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5th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

of the POLISH CARDIAC SOCIETY

Warsaw, 27-29 of September, 2001

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Session of the Working Group
on Noninvasive Electrocardiology
7

Heart failure - means always the same?
Chairpersons:
     J. Korewicki (Warszawa)
     P. Ponikowski (Wrocław)

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - role of 24h ECG in diagnostics and therapy.
Chairpersons:
     R. Piotrowicz (Warszawa)
     P. Maison-Blanche (Paris, F)

- Diagnostics and treatment of heart failure in general practitioners.
     J. Korewicki (Warszawa)                              15'

- Atrial fibrillation diagnosis in 24h ECG - it is not always easy.
     R. Baranowski (Warszawa)

- Systolic heart failure.
     J. Dubiel (Kraków)                                        20'

- Diastolic heart failure.
     M. Tendera (Katowice)                                 20'

- Role of autonomic nervous system in atrial fibrillation triggering - therapeutic implications.
     P. Maison-Blanche (Paris, F)

- Peripheral mechanism of heart failure or maybe circulatory insufficiency?
     P. Ponikowski (Wrocław)                             15'

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11:30-12:00

BREAK

Treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysm.
Chairpersons:
     M. Śliwiński (Warszawa)
     A. Dziatkowiak (Kraków)

Congenital cardiac defects with concomitant developmental anomalies of other organs.
Chairpersons:
     K. Kubicka (Warszawa)
     M. Popczyńska-Markowa (Kraków)

- Acute dissection of ascending aorta.
     A. Dziatkowiak (Kraków)
     J. Sadowski (Kraków)

- Chronic aortic aneurysms.
     M. Śliwiński (Warszawa)
     A. Biederman (Warszawa)

- Congenital cardiac defects with concomitant DiGeorge's syndrome.
     L. Szydłowski (Kraków)

- Panel discussion:
     M. Śliwiński (Warszawa)
     A. Dziatkowiak (Kraków)
     A. Biederman (Warszawa)
     J. Sadowski (Kraków)
     M. Zembala(Zabrze)
     R. Jaszewski (Łódź)
     P. Urbański (Bad-Neustadt, D)
     P. Hoffman (Warszawa)
     K. Żmudka (Kraków)

- Items for discussion:
1. Surgical procedures in acute dissection of: ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta, thoraco-abdominal aorta..
2. Surgical techniques.
3. Risk factors of death and comlications in patients with operated aortic aneurysms.

- Congenital cardiac defects with concomitant Turner's syndrome.
     M. Wróblewska-Kałużewska (Warszawa)

- CATCH 22 - diagnostic and therapeutic problems.
     W. Kawalec (Warszawa)

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13:30-14:30

From early childhood to old age. How to prevent and treat CAD risk factors?
Chairpersons:
     Z. Kornacewicz-Jach (Szczecin)
     M. Naruszewicz (Szczecin)

Arterial hypertension.
Chairpersons:
     A. Więcek (Katowice)
     J. Głuszek (Poznań)

- Worldwide perspectives of cardiovascular diseases prevention in the new century.
     G. Assman (Münster)

- Renin-angiotensin-aldosteron system - yesterday and today.
     F. Kokot (Katowice)                                    25'

- How to prevent atherosclerosis in children and young people. Is pharmacological intervention possible?
     M. Naruszewicz (Szczecin)

- Diagnostic and treatment of secondary hypertension - what is new in the year 2001?
     A. Januszewicz (Warszawa)                     25'

- Costs and effects o prevention - time to reverse convictions about lack of profitability.
     Z. Kornacewicz-Jach (Szczecin)

- Individualization of primary hypertension treatment.
     K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (Kraków)                    25'

- Coronary heart disease in elderly. Should risk factors be treated in over seventy years of age individuals?
     B. Cybulska (Warszawa)

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10:30-11:00

Instable atherosclerotic plaque - theoretical or clinical problem?
Chairpersons:
     H. Wysocki (Poznań)
     A. Beręsewicz (Warszawa)

Ischaemic stroke.
Chairpersons:
     H. Kwieciński (Warszawa)

- Atherosclerotic plaque - when and why it becomes the reason of acute coronary event?
     A. Beręsewicz (Warszawa)

