Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012
Science News from the World Heart Federation's World Congress on Cardiology
WCC 2012  |  Apr. 18-21, 2012  |  Dubai

Video: Overview of the 2012 World Congress of Cardiology
Gordon F. Tomaselli, MD, FAHA, Kathryn A. Taubert, PhD, FAHA, and Donna K. Arnett, Phd, MSPH, FAHA discuss some of the highlights of WCC 2012 in Dubai.



WCC 2012 Oral Abstracts in  Circulation  |  WCC 2012 Poster Abstracts in Circulation

Atrial fibrillation outcomes
	Combining echo parameters plus biomarkers a possible refinement of atrial fibrillation stratification: insights from transesophageal echocardiography  Rui Providencia, Cardiology Deparment, Coimbra's Hospital Center and University, Coimbra, Portugal Abstract
Cardiac rhythm implantable devices
	Mesenchymal stem cells genetically engineered to create cardiac pacemaker cells  Yafeng Zhou, Department of Cardiology, The first affiliated Hospital of Soochow Universit, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China Abstract
Echocardiography
	Normotensive offspring of hypertensive Nigerians have increased left ventricular mass and early diastolic alterations  Phillip Manma Kolo, Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Abstract
Lifestyle modifications for cardiovascular diseases prevention
	Prehypertension, risk factors clustering and subclinical inflammation among Brazilian adults  Antonio Laurinavicius, MD, Preventive Medicine Unit, Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil Abstract
Novel solutions in mitral valve disease
	Mitral valve prolapse cardiomyopathy  Eduard Malev, Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation Abstract   |  Presentation slides
Rheumatic heart disease follow up
	The Rheumatic Heart Disease Global Registry (REMEDY) study: preliminary report  Liesl J. Zühlke, MB, ChB, DCH, SA, MPH, Paediatric Cardiology Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Abstract  |  Presentation slides

• About 2.7 million people in the United States have atrial fibrillation and numbers are expected to rise to between about 5.6 and 12 million in 2050.
• In 2008, atrial fibrillation was mentioned on 99,294 U.S. death certificates.
• Isolated mitral stenosis is more common in women and occurs in 40% of all patients presenting with rheumatic heart disease.
• Rheumatic heart disease is most common in developing countries, where estimates vary from 2% to 3% with use of cardiac ultrasound screening.
• The incidence of acute rheumatic fever has decreased overall in the United States, however, remains high in blacks, Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and American Indians.
• Learn more in Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics: 2012 Update