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CATANIA APRIL 13-15 ITALY

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Clinical &Interventional Cardiology President:Michele M. Gulizia, MD, FACC, FESC


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PRESIDENTMichele M. Gulizia, MD, FACC, FESC

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIATCardiology Division

“Garibaldi-Nesima” HospitalCatania, Italy

SEGRETERIA SCIENTIFICAMichele M. Gulizia

Director Cardiology Division“Garibaldi-Nesima” Hospital - Catania, Italy

CONGRESS VENUEFour Points by Sheraton Catania

Hotel & Conference CenterVia Antonello da Messina, 45

Catania

OFFICIAL LANGUAGESEnglish and Italian

simultaneous translation will be provided

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

I am pleased to invite you to attend the 9th edition of the Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting (MCM), April 13 - 15, 2019 in Catania (Italy).

Over 1500 participants took part in the last edition with strong international attendance, which confirmed the high interest aroused by this biannual event.

An outstanding Faculty, selected from the leading experts on these fields, will provide the highest quality training, through innovative interactive programs and happenings; joint sessions will be organized with the contribution of: American College of Cardiology, Chapters of the American College of Cardiology, Scientific Societies of Cardiology and General Medicine.

Thanks to multidisciplinary Courses, Symposia, Debates on Controversial Topics, Clinical Tutorials, Luncheon Panels, Focus on, Meet-the-Expert Sessions, Interactive Case Reviews, Interactive Sessions, Intercultural Exchanges, Abstract and Poster Sessions, the meeting will investigate the current state and the prospective developments for the treatment of: Atrial Fibrillation, Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Global Cardiovascular Prevention, Arterial Hypertension, Pharmacological Therapy, Syncope, Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Monitoring Technologies and Genetics.

A major innovation is represented by the CARDIOCONTEST sessions, where the use of Virtual Clinical simulators will allow attendees to practise and improve their clinical skills, in order to deal with a wide range of cardiac problems.

Cardiologists, internists, ER physicians, general practitioners, nurses and healthcare technicians with a keen interest in the whole management process of heart diseases will be able to find a knowledge-intensive program, as MCM has been providing for years a valuable opportunity for an update on Clinical and Interventional Cardiology.

Catania, as one of the most famous historical and cultural locations in the whole Mediterranean area, is the ideal setting for this meeting. It is a particularly lively and fascinating town, rich in marvellous examples of typically Sicilian baroque style, as well as one of the main economic and educational centres in the island, and a key hub of the technological industry. This beautiful city, full of colours, fragrances and flavours, is suspended between the deep blue of the Ionian Sea and the majestic shape of Etna volcano, which dominates the town from afar.

Looking forward to meeting you in Catania, sincerely

Michele M. Gulizia, MD, FACC, FESCMediterranean Cardiology Meeting President

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Eugene Braunwald (USA)Joseph Brugada (Spain)Riccardo Cappato (Italy)Paul Casale (USA)Leonardo De Luca (Italy) Giuseppe Di Pasquale (Italy)Domenico Gabrielli (Italy)Bulent Gorenek (Turkey)Michele M. Gulizia (Italy)

Ciro Indolfi (Italy) Aldo P. Maggioni (Italy)Attilio Maseri (Italy)Andrea Natale (USA)Marc Pfeffer (USA) Antonio Raviele (Italy)Massimo Santini (Italy)Luigi Tavazzi (Italy)Michael Valentine (USA)

Michele M. GuliziaMario AudolyIlaria CantarellaRosario CardilloAnna Maria CastorinaAngelo Luca CorsoFrancesca CurrentiEnza Luciana D’AgostinoGiuseppe Di DioGiuseppe Di GuardoAgatino DiolosàDaniele GalatàDamiana Fiscella

Alessandro FontanaGiuseppina Maura FranceseGiuditta GianìZelda NotoGaetano PlacentiAnna PortaleSalvatore RacitiNatala SavocaGiuseppa SciutoCinzia ScuderiSerena TipoGaetano Todero

