„2nd Meeting on Intensive and Invasive Cardiology“
May 14th, 2010
Vilnius University
Universiteto Str. 3, Vilnius, Lithuania
 
PROGRAM

9:00   Opening ceremony
Irena Degutienė, the Speaker of Seimas
prof. Benediktas Juodka, Rector of Vilnius University
Raimondas Šukys, Minister of Health of Lithuania
Prof. Remigijus Žaliūnas, President of Lithuanian Society of Cardiology
Pranas Šerpytis MD, President of Lithuanian Heart Association
Algis Sasnauskas, Director of National Health Insurance Fund 
Chairmen session No 1: Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chairmen: Holger Thiele,  Germany; Remigijus Žaliūnas, Lithuania; Pranas Šerpytis, Lithuania; Giedrius Davidavicius, Lithuania

9:30  “GRACE registry related to ACS (how to treat non protected left main, and cardiac rupture in the real life following an ACS)” - prof. Enrique Gurfinkel – Buenos Aires, Argentina

9:50  “Pre-hospital STEMI care” – Marco Tubaro, MD – Rome, Italy

10:10  “Evolution of STEMI Practices in Vancouver” -  Krishnan Ramanathan, MD - Vancouver, Canada

10:30  “Left main stenting (presenting our experience in unprotected left main in a peripheral hospital without surgery on site)” - Prof. Yonathan Hasin – Poriya, Israel

10:50  “Current role of GpIIb/IIIa-inhibiitors in STEMI” – Prof. Holger Thiele – Leipzig, Germany

11:10    “New Anti-platelet Therapies” – Krishnan Ramanathan, MD - Vancouver, Canada
Coffee break 11:30 – 11:50

11:50  “PCI of left main: Emerging from a class III to a IIB indication. What is
the current status” – Enno Boudriot, MD – Leipzig, Germany

12:10    “Presence of vulnerable coronary plaques in middle-aged individuals who suffered a brain death” - prof. Enrique Gurfinkel – Buenos Aires, Argentina

12:30 “Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. Long Term Experience of Latvian Centre of Cardiology” – Prof. Andrejs Erglis – Riga, Latvia

12:50 “A successful experience in territory coverage for AMI treatment: the FAST TRACK program in Slovenia“ – Prof. Marko Noc – Ljubljana, Slovenia 

13:10 – 14:10 Lunch

Chairmen session No 2: The Newest diagnostic and treatment methods in Invasive and Intensive Cardiology
Chairmen: Enno Boudriot, Germany; Enrique Gurfinkel; Argentina, Aleksandras Laucevicius, Lithuania

14:10      “Opportunities and challenges of stem cell therapy in cardiology. Development in stem cells and regenerative medicine in Latvia” – Prof. Andrejs Erglis – Riga, Latvia

14:30      “Treatment of cardiogenic shock: State of the art” - Prof. Holger Thiele – Leipzig, Germany

14:50    “Emerging percutaneous techniques for treatment of aortic stenosis – only for high risk patients?” – Enno Boudriot, MD - Leipzig, Germany

15:10     “Percutaneous mitral valve repair. Current techniques and results” - Prof. Holger Thiele – Leipzig, Germany

15:30     “Peripheral interventions by the cardiologist (again our experience in treating those patients with combined disease” - Prof. Yonathan Hasin – Poriya, Israel

Coffee break 15:50 - 16:10

16:10     “Watchman implantation. Do we need anticoagulation anymore?” – prof. Holger Thiele – Leipzig, Germany

16:30     “RT in AMI: Insights from the JETSTENT trial” –  David Antoniucci, MD - Florence, Italy"

16:50    “A modern Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Impella experience, Bleeding and Blood Transfusion” – Krishnan Ramanathan, MD - Vancouver, Canada

17:10    “Atrial Fibrillation Surgery in the Catheter Ablation Era” - prof. Audrius Aidietis - Vilnius, Lithuania

17:30    “ECMO for the treatment of severe respiratory and heart failure following cardiac surgery” –  Robertas Samalavičius, MD – Vilnius, Lithuania

17:50    ”Registry of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Lithuania: First steps” – prof. Ramunas Navickas, MD – Kaunas, Lithuania

Location: Belmontas, Rotonda hall:
18:40    “3D ehcocardiography in clinical use”, ''Hands on session'' - Ginta Kamzola, MD - P. Stradina Clinical University center, Cardiology center of Latvia, Riga