Global Burden of heart
failure- regional scenarios.
Chairpersons Dr Remme
W, Dr KK Talwar
Continent
Name
Time allotted
West
European and USA
Dr Willem Remme (NL)
10 min
Latin
America
Dr Felipe Martinez
(Argentina)
10 min
Africa
Dr A Domasceno (Mozambique)
10 min
Middle
East
Dr Elsadig Kazzam (UAE)
10 min
India
Dr KS Reddy (India)
10 min
Tea:
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM
Diagnostics 10.30 AM- 11.30 AM
Biomarkers in Heart Failure Dr S Murali 15 mins
Radionuclide imaging in HF Dr Mittal 15 mins
Tissue Charaterization by
MRI in HF
Dr Sanjeev Sharma
15 mins
11.15 AM- 12.15 PM
Rheumatic valvular heart disease Dr Rajesh Kumar(India) 15 mins
Recent epidemiological trends in rheumatic heart disease Dr Anita Saxena(India) 15 mins
Rheumatic fever vaccination Dr NK Ganguli (India) 15mins
Percutaneous therapy in management of heart failure Dr S Gupta (USA) 15 mins
Cardiomyopathies
12.15PM-1.35PM
Dilated Cardiomyopathies/Myocarditis Dr K K Talwar(India) 20mins
Pregnancy and HF Dr. K Sliwa (SA) 20 minsHCV cardiomyopathy Dr A Matsumori 20 mins
Restrictive cardiomyopathies Dr SS Kothari 20 mins
LUNCH BREAK: 1.35 P.M.-2.30 P.M.
Case demonstration by echo imaging(Coordinator Dr R Mahajan)
Optimization of CRT Dr CM Yu (Hong Kong) 30 mins
Surgery and devices: 2.30PM– 3.50 PM
Role of MV surgery in HF Dr A Calafiore 20 mins
Role of CABG &Ventricular reduction surgery in HF Dr AGK Gokhale 20 mins
Heart Transplantation in India Dr Balram Airen, India 20 mins
Novel immunosuppressive therapies following
Cardiac transplantation Dr SS Kushwaha (USA) 20 mins
Tea Break: 3.50-4.00PM
Surgery and devices: 4.00– 5.20 PM
Assist devices Dr J Balachandran (India) 20 mins
CRT/CRT-D in HF Dr C Narasihman(India) 20 mins
Implantable hemodynamic monitoring of heart failure Dr CM Yu (Hong kong) 20 mins
Quite Option ----for CRT in Patient with CHF HU 20 mins
DINNER at Hotel Mountview - 7.30 PM onwards
Day 2: Feb. 6th 2009
Risk factors and comorbidities of heart failure 9.00 AM-10.20 AM
Anemia and heart failure Dr I S Anand 20 mins
Cardio-renal syndrome Dr V Jha 20 mins
Diabetes mellitus and heart failure Dr K Sliwa 20 mins
Sleep apnea and heart failure Dr D Karia 20 mins
Tea: 10.20 AM- 10.40 AM
Drug therapy for heart failure 10.40 AM- 12.00 PM
Prevention of Heart Failure Dr Parbhakar(India) 20 mins
Home based approach for HF and HF Clinic Dr Stewart(Australia) 20 mins
Advancing quality of care in heart failure management Dr S Khan(UK) 20 mins
Right Heart failure Dr E Kazzam (UAE) 20 mins
Miscellaneous Presentation: (15 minutes each) 12.00 AM- 1.15 PM
A common Cardiac My BPC variant associated with HF in South Africa Dr K Thangaraj (India)
Cytoskeletal Protiens in DCM Dr Uma Nahar (India)
Ayurvedic drugs in cardio protection Dr S K Gupta
Clinical genetic management of chronic Heart Failure Dr Dhavendra Kumar(USA)
Gender Related differences for the development of congestive
heart failure due to volume overload Dr NS Dhalla (Canada)
Poster Session and Lunch break: 1:15 PM- 2.15 PM
Drug therapy for heart failure 2.15 PM-4.15 PM
HF with depressed EF Dr IS Anand (USA) 20 mins
Diastolic HF with preserved EF Dr J Sanderson(UK) 20 mins
Intervention for RAAS: are they also needed for Hf Dr F Martinez (Argentina) 20 mins
Heart Failure in elderly Dr S Stewart (Aus) 20 mins
Right Heart Failure Dr E Kazzam (UAE) 20 mins
Beta blockers in acute decompensated HF Dr VK Bahl (India) 20 mins
Tea: 4.15 PM- 4.30 PM
Heart failure management in global perspective- what needs to be done 4.30 PM-5.50 PM
African perspective Dr A Domesceno (Mozambique) 20 mins
Indian Perspective Dr BK Shastry (India) 20 mins
Clinical Trial Updates Dr J Sanderson (UK) 20 mins
Inotropes in HF Dr N Sinha (India) 20 mins
DINNER at Pinjore Gardens -7.30 PM
Day 3: 7th Feb.2009
Miscellaneous Presentations: (15 minutes each) 9.00- 10.15 AM
Adrenergic signaling in heart failure SK Goswami(INDIA)
Cell death or regeneration: balancing factors deciding
Cell-fate during hypertrophy Dr S Sarkar
Hydrogen sulfide and cardiovascular disease in diabetics Dr SK Jain (USA)
Role of Na/H & Na/Ca exchange cascade in ischemic G Pierce
cardiac injury
Role of Phospholipase C in Cardiac Hypertrophy Dr PS Tappia(Canada)
Tea Break 10.15 AM-10.30 AM
Miscellaneous Presentations: (15 minutes each) 10.30- 12.15 AM
PTSMA for HOCM- Current Understanding Dr A Bahl(INDIA)
Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathies Dr Juneja (India)
Cytokines in Heart Failure Dr Madhu Kullar
Stem Cell therapy in DCM Dr S Seth (India)
Stem cell therapy in MI with LV dysfunction Dr J Jose (India)
Dilated cardiomyopathy in Children Dr R Manoj Kumar(India)
Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure Dr R K Yadav (India)
Presidents lecture –11.20 AM – 12.00 AM
Global management of heart failure – Role of WHFS Dr W Remme
Sakthival Sadayappan (USA)
