American
College of Cardiology Meeting In Atlanta March 18 – 20 Features Emory
Cardiologists and Researchers
How does psychological
stress increase the risk of heart disease? Should elective heart interventions
be performed on an outpatient basis? What factors contribute to higher
death rates of older diabetics undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?
There are some of the topics Emory Heart Center physicians will be on
hand to discuss at The American College of Cardiology (ACC) 51st Annual
Scientific Session, which begins this weekend in Atlanta.
Considered by many heart
specialists to be the most comprehensive cardiovascular educational
event of the year, the meeting will take place at the World Congress
Center. Emory Heart Center physicians will play an important role leading
symposiums and discussing new heart research. Extramural programs on
March 16th and 17th will precede the official ACC meeting; the ACC's
51st Annual Scientific Session begins Monday, March 18th and continues
through Wednesday, March 20th.
"We are excited the ACC is
holding this important meeting in Atlanta, the home of Emory," says
Douglas Morris, M.D., Director of the Emory Heart Center. "We welcome
this exciting opportunity to meet with colleagues from all over the
world to share information on the latest advances in cardiovascular
medicine and to discuss clinical decision making skills."
Dr. Morris will lead the
symposium "Controversies in Interventional Cardiology: Should Elective
Coronary Interventions Be Outpatient Procedures" on Monday, March 18th,
from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center ( Hall
D). He will also co-chair the discussion of "Interventional Pearls for
Optimum Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes" on Wednesday, March
20th, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (Room 218E).
Emory Heart Center participation
at the ACC meeting will also include:
- A poster session featuring Jianhui Zhu, M.D., presenting research
on the potential protective role of heat shock proteins in atherogenesis
(Sunday, March 17th, 12:00 noon– 2:00 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center,
Hall G).
- Live demonstrations of interventional cardiology cases, presented
by John S. Douglas, Jr. (Sunday, March 17th, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30, Georgia
World Congress Center, Hall D).
- A presentation on the basics of different attenuation correction methods
by Ernest V. Garcia, M.D. (Sunday, March 17th, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon,
Georgia World Congress Center, Room 254W).
- A presentation by Viola Vaccarino on "Sex Differences in Quality of
Life Six Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery" (Sunday, March
17th, 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center, Hall G).
- A discussion entitled " Potential Problems in Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention" by John. S. Douglas (Sunday, March 17th, 1:30p.m.-3:15
p.m., Georgia World Congress Center, Room 160W).
- A transesophageal echocardiography session entitled "Beyond the Aortic
Valve: Aortic Aneurysms, Dissection and Atheroma", presented by Randolph
P. Martin, M.D. (Sunday, March 17th, 3:45p.m. –5:30p.m., Georgia World
Congress Center, Ballroom II).
- Meet the Experts: "Incorporating Attenuation Correction and Gated
SPECT Into Nuclear Imaging", co-chaired by Ernest V. Garcia, M.D. (
Monday, March 18th, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Georgia World Congress
Center, Room 204E).
- A panel discussion, including participation by Viola Vaccarino, M.D.,
on the topic "Psychological Stress and Coronary Artery Disease: Evidence
and Mechanisms" (Monday, March 18th, 12:15 p.m.– 1:45 p.m.. , Georgia
World Congress Center, Room 308E).
- A panel discussion, including participation by Robert M. Campbell,
M.D., entitled " Prevention and Treatment of Arrhythmias After Fontan
Surgery" (Monday, March 18th, 12:15 p.m.– 1:45 p.m., Georgia World Congress
Center, Room 306E).
- Oral contributions on the topic "Atrial Fibrillation: Pharmacological
Treatment", co-chaired by Thomas Deering, M.D. (Monday, March 18th,
2:00 p.m.– 3:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center, Room 267W).
- A poster session entitled "Gender Differences in Mortality After PTCA,
According to Age, presented by Emir Veledar (Monday, March 18th, 3:00
p.m.– 5:00 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center, Hall G).
- A symposium on "Interventional Management of Valvular Disease" co-chaired
by Peter C. Block, M.D. (Tuesday, March 19th, 8:30 a.m..– 10:00 a.m.
Georgia World Congress Center, Hall D2).
- A meet-the-experts panel discussion entitled "Hormone Replacement
Therapy and Coronary Artery Disease: What Should the Cardiologist Do"
co-chaired by Nanette Kass Wenger, M.D. (Tuesday, March 19th, 8:30 a.m..–
10:00 a.m. Georgia World Congress Center, Room 203F).
- A joint symposium by the American College of Physicians -American
Society of Internal Medicine and the American College of Cardiology
on "Quality of Cardiovascular Care in the Elderly" , co-chaired by mark
E. Silverman, M.D. (Tuesday, March 19th, 10:30 a.m..– 12:00 noon. Georgia
World Congress Center, Room 264W).
- A poster session on gender issues in coronary artery disease will
include a presentation by Jerome L. Abramson, Ph.D., of research concerning
an association between gender and failing to return to full-time work
after CABG (Tuesday, March 19th, 12:00 noon– 2:00 p.m., Georgia World
Congress Center, Hall G).
- Oral contributions on "Assessment and Outcomes in Acute Coronary syndromes",
co-chaired by Viola Vaccarino, M.D. (Tuesday, March 19th, 2:00 p.m.
– 3:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center, Hall D1).
- "Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality Among Older Diabetics Undergoing
CABG" presented at a poster session by Emir Veledar, M.D. (Tuesday,
March 19th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center, Hall
G).
- A special session on preventive cardiology issues entitled " Cost:
Can We Afford It? Can We Afford Not to Do It?" presented by William
S. Weintraub, M.D. (Tuesday, March 19th, 4:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m., Georgia
World Congress Center, Room 264W).
- A symposium conducted by William S. Weintraub, M.D., entitled " CABG
versus PCI: What Have We Learned From the Randomized Trials" (Wednesday,
March 20th, 8:30 a.m.-10:00a.m. Georgia World Congress Center, Hall
D2).
- A symposium presented by Marc I. Chimowitz on the role of the cardiovascular
specialist in stroke prevention (Wednesday, March 20th, 8:30 a.m.-10:00a.m.,
Georgia World Congress Center, Hall D3).
- A special session on outcomes
research and cost effectiveness presented by William S. Weintraub, M.D.,
(Wednesday , March 20th , 10:30 a.m.-12:30 noon, Georgia World Congress
Center, Hall D2).
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