The full Heart Congress 2023 scientific program across 2 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote
Brf1, A potential therapeutic target of cardiovascular disease
Shuping Zhong · University of Southern California, United States
Regardless of the cause of heart disease, it eventually leads to myocardial dysfunction. To meet the body's blood transfusion function, cardiomyocytes do not proliferate continuously like other tissue cells.…
- Keynote · Virtual
Anesthetic considerations of ASD with pulmonary arterial hypertension for non-cardiac surgery
Vivek Vaibhav · Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common cardiac anomaly that accounts for about 10% of congenital cardiac defects in adults. Delayed presentation of the ‘congenital lesion’, poses several challenges to the surgical as…
- Oral
Long-term results of concomitant stentless aortic root replacement and reconstruction of the ascending aorta
John R Doty · Intermountain Medical Center, United States
Purpose . Concomitant ascending aortic aneurysm and aortic valve disease is common in bicuspid aortic valve or in older patients with degenerative valve disease and hypertension. Bioprosthetic aortic root replacement…
- Oral
A novel approach to the treatment of heart failure by the application of a pulse-free constant direct electrical microcurrent
Johannes Mueller · Berlin Heals, Germany
Objective It has been shown in a pilot clinical trial with 10 patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy and markedly impaired left ventricular ejection fraction that chronic application of a subthreshold…
- Oral
A clinical profile of acute coronary syndrome in COVID-19 patients in a provincial town of south India
Shivaling Nisty · D Y Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India
Background: COVID-19 pa,ents are at a higher rick of ACS as associated inflammatory response leads to endothelial damage and plaque rupture. The clinical data of such pa,ents presen,ng with ACS is limited, we did a…
- Oral
Impact of fcar methylation on susceptibility and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease
Ho Chang Kuo · Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Immunoglobulin (Ig) A is a first-line antibody of mucosal defense and a significant prognostic factor ofcoronary artery lesions (CAL) in Kawasaki disease (KD). We aimed to determine whether DNA methylation ofthe FCAR…
- Oral
Prevalence of microvascular dysfunction in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction : Angiographic pararmeters
Tamer Moustafa · Zagazig University, Egypt
Objective: To study, using validated angiography indices, coronary blood flow and myocardial perfusion of the microcirculation to assess whether there is greater Microvascular Disease (MVD) in patients with…
- Oral
The study of cardiac troponin I in ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and its complications
Nidhish Niranjan Nisty · Nisty Heart Centre, India
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE A flawless and prompt approach is required to manage patients with STEMI and its course especially its complications. Many studies earlier have suggested cardiac troponins like troponin I levels…
- Oral
Outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with intermediate SYNTAX II score
Waleed Etman · Alexandria University, Egypt
Background: Patients with intermediate SYNTAX II score have been representing a confusion in our daily practice for interventional cardiologists whether to treat them by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using…
- Oral
Virtual surgery design of double-patch for pulmonary arterioplasty in complete repair of tetralogy of fallot using computational hemodynamics
Yu Pingping · Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Objective In tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with combined pulmonary artery (PA) branch stenosis, proper management of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stenosis is the key to successful surgical correction. The purpose…
- Oral
Computational hemodynamic evaluation for postoperative thrombosis risk based on virtual surgery of systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt
Jiwen Xiong · Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt is widely used as a palliative operation to treat complex congenital heart disease. Postoperative thrombosis-induced shunt occlusion is a life-threatening complication. Different…
- Oral
The art of reflection: A case report of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in dextrocardia and situs inversus
Ronaldi Rizkiawan · Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Indonesia
A 74-year-old woman presented to the emergency room (ER) with the clinical presentation of typical chest pain accompanied by cold sweat and nausea. Patient’s risk factors include menopause and dyslipidaemia. Upon…
- Oral
Computed tomography angiography-guided orbital atherectomy as an alternative imaging modality in severe calcification percutaneous coronary intervention
Dara Ninggar Ghassani · -Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Indonesia
Background: The use of contemporary devices such as the Micro Crown Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) has emerged as an option for calcium modification to facilitate stent delivery and optimal deployment in patients with…
- Oral
PCSK9 affect ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction through regulation of regulatory T cells
Xia Jiachun · Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Objective: To explore the effects and potential mechanisms of PCSK9 on ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction. Methods: Mouse were used to construct a model of acute myocardial infarction.To assess the…
- Oral
Computational hemodynamic study of systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunt with different design of conduit position.
