ASIA PRIMARY ANGIOPLASTY CONGRESS 2023
Keeping the AMI Passion Alive!
15-16 April 2023
Polaris Ballrooms, Novotel Singapore on Stevens
Singapore
CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS
6 Educational Theme Sessions
Intracoronary Clot
Cardiogenic Shock
Imaging & Physiology Session
Covid-19 & Unusual STEMI Cases
Challenging Cases in STEMI
Novel Concept & Therapies in STEMI
Faculty
Course Directors
Invited Guest Speakers
Organising Committee
Invited Overseas Faculty
Name | Country | Institution |
---|---|---|
Dr. Sidney Lo | Australia | Liverpool Hospital |
Dr. Rajinikanth Rajagopal | Brunei | Gleneagles JPMC |
Dr. Prum Visess | Cambodia | Preah Ket Mealea Hospital |
Dr. Michael Lee | Hong Kong | Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
Dr. Tsui Kin Lam | Hong Kong | Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
Dr. Doni Firman | Indonesia | Rumah Sakit Pusat Jantung Nasional Harapan |
Dr. Alan Fong | Malaysia | Sarawak Heart Centre |
Dr. Kamaraj Selvaraj | Malaysia | Serdang Hospital | Dr. Simon Lo | Malaysia | Gleneagles Hospital Penang |
Dr. Bashir Hanif | Pakistan | Tabba Heart Institute |
Dr. Jose Nicolas Cruz | Philippines | St Luke's Medical Center - Global City |
Dr. Huang Wei-Chun | Taiwan | Kaohsiung Veterans General hospital |
Dr. Wang Yu-Chen | Taiwan | Asia University Hospital |
Dr. Chu Chun-Yuan | Taiwan | Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital |
Dr. Dinh Duc Huy | Vietnam | Tam Duc Heart Hospital |
Invited Local Faculty
Name | Country | Institution |
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Dr. Jack Tan | Singapore | National Heart Centre Singapore |
Dr. Aaron Wong | Singapore | National Heart Centre Singapore |
Dr. Lim Ing Haan | Singapore | Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre |
Dr. Julian Tan | Singapore | The Cardiology Practice |
Dr. Joshua Loh | Singapore | National University Heart Centre Singapore |
Dr. Patrick Lim | Singapore | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital |
Dr. Ronald Lee | Singapore | National University Heart Centre Singapore |
Case Presenter
Name | Country |
---|---|
Anish Hirachan | Nepal |
Gabriel Gene D. Gomez | Philippines |
Ronaldi Rizkiawan | Indonesia |
Dara Ninggar Ghassani | Indonesia |
Indah Sukmawati | Indonesia |
Dasdo Antonius Sinaga | Indonesia |
Chua Jia Min | Singapore |
Keith Andrew Chan | Singapore |
Programme
DAY 1: 15 April 2023, Saturday
TIME | PROGRAMME | SPEAKER |
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Chairperson: Fahim JAFARY, Sidney LO Panelist: Patrick LIM, Chun-Yuan CHU, Dinh Duc Huy, Kamaraj Selvaraj | ||
0840 - 0845 | Opening Remarks | |
0845 - 0900 | LECTURE: Thrombus Aspiration in PPCI – Relevant or Obsolete? | Sidney Lo, AUSTRALIA |
INTRACORONARY CLOT SESSION | ||
0900 - 0915 | CASE PRESENTATION: PCI in a Diffusely Ectatic Right Coronary artery in Acute Inferior MI | Anish Hirachan, NEPAL |
0915 - 0930 | CASE PRESENTATION: Deep Dive: Direct Thrombus Aspiration with a 6Fr Guide Catheter in STEMI: A Novel Technique in Motion | Keith Andrew Chan, SINGAPORE |
0930 - 0945 | STEMI in Ectatic Vessel with Large Thrombus Burden – Are all lesions the same? | Chun-Yuan Chu, TAIWAN |
0945 - 1000 | Innovative Therapies for Heavy Clot Burden in STEMI | Deanna Khoo, SINGAPORE |
1000 - 1015 | Discussion & Take Home Message | |
1015 - 1045 | COFFEE BREAK | |
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK SESSION | ||
Chairperson: Jack TAN, Timothy HENRY Panelist: Kin Lam TSUI, David HUANG, Doni Firman, Alan FONG | ||
