Saturday, March 11, 2006
Opening Session
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. #401
ACC.06 and i2 Summit Opening Session: Presidential
Address, Keynote Address and Meetings Preview
4:00 p.m.
Exposition opens, catered reception
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Cardiac Arrhythmias
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
EP.06 Spotlight #71
Cardiac Resychronization Therapy:
All You Need to Know, 2006
10:15 a.m. – Noon
EP.06 Spotlight #72
Great Debates in Electrophysiology
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
EP.06 Spotlight #73
Challenging Arrhythmia Cases
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #107
Analysis of Complex Arrhythmias
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
EP.06 Spotlight #74
Common Electrocardiographic Patterns:
Pathophysiology and Management of Electrical
Disease
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Cardiac Function and Heart Failure
9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #102
Invasive Therapies for Chronic Heart Failure
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Imaging and Diagnostic Testing
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #51
How to Get Started Using Cardiac Computer
Tomography
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #52
How to Get Started Using Cardiac Magnetic
Resonance
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #53
Read With the Experts...Expanding Role of Gated
Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in
Asymptomatic Patients
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #54
Detection of Myocardial Pathology Using Nuclear
Isotopes
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #55
Practical Guide to Applying
New Technologies in Echocardiography
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #56
Practical, Case-Based Approach to
Difficult Valvular Cases
10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #57
Read With the Experts...
Computed Tomography Angiography
10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #58
Read With the Experts...
Clinical Application of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #59
Read With the Experts...Positron Emission Tomography
Versus Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
for Perfusion and Viability: Is it Time to Switch?
10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #60
Computed Tomography Versus Nuclear:
Case-Based Discussion of Which Should Be the Initial
Imaging Test for Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #61
Role of Echocardiography in Heart Failure
10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #62
Echo in Clinical Decision Making
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #63
Integrated Imaging of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #64
Integrated Imaging of Cardiomyopathy
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #65
Integrated Imaging of Vascular Disease
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #66
Integrated Imaging of Acute Ischemic Heart Disease
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #67
Integrated Imaging of Left Ventricular Mechanics in
Heart Failure
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #68
Integrated Imaging of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
CLINCARD.06 Spotlight #41
Acute Coronary Syndrome
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #42
Electrophysiology
9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #101
Vulnerable Plaque and Vulnerable Patients
10:30 a.m. – Noon
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #43
Heart Failure
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #44
Valvular
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #106
Patients With Multivessel Disease: Will the
Interventionalists and Surgeons Ever Get
on the Same Page?
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #45
Peripheral Vascular Disease
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #46
Risk Assessment and Prevention
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Pediatric Cardiology and Adult
Congenital Heart Disease
9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #105
Practical Applications of Developmental Biology
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Special Topics
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MGMA.06 v #10
Measures to Action: Preparing Your Practice
for Pay for Performance
9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #103
Hands-on Workshop for Facilitating Lifestyle Changes
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #402
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #404
32nd Annual Symposium for Directors of Adult
Cardiology Programs
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #403
Business Meeting of the College
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #108
Controversies in Cardiovascular Medications:
What to Do Today With NSAIDs, HRT and Nesiritide
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #110
The Importance of Basic Mechanisms of
Cardiovascular Aging for Managing the Elderly Patient
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #405
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Valvular Heart Disease
9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #104
Emergencies in Valvular Heart Disease
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #109
Aortic Stenosis: New Life for an Old Disease
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Vascular Disease, Hypertension,
and Prevention
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #91
Carotid Disease: Pathology to Treatment
10:15 a.m. – Noon
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #92
Venous Disease: The Next Frontier for Cardiologists
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #93
Controversies in Lipid-Lowering Therapy
2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #94
Aortic Diseases: Imaging and Treatment
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #95
Hands-on Management of Common Vascular
Disorders: What the Experts Do
Monday, March 13, 2006
Cardiac Arrhythmias
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #504
Interpreting Complex Device Electrograms
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #505
Modern Diagnosis and Evaluation
of Long QT Syndrome
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #604
Risk Stratification Techniques for Sudden Death
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #205
How to Assess for Dyssynchrony in the
Heart Failure Patient
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #206
Atrial Fibrillation and Pills in Pocket
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #705
Inherited Arrhythmias: From Bench to Bedside
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #214
What’s New in Atrial Tachycardia and Atrial Flutter?
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #215
T-Wave Alternans Negative Patients Do Not Need
an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #708
Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death:
Selecting Patients and Implementing Therapy
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #220
Management of Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular
Fibrillation Storm
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #222
Pacing to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation: Does It Work?
