Final Programme - World Heart Federation

Wednesday, 21 May 2008
huang he - yelloW Pavillion - 16:00-17:30
Symposium
eCho doPPleR in ResynChRonisation eRa
Chairs: Jesus Vargas Baron (MEXICO), Amuchastegui Luis Maria (ARGENTINA)
16:00 Left ventricular dynamics in heart failure
Jeffrey Borer (UNITED STATES)
16:22 Myocardial?
Cheuk-Man Yu (CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF)
16:44 Role of tissue doppler imaging in RCT
Eduardo Guevara (ARGENTINA)
17:06 Myocardial syndrome assessment by 3D
Bernhard Mumm (GERMANY)
hot toPiCs in hyPeRtension
Chairs: Jorge Jalil (CHILE), Fernando Peliche (ARGENTINA)
16:00 Home measurement of blood pressure: Does it work?
Gianfranco Parati (ITALY)
16:18 Obstructive sleep apnea: Where are we?
Luciano Drager (BRAZIL)
oRinoCo - oChRe Pavillion - 16:00-17:30
Symposium
16:54 Silent white matter lesions, blood pressure variability and cognitive deterioration in elderly
hypertensive patients
Ramiro Sánchez (ARGENTINA)
17:12 Ambulatory blood pressure for all?
Mario Bendersky (ARGENTINA)
sbC: CoRonaRy aRteRy disease 2008
Chairs: Antonio Chagas (BRAZIL), Faella Horacio (ARGENTINA)
16:00 Clinical approaches for treatment: drugs vs lifestyle
Protasio Da Luz (BRAZIL)
16:22 The utility of inflammatory markers in the management of the disease
Enrique Gurfinkel (ARGENTINA)
16:44 Current views in PCI
Luiz Piva Mattos (BRAZIL)
17:06 The roll of surgical management
Kalil Renato Ak (BRAZIL)
tibeR - yelloW Pavillion - 16:00-17:30
Special Featured Joint Session
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