1045 - 1100 | LECTURE : Management of Cardiogenic Shock in AMI – State of the Art | Timothy Henry, USA |
1100 - 1115 | Role of Impella in AMI-CS | Fahim JAFARY, SINGAPORE |
1115 - 1130 | AMI-CS Case Sharing | Michael Lee, HONG KONG |
1130 - 1145 | Role of ECMO in AMI-CS | David Huang, TAIWAN |
1145 - 1200 | Discussion & Take Home Message | |
1200 - 1315 | LUNCH / VISIT TRAINING VILLAGE AND EXHIBITS | |
IMAGING & PHYSIOLOGY SESSION | ||
Chairperson: Jason LOH, Tsui Kin Lam Panelist: Lim Ing Haan, Nicholas Cruz, Bashir HANIF, Rajinikanth Rajagopal | ||
1315 - 1330 | Intracoronary Imaging in STEMI | Rajinikanth Rajagopal, BRUNEI |
1330 - 1345 | CASE PRESENTATION: SCAD presented with repercussion rhythm | Chun Yu Fung, HONGKONG |
1345 - 1400 | CASE PRESENTATION: Double Trouble: Total occlusion of the LCX and near total occlusion of the LAD in a young male with anterior and inferior wall STEMI | Gabriel Gene Gomez, PHILLIPINES |
1400 - 1415 | Physiology Assessment in STEMI : When and How? | Sidney Lo, AUSTRALIA |
1415 - 1430 | CASE PRESENTATION: TTSH case | Bharat KHIALANI, SINGAPORE |
1430 - 1445 | Discussion & Take Home Message | |
COVID 19 & UNUSUAL STEMI CASES | ||
Chairperson: HO Hee Hwa, Kwan LEE Panelist: Julian TAN, Joshua LOH, Prum Visess, Dinh Duc Huy | ||
1445 - 1500 | LECTURE : COVID 19, STEMI and Insights from NACMI Registry | Timothy HENRY, USA |
1500 - 1515 | CASE PRESENTATION: TTSH case | Cliff LI Ki Fung, SINGAPORE |
1515 - 1530 | CASE PRESENTATION: STEMI in Dextrocardia Patient: Getting the hang of the mirror-image and choosing the right guide catheter | Indah Sukmawati, INDONESIA |
1530 - 1545 | CASE PRESENTATION: The Art of Reflection: a Case Report of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus | Ronaldi Rizkiawan, INDONESIA |
1545 - 1600 | CASE PRESENTATION: Stentless Ostial LAD STEMI | Jia Min CHUA, SINGAPORE |
1600 - 1615 | Discussion & Take Home Message | |
1615 - 1645 | COFFEE BREAK | |
Moderators: Paul ONG, HO Hee Hwa, Fahim JAFARY Experts: Timothy HENRY, Kwan Lee, Bashir HANIF, Doni Firman, Sidney LO, Nicholas CRUZ, Michael LEE | ||
1645 - 1730 | Ask The Experts Session - 4 Cases Presentation Dr Randal Low Jun Bang ( Singapore) - TTSH case presentation Dr Tsui Kin Lam ( Hong Kong) - A Patient with Respiratory Failure developed AMI – Where is the link? Dr David Huang ( Taiwan) – A Nightmare in STEMI PCI Dr Dasdo Antonius Sinaga ( Indonesia) – The Rings for the Groom to Be |
DAY 2: 16 April 2023, Sunday
TIME | PROGRAMME | SPEAKER |
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STEMI NETWORK & REGISTRY: INSIGHTS FROM ROUND THE WORLD | Chairperson: Paul ONG, David HUANG Panelist: Kamaraj Selvaraj, Yu Chen WONG, Aaron WONG, Rajinikanth Rajagopal | |
0830 - 0845 | LECTURE : STEMI 2023 : Beyond Door-to-Balloon | Kwan Seung Lee, USA |
0845 - 0900 | STEMI in Malaysia – Insights from National Cardiovascular Disease Registry | Alan Fong, MALAYSIA |
0900 - 0915 | Insights from STEMI Network, USA | Timothy Henry, USA |
0915 - 0930 | AI-assisted triage system to reduce reperfusion time in STEMI | Yu Chen Wang, TAIWAN |
CHALLENGING CASES IN STEMI | ||
0930 - 0945 | Calcium in STEMI | Michael Lee, HONG KONG |
0945 - 1000 | Sudden Hemodynamic Collapse during Primary PCI – What Do I Do? | Fahim JAFARY, SINGAPORE |
1000 - 1015 | My Worst Complications in Primary PCI | Aaron WONG, SINGAPORE |
1015 - 1030 | Discussion & Take Home Message | |
1030 - 1100 | COFFEE BREAK | |
