Conference Day 1

25 June 2026 (Thursday)
TIME TRACK 1 TRACK 2
0745 - 0815 Registration
0815 - 0830 Welcome Address
0830 - 0900 Special Lecture
0900 - 0915 MMA Membership Drive
0915 - 0930 Tea Break
0930 - 1045 Symposium 1:
ACS
Management of STEMI
Chairpersons: Tan Chen Ting, Ang Choon Kiat
Panellists: Chen Shao-Liang

Primary PCI in Sarawak and Malaysia

Chandan Deepak Bhavnani

When to use IVUS in STEMI?

Julian Tong

When to use FFR in STEMI?

Khaw Chee Sin
Symposium 2:
Heart Failure
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Chairpersons: Cham Yee Ling, Chan Wei Ling
Panelists: Vaishali Londhe

Diagnostic Pathways for Optimal Acute Management

Casey Cheah

Managing The ADHF In Patients With CKD

Ling Hwei Sung

AHDF In My Clinical Practice – Medications To Device

Ho Kian Hui
1045 - 1130 Symposium 3:
Valvular Heart Disease
Aortic Stenosis
Chairpersons: Oon Yen Yee, Chan Boon Cheng
Panelists: Hanafi Sidek

Diagnosing Severe Aortic Stenosis

Isaac Chan

TAVI Experience at Sarawak Heart Centre

Esteban Chin

TAVI – 2 Islands and The Mainland
(Sarawak/Penang/Thailand)

Chen Lean Seng
Symposium 4:
Atrial Fibrillation and Arrhythmias
Diagnosis of Palpitations and Anticoagulation for AF
Chairpersons: Koh Keng Tat, Foo Jhi Hui
Panelists: Sofian Johar

Diagnosis of AF – From ECG To Patch Sensors

Foo Jhi Hui

From Factor IIa to Xia Inhibitors - New And Newer Anticoagulants

Chiang Kit Hou

Anticoagulation for AF at Sarawak Heart Centre

Cheah Cheng Foong
1130 - 1145 Tea Break
1145 - 1230 Symposium 5:
Chronic Coronary Syndrome
Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease
Chairpersons: Ling Hwei Sung, Tan Sian Kong

Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease – My Practice

Voon Chi Yen

Physiology-Guided PCI for CCS.

Tan Chen Ting

CABG for CCS – For Whom and When

Jong Yuan Hsun
Symposium 6:
Hypertension
Treatment Options of The Modern Era
Chairpersons: Francis Shu, Rowland Chin

Pearls of Hypertension Treatment

Chin Sze Piaw

Renal Denervation For Uncontrolled Hypertension

Ong Tiong Kiam

Combination Therapy To Improve Control of Hypertension

Liew Chee Khoon
1230 - 1315 Symposium 7:
Dyslipidaemia
New Treatment Strategies for LDL-C
Chairpersons: Asri Said, Yew Kuan Leong

Modern Treatments For LDL Reduction

Ang Choon Kiat

Combination Therapy To Improve LDL Control

Chan Wei Ling

Lower LDL Levels Stabilizes The Vulnerable Plaque

Chandan Deepak Bhanvani
Symposium 8:
Research and Clinical Trials
Research Ecosystem In Clinical Service
Chairpersons: Alan Fong, Chin Sze Piaw

Research at Sarawak Heart Centre – Local To Global Impact

Alan Fong

Pulmonary Artery Denervation – Overview Clinical Trial Program

Chen Shao-Liang

An Update of Ongoing Clinical Trials

TBC
1315 - 1415 Lunch Symposium A Lunch Symposium B
1415 - 1500 Symposium 9:
Diabetes and Heart Failure
Managing Patients with DM and HF
Chairpersons: Joshua Chung, Liew Chee Khoon

Combination Strategies For Patients With DM and HF

Chua Seng Keong

Key Updates From Heart Failure Guidelines

Tan Sian Kong

Clinical Case Reviews

Siti Alis Solihan Ramli
Symposium 10:
Pulmonary Embolism, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Aortic Dissection
Vascular Disease Beyond The Heart
Chairpersons: Pang Ing Xiang, Chua Seng Keong
Panelists: Hasmizy Muhammad

Thrombectomy In Pulmonary Embolus

Pang Ing Xiang

Peripheral Intervention For Limb Ischaemia

Francis Shu

Aortic Dissection – Surgery or TEVAR

Soon Sing Yang
1500 - 1545 Symposium 11:
Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease From A Child To Adulthood
Chairpersons: Martin Wong, Prashant Joshi

ASD

Isaac Chan

VSD

Prashant Joshi

Taking Care of GUCH Patients – A 20-year Journey

Martin Wong
Symposium 12:
Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Contemporary Management of Pregnant Patients With Heart Disease
Chairpersons: Ling Hwei Sung, Meity Ardiana

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy – An Overview

Julian Tong

Hypertension In Pregnancy

Cheah Cheng Foong

Screening For Heart Disease In Pregnant Patients – Who And When?

