Österreichische Kardiologische Gesellschaft 

Archive

Events

2009-2010

ASC Conference in Salzburg 2010:

Long-term support of revascularised patient(s) in practice
One year after the cardiac event - have all goals been met? H. Laimer (Bad Tatzmannsdorf)

Economic health insurance-based treatment in secondary prevention - paths between evidence-based medicine and affordability A. Wagner (Vienna)

Treatment options: the better path in secondary prevention? G. Klima (Graz)

2007

Annual Meeting of the ASC 2007 Salzburg
“Meet the experts: After a coronary intervention: What to do if...
- everything seems to be fine?
- nothing works any longer?
together with the WG in Psychocardiology

Publications

• Complicated treatment of a mitral valve base endocarditis in the presence of spondylodiscitis
  Kleemann, Journal of Cardiology under Current Echocardiography
  7–8/2009
• Cardiovascular Diseases among Diabetics
  Kleemann, The Physician 2009
  
  
• Heart Failure Registry (HIR) – Austria 2006–2009:
  Experiences and consequences
  Pölzl, Pacher, Altenberger, Dornaus, Ebner, Ehmsen, Wieser, Steffenelli, Reiter, Lechner, Jakl, Groebner, Kerö, Hallas, Grander, Frühwald, Cardiology Magazine 10,17
  
• Predictive value of serial brain natriuretic peptide measurement in asymptomatic organic mitral regurgitation
  U. Klaar, Eur. J Heart Fail 2010 in press

Research projects

• Nt-Pro-BNP as a screening method for heart failure in resident physicians’ practices
  Jointly with the Heart Failure Clinic of the Univ. Hospital for Internal Medicine II/Cardiology (Pacher, Hülsmann)
• Austrian Cholesterol Screening and Treatment Program
  
• CLARIFY-Register

Scientific Highlights

2009-2010

• SHIFT STUDY
• ATHENA
• ESC GUIDELINES 2010 and 2009
• Interventions to promote Physical Activity and Dietary Lifestyle Changes for Cardiovascular Risc Factor Reduction in Adults An AHA Scientific statement