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Wednesday, 21 May 2008<br />

sudden death in heaRt failuRe<br />

Chairs: Iglesias Ricardo (ARGENTINA), Luis Molina (MEXICO)<br />

10:30 Epidemiology of sudden death in heart failure<br />

V. Mareev. (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)<br />

10:52 Risk stratification for sudden death in heart failure<br />

Adrian Baranchuk(CANADA)<br />

11:14 ICD indications in primary prevention: The arrhythmia specialists’ vision<br />

Sergio Pinski (UNITED STATES)<br />

11:36 ICD indications in primary prevention: The clinical cardiologist specialists’ vision<br />

Hernan Doval (ARGENTINA)<br />

missouR - yelloW Pavillion - 10:30-12:00<br />

Symposium<br />

yangtze - oChRe Pavillion - 10:30-12:00<br />

Symposium<br />

endothelial funCtion and dysfunCtion: assessment, theRaPy and outCome<br />

Chairs: Roberto César Esper (ARGENTINA), Luis Mercado (BOLIVIA)<br />

10:30 Biomarkers in detection of endothelial function<br />

Dimitri Tousoulis (UNITED STATES)<br />

10:48 Methods for the non-invasive evaluation of endothelial function in humans.<br />

Jorge Vilarino (ARGENTINA)<br />

11:06 Detection of vulnerable plaque by coronary angioscopy<br />

Kyoichi Mizuno (JAPAN)<br />

11:24 Does correcting endothelialdysfunction make a difference?<br />

Juan Kaski (UNITED KINGDOM)<br />

11:42 Are inflammatory markers good cardiovascular risk<br />

Peter Libby (UNITED STATES)<br />

oRinoCo - oChRe Pavillion - 10:30-12:00<br />

Debate<br />

management of PRe-hyPeRtension and metaboliC syndRome<br />

Chairs: Leonardo Ribeiro (BRAZIL), Onen Churchill (BOTSWANA)<br />

Statement 1:<br />

10:30 Pre-hypertension should be treated with anti-hypertensive drugs<br />

Pro: Gianfranco Parati (Milano, ITALY)<br />

Contra: Dagnovar Aristizabal (COLOMBIA)<br />

Statement 2:<br />

11:15 Metabolic syndrome: A collection of risk factors or a true syndrome?<br />

Pro: Wahida Karmally (New York, UNITED STATES)<br />

Contra: Ricardo Horacio Rey (ARGENTINA)<br />

scientific <strong>Programme</strong> / 145

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