day 1 agenda
| Challenges and Advancements in Cardiology: Cardio World Congress 2024 (WCAC-2024) | |
| June 25–26, 2024, at Hotel Duo, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Final Program | |
| Day-1: June 25, 2024 | |
| 08:00-08:40 | Registrations |
| 08:40-09:00 | Welcome Ceremony |
| Keynote Session | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) : A Frequently Overlooked Deadly Disease |
| Patrick M Honore, UCL Louvain Medical School, Belgium | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Relaxin suppresses atrial fibrillation, reverses fibrosis and reduces inflammation in aged hearts |
| Guillermo Romero, University of Pittsburgh, USA | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Surgery for severe congenital heart diseases in children from developing nations |
| Francois Lacour-Gayet, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, France | |
| Group Photo @ Foyer (or) Hall | |
| 10:30-10:50 | Refreshment Break @ Foyer |
| Technical Session-I | |
| Themes: Cardiovascular Diseases and Disorders & Cardiovascular Imaging and Analysis | |
| Session Chairs: Prof. Thomas Bernd Dschietzig & Prof. Guillermo Romero | |
| 10:50-11:10 | Relation of Cardiorenal Syndrome to Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure |
| Frank Seghatol-Eslami, Washington University School of Medicine, USA | |
| 11:10-11:30 | Modulating immune cell metabolism to prevent post-vascular injury neointimal hyperplasia |
| Gustavo Enrique Crespo-Avilan, DUKE-NUS, Singapore | |
| 11:30-11:50 | Soluble endoglin reduces thrombus formation and platelet aggregation via interaction with αIIbβ3 integrin |
| Elisa Rossi, University of Paris, France | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Sublingual Varices and Arterial Hypertension |
| Christian Klein, University of Bonn, Germany | |
| 12:10-12:30 | Utility of massive screening data to detect under diagnosed and minority diseases associated with high cardio-vascular risk. Project “Second chance” |
| Guillem Paluzie, Maresme y la Selva Health Corporation, Spain | |
| 12:30-12:50 | Cardiovascular safety of prucalopride in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) |
| Ashraf Youssef, Takeda, USA | |
| 12:50-13:10 | Coronary microvascular dysfunction: Pathophysiology, clinical implications, and potential therapeutics |
| Ha Thanh Nguyen, University of Adelaide, Australia | |
| 13:10-14:00 | Lunch @ Restaurant |
| Technical Session-II | |
| Themes: Research and Advances in Cardiology & Neurology and Cardiology | |
| Session Chairs: Prof. Francois Lacour-Gayet & Prof. Elena G. Tolkacheva | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Electrical Burden as a Novel Marker of Atrial Fibrillation Instability and Development of the Complexity AF Score |
| Elena G. Tolkacheva, University of Minnesota, USA | |
| 14:20-14:40 | Treatment Effects of Pulmonary Artery Denervation for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Stratified by REVEAL Risk Score: Results from PADN-CFDA Trial |
| Shao-Liang Chen Chen, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, China | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Impact of high frequency stimulation to confirm a complete box isolation in catheter ablation of non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation |
| Shun Kikuchi, Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Japan | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Postoperative elevated cardiac troponin levels predict all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events following noncardiac surgery: A dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies |
| Qian Li, Fuwai Hospital, China | |
| 15:20-15:40 | Left Ventricular Assist Device Optimization |
| Lola Xie, Baylor College of Medicine, USA | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Refreshment Break @ Foyer |
| 16:00-16:20 | Diagnostic Sensitivity of Unenhanced CT for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Can Clot Density Measurement Replace CT Venogram? |
| Akash Ganguly, Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals, NHS FT, UK | |
| 16:20-16:40 | Slot available |
| 16:40-17:00 | Spontaneous coronary artery dissection with leucoencephalopathy associated with thrombospondin Type 1 domain containing 1 gene mutation a case report |
