Final Programme

World Congress of Cardiology 2006 The unique meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2006 and the World Heart Federation’s XVth World Congress of Cardiology

2-6 September 2006 Barcelona - Spain

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY ®

C O N T E N T S

Lecture Rooms and Zones Inside front cover Opening Ceremony 2 Welcome Address 3 World Congress of Cardiology Committees 4 Scientific Programme WCC 2006 6 Board and Committee of the ESC 9 ESC National and Affiliates Societies: Presidents and Secretaries 11 ESC Meetings at WCC 2006 12 ESC General Assembly 15 Board of the WHF 17 WHF Members 18 WHF Meetings at WCC 2006 22 WHF General Assembly 23 Guidelines for Speakers 25 Cardiovascular Diseases and Ageing 27 Basic Science at WCC 2006 28 FOCUS Sessions 30 Highlight Session 33 Joint Sessions with other Organisations/ Clinical Practice Guidelines 35 World Heart Federation Science Initiatives 37 ESC Associations Corner / Meet the Experts / Read with the Experts 39 Main Sessions / Hot Line and Clinical Trial Update Sessions 41 ESC Named Lectures / Euro Heart Survey Sessions 43 Nursing Programme 45 Abstract Sessions 46 Young Investigators' Awards Sessions 47 How-to Sessions 48 Poster Area 49 General Information 51 Transport 55 Registration / Hotel Accommodation 57 Social Events / Excursion Programme 57 Facilities at Fira Gran Via M2 59 WCC Congress Resources 61 Press at the Congress 67 Exhibition 69 Lunch and Learn 70 Acknowledgements 71 Detailed Scientific Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 — Saturday 2 September Afternoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx — Sunday 3 September Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx Afternoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx — Monday 4 September Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx Afternoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx — Tuesday 5 September Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx Afternoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx — Wednesday 6 September Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx Appendix List of Chairpersons, Speakers and Authors xx List of Topics xx List of Acronyms xx List of Exhibitors xx List of Country Codes xx WHF Future Congress xx ESC Future Congresses Inside back cover

Welcome address We would like to extend a warm welcome to all the participants of the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC 2006). We expect that the congress will not only be the largest event of the year in cardiovascular medicine, but that it will also provide all of you with the best of science and education. The World Congress of Cardiology 2006 has been jointly organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the World Heart Federation (WHF). Together, we provide the opportunity for cardiologists and health care professionals from both developed and developing countries to present and learn about different problems and various approaches to management of cardiovascular diseases. This will be an enriching experience for all of us. All programme components of the ESC Congress, such as Hot Lines, Clinical Trial Updates, Named Lectures and FOCUS sessions devoted to interventions and imaging as well as to clinical practice, will hopefully attract as many participants as in previous years. More Meet-the-Expert sessions are added this year. All ESC Associations will present the most important data from their meetings. The World Heart Federation Science Initiatives is an added feature for this World Congress. Through community and patient care interventions, the seemingly inevitable advance of cardiovascular disease in developing nations can be prevented. A special presentation line on the global perspective will be organised. The Highlight Session will close the congress. Abstract submissions exceeded expectation and have been accommodated by increasing the number of posters. Overall, a total of 3917 abstracts were accepted and will be presented in one of the 127 oral sessions or in the Poster Area either as regular posters, moderated posters or e-posters. One of our aims is to help to optimise clinical practice. Therefore, a number of new ESC practice guidelines will be presented. The sessions presenting the results of European surveys and registries will analyse current practice patterns, and the impact of guidelines implementation on patients outcome. The highlight theme of this year’s Congress is cardiovascular diseases and ageing. This area is extremely important, since the community is advancing in age, and therefore the spectrum of our patients also changes. Several sessions, clearly marked in the programme, will be dedicated to this important topic. For the last few years participation of basic scientists has greatly increased. We are now able to offer not only to them, but also to all participants, an excellent Basic Science Track, together with the Science Hot Line session that gained a lot of interest when first introduced in 2005. We are delighted to be returning to Barcelona and hope that our 2006 Congress will enable all of us to share and celebrate our common passion for cardiovascular research and education.

Michal Tendera

Michel Komajda

Valentin Fuster

Sidney Smith

President European Society of Cardiology

ESC Co-Chair Congress Programme Committee

President World Heart Federation

WHF Co-Chair Congress Programme Committee

World Congress of Cardiology Committees Joint Management Committee M Tendera (Katowice, PL) - President ESC V Fuster (New York, US) - President WHF K Fox (London, GB) - President Elect ESC SA Sheikh (Lahore, PK) - President Elect WHF M Komajda (Paris, FR) - CPC Co-Chair ESC SC Smith (Chapell Hill, US) - CPC Co-chair WHF AJ Howard (Sophia Antipolis, FR) - Chief Executive ESC J Voûte (Geneva, CH) - CEO WHF I Bardinet (Sophia Antipolis, FR) - Congress Division Director ESC A Ott (Geneva, CH) - Congress Division Director WHF B Hainsworth (Sophia Antipolis, FR) - Congress Manager ESC

Congress Programme Committee 2006 M Komajda (Paris, FR) - CPC Co-Chairperson ESC SC Smith (Chapell Hill, US) - CPC Co-Chairperson WHF M Tendera (Katowice, PL) - President ESC V Fuster (New York, US) - President WHF K Fox (London, GB) - President Elect ESC SA Sheikh (Lahore, PK) - President Elect WHF JJ Bax (Leiden, NL) - CPC Chairperson Elect ESC C Mundow (Sophia Antipolis, FR) - ESC Secretary M Hunn (Murphys, US) - Director Science Operations - WHF S Adamopoulos (Athens, GR) A Angelini (Padua, IT) SD Anker (Berlin, DE) A Battler (Petach-Tikva, IL) M Borggrefe (Mannheim, DE) G Breithardt (Münster, DE) - WHF J Brugada Terradellas (Barcelona, ES) F Crea (Rome, IT) H Crijns (Maastricht, NL) W Dassen (Maastricht, NL) G De Backer (Ghent, BE)

P De Groute (Lille, FR) G Derumeaux (Bron, FR) K Dickstein (Stavanger, NO) H Drexler (Hannover, DE) E Eeckhout (Lausanne, CH) E Escobar (Santiago, CL) - WHF H Faella (Buenos Aires, AR) - WHF R Ferrari (Ferrara, IT) P Fioretti (Udine, IT) G Filippatos (Athens, GR) Z Fras (Ljubljana, SI) R Gao(Beijing, CN) - WHF N Galiè (Bologna, IT) T Gardner (Wilmington, US) P Giannuzzi (Veruno, IT) T Gillebert (Ghent, BE) I Graham (Dublin, IL) G Habib (Marseille, FR) RJC Hall (Norwich, GB) CW Hamm (Bad Nauheim, DE) R Harrington (Durham, US) Y Hasin (Lower Galilee, IL) R Hatala (Bratislava, SK) G Helft (Paris, FR) M Hennerici (Mannheim, DE) G Heusch (Essen, DE) P Kaufmann (Zurich, CH) U Keil (Münster, DE) S Kownator (Thionville, FR) A Lafont (Paris, FR) C Linde (Stockholm, SE) JL Lopez-Sendon (Madrid, ES) - WHF R Luepker (Minneapolis, US) - WHF J Marco (Toulouse, FR) TA McDonagh (Glasgow, GB) Ö Oto (Izmir, TR) DJ Pennell (London, GB) J Perk (Oskarshamn, SE) FJ Pinto (Lisbon, PT) P Ponikowski (Wroclaw, PL)

PA Poole-Wilson (London, GB) - WHF AR Pries (Berlin, DE) Z Reiner (Zagreb, HR) FT Ruschitzka (Zurich, CH) W Scholte Op Reimer (Rotterdam, NL) H Schunkert (Lubeck, DE) P Shah (Newport Beach, US) - WHF K Sipido (Leuven, BE) J Spinar (Brno, CZ) A Szatmari (Budapest, HU) L Tokgozoglu (Ankara, TR) G Tomaselli (Baltimore, US) A Torbicki (Warsaw, PL) J Tuomilehto (Helsinki, FI) P Widimsky (Prague, CZ) W Wijns (Aalst, BE)

FOCUS Committee CW Hamm (Bad Nauheim, DE) - Chairperson (FOCUS Imaging Intervention) R Hall (Norwich, GB) - Chairperson (FOCUS Cardiology Practice) JJ Bax (Leiden, NL) M Borggrefe (Mannheim, DE) E Eeckhout (Lausanne, CH) J Marco (Toulouse, FR)

Press and Public Relations Committee PG Steg (Paris, FR) - Chairperson X Bosch (Barcelona, ES) - Chairperson of local PR Committee E Fleck (Berlin, DE) J Fisher Hansen (Copenhagen, DK) M Rosenqvist (Stockholm, SE) L Michalis (Ioannina, GR) M Mioulet (Sophia Antipolis, FR) BJM Mulder (Amsterdam, NL) - Congress News Editor S Nishtar (Islamabad, PK) - WHF V Sansoy (Istanbul, TR) FWA Verheugt (Nijmegen, NL) J Voûte (Geneva, CH) - WHF V Dix (Geneva, CH) - WHF C Colas (Sophia Antipolis, FR) G Dellios (Sophia Antipolis, FR) L Abdolian (Sophia Antipolis, FR) - Secretary

Guidelines for Industry Participation Committee J Melikian (Brussels, BE) M Komajda (Paris, FR) AJ Howard (Sophia Antipolis, FR) J Voûte (Geneva, CH) I Bardinet (Sophia Antipolis, FR) B Hainsworth (Sophia Antipolis, FR) A Ott (Geneva, CH)

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Scientific Programme WCC 2006 The scientific programme has been prepared in close collaboration with the ESC Working Groups, Associations, the Science Council and WHF representatives, according to the eight following topic groups: ARRHYTHMIAS - PACING - RESYNCHRONISATION J Brugada Terradellas (Barcelona, ES) - Science Councillor Cluster 8 — European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) SG Priori (IT) - President J Brugada Terradellas (ES) - President Elect — World Heart Federation (WHF) G. Breithardt (Münster, DE) - WHF Science Advisor HEART FAILURE – LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION - VALVULAR DISEASE PULMONARY CIRCULATION Y Hasin (M.P. Lower Galilee, IL) - Science Councillor Cluster 6 — WG 4 Myocardial Function B Crozatier (FR), AM Shah (GB) — WG 12 Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function A Torbicki (PL), M Humbert (FR) — WG 14 Valvular Heart Disease RJC Hall (GB), MdeJ Antunes (PT) — Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC K Dickstein (NO) - President, J McMurray (GB) - President Elect — World Heart Federation (WHF) E. Escobar (Santiago, CL) - WHF Science Advisor P. Poole-Wilson (London, GB) - WHF Science Advisor ISCHAEMIA – CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE – ACUTE CARDIAC CARE A Angelini (Padova, IT) - Science Councillor Cluster 1 — WG 18 Thrombosis SD Kristensen (DK), K Huber (AT) — WG 27 Acute Cardiac Care GS Filippatos (GR), M Tubaro (IT) — World Heart Federation (WHF) J. L. López-Sendón (Madrid, ES) - WHF Science Advisor INTERVENTIONS - PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION - STROKE F Crea (Rome, IT) - Science Councillor Cluster 2 — WG 6 Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation M Weis (DE), M Marzilli (IT) — WG 10 Interventional Cardiology A Lafont (FR), C Di Mario (GB) — WG 16 Peripheral Circulation P Poredos (SI), A Balbarini (IT) — World Heart Federation (WHF) R. Gao (Beijing, CN) - WHF Science Advisor

EXERCISE - EPIDEMIOLOGY - PREVENTION - PHARMACOLOGY - NURSING J Tuomilehto (Helsinki, FI) - Science Councillor Cluster 4 — European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) A Cohen-Solal (FR), R Hambrecht (DE), A Rynkiewicz (PL), TF Thomsen (DK) — WG 3 Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy E Ambrosioni (IT), D Atar (NO) — WG 24 Cardiovascular Nursing WJM Scholte op Reimer (NL), TM Norekval (NO) — World Heart Federation (WHF) R. Luepker (Minneapolis, US) - WHF Science Advisor HYPERTENSION – MYOCARDIAL, PERICARDIAL AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE - SURGERY Ö Oto (Izmir, TR) - Science Councillor Cluster 7 — WG 17 Developmental Anatomy and Pathology RE Poelmann (NL), G Caruso (IT) — WG 20 Hypertension and the Heart G Grassi (IT), R Fagard (BE) — WG 21 Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases U Kühl (DE), A Keren (IL) — WG 22 Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease H Kaemmerer (DE), H Baumgartner (AT) — WG 25 Cardiovascular Surgery O Alfieri (IT), P Nataf (FR) — World Heart Federation (WHF) H. Faella (Buenos Aires, AR) - WHF Science Advisor BASIC SCIENCE T Gillebert (Gent, BE) - Science Councillor Cluster 3 — WG 2 Cellular Biology of the Heart HM Eppenberger (CH), PAFM Doevendans (NL) — WG 11 Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology A Zaza (IT), B Casadei (GB) — WG 23 Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis G Pasterkamp (NL), L Tokgözoglu (TR) — World Heart Federation (WHF) V. Fuster (New York, US) - WHF Science Advisor CARDIAC IMAGING - COMPUTERS DJ Pennell (London, GB) - Science Councillor Cluster 5 — WG 5 Nuclear Cardiology JJ Bax (NL), JM Knuuti (FI) — European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) AG Fraser (GB) - President, P Nihoyannopoulos (GB) – President Elect — WG 15 Computers in Cardiology WRM Dassen (NL), M Höher (DE) — WG 26 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance PT Buser (CH), J Schwitter (CH) — World Heart Federation (WHF) P. M. Shah (Newport Beach, US) - WHF Science Advisor

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Board and Committee of the ESC Board of the European Society of Cardiology 2004-2006 M Tendera (Katowice, PL) President JP Bassand (Besançon, FR) Past-President K Fox (London, GB) President-Elect OA Smiseth (Oslo, NO) Secretary/Treasurer PE Vardas (Heraklion, GR) Vice-President National Societies R Ferrari (Ferrara, IT) Vice-President Working Groups W Wijns (Aalst, BE) Vice-President External Relations CW Hamm (Bad Nauheim, DE) Councillor FJ Pinto (Lisbon, PT) Councillor V Sansoy (Istanbul, TR) Councillor KR Sipido (Leuven, BE) Councillor EE Van der Wall (Leiden, NL) Councillor P Widimsky (Prague, CZ) Councillor F Fernández-Avilés (Valladolid, ES) Chairperson Lectures and Awards Committee AK Gitt (Ludwigshafen, DE) Chairperson Euro Heart Survey Programme Committee P Kearney (Cork, IE) Chairperson Education Committee M Komajda (Paris, FR) Chairperson Congress Programme Committee JF Martin (London, GB) Chairperson Committee for European Union Relations SG Priori (Pavia, IT) Chairperson Committee for Practice Guidelines F Van de Werf (Leuven, BE) Chairperson Publications Committee AJ Howard (Sophia Antipolis, FR) Chief Executive ESC W Thieme (Oud Beijerland, NL) Executive Secretary

Lectures and Awards Committee F Fernández-Avilés (Valladolid, ES) S Del Gaiso (Sophia Antipolis, FR) H Boudoulas (Athens, GR) IM Graham (Dublin, IE) O Hess (Berne, CH) H Huikuri (Oulu, FI) K Thygesen (Aarhus, DK) R Hatala (Bratislava, SK)

Chairperson Secretary

All ESC Committees are listed on the ESC Web Site: www.escardio.org

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ESC National and Affiliated Societies: Presidents and Secretaries Name of the National Society

PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

MEMBERS

Last update June 2006 A

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Albanian Society of Cardiology A Kamberi Algerian Society of Cardiology D Nibouche Armenian Cardiologists Association KG Adamyan Austrian Society of Cardiology HD Glogar Belgian Society of Cardiology CJM Vrints Belorussian Scientific Society of Cardiologists N Manak Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina E Raljevic British Cardiovascular Society NH Brooks Bulgarian Society of Cardiology JB Jorgova-Makedonska Croatian Cardiac Society D Milicic Cyprus Society of Cardiology PD Nicolaides Czech Society of Cardiology M Aschermann Danish Society of Cardiology HS Hansen Egyptian Society of Cardiology A Ramzy Estonian Society of Cardiology R Kolk Finnish Cardiac Society J Hartikainen French Society of Cardiology N Danchin Georgian Society of Cardiology V Chumburidze German Cardiac Society R Dietz Hellenic Cardiological Society H Boudoulas Hungarian Society of Cardiology K Zamolyi Icelandic Cardiac Society K Andersen Irish Cardiac Society PA Crean Israel Heart Society D Tzivoni Italian Federation of Cardiology A Maseri Latvian Society of Cardiology A Erglis Lebanese Society of Cardiology G Ghanem Libyan Cardiac Society O Msalam Lithuanian Society of Cardiology A Laucevicius Luxembourg Society of Cardiology J Beissel National Society of Cardiology of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia BP Petrovski Moldavian Society of Cardiology M Popovici Moroccan Society of Cardiology A Moustaghfir Netherlands Society of Cardiology W Jaarsma Norwegian Society of Cardiology C Risoe Polish Cardiac Society A Torbicki Portuguese Society of Cardiology C Abreu-Lima Romanian Society of Cardiology R Capalneanu Society of Cardiology of Russian Federation RG Oganov San Marino Society of Cardiology L Marinelli Cardiology Society of Serbia and Montenegro Z Marsenic Slovak Society of Cardiology G Kamensky Slovenian Society of Cardiology MF Kenda Spanish Society of Cardiology L Alonso-Pulpon Rivera Swedish Society of Cardiology P Tornvall Swiss Society of Cardiology A Jaussi Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardio-Vascular Surgery H Haouala Turkish Society of Cardiology C Erol Ukrainian Society of Cardiology V Kovalenko

