Monday 13 September 2010
Room: Mont Blanc
Moderator A.P. Kappetein, Rotterdam
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this programme, delegates should be able to:
- understand the current evidence and latest thinking around the role of coronary artery bypass graft surgery for the treatment and management of acute coronary syndrome
- discuss the role of antiplatelet therapy in the long-term management of post-surgical acute coronary syndrome patients
| 08:30 | Acute coronary syndrome – diagnosis and cardiac surgery. Who should get what and when? A review of the current evidence | M. Sousa Uva, Lisbon |
| 09:00 | Dual antiplatelet therapy and the acute coronary syndrome; the coronary artery bypass graft patient. When to start, when to stop and decision-making for long-term management | C. Smith, New York |
| 09:30 | Current and emerging studies exploring the role of coronary artery bypass grafting in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome | A.P. Kappetein, Rotterdam |
| 10:00 | Managing bleeding in the coronary artery bypass graft patient and control of haemostasis following antithrombotics | S. Raja, London |
This session is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca