/R E P E A T -- Save the date! Canadian Cardiovascular Congress - October 24
to 27, 2010 - Montreal./
FREE MEDIA REGISTRATION OPEN
- Close to 4,000 delegates
- The latest in heart health research and practice!
| Who: | The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the |
| Canadian Cardiovascular Society present the Conference Highlights | |
| What: | CANADIAN CARDIOVASCULAR CONGRESS 2010 |
| Where: | Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec |
| When: | Sunday October 24 to Wednesday October 27, 2010 |
- HSFC Lecturer warns: "Action needed to prevent burden of upcoming tsunami of vascular diseases."
- Plus: Late breaking clinical trials.
| SUNDAY |
Super glue has super results: new research shows cutting-edge superglue transforms the lives of heart surgery patients.
Also: Quebec City breakthrough! Gene therapy can reverse life-threatening pulmonary hypertension.
| MONDAY |
Reverse fountain of youth? Obese child, old heart: B.C. researcher looks at the biophysical structure of obese 13-year-olds' hearts and finds hearts that look alarmingly like those of middle-aged adults.
Also: Is running a marathon good for you or can it damage the heart? Study compares impact on the hearts of fit runners to those who are less well trained.
| TUESDAY |
Be still my beating heart: Major study looks at the association between resting heart rate and life expectancy.
Also: Cardiac wakeup call for Canadian kids: What are poor sleep patterns and lack of proper sleep doing to the hearts of Canada's teens?
For further information:
| INFORMATION AND | Jane-Diane Fraser, Heart and Stroke Foundation |
| FREE MEDIA REGISTRATION | 613-569-4361 ext 273, [email protected] |
| AT http://bit.ly/CCCmedia |
To book interviews, please contact: Emily Bradshaw, 514-842-2455 x29 or cell: 514-926-7154 [email protected]
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