i2 Summit

A very important event which indirectly affects anyone suffering from heart disease took place last week. This year's annual American College of Cardiologists Scientific Session included a new summit entitled ' i2 Summit 2006: Innovation in Intervention'.

The i2 Summit provided participants with a forum to discus key innovations such as:

• Late-Breaking Interventional Clinical Trials
• Peripheral, Vascular & Coronary Interventions
• Live Cases from Europe, Asia and the United States
• Emerging Technologies

Participants included cardiologists, radiologists, cardiovascular and vascular surgeons, vascular specialists, scientists and clinical trialists.

The online press room contains information on the topics discussed during the 3-day meet which took place from 12-14 March. The following links to downloadable pdfs of press releases covering topics discussed and abstracts from research findings may be of interest to anyone considering stem cell therapy.

POTENTIAL HEART BENEFIT FOUND IN STEM CELLS

STUDIES HIGHLIGHT GLOBAL RISKS OF VASCULAR DISEASE, PROBE CREATIVE NEW TREATMENTS

NEW GENERATION OF CARDIAC INTERVENTIONS, THERAPIES
OPTIMIZE HEART DISEASE CARE