Final Programme - World Heart Federation

Monday, 19 May 2008
PaRaná - oChRe Pavillion - 10:30-12:00
Special Featured Joint Session
msi: the metaboliC syndRome:
gRoWing PRevalenCe in latin ameRiCa and tReatment needs
Chairs: Romero Carlos (URUGUAY), Piñeiro Daniel (ARGENTINA)
10:30 The emerging obesity problem in Latin America
Ada Cuevas (CHILE)
10:52 Drug therapy for the dyslipidemia of the Metabolic Syndrome
Jean Charles Fruchart (FRANCE)
11:14 The Metabolic Syndrome as a risk factor for diabetes
Pablo Aschner (COLOMBIA)
11:36 The Metabolic Syndrome as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Scott Grundy (UNITED STATES )
Rhine - yelloW Pavillion - 10:30-12:00
Special Featured Joint Session
aCC: Regional Challenges to
the PRevention and tReatment of Cvd in the u.s.
Chairs: W. Douglas Weaver (UNITED STATES ), Mele Eduardo (ARGENTINA)
10:30 Cardiovascular imaging for prevention and treatment of CV disease in the u.S.: Challenges and opportunities
George Beller (UNITED STATES )
10:52 The quality - first vision: building a learning health care system
Jack Lewin (UNITED STATES )
11:14 Challenges in maximizing functional capacity in elderly patients with valvular heart disease
Navin Nanda (UNITED STATES )
11:36 State of the art perspectives in heart failure: A Fantastic Voyage
Hector Ventura (UNITED STATES )
tibeR - yelloW Pavillion - 10:30-12:00
Special Featured Joint Session
PasCaR - health tRansitions and Cvd in afRiCa:
imPliCations foR the 21st CentuRy
Chairs: Robert Fagard (BELGIUM), Amoah Albert (GHANA)
10:30 Epidemiologic and Nutritional Transitions in Africa - The Evidence from Obesity, Diabetes,
and the Metabolic Syndrome.
Krisela Steyn (SOUTH AFRICA)
10:52 Spectrum of CVD and risk factors in Africa today - The Heart of Soweto Study
Karen Sliwa (SOUTH AFRICA)
11:14 Addressing Rheumatic Fever and CVD in children and young adults - beyond the Drakensberg Declaration
Mayosi Bongani (SOUTH AFRICA)
11:36 Health Transitions in Africa: Policy and Resource Implications for International Health Organizations
George A. Mensah (UNITED STATES )