title: NT-proBNP, Capnometry and Ultrasound Blue Protocol in Diagnostic of Heart Failure in Prehospital Setting Dr. Štefek Grmec, Professor & Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medicine University Maribor, Slovenia
December 6, 2009, Sunday
15:35-16:50
Track 5-6: Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
Session chair
Dr. Ngai Yin Chan, Associate Consultant, Director, Cardiac Pacing Services, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, China
15:35-16:00
Title: Treatment of Atrioventricular Nodal Re-entrant Tachycardia by Catheter Ablation: Cryothermy Versus Radiofrequency Dr. Ngai Yin Chan, Associate Consultant, Director, Cardiac Pacing Services, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, China
16:00-16:25
Title: Radiofrequency Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia without Structural Heart Disease Dr. Rungroj Krittayaphong, Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Tailand
16:25-16:50
Title: 2009 Critical Review of Atrial Fibrillation(AF) Ablative Procedures in Terms of Evaluation of Outcomes and Residual Burden of AF Dr. Riccardo Cappato, Professor, San Donato Hospital, Italy
December 7, 2009, Monday
09:00-11:40
Track 5-7: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Session Chair:
Dr. S. K. Maulik, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
09:00-09:25
Title: Terminalia Arjuna a Traditional Indian Medicinal Plant in Cardiovascular Disorder Dr. S K Maulik, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
09:25-09:50
Title: Mildronate, a Cardioprotective Regulator of Energy Metabolism Dr. Maija Dambrova, Head, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Latvia
09:50-10:15
Title: Anti-inflammatory Therapy for Heart Failure Dr. Daniel Medeiros Moreira, Cardiologist, Institute of Cardiology of Santa Catarina, Brazil
10:15-10:25
Coffee break
10:25-10:50
Title: Stabilizes Vulnerable Plaque by Changing Shear Stress around Plaque Dr. Mei Zhang, Professor, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, China
10:50-11:15
Title: Water Dispersible and Highly Bioavailable Prodrugs of Astaxanthin
for Inflammation-mediated Cardiovascular Disease Dr. Gilbert M. Rishton, Chief Science Officer, Cardax Pharmaceuticals, USA
11:15-11:40
Discussion
December 7, 2009, Monday
16:00-17:15
Track 5-8: Cardiac Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Session Chair:
Dr. Saqib Masroor, Assistant Professor & Chief, Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
16:00-16:25
Title: Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion as a Risk Factor For Atrial Fibrillation Dr. David R Gerber, Associate Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA
16:25-16:50
Title: Cardiac Regeneration and Repair in the Injured Myocardium Dr. Saqib Masroor, Assistant Professor & Chief, Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
16:50-17:15
Title: Clinical Result of Epicardial Pulmonary Vein Isolation (LAVIE) by Cryoablation as Concomitant Cardiac Operation and Clinical Application of New Ablation Device (KIRC-119 Infrared Coagulator) to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Dr. Hiroshi Kubota, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyorin University, Japan
Track 6: Cardiac Prevention, Nursing and Risk Management
Time and Place
Co-Current Sessions and Activities
December 5, 2009,
Saturday
13:30-17:00
Track 6: Cardiac Prevention, Nursing and Risk Management
Session Chair:
Dr. John Zhang, Professor & Director, Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Texeas at San Antonio, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Post Myocardial Infarction Exercise Training and Cardiac Remodeling in an Animal Model Dr. John Zhang, Professor & Director, Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Texeas at San Antonio, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Effects of Smoking Cessation and Weight Change on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Dr. Sang Min Park, AssistantProfessor, Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
14:20-14:45
Title: Reduction of Cardiovascular Complications by a Lifestyle Changes Dr. Ivo Oral, Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, Hospital Cesky Sternberk, Czech Republic
14:45-15:10
Title: Myocardial Infarction Occurs More Prematurely in Female than in Male Smokers Dr. Morten Grundtvig, Consultant Cardiologist, Medical Department, Innlandet Hospital Trust Lillehammer, Norway
15:10-15:20
Coffee Break
15:20-15:45
Title: The Treatment of Hyperlipidemia – the "Primary" and the "Secondary" Sets Dr. Avishay Elis, Head of Lipid Clinic, the Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
15:45-16:10
Title: Differential Effect of Post-dilation Following Stent Deployment in Patients Presenting with and without Acute Myocardial Infarction Dr. Zhi Jiang Zhang, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
16:10-16:35
Title: The Factors that Influence Patient Delay in Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptoms Dr. Gabrielle McKee, Deputy Director of Research, Leader Cardiovascular Research Program, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