M Heba D Adghar-Zaidi AB Nargizyan K Huber TC Gillebert I Karpova A Arslanagic MA de Belder TM Katova D Planinc L Antoniades V Chaloupka A Brandes AA Al-Abd J Laanoja A Kivela JY Artigou IM Jashi G Arnold E Tsiamis J Tomcsanyi G Gunnarsson PP McKeown M Glikson G Thiene V Dzerve J Elias (to be confirmed) B Petrauskiene PH Muller

101 255 99 982 461 51 117 1 424 351 348 107 655 1 006 721 211 735 2 380 199 5 698 1 939 2 099 42 233 641 7 730 352 250 137 193 45

S Kedev (to be confirmed) S Moughil PRM Van Dijkman SO Samstad TJ Pasierski DTC Ferreira DR Dimulescu SA Shalnova M Foscoli A Popovic S Filipova Z Fras J Escaned Barbosa L Jonasson M Fromer Y Ben Ameur O Kozan AN Parkhomenko

100 51 225 1 203 694 3 836 745 1 005 188 45 776 278 161 3 099 1 318 486 106 1 122 92

*Argentina Society of Cardiology *Azerbaijan National Cardiology Association *Gulf Heart Association *South African Heart Association

P Dowling Z Musayev J Al-Suwaidi A Stanley

5300 83 150 199

S Varini A Bakhshaliyev HAH Al Binali L Steingo

* Affiliated Societies

Information about the National Societies is available on the ESC Web Site: www.escardio.org For any requests about Membership contact: [email protected]

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ESC Meetings at WCC 2006 Meeting of the Voting Delegates of the National Societies, Working Groups, Associations, Councils and the ESC Board Friday 1 September 14:00 - 17:00 Arts Hotel, Salon Gaudi European Forum on CVD Prevention Saturday 2 September 18:00 - 20:00

Fira Gran Via M2, Helsinki (Zone 4)

Meeting of the Chairpersons of the ESC Working Groups and the Presidents of the Associations with the Vice-President of the Working Groups Tuesday 5 September 10:00 - 11:00 Fira Gran Via M2, Einthoven (Zone 1) ESC General Assembly Tuesday 5 September

12:45 - 13:45

Fira Gran Via M2, Rome (Zone 4)

ESC Awards Ceremony Tuesday 5 September

18:30 - 19:30

Fira Gran Via M2, Bucharest (Zone 3)

Business and Nucleus Meetings of the ESC Working Groups and Associations Please refer to the following page for details

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Edler* Assoc. Meeting Room 4* Assoc. & WG Office* Assoc. Meeting Room 4*

Monday 4 September 06

02/09, 10:00-12:00 02/09, 10:00-13:00 03/09, 12:00-13:30 02/09, 13:30-14:30

Edler* Wenckebach* Wenckebach* Wenckebach* Einthoven* Tel Aviv* Einthoven* Wenckebach* Einthoven*

03/09, 07:15-08:15 04/09, 10:00-11:00 02/09, 13:00-14:00 02/09, 14:00-15:00 04/09, 10:00-11:00 02/09, 14:00-16:00 03/09, 12:45-13:45 03/09, 15:30-16:30 03/09, 07:15-08:15

MEETING ROOM

Einthoven* Edler* Edler* Wenckebach* Edler* Mumbai* Edler* Edler* Einthoven* Wenckebach* Edler*

DATE AND TIME

NUCLEUS MEETING

02/09, 14:00-15:00 03/09, 12:45-13:45 03/09, 10:00-11:00 03/09, 17:00-18:00 03/09, 15:30-16:30 03/09, 10:00-11:00 04/09, 10:00-11:00 02/09, 13:00-14:00 03/09, 15:30-16:30 03/09, 12:45-13:45 02/09, 14:00-15:00

Sunday 3 September 06

Epidemiology and Prevention European Association of Echocardiography European Heart Rhythm Association Heart Failure Association of the ESC

EACPR EAE EHRA HFA

Saturday 2 September 06

Cellular Biology of the Heart Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy Myocardial Function Nuclear Cardiology Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation Interventional Cardiology Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function Valvular Heart Disease Computers in Cardiology Peripheral Circulation Developmental Anatomy and Pathology Thrombosis Hypertension and the Heart Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Nursing Cardiovascular Surgery Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Acute Cardiac Care

2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

WORKING GROUP NAME

* Associations & Working Groups (Zone 1, 2nd floor)

Buenos Aires (Zone 1) Wenckebach* Wenckebach* Beijing (Zone 1)

Stockholm (Zone 4) Beijing (Zone 1)

04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 15:30-16:30 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 13:30-14:30 04/09, 15:00-16:00 04/09, 12:45-13:45

Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Ankara (Zone 4) Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Oslo (Zone 4) Madrid (Zone 3) Prague (Zone 4) Lisbon (Zone 3) Rome (Zone 4) Paris (Zone 3) Bucharest (Zone 3) Berlin (Zone 3) Oslo (Zone 4) Warsaw (Zone 4) Budapest (Zone 4) Lagos (Zone 1) Rome (Zone 4) Cape Town (Zone 1) Barcelona (Zone 1)

MEETING ROOM

04/09, 15:30-16:30 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 15:30-16:30 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 15:30-16:30 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 15:30-16:30 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45 04/09, 12:45-13:45

DATE AND TIME

BUSINESS MEETING

ESC General Assembly Tuesday 5 September 2006 - 12:45-13:45 Room: Rome (Zone 4) Meeting of the Voting Delegates of the National Societies, Working Groups, Associations and Councils Open to all members of the ESC*

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Ordinary General Assembly 1. Welcome Address

M Tendera - President

2. Report on the annual activities

OA Smiseth - Secretary/Treasurer

3. Report on economical matters a) Financial Report b) Report from the Audit Committee c) Resolutions and results of the vote

AJ Howard - Chief Executive ESC A Seddigh Chairperson of the Audit Committee M Tendera

4. Matters related to Associations a) Dissolution WG Cardiovascular Nursing b) Dissolution WG Interventional Cardiology c) Creation of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) Results of the vote

M Tendera

5. Matters related to National Societies a) Application for membership of the ESC (Syria) Results of the vote

M Tendera

Extraordinary General Assembly 1. Proposed changes to the ESC Statutes 2. Results of the vote

M Tendera

Ordinary General Assembly (reconvened) 1. Results of the Elections 2006

JP Bassand Chairperson Nominating Committee

a) ESC Board 2006 – 2008 b) Nominating Committee 2006 – 2008 c) Member of the Audit Committee 2. Transfer of Presidency

M Tendera

3. Presidential Address

K Fox

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Board of the WHF Board of the World Heart Federation V Fuster (New York, US)

President

LA Hanafiah (Jakarta, ID)

Vice-President

SA Sheikh (Lahore, PK)

President Elect

B de Blij (The Hague, NL) PA Poole-Wilson (London, GB) E Wilson (Ottawa, CA)

Vice-President Elect Past President Past Vice-President

S Nishtar (Islamabad, PK)

Chairman Foundations' Advisory Board

SC Smith (Chapel Hill, US)

Chairman Scientific Advisory Board

A Brandão (Rio De Janeiro, BR) EF Hines, Jr Esq. (Lexington, US) J Voûte (Geneva, CH) TA Pearson (Rochester, US) A Wielgosz (Ottawa, CA)

Secretary Treasurer Chief Executive Officer Member at Large Editor-in-Chief, Prevention & Control

A Amoah (Accra, GH)

Continental Representative Africa

RJ de Souza (Vlaeberg, ZA)

Continental Representative Africa

M Lim (Singapore, SG)

Continental Representative Asia-Pacific

SRK Padmavati (New Delhi, IN)

Continental Representative Asia-Pacific

W Wijns (Aalst, BE)

Continental Representative Europe

P Hollins (London, GB)

Continental Representative Europe

MA Martínez-Ríos (Mexico City, MX)

Continental Representative Inter-America

T Hassell (St Michael, BB)

Continental Representative Inter-America

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WHF Members Organisation name

President / chairman

Secretary

Country

R.J. de Souza S. Padmavati M.S. Lim S. Volqvartz M. Tendera T. Hassell M.A. Martínez-Ríos A. Amoah

A. S. Elsayed L. Roberts A. Kitabatake

Nigeria Indonesia Japan Belgium O. Smiseth France H. Matíz United States J.A. Gonzalez Hermosillo Mexico S. Omokhodion Ghana

K. Ndembe D. Nibouche S. Padmavati S.E. Nissen R.H. Eckel L. Grinfeld S. Varini

J.-F. Eko D. Adghar N. Venkataraman C. M. Valentine G. L. Ellis A. Salvati J.L. Barisani

Congo (Brazzaville) Algeria India United States United States Argentina Argentina

E. Raljevíc K. Steinbach H. Baumgartner K.M.H.S. Haque N. Manak J-P. Willaert C. Vrints J. Bustamente M. J. Péricles Esteves N. Brooks P. Morris J. Jorgova D. Roy K. May San A. Sayami A.L. Maduro A. Kumar Kar M. Alvo

A. Arslanagic O. Pachinger K. Huber M.S. Alam I. Karpova T. Piérard T. Gillebert M. Quiroga F. Daim Aquino M. de Belder J. Edwards Tz. Katova R.G. Masters T. Latt B. Koirala J. Lopez A. Kumar Khan I. Pontigo Wilson

Bosnia & Herzegovina Austria Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belgium Bolivia Brazil United Kingdom United Kingdom Bulgaria Canada Myanmar Nepal Panama India Chile

A. Olmos Coelho R. Gao F. Manzur Jattin D. Milicic L. Llerena Rojas C. Mavrellis C. Zambartas M. Aschermann T.T. Nielsen J.K. Madsen H. Mateo P. Diaz Ruiz E. Roura S. García Eguez

J.A. Rodriguez V L. Guoshu M. Urina

Chile China Colombia Croatia Cuba Cyprus Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Denmark Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Ecuador Ecuador

CONTINENTAL African Heart Network (AHN) Asia Pacific Heart Network (APHN) Asian-Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC) European Heart Network (EHN) European Society of Cardiology (ESC) InterAmerican Heart Foundation (IAHF) Interamerican Society of Cardiology (IASC) Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR)

NATIONAL A Heart for life Algerian Society of Cardiology All India Heart Foundation American College of Cardiology American Heart Association Argentine Heart Foundation Argentine Society of Cardiology Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina Austrian Heart Foundation Austrian Society of Cardiology Bangladesh Cardiac Society Belarussian Scientific Society of Cardiologists Belgian Heart League Belgian Society of Cardiology Bolivian Society of Cardiology Brazilian Society of Cardiology British Cardiac Society British Heart Foundation Bulgarian Society of Cardiology Canadian Cardiovascular Society Cardiac Society of Myanmar Medical Association Cardiac Society of Nepal Cardiological Foundation of Panama Cardiological Society of India Chilean Heart Foundation Chilean Society of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery Chinese Society of Cardiology Colombian Society of Cardiology Croatian Cardiac Society Cuban Society of Cardiology Cyprus Heart Foundation Cyprus Society of Cardiology Czech Society of Cardiology Danish Heart Foundation Danish Society of Cardiology Dominican Heart Foundation Dominican Society of Cardiology Ecuadorian Foundation of Cardiology Ecuadorian Society of Cardiology

H. Perez-Lopez C. D Fessas P. Nicolaides V.B Chaloupka M. Hyldgaard S. Galatius M. Rincon Pavón F. Valdez Báez P. Cepeda F. Oña

Organisation name

President / chairman

Secretary

Egyptian Society of Cardiology Emirates Cardiac Society Estonian Heart Association Finnish Cardiac Society Finnish Heart Association Foundation for Cardiac Assistance (Ascar) Foundation of Health and Heart French Society of Cardiology Funcor - Brazilian Heart Foundation Georgian Association of Cardiology Georgian Heart Foundation German Cardiac Society German Heart Foundation Ghana Heart Foundation Ghana Society of Hypertension and Cardiology Guatemala Association of Cardiology Healthy Nutrition Forum Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Heart Foundation of Indonesia Heart Foundation of South Africa Heart Foundation of the Philippines Hellenic Cardiological Society Hellenic Heart Foundation

A. Ramsy N. Al Khaja

A.A Al-Abd

Honduras Society of Cardiology Hong Kong College of Cardiology Hungarian National Heart Foundation Hungarian Society of Cardiology Icelandic Heart Association Indonesian Heart Association Iranian Heart Association Irish Cardiac Society Irish Heart Foundation Israel Heart Society Italian Federation of Cardiology Italian Heart Foundation Japan Heart Foundation Japanese Circulation Society Jordan Cardiac Society Kenya Cardiac Society Kenya Heart Foundation Kuwait Heart Foundation Latvian Society of Cardiology Lebanese Society of Cardiology Lithuanian Heart Association Lithuanian Society of Cardiology Macau Association of Cardiology Macau Heart Foundation Macedonia Society of Cardiology Mauritius Heart Foundation Mexican Society of Cardiology Moldavian Society of Cardiology Moroccan Society of Cardiolgy

J. Hartikainen P. Puska C. Macarie S. Cvjetic N. Danchin R. Marques do Nascimento Neto V.B. Tchumburidze M. Mamatsashvili R. Dietz H-J. Becker K. Frimpong-Boateng A. Amoah J. Fernandez Molina R. Poledne D. Symmonds C. Jillings F.A. Sani R. Cramer F.G. Dizon H. Boudoulas H.E. Ieronymos Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadia M. Varela C.-P. Lau A. Nagy I. Édes G. Sigurdsson I. Idham F. Noohi P. Crean W. Fennell D. Tzivoni A. Maseri R. Paoletti T. Shidachi M. Yokoyama M. Al-Naser S.W.O. Ogendo D. Githii J.M. Al-Bahar A. Erglis G. Ghanem P. Serpytis A. Laucevicius M. Lima Evora J. Chac Lam Chu B. Petrovski T.K. Gunness A. Buendía Hernández M. Popovici A. Moustaghfir

Country

Egypt United Arab Emirates K. Kiil Estonia A. Kivelä Finland Finland D. Qeshta Romania D. Vulic Bosnia & Herzegovina J-Y. Artigou France J. Pimenta Brazil J.M Jashi Georgia, Republic of L. Sikharulidze Georgia, Republic of G. Arnold Germany Germany E. Aniteye Ghana A. Doku Ghana P. Montenegro Valdovinos Guatemala Czech Republic R. Ahyee-Hallsworth Barbados Canada B. Sahabuddin Indonesia South Africa A.E. Dimayuga Philippines E. Tsiamis Greece S. Psycharis R. Trejo Tercero C.-S. Chiang A. Rónaszéki L. Steingrímsdóttir H. Kalim H. Tabatabaie P. McKeown M. O'Shea M. Glikson G. Thiene E. Folco T. Muramatsu M. Fujita F. Al-Hakim M. Gacii R.A.A. Al-Owaish V. Dzerve J. Elias S. Glaveckaite B. Petrauskiene M. Toi Meng V.S. Hung S. Kedev L. Aubeeluck J. Verdejo Paris L. Tcaciuc S. Moughil

Greece Honduras China Hungary Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iran Ireland Ireland Israel Italy Italy Japan Japan Jordan Kenya Kenya Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Lithuania China China Macedonia Mauritius Mexico Moldova Morocco 19

WHF Members Organisation name

President / chairman

Secretary

Country

National Heart Association of Malaysia National Heart Foundation of Australia National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh National Heart Foundation of Papua New Guinea Inc. Nepal Heart Foundation Netherlands Heart Foundation Nicaraguan Society of Cardiology Nigerian Cardiac Society Nigerian Heart Foundation Norwegian Council On Cardiovascular Diseases Pakistan Cardiac Society Pakistan Heart Foundation Paraguayan Heart Foundation Paraguayan Society of Cardiology Peruvian Society of Cardiology Philippine Heart Association Inc. Polish Cardiac Society Portuguese Heart Foundation Portuguese Society of Cardiology Puerto Rican Society of Cardiology Romanian Society of Cardiology San Marino Society of Cardiology Saudi Heart Association Seychelles Heart and Stroke Foundation Singapore Cardiac Society Singapore Heart Foundation Slovak League for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases Slovak Society of Cardiology Slovenian Heart Foundation Slovenian Society of Cardiology Society of Cardiology of El Salvador Society of Cardiology of Panama Society of Cardiology of Russian Federation Society of Cardiology of Serbia and Montenegro Spanish Heart Foundation Spanish Society of Cardiology Sri Lanka Heart Association Swedish Heart Lung Foundation Swedish Society of Cardiology Swiss Heart Foundation Swiss Society of Cardiology Syrian Cardiovascular Association Taiwan Heart Foundation Taiwan Society of Cardiology The Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand The Heart Association of Thailand The Heart Foundation of Jamaica The Heart Foundation of Malaysia The Heart Foundation of Thailand The Hong Kong Heart Foundation, Ltd. The Korean Society of Circulation The National Heart Foundation of New Zealand

H.M.Y. Chia Miah Yang H. Hope J.C.A.T.M. Masud

A. Rosman

Malaysia Australia Bangladesh

A. Malik

D.G. Guinn A.B. Upadhyaya G.C.J. Van der Velde D. Rivas Bravo W. Adebo AVM.M. Mohammed M. Lie N.A. Memon M. Ilyas A. Villamayor M. Sano O. Alvarado C. M.B. Lopez A. Torbicki M. Oliveira Carrageta C. Abreu-Lima L. Molinary R. Capalneanu L. Marinelli M.R. Arafah D. Pool K. Tian Hai L.-P. Low