*updated November 2018

Maurizio G. Abrignani (Italy)Gianfranco Alunni (Italy) Giuseppe Ambrosio(Italy)Antonio F. Amico (Italy)Vincenzo Amodeo (Italy)Luigi Aquilanti (Italy)Nadia Aspromonte (Italy)Cesare Baldi (Italy) Umberto Berrettini (Italy)Edoardo Bonsante (Italy) Giuseppe Boriani (Italy)Marco Botta (Italy) Eugene Braunwald (USA)Joseph Brugada (Spain)Giacinto Calculli (Italy) Pasquale Caldarola (Italy)Roberto Caporale (Italy)Riccardo Cappato (Italy)Alessandro Carbonaro (Italy)Paul Casale (USA)Giancarlo Casolo (Italy)Domenico Catanzariti (Italy)Roberto Ceravolo (Italy) Mario Chiatto (Italy)Manlio Cipriani (Italy)Furio Colivicchi (Italy)Marco Corda (Italy) Raffaele De Caterina (Italy)Pietro Delise (Italy)Giovanni De Luca (Italy)Leonardo De Luca (Italy)Stefania A. Di Fusco (Italy)Andrea Di Lenarda (Italy)Giuseppe Di Pasquale (Italy)Giuseppe Di Tano (Italy)Stefano Domenicucci (Italy)Silvia Favilli (Italy)Francesco Fedele (Italy)

Claudio Ferri (Italy)Giuseppina Maura Francese (Italy)Claudio Fresco (Italy)Francesco Gabbrielli (Italy)Domenico Gabrielli (Italy)Angelo Gambera (Italy)Gianfranco Gensini (Italy)Giovanna Geraci (Italy)Bulent Gorenek (Turchia)Giovanni Gregorio (Italy)Massimo Grimaldi (Italy)Gabriele Guardigli (Italy)Michele M. Gulizia (Italy)Massimo Imazio (Italy)Ciro Indolfi (Italy)Benny Levenson (Germany)Fabiana Lucà (Italy)Maurizio Lunati (Italy)Aldo Pietro Maggioni (Italy)Attilio Maseri (Italy)Giuseppe Mercuro (Italy)Vincenzo Montemurro (Italy)Loredana Morichelli (Italy)Ernesto Mossuti (Italy)Adriano Murrone (Italy)Francesco Musumeci (Italy)Giuseppe Musumeci (Italy)Cosimo Napoletano (Italy)Federico Nardi (Italy)Andrea Natale (USA)Salvatore Novo (Italy)Fabrizio Oliva (Italy)Giuseppe Pajes(Italy)Giuseppe Palazzo (Italy)Vittorio Panno (Italy)Alessandro Parolari (Italy)Iris Parrini (Italy) Leonardo Patanè (Italy)

Roberto Pedretti (Italy)Pasquale Perrone Filardi (Italy)Francesco Perticone (Italy)Marc Pfeffer (USA)Paolo G. Pino (Italy)Fausto J. Pinto (Potugal)Calogero Puntrello (Italy)Enrico Pusineri (Italy)Serena Rakar (Italy)Antonio Rapacciuolo (Italy) Antonio Raviele (Italy)Renato Pietro Ricci (Italy)Carmine Riccio (Italy)Carla Riganti (Italy)Francesco Romeo (Italy)Loris Roncon (Italy)Giuseppe Rosano (Italy)Roberta Rossini (Italy)Andrea Rubboli (Italy)Maria G. Russo (Italy)Massimo Santini (Italy)Maurizio Santomauro (Italy)Fortunato Scotto di Uccio (Italy)Gianfranco Sinagra (Italy)Corrado Tamburino (Italy)Giuseppe Tarantini (Italy)Pier Luigi Temporelli (Italy)Sakis Themistoclakis (Italy)Luigi Tavazzi (Italy)Stefano Urbinati (Italy)Ugo Vairo (Italy)Serafina Valente (Italy)Michael Valentine (USA)Marina Angela Viccione (Italy)Maurizio Volterrani (Italy)Giovanni Battista Zito (Italy)Guerrino Zuin (Italy)

Giuseppina Maura Francese (Italy) Angelo Gambera (Italy) Loredana Morichelli (Italy)

COMMITTEES

Advisory Board*

Allied Professional Course Coordinators*

Scientific Committee*

Organizing Committee*

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INSTITUTIONALAUSPICES

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIESAUSPICES

(Updated November 2018) (Updated November 2018)

