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1 SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 2015 PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS AND OPENING CEREMONY 07h00 09h00 13h00 14h30 16h00 16h30 18h30 19h30 20h30 REGISTRATION FOR PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS (MORNING) Cardiac Hypertension (Organisers: Surgery (Organisers: Ahmed Paediatric Cardiology Anastase Dzudie, Cameroon; ElSayed, Sudan; Johan Brink, S (Organisers: Ana Olga Mocumbi, and Dike Ojji, Nigeria) Africa, and Sunil Gunness, Mozambique; and Sam Mauritius) Omokhodion, Nigeria) LUNCH FOR WORKSHOP DELEGATES PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS (AFTERNOON) Rheumatic Heart Disease Implementing the Addis Ababa Communique (Organisers: David Watkins, USA; and Liesl Zühlke, S Africa) REGISTRATION FOR MAIN CONGRESS OPENS Rheumatic Heart Disease Implementing the PASCAR RHD Register (Organisers: Joris van Dam, Zambia; and Liesl Zühlke, S Africa) Heart Failure (Organiser: Karen Sliwa, S Africa) Pacemaker and ICD Re-use (Organiser: Mahmoud Sani, Nigeria; and Zaheer Yousef, UK) Sudden Death (Organiser: Aimé Bonny, Cameroon) Interventional Cardiology (Organiser: Harun Otieno, Kenya) OPENING CEREMONY AND COCKTAIL PARTY Venue: Segala Beach Welcoming Address: Prime Minister of Mauritius (TBC) Other Speakers: Prof. Sunil Gunness (President: CVS(M) Cardiology and Cardiac Services in Mauritius and Prof. Bongani Mayosi (President: PASCAR) PASCAR in 2015 SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER h00 08h30 08h30 10h30 08h30 09h00 09h00 09h30 09h30 10h00 10h00 10h30 10h30 11h00 REGISTRATION Session I Chairs: S Gunness, Mauritius; B Mayosi, S Africa Session I : Cardiology / Africa Heart Network / World Heart Federation Session on Reducing CVD by 25% by 2025 Reducing Premature Cardiovascular Mortality By 2025: The World Heart Federation Roadmaps: S Yusuf, Canada Reducing Cardiovascular Mortality Through Prevention and Management of Raised Blood Pressure: A World Heart Federation Roadmap: A Adler, UK Reducing Premature Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in People With Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: The World Heart Federation Roadmap for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: P Bovet, Seychelles Reducing Mortality from Rheumatic Heart Disease from Rheumatic Heart Disease: The Addis Ababa Communique of the Africa Union Commission: M Kango, Ethiopia Chairs : S Reebye, Mauritius ; B Onwubere, Nigeria Chairs: A Yearoo, Mauritius; E Ogola, Kenya 1

2 11h00 13h00 11h00 11h30 11h30 12h00 12h00 12h30 12h30-13h00 13h00-14h00 14h00 15h30 14h00 14h15 14h15 14h30 14h30-14h45 14h45-15h00 15h00 15h15 15h15 15h30 14h00 15h30 14h00 14h10 14h10 14h20 14h20 14h30 14h30 14h40 14h40 14h50 14h50 15h00 15h00 15h10 15h10 15h20 15h20 15h30 15h30 16h00 16h00 18h00 16h00 18h00 16h00 16h20 16h20 16h40 Session II : Adapting the World Heart Federation Roadmaps at Continental and National Levels WHO-AFRO programme for the control of NCDs and the WHF Roadmaps is there congruence? JM Dangou, Congo Presidents of National Cardiac Societies Speak: The Relevance of the WHF Roadmaps to my country: S BA, Senegal; I Toure, Niger; K Sliwa, S Africa The Adaptation of the High Blood Pressure Roadmap for Africa: A Case Study: A Dzudie, Cameroon Panel Discussion: What Are The Next Steps in the Adaptation of the WHF Roadmaps in African countries? S Yusuf, Canada; JM Dangou, Congo; M Kango, Ethiopia; P Bovet, Seychelles LUNCH & MODERATED POSTER PRESENTATIONS 2 Session III : Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation Interventional treatment of stroke: M Abelson, S Africa Standard versus atrial fibrillation-specific management strategy (SAFETY Trial) to reduce admission and prolong survival: lessons for Africa: S Stewart, Australia Role of CRT therapy in heart failure the Indian experience: A Karthigesan, India Left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with AF: M Abelson, S Africa Session IV : Pacemaker and ICD Re-use in Africa Chairs : U Ramjutun, Mauritius ; A Toure, Niger Pacing services and its challenges in Mauritius: O Sookur, Mauritius Pacemaker and ICD re-use in Africa - the Cape Town experience : A Chin, S Africa Development of a pacemaker re-use programme: logistics: L Balasundaram, UK Development of a pacemaker re-use programme: evaluation: T Crawford, USA Ethical and Regulatory/Legal issues surrounding pacemaker re-use: K Weatherwax, USA A registry and randomised trial of re-used pacemakers in Africa: Z Yousef, UK Oral Abstract Session I Chairs : O Sookur, Mauritius ; H Otieno, Kenya Venue : Barracuda Contemporary estimates of morbidity and mortality of rheumatic heart disease in South Africa: Outcomes from the Cape Town component of the global rheumatic heart disease registry.zuhlke, Liesl Prevalence and outcomes of the Pulmonary Hypertension and diastolic dysfunction in Heart failure Population SABRI, Fatima Ezzahra Improving access to secondary prevention for rheumatic heart disease: knowledge and skills training to address fear of anaphylactic penicillin allergy in Zambia MUSUKU, John Arrhythmic Patterns and Heart Rate Variability of 24-hour Holter Electrocardiography among Nigerians with Cardiovascular Diseases. ADEBAYO, Rasaaq Assessing antihypertensive adherence with therapeutic drug monitoring RAYNER, Brian Evaluation de la fonction systolique du ventricule droit dans la cardiomyopathie du péripartum (CMPP) à l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec à Dakar HOUNDOLO, Romain Gbemiga, Obesity indices and peripheral artery disease measured by ankle brachial index in Nigerian out-patients UMUERRI, Ejiroghene Global demand for cigarettes: a cross-country analysis of consumption, income, and price elasticity; WATKINS, David Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Ambulatory Patients Attending Primary Healthcare Facilities in Nairobi, Kenya OGOLA, Elijah Nyainda PASCAR COUNCIL MEETING Session V: Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Mauritius Chairs: V Bunwaree, Mauritius; A ELSayed, Sudan Hybrid approach for complex artery disease and coronary artery fistulae: S Reebye, Mauritius Bioresorbable vascular coronary stents-the Mauritian experience: A Yearoo, Mauritius

