“The World Congress of Cardiology is a major international conference that addresses and tackles the importance of cardiovascular health and disease on a global scale by attracting a strong and renowned international faculty of experts. Working alongside our national members, it also focuses on the cardiovascular disease problems of the region, in which it is hosted, which for 2014 will be the Australian continent and sub-regions of Asia.”
Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, President of the World Heart Federation

Dr. Yong Huo (China), Dr. Richmond Jeremy (Australia), Dr. Jonathan Kalman (Australia) and Dr. Dorairaj Prabhakaran (India) will be leading the WCC 2014 Scientific Programme Committee (SPC). The following scientific topics will be developed by world-renowned speakers:

• Arrhythmias / Sudden cardiac death / Electrophysiology
• Heart Failure / Cardiac function / Myocardial – Pericardial diseases
• Valvular disease / Aortic disease/ Pulmonary circulation
• Ischaemia / Coronary artery disease / Coronary interventions
• Peripheral circulation / Stroke / Non-coronary interventions
• Hypertension
• Epidemiology / Prevention
• Health Promotion / Health advocacy / Global cardiovascular resources
• Basic science
• Cardiac imaging / Information systems
• Paediatrics / Congenital heart disease (paediatric and adult)
• Indigenous health / Rheumatic heart disease
• Nursing / Allied health / CV rehabilitation