Health CouncillorshipSicilian Region

Department of MedicineUniversity of Catania

ARNAS Garibaldi Azienda Ospedaliera Garibaldi Nesima

ACC - American Collegeof Cardiology

AA (Arrhythmia Alliance) AFA (Atrial Fibrillation Association)STARS

ANCE- Cardiologia Italiana del Territorio

ANMCO - Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

ARCA - Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali

IFC - Italian Federationof Cardiology

Farmindustria

FIMMG - Federazione Italiana Medici Di Famiglia

GICR - IACPR Gruppo Italiano di Cardiologia Riabilitativa e Preventiva

GIEC- Gruppo di intervento Emergenze Cardiologiche

CONACUORE OnlusCoordinamento Nazionale Associazioni Cuore

ISE - International Societyof Electrocardiology

ISHNE - International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology

ITAHFA - Italian Heart Failure Association

SICCH - Società Italiana di Chirurgia Cardiaca

SICOA - Società Italiana di Cardiologia Ospedalità Accreditata

SICP - Società Italiana di Cardiologia Pediatrica

SIC SPORT - Società Italianadi Cardiologia dello Sport

SIMG - Società Italiana di Medicina Generale

SIIA - Società Italiana dell’Ipertensione Arteriosa

SIMEU - Società Italiana di Medicina d’Emergenza-Urgenza

SIMI - Società Italiana di Medicina Interna

Fondazioneper il tuo Cuore

Under the auspices of:

Società Italiana dell’Ipertensione ArteriosaLega Italiana contro l’Ipertensione Arteriosa

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2019CliniCal Cardiology

• Epidemiology and risk stratification in healthy and sick population• Expanding the target population for anti-platelet/coagulation therapy• Controversial issues: from clinical studies to real life• Sport and cardiac pathologies• Nuclear cardiology in CAD and CHF patients

Acute Coronary Syndromes• Evolving therapies for Acute myocardial Infarction: when PTCA, when

stent?• Hybrid myocardial revascularization• Post-ACS patient’s route• Anti-thrombotic therapy in STEMI and NSTEMI patient• Management of STEMI and non-STEMI patient• New antiplatelet drugs• BioResorbable Vascular Scaffold update in interventional cardiology• Spinal Cord Stimulation in refractory CAD: still an appropriate choice?• Chronic Ischemic artery disease: dignaostic pathways and

therapeutical algorythms

Global Cardiovascular Risk Prevention• Global Cardiovascular Risk assessment and prevention• Insulin Resistance Syndrome, type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerosis: an

explosive mixture• Lipid-lowering therapy: do we need statins for all life long? • Diagnosis and treatment of patients with hypercholesterolemia:

update• New drugs for treating resistant hypercholesterolemia• PCSK9i and clinical outcomes• Role of platelets in the atherosclerosis pathogenesis• Drug interaction, gender, age and comorbidities• Elderly and Cardiology: are all patients to be treated the same way?• Right pharmacological therapy in fragile patient

MAIN TOPICS

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Echocardiography & Imaging• Echocardiography in the evaluation of the induced AF-mechanical

remodelling• Evaluation of thromboembolic atrial sources• Echo optimisation of atrial-ventricular delay in paced AF patients• Doppler echocardiography in the management of the

resynchronization in HF• Consensus Documents on Imaging and coronary anatomy

Heart Failure• The interaction of AF and CHF and its clinical implications• Neurohumoral activation in CHF patients• Latest pharmacological therapy for CHF• The HF doctor: is there still a role for clinical cardiologists?• What lessons from the early completed trials?• Management of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy• Biomarkers inHF• Management and diagnostic pathways for HF ambulatory network

Non-Invasive Risk Stratification• New non-invasive markers for risk stratification

Syncope• Syncope: practical issues of diagnosis and treatment• Physical treatment of neurally-mediated syncope• Organizational models of Syncope Unit • Modern management of chest pain and unexplained palpitations• The new generation implantable loop recorders

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy New Guidelines in Cardiology

CliniCal arrhythmology

Atrial Fibrillation

• New insight into the electrophysiological mechanism of AF initiation and perpetuation