Jinlong Liu · Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Object: Different types of systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunts are used as the palliative treatment for the first-staged procedure of congenital heart disease (CHD). Although the surgical techniques improved over the…
- Workshop
Are we ready for building transition programs for heart transplant recipients in Japan? Knowing the unique background is the first step for discussion
Tomoko S Kato · Kurume University, Japan
Although Japan is one of the most developed countries from an economic, educational, and even medical viewpoint, several specific areas in medicine have straggled far behind the US or European countries. Such specific…
- Workshop
Comprehensive management of ischemic heart failure
Deepak Puri · Max Healthcare, India
Purpose: Acute myocardial infarction and Heart Failure are major causes of mortality nowadays. Delay in initiating Revascularization after onset of ACS is the most common cause of heart failure in India which has the…
- Workshop
Personality assessment in substance users at the risk of cardiovascular comorbidity
Sukriti Kaushik · Cardiomersion, India
Personality refers to the enduring configuration of characteristics and behaviour that comprises an individual’s unique adjustment to life, including major traits, interests, drives, values, self-concept, abilities, and…
- Workshop
Role of whole-food plant based diet in improving cardiovascular health
Neha Ranglani · Cardiomersion, India
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, and lifestyle factors such as diet play a significant role in its development. Plant-based diets are rich in nutrients, antioxidants, and fiber, and low in…
- Workshop
Wellness and stress management
Rachna Khanna Singh · The Mind & Wellness Studio, India
Description: The concept of wellness or complete wellness refers to a completely well rounded human being. It is inclusive of a holistic concept comprising of our mind, body, and soul. However, our wellness can be…
Day 2
- Keynote · In-Person
Efficacy and safety of leadless pacemakers for atrioventricular synchronous pacing: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sijin Wu · Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Background: Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is an emerging physiological pacing modality. LBBAP can preserve intraventricular and interventricular electrical and mechanical synchrony by directly stimulating the…
- Keynote · In-Person
Association of plasma endothelin-1 with re-hospitalization due to heart failure in psoriatic patients with coronary artery disease
Lin Zhao · Fuwai Hospital, China
Background: The plasma big endothelin-1 (big ET-1) plays an important role in endothelial dysfunction and thrombogenesis, and it is closely related to cardiovascular adverse events. However, for patients with psoriasis…
- Keynote · In-Person
A propensity score-matching cohort study comparing the immediate effects between left bundle branch area pacing and right ventricular pacing on blood pressure
Sijin Wu · Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Background: Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is an emerging physiological pacing modality. LBBAP can preserve intraventricular and interventricular electrical and mechanical synchrony by directly stimulating the…
- Oral · Virtual
Myocardial revascularization and analysis of endpoints in patients with diabetes mellitus in combination with acute and chronic forms of CHD
Mekhman N Mamedov · National Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Russian Federation
The aim of this study was to analyze the features of myocardial revascularization in patients with acute and chronic forms of CHD in combination with diabetes mellitus and to assess complications after a year of…
- Oral · Virtual
Improving awareness and adherence to medications amongst heart failure patients is the most cost effective way of reducing healthcare costs.
