CVIA Journal

AHA @ GW-ICC Joint Forum – Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) 2017 – Evaluation and Management of Hypertension – Impact of SPRINT and Other New Evidence

It has become a tradition for world renowned cardiology associations to send delegations to GW-ICC congresses.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Professor John Warner, President, American Heart Association (AHA), and Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC), led delegations attending the 28^th GW-ICC, to present latest international guidance, cutting-edge diagnosis and information on treatment with emerging technologies.

Cooperation with these international societies is not limited to their attendance at GW-ICC; GW-ICC also holds reciprocal academic sessions at the annual meetings of these eminent societies, for example GW-ICC @ ACC, GW-ICC @ AHA, and GW @ ESC, to introduce important Chinese academic research.

At the 28^th GW-ICC in 2017, the AHA @ GW-ICC Joint Forum, which was held over three sessions, focused on population health, guidelines and real-world evidence; cardiovascular disease prevention: hypertension, smoking cessation and blood lipid management and systems of STEMI care.

A video of one of these 2017 sessions, Update on Practice Guidelines, is now available to view on the GW-ICC YouTube channel:

Evaluation and Management of Hypertension – Impact of SPRINT and Other New Evidence

Presenter: Sidney C. Smith, Jr., MD, FAHA, FESC, FACP, MACC, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Dr Smith discusses how there is strong evidence that lower is better than higher for treatment of hypertension in selected high-risk populations. More data is needed in populations not covered by SPRINT (e.g. diabetes, stroke) and on ideal combinations of antihypertensive medications considering race/ethnicity.

Further information on the 29^th GW-ICC, to be held October 11^th -14^th, 2018, in Beijing, China, is available on the congress website:

http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) is the official journal of the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC). CVIA supports GW-ICC in its aims of leading the development of cardiovascular medicine in China, by introducing and promoting new concepts and technologies and strengthening and promoting cooperation amongst Chinese and international cardiology experts. CVIA is available on the IngentaConnect platform http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia and at https://dhn.zgc.mybluehostin.me/cvia/. Submissions may be made using Scholar One manuscripts at https:/mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/cvia-journal. There are no author submission or article processing fees.

ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum – Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) 2017 – The ACC’s D2B Alliance for Quality Initiative How Professional Organizations Can Make a Difference

It has become a tradition for world renowned cardiology associations to send delegations to GW-ICC congresses.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Professor John Warner, President, American Heart Association (AHA), and Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC), led delegations attending the 28^th GW-ICC, to present latest international guidance, cutting-edge diagnosis and information on treatment with emerging technologies.

Cooperation with these international societies is not limited to their attendance at GW-ICC; GW-ICC also holds reciprocal academic sessions at the annual meetings of these eminent societies, for example GW-ICC @ ACC, GW-ICC @ AHA, and GW @ ESC, to introduce important Chinese academic research.

At the 28^th GW-ICC in 2017, the ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum, which was held over three sessions, focused on population health, guidelines and real-world evidence; cardiovascular disease prevention: hypertension, smoking cessation and blood lipid management and systems of STEMI care.

A video of one of these 2017 sessions is now available to view on the GW-ICC YouTube channel:

The ACC’s D2B Alliance for Quality Initiative How Professional Organizations Can Make a Difference

Presenter: John E, Brush Jr., MD, FACC, Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA, USA.

Dr Brush discusses how the ACC created the Door to Balloon (D2B) initiative to spread evidence-based strategies leading to organizational improvements. Improving D2B times are associated with lower mortality.

Further information on the 29^th GW-ICC, to be held October 11^th -14^th, 2018, in Beijing, China, is available on the congress website:

http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) is the official journal of the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC). CVIA supports GW-ICC in its aims of leading the development of cardiovascular medicine in China, by introducing and promoting new concepts and technologies and strengthening and promoting cooperation amongst Chinese and international cardiology experts. CVIA is available on the IngentaConnect platform http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia and at https://dhn.zgc.mybluehostin.me/cvia/. Submissions may be made using Scholar One manuscripts at https:/mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/cvia-journal. There are no author submission or article processing fees.

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ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum – Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) 2017 – State of Hypertension Management in the United States 2017

It has become a tradition for world renowned cardiology associations to send delegations to GW-ICC congresses.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Professor John Warner, President, American Heart Association (AHA), and Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC), led delegations attending the 28^th GW-ICC, to present latest international guidance, cutting-edge diagnosis and information on treatment with emerging technologies.