• The ionic bases underlying the trigger of AF• Atrial Fibrillation• New experimental drugs for the treatment of recurrent AF• Limitations of current guidelines for anticoagulation in AF• The prevalence and clinical significance of silent AF• Role of drug therapy in the prevention of recurrence of AF• New drugs for stroke prevention• New oral anticoagulants• Atrial Fibrillation in children

Sudden Death• Results of twenty years experience of Cardiac AED Resuscitation

programs• Advances in the prevention of SCD with non-antiarrhythmic drugs• Home defibrillation strategy in high risk patients

Genetic Arrhythmias

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Trans-Catheter Ablation Supraventricular arrhythmiaS

• Efficacy and safety of drug therapy vs trans-catheter ablation for atrial flutter• Pulmonary Veins anatomy variability• Ablation of AF in Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Foci• Cryoablation and circumferential PV isolation: morbidity, mortality,

QoL and long-term outcomes• The efficacy and safety of the cryosurgical maze procedure for

refractory AF• Ablation of Atrial Flutter

ventricular arrhythmiaS

• Percutaneous trans-catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias• How to manage non-inducibility• Setting anti-tachypacing algorithms after ablation

Implantable Pacing Device• Latest indication to Cardiac Pacing• Leadless pacemaker• Left ventricle endocardial cardiac pacing• New Pacing, Prevention and Cardioversion algorithms• Latest pacing and ICD leads technology• Telemedicine for the home follow-up of PM/ICD patients• New generation of implantable cardiac haemodynamic sensors• Remote control and telemedicine by implantable device • MR-conditional pacemaker systems: are they all alike?• Cost-effectiveness of drug/devices interaction Heart Failure & Cardiac Resynchronization• Hybrid therapy in CHF and AF• The optimal candidates to biventricular pacing• New-found complications of biventricular pacing• Optmizing CRT vector selection• ICD backup in biventricular paced CHF patients need of multiples

therapy in a single device• Fluid & Congestion monitoring

Supraventricular Arrhythmias• Drug-device interaction in the management of pacing, prevention and

treatment of atrial tachyarrhythmias• New atrial tachyarrhythmias detection algorithms

Implantable Defibrillators• Newer-generation ICDs• Is there a role for atrial ICD or is dual ICD enough?• New physiological ICD therapies• Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in different population• Remote monitoring devices• MR-conditional implantable defibrillators: what makes some of them

really innovative• The second generation Subcutaneous ICD

Hemodinamical & Surgical Therapies• New surgical strategies for AF• Surgical transepicardic approach to CRT• Role of surgery in end-stage CHF• The treatment of ischemic mitral valve• TAVI• MITRACLIP• The new mitral and tricuspid endoprosthesis

PediatriC Cardiology

• Prenatal diagnosis of congenital cardiopathies• Diagnostic and therapeutical pathways of morecommons congenital

cardiopathies• The Italian GUCH Registry• GUCH’ managements in cardiological ambulatories

BasiC Cardiology & new Frontiers

• New developments in cardiac imaging• Data-banks in cardiology: an useful tool in the follow-up• Genetics, arrhythmogenesis and cardiomyopathies• Cellular and molecular mechanism of conduction disease and apoptosis• Late Breaking Trials & Ongoing Trials

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GREAT NEWS CARDIOCONTEST

Deal a clinical case with your team!

“CARDIOCONTEST” is innovative and engaging activity, where health cardiologists can demonstrate competence and decision-making ability, solving various interactive clinical cases in real time. For this activity will be used the interactive table Body Interact and the innovative high-fidelity simulation system “CLINICA”, also adopted by the AHA and ACC for their training activities.In total 6 training sessions are planned spread over three days of activities. Each session will take place in Etna room set up properly and will involve a group of 5 participants who will have to solve one or more clinical cases using the interactive table Body Interact, placed in the hall stage; a considerable LEDWALL at the front of the room allows the audience to view the Body Interact activities; a remote voting system based on I-pad permit to the audience to help and to interact with the 5 participants.The groups will be trained before the event, on a voluntary basis; each group will have to solve a different clinical case, for a total of 6 clinical cases for each days. During the resolution of the case, the group may ask for support to the audience, by making up to 3 questions whose answer must be YES or NO; audience can express their choice using the dedicated remote voting system. The time limit to solve the case is 20 minutes.The team that successfully solves the clinical case will receive a certificate of competence for that session.

