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A-CURE COCKTAIL AND DINNER RECEPTION

W Hotel, Barcelona

Cocktail Reception: Salt Restaurant Bar

Dinner: Salt Restaurant at the W Hotel

Breakfast

Introductory Comments by Conference Chairs

Dan Burkhoff (Columbia University, USA)

Topic: Perspectives on Acute Unloading

Navin Kapur (Tufts University Medical Center, USA)

Topic: Insights into the Molecular Basis of Acute Unloading and Cardioprotection

Roger Hajjar (Mt. Sinai Hospital, USA)

Topic: Impella Support and Cardiac Gene Therapy for Heart Failure

Jacob Møller (Odense University Hospital, Denmark)

Topic: Comparative Hemodynamic Response to Impella vs. ECMO Support of Temporary Support in a Novel Cardiogenic Shock Model

Panel Discussion: Bench to Bedside Research Opportunities and Challenges

Dan Burkhoff, Kenji Sunagawa, Navin Kapur, Jacob Møller, Bart Meyns, Roger Hajjar, Claudius Mahr

Carsten Tschöpe (Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Medicine, Germany)

Topic: Ventricular Unloading to Mitigate Inflammation and Promote Recovery in Myocarditis

Babar Basir (Henry Ford Hospital, USA)

Topic: Institutional Algorithms, Mechanical Support, & Patient Outcomes: The Detroit Cardiogenic Shock Initiative

Perwaiz Meraj (Northwell Health, USA)

Topic: The Door To Unload in STEMI Safety and Feasibility Study

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

Best In Research Scholarship Awardee
Carlos del Rio (Myokardia, USA)

Topic: Paradoxical Mechano-Energetic Costs of Acute Mechanical Intra-Ventricular Unloading: LVAD Energetic Unloading, What We Know For Sure that Maybe Just Ain’t So

Silvia Burchielli (Gabriele Monasterio Tuscany Foundation, Italy)

Topic: Percutaneous Cardiac Support During Myocardial Infarction Drastically Reduces Mortality: Perspectives from a Swine Model

Kiyotake Ishikawa (Mt. Sinai Hospital, USA

Topic: LV Support Using Impella Relieves LA Stretch and Inhibits Atrial Arrhythmias through Reduced Oxidative Stress

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

Elazer Edelman (Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

Topic: Determining Patient Cardiac Function from Integrated Device Parameters

Mark Anderson (Hackensack University Medical Center, USA)

Topic: Clinical Data and Experience with a Novel Right Ventricular Support Device, the Impella RP

Ralf Westenfeld (University of Düsseldorf, Germany)

Topic: Impella Support Improves Pulmonary Congestion in Cardiogenic Shock Patients

Dirk Westermann (UKE Hamburg, Germany)

Topic: Combining ECMO and Impella for the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock

Talk Selected from Featured Abstracts
Kapildeo Lotun (University of Arizona, USA)

Topic: Optimal Hemodynamic Support During Cardiac Arrest in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Young Investigator Scholarship Awardee
Daniel Scheiber (Heinrich-Heine University, Germany)

Topic: Myocardial Mitochondrial ROS Production is Reduced in the Left Ventricle of Mechanically Unloaded Hearts

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

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