Final Programme - World Heart Federation

tuesday, 20 May 2008
oRinoCo - oChRe Pavillion - 16:00-17:30
Symposium
management of Patients With hyPeRtension and ComoRbidities
Chairs: Sverre E. Kjeldsen (NORWAY), Jaime Espinosa (PERU)
16:00 Heart failure and hypertension: Just an overload?
Jay Cohn (UNITED STATES)
16:22 Diabetes and hypertension
Antonio Coca (SPAIN)
16:44 Hypertension in the very elderly
Alberto Zanchetti (ITALY)
17:06 Microalbuminuria
Luis Ruilope (SPAIN)
euPhRates - oChRe Pavillion - 16:00-17:30
Clinical Seminar
exeRCise in valvulaR heaRt disease
Chairs: Mario Bey Lombana (PANAMA), Harry Acquatella (VENEZUELA)
16:00 Aortic stenosis
Roberto Peidro (ARGENTINA)
16:22 Aortic regurgitation
Daniel Areco (URUGUAY)
16:44 Mitral regurgitation
Jairo Pedraza (COLOMBIA)
17:06 Mitral stenosis
Pedro Gutierrez Fajardo (MEXICO)
PilComayo - yelloW Pavillion - 16:00-17:30
Special Featured Joint Session
RheumatiC feveR/RheumatiC heaRt disease
Chairs: Amoah Albert (GHANA), Aloyzio Achutti (BRAZIL)
16:00 It is still around?
Edward L. Kaplan (UNITED STATES)
16:18 Primary prevention and the ASAP Program in Africa
Mayosi Bongani (SOUTH AFRICA)
16:36 Pathogenesis of rheumatic heart disease
Luiza Guilherme (BRAZIL)
16:54 Rheumatic fever vaccines
Carapetis Jonathan (AUSTRALIA)
17:12 Rheumatic heart disease and its control in the Pacific
Andrew Steer (AUSTRALIA)