PROGRAMME
Day 1, Friday, October 5, 2012
14.00–16.00 Registration*
13.00–17.00 Nurses’ session (language: Estonian). Go to Nurses' area
MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICES IN ACUTE AND ADVANCED HEART FAILURE
Satellite Symposium sponsored by Thoratec Europe Ltd.
Chairmen: Prof. R. Teesalu (EST) & Prof. R. Benetis (LIT)
16.00-16.05 Introduction
16.05-16.25 Assoc. prof. A. Kavoliuniene (LIT) "Optimal medical therapy for the advanced HF patient"
16.25-16.45 Prof. J. Lahpor (NDL) "Patient selection and outcomes - simple selection criteria"
16.45-17.05 Dr. F. Gustafsson (DEN) "The role of the multidisciplinary team in building a successful heart failure/VAD"
17.05-17.20 Case history 1 - A. Kavoliuniene
Case history 2 - J. Lahpor
Case history 3 - F. Gustafsson
17.20-17.30 Questions and conclusions
17.30-19.00 Get together cocktail in Swissotel Conference lobby.
* Registration desk is open 14.00-20.00 on the first day and 8.00-18.00 on the second day.
Day 2, Saturday, October 6, 2012
09.00-09.10 Opening Ceremony. Prof. P. Vardas, President of the European Society of Cardiology
ACUTE & ADVANCED HEART FAILURE
09.10–09.30 Assoc. prof. A. Rudys "Targeting heart rate in heart failure therapy" (LIT)
09.30–09.50 Dr. M. Balciunas "ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) as salvage therapy for the treatment of refractory heart failure" (LIT)
09.50-10.10 Dr. A. Maca "Volume control in advanced heart failure" (LAT)
10.10-10.40 Coffee break
INVITED SPEAKERS
10.40-11.20 Prof. A. Coats "Chronic heart failure and comorbidities: challenges and solutions" (UK)
11.20–11.50 Prof. M. S. Nieminen "Emerging therapies for acute heart failure" (FIN)
11.50–12.20 Prof. T. McDonagh "Lessons from the UK - outcomes for acute heart failure" (UK)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
CARDIAC RESYNCRONIZATION THERAPY: CRITERIA FOR PATIENTS, CAVEATS, EPIDEMIOLOGY
13.30-13.50 Prof. G. Marinskis "Cardiac resynchronization therapy: problems and complications" (LIT)
13.50–14.20 Dr. P. Muda „Echocardiography in patient selection for CRT therapy – useful tool or waste of time and money?“ (EST)
14.20–14.40 Assoc. prof. O. Kalejs "How to select the right patient for right device?" (LAT)
WHEN ARE THE SURGEON & INTERVENTIONALIST NEEDED IN HEART FAILURE?
14.40–15.00 Prof. A. Erglis "The role of modern interventional cardiology and regenerative medicine in treatment of heart failure” (LAT)
15.00-15.20 Dr. K. Rucinskas "Hybrid procedures using PliCath device for ischemic cardiomyopathy: CONFIGURE-HF study" (LIT)
15.20-15.40 Dr. H. Uuetoa "New frontiers in the interventional management of heart failure. The case of catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation“ (EST)
15.40–16.10 Prof. R. Benetis "Role of interventionalist and cardiac surgeon in the treatment of heart failure" (LIT)
16.10–16.40 Coffee Break
MONITORING IN HEART FAILURE: TELEMONITORING, BNP-GUIDED THERAPY, HEART FAILURE CLINICS
16.40-17.00 Dr. T. Uuetoa "Complex management of heart failure patients" (EST)
17.00-17.20 Dr. G. Kamzola "The multi-marker approach for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction" (LAT)
17.20-17.40 Dr. J. Celutkiene "BNP-guided therapy for heart failure" (LIT)
17.40-18.00 Dr. S. Pakarinen "Cardiac resynchronization therapy, from remote monitoring and remote follow-ups to remote patient care" (FIN)
18.00-18.10 Closing remarks
19.00-22.00 Concert and Dinner in Tallinn Old Town, in the House of the Blackheads