Liew Houng Bang
1545 - 1600 Tea Break
1600 - 1645 Symposium 13:
Cardiomyopathies
New Diagnoses and Precision Therapeutics for Cardiomyopathies
Chairpersons: Oon Yen Yee, Chen Lean Seng
Panelists: Danayu Sani

Cardiac MRI To Detect Cardiomyopathies

Nor Hanim Mohd Amin

What Is ATTR Cardiomyopathy?

Joshua Chung

New Treatment Approaches For HOCM

Rowland Chin
Symposium 14:
Training Opportunities With The Department of Cardiology
Advanced Training for Doctors, Nurses and Medical Assistants
Chairpersons: Ong Tiong Kiam, Liew Houng Bang
Panelists: Widi Nugraha Hadian

Cardiology Training at Sarawak Heart Centre – Our Formula

Ong Tiong Kiam

My First Year at Sarawak Heart Centre

Siti Alis Solihan Ramli

My Last Year at Sarawak Heart Centre

Nazif Fuadi Noer [ID]

Conference Day 2

26 June 2026 (Friday)
TIME TRACK 1 TRACK 2
0900 – 0945 Symposium 15:
ACS
NSTEMI and Unstable Angina
Chairpersons: Francis Shu, Khiew Ning Zan
Panelists: Indra Wahyu Saputra

What Does ACS Look Like From Inside The Coronary Artery?

Tan Chen Ting

Cardiac Biomarkers In ACS

Ho Weng Kee

NSTEMI With Multivessel Disease – PCI Strategy

Arwin Saleh Mangkuanom [ID]
Symposium 16:
Heart Failure
Chronic Heart Failure - Syndromes and Management
Chairpersons: Cham Yee Ling, Khaw Chee Sin
Panelists: Zainal Safri

4 Pillars of Heart Failure Treatment – Which One First?

Indra Wahyu Saputra [ID]

Setting Up A Heart Failure Clinic – Our Experience

Joshua Chung

Modern Imaging Modalities For CHF

Casey Cheah
0945 – 1030 Symposium 17:
Valvular Heart Disease
Mitral Valve Disease
Chairpersons: Asri Said, Prashant Joshi
Panelists: Muhammad Ginanjar

When Is Mitral Regurgitation Severe?

Oon Yen Yee

Severe Regurgitation - Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement?

John Chan

Mitral Valve Intervention Without Surgery

Khor How Kiat
Symposium 18:
Atrial Fibrillation
Rate vs Rhythm Control
Chairpersons: Koh Keng Tat, Thien Lee Karl
Panelists: Thien Tun

EP Service Provision at Sarawak Heart Centre

Chiang Kit Hou

Ablation for AF – What’s New?

Koh Keng Tat

Pharmacological Treatment For Symptomatic AF

Thien Lee Karl
1030 – 1145 Lunch Symposium C Lunch Symposium D
1145 – 1230 Symposium 19:
Chronic Coronary Syndrome
Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis to Treatments
Chairpersons: Pang Ing Xiang, Voon Chi Yen
Panelists: Infan Ketaren

Cardiac CT In Assessment of The Clinic Patient With Chest Pain

Cham Yee Ling

Who And When To Refer for A Conventional Coronary Angiogram

Julian Tong

Anti-Ischaemic Therapies for Angina – Best Combinations

Asri Said
Symposium 20:
Dyslipidaemia
Diagnostics and Therapeutics For Dyslipidaemia
Chairpersons: Alan Fong, Ho Kian Hui

Which Patients With Dyslipidaemia Has The Highest CV Risk?

Ho Weng Kee

Modern LDL Treatments In My Clinical Practice

Yew Kuan Leong

Novel LDL Therapies On The Horizon

Alan Fong
1230– 1245 Closing

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