International Heart School

L. Parenzan - J.W. Kirklin Foundation

Academic year 2018-19

6 November 2018 Welcome meeting A.Y. 2018-2019

AWARD OF THE SILVER MEDAL AND CIVIC MERIT FROM THE CITY OF BERGAMO

On 21 December 2018, within the splendid setting of the Teatro Sociale in Bergamo, the International Heart School Onlus Foundation was awarded a silver medal and Civic Merit. The prize was presented by the Mayor of Bergamo, Giorgio Gori, and the President of the Municipal Council, Marzia Marchesi. The prize was received by the Vice President of the IHS, Dr Marco Venier, and the Scientific Director of the IHS, Prof. Paolo Ferrazzi. Also present at the evening were Dr Kokor, Dr Abag-Dem and Dr Matiashvili, students of the school.

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Master's Thesis 2018-2019

7 November 2019 Master's thesis presentations for the 2018-2019 academic year and diploma awards.

Dr Kokor Charles-Francis (Ghana)
Reference hospital: A.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo
Title of thesis: Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation mortality and survival post-procedure in relation to the logistic EuroScore

2. Dr Abag-Dem Lynette (Ghana)
Reference hospital: A.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo
Title of thesis: Paediatric myocarditis: the epidemiology of cases, prognosis and clinical predictors of left ventricular recovery

3. Dr Ayupo Nodreen (Uganda)
Reference hospital: Hesperia Hospital, Modena
Thesis Title: Outcomes following the use of Cytosorb therapy at Hesperia Hospital

4. Dr Volodymyr Balabushka (Ukraine)
Reference hospital: Niguarda, Milan
Thesis Title: RV-PA reconstruction with conduits: Niguarda experience

5. Dr Matiash Aleksandr (Ukraine)
Reference hospital: Policlinico di Monza
Thesis Title: Ross procedures, outcomes and quality of life after Ross reintervention