SummitMD

--Thursday, April 29
-	Drug Eluting Stent Summit-I
-	Drug Eluting Stent Summit-II
-	Angiomyogenesis Symposium: "From Bench To Bedside"
-	Platelet Inhibitors: From Bench To Bedside
-	Moving Beyond Unfractionated Heparin: LMWH, Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
--Friday, April 30
-	Defending the Microcirculation: Distal Protection and Thrombectomy Devices
-	Management of the Post-PCI Patient: Lipids and Beyond
-	Clearing the Way: Current Strategies for Peripheral Intervention
-	Plenary Sessions
--Saturday, May 1
-	Complex Angioplasty: What Is Changing Now in the Era of Drug Eluting Stent ?- Lt. Main, Bifurcation, CTO
-	Cutting-edge Strategies in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction
-	Why Not TRI?
-	New Strategies for Optimal Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome with Agrastat to Zocor
-	Drug Eluting Stent Summit-III
-	Complementary Stenting - New Strategies in DES Era
-	Vulnerable Plaque: How To Detect? How To Treat?
-	Plenary Sessions

Drug Eluting Stent Summit-I

•	Updates from¡¦SIRIUS: Lessons from the Subgroup Analyses
	-Presenter : Gary S. Mintz, MD -Reviewer : Jeffrey W. Moses, MD

•	The TAXUS-IV "Mega-trial": Insights from Subgroup Analyses
	-Presenter : Stephen G. Ellis, MD

•	New Drug-Eluting Stents: Everolimus(FUTURE-I and -II) and More
	- Presenter : Alan C. Yeung, MD - Reviewer : Eberhard Grube, MD

•	Long Cypher Multicenter Registry Study
	- Presenter : Seung-Jung Park, MD

•	New Drug-Eluting Stent Trials: EASTER, IMPACT, PISCES, BioRest, and More
	- Presenter : Alexandre Abizaid, MD

•	Drug-Eluting Stenting: Update on ABT 578(PREFER, and ENDEAVOR-I)
	- Presenter : Ian Meredith, MD

Drug Eluting Stent Summit-II

•	The Program of DES of SORIN-Biomedica
	- Presenter: Gian B. Danzi, MD

•	A Pro-healing Approach to Stent Thrombo-resistance and Restenosis Prevention: Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capture
	- Presenter: Michael Kutryk, MD

•	A Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent from India: the Infinnium SIMPLE-I Trial Results
	- Presenter : D.S. Gambhir, MD

•	Brachytherapy vs DES: Is the Answer in yet ?
	- Presenter : Alan C. Yeung, MD

•	FIM Results with a PC-coated Angiopeptin-Eluting Stent: Angiographic and IVUS Results
	- Presenter : Vincent On-Hing Kwok, MD

•	PPAR-r Agonist and In-stent Restenosis
	- Presenter : Yang Soo Jang, MD

•	The "Whole Truth" on Incomplete Apposition with DES: Observations from Studies with Silolimus, Paclitaxel and Beyond
	- Presenter : Gary S. Mintz, MD

•	The Value of Animal Models in Evaluating Pathobiologic Effects of Drug-Eluting Stents: Insights from Past Successes and Failures
	- Presenter : Renu Virmani, MD

Angiomyogenesis Symposium: "From Bench To Bedside"

•	Endogenous Cardiac Stem Cells in the Regeneration of Acute and Chronic Ischemic Myocardium
	- Presenter: Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, MD

•	The Therapeutic Potential of Stimulated Endothelial Progenitor Cells(EPCs) for Ischemic Neovascularization
	- Presenter: Takayuki Asahara, MD

•	Heterogeneity of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Synergism between? Two Types of EPCs
	- Presenter: Hyo-Soo Kim, MD

•	Mobilizing Stem Cells to Treat Acute Myocardial Infarction: First Results from the RECOVER Pilot
	- Presenter: Stephen G. Ellis, MD

•	Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
	- Presenter: Duk-Kyung Kim, MD

Platelet Inhibitors: From Bench To Bedside

•	New Developments in Antiplatelet Therapy
	- Presenter: Melvin S. Blumenthal, MD