NOVEL CONCEPT IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK & THERAPIES IN STEMI | ||
Chairperson: Michael LEE, Doni FIRMAN Panelist: Ronald Lee, Nicholas CRUZ, Simon LO, Chun-Yuan CHU | ||
1100 - 1115 | SCAI Cardiogenic Shock Classification Update | Timothy Henry, USA |
1115 - 1130 | Cardiac Arrest & Cardiogenic Shock- Double Whammy | Kwan Seung Lee, USA |
1130 - 1145 | DES in STEMI : Does new generation stent matters? | Deborah LEE / Paul ONG, SINGAPORE |
1145 - 1200 | Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in STEMI | HO Hee Hwa, SINGAPORE |
1200 - 1215 | Discussion & Closing Remarks |
Gallery
Travel Information
NOVOTEL SINGAPORE ON STEVENS
Located along the arterial road that leads to Singapore’s iconic Orchard Road sits a stunning new lifestyle hub – the 254-room Novotel Singapore on Stevens and 518-room Mercure Singapore on Stevens, along with an eclectic array of F&B outlets. Step into this lush urban paradise equipped with an infinity pool, lap pool, tennis court, 24-hour gym, 9 meeting spaces, ballrooms and 4 hotel restaurants and bars.
Travel Weekly Asia – Best Midscale Hotel 2021
Awarded Gold in the 2018 Melbourne Design Awards for its creative architecture, the Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens building tells a unique story from its aerial view to the elements around the hotel.
Organic pods spill out from under a hotel tower, and engage with the surrounding urban context, enticing in the public and creating a destination. Bridal Veil creepers form a floral crown to these pods, complementing the meadowed groundscapes below and, in unison create a lush garden setting ideal for al-fresco events.The glistening tower above reflects a more urban presence, in keeping with the surrounding skyline.

VISA APPLICATION
Applying for Visa can be a long procedure. Please allow sufficient time to process your application.
If you need a visa to enter Singapore, please check the specific requirements via: https://www.ica.gov.sg/enter-transit-depart/entering-singapore/visa_requirements
If you’re asked by your embassy for the V39A form/Letter of introduction (LOI), please follow the procedure below
For participants who are sponsored by a company/distributor in Singapore, you should refer to the relevant company/distributor to process your visa. The country’s representative will be your local contact.
If you are not able to obtain a LOI from a local contact, you may approach you Embassy to issue a LOI to support your visa application
If the above options are not viable for you, please contact us at events@apac.sg
Education Grant
The Grant shall be provided to support independent medical education in accordance with the APACMed Codes of Ethics for ethical interactions with Health Care Professionals (HCP).
Industry partners will provide funding to HCPs through educational grants to APAC & APACi to encourage and support HCP attendance at the conference. The funds provided to APAC & APACi will be allocated to those healthcare professionals who match up with pre-defined eligibility criteria, on a first-come first-served basis.
Platinum Sponsors / Exhibition




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Benefits of sponsorship:
- Build and strengthen relationships with Cardiologists from across Asia
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- Brand exposure throughout the life-cycle of the event
- Potential speaking opportunities during lunch and tea-break sessions
Floorplan
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