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Cardiology & Vascular Medicine, Update and Perspective

11 May 2009 - 13 May 2009 , Rotterdam - Netherlands

The annual update in cardiology and vascular medicine is presented by experts from Europe and abroad.

They will:

present latest science (from bench to bedside) with perspective on the practice of cardiology and vascular medicine
review current guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease
discuss the implications of these presentations through interactive discussion of clinical cases

I do encourage you to join us in this exciting programme in Rotterdam.

Maarten L. Simoons

Interactive programmes and debates:

Monday May 11, 2009

13:00	Introduction	M.L. Simoons
Coronary artery disease and interventional cardiology
13:30	Silent ischaemia. Management after an asymptomatic abnormal stress test	K. Fox
14:00	How to manage additional (non-culprit) lesions after PCI for actue myocardial infarction	F. van der Werf
14:30	Multivessel coronary disease, a synthesis after Syntax	P.W. Serruys
15:00	Antithrombotic therapy in cardiac patients before, during and after general (non-cardiac) surgical procedures	D. Poldermans
Preventive cardiology
16:00	Assessment of new LDL lowering agents by IMT, a perspective	J. Kasteleijn
16:30	A practical approach to a healthy diet for patients with atherosclerosis. Antioxidants? Fish? Or spring rolls?	M. Katan
17:00	A patient with coronary disease documented by CT angiography. Interactive discussion.	P. Klootwijk
18:30	SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

Tuesday May 12, 2009

Diabetes and cachexia
08:30	Preventive therapy in 2009, new drugs, new approaches	M.L. Simoons
09:00	Coronary disease and diabetes, is a normal glucose level (HbA1c) the target?	E. Standl
09:30	Management of cachexia and anaemia in heart failure, diet and/or drugs	S. Anker
Arrhythmias
10:30	Is this a candidate for ablation of atrial fibrillation	G. Breithardt
11:00	Arrhythmias and sudden death in patients with congenital heart disease	K. Nima
11:30	A patient requesting a drivers licence. Interactive discussion.	M. Petch
Valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy
13:30	Prevention of endocarditis, new insights	J. van der Meer
14:00	Percutaneous valve replacement in severe aortic stenosis, an alternative for surgery	P. de Jaegere
14:30	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: pacemakers, alcohol ablation, coils, or rather surgery to reduce outflow tract obstruction	F.J. ten Cate
15:00	A patient with mild heart failure (NYHA class II) and mitral valve incompetence. Interactive discussion.	A. Voors
Heart Failure
16:15	Stem cell therapy hype, hope or Hebe	J. Piek
16:45	Is this a candidate for CRT?	M. Scheffer
17:15	Management of cardiogenic shock. Combination of high dose inotropes:
	- Is often the best therapy	M. Nieminen
	- Should be avoided	A. Girbes

Wednesday May 13, 2009

Cardiac Imaging
	Symposium on the occasion of the retirement of P.J. de Feyter, Professor of Cardiac Radiology
08:30	MRI - assessment of myocardial perfusion and coronary anatomy. Why? Whyen?	J.J. Schultz-Menger
09:00	Calcium score, a powerful screening tool. Results of a 5 year follow-up study	R. Erbel
09:30	Detection of vulnerable plaques and vulnerable patients in the general population	V. Fuster
10:00	PET-CT, a unique tool for assessment of the clinical significance of coronary stenoses	J. Knuuti
Cardiac Imaging
11:00	3D echocardiography for assessment of myocardial perfusion	M. Geleijnse
11:30	Molecular imaging of cardiovascular disease	G. Krestin
12:00	Concluding remarks	M.L. Simoons
13:30	Images for interpretation, workshop. Test your skills, interpretation of echocardiograms, cardiac MRI and CT	R.J. van Geuns, M. Michels, K Nieman
14:30	Adjourn
16:00	Lecture: Cardiac imaging	P.J. de Feyter

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