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Wednesday | April 23, 2008

Main Arena
Vista Hall 1, Level B2
8:15 AM-6:00 PM

8:15 AM Opening Remark Seung-Jung Park
8:20 AM Welcome Address Jae Hyung Kim
(President, The Korean Society of Circulation)
8:25 AM Welcome Address Martin B. Leon
8:30 AM A Tribute to Andreas Gruentzig: A 30 Year Odyssey and His Legacy of PCI Spencer B. King III
8:35 AM A Celebration of 30 years of PCI & History in Asia Pacific Seung-Jung Park
     
TCT Asia Pacific
Live Case Session 1
Moderators: Martin B. Leon, Seung-Jung Park
Discussants: Antonio Colombo, Eberhard Grube, David R. Holmes, Spencer B. King III, Roxana Mehran, Gary S. Mintz, Seong-Wook Park, Patrick W. Serruys, Ki Bae Seung, Seung-Jea Tahk
8:40 AM Columbia University Medical Center, USA  
   
Featured Lectures and "Hot Topics"
Moderators: Martin B. Leon, Seung-Jung Park
9:40 AM Will New Imaging Techniques Detect Early Healing Responses and Predict Late DES Safety? Juan Granada
9:55 AM The Interventional Trials of the Year: 2007-2008 (TCT, AHA, and ACC) Roxana Mehran
10:15 AM The Future Landscape of DES: New Stent Platforms, Drug Carriers, and Recent FIM Experiences Eberhard Grube
10:30 AM Why Current DES Should NOT be Used Routinely During Primary AMI Angioplasty! Renu Virmani
10:45 AM The Case for PCI as the Preferred Therapy in Most Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Ajay Kirtane
11:00 AM Percutaneous Approach for Aortic Valve Stenosis: Comprehensive Global Report of Acute Success, Complications, and Long-Term Results Martin B. Leon
11:15 AM Open Surgical Repair vs. Endovascular Stenting for Carotid Bifurcation Disease: Patient Specific Considerations William A.Gray
     
DES Summit
Moderators: Martin B. Leon, Gary S. Mintz
11:30 AM Do DES Increase or Decrease Mortality for "On-Label" and "Off-Label" Use Indications? David R. Holmes
11:45 AM When and How do I Use DES? Practical Clinical Considerations? Case Selection, Implantation Technique, and Anti-Platelet Therapy Antonio Colombo
12:00 PM Can Routine IVUS Assessment (and RF Plaque Characterization) Reduce Stent Thrombosis and Restenosis? Gary S. Mintz
12:15 PM The "Second" Generation DES: Will Endeavor and Xience V/Promus Make a Difference? Martin B. Leon
     
12:30 PM Lunchtime Activities  
     
Live Case Session 2
Moderators: Antonio Colombo, Ian T. Meredith
Discussants: Junko Honye, Ik-Kyung Jang, Kee-Sik Kim, Young Dae Kim, Michael J. B. Kutryk, Nico H.J. Pijls, Ashok Seth, Marco Valgimigli, Junghan Yoon
2:00 PM Asan Medical Center, Korea
: Case #1
 
2:30 PM Toyohashi Heart Center, Japan  
3:00 PM Asan Medical Center, Korea
: Case #2
 
     
State-of-the-Art Lectures 1
Moderator: Dong Joo Oh
3:30 PM Mortality After PCI with BMS and DES from the Thoraxcentre Database Patrick W. Serruys
3:45 PM Characterizing the Vulnerable Plaque: Structural Observations and Natural History Insights from the Core Pathology Laboratory Renu Virmani
     
Live Case Session 3
Moderators: David R. Holmes, Spencer B. King III
Discussants: Takashi Akasaka, Kyoo-Rok Han, I Chang Hsieh, David E. Kandzari, Aftab Ashrafuddin Khan, Chong-Jin Kim, Tian-Hai Koh, Vincent On-Hing Kwok, Harry Suryapranata, Chris Kwok Yiu Wong
4:00 PM The Catholic University of Korea, St. Mary's Hospital, Korea  
4:30 PM Asan Medical Center, Korea
: Cases #3, #4, #5
 
     
State-of-the-Art Lectures 2
Moderator: Young Jo Kim
5:30 PM DES Controversies: To Leave Diseased Arteries Alone Spencer B. King III
5:45 PM Virtual Histology: Multimodality Imaging of the Coronary Tree in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: Baseline PROSPECT Results Gary S. Mintz
     
6:00 PM Adjourn  

Thursday| April 24, 2008

Main Arena
Vista Hall 1, Level B2
8:30 AM-6:00 PM

Live Case Session 4
Moderators: Martin B. Leon, Bernhard Meier
Discussants: Joseph D. Babb, Alaide Chieffo, Runlin Gao, Eulogio Garcia, Mun Kyung Hong, Hweung Kon Hwang, Yean-Teng Lim, Shuzheng Lu, Vinod Somani
8:30 AM Asan Medical Center, Korea
: Cases #6, #7, #8
 
