20^th European Cardiology Conference October 16-18, 2017 Hotel Mercure Budapest Buda, Budapest, Hungary

Peter Ofner was born in 1950. After being graduated on Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest joined the National Institute of Cardiology. Specialized in internal medicine and cardiology. Between 1985 and 87 he worked as a visiting lecturer on the Memorial University, St John’s, Canada. With special appointment he served as head of the WHO ECG Reference Laboratory and as advisory board member Health and Welfare, Canada. In 2004 he was appointed the General Director of the National Institute of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary. His main research interests are: cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention, interventional cardiology and clinical pharmacology.

Cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention, Interventional Cardiology, Clinical pharmacology

James T. Willerson, MD, is the President Emeritus, Director of Cardiology Research, and Co-Director of the Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories at the Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s. He served as President of The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston from 2001-2008, and he recently retired as the Edward Randall III Professor of Internal Medicine at The UT Medical School at Houston. He holds the Dunn Chair in Cardiology Research at THI, the Willerson/O'Quinn Chair at THI, the James T. Willerson, MD Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Diseases at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, and has a swimming scholarship named in his honor at The University of Texas at Austin.

Cardiology Research, Atherosclerotic Plaques, Ischemic Cardiomyopathies, Congestive Heart Failure

Guy H Fontaine has made 17 original contributions in the design and the use of the first cardiac pace makers in the early 60s. He has serendipitously identified ARVD during his contributions to antiarrhythmic surgery in the early 70s. He has developed the technique of Fulguration to replace surgery in the early 80s (technique used during 30 years in Paris). He has been one of the 216 individuals who have made a significant contribution to the study of cardiovascular disease since the 14th century, one of the 500 greatest geniuses of the 21th Century (USA Books), one of the 100 Life Time Achievement (UK Book). He has more than 900 publications including 201 chapters in text books. He is the reviewer of 26 scientific journals both in basic and clinical science. He served as a member of the Editorial Board of Circulation for 5 years, after reviewing articles for this journal during decades. He has given 11 master lectures of 90 minutes each in inland China in 2014. He has recently developed new techniques of hypothermia for brain protection in OHCA and Stroke. This technique has been fortuitously used after resuscitation of his wife at home in June 2011 with absolutely no neurologic deficit despite 6 minutes of no flow. He has also invented a high-tech device which can be considered the ultimate in palliative care by preventing unexpectedly awaking after ordinary sleep. This device was mostly designed for major neurologic disorders. To know more about him introduce his full name on Google “Guy Hugues Fontaine”. His main lectures for the year 2016 have been in Cardiology and Neurology in: London, Dubai, Berlin, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Tucson, Miami and Dubai again.

Antiarrhythmic surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Pace Makers

Jose Antonio F. Ramires, MD, PhD has completed his PhD at the age of 28 years from University of São Paulo Medical School, Brasil and postdoctoral studies from the same University. He was the Scientific Director, Learn Director and General Director of the Instituto do Coração-INCOR (Heart Institute) of the University of São Paulo. Actually, he is Head Professor of Cardiology of the Instituto do Coração-INCOR and coordinator of medical graduate of the INCOR. Dr. Ramires was President of the São Paulo State Cardiology Society, Brazilian Society of Cardiology and Brazilian Heart Foundation (FUNCOR) and Vice-President of the InterAmerican Cardiology Society. During five years (2005-2010) was President of the Professors and Researchers Evaluation Committee of the University of São Paulo. He has published more than 495 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Cardiology, Hypertension

Prof. Johannes Brachmann is a Director, REGIOMED Centrum for Cardiology and Angiology and Leader of the Medical Boards REGIOMED-KLINIKEN.and Chief physician II at Clinic cardiology, angiology, pneumology. He was born in born in Kiel, Germany. He completed his Medical School at the University of Heidelberg in 1979. Within the scope of his subsequent doctorate and assistant doctorate (also in Heidelberg), he specialized in cardiac, vascular and pulmonary diseases. In 1980, he received a Research fellowship of the German Research Foundation at the University of Oklahoma, USA From 1981 to 1988 he worked as Head of the clinical and experimental electrophysiological laboratory of the University of Heidelberg, attending cardiologist at the University of Heidelberg & Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Member of the scientific committees of the German Cardiac Society, The European Society of Cardiology, Member of the Nucleus of the Working Group ”Electrophysiology” of the German Cardiac Society. Deputy Chief of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg and Professor of Medicine. Since 1985, he has been active participant and principal investigator of more than 50 clinical studies mostly in the area of cardiac electrophysiology (antiarrhythmics, ICD, PM) and interventional cardiology (stents, atherectomy). And Principal investigator in several multicenter studies on arrhythmias and coronary intervention. He has more than 200 publications and published abstracts.

