About this event

  • Date and time Mon 6 Jan 2020 from 8:25am to 5:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Cardiology

This is the third day of the General Day series for Cardiology.

Please ensure you book in advance up until 12:00 am the day before, as moving forward future Cardiology events will be subject to a price increase should you book on arrival.

We would like to thank our exhibitor:

Bayer

Please note that none of the companies listed have had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of this meeting.

Agenda

View the programme 06 January 2020

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Teresa Castiello, Consultant Cardiologist Croydon Health Service and Kings Health Partners London and Dr Arjun Ghosh, Consultant Cardiologist, Barts Heart Centre and University College London Hospital

Morning session: Heart failure – invasive procedures and surgery

Case studies: Optimal revascularization in heart failure

Dr Souhad Yousef, Clinical Fellow, Barts Heart Centre

Heart failure and valve disease – an interventional approach

Dr Vasileios Tzalamouras, Consultant Cardiologist, Kings College Hospital

Heart failure and valve disease – a surgical perspective

Mr Ben Adams, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Barts Heart Centre

Tea and coffee break
Living with an LVAD

Dr Andy Morley Smith, Cardiology ST6, Barts Heart Centre

Living with a heart transplant

Dr Andy Morley Smith

Lunch

Afternoon session: Heart failure emergencies

Cardiogenic shock – causes, pathophysiology and management

Dr Victoria Heaviside, Consultant Intensivist, Barts Heart Centre

Mechanical Causes of acute heart failure – tamponade, aortic dissection, cardiac rupture and post MI complications

Mr Wael Awad, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Barts Heart Centre

Arrhythmias in heart failure – a chicken and egg scenario?

Dr Gherardo Finocchiaro, Locum Consultant Cardiologist, Kings College Hospital

Tea and coffee break
Tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias diagnosis and management

Dr Syed Ahsan, Consultant Cardiologist, Barts Heart Centre

Optimal revascularization in heart failure

Professor Divaka Perera, Professor of Cardiology, Kings College London

Close of meeting

Evaluations and closing remarks

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom