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FRIDAY, MARCH 1st - morning session
FRIDAY, MARCH 1st - evening session
SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd - Morning session
SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd - evening session
FRIDAY, MARCH 1st
Morning session
09.00-09.30
Registration
09.30-09.45
Official Opening
A. Minas
G. Louridas
F. Triposkiadis
09.45-11.15
ROUNDTABLE: New advances in coronary artery disease
Chairpersons: C. Papadopoulos-S. Gavrielides
a. Cardioprotection of selective angiotensin receptor
blockage
G. Vyssoulis
b. The role of vascular endothelium in genesis of atherosclerosis
G. Giannoglou
c. The role of inflammation in coronary artery disease
E. Iliodromitis
d. Left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction
I. Paraskevaidis
11.15-11.45
LECTURE
Chairperson: D. Hatseras
Advances in the management of coronary heart disease
Key speaker: G. Louridas
11.45-12.15
Coffee break
12.15-13.30
ROUNDTABLE: Acute coronary syndromes
Chairpersons: K. Karsch-A. Filindris
a. Acute coronary syndromes revisited
K. Karsch
b. Risk stratification in patients with uncomplicated
acute coronary syndromes
Ch. Karvounis
c. Interventional strategies in acute coronary syndromes:
randomized trials
D. Tsikaderis
13.30-14.00
LECTURE
Chairperson: G. Parcharides
Sudden cardiac death
Key speaker: A. Kontopoulos
14.00-17.00
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FRIDAY, MARCH 1st
Evening session
17.00-18.30
ROUNDTABLE: Myocardial and pericardial diseases
Chairpersons: C. Visser-Ch. Raidis
a. How to establish the etiology of pericardial disease:
state of the art 2002
P. Seferovic
b. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:
how to select patients for different therapeutic strategies
F. Cecchi
c. Myocardial viability
C. Visser
18.30-18.45
Coffee break
18.45-19.45
ROUNDTABLE: Cardiovascular interventions
Chairpersons: G. Louriadas-S. Mochlas
a. PTCA in saphenous vein grafts
S. Haddjimiltiadis
b. Alternative techniques for prevention of restenosis
G. Sianos
c. Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in left
main disease
V. Voudris
19.45-20.15
LECTURE
Chairperson: N. Stathakis
The increasing clinical relevance of platelet inhibition
in atherothrombotic diseases
H. Buller
20.15-20.45
LECTURE
Chairperson: G. Parcharides
Stress echocardiography: from research tool
to clinical decision making
Key speaker: M. Ostojic
20.45-21.15
LECTURE
Chairperson: L. Anthopoulos
Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy-15 years experience
Key speaker: A. Vahanian
22.00-23.30
Welcome Reception at the Makedonia Palace Hotel
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SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd
Morning session
09.00-10.30
ROUNDTABLE: New advances in heart failure
Chairpersons: A. Deligiannis-K. Gemitzis
a. Sympathetic nervous system in heart failure
F. Triposkiadis
b. Stress echocardiography in patients with
impaired ventricular function
E. Vourvouri
c. Clinical application of stress echocardiography
E. Anagnostou
d. Exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure
S. Adamopoulos
10.30-11.00
LECTURE
Chairperson: J. Styliadis
Non pharmacological treatment of atrial fibrillation
Key Speaker: B. Luderitz
11.00-11.30
Coffee break
11.30-13.00
ROUNDTABLE: Epidemiology-prevention of coronary artery disease
Chairpersons: P. Geleris-G. Dalamagas
a. Epidemiology of coronary heart disease in Europe
J. Kanonidis
b. Magnetic resonance imaging in prevention
of coronary artery disease
S. Mavrogeni
c. Lipid lowering drugs. What benefit?
V. Athyros
d. Cardiovascular hormone replacement therapy
E. Karpanou
13.00-13.30
LECTURE
Chairperson: D. Cokkinos
Molecular genetics of the cardiomyopathies.
Implications for clinical practice in the future
Key Speaker: W. J. McKenna
13.30-14.00
LECTURE
Chairperson: P. Spyrou
Catheter interventions in congenital heart disease
Key Speaker: B. Thanopoulos
14.00-17.00
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SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd
Evening session
17.00-18.30
ROUNDTABLE: Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
Chairpersons: N. Varma-S. Rokas
a. ECGs of dangerous arrhythmias
N. Varma
b. Prophylactic ICD implantation in high risk coronary
artery disease patients
V. Vassilikos
c. Non-contact mapping: lessons learned
that help the ablation of difficult arrhythmias
W. Davies
18.30-19.00
LECTURE
Chairperson: N. Aravas
Intimal wall shear stress and in-stent restenosis
Key Speaker: N. Stergiopulos
19.00-19.30
LECTURE
Chairperson: F. Triposkiadis
Antiplatelet therapy: where are we now?
Key Speaker: D. Mikhailidis
19.30-19.45
Coffee break
19.45-20.15
LECTURE
Chairperson: D. Kremastinos
Diabetes and the heart
Key Speaker: S. Raptis
20.15-21.15
DISCUSSION
Chairpersons: S. Moulopoulos-G. Louridas
Management of the post-myocardial infarction
Participants: D. Kremastinos, M. Ostojic, P. Spanos, P. Spyrou, F. Triposkiadis
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