Abstracts - Special awards

The abstract-based programme at Heart Failure 2009 Nice has featured Original Scientific Contributions from 65 Countries!

Our Poster Area was a great success this year, every poster session was extremely well attended and interactive
We hope you enjoyed the experience and we thank all submitters / authors and presenters for their contribution to the success of the abstract-based programme.

Congratulation to all Oral Abstracts presenters and Judges Choice Abstract presenters Consult the abstracts online

Special Awards

Young Investigator Award Clinical - WINNER : Robin Weir
1st Runner Up : Pilar Merlos
2nd Runner Up : Richard Steinacher
Finalists : Elena Karelkina - Christian Malchau Carlsen - Josep Comin –Collet

YIA Basic Science - WINNER : Yassine Sassi
1st Runner Up : Sara McSweeney
2nd Runner Up : Saskia Schlossarek
Finalists : Mathias M Holh - Katrin Buehler - Sebastiaan Velthuis

NURSING Investigator Award - WINNER: Susanna Agren
1st Runner Up : Jill Pattenden
2nd Runner Up : Michal Bohdan
Finalist : Raul Lopez

HFA Research Fellowship Award
Assistant Professor M Lainscak FESC (Slovenia)
“Heart Failure in cachectic and non-cachectic patients with cancer: prevalence, pathophysiology, and outcome
Host institution: Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany - Supervisor: Prof. S. Anker

Doctor Tomasz Witkowski (Poland)
Role of 2D speckle tracking analysis in predicting left ventricular adverse remodelling in patients after acute myocardial infarction.
Host Institution: Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands- Supervisor: Prof. J.J. Bax FESC