The 49th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cardiology was held from 7-9 October in the scenic mountain resort of Sinaia. Over 2000 cardiologist from all over the country and more than 40 foreign guests participated in this event.
214 abstracts were presented, organised in 9 oral abstracts presentations and 3 poster sessions. There were 95 sessions on cardiology themes, such as “How to evaluate myocardial necrosis diagnosis up date” and “How to treat atrial fibrillation in 2010”. The congress featured a young investigator award session, thrombus forum and a highlights ESC 2010 session.
There were also 22 sponsored scientific symposia discussing topics such as: dual antiplatelet therapy , ages of dyslipidemia: new perspective in cardiovascular medicine, and 4 joint sessions each with special guests: a RSC-ESC symposium, a Romanian-Hungarian symposium, a Romanian-Hellenic symposium and a Romanian-Italian Symposium.
A special session was dedicated to each of the latest ESC Guidelines: Atrial Fibrillation, Myocardial Revascularisation, Grown-Up Congenital Heart disease.
European Society of Cardiology was an important partner of this event. We were honoured by the presence of the ESC president, Prof. M. Komajda who participated in the joint session ESC-RSC on the heart failure and Mrs. Isabelle Collin from National Societies Relations Office with a joint RSC-ESC stand.
Eventhough only a few months after its official launch, the Romanian Heart Foundation had an important role at this event, by sustaining a joint session with Heart Foundations in Central-East Europe Countries. From European Heart Network we had its president Prof. Hans Stam joining us. An art work auction was organised as part of a fund raising effort, and on the prevention side, a morning wake-up gym had great success as a show case to promote a healthy way of living.
The event “How to save a life”, already at its second edition, was dedicated to our broader audience.
The 50th National Congress of Cardiology of the Romanian Society of Cardiology will welcome you next year from 29 September to 1 October 2011.