| Gotabhaya Ranasinghe, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka | |
| Pannel Discussions | |
| We are still accepting abstracts. To book your slot, contact Dr. Michael Alan at michael_alan@cardio-worldcongress.org | |
day 2 agenda
| Challenges and Advancements in Cardiology: Cardio World Congress 2024 (WCAC-2024) | |
| June 25–26, 2024, at Hotel Duo, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Final Program | |
| Day-2: June 26, 2024 | |
| Keynote Session | |
| 09:00-09:30 | State of the Heart of Cardiac cell therapy |
| Philippe R.G. Henono, Cell Prothera SAS, France | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Natriuretic peptides and cardiac troponins as predictors of early stages of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes |
| Petr Jarolim, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA | |
| Technical Session-III | |
| Themes: Cardiovascular Pharmacology & Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity | |
| Session Chairs: Prof. Ashraf Youssef | |
| 10:00-10:20 | The development of human relaxin-2 for Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction, HFpEF |
| Thomas Bernd Dschietzig, Relaxera GmbH & Co. KG, Germany | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Pulse wave analysis measurements: important, underestimated and undervalued parameters in cardiovascular health problems |
| Louis Claessens, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium | |
| 10:40-11:00 | Low-dose Olaparib improves septic cardiac function by reducing ferroptosis via accelerated mitophagy flux |
| Fengjuan Li, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, China | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Refreshment Break @ Foyer |
| 11:20-11:40 | Cerebral safety evaluation using MRI of the Valvosoft Non-Invasive Ultrasound Therapy for 10 patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis |
| Danijela Trifunovic-Zamaklar, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia | |
| 11:40-12:00 | Large intercoronary communication between the right coronary artery and the left circumflex artery in patient with late stent thrombosis |
| Xhevdet Krasniqi, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Albania | |
| 12:00-12:20 | Extraction of stylet-driven pacing lead for left bundle branch area pacing |
| Paolo Bonfanti, Valduce Hospital, Italy | |
| 12:20-12:40 | Pediatric nurse practitioners in adult congenital heart disease care |
| Rebecca Byars, The University of Texas Dell Medical School, USA | |
| 12:40-13:00 | Quadricuspid Aortic Valve and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is There a Connection? |
| Aurora Bakalli, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Albania | |
| 13:00- 14:00 | Lunch @ Restaurant |
| 14:00-14:40 | Poster Viewing |
| Technical Session-IV | |
| Session Chairs: TBA | |
| 14:40-15:00 | CV-PREVITAL: a large-scale real-world trial evaluating the effectiveness of a digital intervention for primary cardiovascular prevention |
| Mauro Amato, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Italy | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Slot available |
| 15:20-15:40 | The health-related quality of life measured with EQ-5D-5L in Italian people affected by cardiovascular disease |
| Francesco Malandrini, SDA Bocconi, Italy | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Refreshment Break @ Foyer |
| 16:00-16:20 | Slot available |
| 16:20-16:40 | Clinical outcomes of revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a comprehensive meta-analysis |
| Ahmed Altibi, Oregon Health & Science University, USA | |
| 16:40-17:00 | Automatic Classification of Heart Failure Based on Cine-CMR Images |
| Yuan Xie, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
posters agenda
| Poster Presentations | |
| Day 2: June 26, 2024 (14:00–14:40) | |
| P-1 | Associations between Hypertension and Diabetes Risk: Metabolic Screening in a Brazilian State |
| Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil | |
| P-2 | Quality assessment of a scientific journal–an example of Cardiology Journal |
| Lukasz Stolarczyk, Via Medica Publishers, Poland | |
| P-3 | Potential targets for the treatment of MI: GRP75-mediated Ca2+ transfer in MAM |
| Li Yu, Nanjing university of Chinese Medicine, China | |
