7:45-8:45 a.m.
Cardiovascular Disease in HIV Patients: Who is at Risk and Why?

Moderator:
Rachel H. Mackey, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Presentations:
How to Screen HIV Patients for CVD
Priscilla Hsue, San Francisco, Calif.

What Are The Current Treatment Recommendations for Reducing CVD Risk Among HIV patients?
Judith Currier, Los Angeles, Calif.

HIV-1 Transgenic Animal Models to Study Vascular Dysfunction
R. L. Sutliff, Atlanta, Ga.

7:45-8:45 a.m.
Chest Pain Evaluation in the Emergency Department

Moderator:
James Chesebro, Worcester, Mass.

Invited Presenters:
Michael Farkouh, New York, N.Y.
James Hoekstra, Winston Salem, N.C.
Chris Ghaemmaghami, Charlottesville, Va.

7:45-8:45 a.m.
How to Use Exercise as an Intervention to Improve Health, Functioning, and Risk

Moderator:
Arthur Leon, Minneapolis, Minn.

Presentations:
Exercise to Improve Functioning in Peripheral Artery Disease
Diane Treat-Jacobson, Minneapolis, Minn.

Exercise in Heart Failure
Eileen M. Handerg, Gainesville, Fla.

Improving Long-Term Exercise in Older Cardiac Patients
Shirley M. Moore, Cleveland, Ohio

9-10:15 a.m.
Joint AHA/ESC Session: Atrial Fibrillation: Comprehensive Management in 2009

Moderators:
Panos Vardas, Heraklion, Greece
Alan H. Kadish, Chicago, Ill.

Presentations:
Pathogenesis and Epidemiology of AF
Harry Crijns, Maastricht, Netherlands

Antiarrhythmic Therapy for AF: Do We Have a Safe and Effective Option?
Etienne Aliot, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France

Ablation of AF: Who, What, When, Where and Why?
Joseph Brugada, Barcelona, Spain

Rate vs. Rhythm Control; Have We Moved Beyond AFFIRM?
Denis Roy, Montreal, QC, Canada

Is Warfarin Obsolete?
Jeffrey Weitz, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

9-10:15 a.m.
PCI and STEMI Guidelines: Latest Evidence, Updates and Systems of Care for STEMI

Moderators:
David P. Faxon, Boston, Mass.
David O. Williams, Boston, Mass.

Presentations:
Focused Update Process Overview
Sidney C. Smith, Chapel Hill, N.C.

PCI
Spencer B. King, Atlanta, Ga.

STEMI
Frederick Kushner, Marrero, La.

STEMI Systems of Care - Mission Lifeline
Alice K. Jacobs, Boston, Mass.

10:45-Noon
Systems Approach to Acute Coronary Syndromes

Moderators:
Paul W. Armstrong, Edmonton, AB, Canada
James G. Jollis, Durham, N.C.

Presentations:
Lessons from France
Philippe Steg, Paris, France

Lessons from Australia
Philip Aylward, Bedford Park, Australia

Lessons from Sweden
Stefan K James, Durham, N.C.

Lessons from the US
James G. Jollis, Durham, N.C.