Main Topics ◆ Heart Failure Aldosterone and heart failure Assessment of left ventricular function in heart failure Atrial fibrillation in heart failure Basic mechanism and new therapeutic targets in heart failure Genomic analysis of cardiovascular diseases Heart Failure in Asia Pacific region New insights into hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Recent progress in the pharmacological treatment of heart failure Sleep disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease The role of cardiac remodeling in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure ◆ Arrhythmia Atrial fibrillation: Basic to bedside, bedside to basic ICD/CRT-D ◆ Cardiac Imaging Assessment of coronary artery disease by echocardiography Cardiovascular molecular imaging Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac function: Changing concepts with new technologies New horizon of non-invasive cardiac imaging of coronary artery disease Pathophysiology of mitral and tricuspid valve disease: Progress in the evaluation by echocardiography ◆ Interventional Cardiology Drug eluting stent: the future perspective IVUS : Management for acute coronary syndrome - From diagnosis to treatment - Prognosis of the patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention Vulnerable plaque, vulnerable patients ◆ Clinical Cardiology Clinical trials in Asia Update in cardiovascular repair ◆ Hypertension Major challenges in getting patients to optimal BP goal Metabolic syndrome and hypertension ◆ Endovascular Therapeutics Coronary artery spasm: A possible common disorder in Asian Pacific populations New diagnosis and therapy of vascular diseases ◆ Preventive Cardiology Emerging risk of DM for CVD in the Asian Pacific region Prevention of emerging epidemic of coronary heart desease in Asia Pacific region ◆ Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiac rehabilitation in the Asian and Pacific regions ◆ Pediatric Cardiology Diagnosis and management of cardiac failure in adults with congenital heart disease Kawasaki Disease ◆ Cardiovascular Surgery Asian Pacific experience in heart transplantation Latest results of CABG with arterial grafts Surgical option for TSD with AR Surgical treatment for heart failure Valve surgery in children