past Events
2016
Highlights from the 1st Annual A-CURE Symposium
August 25-26, 2016 | Villa Miani | Rome, Italy
2016
Highlights from the 1st Annual A-CURE Symposium
August 25-26, 2016 | Villa Miani | Rome, Italy
August 25, 2016
7:00 PM
A-CURE Cocktail and Dinner Reception
Villa Miani
Via Trionfale 151
00136 Roma, Italy
August 26, 2016
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Breakfast
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Introductory Comments by Conference Chairs
Session 1
Advances in the Basic Science of Acute Unloading and Myocardial Salvage
Discussion Leaders: Roger Hajjar, Elazer Edelman
8:30 AM – 12:00 AM
Opening Lecture
Eugene Braunwald
(Harvard School of Medicine)
Acute MI to Heart Failure: The Past, the Present, and the Future
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
DISCUSSION
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Dan Burkhoff
Topic: The Science Behind Acute Unloading
9:45 am – 9:50 am
DISCUSSION
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
Kenji Sunagawa
Topic: Neuromodulation and Cardiac Unloading
10:05 AM – 10:10 AM
DISCUSSION
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM
Navin Kapur
Topic: Primary Unloading in AMI and Minimizing Infarct Size
9:50 AM – 10:15 AM
SessionInnovation Lecture
Navin Kapur, MD (Tufts Medical Center)
Topic: Current Understanding of the Molecular Mechanisms of Unloading & Recovery: Past, Present, and Future
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM
DISCUSSION
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break
Discussion Leaders: Andreas Schäfer, Jose Henriques
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick Hunziker
Topic: Cardiogenic shock: From Hemodynamic Simulations to Patient Management
11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
DISCUSSION
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM
Michele Esposito, Tufts Medical Center, Winner of the Young Investigator Scholarship
“From Door to Balloon to Door to Unload: A Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies that Primary Unloading Globally Shifts Gene Expression and Preserves Mitochondrial Integrity within the Infarct Zone during the Acute Phase of AMI
11:20 AM – 11:25 AM
DISCUSSION
11:25 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion #1: Translational research opportunities and challenges
DAN BURKHOFF, KENJI SUNAGAWA, NAVIN KAPUR, ELAZER EDELMAN, PATRICK HUNZIKER
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch & Poster Viewing
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Keynote Speaker
Joseph Hill, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Editor-In-Chief, Circulation
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Q & A, DISCUSSION
Session 2
Advances in the Clinical Science of Acute Unloading and Myocardial Salvage
Discussion Leaders: Jacob Møller, Stavros Drakos
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM
Mark Anderson
Topic: Unloading the heart is not a new concept: Surgical perspective and clinical utility of acute unloading
2:10 PM – 2:15 PM
DISCUSSION
2:15 PM – 2:25 PM
William O’Neill
Topic: Acute unloading in the setting of AMI complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
2:25 PM – 2:30 PM
DISCUSSION
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM
Talk selected from Abstracts, James Udelson, MD, Tufts Medical Center
“Incorporating Infarct Size into Trial Composite Endpoints: Implications for Unloading Trials”
2:40 PM – 2:45 PM
DISCUSSION
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM
Takahiro Arimura, Kyushu University,
Winner of the Best In Research Scholarship
“Neuro-Mechanical Unloading for Acute Myocardial Ischemia Synergistically, Strikingly Reduces Infarct Size and Prevents Heart Failure in the Long Term”
2:55 PM – 3:00 PM
DISCUSSION
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Break
Discussion Leaders: Nir Uriel, Navin Kapur
3:15 PM – 3:25 PM
Talk Selected From Abstracts, Michael Cohen, University of Southern Alabama
“To Have Clinical Value, Future Cardioprotective Interventions Must Provide Additive Protection to That from a P2Y12 Receptor”
3:25 PM – 3:30 PM
DISCUSSION
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM
Ryan Tedford
Topic: Mechanical Support for Right-sided and Biventricular Failure
3:40 PM – 3:45 PM
DISCUSSION
3:45 PM – 3:55 PM
Derek Hausenloy
Topic: Reducing Myocardial Infarct Size: Translational Challenges and Opportunities
3:55 PM – 4:00 PM
DISCUSSION
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Panel Discussion #2: Future Directions of Acute Unloading
BILL O’NEILL, RYAN TEDFORD, DEREK HAUSENLOY, NAVIN KAPUR, NIR URIEL, ERIC PETERSON, MARK ANDERSON
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Closing comments, audience feedback and adjourn
DAN BURKHOFF
BILL O’NEILL
NAVIN KAPUR
MARK ANDERSON
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Post-meeting Cocktail Reception & Poster Viewing
Gallery
Event Photos
Poster Gallery