3 16h40 17h00 17h00 17h20 17h20 17h40 17h40 18h00 Need of a National Cardiac Registry: U Ramjutun, Mauritius Vein grafts occlusion and stenting: O Sookur, Mauritius History of Cardiology in Mauritius: V Bunwaree, Mauritius Case presentation of a complex angiography: M Domah, Mauritius MONDAY, 5 OCTOBER h00 08h30 REGISTRATION Chairs : M Domah, Mauritius ; A Mocumbi, Mozambique 08h30 10h30 Session VI : Cardiovascular Disease in Women 08h30 09h00 The spectrum of heart disease in pregnancy and implication for treatment and prevention of complications : K Sliwa, S Africa 09h00 09h30 How to advise and manage women with cardiovascular disease on risks associated with pregnancy : A Mbakwem, Nigeria 09h10 09h30 Bridge mitral balloon valvotomy: expanding indications for balloon valvotomy in Africa: G Yonga, Kenya 09h50 10h10 Management of anticoagulant therapy in pregnancy: S BA, Senegal 10h10 10h30 Panel Discussion 10h30 11h30 Chairs: R Jugessur, Mauritius ; A Dzudie, Chairs: S BA, Senegal; A Bonny, Cameroon Cameroon 11h30 13h00 11h30 11h50 Session VII : The Cardiology / International Society of Hypertension Session on Hypertension in Africa Access to essential antihypertensive medications in African countries: Results from an international survey: P Bovet, Seychelles 11h50 12h10 The South African hypertension guideline lessons for other African countries: B Rayner, S Africa 12h10 12h30 The IFHA and ISH hypertension guidelines relevance to the proposed pan-african roadmap: B Onwubere, Nigeria 12h30 12h50 The progression of hypertension and CVD risk factors in Africa : A Schutte, S Africa 12h50 13h00 Panel Discussion Panel Discussion 13h00 14h00 LUNCH & MODERATED POSTER PRESENTATIONS Chairs : S Subahi, Sudan; G Yonga, Kenya 14h00 15h30 Session IX: Congenital and Acquired Heart Diseases of the Young 14h00-14h20 Recent advances in the management of congenital heart disease: C Hugo-Hamman, Namibia 14h20-14h40 Neglected cardiovascular diseases in African children: A. Mocumbi, Mozambique 14h40-15h00 Findings from school-based screening studies for rheumatic heart disease and implications for clinical practice: L Zuhlke, S Africa 15h00-15h20 Risk factors for NCDs in school children and what is to be done: A-P Kengne, Cameroon 15h20-15h30 Panel discussion 14h00 15h30 Oral Abstract Session II Venue : Barracuda Chairs : M Ntsekhe, S Africa ; A Toure, Niger 14h00 14h10 Choice of anti-hypertensives among physicians and its impact on blood pressure control in Nigerians with hypertension MIJINYAWA, Muhammad Sani 14h10 14h20 Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction is common in Hypertensive Heart Failure: A Prospective Study in Sub-Saharan Africa OJJI, Dike 3 Session VIII : Recent Advances in the Management Valvular Heart Disease: Baseline characteristics and outcome of rheumatic heart disease in REMEDY: implications for clinical practice: L Zuhlke, S. Africa Utility of hand-held echocardiography devices in screening for rheumatic heart disease: P Lwabi, Uganda Appropriate use of echocardiography to evaluate valvular heart disease in Africa: F Peters, S. Africa Surgery for chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease: A ElSayed, Sudan

