6th Annual Conference

Society for Heart Failure

and Transplantation

The Residency Towers

Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

15 th - 16th September

www.sfhft.org
 Dear Colleagues,
PRESIDENT It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Coimbatore for
Dr. JOSE CHACKO PERIAPURAM
the 6th Annual meeting of the Society for Heart failure and
Transplantation - SFHFTCON 2018, on the 15th and 16th of
September 2018.
SECRETARY
Heart failure burden is on the constant increase in our
Dr. JABIR ABDULLAKUTTY
country and over the last few years this is being
increasingly recognized as a sub specialty. Heart team
PRESIDENT ELECT approaches for better medical management and
Dr. P P MOHANAN interventions have proved to improve the quality of life of
these patients.
VICE PRESIDENT India has also seen a tremendous growth in transplant and
Dr. V NANDAKUMAR mechanical support apart from electro - physiological
Dr. RONY MATHEW procedures in the past decade.
The SFHFTCON provides a common platform for all
JOINT SECRETARY
personnel involved in the management of heart failure
Dr. RAJAGOPAL and transplantation.
The 6th annual meeting will provide a comprehensive
PAST PRESIDENT review of all aspects of this growing sub speciality with
Dr. K VENUGOPAL specific emphasis on the issues governing the Indian
scenario.
TREASURER We have an excellent international and national faculty to
Dr. PRAVEEN G PAI deliberate on various topics which has been painstakingly
put-together by the scientific committee.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Coimbatore is known for its hospitality and warmth and I
MEMBERS assure you that your visit will be useful and enriching.
Dr. A V KANNAN Kindly register early.
Dr. CHANDRASEKAR

Dr. HARIKRISHNAN S

Dr. HARILAL V NAMBIAR Dr Jose Chacko Periapuram Dr Jabir Abdulla Kutty

President Secretary
Dr. JACOB ABRAHAM

Dr. JAMES THOMAS

Dr. RAJESH RAMANKUTTY

Dr. STIGY JOSEPH Dr P P Mohanan Dr V Nandakumar Dr Rony Mathew

President Elect Vice President Vice President
Dr. V K CHOPRA

Dr P Chandrasekar
Organising Secretary
 INTERNATIONAL FACULTY

Dr Richard C Daly Dr Catherine D Sudarshan

Director , Heart & Lung Transplantation , Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon ,
Mayo Clinic , USA Royal Papworth Hospital , NHS , UK

Dr Jai S Raman Dr K Chandrasekaran

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Professor of Cardiology ,
Oregon Health & Science University , USA Mayo Clinic , USA

NATIONAL FACULTY:
Dr Abhilash S P Dr Dhiren Shah Dr D S Nagesh Dr K Suresh
Dr Abraham Oomen Dr Feroz Aziz Dr Natarajan K U Dr Suresh Rao
Dr Ajit Kumar V K Dr Geevar Zachariah Dr Padmanabhan Dr Yugal Mishra
Dr Ajit Thachil Dr George Koshy Dr Paul Ramesh Dr Pranay Oza
Dr Alla Gokhale Dr Gopichand Mannam Dr Prashanth Vaijyanath Dr Lawrence Jesuraj
Dr Ambuj Roy Dr Hisham Ahmed Dr Praveen Varma Dr Karthik Vasudevan
Dr Amit Vora Dr P B Jayagopal Dr Rajagopal Dr Vijit Cherian
Dr Anway Mulay Dr T K Jayakumar Dr Rajan Sethurathnam Dr K Chockalingam
Dr Arun Gopi Dr Jayaprakash Dr Rajendiran Dr Sampath
Dr S M Ashraf Dr Julius Punnen Dr Rajiv E Dr Ravikumar
Dr Bahuleyan C G Dr Karunadas Dr Ramprakash
Dr K R Balakrishnan Dr Meherwal Dr Sandeep Attawar
Dr V V Bashi Dr Kunal Sarkar Dr Sandeep Seth
Dr Bagirath R Dr Madhushankar Dr C G Sajeev
Dr K M Cherian Dr Manoj Durairaj Dr Sumithran G
Dr Cibu Mathew Dr Milind Hote Dr Sunder T
Day 1: 15th Sept 2018 (Saturday)
Introduction of the scientific programme 0850 hrs 0900 hrs
Emerging Data and Therapeutic Implication 0900 hrs
1000 hrs
Chairperson: J K Periaswamy, S Rajagopal, K U Natarajan, V Nandakumar, Sandeep Seth

