Dear Colleagues and Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is our great honour and particular pleasure to invite you to the jubilee
20th Alpe-Adria Annual Cardiology meeting which will be held in Bratislava,
the capital of Slovakia, on June 7th – June 9th, 2012. The meeting is
jointly organized by the Slovak Society of Cardiology and the Slovak Heart
Rhythm Association.
The twenty-year-old tradition of these meetings confirms the viability of
the Alpe-Adria Association of Cardiology idea within the reunited Europe and
confirms the necessity of closer co-operation, and building of personal and
scientific relationships between cardiac societies in the Alpe-Adria region.
The commitment to facilitate and support the participation in the AAAC
meeting and active presentations of young colleagues, clinicians and
scientists is highly appreciated. We are happy to inform you that all active
participants (speakers, poster presenters and session chairpersons) will
have their registration fees disclaimed (i.e. free access to the scientific
sessions). Furthermore, as it is our great wish to attract younger
participants and physicians/cardiologists in training we offer an accredited
half-day case-based teaching course “ECG based decision making in complex
cardiac patients”.
This year's meeting subtitled “Leading Syndromes in Cardiology –
Controversies and Interdisciplinary Aspects” is focused on the atrial
fibrillation and heart failure. These two syndromes are generally regarded
as epidemics since their prevalence and incidence is increasing and as such
they are among leading causes of mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular
patients. This year’s meeting seeks to create an accomplished scientific
programme, concede a comprehensive presentation and facilitate in-depth
discussions of various aspects of these syndromes.
The meeting will be held directly in Bratislava’s historic city centre. At
the beginning of the summer the pedestrian zone, with its variety of cafés,
restaurants, and bars, has a very lively atmosphere, which often lasts until
early morning hours. We are proud to say that the liveliness of the city
centre is not solely the creation of the many tourists, but first and
foremost of the inspiring community of 40-thousand young students from the
several major universities. The social highlight of the AAAC meeting – the
gala dinner – will be organized in the fully reconstructed premises of the
historic Bratislava Castle, where the participants may enjoy 1300 years of
history alongside a beautiful scenery of Danube River and Austrian Alps (
however, not even under best weather conditions will you be able to see the
Adria…). The gala dinner will feature excellent Slovak as well as regional
border-crossing gastronomy, wines, music and culture.
On behalf of the organizing committee we are pleased to cordially invite you
to join the 20th Meeting of the Alpe-Adria Association of Cardiology in
Bratislava. We are convinced that together it is possible to create a
valuable, attractive and highly interactive scientific programme in a
friendly and fruitful atmosphere facilitating the exchange of scientific
knowledge and clinical experience. We are looking forward to welcoming you
in Bratislava!