11th CONGRESS OF THE CROATIAN CARDIAC SOCIETY 
with international participation

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    https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2016.380

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    Dear colleagues, Here is the Abstract Book of the 11th Congress of the Croatian Cardiac Society. Our Congress is the main summit of Croatian cardiology, held biannually. As a short reminder, our Cardiac Society was founded as the first self-standing medical association after recognition of Croatian independence, and since then has become the most active society in Croatian medicine by far. This year we are deeply honored that our Congress is going to be organized under the patronage of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, our leading national institution in the field of science, art and culture. Despite the fact that Croatian cardiology was much less developed a quarter of a century ago, and based in a small country devastated by the aggressive war that took place on our territory, Croatia was among the founding countries of the European Society of Cardiology. Since then, we have been trying to be actively incorporated in European and global cardiology. During recent years, we have proudly witnessed our international involvement in Cardiology exceed the size of our country and the number of members of our Society. Additionally, what is more important that nowadays there is no need to send our complex patients to international centers of excellence, as we can competently cover practically all our patients’ needs. As an example, we belong to the group of countries with one of the best primary PCI networks for treating patients with acute coronary syndromes. Furthermore, during the last two years we have witnessed a significant breakthrough in arrhythmia ablation rates as well as ICD and CRT implantations, which has brought us to very satisfactory Central European standards. Regarding the advanced heart failure therapies, including use of newest technologies in mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation rates, we belong to several most successful cardiologic care systems in the world. However, despite very good curative cardiology, Croatia still belongs to the group of high cardiovascular risk countries in Europe, which means that we need better prevention policies and should include more the wider community, media and politicians to help us fight against cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in our county. Abstracts published in this Supplement of our Cardiologia Croatica journal should be representative of our cardiology practice and science during the last two-year period. In addition, we were happy to include some abstracts from international colleagues as well, having in mind importance of the international visibility of our Congress. Other than original contributions printed in this Abstract Book, the Congress consists in a significant part of invited lectures by selected leading international and Croatian cardiologists. Therefore, to get a complete picture of the Congress, one should consult the Congress Programme Book, complementary to this Abstract Supplement. Last but not least, our Cardiac Society was the first in Croatia to start organizing joint congresses with nurses, in our case cardiology nurses from the Croatian Association of Cardiovascular Nursing, which is in concordance with contemporary international practice. Each of our national congresses, including this one, has become a part of the history of Croatian Cardiology. I am sure that this Congress will show the continuous progress of our Cardiology and will be an inspiration for a further development and an even better Congress in 2018. Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all who actively contributed to this Congress as well as to all our members, supporters and friends of the Croatian Cardiac Society. With my best personal regards, Sincerely yours, In Zagreb, November 2016.

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    11th CONGRESS OF THE CROATIAN CARDIAC SOCIETY 
with international participation

    Editorial
    Issue10-11
    Published
    Pages380
    PDF via DOIhttps://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2016.380

    Authors

    Davor MiličićORCIDFellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts President, Croatian Cardiac Society President, 11th Congress of the Croatian Cardiac Society

    Full Text

    Dear colleagues,

    Here is the Abstract Book of the 11th Congress of the Croatian Cardiac Society. Our Congress is the main summit of Croatian cardiology, held biannually.

    As a short reminder, our Cardiac Society was founded as the first self-standing medical association after recognition of Croatian independence, and since then has become the most active society in Croatian medicine by far. This year we are deeply honored that our Congress is going to be organized under the patronage of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, our leading national institution in the field of science, art and culture.

    Despite the fact that Croatian cardiology was much less developed a quarter of a century ago, and based in a small country devastated by the aggressive war that took place on our territory, Croatia was among the founding countries of the European Society of Cardiology. Since then, we have been trying to be actively incorporated in European and global cardiology. During recent years, we have proudly witnessed our international involvement in Cardiology exceed the size of our country and the number of members of our Society. Additionally, what is more important that nowadays there is no need to send our complex patients to international centers of excellence, as we can competently cover practically all our patients’ needs.

    As an example, we belong to the group of countries with one of the best primary PCI networks for treating patients with acute coronary syndromes. Furthermore, during the last two years we have witnessed a significant breakthrough in arrhythmia ablation rates as well as ICD and CRT implantations, which has brought us to very satisfactory Central European standards. Regarding the advanced heart failure therapies, including use of newest technologies in mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation rates, we belong to several most successful cardiologic care systems in the world.

    However, despite very good curative cardiology, Croatia still belongs to the group of high cardiovascular risk countries in Europe, which means that we need better prevention policies and should include more the wider community, media and politicians to help us fight against cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in our county.

    Abstracts published in this Supplement of our Cardiologia Croatica journal should be representative of our cardiology practice and science during the last two-year period. In addition, we were happy to include some abstracts from international colleagues as well, having in mind importance of the international visibility of our Congress.

    Other than original contributions printed in this Abstract Book, the Congress consists in a significant part of invited lectures by selected leading international and Croatian cardiologists. Therefore, to get a complete picture of the Congress, one should consult the Congress Programme Book, complementary to this Abstract Supplement.

    Last but not least, our Cardiac Society was the first in Croatia to start organizing joint congresses with nurses, in our case cardiology nurses from the Croatian Association of Cardiovascular Nursing, which is in concordance with contemporary international practice.

    Each of our national congresses, including this one, has become a part of the history of Croatian Cardiology. I am sure that this Congress will show the continuous progress of our Cardiology and will be an inspiration for a further development and an even better Congress in 2018.

    Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all who actively contributed to this Congress as well as to all our members, supporters and friends of the Croatian Cardiac Society.

    With my best personal regards, Sincerely yours,

    In Zagreb, November 2016.