Vi.P (Virtual Patient) ECHO SessionDuring which will be used a latest generation echographic simulator. To explain, the echographic simulator, both for TTE (trans-thoracic) and TEE (trans-esophageal), allows to simulate Echo-oriented operations procedure. The learning method will be extremely educational oriented and through advance and realistic simulator, will gives essential theoretical basics and an appropriate practical and clinical knowledge. Individual skilling exercise for jugular, subclavian and femoral ECHO-oriented vein puncture and more exercises on Tissue Model mankin, anterograde and retrograde tunnelling of central venous catheter, will take place and performed during all the session.

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GENERALINFORMATION

2019CATANIA APRIL 13-15 ITALY

CONGRESS VENUE FOUR POINTS by SHERATON CATANIAHOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER Via Antonello da Messina, 45 - 95021 Catania Tel. +39 095 7114111 - Fax. +39 095 271380 www.sheratoncatania.com

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIATMICHELE M. GULIZIACardiology Division - “Garibaldi-Nesima” Hospital Via Palermo, 636 - 95122 Catania, Italy Tel. +39 095 7598502 - Fax + 39 095 7598505 e-mail: [email protected]

ORGANIZING SECRETARIATADRIA CONGREXVia Sassonia, 30 - 47922 RiminiTel. +39 0541 305812 - 305811 - Fax + 39 0541 305842e-mail: [email protected] - Web site: www.mcmweb.it

OFFICIAL LANGUAGESThe Meeting official languages are English and Italian with simultaneous translation.

EXHIBITIONThe technical and pharmaceutical exhibition area will be located at the Congress Venue, close to the conference rooms. The exhibition opening hours will follow the timetable of the scientific sessions. Companies that are interested in presenting their products or taking up other sponsorship options can contact the Organizing Secretariat, Adria Congrex.

VISA REQUIREMENTSAn official invitation letter for visa may be requested to the Organizing Secretariat. This invitation will not imply any obligation from the Organization to provide any kind of financial contribution.

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Individual RegistrationParticipants are invited to register using the on-line service on the web site: mcmweb.it. Alternately, the form can be downloaded from the web site and faxed to the Organizing Secretariat. The registra-tion will be confirmed only if accompanied by the payment.

Group RegistrationCompanies have the opportunity to sponsor the registration of a group of participants by contacting the Organizing Secretariat, Adria Congrex ([email protected]). A group consists of a mini-mum of 10 participants. Registration shall be coordinated by one identified contact person representing a pharmaceutical/product company or a travel agency.

Congress Registration Modalities

DELEGATE € 680,00* Vat 22% not included

Registration fee includes: attendance to all the scientific sessions including the luncheon panels (limited to seat availability), entrance to the exhibition area, attendance certificate, badge and congress kit, Opening Ceremony and Welcome Opening Reception, coffee breaks at the Venue, CME Certificate (for Italian participants).

SECRETARIAT AND REGISTRATION DESK OPENING HOURS

For Groups April 12, 2019, 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm For appointment please contact the Organizing Secretariat

For Individuals April 13, 2019, 7.30 am - 7.00 pm April 14, 2019, 8.00 am - 7.00 pm April 15, 2019, 8.00 am - 5.00 pm

ELECTRICITYIn Italy, the electric current is 220 Volts.

TIPPINGService is generally included in the bill, tips are welcome if you wish to show your appreciation for a good meal or a special service.

CREDIT CARDSMajor credit cards are accepted in hotels, restaurants and shops. If you wish to use your credit card to pay for a taxi, please inform the driver before starting the journey.

SAFETY AND SECURITYCatania is as safe as any other European tourist resort and delegates are advised to take the usual sensible precautions. All the hotels can offer security facilities for valuable goods.

INSURANCEResponsibility for personal accidents and for losses or damages to the private belongings of participants and exhibitors cannot be accepted. Participants and exhibitors are advised to make their own insurance arrangements, if considered useful.

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SCIENTIFICINFORMATION

OPENING CEREMONYSaturday, April 13th 2019The Opening Ceremony will take place at 5.00 pm in Pegaso Room at the Sheraton Hotel and it is open to all registered participants.

ProjectionPC data projection will be available in all the rooms. All projections must be worded in English only.

