Heart Failure 2006

The annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC, was held from 17 to 20 June 2006 in Helsinki, Finland.

The Mission of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC is "To improve quality of life and longevity, through better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, including the establishment of networks for its management, education and research."

Congress Presentations and Reports:

Reports written by leading cardiologists:
Authoritative professionals in cardiology were asked to report on their respective fields of expertise in order to provide first-hand, unbiased scientific information...

Summaries and slides of key sessions. The following sessions were selected by the Scientific Committee of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC as of particular interest. Reports and slides are provided by the authors:

Anemia (408004),
by Prof. Piotr Ponikowski
Summary Report | Slides
The dark side of composite end points (4050010),
by Prof. James Neaton
Summary Report | Slides
Emerging functions of endothelial cells in the heart (707001),
by Dr. Gilles De Keulenaer
Summary Report
Stem cell transplantation. Do we understand the mechanisms? (705002),
by Prof. Helmut Drexler
Slides
Use of vasodilators in acute HF,
by Dr. Marco Metra
Slides
Medical treatment of advanced HF,
by Dr. Marco Metra
Slides

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