ESC Congress 2007

ESC Congress 2007 Webcasts
Vienna - 1-5 September

Over 25 scientific sessions from the ESC Congress 2007 available to view online! The only tools you need are your internet browser and a free streaming media program, such as the basic version of Macromedia Flash Player or Windows Media Player. You are not required to log in to view these presentations. State of the Art and Featured Research Sessions | Hotlines and Clinical Trial Update Sessions | The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines Symposia | Association Track Symposia | Euro Heart Survey Programme Symposia | Abstract Sessions | Clinical Seminars | Main Sessions | Basic Science Track | Bench to Bedside | ESC Lectures | Symposia

State of the Art and Featured Research Sessions

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: sudden cardiac death - from genes to epidemiology	Sudden death / resuscitation	Chairperson(s) : P Brugada Terradellas, P J Schwartz Speakers: P J Schwartz; S G Priori; G Gunnarsson; S Chuprova; FF Folke
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: interventional therapy in congenital heart disease	Imaging and intervention	Chairperson(s) : Ad J J C Bogers; M Carminati Speakers: M Carminati; G Agnoletti; M Pan Alvarez-Osorio; C Duran Torralbo; A Marrero
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: atrial fibrillation and thromboembolism	Atrial fibrillation (AF)	Chairperson(s) : V Fuster (New York, US), C Linde Speakers: V Fuster; A Tveit; M H Jim; P B Sick; C Sprenger
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: plaque formation and instability	Atherosclerosis	Chairperson(s) : R De Caterina, L Badimon Speakers: L Badimon, M Donners, P Seizer, M Back, K Graf
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: cardiovascular screening in athletes	Cardiac training, sports cardiology	Chairperson(s) : D Corrado, N M Panhuyzen-Goedkoop Speakers: M Martin, F Carre, A De la Rosa, N H J Prakken, D Corrado
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: novel insights into the old problem of restenosis State of the Art and Featured Research Session	Restenosis	Chairperson(s) : W. Wijns; R. Virmani Speakers: H Yamamoto; F Baldazzi; A Rodriguez; C Dommke; R Virmani
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: depression and death in heart failure	Chronic nursing care	Chairperson(s) : D R Thompson, M C Deaton Speakers: J Comin-Colet; A Stromberg; D Farmakis; D R Thompson
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: in vivo plaque imaging	Physiology, hemodynamics and microcirculation	Chairperson(s) : G Guagliumi, J W Jukema Speakers: S Takarada; J-F Surmely; D Ogasawara; G Montalescot; G Guagliumi
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: acute heart failure after myocardial infarction	Acute cardiac care, other	Chairperson(s) : H Drexler, A Maisel Speakers: NI Nikolaou, JT Fuhrmann, M Gierlotka, K Kouraki, A Maisel
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: percutaneous treatment of valve disease	Surgery and intervention in valve disease	Chairperson(s) : A Vahanian, F W Mohr Speakers: S Sack; R Bonan; D Messika-Zeitoun; M E Fawzy; A Vahanian
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: lowering blood pressure is not enough?	Treatment of hypertension	Chairperson(s) : T F Luescher, G Mancia Speakers: R Dabrowski; T Saruta; J M Polonia; V Kodumuri; G Mancia
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: stable angina 2007	Angina pectoris, stable	Chairperson(s) : J-P. Bassand; S. Yusuf Speakers: N Danchin; P Andrell; MG Glezer; M Tendera; S Yusuf
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: mechanisms and clinical implications of cardiac remodeling	Heart failure, other	Chairperson(s) : B H Greenberg, K Swedberg Speakers: L Timmers; K Isobe; V Schaechinger; B H Greenberg
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: endothelial progenitor cell-the emperor's new clothes?	Epidemiology / prevention of CAD	Chairperson(s) : R Ferrari, G Nickenig Speakers: C Walther, G-H Schernthaner, S Voo, M C Barsotti, G Nickenig
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: the clinical impact of matrix turnover in the heart	Heart failure, other	Chairperson(s) : J K Kjekshus, J Diez Martinez Speakers: M Matsumoto; D Kelly; T Ohtsuka; J Diez Martinez
05-Sep-07	State of the Art: imaging in coronary heart disease	09.05 Imaging, other	Chairperson(s) : J M Knuuti, J-L Vanoverschelde Speakers: J-L Vanoverschelde; WB Meijboom; V Bodi Peris; P Mahia

