FEHI to host International Conclave on Revolutionary Cardiac Therapies in New Delhi

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI), Delhi will host the ‘International Conclave on Revolutionary Cardiac Therapies: Setting benchmarks for the future’ on February 9-10, 2014 in the capital. The two-day event is expected to see the best minds in cardiac sciences from across the world deliberate upon the future of cardiac care.

Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute said, “The international conclave will bring together globally renowned experts, clinicians and scientists, to brainstorm the latest advances and strategies to transform our understanding of heart disease,its prevention and treatment options for the future. In 1988, FEHI started pushing the boundaries of cardiac care in the country. In 2014, there shall be no boundaries.”

Reportedly, the topics at the conclave will range from advances in diagnostic technology, groundbreaking developments in interventional cardiac procedures, new frontiers in heart failure management, successes and expected advances in adult and paediatric cardiac surgery and the emerging scope of implantable computer-programmed devices. Experts will also discuss differing international views on lipid profile management, recent guidelines for management of hypertension, ground realities and challenges of heart transplant and the feasibility of a total artificial heart. They will touch upon vulnerabilities and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and heart failure in Indian Asians and the role of lifestyle management in future cardiac care. Lectures by different speakers will be punctuated by panel discussions, summations, clinical trial updates and workshops based on knowledge sharing and case presentations. Experienced cardiologists will also share fascinating insights from their personal and professional journeys. There will also be several workshops to train cardiologists from across the country in new aspects of cardiac investigation and treatment.

Aditya Vij, CEO, Fortis Healthcare, said, “Fortis Escorts Heart Institute has been an illustrious example of a single super-specialty hospital that has excelled in its field of cardiac care. Over the last 25 years, the hospital has performed several pioneering procedures, setting the pace for cardiac treatment in the country. The international conclave will be the first of many such engagement initiatives aimed at enhancing the caliber and quality of coronary care. It is extremely heartening to see islands of excellence right here in our country that provide the best possible heart care, accessible anywhere in the world. I wish the conclave great success and welcome the many international and national luminaries, who will be with us to deliberate the future of cardiac science.”

The conclave will see the participation of practicing clinicians and academicians from leading medical and research centres such as Cleveland Clinic (Ohio, US), St. Francis Hospital (New York, US), St. Luke’s Medical Centre (Milwaukee, US), University of Alabama (US), National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College (London, UK), Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre (Singapore), University of Leipzig (Germany), Lille University Hospital (France) and Juan Ramon Jimenez University Hospital (Huelva, Spain) among others. National faculty will include cardiologists and surgeons from FEHI as well as field contemporaries from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Goa, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi.

EH News Bureau