R. Graham P.R. Regmi

J. Slezák R. Hatala D.R. Pavlic M.F. Kenda C. Revelo Castro B. González R.G. Oganov Z. Marsenic E. de Teresa Galván L. Alonso-Pulpón Rivera S J Stephan A.-K. Lundin E. Swahn L. von Segesser P. Buser S.S. Kabbani C.-Y. Kao C.-W. Chiang K. Hossack P. Chaiseri K. Hagley T. O. Ong Yoke Lin M.C. Sirindhorn P.P.K. Wu C.K. Bo R. Donaldson

J. Styk G. Kaliská

J. Lopez Fernandez S. Omokhodion V.G. Wilberg A. Samad N. Mohmand J.E. Giménez Negrete M. Horna E.R Vicaldo T. Pasiersky M. Horta da Franca D. Ferreira O. Kidd D. Dimulescu M. Foscoli N.H. Niole H. Kheng Thye A. Tan

S. Radelj J. Amaya A. Morón Malek S.A. Shalnova A. Popovic E. López de Sa J. Escaned Barbosa W.S. Santharaj S. Josephson M. Rosenqvist R. Mordasini M. Fromer F. Nabhani C. J.-Y. Hou R. Jeremy D. Tresukosol P. Bangerter S. Soh Teck Toh S. Chaithirapan K.W. Ma K.S. Kim

Papua New Guinea Nepal Netherlands Nicaragua Nigeria Nigeria Norway Pakistan Pakistan Paraguay Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Portugal Puerto Rico Romania San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Singapore Slovak Republic Slovak Republic Slovenia Slovenia El Salvador Panama Russian Federation Serbia & Montenegro Spain Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Sweden Switzerland Switzerland Syria China China Australia/New Zealand Thailand Jamaica Malaysia Thailand China Republic of Korea New Zealand

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Secretary

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The Netherlands Society of Cardiology The Norwegian Society of Cardiology The South African Heart Association Turkish Heart Foundation Turkish Society of Cardiology Ukrainian Society of Cardiology Uruguayan Society of Cardiology Venezuelan Heart Foundation Venezuelan Society of Cardiology Vietnam National Heart Association

W. Jaarsma C. Risøe L. Steingo C. Yildirimakin C. Erol V. Kovalenko E. Murguía I. Morr G. Villoria Caramés P. Gia Khai

P R M Dijkman S. Samstad A. Stanley G. Tastaban Ö. Kozan A.N. Parkhomenko A. Cuesta J. Marín R. Lopez Nouel. P. Manh Hung

Netherlands Norway South Africa Turkey Turkey Ukraine Uruguay Venezuela Venezuela Vietnam

D.B. Phalajani G.L. DeVaughn E. Bickel N. Sarraf-Zadegan A.B. Bellosillo A.A. Hamid A. Scalzini K. Loudon S. Nishtar A.B. Mehta Y. Kisyanto G. Junbo C. Hancock

J. Parikh Q. Capers

India United States United States Iran Philippines Bangladesh Italy United Kingdom Pakistan India Indonesia China-Hong-Kong Switzerland

ASSOCIATE INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL Academy of Cardiology at Mumbai Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc Children's HeartLink Eastern Mediterranean Network on Heart Health Foundation for Lay Education on Heart Diseases Heart Care Foundation Comilla Heart Friends Around the World Heart Research UK Heartfile Indian Society of Coronary Artery Disease Indonesian Cardiocerebrovascular Society International Chinese Heart Health Network International Council of Nurses International Forum for Hypertension Control and CVD Prevention in Africa International Heart Health Society (IHHS) International Society for Heart Research International Society for Holter & Non-Invasive Electrocardiology Inc.(ISHNE) International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound International Stroke Society ISMAAP Latin Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery National Heart Forum ProCOR/ Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation The International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) The Society of Chest Pain Centers and Providers World Council for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (WCCPR)

S. Jabbour V. Valencia T.C. Ghose R. Jamil H.M. Mardikar M.M. Panggabean Y.-K.K. Ng

D. Lemogoum D.R. MacLean J.M. Downey

B. Onuwebere R. Bolli

Cameroon Canada United States

P.C. Deedwania N.C. Nanda J. Bogousslavsky C. Schaefer

H.H. Osterhaus M.C. Hsiung B. Norrving E. Knight

Germany United States Sweden Switzerland

P. Ferrer A. Macara

I.M. Leandro N. Rea

Spain United Kingdom

B. Lown C.L. Curry J.L. Garvey

United States S.D. Nesbitt

United States United States

Dorian Dugmore

United States

ASSOCIATE INDIVIDUAL J. Chifamba V. Chu B. da Conceição da Silveira A. Damasceno D. Fareed, Kt T. Poon-King T. Wangdi

Zimbabwe Laos Mozambique Mozambique Mauritius Trinidad and Tobago Bhutan

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WHF Meetings WHF Foundation Advisory Board Meeting Friday 1 September 09:00 - 11:30

Arts Hotel

WHF Board Meeting Friday 1 September

13:30 - 17:30

Arts Hotel

WHF General Assembly Saturday 2 September

08:30 - 10:30

Fira Gran Via M2, Brussels (Zone 3)

Scientific Advisory Board Meeting Sunday 3 September 07:30 - 09:00

WHF Meeting Room (VIP area)

WHF Writers' Workshop Sunday 3 September

Meeting Room (VIP area)

09:00 - 12:00

WHF Foundations' Workshop Tuesday 5 September 08:30 - 18:00

Prestige Congress Hotel, Meeting Room 1

WHF - Ninth General Assembly Saturday 2 September - 08:30 - 10:30 Room: Brussels (Zone 3)

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1. Introduction of Members of Board

Valentin Fuster

2. Adoption of Minutes of last General Assembly

Valentin Fuster

3. Reports of: — — — — — — —

President Foundations’ Advisory Board Chairperson Scientific Advisory Board Chairperson Treasurer CEO Secretary Nominating Committee & Elections

Valentin Fuster Sania Nishtar Sidney Smith Ned Hines Janet Voûte Ayrton Brandão Philip Poole-Wilson

4. Plans for WCC in Buenos Aires 2008

Valentin Fuster/Horacio Faella

5. Awards

Valentin Fuster

6. Future Priorities for Action

Shahryar Sheikh

7. Any Other Business

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Guidelines for Speakers All speakers giving a presentation in scientific sessions are requested to validate their presentation in the Speakers’ Service Centre (SSC) a minimum of 3 hours before the session starts or the day before if the session is at 8:30! Presentations received after this deadline cannot be guaranteed audiovisual support. Please note that the SSC is located in Zone 1, on the ground floor, at the left of the main Entrance. Peak hours of operation in the SSC are during coffee breaks and lunch breaks. In order to maximise your time in the SSC, and the attention that we are able to give you, we highly recommend visiting early in the morning or during the sessions. How to upload your presentation: Upload in advance of your presentation(s) is ONLY possible via My ESC (ESC Online Services), (www.escardio.org), with your usual username & password, from 16 August to 5 September (midnight GMT). ➤ For ALL other presentations (Chairpersons introductions, satellite symposia, etc…), bring them on a CD-Rom, DVD-Rom, Memory Stick or Laptop to the SSC ➤ All PCs in the SSC and the lecture rooms will run Windows XP and Office 2003 ➤ If you have technical questions regarding your presentation before the congress, you may contact [email protected] ➤ For general scientific questions, please contact [email protected] (Caution: please do NOT attach any presentation to e-mails) Restrictions: • Personal laptop computers cannot be connected to projectors in lecture rooms. • Presentations cannot be loaded directly on the computer of the lecture rooms. • Maximum size of presentations “should” not exceed 256 MB. In the Speakers’ Service Centre The SSC hostesses will be happy to welcome you in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Highly experienced and skilled technicians will assist you to transfer and to confirm your presentation(s). Once uploaded to the respective lecture room, presentations will be played locally. Rehearsal In the SSC, a demonstration computer will be representative of what is supplied in the lecture room. We strongly recommend that all speakers should familiarise themselves with the mouse control. To the attention of MAC users! If your presentation is on a Mac computer, we kindly urge you to meet with a specialised Mac technician in the SSC to either make sure that your presentation will run properly on the PCs or to anticipate a backup solution. In the lecture room In the lecture room, as soon as your presentation is launched by the technician, you can easily follow it on a monitor at the lectern and control it directly with the mouse. We strongly recommend the use of the mouse pointer, instead of a laser pointer. Chairpersons will easily follow the presentations on a dedicated monitor. Speakers’ Service Centre Opening Hours*: Saturday 2 September 08:00 - 18:00 Sunday 3 September 07:30 - 18:00 Monday 4 September 07:30 - 18:45 Tuesday 5 September 07:30 - 18:00 Wednesday 6 September 07:30 - 11:30

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Cardiovascular Diseases and Ageing lThe prevalence of many cardiovascular diseases increases exponentially with ageing, the management of older patients differs from that of younger patients and does not follow international guidelines. We will examine the reasons for this gap between recommendations and management of CVD and ageing. Sunday 3 September Lipids and the elderly - what have we learned? 08:30 - 10:00 Lagos (Zone 1) Heart failure in the elderly: an epidemic for the 21st century 11:00 - 12:30 Lagos (Zone 1) Looking to the future: controversial issues in the elderly 14:00 - 15:30 Lagos (Zone 1) Cardiovascular diseases and ageing - Featured research session 14:00 - 15:30 Lisbon (Zone 3) How to evaluate the elderly patient with suspected coronary artery disease 16:30 - 18:00 Lagos (Zone 1) Monday 4 September Management of atrial fibrillation in an ageing population 08:30 - 10:00 Lagos (Zone 1) Economic argument for prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in countries with developing economies 08:30 - 10:00 Lima (Zone 1) Valve disease in the elderly - Focus Session 08:30 - 10:00 The Hague (Zone 2) Management of elderly with heart failure and comorbidities 11:00 - 12:30 Lagos (Zone 1) Pitfalls in treatment of elderly cardiac patients - Focus Session 11:00 - 12:30 The Hague (Zone 2) Echocardiographic insights into myocardial ageing 14:00 - 15:30 Lagos (Zone 1) Valve surgery in the elderly 16:30 - 18:00 Lagos (Zone 1) Tuesday 5 September Health Systems challenges: consequences of ageing population 08:30 - 10:00 Lima (Zone 1) Primary PCI in the elderly-never too old to intervene 08:30 - 10:00 Stockholm (Zone 4) Management of cardiovascular disease in the elderly population. Lessons learned from the Euro Heart Survey Programme 11:00 - 12:30 Beijing (Zone 1) Wednesday 6 September Management of stroke in the elderly (ESC and ES) 08:30 - 10:00 Beijing (Zone 1) How to protect the ageing heart - from bench to bedside 08:30 10:00 Helsinki (Zone 4) Ageing and senescence: cellular and molecular aspects - Abstract session 11:00 - 12:30 Stockholm (Zone 4)

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Basic Science at WCC 2006 The programme in Basic Science consists of symposia, debates and abstract sessions on a range of topics and includes translational research as well as more basic conceptual research. Basic Science Track: Translating Basic Science into Clinical Practice The Basic Science track covers the new, ongoing research with potential clinical application and is addressed to researchers as well as clinicians. Sunday 3 September Making a heart - from developmental biology to tissue engineering 08:30 - 10:00 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Immunisation against atherosclerosis - a dream or a reality? 11:00 - 12:30 Copenhagen (Zone 3) Novel sources of stem cells 14:00 - 15:30 Prague (Zone 4) New bioimaging methods for the understanding of microvascular function in animals and man 16:30 - 18:00 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Monday 4 September Cardiovascular Research symposium on postconditioning - a novel approach to cardioprotection 11:00 - 12:30 Oslo (Zone 4) The natural history of atherosclerosis: the search for the vulnerable patient 11:00 - 12:30 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Harvesting the potential of genomics for cardiovascular diseases 16:30 - 18:00 Oslo (Zone 4)

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Tuesday 5 September Cardiac and vascular repair by stem cells: find them and apply them 08:30 - 10:00 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Variability of repolarisation - a novel biomarker for arrhythmias? 11:00 - 12:30 Tel Aviv (Zone 4)

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Wednesday 6 September Cutting edge of lipid research: where are we and where to go? 08:30 - 10:00 Oslo (Zone 4)

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Bench to Bedside These symposia consider a clinical problem from basic mechanisms to therapeutic approach and management. Sunday 3 September Aldosterone receptor antagonism: mechanisms and targets 11:00 - 12:30 Sao Paulo (Zone1) Monday 4 September Stem cell therapy - the practical approach 08:30 - 10:00 Prague (Zone 4) Endothelial activation, dysfunction and damage - the key to thrombosis in vascular disease? 11:00 - 12:30 Ankara (Zone 4) Metabolic remodeling in cardiac hypertrophy and failure 11:00 - 12:30 Prague (Zone 4)

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State-of-the-Art in Basic Science These symposia cover the latest research in the cardiovascular field and are intended for the basic scientists in particular. Sunday 3 September Inflammatory basis of plaque rupture 08:30 - 10:00 Copenhagen (Zone 3) Microdomain signalling in cardiac muscle cells - new insights into small spaces 11:00 - 12:30 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Regulation of microvascular structure and function through cell-cell interactions 14:00 - 15:30 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Dynamics of cardiomyocyte architecture and function 16:30 - 18:00 Prague (Zone 4) Monday 4 September Signal transduction in myocardial ischaemia 08:30 - 10:00 Oslo (Zone 4) Vasa vasorum and the atherosclerotic plaque: is there a causal link? 08:30 - 10:00 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) New aspects of cell-to-cell communication in the heart 14:00 - 15:30 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Genetic defects in calcium handling and arrhythmias 16:30 - 18:00 Tel Aviv (Zone 4) Tuesday 5 September Molecular mechanisms of vascular damage in diabetes (ESC and AHA) 11:00 - 12:30 Madrid (Zone 3) From (mal)adaptive hypertrophy to heart failure 11:00 - 12:30 Helsinki (Zone 4) Novel insights into cardiac development 11:00 - 12:30 Prague (Zone 4) Wednesday 6 September Free radicals in the failing heart. Where do they come from? 08:30 - 10:00 Tel Aviv (Zone 4)

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FOCUS IMAGING INTERVENTION Room: London (Zone 2) The Focus Imaging Intervention sessions address current problems and new developments in catheter-based and surgical interventions, as well as non-invasive diagnostic procedures. Experts will demonstrate these techniques live, and a panel will discuss their indications and their use in daily patient care. These sessions integrate unlimited audiovisual facilities, and interaction with the audience will be stimulated using a voting system.

08:30-10:00 Echo in cardiac resynchronization therapy - Live from Liege — JJ Bax (Leiden, NL), L Pierard (Liege, BE) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from GE Healthcare and Medtronic 11:00-12:30 Carotid disease - How to handle - Live from Cotignola — G Biamino (Leipzig, DE), C. Setacci (Siena, IT) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company 14:00-15:30 *Complex percutaneous coronary intervention - Live from Toulouse — J Marco (Toulouse, FR), N Al Khaja, (Dubai, AE) - Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company 16:30-18:00 *Complications during percutaneous cardiac interventions Video cases — E Eeckhout (Lausanne, CH)

Monday 4 September 08:30-10:00 Magnetic resonance imaging & acute coronary syndrome - Video cases — U Sechtem (Stuttgart, DE), F Rademakers (Leuven, BE) - Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from Siemens AG Medical Solutions 11:00-12:30 Update on cardiac computed tomography - Live from Erlangen — P de Feyter (Rotterdam, NL), S Achenbach (Erlangen, DE) - Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from Siemens AG Medical Solutions 14:00-15:30 *Modern approach to total occlusions - Live from London — C Di Mario (London,GB), G Stone (New York, USA), GJ Laarman (Amsterdam, NL) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott Vascular 16:30-18:00 Coronary Disease - How to evaluate intermediate borderline lesion? Video cases — R Erbel (Essen, DE), C Di Mario (London, GB)

Tuesday 5 September 08:30-10:00 Syncope evaluation - Video cases — M Brignole (Lavagna, IT) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from Medtronic 11:00-12:30 Imaging important problems in valvular heart disease Live from Barcelona — J Bermejo (Madrid, ES) *in collaboration with EuroPCR

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FOCUS CARDIOLOGY PRACTICE Room: The Hague (Zone 2) These sessions address the needs of practicing cardiologists, focusing on patient-oriented clinical decisionmaking. Experienced clinicians will present cases and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic options with the audience in an interactive manner. The application of guidelines and optimal patient management, based on clinical observations, laboratory examinations, echocardiography, electrophysiology, angiography, and other investigations are critically reviewed.

