Final Programme - World Heart Federation

industry sAteLLite syMPosiA And WorksHoP ACtivities - evening sessions
Monday, 19 May 2008
thames - yelloW Pavillion - 18:00-19:30
Symposium (IS)
Daiichi Sankyo Brazil
blood PRessuRe and beyond - anCillaR effeCts by at1 - ReCePtoR bloCkade
Chairs: Antonio Felipe Simão (BRAZIL), Antonio Chagas (BRAZIL)
18:00 HTN in the LA Region
Agustin Lara Esqueda (MEXICO)
18:22 RAAS and Drugs
Robson Santos (BRAZIL)
18:44 OLM Activity and figures
Arthur Ribeiro (BRAZIL)
19:06 Vascular Protection
Carlos Ferrario M. (ARGENTINA)
danube - yelloW Pavillion - 18.00-19.30
Symposium/Workshop
St. Jude Medical
fiRst latin ameRiCan symPosium/WoRkshoP on atRial fibRillation
President: Oseroff Oscar (Argentina)
Chairs: Andrea Natale (UNITED STATES), Arruda Mauricio (UNITED STATES), Morillo Carlos (CANADA)
18:00 Opening remarks on AF "The New Epidemic"AF mechanisms and the role of neural network: Implications on
current AF ablation strategies
John Camm (UNITED KINGDOM)
18:15 LA and PVs anatomy. The use of CT, MR and Echo to guide AF Ablation
Jose Carlos Pachon Mateos (BRAZIL), Mauricio Scanavacca (BRAZIL)
18:30 Current worldwide AF ablation approaches. Is image-guided remote navigation the future of AF ablation?
Andrea Natale (UNITED STATES)
18:45 Ablation of long-standing AF: Strategies beyond PV isolation. Future tools to minimize ablation collateral
Arruda Mauricio (UNITED STATES)
19:00 AF ablation "Guidelines and Clinical Trials "Are we ready for AF ablation as first line therapy"
Morillo Carlos (CANADA)
19:15 Open discussion on: What to do in front of the Atrial Fibrillation patient, with the participation of the
Symposium Faculty and invited experts