American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2007 Final Program - (Page 61) Special Sessions SUNDAY SS.01 NOV 4-5 6:30 New Approaches to Hypertension Control W Chapin Theater 3:45 - 5:00 pm The Simplified Treatment Intervention to Control Hypertension (STITCH) Trial, A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Step-Care Algorithm Using Initial Fixed-Dose Combination Therapy for the Management of Hypertension Ross D Feldman, London, ON, Canada Panel Q&A Discussant Elijah Saunders, Baltimore, MD Moderators: Augustus O Grant, Durham, NC Sidney C Smith, Chapel Hill, NC 3:45 4:00 4:15 Current Status of Blood Pressure Control Darwin Labarthe, Atlanta, GA New Approaches to Lifestyle Intervention Laura P Svetkey, Durham, NC New (and Old) Drugs — Achieving Optimal Blood Pressure Control David A Calhoun, Birmingham, AL Treating Resistant Hypertension George Bakris, Chicago, IL Achieving Maximal Blood Pressure Control: An Integrated Approach Daniel W Jones, Jackson, MS 6:45 6:50 MONDAY SS.02 Clinical Practice 2007: Severe Ischemic Cardiomyopathy — What Can I Do? W Chapin Theater 9:00 - 10:15 am Moderators: Robert O Bonow, Chicago, IL JoAnn Lindenfeld, Denver, CO 9:00 Assessing Myocardial Viability: Optimal Imaging for Clinical Decision-Making Raymond J Kim, Durham, NC Medical and Bridging Therapy Mark Drazner, Dallas, TX Revascularization Options: Who, When and How? Vivek Rao, Toronto, ON, Canada Stem Cell Therapy: Promise for the Future? Andre Terzic, Rochester, MN Q&A 4:30 4:45 SS.13 Outcomes Research: Implications for Clinical Practice W Chapin Theater 5:15 - 6:55 pm 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 SS.03 Moderator: 5:15 John Spertus, Kansas City, MO The Reperfusion of Acute MI in Carolina Emergency Departments (RACE) Systems Improvement Program: Primary Results Christopher B Granger, Durham, NC Panel Q&A Discussant Dariusz Dudek, Krakow, Poland Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Following Drugeluting and Bare Metal Stenting in Massachusetts Laura Mauri, Boston, MA Panel Q&A Discussant Philippe Gabriel Steg, Paris, France Impact of Patient Self-Management Skills Training on Death and Hospitalization in Patients with Heart Failure: Results from the Heart Failure Adherence and Retention Trial Lynda H Powell, Chicago, IL Panel Q&A Discussant Harlan M Krumholz, New Haven, CT 5:30 5:35 5:40 Percutaneous and Surgical Approaches to Valvular Disease W Chapin Theater 10:45 am - 12:00 noon Moderators: Frank Sellke, Boston, MA John G Webb, Vancouver, BC, Canada 10:45 11:00 Percutaneous Approach to Mitral Repair Howard Herrmann, Philadelphia, PA Transapical Approach to Aortic Valve Replacement Craig Smith, New York, NY Outcomes and Safety of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement Alain Cribier, Rouen, France Balloon Valvuloplasty: Is It Still Relevant? Ted Feldman, Evanston, IL Comparing Percutaneous and Surgical Approaches to Valve Replacement Robert A Guyton, Atlanta, GA 5:55 6:00 6:05 11:15 11:30 11:45 6:20 6:25 Sessions Science OnDemand ® – HeartQuarters 1346 • West Hall C Lobby • scienceondemand.org 61 http://scienceondemand.org
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