The Heart & Brain Symposium

Thank you for being so active! We had great 3 days and the next step is clear - cardiologists and neurologists should continue working together to improve patient care!

In patients with AF and a CHA₂DS₂-VASc score ≥ 2, treatment with oral anticoagulants(OAC) is an IA recommendation from the AHA

"The brain represents 2% of the body weight but draws 25% of the blood pumped by the heart."

We had an amazing morning full of debates and interactive case discussions building the heart and brain team of experts!

Many or few patients should undergo PFO closure? More than 85% of the people in the room voted “Few”. What do you think?

Did you know?
- 25% of all strokes are cardioembolic
- AF is the most common cause of cardioembolic stroke
Prof. Wolfram Doehner, Vice Chair of ESC Council, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

After a great panel discussion and some refreshments, we can’t wait for the start of the second symposium for the day!

Prof. Hooman Kamel discussing assessing stroke risk in patients with AF

"Even sub-clinical AF is associated with increased stroke risk, thus detection is very important for our patients", Prof. James Reiffel, Columbia University, USA

“Regardless of how we get there, we must change the burden of STROKE”, Clyde Yancy, Northwestern University, USA

Good morning, Chicago! Today is the start of the Heart and Brain Symposium. See you there!

Reason Number #5 to attend .

Learn from the best Cardiologists and Neurologists in the World!


Register here to attend The Heart and Brain Symposium in Chicago on June 28-30, 2018 >> bit.ly/HBSRegistration