Final Programme - World Heart Federation

Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Rio de la Plata - Red Pavillion - 14:00-15:30
Symposium
Post-gRaduate CaRdiology tRaining and ReCeRtifiCation
Chairs: Hector Luciardi (ARGENTINA), Abel Moreyra (UNITED STATES)
14:00 The training of cardiology in developing countries
Reddy Srinath (INDIA)
14:22 Sub-specialty training in cardiology
Günter Breithardt (GERMANY)
14:44 Promoting international medical education
Tudor Vagaonescu (UNITED STATES)
15:06 The training of a cardiac surgeon
Radu Deac (ROMANIA)
oRinoCo - oChRe Pavillion - 14:00-15:30
Symposium
management of hyPeRtension
Chairs: Fernando Manzur Jattin (COLOMBIA), Mayosi Bongani (SOUTH AFRICA)
14:00 ACE inhibition and ARB, mechanisms of cardiovascular and renal protection: Are they the same?
Oscar Carretero (UNITED STATES)
14:22 Benefits of hypertensive therapy beyond lowering blood pressure
Jorge Jalil (CHILE)
14:44 Diuretics: Are they the same?
Daniel Piskorz (ARGENTINA)
15:06 Choosing the right drug for the right patient or socio ethnic considerations in selection of hypertensive therapy
GuilleRmo Fabregues (ARGENTINA)
huang he - yelloW Pavillion - 14:00-15:30
Symposium
tissue doPPleR imaging: PResent and futuRe
Chairs: Jorge Cachero (ARGENTINA), Ricardo Castro (ARGENTINA)
14:00 Strain 2D non-doppler for quantifying regional ventricular function
Bjoy Khandheria (UNITED STATES)
14:22 Speckle tracking: A toy or a tool?
Carlos Eduardo Suaide Silva (BRAZIL)
14:44 Tissue doppler imaging: A new diagnostic and prognostic tool
Juan Carlos Plana (UNITED STATES)
15:06 Tissue doppler and strain rate during stress echo
Miguel Bustamante-Labarta (ARGENTINA)
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