Sab 22 Mar | Sala B
Lucheon Panel: VULNERABLE PLAQUE MEETING
Session 1: EVOLVING CONCEPTS IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACS
Moderators: Eloisa Arbustini (Pavia), Andrea Picchi (Grosseto)
12.30 The enemy number 1: the lipid plaque
Franco Fabbiocchi (Milan)
12.40 The cinderella: plaque erosion
Fernando Alfonso (Madrid - Spain)
12.50 The parvenue: calcified nodules
Enrico Romagnoli (Rome)
13.00 The dark side of the moon plaque haemorrhage
Francesco Prati (Rome)
13.10 The old friend: Physiology
Enrico Cerrato (Rivoli - TO)
Expert Discussants: Carmine Musto (Tivoli), Maurizio Turturo (Bari), Irene Pescetelli (Bergamo), Alessandro Manzoli (Rome)
Session 2: RATIONALE FOR TRIALS OF PLAQUE PASSIVATION
Moderators: Fernando Alfonso (Madrid - Spain), Jakat Narula (Houston – Texas, USA)
13.20 First physiology, then morphology and if needed PCI
Elvin Kedhi (Montreal, Canada)
13.30 Physiology or morphology and if needed PCI
Paula Antuña (Oviedo - Spain)
13.40 Rationale for plaque passivation with PCSK9 Inhibitors
Michail Papafaklis (Patras - Greece)
13.50 Rationale for plaque passivation with anti-inflammatory drugs
Flavio Giuseppe Biccirè (Rome)
Expert Discussants: Giampiero Vizzari (Messina), Simone Budassi (Rome), Gerlando Preti (Conegliano TV)