Final Programme - World Heart Federation

Monday, 19 May 2008
huang he - yelloW Pavillion - 14:00-15:30
Clinical Seminar
all a CaRdiologist needs to knoW about CaRdiaC msCt& mRi
Chairs: Horacio Dinunzio (ARGENTINA), David Vetcher (ARGENTINA)
14:00 Actual role of cardiac MSCT: Where are we?
Marcelo Goldstein (BELGIUM)
14:22 Coronary calcium score: Applications in clinical practice
(UNITED STATES )
14:44 Non-invasive coronary computed tomographic angiography for patients with low and high pre-test
probability for having coronary artery disease: Is it still an indication?
Anibal Damonte (ARGENTINA)
15:06 Dual source computed tomography: Is it the real advantage in MSCT?
Ernest Garcia (UNITED STATES )
nile - yelloW Pavillion - 14:00-15:30
Symposium
aRe ComoRbidities a limit to CaRdiovasCulaR PRevention in the eldeRly?
Chairs: Pasquale Abete (ITALY), Mariano Giorgi (ARGENTINA)
14:00 Cardiovascular Prevention in the Elderly
Mario Garcia-Palmieri (PUERTO RICO)
14:22 Acute coronary syndromes/myocardial infarction at advanced age
Faiez Zannad (FRANCE)
14:44 Polypharmacy in the elderly
Nedina Mendez (VENEZUELA)
15:06 Cardiac rehabilitation and its limits
Mauricio Wajngarten (BRAZIL)
tigRis - yelloW Pavillion - 14:00-15:30
Debate
CaRdioPulmonaRy ResusCitation
Chairs: T. P. Aufderheide (UNITED STATES ), Ari Timerman (BRAZIL)
Statement 1:
14:00 Cardiocerebral resuscitation: Is ventilation not necessary in cardiac arrest?
Pro: Karl B. Kern (UNITED STATES )
Contra: Timerman Sergio (BRAZIL)
Statement 2:
14:45 Metabolic Resuscitation: Hibernation or hypothermia in CPR?
Pro: Soon Joo Wang(Seoul, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF)
Contra: Flavio Marques (BRAZIL)
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