7+3 Stone liver - heart in danger Abhilash SP

7+3 Donation after circulatory determined death (DCD): A game changer. Catherine Sudarshan
7+3 Ivabradine and Beta blockers - early in Heart Failure Hisham Ahmed
7+3 Atrial flow regulators in Resistant Heart Failure Arun Gopi
7+3 Empaglifozin - Is it a diabetic drug in Heart Failure or Heart Failure
drug in Diabetes Jayaprakash V L
7+3 Heterotopic Heart Transplantation Prashant Vaijyanath

Chronic Thrombo-embolism - Pulmonary Artery Hypertension 1000 hrs

1100 hrs
Chairperson: Milind Hote, S.Muralidharan, Cibu Mathew, Vijit Cherian, P.I.S.Chakravarthi

12+8 Evaluation and non-surgical management of CTE - PAH Bagirath R

12+8 Surgical indications and approach in CTE - PAH Julius Punnen
12+8 Asessment of RV function .I still Prefer Echo over MRI K Chandrasekaran
Break 1100 hrs - 1115 hrs
Presidential Oration 1115 hrs - 1145 hrs
Chairperson: Geevar Zachariah, V.Nandakumar

30 Presidential Oration Jose Chacko

Periappuram
Heart Transplantation 1145 hrs
1345 hrs
Chairperson: Sandeep Attawar, K.R.Balakrishnan, Paul Ramesh, Dhiren shah

20+10 When to Transplant and when to insert a VAD Catherine Sudarshan

20+10 Combined Heart & Liver Transplantation : Tips and Challenges -
Mayo experience Richard Daly
10+5 Immunologic profiling of a  sensitized patient Feroz Aziz
10+5 Imaging techniques post-transplant K Chandrasekaran
10+5 Post Transplant Critical care Jacob Abraham
10+5 Post-Transplant immunosupression, What is new ? Richard Daly

LUNCH 1345 hrs 1430 hrs

 Debates and Controversies 1430 hrs
1600 hrs
Chairperson: K Chockalingam, C G Sajeev, Balaji,
Rajan Sethuratnam, K A Sambasivam

8+8+4 Debate 1: Ischemic Mod MR. I will tackle MR Bashi VV

Debate 1: Ischemic Mod MR. I will leave it. Gopichand Mannam
8+8+4 Debate 2: HFrEF - My first choice is ACEI / ARB Rajiv E
Debate 2: HFrEF - My first choice is ARNI Sandeep Seth
8+2 Controversy 1: ICD or Wearable Vest in patients awaiting heart
transplant Ramprakash
8+2 Controversy 2: NT-ProBNP guided management in HF- does it
alter outcomes ? K Venugopal
8+2 Controversy 3: Is Centrimag a new dimension in ECLS? Julius Punnen
8+2 Controversy 4: Hydralazine with Isorbide dinatrate - still pertinent
or useless ? P R Vaidyanathan
8+2 Controversy 5: Should Digoxin be still considerted in HF managemant Karthik Vasudevan

Dr Rajashekharan Memorial Lecture 1600 hrs

1630 hrs
Chairperson: Jose Chacko Periyapuram, Ravikumar, Rony Mathew, Sundar Ramanathan

20+10 Economics of transplant and advanced HF in India Kunal Sarkar

Break 1630 hrs - 1645 hrs

Mechanical Cardiac Support 1645 hrs

1845 hrs
Chairperson: A V Kannan, Z S Meharwal, Ashraf S M, Sumithran G, Milind Hote