Cooperation with these international societies is not limited to their attendance at GW-ICC; GW-ICC also holds reciprocal academic sessions at the annual meetings of these eminent societies, for example GW-ICC @ ACC, GW-ICC @ AHA, and GW @ ESC, to introduce important Chinese academic research.

At the 28^th GW-ICC in 2017, the ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum, which was held over three sessions, focused on population health, guidelines and real-world evidence; cardiovascular disease prevention: hypertension, smoking cessation and blood lipid management and systems of STEMI care.

A video of one of these 2017 sessions, Prevention in Cardiovascular Medicine: Hypertension, Smoking Cessation, and Lipids, is now available to view on the GW-ICC YouTube channel:

State of Hypertension Management in the United States 2017

Presenter: Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, is the first division chief of cardiology for the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Further information on the 29^th GW-ICC, to be held October 11^th -14^th, 2018, in Beijing, China, is available on the congress website:

http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) is the official journal of the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC). CVIA supports GW-ICC in its aims of leading the development of cardiovascular medicine in China, by introducing and promoting new concepts and technologies and strengthening and promoting cooperation amongst Chinese and international cardiology experts. CVIA is available on the IngentaConnect platform http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia and at https://dhn.zgc.mybluehostin.me/cvia/. Submissions may be made using Scholar One manuscripts at https:/mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/cvia-journal. There are no author submission or article processing fees.

Twitter: @CVIA_Journal

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cvia.journal/

Conference website: http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum – Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) 2017 – The Use of Chest Pain Centers to Improve Patient Care

It has become a tradition for world renowned cardiology associations to send delegations to GW-ICC congresses.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Professor John Warner, President, American Heart Association (AHA), and Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC), led delegations attending the 28^th GW-ICC, to present latest international guidance, cutting-edge diagnosis and information on treatment with emerging technologies.

Cooperation with these international societies is not limited to their attendance at GW-ICC; GW-ICC also holds reciprocal academic sessions at the annual meetings of these eminent societies, for example GW-ICC @ ACC, GW-ICC @ AHA, and GW @ ESC, to introduce important Chinese academic research.

At the 28^th GW-ICC in 2017, the ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum, which was held over three sessions, focused on population health, guidelines and real-world evidence; cardiovascular disease prevention: hypertension, smoking cessation and blood lipid management and systems of STEMI care.

A video of one of these 2017 sessions, Systems of STEMI Care, is now available to view on the GW-ICC YouTube channel:

The Use of Chest Pain Centers to Improve Patient Care

Presenter: Richard Chazal, MD, FACC, Past President, ACC, Medical Director of the Heart and Vascular Institute for Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, FL, USA. Dr Chazal has expertise in echocardiography, diagnostic catheterization and coronary computerized tomography angiography.

Dr Chazal discusses a brief review of guideline directed care, reviews data that may influence chest pain center protocols and provides examples of chest care centers in use.

Further information on the 29^th GW-ICC, to be held October 11^th -14^th, 2018, in Beijing, China, is available on the congress website:

http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) is the official journal of the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC). CVIA supportS GW-ICC in its aims of leading the development of cardiovascular medicine in China, by introducing and promoting new concepts and technologies and strengthening and promoting cooperation amongst Chinese and international cardiology experts. CVIA is available on the IngentaConnect platform http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia and at https://dhn.zgc.mybluehostin.me/cvia/. Submissions may be made using Scholar One manuscripts at https:/mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/cvia-journal. There are no author submission or article processing fees.

Twitter: @CVIA_Journal

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cvia.journal/

Conference website: http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum – Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) 2017 – Why Every Cardiologist Must be an Expert in Smoking Cessation

It has become a tradition for world renowned cardiology associations to send delegations to GW-ICC congresses.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Professor John Warner, President, American Heart Association (AHA), and Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC), led delegations attending the 28^th GW-ICC, to present latest international guidance, cutting-edge diagnosis and information on treatment with emerging technologies.

Cooperation with these international societies is not limited to their attendance at GW-ICC; GW-ICC also holds reciprocal academic sessions at the annual meetings of these eminent societies, for example GW-ICC @ ACC, GW-ICC @ AHA, and GW @ ESC, to introduce important Chinese academic research.