08:30-10:00 Hypertension emergency — F Ruschitzka (Zurich, CH), T Heagerty (Manchester, GB) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 11:00-12:30 Screening for coronary artery disease: sense or nonsense? Video Cases — W Wijns (Aalst, BE), DB Mark (Durham, USA) 14:00-15:30 The patient in the heart failure clinic — M Boehm (Homburg/Saar, DE), A Gavazzi (Bergamo, IT) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca 16:30-18:00 The patient with acute dyspnea — T McDonagh (London, GB)

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Monday 4 September 08:30-10:00 Valve disease in the elderly — A Vahanian (Paris, FR), PE Butchart (Cardiff, GB)

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11:00-12:30 Pitfalls in treatment of elderly cardiac patients — L Ryden (Stockholm,SE)

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14:00-15:30 Ventricular arrhythmias — M Borggrefe (Mannheim, DE), J Brugada Terradellas (Barcelona, ES)

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16:30-18:00 Decision making in atrial fibrillation — H Crijns (Maastricht, NL) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca

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Tuesday 5 September 08:30-10:00 Refractory Angina — A Battler (Petach-Tikva, IL) Supported with an unrestricted educational grant from CV Therapeutics Europe

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11:00-12:30 Management challenges in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes JP Bassand (Besançon, FR), CW Hamm (Bad Nauheim, DE)

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Highlight Session The entire congress summarised for you in just 95 minutes! On the last day of the congress, this session will provide you with overviews of new and exciting developments in basic, clinical and population sciences as presented at this year’s congress. All important take-home messages in a nutshell!

Wednesday 6 September 2006 11:00 - 12:35 Barcelona (Zone 1) Chairpersons: M Komajda (Paris, FR) M Tendera (Katowice, PL) A Vahanian (Paris, FR) V Fuster (New York, US)

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Basic science

K R Sipido (Leuven, BE)

11:11

Hypertension and risk factors

E Agabiti-Rosei (Brescia, IT)

11:22

Imaging

F J Pinto (Lisbon, PT)

11:33

Arrhythmias

C Linde (Stockholm, SE)

11:44

Acute coronary syndromes

S D Kristensen (Aarhus, DK)

11:55

Interventional cardiology

B De Bruyne (Aalst, BE)

12:06

Valvular heart disease

B D Prendergast (Manchester, GB)

12:17

Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

P Ponikowski (Wroclaw, PL)

12:30

The global health agenda

S C Smith (Chapel Hill, US)

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Joint Sessions with other Organisations Sunday 3 September Page Redefinition of myocardial infarction: the global myocardial infarction Task Force (ESC and AHA) 11:00 - 12:30 Buenos Aires (Zone 1) xx Peripheral artery disease for the cardiologist (ESC and WHF) 14:00 - 15:30 Buenos Aires (Zone 1) xx Common European prevention guidelines: from basic science to implementation (ESC and EAS) 14:00 - 15:30 Copenhagen (Zone 3) xx Future perspectives in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (ESC and ACC) 16:30 - 18:00 Rome (Zone 4) xx Monday 4 September Metabolic syndrome - a myth or a useful concept in the prediction of cardiovascular disease risk? (ESC, EASD and WHF) 11:00 - 12:30 Buenos Aires (Zone 1) xx Hypertension, diabetes and the heart (ESC and ESH) 14:00 - 15:30 Buenos Aires (Zone 1) xx Developments in the European Union on diet and physical activity (ESC and EHN) 16:30 - 18:00 Bucharest (Zone 3) xx Tuesday 5 September Education and training in cardiology (ESC and UEMS) 08:30 - 10:00 Helsinki (Zone 4) xx Molecular mechanisms of vascular damage in diabetes (ESC and AHA) 11:00 - 12:30 Madrid (Zone 3) xx Heart failure: scanning the horizon (ESC and ACC) 11:00 - 12:30 Warsaw (Zone 4) xx Wednesday 6 September Management of stroke in the elderly (ESC and ES) 08:30 - 10:00 Beijing (Zone 1) Guidelines for resuscitation: from guidelines to practice Clinical (ESC and ERC) 11:00 - 12:30 Buenos Aires (Zone 1) xx ACC AHA EAS EASD EHN ERC

American College of Cardiology American Heart Association European Atherosclerosis Society European Association for the Study of Diabetes European Heart Network European Resuscitation Council

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European Stroke Conference European Society of Cardiology European Society of Hypertension Cardiology Section of the Union of European Medical Specialists World Heart Federation

Clinical Practice Guidelines The first of these two sessions will start with an outline of the challenges facing the ESC Guidelines in the future. During these 2 sessions, the differences between the European and American Practice Guidelines on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Heart Failure will be highlighted. The new ESC Practice Guidelines on Ventricular Arrhythmias & the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, Stable Angina Pectoris and Atrial Fibrillation will be presented by the respective Task Force Chairpersons. A report on the status of the works in progress of the new ESC Guidelines on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases in Diabetes, NSTE-Acute Coronary Syndromes, Global Myocardial Infarction Redefinition and Cardiac Pacing & Resynchronization Therapy will also be given.

Sunday 3 September New guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (Part I) 14:00 - 15:30 Barcelona (Zone 1) Tuesday 5 September New guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (Part II) 08:30 - 10:00 Barcelona (Zone 1) Other presentations and sessions related to the ESC Guidelines are highlighted with the symbol

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World Heart Federation Science Initiatives They are a series of sessions supporting the mission of the World Heart Federation to advance the prevention of heart disease and stroke in low and middle income countries. These sessions reflect the objectives of the Scientific Advisory Board and in particular the activities of the 3 scientific councils Clinical Cardiology, Epidemiology & Prevention and Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease, the Foundation Advisory Board and the Board of Directors. These sessions include focus on the Global Health Agenda, Women and Heart Disease, Community and Policy Initiatives, Chagas disease and Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart disease. They will be chaired and presented by experts in these fields.

Sunday 3 September Cardiovascular ageing: when does it begin? 08:30 - 10:00 Lima (Zone 1)

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Practical management of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease 14:00 - 15:30 Lima (Zone 1)

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Challenges of cardiology in Africa 16:30 - 18:00 Lima (Zone 1)

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Monday 4 September Economic argument for prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in countries with developing economies 08:30 - 10:00 Lima (Zone 1)

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Global impact of cardiovascular disease 11:00 - 12:30 Lima (Zone 1)

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The global health agenda: case for cardiovascular disease 14:00 - 15:30 Lima (Zone 1)

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The ESC Associations are: — the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) — the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) — the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) — the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA of the ESC) Four 90 minute sessions will be organised, highlighting the major messages of their subspecialty annual meeting or the major breakthrough in their subspecialty over the past twelve months. Monday 4 September Highlights from Euroecho 9 - recent advances in echocardiology (EAE) 08:30 - 10:00 Rome (Zone 4)

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Sunday 3 September - 12:45 - 13:45 ST-elevation myocardial infarction in elderly patients Cairo (Zone 1) Atrial fibrillation in elderly patients Jakarta (Zone 1) Chronic heart failure Sao Paulo (Zone 1) Refractory hypertension Ankara (Zone 4) Acute heart failure Cape Town (Zone 1) Peripheral artery disease Stockholm (Zone 4) These sessions are highlighted with this symbol

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Sunday 3 September Cardiovascular resonance imaging 18:30 - 19:30 Cape Town ( Zone 1) Multislice computed tomography 18:30 - 19:30 Jakarta (Zone 1)

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Main Sessions These are sessions in which renowned experts present state-of-the-art reviews on clinical cardiology, basic and clinical cardiovascular research, and epidemiology, with a perspective for today’s clinical practice.

Sunday 3 September Thromboembolic risk factors after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation 08:30 - 10:00 Barcelona (Zone 1) Pulmonary embolism - emerging ESC guidelines 2006/7 11:00 - 12:30 Paris (Zone 3) Monday 4 September Childhood obesity: a growing international problem 08:30 - 10:00 Buenos Aires (Zone 1) Sudden cardiac death in heart failure 11:00 - 12:30 Barcelona (Zone 1) Cardiac regeneration in 2006 16:30 - 18:00 Barcelona (Zone 1) EuroAction 16:30 - 18:00 Buenos Aires (Zone 1) Valve surgery in the elderly 16:30 - 18:00 Lagos (Zone 1) Wednesday 6 September Highlight Session 11:00 - 12:35 Barcelona (Zone 1)

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Hot Line and Clinical Trial Update Sessions The Hot Line and Clinical Trial Update sessions will once again present the most important new clinical trial results relevant to clinical importance of the trial results presented. Each presentation in the session is followed by a short and concise editorial by a discussant, who will assess the value and clinical importance of the trial results presented

Hot Line Sessions 16:30 - 18:00 Barcelona (Zone 1) 11:00 - 12:30 Barcelona (Zone 1)

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ESC Named Lectures Renowned specialists will hold four prestigious European Society of Cardiology lectures: on clinical cardiology (the Grüntzig and Denolin lectures), on basic science and on population sciences.

Monday 4 September 14:00 - 15:30 Paris (Zone 3) ESC Lecture on Clinical Cardiology - The Denolin Lecture Valvular heart disease: a perspective on the asymptomatic patient with severe aortic stenosis S Rahimtoola (Los Angeles, US) ESC Lecture on Clinical Cardiology - The Grüntzig Lecture Reperfusion therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the real world. How to extend the benefits of early percutaneous coronary intervention? H Suryapranata (Zwolle, NL) 16:30 - 18:00 Paris (Zone 3) ESC Lecture on Basic Science Progenitor cell and cardiovascular repair. S Dimmeler (Frankfurt, DE) ESC Lecture on Population Sciences Lipoprotein changes and reduction in cardiovascular disease risk. Implications for health planning. T R Pedersen (Oslo, NO)

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Euro Heart Survey Sessions New results of surveys on percutaneous coronary intervention, acute heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, and atrial fibrillation will be presented.

Sunday 3 September Implementation of European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in Europe. Lessons learned from the Euro Heart Survey programme 14:00 - 15:30 Beijing (Zone 1)

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Tuesday 5 September Long-term management of atrial fibrillation in clinical practice in Europe. Lessons learned from the Euro Heart Survey programme and the German AFib Network 08:30 - 10:00 Beijing (Zone 1)

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Nursing Programme The ESC acknowledges the contribution of nurses and laboratory technicians to patient care. Accordingly, a special programme will be presented focusing on nursing research and practice in cardiovascular diseases.

Sunday 3 September Looking to the future: controversial issues in the elderly 14:00 - 15:30 Lagos (Zone 1) Sexuality and the heart patient 16:30 - 18:00 Copenhagen (Zone 3)

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Monday 4 September New results and tools to optimise cardiovascular prevention: challenges for nurses 08:30 - 10:00 Madrid (Zone 3) EuroAction 16 :30 - 18 :00 Buenos Aires (Zone 1)

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Tuesday 5 September Non-compliance to medication in cardiovascular patients: cause for concern? Clinical Seminar 08:30 - 10:00 Copenhagen (Zone 3) Families matter too: interventions in support of family care - In collaboration with the Nursing Council of the American Heart Association 08:30 - 10:00 Madrid (Zone 3)

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Industry Satellite Symposia Cooperation between clinicians, researchers and the pharmaceutical and technical industries has significantly contributed to a better understanding and management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. This is reflected in a series of symposia organised by industry as part of the congress programme. This year’s congress will also feature a series of symposia organised by non-profit organisations.

Industry Workshops Organised by industry, workshops sessions will address current practice and usage of new medical devices and equipment.

EBAC – Accredited Educational Programmes Recognition of the high quality of the programme is witnessed by endorsement from the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC). Accreditation can now be extended, under strict conditions, to some of the sessions organised by scientific institutions and supported by an unrestricted educational grant.

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Abstract Sessions New record this year! More than 10,500 abstracts were submitted for this year's Congress. Nearly 4,000 abstracts will be presented during the 5 days of the Congress. Accepted abstracts will be presented as oral, e-poster and poster presentations.

• Oral Abstract Presentations These reports will be of particular interest to other investigators in related fields, but also to clinical cardiologists. To find the times and locations please check the Final programme indexes and search by author and/or topic.

• Featured Research Sessions Presentation of five of the leading abstracts relating to particular topics. The concluding editorial presentation will be given by a well known senior researcher, who will put the abstracts in the perspective of current developments in the field. Sunday 3 September Expanding indications and insights in resynchronisation therapy. We are beginning to see the light. 11:00 - 12:30 Helsinki (Zone 4) Stem cell therapy: focus on the cardiac myocyte 11:00 - 12:30 Lisbon (Zone 3) Multimodality imaging: challenges in ischemic syndromes 11:00 - 12:30 Oslo (Zone 4) Aneamia and iron deficiency in heart failure 14:00 - 15:30 Bucharest (Zone 3) Cardiovascular diseases and ageing 14:00 - 15:30 Lisbon (Zone 3) Management strategies in non STEMI - To intervene or not 16:30 - 18:00 Stockholm (Zone 4) Monday 4 September Genetics of arrhythmogenic right ventricle 11:00 - 12:30 Cairo (Zone 1) Cardiomyopathies: is it all genetics? 14:00 - 15:30 Cairo (Zone 1) Rheumatic fever / Heart disease: still a challenge 14:00 - 15:30 Cape Town (Zone 1) Can we prevent the epidemics of atrial fibrillation and its sequelae? 16:30 - 18:00 Madrid (Zone 3) Tuesday 5 September Primary percutaneous coronary intervention - lessons to learn 11:00 - 12:30 Stockholm (Zone 4) Cell-based treatment post myocardial infarction 11:00 - 12:30 Vienna (Zone 3) Wednesday 6 September Long-term results of drug eluting stents 08:30 - 10:00 Cairo (Zone 1) Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in Europe: where do we stand? 08:30 - 10:00 Sao Paolo (Zone 1) Endothelial progenitor cell mobilisation by diet, drugs and stents 11:00 - 12:30 Helsinki (Zone 4)

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• Thrombosis Jury Members: SD Kristensen (Aarhus, DK) C Hamm (Bad Nauheim, DE) F Andreotti (Rome, IT) K Fox (Edinburgh, GB) PG Steg (Paris, FR) • Basic Science Jury Members: K Sipdo (Leuven, BE) B Crozatier (Chatenay-Malabry, FR) A Angelini (Padova, IT) AC Newby (Bristol, GB) AR Pries (Berlin, DE) • Population Sciences Jury Members: A Rynkiewicz (Gdansk, PL) J Perk (Oskarshamn, SE) FT Ruschitzka (Zurich, CH) SC Smith (Chapel Hill, US) TF Thomsen (Copenhagen, DK) • Clinical Science Jury Members: C Linde (Stockholm, SE) F Van de Werf (Leuven, BE) RJC Hall (Norwich, GB) TJ Gardner (Wilmington, US) GA Derumeaux (Bron, FR)

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NEW - don’t miss

How-to Sessions A series of presentation tutorials in the Poster Area (Zone 2)

■ How to submit an abstract to the ESC Sunday 3 September - 15:45 - 16:15 By W Wijns (Aalst, BE)

■ How to write a medical paper Sunday 3 September - 10:15 - 10:45 By F Rademakers (Leuven, BE) Monday 4 September - 10:15 - 10:45 By S Janssens (Leuven, BE)

■ How to prepare a powerpoint presentation Monday 4 September 15:45 - 16:15 By JJ Bax (Leiden, NL) Tuesday 5 September 10:15 - 10:45 By JJ Bax (Leiden, NL)

Poster Area (Zone 2) • TRADITIONAL POSTERS More than 2700 posters will be presented in a series of 7 sessions, two daily sessions on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (08:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 18:00) and a final session on Wednesday (08:30 - 12:30). Authors will be present at coffee breaks either from 10:00 to 11:00 or 15:30 to 16:30 depending on the session.

• MODERATED POSTERS The best posters of each session will be put forward in Moderated Poster sessions, where the posters are presented by their author and discussed by two moderators and the audience. The winning presentation in each session will receive a diploma during the Award Ceremony on Tuesday evening.

• e-POSTERS e-Poster presentations feature accepted abstracts in the following topics: - Nuclear cardiology, Cardiovascular magnetic resonance, Computed tomography - Echocardiography, Doppler - Computers in cardiology 320 presentations will be available for the entire duration of the Congress on 32 computers in the Poster Area. Authors are invited to present their posters in a series of 10 sessions at the following times: 10:00 - 11:00, 12:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 16:30.

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The authors of traditional posters are also invited to submit their posters electronically. These posters will be available for electronic consultation during the entire Congress on the 32 computers mentioned above.

• CARDIAC ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY LIVE SESSIONS A video and hands-on demonstration on heart specimens will take place on Sunday and Monday from 10:00 to 12:30 and 15:30 to 18:00 in the Poster Area.

To identify the poster you wish to study refer to the Topic and/or Author lists at the back of this programme. Poster presentations are marked with a "P" before the Programme Number. All electronic and "uploaded" posters will be available online after the event. On Monday 4 September, the Council for Basic Cardiovascular Sciences invites all participants in the Basic Science Programme to the Poster Reception in the Poster Area (Zone2), from 18:15 to 20:15.

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General Information The World Congress of Cardiology 2006 will take place from Saturday 2 to Wednesday 6 September 2006. Venue Fira Gran Via M2 - Calle Botanica - 08908 Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 233 20 00 - email: [email protected] - Web Site: www.firabcn.es General and logistic information is always available on the WCC Web Site: www.worldcardio2006.org. Registration opening hours: • Friday 1 September 10:00 • Saturday 2 September 08:00 • Sunday 3 September 08:00 • Monday 4 September 08:00 • Tuesday 5 September 08:00 • Wednesday 6 September 08:00

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WCC Contact Information European Society of Cardiology 2035, Route des Colles - Les Templiers BP 179 - 06903 Sophia Antipolis Cedex France Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 00 Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 01 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.escardio.org

World Heart Federation 5, Avenue du Mail - 1205 Geneva Switzerland Tel :+41 (0)22 807 03 20 Fax :+41 (0)22 807 03 39 Email : [email protected] Web Site : www.worldheart.org

Registration Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 12 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 10 Email: [email protected]

Satellite Symposia Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 18 25 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 20 Email: [email protected]

Group Registration Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 86 63 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 10 Email: [email protected]

Exhibition Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 86 68 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 26 Email: [email protected]

Press Registration and Information Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 86 27 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 77 51 Email: [email protected]

Sponsorship Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 86 78 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 26 Email: [email protected]

Hotels and Social Events Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 23 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 16 Email: [email protected]

Excursions AOPC (WCC 2006/Tours) Av. Drassanes 6, 19/5 08001 Barcelona - Spain Tel: +34 933 027 241 - Fax: +34 933 011 255 E-mail: [email protected]

Scientific Programme Tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 22 - Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 20 Email: [email protected]

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The building is fully accessible to disabled people.