Hotlines and Clinical Trial Update Sessions

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
02-Sep-07	Hot Line I	Heart failure, other; Treatment of hypertension; Pharmacologic therapy; Epidemiology / prevention of CAD; Prognosis	Chairperson(s) : M Tendera, R Gibbons Speakers: D Newby; G Filippatos; S MacMahon; SC Smith; J McMurray; M Komajda; DA Wood; PA Poole-Wilson; G Boriani; G Breithardt
03-Sep-07	Hot Line II	Invasive / medical treatment; Infarction acute phase STEMI; Thrombolysis and mechanical reperfusion; Infarction acute phase non STEMI; PCI: procedural complications	Chairperson(s) : C W Hamm, J-P Bassand Speakers: I Baumgartner; H Sievert; S Ellis; F Van de Werf; C Di Mario; F Verheugt; E Swahn; A Rosengren; P Widimsky; FJ Neumann
04-Sep-07	Hot Line III	Epidemiology / prevention of CAD; Catheter ablation; PCI: longterm outcome; Heart failure, other	Chairperson(s) : N Danchin, E Braunwald Speakers: C Diehm; D Poldermans; F Burzotta; PG Steg; W Wijns; M Ebbing; S Yusuf; S Ghio; C Linde
05-Sep-07	Clinical Trial Update II	Pharmacologic therapy; Antithrombotic agents; Post infarction period; Heart failure, other; Chronic pulmonary hypertension; Antiarrhythmic drugs	Chairperson(s) : J Brugada Terradellas, J J Bax Speakers: F Zannad: M Boehm; W Desmet; RM Califf; M Pfeffer; L Ryden; T Jaarsma; K Dickstein; IM Lang; N Galie; BM Scirica; J Camm

The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines Symposia

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
02-Sep-07	The new ESC guidelines Symposium - The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines	Infarction acute phase non STEMI; Valvular heart disease, other; Resynchronisation therapy; Treatment of hypertension; Epidemiology / prevention of CAD	Chairperson(s) : A Vahanian; SC Smith Speakers: C Hamm; A Vahanian; P Vardas; K Thygesen; G Mancia; I Graham
02-Sep-07	Reviewing the new ESC guidelines on the management of valve disease Symposium - The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines	Valvular heart disease, other	Chairperson(s) : R Hall; A Vahanian Speakers: H Baumgartner; B Iung; E Butchart; R Bonow
03-Sep-07	Cardiac resynchronisation in patients with heart failure: going with the guidelines Symposium - The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines	Resynchronisation therapy	Chairperson(s) : J Camm; L Kappenberger Speakers: A Auricchio; J-C Daubert; P Vardas; SG Priori
03-Sep-07	Universal definition of myocardial infarction Symposium - The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines	Infarction acute phase STEMI	Chairperson(s) : M Tendera; K Thygesen Speakers: J Alpert; A Jaffe; SR Underwood; L Wallentin; M Simoons
04-Sep-07	New guidelines on acute coronary syndrome without ST-elevation Symposium - The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines	Infarction acute phase non STEMI	Chairperson(s) : M Bertrand; M Ohman Speakers: J-P Bassand; D Hasdai; KA Fox; C Hamm

Association Track Symposia

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
03-Sep-07	The best LIVE cases of EuroPCR Barcelona 2007 Symposium - Association Track	Non coronary cardiac interventions; PCI: pre-clinical studies; PCI: lesion / patient subsets; PCI / Stents: devices and technique	Chairperson(s) : J Marco; C Di Mario Speakers: H Sievert; A Cremonesi; D Dudek; W Wijns
04-Sep-07	Highlights from Euroecho 10 - Recent advances in echocardiology Symposium - Association Track	Echo-ventricular function	Chairperson(s) : P Nihoyannopoulos; JL Zamorano Gomez Speakers: S Ghio; MJ Monaghan; R Sicari; OA Breithardt; GA Derumeaux