•	Results from the CREST Trial
	- Presenter: William S. Weintraub, MD

•	Platelet Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Disease(CREDO)
	- Presenter : A. Michael Lincoff, MD

•	RACTS: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Cilostazol vs Ticlopidine in Patients Undergoing Stent Implantation
	- Presenter : Junbo Ge, MD

•	Cilostazol vs.Clopidogrel
	- Presenter : Seong-Wook Park, MD

Moving Beyond Unfractionated Heparin
: LMWH, Direct Thrombin Inhibitors

•	Integration of New Antithrombotic Approaches During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Direct Thrombin Inhibitors, GP IIb/IIa Antagonists and Thienopyridines(REPLACE II)
	- Presenter: A. Michael Lincoff, MD

•	LMWHs in the Setting of PCI
	- Presenter : Jean-Philippe Collet, MD

Defending the Microcirculation: Distal Protection and Thrombectomy Devices

•	Distal Protection in AMI- Is the Extra Effort Worth It?
	- Presenter: Barry D. Rutherford, MD

•	Embolic Protection is Required for a Small Minority of Vein Graft Interventions!
	- Presenter : Jean Fajadet,MD

•	Effect of Guard Wire Protection in AMI: Flow Study
	- Presenter: Seung-Jea Tahk, MD

•	Design, Rationale, and Early Results from the ASPARAGUS Trial
	- Presenter : Toshiya Muramatsu, MD

•	RUBY Study
	- Presenter : Tian-Hai Koh, MD

Management of the Post-PCI Patient: Lipids and Beyond

•	The New NCEP III Guidelines: A Clinical Challenge to Interventional Cardiologists for Wider Utilization of Statins
	- Presenter: Cheol-Whan Lee, MD

•	Aggressive Colesterol Lowering Therapy after PCI(Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)
	- Presenter: Satoshi Saito, MD

•	Clinical Implication of REVERSAL
	- Presenter: Leon Simons, MD

Clearing the Way: Current Strategies for Peripheral Intervention

•	Outcome of Carotid Artery Stenting in Extreme High-risk Patients
	- Presenter: Seong-Wook Park, MD

•	Carotid Artery Stenting under Neuroprotection Device
	- Presenter: Paul Hsien-Li Kao, MD

•	Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting with or without Distal Protection
	- Presentation : Eak-Kyun Shin, MD

•	Latest Advances in Endoluminal Stent Grafting for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
	- Presentation : John R. Laird Jr, MD

Plenary Sessions

•	Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging and Physiologic Lesion Assessment in a Drug-Eluting Stent World
	- Presenter: Gary S. Mintz, MD

•	Should We Expect "Late Catch-up"(Late Restenosis) After DES Treatment…Is the Genie Already out of the Bottle? You Have Simply Postponed the Inevitable
	- Presenter: Renu Virmani, MD

•	Chronic Total Occlusion
	- Presenter: Barry D. Rutherford

•	Percutaneous Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
	- Presenter: Richard R. Heuser, MD

•	Update on Carotid Stenting
	- Presenter : John R. Laird Jr, MD

Complex Angioplasty: What Is Changing Now in the Era of Drug Eluting Stent ?- Lt. Main, Bifurcation, CTO

•	Unprotected Left Main Interventions in the Era of Drug Eluting Stent
	- Presenter: Jean Fajadet, MD

•	Comparison of PCI and Bypass for Unprotected Left Main Disease
	- Presenter: Takahiko Suzuki, MD

•	Debulking of Chronic Total Occlusions with Rotational or Directional Atherectomy before Stenting Trial: A Multicenter Randomized Study (DOCTORS)
	- Presenter: Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD

•	Bifurcation Stenoses: Is There a Solution in Sight ?
	- Presenter : Alan C. Yeung, MD

•	Four-year Results of the Biodegradable Stent
	- Presenter : Hideo Tamai, MD

•	Bifurcation Stenting in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era. Insights from Bench Testing
	- Presenter : John Ormiston, MD

Cutting-edge Strategies in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction

•	Safety and Feasibility of Regional Myocardial Hypothermia during Acute Myocardial Infarction
	- Presenter : Mun Kyung Hong, MD