At the 28^th GW-ICC in 2017, the ACC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum, which was held over three sessions, focused on population health, guidelines and real-world evidence; cardiovascular disease prevention: hypertension, smoking cessation and blood lipid management and systems of STEMI care.

A video of one of these 2017 sessions, Prevention in Cardiovascular Medicine: Hypertension, Smoking Cessation, and Lipids, is now available to view on the GW-ICC YouTube channel:

Why Every Cardiologist Must be an Expert in Smoking Cessation

Presenter: Eric C. Stecker M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine, OHSU, Portland, OR, USA.

Dr Stecker discusses how it is impossible to be a competent cardiologist without consistent engagement in smoking prevention and smoking cessation. Dr. Stecker’s clinical care focuses on improving symptoms through ablation of arrhythmias, managing slow heart rhythms through implantation of pacemakers, managing heart failure and risk of sudden cardiac death through implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), and reducing stroke risk through appropriate anticoagulation of atrial fibrillation. While his clinic is not a dedicated smoking cessation center, all patients who smoke are directed toward resources to support an attempt to quit since this is often the single most important intervention for improving health and preventing death.

Further information on the 29^th GW-ICC, to be held October 11^th -14^th, 2018, in Beijing, China, is available on the congress website:

http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) is the official journal of the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC). CVIA supports GW-ICC in its aims of leading the development of cardiovascular medicine in China, by introducing and promoting new concepts and technologies and strengthening and promoting cooperation amongst Chinese and international cardiology experts. CVIA is available on the IngentaConnect platform http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia and at https://dhn.zgc.mybluehostin.me/cvia/. Submissions may be made using Scholar One manuscripts at https:/mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/cvia-journal. There are no author submission or article processing fees.

Twitter: @CVIA_Journal

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cvia.journal/

Conference website: http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

It has become a tradition for world renowned cardiology associations to send delegations to GW-ICC congresses.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Professor John Warner, President, American Heart Association (AHA), and Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC), led delegations attending the 28^th GW-ICC, to present latest international guidance, cutting-edge diagnosis and information on treatment with emerging technologies.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Professor John Warner, President American Heart Association (AHA)

Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Cooperation with these international societies is not limited to their attendance at GW-ICC; GW-ICC also holds reciprocal academic sessions at the annual meetings of these eminent societies, for example GW-ICC @ ACC, GW-ICC @ AHA, and GW @ ESC, to introduce important Chinese academic research.

At the 28^th GW-ICC in 2017, the ESC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum, which was held over four sessions, focused on the highlights of 2017 ESC Congress, to introduce the latest guidance and discuss the latest developments of ESC images, heart disease, heart failure, STEMI and valve disease.

A video of one of these 2017 sessions is now available to view on the GW-ICC YouTube channel:

2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease

Further information on the 29^th GW-ICC, to be held October 11^th -14^th, 2018, in Beijing, China, is available on the congress website:

http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

It has become a tradition for world renowned cardiology associations to send delegations to GW-ICC congresses.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC),Professor John Warner, President, American Heart Association (AHA), and Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC), led delegations attending the 28^th GW-ICC, to present latest international guidance, cutting-edge diagnosis and information on treatment with emerging technologies.

Professor Jeroen J. Bax, President, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Professor John Warner, President American Heart Association (AHA)

Professor Mary N. Walsh, President, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Cooperation with these international societies is not limited to their attendance at GW-ICC; GW-ICC also holds reciprocal academic sessions at the annual meetings of these eminent societies, for example GW-ICC @ ACC, GW-ICC @ AHA, and GW @ ESC, to introduce important Chinese academic research.

At the 28^th GW-ICC in 2017, the ESC @ GW-ICC Joint Forum, which was held over four sessions, focused on the highlights of 2017 ESC Congress, to introduce the latest guidance and discuss the latest developments of ESC images, heart disease, heart failure, STEMI and valve disease.

A video of one of these 2017 sessions is now available to view on the GW-ICC YouTube channel:

2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation

Presenter: Professor Marco Ruffi, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Further information on the 29^th GW-ICC, to be held October 11^th -14^th, 2018, in Beijing, China, is available on the congress website:

http://www.gw-icc2017.org/en/1/index.jsp

The Heart and Health Foundation of Turkey (HHFT) and Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC) hold Joint Symposium at the 14th International Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (UCCVS) Congress, Antalya, Turkey, April 2018

The 14th International Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (UCCVS) Congress was held at the Royal Seginus Convention Center in Antalya, Turkey on April 5-8, 2018.