20 + 10 ECMO support for PCI Pranay Oza

20 + 10 LVAD - Where do we stand now ? K R Balakrishnan
10 + 5 Is IABP still a choice for Cardiogenic shock Bahuleyan CG
10 + 5 Subclavian IABP: An excellent bridge to transplantation Jai S Raman
10 + 5 Total artificial heart Richard Daly
10 + 5 Indigenous LVAD -a novel substitute D S Nagesh

General Body Meeting 1845 hrs - 1930 hrs

INAUGURATION 1930 hrs onwards

GALA DINNER 2030 hrs onwards

Day 2: 16th Sept 2018 (Sunday)
Medical Heart failure 0900 hrs
1100 hrs

Chairperson: K Suresh, Jo Joseph, Ravikumar, Praveen G Pai, P R Vaidyanathan

12 + 8 HFpEF: Controversies, challenges and future directions Ajit Kumar VK

12 + 8 Atrial fibrillation in Heart Failure : the best strategy Amit Vora
12 + 8 Approach to tackle anemia and fraility in Heart failure V K Chopra
12 + 8 Prevention of re-admission in heart failure patients - A quest
incompletely fulfilled Harikrishnan S
12 + 8 Predicting "Super-response" with CRT in LBBB patients Ajit Thachil
12 + 8 My Unforgettable / most memorable cases in HF K Chandrasekaran

Structural Heart Disease 1100 hrs

1115 hrs

Chairperson: K M Cherian, Thiagarajamurthy, Praveen Verma, Sampath

Rethinking valvular disease in heart failure Dr Yugal Mishra

Lung Transplantation 1115 hrs

1315 hrs

Chairperson: Sandeep Attawar, Madhushankar, Manoj Durairaj,

Harilal Nambiar, Jnanesh Thacker

20+10 LT: Selection and management to success Richard Daly

20+10 Lung Allograft preservation Catherine Sudarshan
10+5 Technique of Lung Transplant Paul Ramesh
10+5 Lung transplant after prior cardiac surgery Alla Gokhale
10+5 Lung Transplant: India presents Sunder T
10 + 5 Heart and Lung Transplant: Challenges Jai S Raman

LUNCH 1315 hrs - 1400 hrs

Problem solving in Heart failure 1430 hrs
1530 hrs

Chairperson: T K Jayakumar, Rajpal K Abhaichand, P R Murugesan, Padmanabhan, Bivin Wilson

7+3 Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. What is normal ? Abraham Oomen

7+3 Worsening renal function on ARNI George Koshy
7+3 Hyperkalemia in Chronic HF. How can I continue Renin
angiotensin inhibitors ? Natrajan KU
7+3 Surgical Management of RV Failure Praveen Varma
7+3 Recurrent VT after Primary angioplasty in Myocardial infarction Lawrence Jesuraj
7+3 Hyponatremia in Acute Heart Failure. Patient in pulmonary edema. Karunadas

Award Paper Session 1530 hrs - 1630 hrs

Late date for submission - 30th August 2018

Chairperson: V Nandakumar, Rony Mathew, P P Mohanan, P B Jayagopal

TEA 1630 hrs - 1700 hrs

This educational activity has been Endorsed by the ISHLT following a

review of the scientific program, including curriculum outline and
course design. This Endorsement does not apply to specific speakers
and/or specific statements/content presented at this meeting, all of
which are the sole responsibility of the organizers and the presenters.
The views of the organizers and the presenters are not necessarily
those of the ISHLT
WORKSHOPS
BREAKFAST SESSION Complex case scenarios in Transplantation
16th Sept - 0730 to 0830 hrs ( Registration free : Limited to 50 )
PANELISTS : PRESENTERS :
Dr Richard Daly Dr Milind Hote
Dr Catherine Sudarshan Dr Manoj Durairaj
Dr Jai S.Raman Dr Anway Mulay
Dr Dhiren Shah

WORKSHOP on ECMO Restricted to 25 registrations

15th Sept - 1400 - 1600 hrs
Registration fee : Rs.1000 /-
( Supported by GETINGE )
Proctor : Dr Paul Ramesh
Mr PVS Prakash

