Final Programme - World Heart Federation

Wednesday, 21 May 2008
mississiPPi - yelloW Pavillion - 10:30-12:00
Symposium
novel CellulaR meChanisms in CaRdiaC hyPeRtRoPhy and isChaemia
Chairs: Kwang Koh (KOREA, REPUBLIC OF)
10:30 NHE-I and myocardial hypertrophy
Ennis Irene (ARGENTINA)
10:52 Regulation of pHi in the heart
Richard Vaughan-Jones (UNITED KINGDOM)
11:14 PDE-5 inhibition and NHE-I
Néstor Gustavo Pérez (ARGENTINA)
11:36 uNREP effect
Paolo Tucci (BRAZIL)
volga - yelloW Pavillion - 10:30-12:00
Symposium
adult Congenital heaRt disease: hot issues
Chairs: Patricia Frangini (CHILE), Capelli Horacio (ARGENTINA)
10:30 Asymtomatic Patients with ASD and Moderated/ Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
Alfonso Buendia-Hernandez (MEXICO)
10:52 Serious arrhythmia and sudden death after surgery
Jose Moltedo (ARGENTINA)
11:14 Mistakes and Disasters in Medical Care GuCH Patients
Jane Somerville (UNITED KINGDOM)
11:36 The perspective of patients
Michael Landzberg (UNITED STATES)
thames - yelloW Pavillion - 10:30-12:00
Symposium
advanCed ConCePts in CRitiCal CaRe nuRsing
Chairs: Nancy Houston Miller (UNITED STATES), Marcelo Alvarez (ARGENTINA)
10:30 Advantages and disadvantages of open critical care units
Nancy Bravo (ARGENTINA)
10:52 Prevalence of infections in patients post-cardiovascular surgery
Stella Maimone (ARGENTINA)
11:14 Contrapulsation balloon
Amparo Peiró (SPAIN)
11:36 Hemodynamic monitoring
Marcela Ferrada (CHILE)