Heart Failure at the Shoe IV November 4, 2005

Pharmacological Therapies

Introduction to Pharmacological Therapies Segment

William Abraham, MD

Emerging Roles of ARBs and Aldostrone Antagonists

Philip Adamson, MD

Evidence Based Drug Selection of Beta-Blockers

Michael Fowler, MD

New Perspectives on Fluid Management

Philip Binkley, MD, MPH

New Management Approaches to Acute MI

Talal Attar, MD; Sumant Lamba, MD; Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar, MD

Management of Acute Heart Failure

William Abraham, MD; Ragavendra Baliga, MD; Ayesha Hasan, MD

Device Therapies

Introduction to Device Therapies Segment

David Feldman, MD, PhD

Cardiac Resynchronization/ICDs

David Feldman, MD, PhD

Other Medical Devices

Garrie Haas, MD; William Abraham, MD

Cutting Edge Imaging

Nadia Nathan, MD;

CMR/CT

Subha Raman, MD

Surgical Therapies

Introduction of Surgical Therapies Segment

Benjamin Sun, MD

Controversies of Valvular Surgery for CHF

John Conte, MD

Atrial Fibrillation Surgery

John Sirak, MD

SVR and the STICH Trial

Lucian Lozonschi, MD

Ventricular Assist Devices

Benjamin Sun, MD

Great Heart Failure Debate I

Ace Inhibitors vs ARBs

Philip Adamson, MD vs Michael Fowler, MD

Great Heart Failure Debate II

Every Heart Failure Patient Should Have an ICD

David Feldman, MD, PhD vs Carl Leier, MD

Great Heart Failure Debate III

Medical vs Surgical Management

William Abraham, MD vs Benjamin Sun, MD

Nursing Plenary Session

Managing the Difficult Patient

Sharon Mack, MSN, APRN, BC

Nursing Session

Multidiscipline Clinic Approach

Jennifer Farroni, RN, MSN, CNP; Patricia Woods, RN, MSN, CNP; Todd Yamokoski, MS, RN, CNS, APN