WORKSHOP on VAD Restricted to 25 registrations

16th Sept - 1400 - 1600 hrs
Registration fee : Rs.1000 /-
( Supported by ABBOTT )
Proctor : Dr K R Balakrishnan
Dr Catherine Sudarshan
Dr Jai S Raman

WORKSHOP on CARDIAC PATHOLOGY Conducted by: Dr Rajendiran

16th Sept - 1000 - 1100 hrs Professor of Pathology , Ramachandra
Institute of Medical Sciences
Course Coordinator: Dr A Radha
Chief Pathologist , GKNM Hospital,
Coimbatore
Dr Ram Ganesh
Pathologist, GKNM Hospital
No Registration fee

Conducted by: Dr Sandeep Seth

Lunch Symposium : Professor of Cardiology , All India
'How to setup a heart failure clinic' Institute of Medical Sciences , New Delhi
15th Sept - 1100 - 1300 hrs
( Supported by CIPLA )
Registration of HEART TEAMS by Invitation only

CRT Workshop : Course Coordinator: Dr Ramprakash

16th Sept - 1100 - 1300 hrs
Restricted to 25 registrations
( Supported by ABBOTT )
No Registration fee
 SOCIAL EVENTS
15th September
Isha Kriya ( Yoga for Professionals )
Time : 0700 - 0730 hrs
Class conducted by Isha Yoga Centre
Venue : Ballroom, Residency Towers
16th September
Isha Kriya ( Yoga for Professionals )
Time : 0700 - 0730 hrs
Class conducted by Isha Yoga Centre
Venue : Ballroom, Residency Towers
Gala Dinner
Time : 2030 hrs onwards
Venue : Terrace , Residency Towers
Visit to Isha Yoga Centre
(Conducted tour of Isha Yoga Centre)
Pickup from Residency at 1500 hrs
Drop to Residency at 2100 hrs
Dinner @ Isha Yoga Centre
Limited registrations !!!
REGISTRATION
Account Name: SFHFT CON 2018
Date Members Non-Members Students Account No: 19820100024306
Before 30th August 3000/- 5000/- 1000/- IFSC Code: FDRL0001982
Bank: Federal bank
After 30 August
th
4000/- 6000/- 1500/- Branch: Coimbatore,
Pappanaickenpalayam

ACCOMODATION
Hotel Name Room Type Single Occupancy Double Occupancy
Residency Deluxe 5200 /- 6000 /-
Taj Superior Charm 5250 /- 5750 /-
Radisson Blu Standard 5000 /- ++ 5500 /- ++
ITC Deluxe 4350 /- ++ 4850 /- ++
Zone Zone 3250 /- 3750 /-
Grand Regent Regal 3500 /- 4000 /-
IBIS Standard Queen 3500 /- 4000 /-

Rates mentioned are for one night inclusive of breakfast | ++ Taxes extra
For accomodation booking contact : Mr. Rajesh, rajeshswk@gmail.com, +91 98940 92314

TRAVEL
For travel details contact : Mr. Kumar ( Essvee Travels ), +91 93448 33681,
kumarstarline@gmail.com,

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Chief Patron: Dr Ragupathy Veluswamy, CEO - GKNM Hospital , Coimbatore
Patrons: Dr S Muralidharan Dr J K Periaswamy Dr S Natarajan

Secretary: Dr P Chandrasekar
Members: Dr Rajpal K Abhaichand Dr Sundar Ramanathan Dr Balaji
Dr P R Vaidhyanathan Dr Vijayakumar Raju Dr Thiagaraja Murthy
Dr K A Sambasivam Dr Madhava Rao Dr Chockalingam
Dr Ramprakash Dr Prashanth Vaijayanath Dr Thomas Alexander
Dr Chakravarthi Dr Murugesan Dr Jnanesh Thacker
Dr Bivin Wilson Dr Y Y Rao Dr Aayush Poddar
Dr M Kalyanasundaram Dr G Rajendran Dr Tamashis Mukherjee

Organising Secretary:
Dr P Chandrasekar
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Director, Cardiac Transplantation
GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore
+ 91 63852 51581 sfhftcon2018@gmail.com www.sfhft.org