9:30 AM Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea  
     
State-of-the-Art Lectures 3
Moderator: Ashok Seth
  Debate: Which one Is the Best Choice in Left Main Revascularization?  
10:00 AM PCI Is the Best Choice. David R. Holmes
10:12 AM CABG Is the Best Choice. David Taggart
10:24 AM Fierce discussion  
     
Live Case Session 5
Moderators: Bernard Chevalier, James R. Margolis
Discussants: Saurab Goel, Mikihiro Kijima, Adnan Kastrati, Mitchell W. Krucoff, Hyuck Moon Kwon, Michael Kang-Yin Lee, Hun Sik Park, Chiung-Jen Wu, Zuyi Yuan
10:30 AM Asan Medical Center, Korea
: Cases #9, #10, #11
 
   
Late Breaking Clinical Trials
Moderators: Ted Feldman, David R. Holmes
11:30 AM AS-3, The Efficacy of Bilateral Approach for the Lesions with Chronic Total Occlusion in Acute Results and Follow up Masashi Kimura
11:42 AM AS-18, Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Unprotected Left Main Disease Young-Hak Kim
11:54 AM AS-45, Experience with CorValve Aortic Replacement in Patients for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Raoul Bonan
12:06 PM AS-4, Prospective Randomized Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Pioglitazone in Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated by Primary Stent Implantation Takaaki Shiono
12:18 PM AS-44, Comparison of Two Antioxidants, N-Acetylcysteine vs. Ascorbic Acid for Preventing Contrast Induced Nephropathy in Patients with Renal Insufficiency Undergoing Coronary Angiography Sang-Ho Jo
     
12:30 PM Lunchtime Activities  
     
Live Case Session 6
Moderators: Augusto D. Pichard, Krishna Rocha-Singh
Discussants: Charles Chan, Gérard Finet, Takeshi Kimura, Yean-Leng Lim, C. Raghu, Huay Cheem Tan, Damras Tresukosol, Philip Wong, Hyun-Ki Yoon, Robaayah Zambahari
2:00 PM National Heart Institute, Malaysia  
2:30 PM Asan Medical Center, Korea
: Cases #12, #13, #14
 
3:30 PM HELIOS Heart Center Siegburg, Germany  
     
State-of-the-Art Lectures 4
Moderator: Myoung Mook Lee
4:00 PM The Journey of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Intervention from Empiricism to Evidence-Based Medicine: The Next Challenges? Martin B. Leon
4:15 PM Does PCI Reduce Mortality? A Meta-Analysis of 17 Studies Comparing PCI (Bare Metal and Drug-Eluting Stents) vs. Medical Therapy Adnan Kastrati
     
Live Case Session 7
Moderators: Ted Feldman, Patrick W. Serruys
Discussants: Maurice Buchbinder, Jei Keon Chae, Alaide Chieffo, Masahiko Ochiai, Wook Sung Chung, Raj Makkar, Toshiya Muramatsu, Rakesh Sapra, Tak Sun Tse, Wasan Udayachalerm
4:30 PM Asan Medical Center, Korea
: Cases #15, #16, #17
 
     
State-of-the-Art Lectures 5
Moderator: Eak-Kyun Shin
5:30 PM Which Patients Are Good Candidate for Carotid Artery Stenting or Carotid Endarterectomy? Michael R. Jaff
5:45 PM Transcatheter of Atrial Septal Defects in Adult Patients: Indications for Closure and Technical Tips to Close Large ASDs Ziyad M. Hijazi
     
6:00 PM Adjourn  

Friday | April 25, 2008

Main Arena A
Vista Hall 1, Level B2
8:30 AM-12:40 PM

Challenging Case Competition with Experts' Review
#1. Lt. Main & Bifurcation Intervention
Moderators: Antonio Colombo, Seung-Jung Park
Panelists: Alaide Chieffo, Zhimin Du, Thierry Lefèvre, Xuequi Li, Raj Makkar, Bernhard Meier, Gary S. Mintz, Kenya Nasu, Teguh Santoso, Marco Valgimigli
8:30 AM Culottes Stenting in LMos and LCXos ISR Lesion with Relatively Obtuse Angulation Yun Kyeong Cho
8:40 AM One Session Catheter Intervention on Left Main Coronary Artery and Left Main Internal Carotid David Zemanek
8:50 AM Complex Transradial Intervention Left Main Trifurcation Stenosis Chiung-Jen Wu
9:00 AM Bail Out Stenting for Iatrogenic Left Main Intramural Hematoma Jon Suh
     