| P-4 | Evaluating the Effects of a Novel Strength Training Program in Remote Cardiological Rehabilitation: A Shift from Aerobic Dominance - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Irene Nabutovsky, Sheba medical center, Israel | |
| P-5 | Slot available |
| P-6 | Modulation Of Monocyte Subtypes, Chemokine Receptors And Circulating Microparticles After Physical Training In Obese Individuals |
| Carolina Nunes Franca, Santo Amaro University, Brazil | |
| P-7 | Treatment of atrio-esophageal fistula following epicardial ablation for atrial fibrillation |
| David W. Yaffee, Hartford HealthCare Heart and Vascular Institute, USA | |
| Challenges and Advancements in Cardiology: Cardio World Congress 2024 (WCAC-2024) | |
| June 25–26, 2024, at Hotel Duo, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Virtual session: June 26, 2024 (Central European Time) | |
| WCAC-2024 | Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Rafal Ganni, University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia | |
| WCAC-2024 | Comparative study of photoplethysmographic waveforms with application of antihypertensive medication in hypertensive patients |
| Yanchun Hu, The 5th people 's hospital of Jinan, China | |
| WCAC-2024 | SAH and SAM/SAH ratio associate with acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: A case-control study |
| Xiaona Li, Peking University Third Hospital, China | |
| WCAC-2024 | Enhancing Hypercholesterolemia Management: The Promise of Bempedoic Acid |
| Yi Li, No. 1 Hospital Of Baoding, China | |
| WCAC-2024 | Reversed Septal Curvature Is Associated With Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
| Jianzhong Zhou, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China | |
| WCAC-2024 | Slot available |
| WCAC-2024 | Atherosclerosis Plaque Reduction by Lycopene Is Mediated by Increased Energy Expenditure through AMPK and PPARα in ApoE KO Mice Fed with a High Fat Diet |
| Giovanni Pallio, University of Messina, Italy | |
| WCAC-2024 | Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Vascular Thrombosis in Patients with Severe Forms of COVID-19 |
| Mirjana Zlatkovic Svenda, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; University of East Sarajevo, Foca, BiH | |
| WCAC-2024 | Toward a coupled heart-lung multiscale multiphysics mechanical model |
| Milos Kojic, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Serbia | |
| WCAC-2024 | Analysis of the Model of Atherosclerosis Formation in Pig Hearts as a Result of Impaired Activity of DNA Repair Enzymes |
| Pawel Kowalczyk, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Poland | |
| WCAC-2024 | 25in25 |
| Lisa Anderson, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom | |
| WCAC-2024 | Role of Cardiac MRI in detecting Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) |
| Ashwin Ajay, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, United Kingdom | |
| WCAC-2024 | Slot available |
| WCAC-2024 | Getting to the heart of the matter: integration of exercise into cardio-oncology care |
| Christina Dieli-Conwright, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Harvard Medical School, USA | |
| WCAC-2024 | Non-radiation based mechanical thrombectomy for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis |
| Eugene Ichinose, Oklahoma Heart Institute, USA | |
| WCAC-2024 | Cardionephrology Service : Need of the hour |
| Nupur Uppal, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, USA | |
| WCAC-2024 | Discovery of a safe GIRK1/4 inhibitor for pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation |
| Stefan Peukert, Novartis Biomedical Research, USA | |
| WCAC-2024 | Gut microbial metabolic pathways as opportunities for new therapeutic strategies in cardiometabolic diseases |
| Ina Nemet, Cleveland Clinic, USA | |
| WCAC-2024 | Characterizing deficient myoblast fusion in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) |
| Ulka Sachdev, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA | |
| WCAC-2024 | Chronic thoracic pain after cardiac surgery: role of inflammation and biomechanical sternal stability |
| Jeko M. Madjarov, UNC at Chapel Hill, NC, USA | |
| WCAC-2024 | Acupuncture after valve surgery is feasible and shows promise in reducing post-operative atrial fibrilation: The ACU-Heart pilot trial |
| Kim Feingold, Northwestern University, USA | |