The Heart and Health Foundation of Turkey (HHFT) and the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC) organized a joint symposium at the congress. Many experts and scholars from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Japan, and the United States gathered to discuss, share, discuss, and share the two themes of cardiac rehabilitation and heart failure treatment.

The forum was comprised of three sessions, Joint Symposium of China and Turkey: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy I, IInd III. The first session, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy I, was chaired by Ali Oto, Dayi Hu and Alpay Turan Sezgin and covered:

Role of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Abdulhalim Kinsara

Cardiac Rehabilitation: Current Status and Future Trends in China, Dayi Hu

Benefit of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Treating Ischemic Heart Disease Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Ivan Shashenkov

Patients Club: A Good Way to Improve Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence, Xiaoping Meng

Aerobic Exercise Combined with EECP is an Effective Means for Cardiac Rehabilitation, Hui Zhang

EECP-the Effective Physical Therapy in Ischemic Cardiovascular disease, Tianlun Yang

The second session, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy II, was chaired by Fouad Ghaly and Dayi Hu and covered:

Linkage of Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cardiovascular Events, Koji Hasegawa

Smoking Cessation Induced Obesity and Cardiovascular Biomarker, Maki Komiyama

Physiological Effect of EECP on Cardiovascular System, Fouad Ibrahim Ghaly

Application of EECP in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Shuanli Xin

Exercise Tolerance in Chinese People and the Affecting Factors, Sisi Zhang

The third session, Heart failure: From epidemiology to bedside, was chaired by Jian Zhang, Bünyamin Yavuz and Bülent Mutlu and covered:

The Heart Failure Guidelines and Clinical Practice in China, Jian Zhang

Current Status of Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure in China-Based on China Heart Failure Registry, Roncheng Zhang

Heart Failure Status in Turkey: What We Have Learned from The Observational Studies and Registries? Özlem Yıldırımtürk

Size of Femoral Vein as The New Criterion for Fluid Overload in Patients With or Without Left Ventricular Dysfunction, James Nguyen

Iron Replacement Therapy in Heart Failure: When and How, Kaan Okyay

http://37.247.97.7/14_Uluslararasi_kardiyoloji_kongresi/player.php?klasor_no=201801011935

Call for Abstracts, 29th Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC), Beijing, China, October 2018

Abstract submission deadline now extended to May 20, 2018

Date: October 11 – 14, 2018

Venue: China National Convention Center (CNCC) Beijing, China

Congress Language: English & Mandarin

The 29^th Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC) will be held on October 11-14, 2018 in Beijing, China.

The conference is jointly organized by more than 20 domestic and international cardiovascular academic organizations and will include 13 academic fields, 18 kinds of sessions, nearly 60 professional categories, more than 400 academic exchange activities, seminars, training workshops, exhibitions and joint forums run with nearly 20 well-known international academic organizations. It is expected that the conference will welcome more than 1,000 scholars from nearly 40 countries and regions, more than 2,000 experts across China and over 18,000 guests and representatives, who will share and learn the latest progress, knowledge and innovation in cardiology and related fields.

The Conference is now seeking abstracts and interested authors can submit English language abstracts online via the conference website www.gw-icc2018.org

Accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement of JACC (JACC, IF 19.896), while significant research results and selected abstracts will be shared at relevant congress sessions. Abstract authors are eligible to participate in the English speech contest (for non-native English-speakers) for oral presentations or posters.

We look forward to your participation!

Professor Zhang Jian

President of the 29^th GW-ICC

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2018 – now extended to May 20, 2018

Abstract selection results: June 30, 2018

Pre-registration period commences: May 1, 2018

Pre-registration period closes: August 20, 2018

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

Abstracts are submitted through the congress website www.gw-icc.org please follow the online instructions, otherwise your abstract will not be accepted for review.

Three easy steps to submit your abstract:

1. Visit GW-ICC 2018 websiteand click on Registration and Abstract
2. Follow the online registration instructions
3. Submit your abstract

You can submit abstracts on any of the following topics:

• Basic and Translational Medicine
• Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Research
• Cardiovascular-Disciplinary Research
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Epidemiology, Prevention and Control

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About Beijing

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More information is available at www.gw-icc2018.org