Luncheon PanelsThe admission to the luncheon panels (limited to seat availability) is free for all the registered participants.

Continuing Medical EducationWe applied for CME accreditation (Italian Physicians only) for the following disciplinary areas: cardiology, internal medicine, emergency and first aid medicine, sport medicine, cardiac surgery, surgery, practitioners, geriatrics, urology, nephrology. 6 CME credits with a participation of 23 hours.

Attendance CertificatesAttendance certificates will be distributed to all the registered delegates at the end of the Meeting.

Program ChangesThe information published in this program is correct at time of print. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to change the program at any time.

Course Attendance Modalities

BLS-D COURSE PHYSICIAN € 220,00* Vat 22% not included

Registration fee includes: participation to the Course, entrance to the exhibition area, BLS-D licence, coffee break, CME Certificate (for Italian participants).Maximum 36 participants accepted on first come first served basis after the full payment of the charge. Date and timetables must be respected.

ALLIED PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONRegistration for 1 day € 60,00* Vat 22% not includedRegistration for 2 day € 100,00* Vat 22% not included

Registration fee includes: attendance to all scientific sessions, en-trance to the exhibition area, badge and conference kit, attendance certificate, CME certificate (if entitled to - two-day attendance is required), coffee breaks and welcome opening ceremony.

* VAT could be subjected to changes. The VAT rate will be applied depending on the Italian fiscal law at the time of payment of registration.

AFTER MARCH 30th, 2019 ALL REGISTRATIONS CAN BE MADE ON SITE

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2019Catania & Congress Venue

Catania is undoubtely one of the most important cities in the whole Mediterranean area, both in terms of cultural and historical point of view. It is one of the few cities in Italy that offers a variety of landscapes.condensed in one site. Located on the east coast of Sicily (which represents the metropolitan area with the highest population density), Catania has ancient origins since its foundation dates back to 729 BC. During its history Catania has been a constant point of reference for the entire Mediterranean area, especially from an artistic and cultural point of view: it is here that in 1434 the oldest university of Sicily was founded. The remains of several ruins still enrich the heritage of the town and surrounding areas, despite Catania was repeatedly destroyed by violent volcanic eruptions caused by the Etna volcano (the most impressive occurred in 1669) and by devastating earthquakes (the more catastrophic one occurred in 1693). It is from this tragic event that the city and its people were able to get up in a truly unique and admirable way. A work of reconstruction with few equals in the world led to the blossoming of the famous “Sicilian Baroque” style of architecture that identifies more than any other the fantasy, the imaginative power and the passion for beauty of Catania and its inhabitants.Therefore in 2006 the splendid baroque center of Catania became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with seven towns of the Val di Noto, Sicily. Today, Catania is a city full of colors, scents and flavors - a lively and surprising, suspended between the magic of the blue Ionian Sea and the imposing outline of Etna volcano and often snowy, which dominates the city from above.

Four Points by Sheraton Catania Hotel & Conference CenterJust few minutes from the historic center of Catania, the Sheraton Hotel offers high level of hospitality with a wide range of business and spare time facilities. The Sheraton Catania is one of the largest conference centers in eastern Sicily, with an area of 724 square meters in 6 modular meeting rooms of different sizes and acoustically isolated. All the 162 rooms and 7 suites - walking through a panoramic elevator - are characterized by colors that come into perfect harmony with the landscape of the Mediterranean area. Each room is equipped with all facilities and comforts offering the highest standards of quality and safety. The conference area, personalized for the Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting 2019, provides a great learning experience in an extremely pleasant and comfortable site.

LOCATION

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2019The hotel reservation form can be filled out on line on the web site: www.mcmweb.it. Alternately, the form can be downloaded from the web site and faxed to the Organizing Secretariat. It is strongly recommended to book well in advance. Adria Congrex will make every effort to place you in the hotel category of your choice. A confirmation will be sent starting from March 2019.Please note that hotel categories and rooms are assigned on a first come first served basis.

Hotel reservation can be made by:− Sending your credit card details to be used as a guarantee. The total amount will be paid to the hotel at the check out.

