The American College of Cardiology,
World Hellenic Biomedical Association, Hellenic Cardiological Society and Cyprus Society of Cardiology Symposium
“Mediterranean Diet and its Protective effect on Cardiovascular Disease”
March 26, 2012
3:45 – 5:15pm
McCormick Conference Center - Room S105
Chicago, IL - USA
World Hellenic Biomedical Association, Hellenic Cardiological Society and Cyprus Society of Cardiology Symposium
“Mediterranean Diet and its Protective effect on Cardiovascular Disease”
March 26, 2012
3:45 – 5:15pm
McCormick Conference Center - Room S105
Chicago, IL - USA
Co – Chairs
George Dangas, MD, PhD, FACC
Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Innovation at the Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute
George Parharidis, MD, FACC
Professor, AHEPA, University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Speakers
3:45- 4:00
“The role of sodium and potassium in CV health”
George L. Bakris, MD
Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine
Director Hypertension Center Diabetes Institute
4:00 – 4:15
"Effects of diet, exercise and weight loss on inflammation"
Christie M. Ballantyne MD
Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Chief, Cardiovascular Research Section, Division of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Director, The Maria and Alando J. Ballantyne, M.D., Atherosclerosis Clinical Research Laboratory
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
Co-director, Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Clinic, The Methodist Hospital
4:15 – 4:30
“The role of Cardiovascular Imaging in Coronary heart Disease”
Petros Nihoyannopoulos MD, FRCP, FACC, FESC
Professor of Cardiology, Imperial College London
4:30 – 4:45
“An Overview of the Cypriot contribution to the Diet”
Panayiotis Avraamides MD, BSc(Hons), MB BS(Lond), FRCP(Lond), FRCP(Edin), MRCPI, FESC, FSCAI, FACC
Director, Department of Cardiology, Limassol General Hospital
President, Cyprus Society of Cardiology
President, Cyprus Working Group on Interventional Cardiology
4:45 – 5:00
“Cardiovascular mortality in Greece”
Vlassis Pyrgakis, MD
Past President of the Hellenic Cardiological Society
5:00 – 5:15
Open discussion
George Dangas, MD, PhD, FACC
Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Innovation at the Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute
George Parharidis, MD, FACC
Professor, AHEPA, University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Speakers
3:45- 4:00
“The role of sodium and potassium in CV health”
George L. Bakris, MD
Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine
Director Hypertension Center Diabetes Institute
4:00 – 4:15
"Effects of diet, exercise and weight loss on inflammation"
Christie M. Ballantyne MD
Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Chief, Cardiovascular Research Section, Division of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Director, The Maria and Alando J. Ballantyne, M.D., Atherosclerosis Clinical Research Laboratory
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
Co-director, Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Clinic, The Methodist Hospital
4:15 – 4:30
“The role of Cardiovascular Imaging in Coronary heart Disease”
Petros Nihoyannopoulos MD, FRCP, FACC, FESC
Professor of Cardiology, Imperial College London
4:30 – 4:45
“An Overview of the Cypriot contribution to the Diet”
Panayiotis Avraamides MD, BSc(Hons), MB BS(Lond), FRCP(Lond), FRCP(Edin), MRCPI, FESC, FSCAI, FACC
Director, Department of Cardiology, Limassol General Hospital
President, Cyprus Society of Cardiology
President, Cyprus Working Group on Interventional Cardiology
4:45 – 5:00
“Cardiovascular mortality in Greece”
Vlassis Pyrgakis, MD
Past President of the Hellenic Cardiological Society
5:00 – 5:15
Open discussion