Prevention and epidemiology, innovation, interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease in women will be among the topics addressed by ACC leaders during the Argentine Society of Cardiology's 45th Annual Argentine Congress of Cardiology (SAC 19) in Buenos Aires from Oct. 17 – 19.

Over the course of the three-day meeting, attendees will have the opportunity to attend a range of dynamic sessions featuring ACC's Pamela B. Morris, MD, FACC; C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC; and Michael J. Mack, MD, FACC, including A Cardiovascular Prevention and Epidemiology roundtable session hosted by ACC's Argentine Chapter on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon (ART).

Other member-led sessions include:

• Thursday, Oct. 17 (2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ART): The Innovation Imperative in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (Mack)
• Friday, Oct. 18 (8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ART): Fat or Fit: Does it Matter What You Weigh? and Controversies in Diet and Heart Disease: What Is Hype and What Is Real? (Bairey Merz)
• Friday, Oct. 18 (12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ART): Cardiovascular Disease in Women: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice (Morris)
• Friday, Oct. 18 (12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ART): Aortic Stenosis: Current Treatment and Future Perspectives (Mack)

Attendees can also visit ACC's booth (E-41) for more information on JACC Journals (including hard copies in English); CardioSmart patient education on the new ACC/AHA prevention guidelines; ACC education products like ECG Drill & Practice and HeartSongs; and more. Special discounted rates on registration for ACC.20 Together With World Congress of Cardiology will also be available.

Those not attending the meeting live can follow the ACC on Twitter (@ACCinTouch) using #ACCIntl and #SAC19.

The ACC has been active in Argentina for many years, with the ACC Argentina Chapter forming in 2013 in partnership with both the Argentine Federation of Cardiology and the Argentine Society of Cardiology. The College, through its Chapter and society partnerships, is also working with hospitals and institutions throughout the country to improve care and provide clinical education.

Most recently, the Instituto Modelo de Cardiología, Privado S.R.L., in Córdoba, was recently recognized as part of the ACC International Center of Excellence (ICOE) Program. Hospitals recognized as an ICOE must participate in at least one NCDR Registry and have earned at least one ACC Accreditation Services accreditation.

In addition, several hospitals and institutions have expressed interest in ACC's new Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative, which kicked off this fall and is quickly gaining traction globally. The program is designed to help hospitals and institutions in low- and middle-income countries improve STEMI care for patients with acute myocardial infarction by tracking and reporting evidence-based metrics and providing aggregated benchmarks.

Clinical Topics: Cardiovascular Care Team, Prevention, Valvular Heart Disease, Diet

Keywords: Myocardial Infarction, Argentina, Cardiology, Registries, Cardiovascular Diseases, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Diet, Electrocardiography, Accreditation

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