10th Indo-French Meeting Foundation
Interventional Cardiology Meeting with live demonstrations
11th-12th September, 2008
Nantes, France - CHU de Nantes - Hôpital Nord

Thursday, September 11th


8:30 am – 8:45 am

Welcome address
A. Cribier (France), S. Mathew (India), A. Tirouvanziam (France),
PD. Crochet (France), H. Eltchaninoff (France)

8:45 am – 9:00 am

Interventional cardiology in India in 2008
S. Mathew (India)

9:00 am – 10:00 am

LIVE CASE 1
Moderators: A. Cribier (France), U. Kaul (India), P. Shetty (India), B. Valeix (France)

SESSION 1 / ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Moderators: H. Eltchaninoff (France), A. Mehta (India), P. Meyer (France), S. Ramesh (India)

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Rescue and facilited angioplasty in AMI
C. Bahuleyan (India)

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Drug Eluting Stent in AMI: a valid option?
O. Varenne (France)

10:30 am – 10:45 am

PCI in AMI with cardiogenic shock: update and new devices
H. Eltchaninoff (France)

10:45 am – 11:00 am

Coffee break

SESSION 2 / HOW TO ELIMINATE DRUG ELUTING STENT THROMBOSIS?
Moderators: P. Aubry (France), B. Chevalier (France), S. Mathew (India), A. Mullasari (India)

11:00 am – 11:15 am

New insight in the effectiveness of DES – are they all equal?
D. Blanchard (France)

11:15 am – 11:30 am

Emerging drugs / new polymers:perspectives for the future
B. Chevalier (France)

11:30 am – 11:45 am

DES implantation optimization:tips and tricks for subacute and late thrombosis prevention
K. Boughalem (France)

11:45 am – 12:00 pm

How to treat DES restenosis: are we progressing?
U. Kaul (India)

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm

When and how to stop clopidogrel without thrombosis after DES implantation?
J-Ph. Collet (France)

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm

Current issues and perspectives on Anti Platelet regimen
A. Mullasari (India), M. Nair (India)

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

panel discussion: on DES perspectives and safety
Moderators: M. Ahsishkumar (India), D. Blanchard (France), K. Boughalem (France), P. Chandra (India), B. Chevalier (France), J-Ph Collet (France)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch break

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

LIVE CASE 2
Moderators: S. Agarwal (India), P. Aubry (France), K. Boughalem (France), A. Srinivas (India)

SESSION 3 / PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION
Moderators: M. Amor (France), S. Kapoor (India), D. Rao (India), J-Ph. Veroye (France)

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Renal artery stenting: when and how?
P. Meyer (France)

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Endovascular management of thoracic aortic disease: the Western experience
J-Ph. Verhoye (France)

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Endovascular management of AAA
Y. Goueffic (France)

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Carotid angioplasty: will it overcome surgery?
D. Baruah (India), P. Rath (India)

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Endovascular management of patients with associated coronary and carotid disease
M. Amor (France)

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Coffee break

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Angio cases discussion on polyvascular patients
Panel: M. Amor (France), S. Chandra (India), Y. Goueffic (France),
P. Meyer (France), P. Rath (India), J-Ph. Verhoye (France)

8:30 pm

Gala dinner