Euro Heart Survey Programme Symposia

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
02-Sep-07	New insights into the management of acute heart failure in the ESC countries. Lessons of the Euro Heart Survey Programme Symposium	Heart failure, other	Chairperson(s) : M Metra; P de Groote Speakers: M Nieminen; F Follath; J Lopez-Sendon; L Tavazzi; AP Maggioni
02-Sep-07	The burden of diabetes in cardiovascular disease in Europe. Lessons of the Euro Heart Survey Programme Symposium	Diabetes	Chairperson(s) : AK Gitt; P Kearney Speakers: C Daly; P Serruys; H Bueno; F Follath; M Simoons
03-Sep-07	Treatment of acute coronary syndromes in Europe - guidelines versus reality. Lessons of the Euro Heart Survey Programme Symposium	Infarction acute phase STEMI	Chairperson(s) : AK Gitt; J-P Bassand Speakers: M Tubaro; A Parkhomenko; E Boersma; G Filippatos; B Lindahl

Abstract Sessions

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
05-Sep-07	Ischaemia and reperfusion - New insights Abstract Session	Ischaemia, experimental studies	Chairperson(s) : E Iliodromitis; S Husted Speakers: M Sugano; A Synetos; H Iwasaki; T Soeki; T Ramunddal; S Brunner
05-Sep-07	Ischaemia: how to use biomarkers in clinical practice Abstract Session	Angina pectoris, stable; Neurohormones	Chairperson(s) : H Mardikar; D Newby Speakers: A Sajadieh; R Schnabel; K Ellis; A Surdacki; O Vyborov

Clinical Seminars

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
02-Sep-07	Staying alert in the management of diabetes Clinical Seminar - The European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes	Diabetes	Chairperson(s) : MC Deaton; E Standl Speakers: S Del Prato; M Lenzen; A Dicle; J Niebauer
03-Sep-07	Imaging and percutaneous valve therapy Clinical Seminar	X-ray Computed tomography (CT); Non coronary cardiac interventions	Chairperson(s) : EM Tuzcu; J Bax Speakers: WJ Stewart; A Vahanian; R Erbel; RG Carere

Main Sessions

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
03-Sep-07	Anticoagulant therapy in non ST elevation acute coronary syndromes Main Session	Antithrombotic agents	Chairperson(s) : DV Cokkinos; BS Lewis Speakers: H Darius; A Budaj; R De Caterina; C Granger
03-Sep-07	Valve disease and heart failure: management options Main Session	Heart failure, other	Chairperson(s) : C Erol; H-P Schultheiss Speakers: ML Enriquez-Sarano; H Baumgartner; C Tribouilloy; L Pierard

Basic Science Track

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
04-Sep-07	Current understanding of high-risk atherosclerosis Basic Science Track	Vulnerable plaque; Pathophysiology and diagnosis; Imaging and intervention	Chairperson(s) : R Erbel; A Maseri Speakers: E Falk; F Crea; V Fuster; P Serruys

Bench to Bedside

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
04-Sep-07	Critical issues in stem cell research Main Session - Bench to Bedside	Stem cells and cell therapy	Chairperson(s) : H Arnesen; P Menasche Speakers: S Janssens; R Madonna; B Nadal-Ginard; H Drexler

ESC Lectures

Date	Title	Topic	Chairpersons & Speakers
02-Sep-07	Young at heart: cardiovascular health - a matter of an early start Symposium - The European Society of Cardiology and the European Heart Network	Epidemiology / prevention of CAD	Chairperson(s) : S Logstrup; L Ryden Speakers: L Ryden; G Hastings; M-L Frelut; L Villard; JM Zakotnik; P Puska
02-Sep-07