Part I Coronary artery disease.
* Acute coronary syndrome - Marco Roffi, Zurich, Switzerland, Pierre-Frédéric Keller, Geneva, Switzerland.
* Modern coronary stenting - Stéphane Cook/Stephan Windecker, Otto Hess, Bern, Switzerland.
- DES.
- Passive modern stents.
- Late thrombosis.
- Stenting of nonsignificant lesions (plaque sealing).
- Comparison with medical treatment or bypass surgery.
- Bioactive stents.
* Chronic total occlusion - Yaron Almagor, Jerusalem, Israel.
* Nonrevascularization therapy - Jean-Paul Schmid, Bern, Switzerland.
- Shock wave therapy.
- Spinal stimulation.
- Coronary sinus restriction.
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Part II Noncoronary interventions.
* Percutaneous valve replacement or repair - Hélène Eltchaninoff, Rouen, France.
* PFO closure - Bernhard Meier, Bern Switzerland.
* ASD and VSD closure - tentatively: David Hildick Smith, London, UK.
* Carotid angioplasty - Sri Iyer, New York, USA.
* Alcohol ablation of hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy - Otto Hess, Bern, Switzerland.
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Part III Treatment of left ventricular failure.
* Biventricular pacing - Etienne Delacrétaz, Bern Switzerland.
* Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices - Pim de Feyter, Rotterdam, NL.
* Stem cell therapy - Andreas Zeiher, Frankfurt, Germany.
* Drug therapy in conjunction with interventions - Roger Hullin, Bern, Switzerland.
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Part IV Cardiovascular imaging.
* Computed tomography (CT) for screening and follow-up - Stephan Achenbach, Erlangen, Germany.
* Magnetic resonance (MR) for functional testing and interventional guidance - Andreas Wahl, Bern, Switzerland.
* Optical coherence tomography (OCT) - Jean-François Surmely, Aarau, Switzerland.
* Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) - Peter J. Fitzgerald, Stanford, CA, USA
