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Final Programme - World Heart Federation

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Posters & abstracts<br />

A poster help-desk is located within the poster area. Please<br />

do not hesitate to contact one of the staff members at the<br />

poster help desk for any further assistance.<br />

POStER tOPICS<br />

Posters will be presented in the following scientific topics:<br />

• Arrhythmias<br />

• <strong>Heart</strong> Failure/Left Ventricular Function<br />

• Valvular Disease/Pulmonary Circulation/Myocardialpericardial<br />

• Ischemia/Coronary Artery Disease<br />

• Interventions/Peripheral Circulation/Stroke<br />

• Hypertension<br />

• Exercise/Epidemiology/Prevention<br />

special featured joint sessions<br />

The <strong>World</strong> Congress of Cardiology 2008 organizers; the<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Federation</strong>, the Argentine Society of Cardiology<br />

and the Argentine <strong>Federation</strong> of Cardiology, would like to<br />

thank the following societies and organizations that have<br />

committed to the <strong>World</strong> Congress of Cardiology 2008.<br />

• American College of Cardiology (ACC)<br />

• American <strong>Heart</strong> Association (AHA)<br />

• American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and<br />

International Society for Cardiovascular Ultrasound (ISCU)<br />

• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)<br />

• Argentine Ministry of Health<br />

• Asian-Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC)<br />

• Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC)<br />

• <strong>Heart</strong> Rhythm Society (HRS) and International Society for<br />

Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology (ISHNE)<br />

• Pharmacology<br />

• Basic Science<br />

• Cardiac Imaging/Computers<br />

• Acute Cardiac Care<br />

• Paediatric/Congenital <strong>Heart</strong> Disease<br />

• Nursing/Technician/Miscellaneous<br />

• Public Policy / Advocacy initiatives<br />

ORAl ABStRACt PRESENtAtIONS<br />

Oral abstract sessions have a dedicated time slot from 8.30<br />

to 10.00 in the morning. All details for oral abstract session<br />

can be found in the detailed scientific programme.<br />

• Interamerican Society of Cardiology (IASC)<br />

• International Society of Hypertension (ISH)<br />

• Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology<br />

(SOLACI) and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and<br />

Interventions (SCAI)<br />

• Metabolic Syndrome Institute (MSI)<br />

• Mexican Society of Cardiology (SMC)<br />

• Pan African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR)<br />

• Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)<br />

• <strong>World</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> Failure Society (WHFS)<br />

• International Society of Cardiovascular & Pharmacotherapy<br />

(ISCP)<br />

For further information about these Special Featured Joint<br />

Sessions, kindly refer to the detailed scientific programme<br />

which follows.

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