•	Facilitated PCI: Concept and Trial Status
	- Presenter : Stephen G. Ellis, MD

•	ON-TIME: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Early Initiation of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Prior to Patient Transport to Facilitate Primary PCI in Acute Myocardial Infarction
	- Presenter : Harry Suryapranata, MD

	Why Not Trans-Radial Intervention?
	Live case transmissions from Ajou University Medical Center, Korea

•	The Data First: Results of Studies Comparing Transradial and Femoral Angiography and PCI
	- Presenter: Howard A. Cohen, MD

•	Tips of TRI
	- Presenter: Motomaru Masutani, MD

•	Hemostasis after TRI
	- Presenter : Hideaki Sakai, MD

•	Transradial Stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction
	- Presenter : Tejas Patel, MD

•	TRI for CTO lesions
	- Presenter : Yoshifumi Kan, MD

•	Why TRI? Aspect from the year 2020 of Japan
	- Presenter : Takashi Okada, MD

New Strategies for Optimal Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome with Agrastat to Zocor

•	Adjunctive Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibition with Tirofiban before Primary Angioplasty Improves Angiographic Outcomes: Results of the TIrofiban Given in the Emergency Room before Primary Angioplasty(TIGER-PA) Pilot Trial
	- Presenter: Alan C. Yeung, MD

•	Early Use of Stain Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome; Results in A to Z Trial
	- Presenter: Harvey White, MD

•	Making an Impact on Cardiovascular Disease in Your Patients : HPS Indication of Simvastatin Based on Heart Protection Study
	- Presenter: Richard Charles O'brien, MD

•	Cholesterol Absorption Inhibition: Shaping the Future of Lipid Management
	- Presenter: Ki Hoon Han, MD

Drug Eluting Stent Summit-III

•	Update on the WISDOM Registry
	- Presenter: Charles Chan, MD

•	Updates from... the FIM Experience: Are the Results Durable?(in Coronary De Nove and ISR)
	- Presenter: Gary S. Mintz, MD

•	Drug Eluting Stent: Real World Experience(AMC Registry Study)
	- Presenter: Seung-Jung Park, MD

Complementary Stenting - New Strategies in DES Era

•	Small Vessel Stenting - Controversy between DES and BMS
	-Presenter : Gian B. Danzi, MD

•	Real-world Indications of Bare Stent - We Still Need Bare Stent?
	-Presenter : Teguh Santoso, MD

•	New Technique of Guiding Catheter-5 in 6Fr - Improve Device Success during Delivery of Stent
	-Presenter : Yoshifumi Kan, MD

•	New Diagnostic Catheter in TRI Application - Restructure Diagnosis, More Cost Efficiency and More Patient Comfort
	-Presenter : Seong Man Kim, MD

Vulnerable Plaque: How To Detect? How To Treat?

•	Clinical Implication of the Rupture of the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque
	- Presenter: Mun Kyung Hong, MD

•	The Multisite Nature of Vulnerable Plaque: Insights from Clinical, Angiographic, and IVUS Studies
	- Presenter : Gary S. Mintz, MD

•	Virtual Histology™: Listening through Walls
	- Presenter : D. Geoffrey Vince, PhD

•	Virtual Histology: Clinical Uses Now and in the Future
	- Presenter : James R. Margolis, MD

•	Non-invasive Plaque Imaging Using Multi-slice Spiral Computed Tomography
	- Presenter : Stephen Schroder, MD

•	Role of MSCT in the Evaluation of Coronary Revascularization
	- Presenter : Yean-Leng Lim, MD

Plenary Sessions

•	Rationale and Results of Cutting Balloon before Stenting(REDUCE-III)
	- Presenter : D. Geoffrey Vince, PhD

•	Virtual Histology: Arterial Reconstruction From IVUS Radiofrequency Back-scatter Analysis: Uses in Vulnerable Plaque(and Beyond)
	- Presenter : D. Geoffrey Vince, PhD

•	Percutaneous Bypass: Rebirth as Treatment for CTO
	- Presenter : Alan C. Yeung, MD

•	Catheter Treatment of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstraction
	- Presenter : Ulrich Sigwart, MD