Rates* Double room as single use Double room5 Star Hotels *****1) Romano Palace 145,00 180,00

4 Star Hotels ****2) GH Baia Verde 145,00 175,003) Liberty 109,00 150,004) Nettuno 130,00 162,005) NH Parco degli Aragonesi 119,00 139,006) Plaza Hotel Catania 180,00 215,007) Romano House 130,00 160,008) Una Hotel Palace 220,00 240,009) NH Catania Centro 109,00 129,00

3 Star Hotels ***10) Best Western Mediterraneo 100,50 112,00

* All prices include: taxes, VAT, service, continental breakfast and are per room per night. City tax not included: € 1,50 for person a day.Transfer service is not available.

HOTELACCOMMODATION

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PRACTICALINFORMATION

BY SHIPWant to reach Catania by sea? From Northern Europe and Italy, comfortable Tirrenia ships leave the Genoa port and

reach Palermo in about 17/18 hours. But there are also frequent ferries from Naples to Milazzo (about two-hours drive to Catania), and even a daily one from Ravenna (on the Northern Adriatic coast) directly to Catania. Speedboats and catamarans from Malta to Catania are also available on a daily basis.Catania Port Authority Via Dusmet - Tel. 095 535888 / 536031Harbour Office Via Dusmet - Tel. 095 531667 Fax 095 533962AMT Alibus service from the port to the airport every 20 minutes.

BY CARBoth Sicily and Catania can be reached by car form the main Italian cities through an exhaustive highways’ network

(green road signs). From Northern Italy, you can drive along the highway A1 through Naples to Salerno; from Salerno (Amalfi Riviera and Capri area) take the A3 highway (free of charge) towards Reggio Calabria. Exit at VILLA S.GIOVANNI-SICILIA to get to the harbour where very frequent ferries connect the mainland to Sicily (namely to the city of Messina), 24 hours a day. From Messina, take the A18 highway to Catania: an hour drive and you’ll arrive there. If you come from Palermo, take the A20 highway to Messina, then the A18 highway to Catania exit.

Further Information on Internet about transport and weather in Sicilywww.aeroporto.catania.itwww.interbus.itwww.meteo.it

HOW TO REACH CATANIACatania is easily reachable by any means of transport - fitting any traveller’s budget from all over the world.

BY PLANECatania Fontanarossa International Airport is perfectly located in the outskirts of the city: a bus service (AMT ALIBUS

- toll free number: 800 018696) provides the best connection - every 20 minutes, from 5.00 am to midnight - between the airport and the City Centre and/or the railway station and vice versa, at metropolitan bus fares.Taxis for and from the airport are always available on site, or at the following numbers:Radiotaxi 24h Ph. +39 095 330966 Moreover, there are several suburban bus lines offering connections between small towns and villages of the Catania area and the airport.Siciliy’s other main airport, Palermo Punta Raisi, isn’t actually the best choice to reach Catania by plane: it takes about 3 hours (and a 210-km drive) to get from Palermo to Catania, first on the A20 highway and then on the A18 one.

BY TRAINCatania is perfectly connected with the rest of Sicily and with the biggest Italian cities by train, too, thanks to the

deluxe Eurostar trains to the more common - but very efficient - Espresso, normally departing from Milan, Turin and Rome and passing through Naples and the Amalfi Riviera.Catania Railway Station - www.trenitalia.it Piazza Giovanni XXIII - Catania - Tel. +39 095 532226Call Center Tel. 892021Switchboard Tel. 095 532710Ticket Office Tel. 095 532227

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2019A. Menarini

Alliance BMS-Pfizer

Amgen

Assita

Astrazeneca

Bayer

Biotronik

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boston Scientific

Bruno Farmaceutici

Daiichi Sankyo

DOC Generici

IBSA

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ORGANIZED BYCardiology Division“Garibaldi-Nesima” Hospital

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIATMichele M. GuliziaCardiology Division“Garibaldi-Nesima” HospitalVia Palermo, 63695122 Catania, ItalyPhone +39 095 7598502Fax +39 095 7598505e-mail: [email protected]

CONGRESS VENUEFour Points by Sheraton CataniaHotel & Conference Center

ORGANIZING SECRETARIATAdria Congrex s.r.l.Via Sassonia, 3047922 Rimini, ItalyPhone +39 0541 305811Fax +39 0541 305842e-mail: [email protected]

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