4 14h20 14h30 14h30 14h40 14h40 14h50 14h50 15h00 15h00 15h10 15h10 15h20 15h20 15h30 15h30 16h00 16h00-18h00 19h00 Right ventricular dysfunction in Nigerians with peripartum cardiomyopathy KARAYE, Kamilu Prevalence, correlates and prognostic implications of anemia and iron deficiency in Tanzanian patients with heart failure: A report from the TaHeF study MAKUBI, Abel Blood pressure pattern of preschool children in Port Harcourt City, Nigeria TABANSI, Pertonila Hypertensive Heart failure in Abeokuta, Nigeria; clinical characteristics and outcome: Lessons from the Abeokuta Heart Failure Registry OGAH, Okechukwe Identification of two TNNI3 gene mutations, one novel and one arising de novo, in South African patients with restrictive cardiomyopathy and focal ventricular hypertrophy BRINK, Paul Group A Streptoccal carriage in children residing in African countries MOLOI, Annesinah Hlengiwe Problematique de la prise en charge chirurgicale des cardiopathies congenitales au senegal. Cas operes par les missions humanitaires localement au senegal de 2010 ã 2015: indications, resultats et perspectives DIOP, Ibrahima Bara GROUP WALK MOVE FOR HEALTH GALA DINNER Venue : Segala Beach TUESDAY, 6 OCTOBER h00 08h30 08h30 10h30 08h30 08h50 08h50 09h10 09h10 09h30 09h30 09h50 09h50 10h10 10h10 10h30 10h30 11h30 11h30 13h00 11h30 11h50 11h50 12h10 12h10 12h30 REGISTRATION Chairs: F Peters, S Africa; M Sani, Nigeria Session X : Interventional Cardiology Venue : Hibiscus Ballroom The burden and management of ischaemic heart disease in Kenya: H Otieno, Kenya Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in patients with HIV: Pitfalls and Pearls: M Ntsekhe, S Africa The burden and management of ischaemic heart disease in Tunisia: H Gamra, Tunisia Contemporary treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: M Awad, Sudan An approach to difficult balloon mitral valvotomies: G Karthikeyan, India Panel discussion Chairs: M Awad, Sudan; S Stewart, Australia Chairs: C Hugo-Hamman, Namibia; D Ojji, Nigeria Session XI : Cardiac Infections Session XII : Sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathy and cardiac electrophysiology Recent advances in the treatment of tuberculous Incidence of sudden cardiac death in sub-saharan pericarditis: B Mayosi, S Africa Africa: The DOUALA survey: A Bonny, Cameroon Contemporary approaches to the management of African Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis Registry infective endocarditis: S Subahi, Sudan HIV infection and the heart what are the latest developments? M Sani, Nigeria 4 Programme: The IMHOTEP study: S Kraus, S Africa Lessons from the arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy registry of South Africa: A Chin, S Africa 12h30 12h50 Multimodality imaging of cardiac infection: N Ntusi, S Africa Training and services for children with heart disease in Africa: A Frigiola, Italy 12h50 13h00 Panel discussion Panel discussion 13h00 14h00 LUNCH & MODERATED POSTER PRESENTATIONS Chairs: S Gunness, Mauritius; B Mayosi, S Africa LATE BREAKING CLINICAL TRIALS AND REGISTRIES, MEETING HIGHLIGHTS AND CLOSING PRESS CONFERENCE 14h00 14h30 Late Breaking Clinical Trials and Registries from Africa 14h30 15h00 Meeting Highlights 15h00 15h45 The PASCAR Lecture: What will it take to end cardiovascular disease in the world? S Yusuf, Canada 15h45 16h30 Closing Press Conference: Minister of Health of Mauritius (TBC), and Presidents of the World Heart Federation, Cardiology, Africa Heart Network, and Cardiovascular Society of Mauritius

5 WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER h00 09h00 13h00 14h00 Registration Satellite Events INVICTUS Session I: INVICTUS Trialists Investigators Meeting (B. Mayosi, G. Karthikeyan, S. Connolly, and S. Yusuf) Lunch INVICTUS Session II: INVICTUS Trialists Investigators Meeting (B. Mayosi, G. Karthikeyan, S. Connolly, and S. Yusuf) 5

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