9:10 AM Best Challenging Case Selection & Announcement  
     
#2. Endovascular Intervention
Moderators: John R. Laird, Jr, Seong-Wook Park
Panelists: Dong Hoon Choi, Seung Hyuk Choi, Gian Battista Danzi, William A. Gray, Richard Heuser, Michael R. Jaff, Takeshi Kimura, Bhagat K Reddy, Krishna Rocha-Singh
9:20 AM Successful Laser Ablation and KBT for Below Knee Bifurcation CTO Kenji Suzuki
9:30 AM Wind Sock Effect During Stent Graft Intervention for Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Nishith Chandra
9:40 AM A Case of Distal Embolization During Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Chronic Total Occlusion in the Left External Iliac Artery Toshiya Satoh
9:50 AM Stroke Preventive Bilateral Carotid Artery Stenting Before Coronary Bypass Surgery Daniela Cerná
     
10:00 AM Best Challenging Case Selection & Announcement  
     
#3. CTO Intervention
Moderators: Ki Bae Seung, Patrick W. Serruys
Panelists: Yasushi Asakura, Dong Ju Choi, Osamu Katoh, Hee-Yeol Kim, David E. Kandzari, Prathap Kumar. N., Nae Hee Lee, Nicolaus J. Reifart, Takahiko Suzuki, Jianhua Zhu
10:10 AM A Case with Successful Angioplasty Using CART and Reverse-Anchoring Techniques 3 Years After Failed PCI via Retrograde Approach Junya Matsumi
10:20 AM Retrograde Approach to RCA CTO: Overcoming Hurdles Kin-Lam Tsui
10:30 AM A Challenging CTO Marta Bande
10:40 AM Retrograde Approach for Long RCA CTO Jin-Ho Choi
     
10:50 AM Best Challenging Case Selection & Announcement  
     
#4. Complex Lesion Intervention & Complication
Moderators: Myeong-Ki Hong, Martin B. Leon
Panelists: Charles Chan, Chi Kin Chan, Runlin Gao, Naoto Inoue, Narendra Nath Khanna, Doo Il Kim, Jacques J. Koolen, Bong-Ki Lee, Tetsuo Matsubara, Augusto D. Pichard
11:00 AM Two Troublesome Cases During Balloon Retrieval - case 2 Jae-Hwan Lee
11:10 AM Life Threatening Acute Thrombosis During PCI Afzalur Rahman
11:20 AM An "Easy" Bifurcation Lesion Marta Bande
11:30 AM Angioplasty of Difficult Complex Lesions Using the Venture Catheter for Wire Placement June Hong Kim
     
11:40 AM Best Challenging Case Selection & Announcement  
     
#5. AMI & ACS
Moderators: Mitchell W. Krucoff, Seung-Jea Tahk
Panelists: Kwang Soo Cha, Jun-Jack Cheng, Bernard Chevalier, Jiang Dongju, Si-Hoon Park, Shigeru Saito, Ashok Seth
11:50 AM Proximal Migration of Thrombus During Rescue PTCA Aziz Khan
12:00 PM Recurrent Multiple Spontaneous Coronary Dissections in a Young Woman Mauro de Benedictis
12:10 PM A Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction of Left Main Trunk with High Aortic Occlusion Norimasa Taniguchi
12:20 PM A Case of Late Stent Thrombosis Presenting Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction So-Yeon Choi
     
12:30 PM Best Challenging Case Selection & Announcement  
     
12:40 PM Adjourn  
     

Main Arena B
Vista Hall 2&3, Level B2
8:30 AM-12:30 PM

Issues and Controversies in Atherosclerosis
Moderators: Karam Maximilian Kostner, Cheol Whan Lee
8:30 AM Welcome and Introduction  
  Surrogate Endpoints  
8:35 AM Biochemical Surrogate: Is It Valuable for Risk Stratification? James K. Liao
8:55 AM Regression: An Evidence-Based Assessment Cheol Whan Lee
  Lipid Guideline  
9:15 AM Cutting-Edge Lipid Therapy, Clinical Updates Ki Hoon Han
  Beyond Statin  
9:35 AM Torcetrapib's Failure: Find More Stories in the ILLUMINATE Trial Mats Eriksson
9:55 AM Novel HDL Targeted Therapies: The Search Continues, ... Karam Maximilian Kostner
10:15 AM Q & A  
     
10:30 AM Adjourn  
   
Vulnerable Plaque: Detection and Treatment
-Sponsored by Clinical Research Center for Ischemic Heart Disease, The Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare
Moderators: Ik-Kyung Jang, Seung-Jung Park
Panelists: Bernhard Meier, Koen Nieman, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Philip Wong
10:30 AM Carotid, Brachial Studies to Identify Vulnerable Patients Michael R. Jaff
10:50 AM Non-Invasive Diagnostic Koen Nieman
11:10 AM Invasive Diagnostic Ik-Kyung Jang
11:30 AM Perspectives in Vulnerable Plaque Imaging Gary S. Mintz
11:50 AM Vulnerable Plaque: New Perspectives in the Identification and Treatment Christodoulos Stefanadis
12:10 PM Panel Discussion  
     
12:30 PM Adjourn  
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