INFORMATION

Date: 27-29 November 2008

Fax: +36-1-4586842
Email: symposium@kardio.sote.hu
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CONFERENCE NEWS
Symposium lectures on-line
20 February, 2009
Most of the lectures of the Symposium were published on-line. You can find the video presentations at the top of each lecture abstract. We hope to complete the whole on-line program in the near feature.
Pictures of Semmelweis Symposium 2008
1 January, 2009
You can find the pictures of all the three days of Semmelweis Symposium 2008 here.
Lecture of Prof. Sándor Kovács
31 December, 2008
You can find the whole video-presentation of Prof. Sándor Kovács at "Lectures" on the following page.
Summary
30 November, 2008
More than 500 participants from 20 countries attended Semmelweis Symposium 2008. You can find a detailed summary of the event here. A summary of press echo in the Hungarian media you can find here.
Poster abstracts
27 November, 2008
You can find the poster abstracts of Semmelweis Symposium 2008 here.
Scientific Program - printable version
23 November, 2008
You can download the printable version of the Scientific Program here.
Cardiovascular pharmacogenomics course
22 November, 2008
According to the program of Semmelweis Symposium, Peter Pokreisz (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) will give a lecture (in Hungarian) on cGMP regulatory mechanisms in cardiology at 18:00 Wednesday, 26 November.
Abstract submission period extended
14 November 2008
The deadline for abstract submission was extended until 18 November 2008. More detailes on the Abstract submission form.
On-line registration
4 November. 2008
Participation in the program of Semmelweis Symposium 2008 is free.
However, completion the on-line registration form is required to attend the Symposium.
Abstract submission for poster presentation
3 November, 2008
Abstracts for poster presentation are welcome to the Semmelweis Symposium. Deadline for abstract submission  is 15 November. More detailes on the Abstract Submission Form.
PhD course registration
2 November, 2008
Semmelweis Symposium 2008 was accredited by the School of Doctoral Studies of Semmelweis University. Students attending all the three days of the Symposium will get 2 PhD credits.
OFTEX registration
2 November, 2008
Semmelweis Symposium 2008 was registred to the OFTEX system. Colleagues attending all the three days of the Symposium will get 20 OFTEX credits. For detailed information look for SE-TK/2008-07/00383 at www.oftex.hu .
Final program
30 October, 2008
The final program of the Symposium has been completed. For detailes visit to the Scientific Program pages.
Current trends in Cardiology
18 August. 2008
This year cardiology is in the focus of Semmelweis Symposium. The members of the Heart Center take the opportunity to kindly invite you to this event.
Scientific Program | Pictures | Lectures | Posters | Location

Friday, 28 November

  • Novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods of Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Novel therapeutic methods of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure
  • Cardiovascular genetics and stem cell therapy
  • On-line case presentations

  • 9:00 – 11:00     Novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods
                             of Acute Coronary Syndrome I.

Chairpersons: B Merkely (Budapest – Hungary), I Préda (Budapest – Hungary)

9:00           Biomarkers of myocardial infarction
                  HA Katus (Heidelberg - Germany) - Keynote Lecture
9:40           ACS / rotablation – on-line case presentation
                  Gy Szabó (Budapest - Hungary), G Fülöp (Budapest - Hungary)
9:50           CT-coronarography - ruleout MI
                  U Hoffmann (Boston - USA)
10:15         ACS / rotablation – on-line case presentation
                  Gy Szabó (Budapest - Hungary), G Fülöp (Budapest - Hungary)
10:25         Rotablator techniques in cardiac interventions
                  G Gaul (Vienna - Austria)
10:50         ACS / rotablation – on-line case presentation
                  Gy Szabó (Budapest - Hungary), G Fülöp (Budapest - Hungary)  
on-line connection to the cath lab of Heart Center during the session  

  • 11:00                 Coffee break  

  • 11:20 – 13:00    Novel therapeutic methods
                              of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure

Chairpersons: F. Horkay (Budapest – Hungary), HA Katus (Heidelberg - Germany)

11:20         ACS / rotablation – on-line case presentation
                  G Gaul (Viena-Austria), B Merkely (Budapest-Hungary)
11:30         Current issues in failure of antiplatelet therapy -
                  Emerging role of catecholamines
                  RG Kiss (Budapest - Hungary)
11:55         ACS / rotablation – on-line case presentation
                  G Gaul (Viena-Austria), B Merkely (Budapest-Hungary)
12:05         Ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation
                  M Karck (Heidelberg - Germany)
12:30         ACS / rotablation – on-line case presentation
                  G Gaul (Vienna-Austria), B Merkely (Budapest-Hungary)  
on-line connection to the cath lab Heart Center during the session

  • 13:00 – 14:00    Lunch

  • 14:00 – 16:00    Novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods
                              of Acute Coronary Syndrome II.

Chairpersons: A. Jánosi (Budapest-Hungary), M Karck (Heidelberg - Germany)
 
14:00         CT coronary angiography – on-line case presentation
                  U Hoffmann (Boston – USA), I Préda (Budapest-Hungary)
14:10         Lipid markers of cardiovascular disease
                  I Karádi (Budapest - Hungary)
14:35         Novel non-lipid markers of cardiovascular disease
                  Z Prohászka (Budapest - Hungary)
15:00         CT coronary angiography – on-line case presentation
                  U Hoffmann (Boston – USA), I Préda (Budapest-Hungary)
15:15         Vulnerable plaque in the coronaries
                  H Kücherer (Eichstätt - Germany)
15:40         CT coronary angiography – on-line case presentation                  
                  U Hoffmann (Boston – USA), I Préda (Budapest-Hungary)  
on-line connection to the Pozitron Diagnostics during the session  

  • 15:55                 Coffee break

  • 16:15 – 18:10    Cardiovascular genetics and stem cell therapy

Chairpersons: I. Karádi (Budapest-Hungary), SP Janssens (Leuven - Belgium)

16:15         Role of gene and stem cell therapy in coronary artery diseases
                  SP Janssens (Leuven - Belgium) - Keynote lecture
16:55         Systems biology approach in cardiology; genomic and bioinformatic tools
                  A Falus (Budapest - Hungary)
17:20         Haematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy:
                  From Bone Marrow Transplantation to Cardiac Repair
                  T Masszi (Budapest - Hungary)
17:45         New trends in cardiovascular stem cell therapy
                  G Földes (London - United Kingdom)
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