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cardiovascular events and death was
discussed. The fact that the trial, in which
nearly 17000 patients participated, was
positive was hailed.
ACLS Course at CSI – 2008
As part of the Academic Programme,
there were guest lectures on topics
such as ‘The future of cardiovascular
medicine’, ‘Facing the global challenge
of cardiovascular disease’, ‘How can we
halve the CVD mortality in India in 25
years?’ and ‘Pharmaceutical management
across the cardiovascular continuum.’
Symposia highlights
CSI 2008 had a plethora of symposia on
a variety of subjects including Improving
healthcare: Role of medical audits and
The EuroEcho 2008
The European Society of
Cardiology Working Group on
Echocardiography organizes
an annual and plenary meeting under
the name of EuroEcho. EuroEcho is the
largest scientific event in Europe that deals this year’s Congress was the broadcast of
with echocardiography, one that presents
a wide range of novelties and maintains
a strong educational flavor. Specific
sessions with clinically oriented cases and
live presentations are used to illustrate
the capabilities of new echocardiographic
techniques. EuroEcho2008 had two main
themes - Heart Failure and Stress Echo.
The 25th anniversary of Stress Echo
in Europe was also celebrated and over
3,000 papers were read. Nearly 1300
abstracts, which was a record, were
submitted for this annual event.
Types of Sessions
The main sessions were authoritative
reviews of major diagnostic applications
of Echocardiography in clinical practice
quality initiatives, and sudden cardiac
death: an update and Coronary CT
Angiography – Is it ready to replace
invasive angiography?
It was more than an
annual meeting
Chennai had a lot to offer the delegates
in terms of shopping and sights. But
what delighted the music afficianados
among the delegates were the music
and dance concerts already underway
in early December, although the music
season called Marghazi season kicks off
on December 16.
Apart from the shopping delights
and the beach visits by delegates, the last numbers and many hit the dance floor
day saw a banquet which had food and
frolic guaranteed to allow participants to
and were the ‘Core Curriculum’ for
participants who got an up-to-date
or ‘state-of-the-art’ overview of
cardiovascular ultrasound and non-
invasive diagnosis. The new thing about
a live case in Contrast Echocardiography
from Louis Pradel Hospital, Bron (Lyon).
The future
The future of medicine will see
collaboration between engineers,
scientists and doctors who would
bring their combined knowledge
to provide better treatment
opportunities, said Dr. P Balaram,
Director, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, while delivering his
keynote address at the Frontier
Conclave 2008 held as part of the
CSI conference. He said that it was
important for scientists and medical
practioners to come together as
research is about experimenting.
let their hair down. A DJ played popular
enjoying a magical night.
Hôtel de Ville de, Lyon
There were also debates which
provided a lively yet balanced discussion
on controversial issues.
There was a focus on Recent
Advances which were specialist reviews
of emerging applications and current
research in diagnostic imaging.
JANUARAY 2009