Final Programme - World Heart Federation

industry sAteLLite syMPosiA And WorksHoP ACtivities - intersession
Monday, 19 May 2008
PilComayo - yelloW Pavillion - 12:30-13:30
Symposium (IS)
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
tRansPaRenCy aRound CliniCal tRials and data:
aRe We on the Right tRajeCtoRy?
Chairs: Beat Widler (UNITED KINGDOM), Aurora Vila (ARGENTINA)
12:30 Setting the scene
Beat Widler (UNITED KINGDOM)
12:50 What does transparency mean for patients in Latin America
Aurora Vila (ARGENTINA)
13:10 Appropriate use and communication of public domain data - a case study on meta-analysis
Alexander Walker (UNITED STATES)
nile - yelloW Pavillion - 12:30-13:30
Symposium (IS)
Boston Scientific
dRug eluting stent teChnology: a bReakthRough in PtCa Patient outCome
Chair: Jorge Belardi (ARGENTINA)
12:30 PTCA current indications. PTCA alternative or complementary to surgery / medical treatment?
Daniel Berrocal(ARGENTINA)
12:50 DES benefits. On and off label indications
Oscar Mendiz (ARGENTINA)
13:10 DES in the daily practice. The influence of the technique, clinical data support and the use of new
technology (IVuS) in the outcome.
Jorge Belardi (ARGENTINA)
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