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Final Programme - World Heart Federation

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tuesday, 20 May 2008<br />

danube - gReen Pavillion - 14:00-15:30<br />

Symposium<br />

mitRal valve RePaiR: What is the best oPtion?<br />

Chairs: Julio Palmaz (UNITED STATES), Alberto Domenech (ARGENTINA)<br />

14:00 How to select patients for surgical mitral valve repair<br />

Jaime Calderón Herrer (COLOMBIA)<br />

14:22 In-hospital and long-term follow-up on surgical valve repair<br />

David Adams(UNITED STATES)<br />

14:44 When mitral valve repair is not possible: What prosthetic valve should be preferred and for which patient?<br />

José Luis Navia (UNITED STATES)<br />

15:06 up-date on percutaneous mitral valve repair<br />

Igor Palacios (UNITED STATES)<br />

PaRaná - oChRe Pavillion - 14:00-15:30<br />

Debate<br />

Why aRe We not betteR in PReventing CaRdiovasCulaR diseases?<br />

Chairs: Shanthi Mendis (SWITZERLAND), Hernán Delmonte (ARGENTINA)<br />

Statement 1:<br />

14:00 It is the fault of the doctors that we are not better in preventing cardiovascular disease<br />

Pro: Hassell Trevor (BARBADOS)<br />

Contra: Zeljko Reiner (CROATIA)<br />

Statement 2:<br />

14:45 Is the general publics’ erroneous perception the reason why we are not better in preventing<br />

cardiovascular disease?<br />

Pro: Daniel W. Jones (UNITED STATES)<br />

Contra: Ulrich Keil(GERMANY)<br />

thames - yelloW Pavillion - 14:00-15:30<br />

Symposium<br />

PRomoting smoke-fRee enviRonments<br />

Chairs: Ana Tambussi (ARGENTINA), Federico Giachello (ARGENTINA)<br />

14:00 Health impact of passive tobacco smoke: New evidence<br />

Joaquín Barnoya (GUATEMALA)<br />

14:22 Policy change for smoke-free environments in Latin America and the Caribbean<br />

Beatriz Champagne (UNITED STATES)<br />

14:44 Implementation of the framework convention on tobacco control<br />

Eduardo Bianco (URUGUAY)<br />

15:06 Counteracting the tobacco industry’s strategies<br />

Ernesto Sebrie (UNITED STATES)<br />

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