An Educational Program

41st Annual New York Cardiovascular Symposium - Major Topics in Cardiology Today


Co-sponsored by:

The New York Cardiological Society of:



Program Director: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC

 

December 12-14, 2008
Hilton New York
New York, NY

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Friday, December 12

7:15 a.m.       Introductions

Jack Lewin, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
American College of Cardiology

W. Douglas Weaver, M.D., F.A.C.C.
President
American College of Cardiology

Harry C. Odabashian Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C.
President, New York State Chapter
American College of Cardiology

7:30 a.m.       Heart, Kidney and Cancer: Biological Similarities on Molecular Imaging Basis for Promoting Health
Dr. Fuster

8:00 a.m.       Biomarkers and “Jupiter”: Prognostic Value Therapeutic Implications
Dr. Ridker

8:25 a.m.       IVUS in Atherogenesis: Biological Understanding Therapeutic Victories and Failures
Dr. Nissen

8:50 a.m.       Antithrombotic Progress: Prasugrel Present and Future Aspirin/Clopidogrel Resistance and the Vulnerable Stents
Dr. Antman

10:05 a.m.       STEMI: Improving Home to Door and to Balloon Times Metropolitan versus Rural Community
Dr. Gibson

10:30 a.m.       Biomarkers in ACS: Prognostic Value Therapeutic Implications
Dr. Weaver

10:55 a.m.       NSTE-ACS: New Aspects in Pharmacological Management
Dr. Cannon

11:20 a.m.       NSTE-ACS: New Aspects in Interventional Management
Dr. Harrington

1:15 p.m.       Multivessel Coronary Disease: A Historical Prospective Prognosis Based on Management
Dr. Fuster

1:40 p.m.       Contemporary Non-interventional Approaches to Stable Angina: A Challenge for the Elderly
Dr. Pepine

2:05 p.m.       Carotid, Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Disease: Powerful Markers of Coronary Disease and Prognosis
Dr. Creager

3:25 p.m.       Guidelines: For My Patient, I Want More Simplicity LDL Less than 70 and Pay Attention to HDL, OK?
Dr. Krumholz

3:50 p.m.       Hypertension: Amlodipine and/or Diuretics for the Elderly?
Dr. Jones

4:15 p.m.       Diabetes: Whatever is New is Confusing; Please, Help Me!! I am Told Diabetics Need a Real Doctor; What Do They Mean?
Dr. Farkouh

4:40 p.m.       HENRY I. RUSSEK LECTURE Optimal Management of Chronic Stable Angina: Reconciling the Results of Clinical Trials
Dr. Gersh

Saturday, December 13

7:00 a.m.       Evolving Diagnostic Imaging of the Various Cardiomyopathies: Myocarditis, Dilated, Infiltrative, Hyperthrophic, Noncompaction
Dr. Garcia

7:20 a.m.       Subclinical Ventricular Dysfunction: Crossing the Threshold to Heart Failure
Dr. Pfeffer

7:40 a.m.       Management Based on Contractile, Hemodynamic and BNP Patterns:Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Dr. Francis

8:15 a.m.       Integrating the Continuum of Science: Heart Failure and Sudden Death
Dr. Reddy

8:35 a.m.       Integrating the Continuum of Care in Heart Failure
Dr. Yancy

8:55 a.m.       Advanced Heart Failure with Paucity of Randomized Trials Today: What to Expect From Assist Devices (Bridging, Destination) and Transplantation
Dr. Miller

10:05 a.m.       Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: Impact of Therapy
Dr. Javaheri

10:25 a.m.       Thromboembolic Diagnostic and Management Tools
Dr. Goldhaber

10:45 a.m.       Primary (Unexplained) Pulmonary Hypertension Evolving Agents and Pulmonary Transplantation
Dr. Mathier

11:05 a.m.       Congenital Heart Disease with Eisenmenger’s Any Hopes?
Dr. Child

12:55 p.m.       Primary Electrical Diseases: Diagnosis and Management
Dr. Brugada

1:15 p.m.       Devices: ICD Therapy/Biventricular Pacers/Monitoring Systems Are These Making a Difference in the Genetic Arrhytmogenic Diseases?
Dr. Priori

1:35 p.m.       Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Death: Genetic and MRI Patterns Myectomy or Ethanol Septal Ablation - Make a Difference?
Dr. Maron

1:55 p.m.       Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult and Arrhythmias
Dr. Child

2:15 p.m.       Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Conflicting Results and Evolving Indications
Dr. Reddy

3:25 p.m.       Timing of Indications for Valvular Heart Surgery: Should We Advance the Clock?
Dr. Carabello

3:45 p.m.       LV Failure and Mitral Valve Regurgitation The Chicken or the Egg and 3D Echo: How to Manage?
Dr. Sarano

4:05 p.m.       The Year in Mitral Valve Disease
Dr. Adams

4:25 p.m.       Approaches to the Dilated Thoracic Aorta: Should We Also Advance the Clock?
Dr. Griepp

4:45 p.m.       Anticoagulation of Atrial Fibrillation and Prosthetic Heart Valves: Evolving Strategies
Dr. Fuster

Sunday, December 14

7:00 a.m.       Guidelines
Dr. Fuster

7:30 a.m.       Novelties on Congenital Syndromes, Cardiomyopathies, Arrhythmias Let’s Focus on the Genetics of My Patient
Dr. Roberts

7:55 a.m.       Novelties on Atherogenesis: Genetics and Genomics Thus Far, What Do We Know? Predictions for 2015?
Dr. Ginsburg

8:20 a.m.       Novelties on Myocardial Dysfunction: Etiologies Autoimmune Mechanisms, T Regulatory Cells and Clinical Relevance
Dr. Liu

8:45 a.m.       Novelties on Myocardial Dysfunction: Cellular, Molecular and Humoral Pathways Clinical Relevance
Dr. Tang

9:05 a.m.       Novelties on Myocardial Dysfunction: Future Therapeutic Approaches Cell Therapy Needs Help from Gene Therapy!
Dr. Hajjar

9:30 a.m.       Novelties on Myocardial Dysfunction: Viability Quantification and Management
Dr. Bax

9:50 a.m.       Novelties on Myocardial Dysfunction and Toxicity: Evaluation by MRI Cancer Chemotherapy and Radiation
Dr. Hundley

10:15 a.m.      Novelties on Primary Prevention Through Polyimaging: The HRP Project Can the Evidence and Economics Catch Up with the Pictures?
Dr. Fuster

10:35 a.m.      Novelties on Secondary Prevention Through a Polypill: The CNIC Project Can Adherence and Economics Impact Cardiovascular Health?
Dr. Sanz

10:55 a.m.      Novelties on Congenital Disease: Catheter Interventions and Devices
Dr. Lock

11:20 a.m.      Novelties on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Dr. Webb

11:40 a.m.      Novelties on Coronary Interventional Devices
Dr. Leon
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12:05 p.m.     PAUL DUDLEY WHITE LECTURE Inhibiting the Renin Angiotensin System: Which Patients, Which Agents and Why?
Dr. Pfeffer

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