- Can we predict outcome in acute coronary syndrome?
     W. W. Klein (Graz, A)

- Antiplatelet treatment in the prevention of cerebral strokes.
     J. Bogousslavsky (Lausanne, CH)

- Prevention of acute ischaemic events by atherosclerotic plaques stabilization - theory and practice.
     H. Wysocki (Poznań)

- Pharmacological treatment of acute ischaemic stroke.
     H. Kwieciński (Warszawa)

- Prevention of acute coronary events by influence on coagulation system.
     M. Kurzelewski (Warszawa)

- Angioplasty and stenting of carotid artery.
     M. Dąbrowski (Warszawa)

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Progress in electrotherapy – invasive electrocardiology in the 21^st century.
Chairpersons:
     W. Piwowarska (Kraków)
     W. Kargul (Katowice)

Clinical researches in cardiology II.
Chairpersons:
     A. Beręsewicz (Warszawa)
     A. Szczeklik (Kraków)

- Implantable cardioverters-defibrillators (ICD).
     M. Trusz-Gluza (Katowice)                       15'

- Permanent cardiac pacing to prevent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
     M. Santini (Roma, I)                                  25'

- Ablation.
     A. M. Wnuk-Wojnar (Katowice)               15'

- Invasive electrocardiology in Europe in 1997-1999 and in Poland in 1997-2000.
     W. Kargul (Katowice)                               15'

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Cardiodiabetology - a new field?
Chairpersons:
     J. Kuch (Warszawa)
     J. Tatoń (Warszawa)

Non-pharmacological methods of arrhythmia treatment.
Chairpersons:
     F. Walczak (Warszawa)
     A. Lubiński (Gdańsk)

- Cardiac pacing - perspectives.
     A. Kutarski (Lublin)                                  15'

- CAD diagnostics in diabetics - differences.
     A. Mamcarz (Warszawa)                         15'

- Ablation - indications.
     F. Walczak (Warszawa)                           20'

- Cardioverter-defibrillator - indications.
     A. Przybylski (Warszawa)                       15'

- Summary, guidelines, management.
     J. Tatoń (Warszawa)                               10'

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Is cardiologist responsible for treatment of tobacco dependence?
Chairpersons:
     W. Zatoński (Warszawa)
     W. Rużyłło (Warszawa)

Coronary heart disease - what is new in pathophysiology?
Chairpersons:
     H. Wysocki  (Poznań)
     L. Ceremużyński (Warszawa)

- Panel discussion:
     W. Rużyłło (Warszawa)
     W. Zatoński (Warszawa)
     D. Górecka (Warszawa)

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Infective endocarditis.
Chairpersons:
     I. Rawczyńska-Englert (Warszawa)
     M. Zembala (Zabrze)

- Pharmacoeconomics of infective endocarditis treatment.
     J. Stępińska (Warszawa)
     M. Niewada (Warszawa)

- Practical algorithm of infective endocarditis treatment in Polish hospitals A.D. 2001.
     H. Bolińska (Łódź)

- Additional diagnostic tests and their value in infective endocarditis diagnosis (cytokines, procalcitonin, PCR).
     T. Hryniewiecki (Warszawa)

- What kind of surgical operation is currently preferred in infective endocarditis regarding to mitral, aortic and tricuspide valves (mechanical valve, homograft, valvuloplasty)?
     A. Biederman (Warszawa)
     J. Heybowicz (Warszawa)

- Selected problems regarding neurological complications in infective endocarditis.
     J. Kunicka (Warszawa)

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Diagnostics and treatment of arrhythmia.
Chairpersons:
     R. Ochotny (Poznań)
     J. Adamus (Warszawa)

Prognostic factors in myocardial infarction.
Chairpersons:
     J. Dubiel (Kraków)
     A. Budaj (Warszawa)

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Clinical possibilities of echocardiography.
Chairpersons:
     W. Rydlewska-Sadowska (Warszawa)
     M. Krzemińska–Pakuła (Łódź)

Invasive cardiology and pediatric cardiosurgery.
Chairpersons:
     J. Różański (Warszawa)
     A. Sysa (Łódź)