International Workshop ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES. Villa Olmo - Como

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1 International Workshop ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES Villa Olmo - Como February 2012

2 Scientific Secretary Diego Ardissino, M.D. Unità Operativa di Cardiologia Dipartimento Assistenziale Integrato Cardio-Nefro-Polmonare Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma Via Gramsci, Parma, Italy Tel Fax Organising OIC srl Secretariat Viale G. Matteotti, Florence, Italy tel Fax acs2012@oic.it 2

3 Friday, 24 February Welcome and introduction Diego Ardissino (Parma) Session 1 NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE PATHOGENESIS OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES Carlo Campana (Como), Attilio Maseri (Florence), Piera Angelica Merlini (Milan) 9.00 Molecular basis of plaque instability Peter Libby (Boston - USA) 9.20 Genetic influence on coronary artery disease Nilesh J. Samani (Leicester - UK) 9.40 Genetic testing in clinical practice Sekar Kathiresan (Boston - USA) Discussion Coffee break Session 2 INHIBITION OF PLATELET AGGREGATION AND COAGULATION ACTIVATION Francesco Bovenzi (Lucca), Maddalena Lettino (Rozzano), Marco Valgimigli (Ferrara) Variability in the response to oral antiplatelet drugs Paul A. Gurbel (Baltimore - USA) Genetic causes of clopidogrel variability Jessica Mega (Boston - USA) Inhibition of coagulation activation at different levels Giancarlo Agnelli (Perugia) Discussion Lunch 3

4 Friday, 24 February 2012 Session 3 ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY BEFORE HOSPITAL ADMISSION Claudio Cavallini (Perugia), Stefano De Servi (Legnano), Marino Scherillo (Benevento) Acute myocardial infarction centres: the role of networking Arnoud W.J. van t Hof (Zwolle - NL) Optimal antiplatelet therapy during transportation to primary PCI Franz-Josef Neumann (Bad Krozingen - D) Is there a role for anticoagulation before hospital admission? Freek W.A. Verheugt (Nijmegen - NL) Discussion Coffee break Session 4 IN-HOSPITAL ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY of STEMI Giuseppe Di Pasquale (Bologna), Emilia Solinas (Parma), Marco Tubaro (Rome) Treatment of patients at high ischemic risk Leonardo Bolognese (Arezzo) Treatment of patients at high bleeding risk Roxana Mehran (New York - USA) The case for new ADP receptor antagonists Stefano Savonitto (Reggio Emilia) Discussion 4

5 Saturday, 25 February 2012 Session 5 IN-HOSPITAL ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY of NSTEMI Gianfranco Mazzotta (La Spezia), Giampiero Patrizi (Carpi), Francesco Prati (Rome) 9.00 European versus American guidelines Jean Pierre Bassand (Besançon - F) 9.20 Antithrombotic therapy for PCI: balancing the risk and benefit George Dangas (New York - USA) 9.40 Optimising antithrombotic therapy in medically managed patients E. Magnus Ohman (Durham - USA) Discussion Coffee break 5

6 Saturday, 25 February 2012 Session 6 ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY AFTER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE Furio Colivicchi (Rome), Cesare Greco (Rome), Pierfranco Terrosu (Sassari) The post-acute coronary syndrome patient. Focus on secondary prevention David Wood (London - UK) Long-term antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndromes Marc Sabatine (Boston - USA) Anticoagulant vs. antiplatelet therapy for the long-term management of acute coronary syndromes C. Michael Gibson (Boston - USA) Discussion Lunch 6

7 GENERAL INFORMATION Language Registration Form Technical Equipment Congress Venue Organising Secretariat Certificate of Attendance How to reach Como Transfer The official language of the Workshop is English. No simultaneous translation will be provided. The registration form is included in the programme. The Workshop will be limited to 200 participants. Participants will be selected on the basis of their professional curriculum vitae which should be sent together with the registration form to the Organising Secretariat. Participants will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their registrations. PC projection will be available. Presentations on CD or USB memory stick should be handed to the audiovisual centre at least one hour before the relevant session. The scientific sessions will be held in the Congress Centre of Villa Olmo, Via Cantoni, 1 - Como The Organising Secretariat will operate in Villa Olmo on the days of the Workshop from 8.00 am on 24 February until the end of the scientific sessions. Upon request, the Organising Secreteriat will provide participants a certificate of attendance. Como is easily reached by plane as it is close to the Milan Airports of Malpensa and Linate. A bus service connects Linate and Malpensa airports to the Central Station in Milan. Buses also connect Milan Malpensa directly to Como. Como also has very good rail connections to all major European cities. A frequent train service connects Como to Milan in approximately one hour, or Switzerland daily. By car, take the A9 motorway in the direction of Como and leave it at the Como Nord exit (Monte Olimpino) or Como Sud exit (Grandate). Follow the signposts to Villa Olmo. Parking is available in Villa Olmo. A bus shuttle will be provided from the hotels in Como to Villa Olmo and back. 7