Registration: A registration desk for disabled people will be available in the registration area. Accommodation: Contact the hotel accommodation desk for more information about hotels in Barcelona adapted for disabled people. Language The official language is English. All lectures and presentations will be held in English only. No translation is provided. Currency The official currency in Spain is the Euro (e). Payment in other currencies will not be accepted. Local Information The Barcelona Convention Bureau has kindly provided each delegate with a wealth of local information. Look in your bag for local maps, shopping guides and cultural highlights. Access to lecture rooms Your registration fee (except fee for accompanying person) includes entry to all sessions. However, seating is on a "first come - first served" basis. We recommend you go to the lecture room well before the session begins. Due to safety regulations, the organisers are required to close the access to the session if the room fills to capacity.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits The World Congress of Cardiology 2006 is accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC) for 18 hours of External CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim those hours which he/she has actually spent in the educational activity. Attendance Certificates for participants will be provided on-site upon request, in the Registration Area, as of Monday. EBAC works according to the quality standards of the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). The European Accreditation booth will be located in the Exhibition Hall, opposite the ESC Village. For more information on EBAC accreditation, please visit www.ebac-cme.org. The scientific programme of the World Congress of Cardiology 2006 has also been reviewed and approved for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM toward the American Medical Association (AMA) Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. One credit may be claimed for each hour of participation in approved sessions.

Safety All bags are subject to inspection. Take all personal effects with you when leaving a lecture room. Security guards are present for your safety. Stay safe Please remember that whilst you are in Barcelona you are an easy tourist target for any pickpockets who may be about. WCC 2006 organisers advise you to exercise due care when out and about and enjoying all that the beautiful city of Barcelona has to offer.

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World Congress of Cardiology 2006 2-6 September, Barcelona - Spain The oneworld™ Alliance welcomes you to the World Congress of Cardiology 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. oneworld brings together eight of the world's biggest and best airlines, all with solid reputations for the quality of their services. As an alliance, oneworld offers you a range of air travel options and benefits that go beyond the reach of each individual airline as well as access to an extensive global network, serving around 600 destinations in 135 countries. The result is a smoother travel experience and fantastic value. And no matter which airline's Frequent Flyer programme you belong to, oneworld brings you greatly enhanced member benefits and privileges. Visit us at www.oneworld.com for more information and up-to-date flight schedules.

Official WCC 2006 Limousine Service

Pick up & drop off point

Reservation point Location: Main Entrance Contact: Remi Silva Tel: +33 (0)6 200 209 91 Email: [email protected]

Transport GETTING TO AND FROM FIRA GRAN VIA M2 Public transport and WCC shuttle bus service Barcelona city centre has rapid transport links, including six metro lines and an extensive fleet of buses. We recommend you use public transport and even if you come to the city by car your best bet is to leave your vehicle in a car park and enjoy your visit by bus or metro. The closest public transport hub to Fira Gran Via M2 is Plaça de Espanya. From there, a frequent and complimentary shuttle bus service will transfer all delegates to Fira Gran Via M2 throughout the congress. — Please note that the travel time from Plaça de Espanya to Fira Gran Via M2 is approximately 20 minutes. (See plan below)

Congress Transport Tickets 5 day Public Transport tickets at a special congress rate will be for sale at the Fira Gran Via M2, transport desk, as from Friday 1 September in the main entrance *. Price: Season tickets for 5 Congress days: 20 Euros (including 7% VAT) These tickets are valid to and from the Airport by bus, and also cover the periphery of Barcelona including: Sitges, Castelldefels, San Cugat, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sabadell, Sant Just Desvern, Sant Joan Despi. These tickets become valid when stamped for the first time and can be used between 30 August and 7 September *Companies can purchase tickets in advance (minimum order of 10) by contacting: [email protected] Official WCC 2006 Limousine Service Enjoy first class chauffeur service and benefit from the only drop off point with direct access to the Fira Gran Via main entrance. For more information refer to the advert on page 54. GETTING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT By train Airport – Barcelona (Sants Station and Plaça Catalunya). Daily between 06:00 - 23:40 Barcelona (Plaça Catalunya and Sants Station) - airport. Daily between 05:30 - 22:00 Frequency : every 30 min. — Fare: e2.25 — Length of journey: 17 minutes to Barcelona Sants station, 23 minutes to Plaça Catalunya - Further information : www.renfe.es By Aerobus Barcelona (Plaça Catalunya) airport. - Daily between 06:00–24:00. - Frequency: every 12 min. Further information: www.emt-amb.com IBERIA TICKET OFFICE Iberia can be contacted directly at the following address: Gran Via de las Corts Catalanes nº 629 — Tel : 93 302 79 47 - Fax : 93 302 77 44

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Registration Congress badges Your personal congress badge serves as your passport to the scientific sessions and the exhibition. Attendees are expected to wear their congress badge visibly at all times. No badge – no entry! Colour codes of badges: White: Delegate Red: ESC & WHF Boards Gold: ESC Fellow Purple: Press Green: Exhibitor Orange: WCC Staff Note that accompanying persons may visit the exhibition, but do not have access to the lecture halls. A fixed price of e 45 will be charged for the replacement of a lost badge. Journals subscription All delegates paying the following fees: Standard, Heart Foundation Professional, Nurse/Technician or Emeritus FESC are entitled to receive a free subscription for one year (January to December 2007) to one of the journals. Either European Heart Journal (bi-monthly), Cardiovascular Research (monthly) or to the official journal of the WHF: Prevention and Control (volume 2) (quarterly). Please specify your choice on your registration form, otherwise please feel free to visit the ESC Publication booth in the Exhibition Hall (D500) and the WHF booth (C500). Incomplete or company addresses will not be accepted and will result in the cancellation of the subscription. Liability disclaimer In the event of industrial disruption or other unforeseen circumstances, the WCC accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, cost or expenses incurred by delegates. Delegates are strongly encouraged to make their own arrangements with respect to personal insurance.

Hotel Accommodation For on-site booking or information, please visit the Hotel Counter located in the registration area during the following opening hours: Friday 1 September 10:00-18:30 Saturday 2 September to Tuesday 5 September 08:00-18:30 Wednesday 6 September 08:00-12:00

Social Events The Social Events desk will be open from Friday 1 September at 10:00. Participants, who have pre-paid for the concert and/or gala tickets, must pick up the official admission tickets on site at the respective counters upon presentation of their badge before — Sunday 3 September at 12:00, for the Concert — Tuesday 5 September at 16:00, for the Gala Evening Tickets that are not picked up within these deadlines will no longer be available. It will not be possible to cancel tickets onsite.

Excursion Programme For bookings and information, please visit the Excursion desk located in the Registration Hall (open from Friday 1 September at 10:00).

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Facilities at Fira Gran Via M2 Bank Cash machines are available in the Congress Centre, but there are no bank facilities for changing money. Business centre Printing, copying and other office requirements can be handled at the Business Centre located in Zone 2 next to "ServiFira". Left-Luggage and cloakroom Left-luggage and cloakroom are located near the Main Entrance. Cloakroom is public access and costs e1 per item. Lost and found Lost and found items can be recovered at the ServiFira in Zone 2. City Info For information on Barcelona City and restaurant reservations, please visit the City info desk located in the Main entrance. WCC Info Points Many Info Points are located throughout the Fira Gran Via M2 and WCC Staff are here to help you. Medical care Participants in need of medical treatment should contact the First Aid Point located near the Registration Hall. Telephone number: (+34) 93 233 4002 The First Aid Point is operated by a paramedic and an operator with an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Restaurant services There are many restaurants and snack bars throughout the building and in La Rambla del Corazón in between Zones 1 and 2. Visual reproduction Photographing or filming scientific sessions or meetings is prohibited on the Congress and exhibition premises (except with prior specific permission of the WCC). The WCC reserves the rights to video all presentations of the WCC 2006. No smoking For the comfort and health of all participants, smoking is strictly prohibited in any area of the Fira Gran Via M2. Thank you for your cooperation.

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WCC 2006 Congress Resources Final Programme Additional Final Programmes can be purchased for 15 euros per copy on-site at the Registration Assistance desk (subject to availability).The Final Programme is also available on the WCC Web Site. For more details, visit www.worldcardio2006.org Scientific Programme online Use the PCs on the Technolounge and throughout the Congress Centre (see map) to consult the final programme online. Programme-at-a-glance The Programme-at-a-glance is also in your congress bag. This is a quick way to get an overview of all sessions and activities throughout the congress, sorted by topic. Erratum Catch the latest changes, updates and corrections to the scientific programme of the congress, in your copy of the Erratum booklet that you will find in your congress bag. WCC PDA Spotlight Bring your hand-held computer, smartphone or cellphone to the WCC PDA Spotlight area located in the congress main entrance where you can quickly download the WCC 2006 Congress PDA Final Programme. The PDA Final Programme is an easy to use, interactive, portable guide to WCC 2006. Take advantage of the at-a-glance Congress overview, organised session detail, and interactive map designed to help you plan your Barcelona meeting schedule and find your way. The WCC PDA Spotlight also offers quick and easy downloads of the newest ESC PDA pocket guidelines epockets releases for Palm and Windows Mobile/Pocket PC handheld computers. These new pocket guidelines are made available for the very first time during the World Congress of Cardiology 2006 in Barcelona.

VISIT US! Take a moment to speak with mobile phone and handheld computing experts while you recharge your cellphone and PDA. Abstract Book The ESC abstracts are now primarily made available electronically, online and on a CDROM. However, for those that would still like an Abstract Book, a limited supply of books will be available for purchase in the Main Entrance, and online via the ESC website. Official customised abstract books of the EHJ can also be ordered. Abstracts Online Consult all selected abstracts in the Final Programme Online at www.escardio.org/abstract-book. This service is also available onsite from all Congress Information Web Units and the Technolounge. After the Congress the entire Abstract Book Online will be available via www.escardio.org/abstract-book. Abstract Book CD-ROM Delegates will receive an Abstract CD-ROM voucher in their Congress Bag, and are invited to go to the AstraZeneca stand (A100) in the Exhibition Hall to redeem their personal copy. Satellite and Exhibition Information Envelope In your Congress bag, you will find an envelope containing invitations created by Industry highlighting Exhibition, Satellite Symposia, Workshop Sessions and EBAC Accredited Educational Programme. Exhibition, Satellite & Workshop Catalogue This handy guide to the Exhibition area, Satellite Symposia and Workshops taking place during the Congress may be found in your delegate bag.

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Technolounge Without leaving the Congress Centre, you will find the perfect place to work, chat or simply relax. In addition to a quiet and comfortable atmosphere where you can review the entire WCC2006 Scientific Programme on-line, the Technolounge offers all the services of a fully equipped business lounge with internet, pc workstation and printer access, free of charge, to all. Located in Zone 1, make sure to visit the Technolounge, all delegates welcome. Supported exclusively by Servier in the form of an Unrestricted Educational Grant

News from the World Congress Don’t forget to pick up your free copy of ESC Congress News, the official 12-page newspaper of the World Congress of Cardiology, as from Saturday 2 September 2006. Copies will be available throughout the Congress Centre and from selected Barcelona hotels. ESC Congress News will contain exclusive scientific highlights of the day, onsite reports from the previous day, photographs from key events and useful daily information – and articles issued by the World Heart Federation’s press office. To stay informed electronically, consult the ESC Homepage or subscribe to the My ESC News, to receive daily news straight from the congress centre (My ESC News is a fortnightly publication outside the congress days). Both homepage and My ESC News will provide you with key articles from the Congress News and with Live Reports written by key opinion leaders at this unique congress. By subscribing to the My ESC News you will be amongst the first to read about the latest science from the World Congress. Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on results of sessions you could not attend or to check out scientific highlights after the World Congress.

ESC Village Come and visit the ESC Village in the exhibition area. Discover what the European Society of Cardiology has to offer beyond the annual congress. For instance subscribe to our scientific Journals, obtain ESC Guidelines in pocket format, discuss ESC Associations and Working Group activities, come and find out about our new Online Learning and Teaching Resources, apply to become a ESC Fellow and shop at the ESC Boutique… just to name a few of the activities in the Village. Right next to the ESC Village and linked to the Village will be a stand dedicated to the ESC Congress 2007 which will be held from 1-5 September next year in Vienna, Austria. WHF Booth Increase awareness. Advocate for change. Develop sustainable prevention and control projects. Share science and build capacity. These are the core activities of the World Heart Federation. Visit our booth in Zone 2 (exhibition hall) and discover what we are doing to help the world's people achieve longer and better lives through prevention and control of heart disease and stroke, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Learn about World Heart Day, the Go Red for Women campaign, the ongoing projects in Colombia, Grenada, China and the South Pacific region and the next World Congress of Cardiology to be held from 18-21 May 2008 in Buenos Aires. Explore our journals, Prevention and Control and Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. Meet representatives from the African Heart Network, the Asia-Pacific Heart Network, the European Heart Network and the Inter-American Heart Network. Find out what you or your organization can do to help contain the world's Number One killer.

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European Heart Survey results Results will be presented from the Euro Heart Survey programme in 5 symposia covering the following topics: — complete results of the Percutaneous Coronary Intervention survey — complete results of the Heart Failure II survey (AHF) including preliminary follow-up data — one-year follow-up of the Acute Coronary Syndromes II survey and the full survey results in relation to implementation of guidelines. — long-term management of Atrial Fibrillation drawing on lessons learned from the Euro Heart Survey and German Afib Network. — management of cardiovascular disease in the elderly population including data from across the EHS programme.

World Congress of Cardiology Website 2006 You can find all practical and scientific information of this unique congress on the website: www.worldcardio2006.org. Highlights from the congress will also be available on the homepage of the European Society of Cardiology (www.escardio.org). Scientific Programme Online The place to find all scientific programme and abstract information. Plan your congress and review abstracts online. News and Reports from the Congress Up-to-date information from key sessions and events will be posted on the ESC homepage, with a link from the Wold Congress website. This includes congress reports written by leading cardiologists, Webcasts, Press Releases, journalistic articles and much more. As a subscriber of the My ESC News, you will also receive a daily digest during the congress.

Congress Reports Congress Reports are ideal if you are not able to attend a session or would like to compare your impressions with what other leading scientists think too. All are prepared and edited on-site by some of the finest European Cardiologists and published very shortly after a meeting. You can find the Congress Reports linked from the World Congress homepage. Webcasts Webcasts allow you to view and listen to presentations online. More than 25 sessions from the Congress will be webcast 48 hours after a session takes place. The above symbol next to a session title in the programme indicates that the session has been selected to be webcast. You can find the Webcasts at: www.escardio.org/education. Daily MyESC News Get the Daily MyESC News, our special congress editions of the main ESC e-bulletin. It is free and sent to all MyESC News subscribers. The Daily MyESC News informs you of the scientific reports published on the day in our Congress Reports section and it gives you the highlights from the ESC Congress News too. Sign up as a My ESC user on the Web Site to make sure you do not miss the Daily MyESC News. Virtual Press Office Daily Updates will include the latest press releases and any changes to the press conference schedule. Highlights CD-ROM Contains a selection of the most important presentations from the Congress. Pre-order copies and benefit from a e 30 discount. Copies can be ordered online or obtained from the ESC Village in the exhibition area. The above symbol next to a session title in the programme indicates that the session has been selected for inclusion on the Congress Highlights CD-ROM.

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Press at the Congress Press registration Press representatives can register free of charge upon presentation of a valid press identity card or official letter of assignment. Press registration and press badge pick-up are conducted at the Press Registration Desk located at the WCC Press Centre (and not in the main Registration Hall). Industry officials and their communications agents are not eligible for press registration. The decision of the ESC Press Office is final regarding all press registration requests. Press facilities A fully equipped Press Centre will be open for registered press attendees from 14:00 on Friday 1 September 2006.

WCC Press Conferences are held in the WCC Press Conference Room and Industryorganised press briefings are held separately in the Industry Press Conference Room located within close vicinity of the WCC Press Centre. Facilities include a Press Working Room, Press Lounge, Conference Room, Interview Rooms and Press Dining Room. Industry press activities are equally held on-site, in close proximity to the main WCC Press Centre. All press material, including press conference schedules and press releases, are available online via the Virtual Press Office section of the ESC Web Site (www.escardio.org/vpo). Staff at the WCC Press Centre will be happy to assist you should you have any queries.

The Press Conference programme will begin on Saturday 2 September 2006 and continue throughout the Congress period.

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Exhibition WCC 2006 offers a vast and diverse exhibit area. 210 organisations from 43 countries will present their products and services. From pharmaceutical products to electronic devices, diagnostic tools to telemedicine, there will be exhibits of interest to each and every attendee. Spanning more than 26,000m2, the Exhibition is located between Registration and Poster Areas and is open from 17:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and from 09:00 – 18:00 on Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. Join exhibitors at the opening cocktail from 17:30 on Saturday. On Sunday, why not pull the Lunch & Learn questionnaire from your congress bag and take a tour of participating exhibits. As well as finding tasty snacks 'en route', just hand in your completed questionnaire at the ESC Congress 2007 booth (Exhibition stand D600) to receive a high capacity USB memory stick containing the 2007/8 CME Guide and Congress Calendar. For the 5 best answers to a tie breaker question, there are free registrations to ESC Congress 2007 to be won, too. So don't miss out – from 12:30 Sunday until 17:00 Monday, go Lunch & Learn!