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #304
How I Choose a Drug for Atrial Fibrillation
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #305
How to Diagnose Arrhythmogenic Right
Ventricular Dysplasia
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #229
Management Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #230
Practical Issues in Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #626
Atrial Fibrillation: Overview of Pathophysiology
and Clinical Management
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #627
Ventricular Tachycardia: Mechanisms and Ablation
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #237
Pacing and Other Diagnostic Maneuvers for Difficult
Supraventricular Tachycardia
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #238
Management of Arrhythmias in Patients With
Congenital Heart Disease
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #638
Atrial Fibrillation Therapy in the Heart Failure Patient:
Convergence of Two Epidemics
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #639
Cellular Electrophysiology for the Clinician
Monday, March 13, 2006
Cardiac Function and Heart Failure
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #501
Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Patients
With Heart Failure
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #601
Novel Therapies for Heart Failure
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #605
Selection and Treatment of Heart Transplant
Candidates
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #202
How to Achieve and Maintain Ideal Volume Status in
Heart Failure Patients
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #207
Issues in Palliative Care of Heart Disease
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #701
Modern Management of Chronic Heart Failure:
From Stage A to Stage D and Beyond
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #223
Clinical Controversies: Pharmacologic Therapy for
Diastolic Heart Failure
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #301
Adherence to Self-Care Issues in Cardiac Heart
Failure Patients: Issues and Solutions
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #310
Differences in Race/Gender in Heart Failure
Management
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #231
Comorbidities in Heart Failure:
Sleep Apnea, Anemia and Depression
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #621
Biomarkers in Heart Failure
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #633
Exercise in Heart Failure
Monday, March 13, 2006
Imaging and Diagnostic Testing
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #502
Surprising Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Cases:
The Diagnosis Before and After CMR
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #503
Selection of Mode of Stress for Myocardial Perfusion
Imaging
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #510
Initial Imaging for Coronary Artery Disease:
When to Use Computed Tomography Versus Nuclear
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #203
Identifying and Handling Artifacts on Myocardial
Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed
Tomography
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #609
Impact of New Technologies in Echocardiography
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #702
Is the Pericardium the Problem? What Can Imaging
Tell You About Pericardial Disease?
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #210
Pitfalls in Performing and Interpreting Coronary
Computed Tomography Angiography
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #211
Diastolic Function for the Clinician:
Case Studies and Concepts
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #612
Asymptomatic Diabetics and Metabolic Syndrome:
Role of Imaging
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #618
State of the Art: New Tracers and Imaging Agents
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #707
Heart Failure: The Role of Noninvasive Imaging
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #218
Incorporating Cardiac Computed Tomography Into
Clinical Practice: Questions and Answers
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #219
Quantification of Valvular Regurgitation:
Impact on Management - Illustrative Cases
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #302
Diamonds in the Rough: Hemodynamics by Echo/
Doppler
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #226
Read With the Experts...Characteristic Patterns
on Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission
Computed Tomography
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #227
Modern Exercise Test Interpretation
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #622
Clinical Applications of Cardiac Computed Tomography
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #630
Exercise and the Heart: Can There Be Too Much of a
Good Thing?
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #234
Read With the Experts...Perfusion Defects Due to
Endothelial Dysfunction
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #235
Noncoronary Indications for Exercise Testing
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #634
Computed Tomography and Nuclear Testing in
Selecting Patients for Angiography
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #640
Novel Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Applications: Potential New Gold Standards in
Imaging?
Monday, March 13, 2006
Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #506
Clinical Conundrums: Young Patients With Risk Factors,
Atypical Chest Pain, and Mildly Abnormal Stress Tests
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #602
Lipid-Lowering After Acute Coronary Syndrome:
Is it How Low You Go or How You Go Low?
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #603
Bleeding and Anemia in Acute Coronary Syndrome
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #201
Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome
and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #607
Therapeutic Strategies in Advanced Ischemic Heart
Disease: Hype or Hope?
