Chairpersons - Award Commitee:
Vladimir KANJUH (Belgrade, RS),
Vladimir BUMBAŠIREVIĆ (Belgrade, RS),
Dirk BRUTSAERT (Antwerp, BE),
Stefan I. DRAGULESCU (Timisoara, RO),
Filippos TRIPOSKIADIS (Larissa, GR),
Carlo B. GIORDA (Turin, IT),
Ljiljana JOVOVIĆ (Belgrade, RS)

Presentation time 10 minutes + 5 minutes for discussion after each presentation

17:45 HbA1C determines left ventricular remodelling pattern in patients with heart failure and impaired fasting glucose.
Majstorović A, Ćelić V, Penčić B, Jelić S, Nešović M, Kleut M, Ćosić Z, Kostić N, Čaparević Z, Šljivić A, Suzić J. University Hospital Center "Dr D. Mišović-Dedinje", Belgrade, RS.

18:00 Spectral analysis of heart rate variability in patients with post-myocardial infarction left ventricular dysfunction, with and without intraventricular conduction abnormalities.
Polovina M, Potpara T, Mujović N, Grujić M, Ostojić M. Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, RS.

18:15 Heart failure at presentation significantly decreases the chances for successful rhythm control during 5-year-follow-up.
Potpara T, Grujić M, Seferović P, Ostojić M, Petrović M, Vujisić B, Polovina M. Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, RS.

18:30 Cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic diabetic patients: diastolic heart failure vs. silent ischemic heart disease.
Seferović-Mitrović JP¹, Lalić NM¹, Seferović PM², Vujisić Tešić B², Petrović M², Jotić A¹, Ristić AD², Miličić T¹, Lukić L¹.
¹Institute of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases and ²Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, RS

18:45 Heart failure in primary dilated cardiomyopathy: neurohormonal and haemodynamic prognostic predictors.
Simeunović DS, Seferović PM, Ristić AD, Maksimović R. Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, RS.

19:00 Relationship between left ventricular remodelling and oxidative stress in patients with left ventricle diastolic dysfunction.
Šljivić A, Dekleva M, Ćelić V, Suzić J, Begović D, Kleut M, Penčić B, Grdinić A, Majstorović A, Kostić N, Čaparević Z. University Hospital Center ''Dr D. Mišović-Dedinje", Belgrade, RS.

19:15 End of the session

Young Investigators Awards will be announced at the end of the Conference, Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 19:20