June 7, 2009
CnAHA-ASE Meeting/Dinner
On June 7th, 2009 at Grace's Mandarin Restaurant in Washington, D.C,
the Chinese American Heart Association along with colleagues and
friends from all over the world gathered to enjoy a wonderful evening.
Dr. Gong-Yuan Xie, CnAHA Imaging Subspectialty Chair, opened the
meeting by welcoming participants and introducing Dr. Julio Perez,
Director of Echocardiography, from Washington University. Dr. Perez
is an expert in Echo contrast and is an advocate for international
collaborations in research and education. His successful career is an
inspiration for physicians and researchers with Chinese origin, as Dr.
Perez was born and raised in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Michael Picard, Director of Echo from the Massachusetts General
Hospital and past-president of ASE, attended the dinner meeting as our
guest speaker. Dr. Picard has trained numerous physicians with
Chinese origin, including Dr. Leng Jiang, Dr. Dali Fan and Dr. Cynthia
Taub, all of whom were present at the meeting. He was pleased to see
all the talent and enthusiasm from CnAHA in cardiovascular medicine,
and urged everyone to become Fellows of American Society of
Echocardiography.
Dr. Shuping Ge, President of CnAHA, introduced the organization and
presented its current missions to our new members. He strongly
encouraged member participation and volunteerism.
In spite of the swine flu pandemic, approximately twenty-five members
attended the dinner meeting. Under a low-key and relaxed environment,
our members spent a lively evening with memorable discussions and
delicious food. We look forward to seeing our colleagues from
mainland China during next year's ASE in San Diego.
May 14, 2009
China Evening:
Advancing Patient Care Through International Clinical Study
Collaboration
Co-organized by Medtronic, Biosense
Webster, and CnAHA
Time: 18:30 - 20:30, May 14, 2009 Address: Venue: Salon E, Fourth Floor, Marriott Copley Place Boston 6:30 pm - 7:10 pm Welcome speech by Heart Rhythm Society Representatives (10 min)
- Richard Page, MD, FHRS, President, Heart Rhythm Society
- Thomas F. Deering, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Chair, HRS Membership Committee
- James Youngblood, CEO of HRS
Speech by Chinese Society of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology (CSPE) and Chinese Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS) (10 min)
- Zhang Shu, MD, PhD, Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital; Clinical Professor, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Beijing Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Ma Chang-Sheng, MD, PhD, Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Clinical Professor, Capital University of Medical Sciences
Clinical Study collaboration briefing by physicians (20 min)
- China PANORAMA & COMPARE Study briefing by Dr. Chen Ke-Ping
- BE CAREFUL Study briefing by Dr. Li Jian-Ming / Dr. Hua Weil EP Study by Dr. Ma Chang-Sheng / Dr. Liu Xing-Peng / Dr. Du Xin
7:10 pm - 8:00 pm Dinner Buffet 8: 00 pm - 8:30 pm
1. The introduction of Chinese American Heart Association (5 min):
- Jian-Ming Li, MD, PhD, Vice President, CnAHADirector of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Director of EP Fellowship Program, VA Medical Center, University of Minnesota
2. The CnAHA sponsored Outstanding Award ― An initiative (5 min)
- Jie Cheng, MD, PhD, Chair of Academic Affairs, CnAHA Director of Electrophysiology Research; Clinical Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute
3. The collaborative ARVD studies in China and in the US (5 min)
- Li Zhang, MD, Chair of Electrophysiology, CnAHA Director, Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, Main Line Health Heart Center Clinical Associate Professor, Lankenau Institute of Medical Research
4. CnAHA Invited Lecture (10 min): Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia and Myocarditis ―Congestive Heart Failure and Sudden Death!
- Keynote speaker―Guy Fontaine, MD, PhD, is a world renowned pioneer investigator of ARVD. In 70's Dr. Fontaine first recognized a distinct type of cardiomyopathy in mostly young and healthy individuals suffered with drug refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) and named it arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). He first identified the critical zone of slow conduction in VT (concealed entrainment) in ARVD, the underlying cause of late potentials and Epsilon waves. He found that patients with ARVD (as well as other cardiomyopathies) are prone to inflammation (myocarditis), which has important prognostic implications. He first reported apoptosis in those older patients with ARVD progress to congestive cardiac failure. A new treatment can be dynamic cardiomyoplasty. Dr. Fontaine has more than 160 publications (including many book chapters) regarding the diagnosis and treatment of ARVD.
5. Recommendations for future Chinese ARVD studies (5 min)
- Guest speaker―Frank Marcus, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine, in Tucson, Arizona. His area of expertise is Clinical Cardiology, Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Clinical Electrophysiology. Dr. Marcus is a dedicated researcher in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) for over 27 years. He is the Director of North American ARVD Registry with over 90 ARVD study publications in peer reviewed medical journal.
Closing
March 29, 2009
CnAHA-ACC Conference/Dinner
On Sunday, March 29th, CnAHA had its annual event CnAHA/ACC in Orlando, FL. There were more than 40 cardiologists from US, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attended the meeting. Representatives from ACC, AHA and ASE also attended and gave speeches, including:
- Dr. Linda Gilliam, ACC Foundation and Ex-President of ASE, talked about taking responsibility and the importance of participating ACC activities in local chapters, especially woman and minorities.
- Dr. Ge Shuping, President, CnAHA, talked about the past, present, and future of CnAHA, especially its role as the "community" for our members, colleagues and friends involved in cardiovascular science and medicine from US and China.
- Dr. Gerard Martin, ACC Chair of ACHDPC, talked about his personal experience in Shanghai and the collaborative efforts between ACC and China in fighting congenital heart diseases in China.
- Dr. Hu Dayi, President, CCCP, talked about the directions of Chinese Cardiology Societies. The emphasis of systemic approach and career development of young Chinese cardiologists.
- Dr. Zhang Yun, Academician, and President of Chinese Association of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, gave an update in cardiovascular research, i.e. basic, translational and clinical
- (trials) research in China.
- Dr. Tsui-Lieh Hsu, Ex-President, Taiwan Echocardiography Society, congratulated the CnAHA/ACC on behalf of the cardiologists in Taiwan and emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts in fighting the global epidemics of cardiovascular disease.
- Dr. Sidney Smith, AHA Ex-President, Present-Elect, World Heart Federation, an old friend of Chinese cardiologists and CnAHA congratulated the participant in English and Chinese and encouraged the partnership between CnAHA, AHA and World Heart Federation. He welcomed CnAHA to be in partnership with World Heart Federation during the 3rd Scientific Sessions from June 16 -19, 2010 in Beijing, China.
- Mr. Eric Danderson, a Caucasian New Yorker, as the Vice President of Chinese Medical Tribune in Beijing, gave a very good speech about the challenges and opportunity of Chinese medical society, he gave some very interesting and telling statistics.
- Dr. Ma Xin, Secretary in General, Academy of Cardiovascular Research Excellence, ACRE, talked about translational research in China and the collaboration and possible integration of CnAHA and ACRE.
A typical Hong Kong style Cantonese Dinner was served and social events followed the speeches. The meeting adjourned at 9:30pm.
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