Syed Raza · Awali Hospital, Bahrain
Background: Heart Failure (HF) is a common medical condition and an important public health issue. This carries with it high mortality and frequent hospitalization. There is generally high re-admission rate and patients…
- Oral · Virtual
Cardiometry: A new fundamental scientific field in cardiology
Mikhail Rudenko · Russian New University, Russian Federation
Listeners will learn about a fundamental discovery of a new blood flow mode with low friction due to structuring the flow in each cardiac cycle in the form of alternating rings of blood cells and plasma, which is…
- Oral · Virtual
Choice of best prosthetic valve
D K Satsangi · AIIMS, India
Heart valve replacement is a surgical procedure that involves replacing a damaged or diseased heart valve with a prosthetic valve. There are two main types of prosthetic valves: Mechanical and tissue valves. Mechanical…
- Presentation
3 dimensional anatomy of bronchopulmonary segments for VATS
Nidhi Puri · AIIMS Bilaspur, India
Bronchopulmonary segments are anatomic, functional and surgical units of lung. There are 10 bronchopulmonary segments in the right lung and 8-9 segments on the left. Left upper lobe is much bigger than the right upper…
- Presentation
Advances in pediatric and neonatal cardiac surgery
Amitabh Satsangi · AIIMS, India
Background and Aim: Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary vascular disease develops in a majority of patients with Transposition of the great arteries and Ventricular septal defects not undergoing surgery…
- Presentation
Cardiovascular manifestations of anemia
Surabhi Puri · AIIMS, India
Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet the body’s physiological requirements. Anemia alters the cardiovascular physiology through…
- Presentation
Ophthalmological complications of cardiovascular and other lifestyle diseases
Somya Puri · Medical Officer Co-ordinator of Yung Forum, Cardiomersion, India
Introduction: Lifestyle diseases also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are caused by a lack of physical exercise, a poor diet, alcohol, substance misuse, and tobacco use. Obesity, Type II diabetes, metabolic…
- Presentation
Electrocardiographic findings in rheumatic heart disease
J Shreenithi · Cardiomersion, India
Rheumatic heart disease is a major public health burden, especially in children of developing nations. Electrocardiographic screening has revealed that the burden of disease is higher than expected, and subclinical…
- Presentation
Emerging trends in cardiovascular regenerative medicine
Himanshi Bakshi · Cardiomersion, India
Early detection of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is essential for determining treatment options, such as counselling and medications. The field of regenerative medicine has been making substantial progress in…
- Presentation
Impact of rising stress and deteriorating Working conditions on Cardiovascular Risk of Medical professionals
Varnika Gupta · Cardiomersion, India
The relationship between work-related stress and healthcare professionals' risk of developing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is examined in this presentation. Numerous mechanisms, including persistent overstimulation and…
- Presentation
Role of digital intervention in management of lifestyle diseases
Shaurya Pratap Kushwaha · Vishwas Hospital, India
Most lifestyle diseases are caused by sedentary lifestyles, low dietary trends and poor living conditions, affecting people of all economic backgrounds, transcending age and gender differences. Lifestyle disease risk…
- Presentation
Sarcoidosis: Diagnosis and Management
Kashish Dutta · Pulmonology GMCH, India
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder of unknown aetiology. It may cause irreversible damage in different organs. Challenge appears in elucidating the cause and differentiating from tuberculous. Newer…
- Presentation
Artificial intelligence and cardiovascular health
Kusha Korla · Bain & Company, India
The topic will cover increasing use of artificial intelligence from prediction, diagnosis, and treatment of various cardiovascular disorders. The theme will cover the cross section of advancing technology and medicine…
- Presentation
Cardiovascular thoracic rehabilitation and secondary prevention
Vinakshi Devi · Max Super Specialty Hospital, India
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention plays an important role after Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeries. After Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgeries we provide care protocols guided meticulous care which…
- Presentation
Phyician assistant training program for management of cardiovascular and thoracic patients
Manroop Kaur · Cardiomersion Mohali, India
A physician assistant acts as a bridge between the nursing professionals, doctors and the other members of the health-care team, improving the quality of patient care by providing comprehensive care in coordination with…
- Presentation
Dietary guidelines for prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Jiya Budhwani · Apollo Hospitals, India
Abstract not yet available.
- Presentation
The impact of socioeconomic factors on hypertension and obesity: A systematic review.
Riya Kayarkar · Cardiomersion, India
Introduction Hypertension and obesity continue to be major public health issues with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Research has consistently shown that socioeconomic factors, such as income, education…
- Presentation
Role of non-invasive diagnostic modalities in detection of allograft rejection post cardiac transplantation
Kishore Gupta · Marengo CIMS, India
Heart transplantation continues to be the definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure. With the median survival of 15 years among first-year survivors, allograft rejection (AR) and allograft injury after cardiac…
- Presentation
Role of spirometry,deep breathing and chest expansion in cardiac rehabilitation
Anwesha Sarkar · DKS Super Specialty Hospital, India
Abstract not yet available.
- Presentation
Cardio oncology: Understanding, detecting, monitoring and treating the cardiovascular diseases during and after the cancer treatment
Nikita Goyal · NHS, United Kingdom
Cancer and cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in US1, 2. With the recent advances in cancer therapies there is significant reduction in cancer related mortality of patients. These effective treatment…
- Presentation
Artificial intelligence in cardiology
Aditi Parulkar · Cardiomersion, India
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolution showcasing tremendous potential in a myriad of fields. This presentation aims to describe the expanding influence of AI in Cardiology and its impact on enhancing…
- Presentation
Late presentation of right coronary artery stent infection as left empyema and pleuro-pericardial fistula
Kishore Gupta · Marengo CIMS, India
Background: Coronary stent infections are rare but a potentially life-threatening disease, the incidence of which has been on a rise over the last two decades. Method: We report a case who presented with symptoms of…
- Poster
The congenitally absent right coronary artery in aortic valve surgery
Charlotte Frost · Gold Coast University Hospital, Australia
Free wall ruptures occur in 0.01% of the STEMI and NSTEMI populations.They can be repaired by various techniques, depending on anatomical location and tissue quality. A 62-year-old female presented with chest pain and…
- Poster
Powering biopharma research with data and genomics in cardiology – spearhead of excellence
Dae Wook Lee · Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Korea, Republic of
The rapid success of using human big data has been a novel trend for drug development and discovery. The human genetic techniques including Coding GWAS are generically associated with diseases whereas the expansion of…
- Poster
Surgical resection of a massive mediastinal tumour with mass effect
Charlotte Frost · Gold Coast University Hospital, Australia
Thymolipoma is a rare subtype of benign thymic tumour containing a combination of thymic and adipose tissue. They are often found incidentally or when the tumour causes compression with symptoms varying depending on the…
- Poster
Automated interpretation of congenital heart disease from multi-view echocardiograms
Zhang Xin · Capital Medical University, China
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect and the leading cause of neonate death in China. Clinical diagnosis can be based on the selected 2D key-frames from five views. Limited by the availability…
- Poster
The protective role of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide in diabetic cardiomyopathy from db/db mice.
Zuowei Pei · Central Hospital Of Dalian University Of Technology, China
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the type 2 diabetes complications, usually accompanied by changes in myocardial structure and function. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD + ), a critical coenzyme present in…
- Poster
Association of lipoprotein (a) with clinical adverse outcomes in patients with concurrentpsoriasis and coronary artery disease
Lin Zhao · Fuwai Hospital, China
Background: Elevated Lp(a) levels are proven as a marker of increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Also,the evidence indicates that patients with psoriasis are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.However…
- Poster
Cardiac fibroblast activation in the early stage of anthracycline cardiotoxicity
Maria Donniacuo · University of Campania, Italy
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a highly effective anticancer drug, but its clinical application is hampered by cardiotoxicity with asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction as the earliest manifestation. Impaired relaxation and elevated…
- Poster
Triglyceride-glucose index for predicting repeat revascularization and instent restenosis in patients with chronic coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Xuantong Guo · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Background: The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a reliable surrogate indicator of insulin resistance, is demonstrated independently associated with coronary artery disease of various clinical manifestations. This…
- Poster
Physical exercise and patients with chronic Pain
Joao Rafael De Oliveira Rocha Da Silva · Connect Life Rehabilitation and Performance, Brazil
The practice of physical exercises is essential to improve cardiovascular conditioning, as well as clinical improvement of pain, promoting a better quality of life for patients. However, in clinical practice, what is…
- Poster
Measuring fractal dynamics of FECG signals to determine the complexity of fetal heart rate\On the geometric complexity of chronic heart disease
Tahmineh Azizi · Florida State University, United States
In this research, we study the fetal heart rate from abdominal signals using multi-fractal spectra and fractal analysis. We use the Abdominal and Direct Fetal Electrocardiogram Database contains multichannel fetal…
- Poster
The cause of transient ischemic attacks
Ermoshkin Vladimir Ivanovich · Russian New University, Russian Federation
Transient ischemic attacks (TIA) accounts for about 80% of all strokes. TIA occurs when microvessels and capillaries in some part of the brain become clogged as a result of one of two mechanisms - either thrombosis or…
- Poster
Lipid-lowering therapies: Where are we now and where are we heading?
