This document provides an agenda for the Caribbean Cardiology Conference being held from July 28-31, 2009 in Barbados. The conference will feature multiple sessions each day covering topics in cardiology, including sessions on emerging challenges in cardiovascular care, management of diseases like diabetes and atherosclerosis, advances in lipid management, and technological innovations. Presentations will be given by cardiologists and researchers from the Caribbean, United States, United Kingdom, France and other countries.

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