Cardioligy, Arrhythmias and Coronary intervention

Marco Picichè (MD, Ph.D.) graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Florence in 1995 and completed his cardiac surgery residency at the Tor Vergata University of Rome in 2000, both summa cum laude. He has worked as an assistant at Saint Luc Hospital, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels (1999–2001), as a clinic head/hospital assistant at the universities of Clermont-Ferrand (2003–2004) and Montpellier (2004–2007). He held regular teaching appointments at the university of Montpellier school of medicine, obtained certification by the French Board in cardiac surgery (Paris, 2007), earned his research master in surgical science (Paris, 2007). In Canada he authored a research project on ‘‘Noncoronary collateral circulation,’’ which was submitted to the annual research competition at Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, and received the competition’s highest grant. In September 2011 he received a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in therapeutic innovations from Paris-Sud University. He is the Editor in Chief of the book : « Dawn and evolution of cardiac procedures : research avenues in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology » (Springer-Verlag publishing house). Currently he is a consultant cardiac surgeon in Italy.

Cardiac Surgery, Interventiontional cardiology

Dr. Nasri Alotti has completed his PhD at the age of 41 years from Pécs University and postdoctoral studies from Semmelweis University School of Medicine. He is the head of the Cardiac Surgery Departement of Zala County St. Rafael Teaching Hospital. He has published more than 60 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Cardiac Surgery

Dr Avanzas graduated in Medicine at Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. He completed Senior House Officer posts and registrar training in Cardiology at Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid, Spain. He took up a Spanish Heart Foundation Research Fellowship at Coronary Artery Research Unit, St. George´s Hospital Medical School in London and some months after that he was appointed as Associate Research Investigator of the Cardiovascular Biology Research Centre at St. George´s Hospital in London. He was also appointed as Consultant Cardiologist in Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain and he also took up an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship in Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. He is now Consultant in Invasive Cardiology in this Hospital. His major interests currently are in the field of coronary artery disease and inflammation, markers of myocardial ischemia and interventional cardiology, particularly antiplatelet therapies and percutaneous valve replacement. He is Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (working groups: Atherosclerosis, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Acute Cardiovascular Care Association) and member of European Society of Atherosclerosis, International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (Spanish Gobernor and WEB editor), Spanish Society of Cardiology and several regional cardiac societies. Dr Avanzas is author of more than 170 peer-reviewed articles and invited contributions (h-index=19) and Associate Editor of Revista Española de Cardiología (IF:3.3), Heart India and Bio Med Research International (IF: 2,7). He belongs to several scientific journal Editorial Boards (American Journal of Cardiology, World Journal of Translational Medicine, ISRN Cardiology, BioMed Research International, World Journal of Meta-Analysis, Advances in Medicine…). He is a frequent reviewer of more than 30 Cardiology journals and is also involved in teaching medical students and postgraduate teaching. Dr Avanzas is a frequent speaker at national and international meetings.

Coronary artery disease and inflammation, Markers of myocardial ischemia and interventional cardiology, Antiplatelet therapies and Percutaneous valve replacement

Dr Pablo Marcelo Rodenas, Summa cum laude graduate from Rosario National University (1984), Cardiologist and Sonographer, born in 1960, in Rosario, Argentina, is a full member of Rosario Cardiology Association, Vice president of Cardio Foundation, Argentina, a Cardiology staff member of Los Arroyos Hospital, and Diagnosis of Non Invasive Cardio-Images of Rosario Gamma Institute member. His professional background includes being Vice-President of the National Cardiology Residents Association (1987), President of CPR National Committee, Scholar at University Hospital Gregorio Marañon (Madrid, 1993), Head of Residents and Residents Instructor at Delta Hospital (Rosario), President of Clinical Research Committee of Rosario Gamma Group

Sonography, Non Invasive Cardio-Imaging

Director of Internship Committee, Director of the Talpiot Medical Leadership Program (a revolutionary program to build medical leadership in Israel), and Director of health professions at the Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, Israel. He is a member of the National Council for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases at the Ministry of Health in Israel. He is also a Vice Chair of the Nucleus, The ESC's Committee for Myocardial and Pericardial diseases. Prof. Adler wrote the ESC guidelines for pericardial disease in 2005 and chaired the ESC guidelines for pericardial disease in 2015. Other positions include Vice Dean of Health Administration and Director of the BA Studies of the Master of Health Administration, Academic Centre in Or Yehuda. In the past he served as General Director, Misgav-Ladach Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. Prof. Adler is credited with publishing over 200 original articles in leading professional medical and research journals throughout the world and is an active participant and speaker in international scientific meetings.

Myocardial and Pericardial diseases