Dear colleagues,

we are proud to inform you that Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA and Clinical hospital Dubrava, University of Zagreb, Croatia are going to organise a unique Symposium "CLEVELAND CLINIC IN ZAGREB". The Symposium will be held on March 14, 2008. in hotel "Westin", Zagreb, Croatia.

The Symposium is dedicated to cardiovascular medicine exclusivly. Cleveland Clinic is the worldwide famous institution and it has been labeled for 13th year consecutevly as the best cardiovascular hospital in the USA.

A team consisting of four cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons, headed by dr. Bruce Lytle, director of "The Heart and Vascular Institute at Clevaland Clinic" will present demonstrably better clinical results in the following subjects:

The Symposium will be organized as a gift to all medical doctors and staff involved in cardiovascular medicine in the region and doesn't necessitate a fee.

If You would like to witness the best of the American cardiovascular medicine and discuss all these medical subjects in an interactive way with the top american specialists, do not miss the Symposium "Cleveland Clinic in Zagreb".

For organizers:

Professor Željko Sutlić, MD
Head, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Hospital Dubrava

 

Program

Program (.pdf, 280 kB)

9.00 - 9.20 "Coronary artery disease: surgical vs. percutanous revascularization"
Bruce W. Lytle, MD, Director, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

9.30- 9.50 "Endovascular and percutaneous interventions"
Douglas Johnston, MD, Staff, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

10.00 - 10.20 "Emerging therapies in heart failure and transplantation"
David Taylor, MD, Staff, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

10.30 - 10.50 "Minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery"
Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Staff, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 - 11.50 "New era in treatment of valvular heart disease"
Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Staff, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

12.00 - 12.20 "Heart failure and transplantation service at Cleveland Clinic"
David Taylor, MD, Staff, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

12.30 - 12.50 "How to structure endovascular program; Cleveland Clinic experience"
Douglas Johnston, MD, Staff, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

13.00 - 13.20 "Future of cardiovascular medicine and surgery".
Bruce W. Lytle, MD, Director, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Discussion

13.30 Lunch

 

INFO:

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Cleveland Clinic in Zagreb