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #703
STEMI 2006: The First 24 Hours
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #209
Role of Long-Term Oral Antithrombic Therapy in
Coronary Artery Disease
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #613
Antithrombotic Approaches in Acute Coronary
Syndrome
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #217
Cardiogenic Shock
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #306
Management of Acute Chest Pain
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #225
Cox 2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Risk
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #623
Metabolic Management of the Patient With Ischemic
Heart Disease: Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #233
Smoking Cessation: Cigarette Smoking in Coronary
Artery Disease
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #635
Risk Stratification in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Monday, March 13, 2006
Pediatric Cardiology and Adult
Congenital Heart Disease
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #507
Case Studies: Surgical Versus Catheter Interventions
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #606
Complex Issues in Congenital Heart Disease:
Audience Interaction
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #611
Controversies in Pediatric Cardiology
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #216
Telemedicine in Congenital Heart Disease
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #620
Surgical Techniques: Video Session
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #232
Who Should Care for Adults With Congenital Heart
Disease? Models That Work
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #632
Guidelines in Congenital Heart Disease
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #641
Extracoporeal Mechanical Assist for Congenital Heart
Disease: Harnessing the Technology
Monday, March 13, 2006
Special Topics
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #406
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #509
Strategies for Providing High Quality of Care to
Patients Who Have Limited Financial Resources:
The Un and Underinsured
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #407
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #408
Young Investigators Awards Competition:
Physiology, Pharmacology and Pathology
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #608
The Changing Face of Medicare: Pay for
Performance and Reimbursement
11:00 a.m. – Noon
SPECIAL SESSION #409
37th Annual Louis F. Bishop Lecture
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #410
Young Investigators Awards Competition:
Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #612A
Concept Cardiology
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #614
Joint International Symposium With National
Cardiovascular Societies: Advances in Multimodality
Cardiovascular Imaging
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #617
Integrative Cardiology: Evidence Based Applications
of Traditional Systems of Natural Medicine and the
Heart-Mind Connection
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #224
Opportunities for Care Team Members
Within the American College of Cardiology
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #309
Health Plan Hot Topics and Trends:
From the Payer’s Perspective
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #311
Women in Cardiology Committee
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #411
Late-Breaking Clinicals Trials
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #412
Health Policy Reform Session
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #413
Young Investigators Awards Competition: Clinical
Investigators – Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #628
Cardiology in the News
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #629
Joint Symposium: European Society of Cardiology/
American College of Cardiology
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #417
Fellows in Training Forum:
Career Options in Pediatric Cardiology
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #240
Women in Cardiology: Thriving and Leading
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #414
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #415
Functional Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #636
Sesion Conjunta con la Sociedad Interamericana
de Cardiologia/Sociedad Espanola de Cardiologia/
American College of Cardiology...Problemas
Relevantes en Cardiologia 2006
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #642
Connect the Docs: Integrating the Healthcare
Enterprise (IHE) Initiative in Cardiology and Improving
Patient Care While Reducing Costs! Really!
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #416
55th Annual Convocation
Monday, March 13, 2006
Valvular Heart Disease
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #208
Quantification of Valve Regurgitation
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #704
Infective Endocarditis: 2006 Update
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #615
Controversies in Valvular Heart Disease
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #221
Proper Role of Transthoracic Echocardiogram and
Transesophageal Echocardiogram in Endocarditis and
Thrombosed Prosthetic Heart Valve
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #307
Assessment of Severity of Mitral Regurgitation
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #624
Common Conundrums in Patients With Valve Disease
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #239
Low Gradient, Low Ejection Fraction and Severe Aortic
Stenosis
Monday, March 13, 2006
Vascular Disease, Hypertension,
and Prevention
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #508
How to Prepare for the Vascular Ultrasound
Competency Exam
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #204
Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting:
Indications, Techniques and Future Directions
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #610
New National and International
Peripheral Arterial Disease Guidelines
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #706
Hypertension 2006:
Controversies and Treatment Challenges
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #212
Peripheral Arterial Disease for the Cardiologist
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #213
Transcriptional Biology Made Simple
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #616
Let’s Raise Some HDL
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #619
Comprehensive Approach to Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension in 2006
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #303
National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines
(NCEP) Update: Do They Really Apply to My Practice?
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #308
Improving Management of Hypertension: Outpatient
Monitoring and a Team Approach
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #228
The Role of Inflammatory Markers in Hypertension
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #625
Vulnerable Plaque: Can We Find It and Fix It?
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #631
Aspirin and Clopidogrel Resistance: Factor Fiction?
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #236
Approach to Refractory Hypertension
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #637
Treating the Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Practice:
Multidisciplinary Care
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Cardiac Arrhythmias
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #515
Advanced Imaging Capabilities in the Electrophysiology
Laboratory
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #516
Technical Aspects of Cardiac Resynchronization
Implantation
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #644
Safety Issues in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Therapy
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #647
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation:
Comparison of Techniques and Outcomes
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #245
Outpatient Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias:
Doctor-Nurse Practitioner Joint Venture
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #246
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: What to Do With
Nonresponders
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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