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Wednesday, 21 May 2008<br />

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

Clinical Seminar<br />

management of aCute myoCaRdial infaRCtion in the 21st CentuRy<br />

Chairs: Conci Eduardo (ARGENTINA), Eduardo Rivas Estany (CUBA)<br />

10:30 Epidemiology of acute myocardial infarction in the 21st century: Is it changing?<br />

Carlos Tajer (ARGENTINA)<br />

10:52 Management of AMI in developing countries<br />

Eduardo Morales Briceño (VENEZUELA)<br />

11:14 Significance of Q-wave in myocardial infarction in the era of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging<br />

Antoni Bayés De Luna (SPAIN)<br />

11:36 Multi-slice computed tomography after acute myocardial infarction: Can we use this technique to<br />

establish prognosis?<br />

Michael Lim (SINGAPORE)<br />

seine - gReen Pavillion - 10:30-12:00<br />

Symposium<br />

metaboliC syndRome in youth: is it the beginning of the CaRdiovasCulaR<br />

disease Continuum?<br />

Chairs: Gabriel D. Waisman (ARGENTINA)<br />

10:30 Bogalusa heart study<br />

10:52 The Rio de Janeiro study<br />

Brandao Ayrton (BRAZIL)<br />

11:14 Risk score predictions of atherosclerotic lesions in young people: The PDAy study<br />

Wistremundo Dones (PUERTO RICO)<br />

11:36 How early does the cardiovascular disease continuum begin?<br />

Mario Bey Lombana (PANAMA)<br />

danube - gReen Pavillion - 10:30-12:00<br />

Symposium<br />

CaRdiology in middle- and loW-inCome CountRies<br />

Chairs: Antonio Chagas (BRAZIL), Hassell Trevor (BARBADOS)<br />

10:30 Prevention is better than cure<br />

Nishtar Sania (PAKISTAN)<br />

10:52 The research perspective<br />

Reddy Srinath (INDIA)<br />

11:14 Models of service delivery<br />

Howard Spencer (BAHAMAS)<br />

11:36 Economic impact of cardiology services<br />

George A. Mensah (UNITED STATES)<br />

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