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SHOWCASE AREA (ETSA) ESC & WHF are pleased to present an area dedicated to the newest developments from fledgling companies. See tomorrow's science and technology, today. Find the ETSA area at the front of the Exhibition, close to the entrance from Registration.

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Enjoy a lunchtime snack, learn latest news from Industry, collect a USB memory stick loaded with CME & ESC Congress info and win a free Registration to ESC Congress 2007!

Acknowledgements The European Society of Cardiology and World Heart Federation acknowledge the valuable contribution of organisations contributing to the exhibition, satellite symposia, workshop and sponsorship programmes of the World Congress of Cardiology 2006. (As of July 3rd, 2006)

Exhibitors For more information please refer to the full listing at the end of this Programme and to the Exhibition, Satellite and Workshop Catalogue. 2nd International Congress on "Prediabetes" and the Metabolic Syndrome 3M Health Care Ltd 3W Informed Abbott Vascular Abbott Laboratories Acorn Cardiovascular Inc Actelion Ltd AEPC Aerotel Medical Systems (1998) Ltd AGA Medical Corporation Agfa Healthcare Algerian Society of Cardiology Almond Board of California ALOKA Holding Europe AG American College of Cardiology American Heart Association American Society of Echocardiography AMG Vascular Products S.r.l. Analogic Corporation Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina AstraZeneca AtCor Medical Austrian Society of Cardiology Avox Systems Inc B. Braun Melsungen AG Bayer HealthCare AG

Bedfont Scientific Ltd. Biosensors International Biosite Europe Biotronik GmbH & Co KG Blackwell Publishing Ltd BMEYE BV BMJ Publishing Group Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH Boston Scientific Bristol-Myers Squibb British Cardiovascular Society Bulgarian Society of Cardiology California Walnut Commission Cardiac Science Cardioline Cardiette - ET Medical Devices Cardiostim CardioTek Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cholestech Corporation Cierra Inc CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH Colgate Palmolive Espana Content Ed Net Communications SL Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company Corevalve Cortex Biophysik GmbH Croatian Cardiac Society Custom Medical Devices CV Therapeutics Europe Ltd Cyprus Society of Cardiology Czech Society of Cardiology Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH DailyCare BioMedical Danish Society of Cardiology Datascope

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Acknowledgements Del Mar Reynolds Medical Ltd DiaMed AG Elpen SA Elsevier Encysive Pharmaceuticals Equipmed Esaote SpA ESC Congress 2007 EuroPCR 2007 European Accreditation - EBAC / EBSC European Assoc. for the Study of Obesity (EASO) European Atherosclerosis Society European Society of Cardiology Finapres Medical Systems Finnish Cardiac Society French Society of Cardiology Fukuda Denshi Europe GE Healthcare Gem - Med SL Genzyme Europe BV German Cardiac Society GlaxoSmithKline Grupo Ferrer Grupo Uriach Heart Rhythm Society HeartView LLC Hellenic Cardiological Society Hexacath Hungarian Society of Cardiology Huntleigh Healtcare Cardiology Products Icelandic Cardiac Society IHE in Europe IKKF Informa Healthcare Innomed Medical Inc ISCP (International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy) Israel Heart Society

Italian Federation of Cardiology Itamar Medical Ltd Japanese Circulation Society La Lettre du Cardiologue Le Cardiologue Lebanese Society of Cardiology and Cardiac Survey Libyan Cardiac Society Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Lithuanian Society of Cardiology Living Data Technology Corporation McNeil Consumer Healthcare Medex Research Ltd Medico SpA MediMatic Srl Medis Medical Imaging Systems Medison Co Ltd Medispec Ltd Meditech Ltd Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting 2007 Medrad Europe BV Medtech Insight Medtronic Europe Sarl Menarini International Mennen Medical Ltd Mentice AB Merck KGaA Merck Schering Plough (MSP) Merck Sharp & Dohme Metrax GmbH Miltenyi Biotec GmbH Mitsubishi Kagaku Iatron Mortara Instrument Inc Myogen Inc Nanogen Point-Of-Care Diagnostics Division Netherlands Society of Cardiology New England Journal of Medicine Norav Medical

NorthEast Monitoring Inc Novartis Pharma AG Norwegian Society of Cardiology Nycomed Omron Healthcare Europe BV OrbusNeich Ortivus AB Osypka GmbH Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd Oxford University Press Parexel International PDL BioPharma Inc Pfizer Inc Philips Medical Systems Polish Cardiac Society Portuguese Society of Cardiology Prous Science RADI Medical Systems AB Raisio Benecol Ltd Roche Diagnostics GmbH Romanian Society of Cardiology Rozinn Electronics Inc S. Karger AG Sahajanand Medical Technologies (P) Ltd San Marino Society of Cardiology sanofi - aventis Schering AG Schiller Scisense Inc Servier International Siemens AG Medical Solutions Simbionix Corporation Slovak Society of Cardiology Slovenian Society of Cardiology Society of Cardiology of Serbia and Montenegro Society of Cardiology of the Russian Federation Solvay Pharmaceuticals GmbH

Sonometrics Corporation SonoSite Inc Spanish Society of Cardiology Specifar Pharmaceuticals Springer St. Jude Medical Storz Medical AG Synarc Synovate Healthcare Swedish Society of Cardiology Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd TeraRecon Inc Terumo Europe The Heart Org from Web Md Tomcat Clinical Systems Tomtec Imaging Systems GmbH Toray Toshiba Medical Systems Europe BV Translumina GmbH Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardio-Vascular Surgery Turkish Society of Cardiology Tyco Healtcare TZ Medical Inc UEMS Cardiology Section Ukrainian Society of Cardiology Unilever UpToDate Inc Vanguard AG Vascular Concepts International Vasogen Inc Venice Arrhythmias 2007 Vifor (International) Inc Vital Images Inc Volcano Europe Welch Allyn Inc Werkmeister GmbH

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Acknowledgements Wisepress Online Bookshop Ltd World Heart Federation ZAO Meditek Ltd ZTS Hagmed Sp.j

Satellite Symposia For more information please refer to session listings and to the Exhibition, Satellite and Workshop Catalogue. 3M Health Care Abbott Laboratories Abbott Vascular Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd Bayer HealthCare AG Bayer HealthCare AG (Diagnostics Division) BioCentric Biosite Europe Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH Boston Scientific Bristol-Myers Squibb Colgate Palmolive Co Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company Dade Behring Holding GmbH Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH Eli Lilly and Company Encysive Pharmaceuticals Fournier Pharma GE Healthcare GlaxoSmithKline Itamar Medical Ltd Menarini International Merck KGaA Merck Sharp & Dohme Merck Sharp & Dohme / Schering-Plough Miltenyi Biotec GmbH

Novartis Pharma AG Nycomed Pfizer Inc Philips Medical Systems Roche Diagnostics sanofi-aventis Scios Inc Servier Siemens AG Medical Solutions Solvay Pharmaceuticals GmbH St Jude Medical Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Toshiba Medical Systems Europe BV Unilever Foods Ltd Vanguard AG Medical Services for Europe

Workshops For more information please refer to session listings and to the Exhibition, Satellite and Workshop Catalogue. AGA Medical Corporation Almond Board of California Biotronik California Walnut Commission Corevalve GE Healthcare Genzyme Europe BV Siemens AG Medical Solutions

Nonprofit Organisation Symposia For more information please refer to session listings and to the Exhibition, Satellite and Workshop Catalogue. ISMAAP (International Self Monitoring Association for oral Anticoagulated Patients) Department of Health of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and the Catalan Society of Cardiology

Sponsors The following organisations have contributed to the success of WCC 2006 in a variety of ways and means including educational grants, advertisements, support of delegate services and materials and WCC 2006 sponsorship opportunities. Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd Abbott Vascular Almond Board of California Academy of Healthcare / Cardiome AGA Medical Corporation AstraZeneca AtCor Medical Bayer Healthcare AG Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH Boston Scientific Colgate Palmolive Espana ComtecMed Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company CV Therapeutics Europe

Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH Encysive Pharmaceuticals Fundació Privada Daniel Bravo Andreu GE Healthcare GlaxoSmithKline Lilly Critical Care Europe Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Medtronic Merck KGaA Merck Sharp & Dohme Merck Sharp & Dohme / Schering-Plough Novartis Pharma AG Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals Inc Paul Dudley White Fund of the American Heart Association Pfizer Inc Philips Medical Systems Pinnacle, a division of Lupin sanofi-aventis Schiller AG Servier Siemens AG Medical Solutions SonoSite Inc St Jude Medical Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd Unilever Foods Ltd Vanguard AG Medical Services for Europe

More details are available in the Exhibition, Satellite and Workshop Catalogue.

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Exhibition Hall (booth C530) IHE is a cross vendor initiative supported by the ESC

IHE improves Workflow and Patient Care ● Why do I need to enter the same patient information into 5 different systems in my cath lab? ● How do I link images and data acquired with a mobile echo system to my digital archive and the hospital information system? ● Why can’t I view patient ECGs and other reports immediately and anywhere within my hospital? If you ever raised one of these questions during your daily work, come and visit the IHE booth in the exhibition hall (booth C530) and learn more about ‘Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise’ (IHE). And join us for a symposium with international experts on IHE in room “Copenhagen” on Monday, September 4, from 8:30 to 10:00 in the morning. In the IHE initiative both vendors of medical equipment and user societies like ESC, ACC, RSNA and HIMMS develop together technical solutions that improve workflow in medical care. During this convention cardiology and IHE experts guide you through a virtual hospital and demonstrate the technical solutions in a very practical environment. Come and learn how IHE can improve workflows in your department!

More information about IHE is available in the internet at www.ihe.net and www.ihe-europe.org

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he Programme-at-a-glance is also in your congress bag. This is a quick way to get an overview of all sessions and activities throughout the congress, sorted by topic. Once you have located it in the Programme-at-a-glance, refer to the Final Programme for more detailed information about the session.

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LIST OF EXHIBITORS

Company Name

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2nd International Congress on "Prediabetes" and the Metabolic Syndrome P.O. Box 56, Ben Gurion Airport, Lod, 70100, ISRAEL Tel: + 972 397 275 17/8 - Fax: + 972 397 275 55 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.kenes.com

D635

3M Health Care Ltd. Morley Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1EP, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 150 961 3332 - Fax: + 44 150 961 3670 - Email: [email protected]

L250

3W Informed P.O. Box 226, Bunschoten, GE 3750, THE NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 332 999 385 - Fax: + 31 332 999 386 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.3w-informed.com

E820

Abbott Vascular Max Planck Ring 2, Wiesbaden, 65205, GERMANY Tel: + 49 612 258 3227 - Fax: + 49 612 258 2974 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.abbottvascular.com

K270

Abbott Laboratories 200 Abbott Park Road, D06MV AP343, Abbott Park, IL 60064, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Tel: + 1 847 937 9849 - Fax: + 1 847 937 6076 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.abbott.com

K550

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. 601 Campus Drive, St Paul, MN 55112, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 651 286 4800 - Fax: + 1 651 286 4848 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.acorncardiovascular.com

J740

Actelion Ltd. Gewerbestrasse 16, Allschwil, 4123, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 615 656 565 - Fax: + 41 615 656 500 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.actelion.com

H190

AEPC Association for European Paediatric Cardiology, 31 Route de Florissant, Geneva, CH 1206, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 223 471 056 - Fax: + 41 223 471 056 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.aepc.org

C600

Aerotel Medical Systems (1988) Ltd. 5 Hazoref Street, Holon, 58856, ISRAEL Tel: + 972 355 932 22 - Fax: + 972 355 961 11 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.aerotel.com

K730

AGA Medical Corp. 682 Mendelssohn Avenue, Golden Valley, MN 55427, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 763 513 9227 - Fax: + 1 763 513 9226 Website: www.amplatzer.com

G625

Agfa Healthcare Septestraat 27, Mortsel, 2640, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 344 472 66 - Fax: + 32 344 476 90 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.agfa.com/healthcare

K170

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Algerian Society of Cardiology B.O. Box 261 Hydra, Alger, DZ - 16035, ALGERIA Tel: + 213 212 329 81 - Fax: + 213 212 329 81 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.ands.dz

E533

Almond Board of California 1150 9th Street, Suite 1500, Modesto, CA 95354, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 209 549 8262 - Fax: + 1 209 549 8267 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.almondboard.com

K720

ALOKA Holding Europe AG Steinhauserstrasse 74, Zug, 6300, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 417 472 120 - Fax: + 41 417 472 120 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.aloka-europe.com

J190

American College of Cardiology Heart House, 9111 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 1699, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 301 897 5400 - Fax: + 1 301 897 9745 — Website: www.acc.org

D660

American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 76034, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 214 706 1874 - Fax: + 1 214 706 1517 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.my.americanheart.org

D520

American Society of Echocardiography 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27607, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 919 861 5574 - Fax: + 1 919 787 4916 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.asecho.org

K793

AMG Vascular Products S.r.l. 9 Stefan Negulescu Street, Bucharest, 011651, ROMANIA Tel: + 40 212 082 974 - Fax: + 40 212 314 049 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.amg-vp.com

L705

Analogic Corporation 8 Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 978 977 3000 - Fax: + 1 978 977 6809 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.analogic.com

K755

Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina Josipa Stadlera 6, Sarajevo, BA 71000, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Tel: + 387 332 512 53 - Fax: + 387 332 512 57 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardio-ukbih.org

E502

AstraZeneca AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, S 43183, SWEDEN Tel: + 46 317 761 000 - Fax: + 46 317 763 740 Email: [email protected] Website: www.incirculation.net - www.astrazeneca.com

A100

AtCor Medical Unit 11, West Ryde Corporate Centre, 1059 - 1063 Victoria Road, West Ryde, NSW 2114, AUSTRALIA Tel: + 61 298 748 761 - Fax: + 61 298 749 022 — Website: www.atcormedical.com

F630

237

Company Name

237

Stand Number(s)

Austrian Society of Cardiology Waehringer Guertel 18 - 20, Vienna, A 1090, AUSTRIA Tel: + 43 140 400 4614 - Fax: + 43 140 400 4216 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.atcardio.at

E501

Avox Systems, Inc. 28267 Ruffian Drive, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 210 695 8242 - Fax: + 1 210 696 5263 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.avoxsystems.com

L625

B. Braun Melsungen AG Sieversufer 8, Berlin, 12359, GERMANY Tel: + 49 306 898 970 - Fax: + 49 306 898 9730 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.bbraun.com

G170

Bayer HealthCare AG Pharma PC - GSM CV Risk Products, Building 402, Wuppertal, 42096, GERMANY Tel: + 49 202 365 692 - Fax: + 49 202 365 672 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.cardio.bayer.com

C250

Bedfont Scientific Ltd 105 Laxer Road, Rochester Airport Industrial Estate, Rochester, ME1 3QX, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 870 084 4050 - Fax: + 44 870 084 4051 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.bedfont.com

K740

Biosensors International Rue de Lausanne 31, Morges, CH 1110, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 218 048 000 - Fax: + 41 218 048 001 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.biosensors.com

G120

Biosite Europe 1232 Rue Louis Bleriot, Buc, 78530, FRANCE Tel: + 33 139 202 110 - Fax: + 33 139 202 101 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.biosite.com

J250

Biotronik GmbH & Co. KG Woermannkehre 1, Berlin, 12359, GERMANY Tel: + 49 306 890 50 - Fax: + 49 306 852 804 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.biotronik.com

H550

Blackwell Publishing Ltd 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 186 547 6371 - Fax: + 44 186 547 1371 – Email: [email protected] Website: www.blackwellcardiology.com

E750

BMEYE B.V. Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Suite K2 - 245, Amsterdam, AZ 1105, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 205 665 838 - Fax: + 31 206 976 424 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.bmeye.com

K760

BMJ Publishing Group BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 207 383 6495 - Fax: + 44 207 383 6661 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.heartini.com

E810

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Boehringer Ingelheim Bingerstrasse 173, Inglheim, 55216, GERMANY Tel: + 49 613 2770 - Fax: + 49 613 2720 Email: [email protected] Website: www.boehringer-ingelheim.com

F100

Boston Scientific International SA European Head Quarter, 55 Avenue des Champs Pierreaux, Nanterre, 92000, FRANCE Tel: + 33 157 668 000 - Fax: + 33 157 668 499

J500

Boston Scientific / Guidant European CRM Division, Park Lane, Culliganlaan 2B, Diegem, 1831, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 271 414 11 - Fax: + 32 271 414 55 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonscientific.com Bristol-Myers Squibb 3 Rue Joseph Monier, Cedex, Rueil Malmaison, 92500, FRANCE Tel: + 33 158 836 000 - Fax: + 33 158 836 760 Website: www.bms.com

B250

British Cardiovascular Society 9 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 5HW, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 207 383 3887 - Fax: + 44 207 388 0903 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.bcs.com

E506

Bulgarian Society of Cardiology 18 Daskal Manol Street, Apt 10, Sofia, BG 1606, BULGARIA Tel: + 359 285 106 48 - Fax: + 359 285 106 48 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardiobg.com

E514

California Walnut Commission 1540 River Park Drive, Suite 203, Sacramento, CA 95815 4609, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 916 646 3807 - Fax: + 1 916 923 2548 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.walnuts.org

K710

Cardiac Science 3303 Monte Villa Parkway, Botchell, WA 98021 8906, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 425 402 2393 - Fax: + 1 425 402 2040 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.cardiacscience.com

