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August 24, 2017
6:00 - 9:00 PM
A-CURE COCKTAIL AND DINNER RECEPTION
W Hotel, Barcelona
6:00 PM
Cocktail Reception: Salt Restaurant Bar
7:00 PM
Dinner: Salt Restaurant at the W Hotel
August 25, 2017
Meeting Site
W Hotel
Plaça de la Rosa, 1
Final Passeig de Joan Borbó
Barcelona, Spain, 08039
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:20 AM
Introductory Comments by Conference Chairs
8:20 - 9:35 AM
Session I
ADVANCES IN THE BASIC SCIENCE OF ACUTE UNLOADING AND MYOCARDIAL SALVAGE
Discussion leaders: Bart Meyns & Claudius Mahr
8:20 - 8:35 AM
Dan Burkhoff (Columbia University, USA), Perspectives on Acute Unloading
8:35 - 8:50 AM
Navin Kapur (Tufts University Medical Center, USA), Insights into the Molecular Basis of Acute Unloading and Cardioprotection
8:50 - 9:05 AM
Roger Hajjar (Mt. Sinai Hospital, USA), Impella Support and Cardiac Gene Therapy for Heart Failure
9:05 - 9:20 AM
Jacob Møller (Odense University Hospital, Denmark), Comparative Hemodynamic Response to Impella vs. ECMO Support of Temporary Support in a Novel Cardiogenic Shock Model
9:20 - 9:35 AM
Panel Discussion: Bench to Bedside Research Opportunities and Challenges
Dan Burkhoff, Kenji Sunagawa, Navin Kapur, Jacob Møller, Bart Meyns, Roger Hajjar, Claudius Mahr
9:35-9:45 AM
Break
9:45-10:50 AM
Session II
TOWARDS A CLINICAL MANDATE FOR CARDIAC UNLOADING
Discussion leaders: Andreas Schäfer & Ryan Tedford
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Carsten Tschöpe (Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Medicine, Germany), Ventricular Unloading to Mitigate Inflammation and Promote Recovery in Myocarditis
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Babar Basir (Henry Ford Hospital, USA) Institutional Algorithms, Mechanical Support, & Patient Outcomes: The Detroit Cardiogenic Shock Initiative
10:15-10:30 AM
Perwaiz Meraj (Northwell Health, USA), The Door To Unload in STEMI Safety and Feasibility Study
10:30-10:50 AM
Panel Discussion: Translational Research Opportunities and Challenges
Navin Kapur, Elazer Edelman, Jacob Møller, Bart Meyns, Roger Hajjar, Jeff Moses, Andreas Schäfer, Ryan Tedford, Carsten Tschöpe, Babar Basir, Perwaiz Meraj
10:50 - 11:10 AM
Break
11:10-11:45 AM
Session III
TALKS FROM FEATURED ABSTRACTS
Discussion leaders: Patrick Hunziker & Kenji Sunagawa
11:10 - 11:25 AM
Best In Research Scholarship Awardee
Carlos del Rio (Myokardia, USA), Paradoxical Mechano-Energetic Costs of Acute Mechanical Intra-Ventricular Unloading: LVAD Energetic Unloading, What We Know For Sure that Maybe Just Ain’t So
11:25 - 11:40 AM
Silvia Burchielli (Gabriele Monasterio Tuscany Foundation, Italy), Percutaneous Cardiac Support During Myocardial Infarction Drastically Reduces Mortality: Perspectives from a Swine Model
11:40 - 11:55 AM
Kiyotake Ishikawa (Mt. Sinai Hospital, USA), LV Support Using Impella Relieves LA Stretch and Inhibits Atrial Arrhythmias through Reduced Oxidative Stress
11:55 AM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Poster Viewing
1:15 - 2:15 PM
Keynote Speaker
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD
“New Frontiers in the Cardiovascular Field: The Science of Health”
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Member: Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chief of Cardiology
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), General Director
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 - 4:30 PM
Session IV
ADVANCES IN THE CLINICAL SCIENCE OF ACUTE UNLOADING AND MYOCARDIAL SALVAGE
Discussion leaders: Jeff Moses & Hermann Reichenspurner
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Elazer Edelman (Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Determining Patient Cardiac Function from Integrated Device Parameters
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Mark Anderson (Hackensack University Medical Center, USA), Clinical Data and Experience with a Novel Right Ventricular Support Device, the Impella RP
3:00 - 3:15 PM
Ralf Westenfeld (University of Düsseldorf, Germany), Impella Support Improves Pulmonary Congestion in Cardiogenic Shock Patients
3:15 - 3:30 PM
Dirk Westermann (UKE Hamburg, Germany), Combining ECMO and Impella for the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock
3:30 - 3:45 PM
Talk Selected from Featured Abstracts
Kapildeo Lotun (University of Arizona, USA), Optimal Hemodynamic Support During Cardiac Arrest in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Young Investigator Scholarship Awardee
Daniel Scheiber (Heinrich-Heine University, Germany), Myocardial Mitochondrial ROS Production is Reduced in the Left Ventricle of Mechanically Unloaded Hearts
4:00 - 4:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Future Directions of Acute Unloading
Ryan Tedford, Navin Kapur, Mark Anderson, Nir Uriel, Patrick Hunziker, Claudius Mahr, Hermann Reichenspurner, Carsten Tschöpe, Jeff Moses
4:30 PM
CLOSING COMMENTS, AUDIENCE FEEDBACK, AND ADJOURN
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception & Poster Viewing
Great Room Terrace and Foyer