1. Caribbean Cardiology Conference
July 28 – 31, 2009
Hilton, Barbados
“Meeting Emerging Challenges to Cardiovascular Care in the Caribbean”
MONDAY JULY 27, 2009
7:00am - 4:00pm Secretariat Open/Registration
TUESDAY JULY 28, 2009
8:00am – 4:00pm ECG Course
WEDNESDAY JULY 29, 2009
Session I
The Merck Sharpe and Dohme Session
8:00am – 8:40am Basic Science Physiology of the BEAUTifUL Study and the importance of
Heart Rate in CAD
Prof. Roberto Ferrari
Annual Cardiology Lecture
8:40am – 9:20am PROFESS Results: A Cardiologist’s Perspective
R. Henry, Trinidad and Tobago
9:20am - 9:35am Myocardial Infarction in the Young in Barbados 2006 – 2008: A Clinical
Profile
A. Maynard, Barbados
9:35am - 9:50am Use of 3D Echo in the Assessment of Rheumatic Valvular Disease
T. Cummings, Trinidad and Tobago
9:50am - 10:30am Clinical Challenges in Practice: Initiating Pharmacotherapy for Patients
with Type 2 Diabetes
M. Boyne, Jamaica
10:30am - 11:00am COFFEE BREAK

2. Session II
The Pfizer Session
11:00am – 11:15am The use of Ultrafiltration in the Patient with Cardio-Renal Syndrome
C. Bither, USA
11:15am – 11:45am TBD
11:45am – 12:00pm Acute Intervention for ST Segment Elevation MI
K. Coy, USA
12:00pm – 12:15pm Innovative Techniques in Myocardial Revascularization
M. Dullum, USA
12:15pm – 1:00pm The Late Loss Paradigm: What we have learned
J. Gaspar, Uraguay
1:00pm – 1:15pm Percutaneous PFO Closure for the Treatment of Stroke: The Baptist
Cardiac & Vascular Institute (BCVI) Experience
M. St. John, USA
1:15pm – 130pm Missed Myocardial Infarctions or Serious Arrhythmias among Patients
Discharged with Chest Pains in the Emergency Department
K. Orimma, Barbados
MSD Lunch Session
1:45pm – 2:45pm Management of Atherosclerotic Disease: Advancing Beyond LDL-C
M. De Britto Pereira
THURSDAY JULY 30, 2009
Session III
The Cardiac Center at Joe Dimaggio Hospital Session
8:00am – 8:40am Meeting the Challenges in Care for Congenital Heart Diseases in the
Caribbean
M. Jacobs, USA
Annual Cardiac Surgery Lecture

3. 8:40am – 8:55am Partial interruption of the inferior Vena Cava in 2009: What remains of
the indications?
P. Gacon, France
8:55am – 9:25am Use of Dexmedetomidine after Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
G. Lavandosky, USA
9:25am – 9:50am Review on New Treatment Option for End-stage CAD Patients by
Extracorporeal Shockwave Myocardial
Revascularization Therapy (ESMR)
C. Brown, Bahamas
9:50am – 10:30am The Adult Patient with Congenital Heart Disease
F. Scholl, USA
10:30am – 11:00am COFFEE BREAK
Session IV
Prof. Charles Denbow Memorial Session
11:00am – 11:45am TBD
11:45am – 12:00pm Diabetes and Exercise
` J. Hol, Curacao
12:00pm – 12:15pm Cardiac Rehabilitation - The Neglected Component of Cardiovascular
Care
H. Moseley III, Barbados
12:15pm – 12:45pm Improving the Management of the Hypertensive Patient
M. De Britto Pereira
12:45pm – 1:00pm The assessment of an interesting case of Hpertrophic Cardiomyopathy
by Genetic Testing and Three-Dimensional Echocardiogram
B. Bird, Trinidad and Tobago
1:00pm – 1:15pm Cardiological involvement in hereditary neuromuscular disorders:
Experience of the Neuromuscular Unit of the University Hospital of
Fort-De-France
R. Bellance, Martinique
1:15pm – 1:30pm Cardiac Surgery in Barbados: The first Ten Years
A. Smith, Barbados

4. MSD Lunch Session
1:45pm – 2:45pm Challenges in Lipid Management: Achieving more Intensive Treatment
Goals
R. Giugliano, USA
FRIDAY JULY 31, 2009
Session V
The Astra Zeneca Session
8:00am – 8:45am New Advances in Lipids: JUPITER and Beyond
K. Ferdinand, USA
8:45am – 9:00am Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the End-Stage Renal Failure Patient
E. Mohammed, Barbados
9:00am – 9:15am Combating the Systemic Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary
Bypass
C. Landis, Barbados
9:15am – 9:45am The role of Cardiac MRI in Cardiology: An Overview
S. Prasad, United Kingdom
9:45am – 10:00am Interventional Catheterization in the Very Young: A Shifting Paradigm
K. Chan, USA
10:00am - 10:30am Total Risk Factor Approach
A. Samuels, PAHO
10:30am – 11:00am COFFEE BREAK
Session VI
The Dr. Ivan Perot Memorial Session
11:00am – 11:30am Canderstan: Treatment of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risks
K. Ferdinand, USA
11:30am – 11:45am Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery by Left Anterolateral
Thoracotomy versus Median Sternotomy: A Matched Comparison
A. Rampersad, Trinidad and Tobago

5. 11:45am – 12:00pm The Cardiologist in Court
Medical Protection Society
12:00pm – 12:30pm The Challenge of Cardiovascular Care in the Caribbean: Barbados’
Perspective and Comparisons with Other Regional Programmes
` R. Ishmael, Barbados
12:30pm – 12:45pm Cardiac Disorders in Sickle Cell Patients in Martinique
J. Inamo, Martinique
12:45pm – 1:00pm Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: A Case Based Approach
K. Stephenson, USA
1:00pm – 1:30pm Demonstration of Information Technology used to Share Angioplasty
between territories
R. Henry, Trinidad and Tobago
1:30pm – 1:45pm CLOSING CEREMONY