Congress 2009

4th International Congress of the SSPH



Winners of the poster price (tie vote):

• Estimated prevalence, diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension in Swiss ICUs: results from the PHICUSS1 (Pulmonary hypertension in the ICU - Swiss survey 1) study
  U. Wenger, A. Azzola, A. Pagnamenta, H. U Rothen, G. Domenighetti, M. Maggiorini, Zurich, Lugano, Mendrisio, Bern, Locarno

• Evaluation of pulmonary arterial pressure in lung transplant candidates: transthoracic echocardiography versus right heart catheterization
  J. Mazza Stalder, F. Lador, P. M. Soccal, J.-D. Aubert, Lausanne-Geneva Lung Transplantation Centre, Switzerland

Presentations:

Session 1: Epidemiology

• History of PAH classifications: R. Naeije
• Update on diagnosis and risk factors of PAH: A. Peacock
• The new PAH classification: M. Beghetti

Session 2: Emerging diseases associated with PAH

• Chronic tromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: I. Lang
• PAH associated with liver disease: L. Nicod
• PAH associated with respiratory disorders: R. Naeije
• PAH associated with hematologic disorders: G. Domenighetti
• PAH and left heart disease: I. Lang

Session 3: Parallel workshops

• PAH: Aetiological classisfication and pitfalls 2009: A. Peacock
• PAH: Treatment strategies 2009: N. Galié

Session 4: Old compounds, new guidelines and new pathways in the treatment of PAH

• Old pathways, new compounds and early treatments: M. Hoeper
• New pathways for PH therapy: M. Humbert
• Endpoints in the therapy of PAH: A. Torbicki
• New treatment guidelines: N. Galié