Ciprian Constantin · Carol Davila Military Emergency Hospital, Romania
Background . Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and the incidence is on the rise in the past decade. One of the main causes is the obesity epidemic and the increase of metabolic…
- Poster
A Less invasive, multivessel, multiarterial technique of coronary artery bypass graft surgery with conventional instruments in the real world
Francisco Mauricio Rincon Tello · Clínica Los Nogales, Colombia
This work shows the development of an innovative surgical technique that makes it possible to treat ischemic heart disease with lower associated risks, offering complete revascularization. We routinely perform a…
- Poster
Nanotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of diabetes mellitus
Nura Adam Mohamed · Biomedical Research Center, Qatar
Being the most common metabolic disorder in the world Diabetes Mellitus (DM) can benefit from developing new therapeutic strategies particularly with conventional therapies struggling to properly manage it. Such…
- Poster
Cardiac vector theory! A paradigm shift in ECG interpretation or a perspective rethinking in ECG translation from scalar to vector form
T Rajini Samuel · Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, India
Electrocardiography (ECG) has offered valuable insights in health and disease for nearly a century yet its interpretation remains an arduous task and needs the help of medical experts in that field. Einthoven used the…
- Poster
Bioactive constituents for heart care
Geeta Deswal · Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, India
Herbal medicines have been used continuously and most frequently throughout history. Numerous human ailments have traditionally been treated by herbal treatments under every condition. Nowadays, we have the option to…
- Poster
Oxygen reversal of coronary artery spasm with modification of international standards for the diagnostic criteria of coronary vasomotor disorders (Yasser's modification or oxygen test) retrospective observational study; 17-case reports
Yasser Mohammed Hassanain Elsayed · Egyptian Ministry of Health, Egypt
Aim of the study : the study aims to clear the initial effect of non-baric oxygen inhalation on the coronary artery spasm. Background : Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is a cardiovascular disorder that plays an important…
- Poster
ECG in athletes: Limits of normal
Samir Rafla · Alexandria University, Egypt
Classification of abnormalities of the athlete's ECG Group1: common and training-related ECG changes: Sinus bradycardia, First-degree AV block, Incomplete RBBB, Early repolarization, Isolated QRS voltage criteria for LV…
- Poster
Takotsubo syndrome with underlying pheochromocytoma
Tooba Sahar · Shifa International Hospital, Pakistan
A 63 year-old-man with an adrenal mass and no other medical history presented to the emergency department with central chest pain radiating to neck and 4-5 episodes of vomiting in the last 15 hours. His 12 lead ECG was…
- Poster
Epinephrine for managing no-reflow phenomenon: A systematic review
Elmira Jafari Afshar · Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Currently, no pharmacological or device-based intervention has been fully validated to reverse the no-reflow phenomenon. Several agents can be used in the case of primary or refractory no-reflow phenomenon, but none of…
- Poster
Clinical and cardiac imaging follow-up of the patients with COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Parham Samimisedeh · Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Myocarditis has emerged as a serious adverse event after the COVID-19 vaccination. Our review study summarized the findings of Cardiac MRI and clinical follow-up of the patients with COVID-19 vaccine-associated…
- Poster
Accelerate mobilization & IN-patient rehabilitation program
Kawa Amin · Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Background The geriatric population is increasing worldwide due to rapid development in medical technology and novel treatments. The curve of life expectancy and ageing is growing. Adding years to life does not…
- Poster
Association of thyroid hormones with insulin resistance in female hypertensives with or without type II diabetes
Olufunke Olorundare · University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Altered thyroid function is associated with insulin resistance (IR). There are scarce and divergent reports regarding association of thyroid function with insulin resistance in hypertension with or without type 2 DM in…
- Poster
Real benefits of a minimal invasive cardiac surgery program in underserved patients, time to move on!
Francisco Mauricio Rincon Tello · Clínica Los Nogales, Colombia
Our institution is an adult cardiac surgery department as part of a general hospital. The cardiovascular surgery program began on 2015, since then about 200 – 250 cases per year are performed. Our MICS program initiates…
- Poster
Utilizing conditional probability and bayes’ theorem for harmonizing multi-modality cardiac imaging results
Timothy F Christian · Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States
The use of multiple noninvasive tests in a patient for a specific question in cardiology is becoming more common. While it is expected that each new piece of test information will align, the reality is that each test…
- Poster
ECG denoising based on WATV and convex fused lasso denoising with non-convex regularization
Abdallah Rezgui · Ecole Nationale Superieure D’Ingenieurs De Tunis (ENSIT), Tunisia
In this paper, we propose a novel approach of Electrocardiogram Denoising based on Wavelet/Total Variation (WATV) and Convex fused lasso Denoising with non-convex regularization. This approach consists at first step of…
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