H140

Cardioline Cardiette – ET Medical Devices Strada Nuova Rivoltana 53, Vignate, MI 20060, ITALY Tel: + 39 029 505 181 - Fax: + 39 029 566 013 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardioline.biz - www.cardiette.biz

K700

Cardiostim 12 Rue Pasteur, Saint-Cloud, 92210, FRANCE Tel: + 33 141 120 710 - Fax: + 33 146 020 509 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardiostim.fr

D650

CardioTek Australielaan 2, Maastricht Airport, AA 6199, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 433 656 006 - Fax: +31 433 656 007 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardiotek.com

L605

237

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4700 Buford Highway, Atlanta, MS K47 - GA 30341, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 770 488 5302 - Fax: + 1 770 488 8151 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cdc.gov/cvh

L685

Cholestech Corporation 3347 Investment Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545 - 3808, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 510 732 7200 - Fax: + 1 510 732 7227 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cholestech.com

M700

Cierra Inc. 2761 Fair Oaks Avenue, Redwood City, 94063, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 650 298 4435 - Fax: + 1 650 298 4444 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cierrainc.com CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH Reininghaustrasse 13, Graz, 8020, AUSTRIA Tel: + 43 316 723 4560 - Fax: + 43 316 723 4562 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cnsystems.at

K125

Colgate Palmolive Espana General Aranaz 88, Madrid, 28027, SPAIN Tel: + 34 913 939 600 - Fax: + 34 913 939 698 - Email: [email protected] Website : www.colgate.com

L620

Content Ed Net Communications SL Maestro Lasalle 36, Madrid, 28016, SPAIN Tel: + 34 913 453 308 - Fax: + 34 913 430 672 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.contentednet.com

E860

Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company 161 Dreve Richelle, Waterloo, 1410, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 235 214 11 - Fax: + 32 235 214 91 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cordis.com

G500

Corevalve 25, Rue de Choiseul, Paris 75002, FRANCE Tel: + 33 144 539 910 - Fax: + 33 144 539 924 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.corevalve.com

ETSA 7

Cortex Biophysik GmbH Nonnenstrabe 39, Leipzig, 04229, GERMANY Tel: + 49 341 487 490 - Fax: + 49 341 487 4950 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cortex-medical.com

K795

Croatian Cardiac Society University Clinic for Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinic Hospital Center Zagred RebroMedical, University of Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, HR 10 000, CROATIA Tel: + 385 123 884 83 - Fax: + 385 123 122 47 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.kardio.hr

E508

Custom Medical Devices 21 Rizariou Street, Athens, 15233, GREECE Tel: +30 210 882 0834 - Fax: +30 210 685 2270 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.siderisdevices.com 237

ETSA 2

ETSA 8

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

CV Therapeutics Europe Ltd K500 15 Meadway Court, Rutherford Close, Stevenage, SG1 2EF, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 143 831 5555 - Fax: + 44 143 831 5556 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cvt.com Cyprus Society of Cardiology P.O. Box 25660, Nicosia, CY 1311, CYPRUS Tel: + 357 223 735 03 - Fax: + 357 223 709 65 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cscardio.com

E532

Czech Society of Cardiology Pekarska Street 72, Brno, CZ 60200, CZECH REPUBLIC Tel: + 420 543 213 825 - Fax: + 420 543 213 830 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.kardio-cz.cz

E509

Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH Zielstattstrasse 48, Munich, 81379, GERMANY Tel: + 49 897 808 445 - Fax: + 49 897 808 595 Email: [email protected] — Website: www.daiichi-sankyo.eu

D200

DailyCare BioMedical 8F, 25 - 3, Ji - Lin Road, Chungli, 32062, TAIWAN Tel: + 886 326 216 88 - Fax: + 886 326 176 88 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.dcbiomed.com

L720

Danish Society of Cardiology Hauser Plads 10, Copenhagen, DK 1127, DENMARK Tel: + 45 339 179 60 - Fax: + 45 339 179 64 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardio.dk

E520

Datascope ZI Athelia 1, La Ciotat, 13705, FRANCE Tel: + 33 442 084 646 - Fax: + 33 442 081 349 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.datascope.com

L640

Del Mar Reynolds Medical Ltd 1 Harforde Court, John Tate Road, Hertford, SG13 7NW, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 199 250 7700 - Fax: + 44 199 250 1213 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.delmarreynolds.com

K140

DiaMed AG Pra Rond 23, Cressier S/ Morat, 1785, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 266 745 133 - Fax: + 41 266 745 145 - Email: [email protected]

K780

Elpen S.A. 11 Sevastas Street, Athens, 11528, GREECE Tel: + 30 210 748 8711 - Fax: + 30 210 748 8731 Website: www.elpen.gr

F620

Elsevier Radarweg 29, Amsterdam, NX 1043, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 204 853 104 - Fax: + 31 204 853 3809 – Email: [email protected] Website: www.elsevier.com

D700

237

Company Name

237

Stand Number(s)

Encysive Pharmaceuticals 4848 Loop Central Drive, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77081, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 713 796 8822 - Fax: + 1 713 796 8232 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.encysive.com

M100

Equipmed 259 Chemin Long, Brussels – La Hulpe, 1310, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 702 100 12- Fax: + 32 702 100 07 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.equipmed.com

K165

Esaote SpA International Sales, Via Di Caciolle 15, Florence, 50127, ITALY Tel: + 39 055 422 91 - Fax: + 39 055 422 9208 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.esaote.com

H170

ESC Congress 2007 European Society of Cardiology, The European Heart House, 2035 Route des Colles, Les Templiers - B.P. 179, Sophia Antipolis, 06903, FRANCE Tel: + 33 492 947 600 - Fax: + 33 492 947 601 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.escardio.org

D600

EuroPCR 2007 C/O Europa Organisation, 5 Rue Saint Pantaléon, Toulouse, 31015, FRANCE Tel: + 33 534 452 645 - Fax: + 33 534 452 623 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.europcr.com

D640

European Accreditation - EBAC / EBSC 2035 Route des Colles, Les Templiers - B.P. 179, Sophia Antipolis, 6903, FRANCE Tel: + 33 492 948 640 - Fax: + 33 492 948 639 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.ebac-cme.org

E760

European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) 231 North Gower Street, London, NW1 2NR, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 207 691 1900 - Fax: + 44 207 387 6033 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.eco2007.org

D620

European Atherosclerosis Society Altonagatan 7, Malmö, SE 21138, SWEDEN Tel: + 46 402 407 50 - Fax: + 46 402 407 51 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.eas-society.org

C520

European Society of Cardiology The European Heart House , 2035 Route des Colles, Les Templiers B.P. 179, Sophia Antipolis, 06903, FRANCE Tel: + 33 492 947 600 - Fax: + 33 492 947 601 Contact: http://www.escardio.org/bodies/about/Contact.htm Website: www.escardio.org

D500

Finapres Medical Systems Paasheuvelweg 34A, Amsterdam, BJ 1105, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 206 972 228 - Fax: + 31 206 090 677 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.finapres.com

J265

Finnish Cardiac Society Isokatu 43 as 5, Oulu, FI 90100, FINLAND Tel: + 358 833 5551 - Fax: + 358 105 481 000 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.fincardio.fi

E523

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

French Society of Cardiology 5 Rue des Colonnes du Trône, Paris, 75012, FRANCE Tel: + 33 143 223 333 - Fax: + 33 143 226 361 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.sfcardio.fr

E516

Fukuda Denshi Europe Rutilstrasse 80, Illnau, CH 8308, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 523 472 266 - Fax: + 41 523 472 268 - Email: [email protected]

H650

GE Healthcare 283 Rue de la Miniere, Buc, 78533, FRANCE Email: [email protected] Website: www.gehealthcare.com

F500 & (C60)

Gem – Med SL C/ Cartagena 245, 5è Of. 5-6, Barcelona, 08025, SPAIN Tel: + 34 935 309 650 - Fax: + 34 934 366 144 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.gem-med.com

ETSA 1

Genzyme Europe BV Gooimeer 10, Naarden, DD 1411, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 356 991 200 - Fax: + 31 356 991 466 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.genzyme.com

L700

German Cardiac Society Achenbachstrasse 43, Düsseldorf, DE 40237, GERMANY Tel: + 49 211 600 6920 - Fax: + 49 211 600 692 10 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.dgk.org

E515

GlaxoSmithKline 2301 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406 2772, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 610 270 4800 — Website: www.gsk.com

K130

GlaxoSmithKline Centre of Excellence Thrombosis, 100 Route de Versailles, Cedex, Marly Le Roi, 78163, FRANCE Tel: + 33 139 178 000 - Fax: + 33 139 178 048 — Website: www.gsk.com

D100

Grupo Ferrer Diagonal 549 - 5th floor, Barcelona, 08029, SPAIN Tel: + 34 936 003 700 - Fax: + 34 934 907 078 Email: [email protected] — Website: www.ferrergrupo.com

D110

Grupo Uriach Poligono Industrial Riera de Caldes, Avinguda Cami Reial 51 – 57, Palau-Solita I Plegamans, Barcelona, 08184, SPAIN Tel: + 34 902 471 511 - Fax: + 34 938 646 606 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.uriach.com

J720

Heart Rhythm Society 1400 K Street N.W, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 202 464 3400 - Fax: + 1 202 464 3401 Website: www.hrsonline.org

C620

237

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

HeartView, LLC 4400 PGA Boulevard, Suite 900, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 561 626 9901 - Fax: + 1 561 626 2415 - Email: [email protected]

ETSA 6

Hellenic Cardiological Society 6 Potamianou Street, Athens, GR 11528, GREECE Tel: + 30 210 725 8003 - Fax: + 30 210 722 6139 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.hcs.gr

E524

Hexacath 4 Passage St Antoine, Rueil Malmaison, 92500, FRANCE Tel: + 33 141 390 192 - Fax: + 33 141 390 193 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.hexacath.com

H100

Hungarian Society of Cardiology Chazar Andras UTCA 19, P.O. Box 24, Budapest, HU 1406, HUNGARY Tel: + 36 146 106 65 - Fax: + 36 146 106 65 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.mkardio.hu

E503

Huntleigh Healthcare Cardiology Products Otto Von Guerickestrasse 10, Wiesbaden, D 65205, GERMANY Tel: + 49 612 293 7104 - Fax: + 49 612 293 7148 Website: www.huntleigh-technology.com

H760

Icelandic Cardiac Society Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Landspitalinn 101, P.O. Box 10, Reykjavik, 121, ICELAND Tel: + 354 560 1000 - Fax: + 354 560 1287 / 1298 - Email: [email protected]

E519

IHE in Europe C530 C/O COCIR, Diamant Building, 80 Boulevard A. Reyers, Brussels, B 1030, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 270 389 61 - Fax: + 32 270 689 69 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.ihe-europe.org IKKF Bayerstrasse 21, Munich, 80335, GERMANY Tel: + 49 895 488 440 - Fax: + 49 895 488 441 43 - Website: www.ikkf.de

C640

Informa Healthcare 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingoon, OX14 4RN, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 020 701 760 00 - Fax: + 44 020 701 766 99 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.tandf.co.uk/books

E800

Innomed Medical Inc. Szabo Tozsef UTCA 12, Budapest, 1146, HUNGARY Tel: + 36 146 092 00 - Fax: + 36 146 092 22 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.innomed.hu

K210

ISCP (International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy) Englishviertelstrasse 7, Zurich, CH 8032, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 125 263 42 - Fax: + 41 125 139 07 - Email: [email protected]

C650

Israel Heart Society E518 Twin Towers 2, Room 1323, 35 Jabotinsky Street, Ramat Gan, IL 52511, ISRAEL Tel: + 97 236 122 577 - Fax: + 97 236 122 588 Email: [email protected] - [email protected] — Website: www.israel-heart.org.il 237

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Italian Federation of Cardiology C/O Università Vita Salute San Raffaele - Dibit, Via Olgettina, Milan, 58 - IT 20132, ITALY Tel: + 39 022 643 3068 - Fax: + 38 022 643 2983 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.ifc-web.it

E505

Itamar Medical Ltd 2 Ha’eshel Street, P.O. Box 3579, Caesarea, 38900, ISRAEL Tel: + 972 461 770 00 - Fax: + 972 462 755 98 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.itamar-medical.com

L650

Japanese Circulation Society 8F Cube Oike Bldg, 599 Bano Cho, Karasuma Aneyakoji, Nakagyo-Ku, Kyoto, 604 - 8172, JAPAN Tel: + 81 752 575 830 - Fax: + 81 752 131 675 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.j-circ.or.jp

G610

La Lettre du Cardiologue 2 Rue Sainte Marie, Courbevoie, 92418, FRANCE Tel: + 33 146 676 200 - Fax: + 33 146 676 310 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vivactis-media.com

G620

Le Cardiologue 13 Rue Niepce, Paris, 75014, FRANCE Tel: + 33 145 437 076 - Fax: + 33 145 430 810 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardionews.com

D645

Lebanese Society of Cardiology and Cardiac Survey Lebanese Order of Physicians, Beit El Tabib – Tahwitat Furn El Shubback, P.O. Box 11 640, Beirut, LEBANON Tel: + 961 139 7315 - Fax: + 961 139 7315 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.lscardio.org

E507

Libyan Cardiac Society National Heart Centre Tajura, P.O. Box 82251, Tripoli, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Tel: + 218 213 692 305 - Fax: + 218 213 692 305 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.lcs.org.ly

E529

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 250 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8RD, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 207 981 0500 - Fax: + 44 207 981 0501 Website: www.lww.co.uk

G600

Lithuanian Society of Cardiology Clinic of Heart Disease, Centre of Cardiology and Angiology, Vilnius University Hospital, Santariskiu Klinicos, Santariskiu Street 2, Vilnius, 8661 - 21, LITHUANIA Tel: + 370 523 650 10 - Fax: + 370 523 652 11 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.heart.lt

E530

Living Data Technology Corp. 140, 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 718 784 5858 - Fax: + 1 718 492 9608 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.angionew.com

G630

237

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

McNeil Consumer Healthcare 890 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, NIK IA5, CANADA Tel: + 1 519 826 6290 - Fax: + 1 519 826 6202 Website: www.mcneilcanada.com Medex Research Ltd. 2 Chapel Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 - IBU, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 124 379 0779 - Fax: + 44 124 379 0789 Email: [email protected] Website: www.medexresearch.com

A50

Medico SpA Via Pitagora 15, Rubano, PD 35030, ITALY Tel: + 39 049 897 6755 - Fax: + 39 049 897 6788 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.medicoweb.com

K160

MediMatic Srl Viale Cembrano 4C/4 Genova - 16148 ITALY Tel: + 39 010 301 1634 - Fax: + 39 010 301 45 48 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.medimatic.com

K770

Medis Medical Imaging Systems Schuttersveld 9, Leiden, XG 2316, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 715 223 244 - Fax: + 31 715 215 617 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.medis.nl

K605

Medison Co Itl Discusser 8 Medison Building, 1003 Daechi-dng, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, 135 280, KOREA Tel: + 82 221 941 000 - Fax: + 82 221 941 168 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.medison.com

J100

Medispec Ltd 12850 Middlebrook Road, Suite 1, Germantown, MD 20874, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 301 944 1575 - Fax: + 1 301 972 6098 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.medispec.com

K110

Meditech Ltd. Ulloi UT 200, Budapest, H 1191, HUNGARY Tel: + 36 128 082 32 - Fax: + 36 128 293 88 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.meditech.com

K200

Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting 2007 Viale Virgilio 30, Riccione, 47838, ITALY Tel: + 39 054 169 1150 - Fax: + 39 054 169 2232 Email: [email protected] Medrad Europe B.V. Horsterweg 24, Maastricht Airport, AC 6199, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 433 585 699 - Fax: + 31 433 656 598 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.medrad.com

237

J760

H50

G660

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Medtech Insight 23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 125, Newport Beach, CA 92660, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 949 219 0150 - Fax: + 1 949 219 0067 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.medtechinsight.com

J730

Medtronic Europe Sarl 31 Route du Molliau, Case Postale, Tolochenaz, CH 1131, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 218 027 000 - Fax: + 41 218 027 900 Email: [email protected] Website: www.medtronic.com

F250

Menarini International Via Sette Santi 3, Florence, 50131, ITALY Tel: + 39 055 568 01 - Fax: + 39 055 568 0484 Email: [email protected] Website: www.menariniinternational.com

M250

Mennen Medical Ltd. 4 HA Yarden Street, P.O. Box 102, Rehovot, 76000, ISRAEL Tel: + 972 893 233 33 - Fax: + 972 893 285 10 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.mennermedical.com

J120

Mentice AB Rosenlundsgatan 8, Gothenburg, SE 41120, SWEDEN Tel: + 46 313 399 400 - Fax: + 46 313 339 499 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.mentice.com

K750

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Site, Frankfurterstrasse 250, Darmstadt, DE 64293, GERMANY Tel: + 49 615 1720 - Fax: + 49 615 172 2000 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.merck.de

J270 & (C50)

Merck Schering Plough (MSP) 1 Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, P.O. Box 100, New Jersey, NJ 08889 0100, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 908 423 1000 - Fax: + 1 908 423 1523 - Email: www.inegy.com Website: www.merck.com

D270

Merck Sharp & Dohme 1 Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, P.O. Box 100, New Jersey, NJ 08889 0100, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 908 423 1000 - Fax: + 1 908 423 1513 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.mercksharpdohme.com

D250

Metrax GmbH Rheinwaldstrasse 22, Rottweil, 78628, GERMANY Tel: + 49 741 2570 - Fax: + 49 741 257 235 Website: www.metrax.com

