ACCA congress: Ensuring a rapid response to cardiac emergencies

Posted: Published on September 16th, 2014

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16-Sep-2014

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Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014 is the event of the year for the latest science in the field. It is the annual meeting of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and takes place 18-20 October in Geneva, Switzerland.

Monday 16 September 2014 Sophia Antipolis, France - Acute cardiovascular care is the specialty of cardiology dealing with acute problems in need of urgent care including heart attack, cardiac arrest, and acute heart failure. The scientific programme is available here.

The first ever hotline session will be held this year, providing journalists with access to late breaking results from clinical trials and registries in the field of acute cardiovascular care. Professor Maddalena Lettino, chair of the congress programme committee, said: "Original data focused on acute patients will be presented in a top level forum by researchers from across the globe."

Journalists will discover the latest therapies and innovations during 3 days packed with science. More than 400 novel scientific abstracts will be presented in different formats including a fast paced and interactive rapid fire session. Professor Lettino said: "New data will be presented by investigators from different healthcare professions covering all cardiovascular diseases that pass through the emergency department to intensive care. This will include the acute phase of heart failure and acute coronary syndromes."

Over 40 high quality scientific sessions will be held including main symposia and debates on controversial issues including antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and pretreatment with P2Y12 inhibitors for non ST-elevation myocardial infarction ACS patients.

Professor Lettino said: "Journalists will hear the most recent advances in the field of acute decompensated heart failure. International experts will present novel biomarkers for predicting prognosis and emerging technologies for treating these patients in the intensive care unit."

This year's theme is the highly vulnerable patient. The scientific programme will feature sessions dedicated to developments in the management of these patients using the know-how of several disciplines and healthcare professions. Topics include how to ensure a rapid emergency response, the use of modern communications tools such as transmission of the 12-lead ECG, plus early and accurate diagnosis in the pre-hospital phase and in the emergency department.

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ACCA congress: Ensuring a rapid response to cardiac emergencies

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