Chairpersons:
Dirk BRUTSAERT (Antwerp, BE)
Vladimir BUMBAŠIREVIĆ (Belgrade, RS)
Dragan MICIĆ (Belgrade, RS)

13;30 The association between glucose abnormalities and heart failure: molecular aspects.
Svetozar DAMJANOVIĆ (Belgrade, RS)

13:50 Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the trials on acute decompensated heart failure.
Rahul AGRAWAL (Elberfeld, DE)

14:10 Natural history of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes:
epidemiology and risk factors.
Carlo B. GIORDA (Turin, IT)

14:30 Management of heart failure in diabetic obese patients: pitfalls and specificities.
Filippos TRIPOSKIADIS (Larissa, GR)

14:50 Discussion