In the Name of God

Dear colleagues

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to Iran, Tehran and to the 16th Congress of Iranian Heart association in collaboration with American College of Cardiology on Heart Disease, Nov. 18-21 2008.
The experience of being in Iran, in the cradle of a civilization and culture that has had and continues to have its impact on the world for more than 2,500 years of written history-antiquity versus modernization. Recent archaeological studies indicate that as early as 10,000 BC, tribes lived on the southern shores of the Caspian, one of the few regions of the world which according to scientists escaped the Ice Age. They were probably the first men in the history of mankind to engage in agriculture and animal husbandry. It was they and others who spread out shortly afterwards along the Zagros Mountains in central Iran and founded the first centers of civilization in the land. The progressive and modern Tehran of today is a reflection of Iranian resourcefulness. An asset which has been used to resist the many painful events that has affiliated Iran through out its long history.
With a population estimated 15 millions greater metropolitan Tehran ranks as one of the world’s largest capitals.
The Congress has been designed to provide an innovative and comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in cardiovascular medicine, primarily in the areas of , coronary artery disease, heart failure, electrophysiology, echocardiography,
Intervention and cardiac surgery.
Many distinguished cardiologists and scientists have joined the faculty and will take part in this Congress. Papers will be presented in the form of plenary sessions, symposia and posters and will include superb scientific material that was carefully selected by the Scientific Abstract Review committee from many abstracts submitted for presentation at the meeting. These studies, originating from laboratories in different countries, assure that the meeting will be a major scientific event.
We would like to express our thanks to the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industry for their generous support, to Target Congress for their excellent arrangements in all aspects of the Congress, to our dedicated staff, colleagues, friends for their untiring help, support and advice in planning and arranging this meeting.
We hope that you will enjoy the Congress and that your interaction with your colleagues from many different countries will stimulate a creative exchange of ideas and will be personally rewarding. We also hope and trust that you will enjoy your visit to the very beautiful and exciting city of Tehran in November 2008.
 

   We look forward to seeing you in Tehran.