L610

Miltenyi Biotec GmbH Friedrich Ebertstrasse 68, Bergisch Gladbach, 51429, GERMANY Tel: + 49 220 483 060 - Fax: + 49 220 485 197 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.miltenyibiotec.com

J140

237

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Mitsubishi Kagaku Iatron C/O Marques de la Valdavia, 42 - 2 - 3A, Alcobendas, 28100, SPAIN Tel: + 34 916 523 104 - Fax: + 34 916 523 314 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mk-iatron.jp

J770

Mortara Instrument Inc. 7865 North 86th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53224, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 414 354 1600 - Fax: + 1 414 354 4760 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.mortara.com

H130

Myogen, Inc. 7575 W, 103rd Avenue, Suite 102, Westminster, 80021, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 303 410 6666 - Fax: + 1 303 410 3358 Email: [email protected] — Website: www.myogen.com

K790

Nanogen, Point-Of-Care Diagnostics Division 1 Marmac Drive, Toronto, M9W 1E7, CANADA Tel: + 1 416 798 3445 / 212 - Fax: + 1 416 798 3447 Website: www.nanogen.com

G640

Netherlands Society of Cardiology NVVC. Bureau, P.O. Box 19192, Utrecht, DD 3501, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 302 345 000 - Fax: + 31 302 345 002 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardiologie.nl

E510

New England Journal of Medicine 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 781 893 3800 - Fax: + 1 781 893 7729 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.nejm.org

E850

Norav Medical P.O. Box 571, Kiryat Bialik, 27104, ISRAEL Tel: + 972 487 430 31 - Fax: + 972 487 430 32 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.norav.com

L120

NorthEast Monitoring, Inc E830 2 Clock Tower Place, Suite 555, Maynard, MA 01754, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 978 461 3992 - Fax: + 1 978 461 5991 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.nemon.com

237

Novartis Pharma AG Lichtstrasse 35, Basel, CH 4002, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 613 243 655 - Fax: + 41 613 249 944 Email: [email protected] — Website: www.novartis.com

B100

Norwegian Society of Cardiology Ostadalsveien 12B, Oslo, NO 0753, NORWAY Tel: + 47 225 078 55 - Fax: + 47 225 216 58 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.hjerte.no

E521

Nycomed Langebjerg 1, Roskilde, DK 4000, DENMARK Tel: + 45 467 710 59 - Fax: + 45 467 566 40 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.nycomed.com

C100

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Omron Healthcare Europe B.V. 14 Rue de Lisbonne, Rosny-Sous-Bois Cedex, 93561, FRANCE Tel: + 33 156 637 046 - Fax: + 33 148 559 818 Email: [email protected] Website: www.omron-healthcare.com

H750

OrbusNeich Drs W Van Royenstraat, Hoevelaken, AN 3871, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 332 541 150 - Fax: + 31 332 541 151 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.orbusneich.com

K600

Ortivus AB P.O. Box 713, Karlsrovägen 2D, Stockholm, 18217, SWEDEN Tel: + 46 844 645 00 - Fax: + 46 844 645 19 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.ortivus.com

M600

Osypka GmbH Earl H, Woodstrasse 1, Rheinfelden, 79618, GERMANY Tel: + 49 762 374 050 - Fax: + 49 762 374 051 60 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.osypka.de

L615

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd. Hunton House, High Bridge Business Park, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8- 1HU, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 189 520 7100 - Fax: + 44 189 520 7115 Email: [email protected] — Website: www.otsuka-europe.com

M750

Oxford University Press D630 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 186 555 6767 - Fax: + 44 186 535 3835 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.oup.com - www.oxfordjournals.org Parexel International E870 The Quays, 101 - 105 Oxford Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1LZ, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 142 868 4222 - Fax: + 44 189 561 4529 - Email: [email protected] PDL BioPharma Inc 34801 Campus Drive, Fremont, CA 94555, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 510 742 2882 - Fax: + 1 510 790 2690 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.pdl.com

K610

Pfizer Inc. E100 & (C70) 235 East, 42nd Street, New York, N 10017 - 5755, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 212 573 2323 - Fax: + 1 212 573 3253 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.pfizer.com Philips Medical Systems Global Information Centre, P.O. Box 1286, Eindhoven, BG 5602, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 402 787 246 - Fax: + 31 402 764 887 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.medical.philips.com

H250

Polish Cardiac Society Stawki Street 3A/1 - 2, Warsaw, 00 193, POLAND Tel: + 48 228 871 856 - Fax: + 48 228 871 858 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.ptkardio.pl

E504

237

Company Name

237

Stand Number(s)

Portuguese Society of Cardiology Campo Grande 28, 13°, Lisbon, 1700 - 093, PORTUGAL Tel: + 351 217 970 685 - Fax: + 351 217 931 095 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.spc.pt

E511

Prous Science Provenza 388, 2nd Floor, Barcelona, 08025, SPAIN Tel: + 34 934 592 220 - Fax: + 34 934 581 535 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.prous.com

E770

RADI Medical Systems AB Palmbladsgatan 10, Uppsala, SE 75450, SWEDEN Tel: + 46 181 610 00 - Fax: + 46 181 610 99 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.radi.se

H570

Raisio Benecol Ltd P.O. Box 101, Raisio, FI 21201, FINLAND Tel: + 358 244 321 11 - Fax: + 358 244 329 45 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.benecol.net

L680

Roche Diagnostics GmbH Sandhoferstrasse 116, Mannheim, DE 68305, GERMANY Tel: + 49 621 759 3990 - Fax: + 49 621 759 2323 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.roche-diagnostics.com

G275

Romanian Society of Cardiology Cardiology Department, Fundeni Hospital, 258 Fundeni Way, Bucarest, RO 72435, ROMANIA Tel: + 40 213 183 591 - Fax: + 40 213 183 591 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.rscardio.ro

E526

Rozinn Electronics Inc. 71 - 22 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY 113857 - 254, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 718 386 5526 - Fax: + 1 718 366 4574 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.rozinn.com

L715

S. Karger AG Allschwilerstrasse 10, P.O. Box, Basel, 4009, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 613 061 111 - Fax: + 41 613 061 234 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.karger.com

E790

Sahajanand Medical Technologies (P) Ltd. “Sahajanand House”, Parsi Street, Saiyedpura, Surat, 395003, INDIA Tel: + 91 261 245 1451 - Fax: + 91 261 245 2458 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.smtpl.com

L660

San Marino Society of Cardiology Via Ovella 27 Valdragone, Borgo Maggione, 47893, REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO Tel: + 378 054 990 6353 - Fax: + 378 054 987 5280 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.ssc.sm

E527

sanofi aventis 174 Avenue de France, Paris, 75013, FRANCE Tel: + 33 153 774 000 - Fax: + 33 153 774 265 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sanofi-aventis.com

A500

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Schering AG Muellerstrasse 170 - 178, Berlin, 13342, GERMANY Tel: + 49 303 498 9183 - Fax: + 49 303 498 9441 Email: [email protected] Website: www.schering.com

J700

Schiller Altgasse 68, Baar, CH 6341, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 417 664 242 - Fax: + 41 417 610 880 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.schiller.de

H150

Scisense Inc. 3397 White Oak Road, Unit 3, London, Ontario, N6E 3A1, CANADA Tel: + 1 519 680 7677 - Fax: + 1 519 680 7718 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.scisense.com

L690

Servier 192 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Cedex, Neuilly sur Seine, 92578, FRANCE Tel: + 33 155 726 000 - Fax: + 33 155 727 295 Website: www.servier.com

B500

Siemens AG Medical Solutions H500 & H600 Henkestrasse 127, Erlangen, 91052, GERMANY Tel: + 49 913 1840 - Fax: + 49 913 184 1593 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.siemens.com/medical Simbionix Corp. 11000 Cedar Avenue, Suite 210, Lod, 71520, ISRAEL Tel: + 972 216 229 2040 - Fax: + 972 216 229 2070 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.simbionix.com

J765

Slovak Society of Cardiology Slovak Cardiovascular Institue – SUSCH, Pod Krasnou Horkou 1, Bratislava, SK 833 48, SLOVAK REPUBLIC Tel: + 421 259 320 223 - Fax: + 421 259 320 223 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardiology.sk

E512

Slovenian Society of Cardiology Ulica Stare Pravde 6, Ljubjana, SI 1000, SLOVENIA Tel: + 386 152 229 34 - Fax: + 386 152 245 99 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.sicardio.org

E531

Society of Cardiology of Serbia and Montenegro Department for Diagnostic and Catheterization Labs, Institue for Cardiolvascular Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Koste Todorovica, Belgrade, 11000, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Tel: + 381 113 614 738 - Fax: + 381 113 614 738 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.ukscg.org

E525

Society of Cardiology of the Russian Federation State Research Center for Preventive Medecine, 10 Petroverigsky Lane, Moscow, 101 990, RUSSIAN FEDERATION Tel: + 7 095 923 0636 - Fax: + 7 095 923 8636 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.cardiosite.ru

E513

237

Company Name

237

Stand Number(s)

Solvay Pharmaceuticals GmbH Hans Bockler Allee 20, Hannover, 30173, GERMANY Tel: + 49 511 857 3246 - Fax: + 49 511 857 3319 Website: www.slovay.com

C200

Sonometrics Corporation 500 Nottinghill Road, London, Ontario, N6K 3P1, CANADA Tel: + 1 519 474 6464 - Fax: + 1 519 474 6426 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.sonometrics.com

K615

SonoSite Inc. Worldwide Headquarters, 21919 30th Drive SE, Bothell, WA 98021 3904, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 425 951 1200 - Fax: + 1 425 951 1201 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.sonosite.com

F600

Spanish Society of Cardiology Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe 5 - 7, Madrid, ES 28028, SPAIN Tel: + 34 917 242 370 - Fax: + 34 917 242 371 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.secardiologia.es

E500

Specifar Pharmaceuticals 1, 28 Octovriou Street, Ag. Varvara, 12351, GREECE Tel: + 30 210 540 1500 - Fax: + 30 210 540 1600 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.specifar.gr

F640

Springer Tiergartenstrasse 17, Heidelberg, 69121, GERMANY Tel: + 49 622 148 70 - Fax: + 49 622 148 78 / 8566 Email: [email protected] — Website: www.springer.com

E840

St. Jude Medical The Corporate Village, Avenue da Vinci 11, P.O. Box F1, Zaventem, 1935, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 277 468 11 - Fax: + 32 277 283 84 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.sjm.com

G250

Storz Medical AG Lohstampsestrasse 8, Taijirwilen, 8274, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 716 774 545 - Fax: + 41 716 774 505 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.storzmedical.com

L710

Synarc Cardiology & Neurovascular Business Unit, 1 Rue de la Cristallerie, Sèvres, 92310, FRANCE Tel: + 33 149 662 406 - Fax: + 33 149 662 401 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.synarc.com

L100

Synovate Healthcare The Boathouse, The Embankment, Putney, London, SW15 1LB, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 208 246 6200 - Fax: + 44 208 246 6300 Website: www.synovate.com

K100

Swedish Society of Cardiology Heart Center, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, SE 171 76, SWEDEN Tel: + 46 851 772 951 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.svenskacardiologforeningen.org

E522

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd L270 & L500 Arundel Great Court, Arundel Street, London, WC2R 3DA, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 207 759 5000 - Fax: + 44 207 595 5270 Website: www.takeda.com TeraRecon, Inc 2955 Campus Drive, Suite 325, San Mateo, 94403 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 650 372 1100 - Fax: + 1 650 372 1101 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.terarecon.com

F750

Terumo Europe 1 Rue Hélène Boucher, Parc Ariane, Batiment Jupiter, Guyancourt, 78284, FRANCE Tel: + 33 139 309 575 - Fax: + 33 139 309 570 Website: www.terumo-europe.com

L600

TheHeart-Org from Web Md 390 Guy Street, Suite 109, Montreal, H3J 1S4, CANADA Tel: + 1 514 931 5434 - Fax: + 1 514 931 5362 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.theheart.org

K150

Tomcat Clinical Systems Business Centre, 10 Dargan Crescent, Belfast, BT3 9 JP, IRELAND Tel: + 44 289 077 4228 - Fax: + 44 284 077 6906 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.tomcat.co.uk

ETSA 3

Tomtec Imaging Systems GmbH Edisonstrasse 6, Unterschleissheim, 85716, GERMANY Tel: + 49 893 217 5500 - Fax: + 49 893 217 5750 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.tomtec.de

G100

Toray Arca Central 21F, 2 - 1, Kinshi 1 Chome, Sumida - ku, Tokyo, 130 - 0013, JAPAN Tel: + 81 356 106 536 - Fax: + 81 356 106 545 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.toray.com

K120

Toshiba Medical Systems Europe B.V. Zilverstraat 1, Zoetermeer, NL – 2718 RP, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 793 689 222 - Fax: + 31 793 689 444 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.toshiba-europe.com/medical

K250

Translumina GmbH Neue Rottenburgerstrasse 50, Hechingen, 72379, GERMANY Tel: + 49 747 198 940 - Fax: + 49 747 198 94 / 380 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.translumina.de

G270

Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardio-Vascular Surgery Maison du Coeur, Rue du Lac Huron, Residence Les Pergolas, Apt. 201, Les Berges du Lac, Tunis, TN 2035, TUNISIA Tel: + 216 719 654 32 - Fax: + 216 719 653 64 Email: [email protected] Website: www.atcccv.org.tn

E534

Turkish Society of Cardiology Darülaceze Cad. Fulya Sok., Eksiogul Is Merkezi 9/1, Okmeydani, Istanbul, TR 34384, TURKEY Tel: + 90 212 221 1730 - Fax: + 90 212 221 1738 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.tkd.org.tr

E517

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Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Tyco Healthcare 2 Rue Denis Diderot, ZA La Clef de St Pierre, Elancourt, 78990, FRANCE Tel: + 33 130 798 438 - Fax: + 33 130 798 213 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.tycohealthcare.com

K145

TZ Medical Inc. 7272 SW Durham Road n° 800, Portland, OR 97224, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 503 639 0282 - Fax: + 1 503 639 0239 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.tzmedical.com

J780

UEMS Cardiology Section Ostalsveien 12B, Oslo, 0753, NORWAY Tel: + 47 225 078 55 - Fax: + 47 225 216 58 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.uems.net

E780

Ukrainian Society of Cardiology Institute of Cardiology, 5 Naroduoko Opolchenia Street, Kiev, 03151, UKRAINE Tel: + 380 442 497 015 - Fax: + 380 442 497 015 - Email: [email protected]

E528

Unilever Olivier van Noortlaan 120, Vlaardingen, AC 3130, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 104 606 506 - Fax: + 31 104 605 993 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.unilever.com

J150

UpToDate Inc Boerhaavelaan 24, Zoetermeer, HX 2713, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 793 716 143 - Fax: + 31 793 716 177 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.uptodate.com

K796

Vanguard AG Medical Services for Europe, Friedrichstrasse 78, Berlin, 10117, GERMANY Tel: + 49 308 048 4330 - Fax: + 49 308 048 4445 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.vanguard.de

G650

Vascular Concepts International L670 Londres 90 - 4° 2°, Barcelona, 08036, SPAIN Tel: + 34 933 632 895 - Fax: + 34 933 220 611 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.vascularconcepts.com Vasogen Inc. 2155 Dunwin Drive, Suite 10, Mississauga, L5L 4M1, CANADA Tel: + 1 905 817 2000 - Fax: + 1 905 569 0250 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.vasogen.com

M650

Venice Arrhythmias 2007 H715 Umberto 1 Hospital, Via Circonvallazione 50, Mestre, VE 30174, ITALY Tel: + 39 412 607 201 - Fax: + 39 412 607 235 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.venicearrhythmias.org Vifor (International) Inc. P.O. Box, Rechenstrasse 37, St. Gallen, CH 9001, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 712 728 484 - Fax: + 41 712 728 485 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.vifor.com

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H700

Company Name

Stand Number(s)

Vital Images Inc. 5850 Opus Parkway, Suite 300, Minnetonka, MN 55343, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: + 1 952 487 9590 - Fax: + 1 952 487 9530 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.vitalimages.com

K105

Volcano Europe Excelsiorlaan 41, Zaventem, B 1930, BELGIUM Tel: + 32 267 910 76 - Fax: + 32 267 910 72 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.volcanocorp.com

J710

Welch Allyn Inc. Staalweg 50, Delft, KK 2612, NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 157 505 000 - Fax: + 31 157 505 050 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.welchallyn.com

G550

Werkmeister GmbH Eschwegerstrasse 10, wanfried, 37281, GERMANY Tel: + 49 565 598 9997 - Fax: + 49 565 598 9922 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.werkmeister-gmbh.de

ETSA 5

Wisepress Online Bookshop Ltd The Old Lamp Works, 25 High Path, Merton Abbey, London, SW19 2JL, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 44 208 715 1812 - Fax: + 44 208 715 1722 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.wisepress.co.uk

J260

World Heart Federation 5 Avenue du Mail, Geneva, 1205, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 228 070 320 - Fax: + 41 228 070 339 - Email: [email protected] Website: www.worldheart.org - www.worldheartday.org

C500

ZAO Meditek Ltd 16th Parkovaya, 27, Moscow, 105484, RUSSIAN FEDERATION Tel: + 7 495 414 6813 - Fax: + 7 495 414 6193 Email: [email protected] Website: www.astrocard-meditek.com

K620

ZTS Hagmed Sp.j Ul. Tomaszowska 32, Rawa Mazowiecka, 96200, POLAND Tel: + 48 468 144 429 - Fax: + 48 468 144 805 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hagmed.com.pl

ETSA 4

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