Advances in the Pathogenesis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

Overview

Overview of contemporary science underpinning cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment presented by global leaders in cardiovascular sciences.      

• Inflammatory effects of platelet-monocyte interaction - Albert Ferro
• CD28null T cells as orchestrators of inflammation - Ingrid Dumitriu
• HDL and atherosclerosis progression - Ulf Landmesser
• The Michael Davies Memorial Lecture - Goran Hansson  
• Advances in ablation for AF- Richard Schilling
• Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation: New Concepts - Andrew Grace
• New therapies for heart failure - Treatment algorithms and new drugs - Piotr Ponikowski
• Management of stable angina – Focus on microvascular angina - Juan Carlos Kaski
• New trends in atherosclerosis – Advances in lipid management - Julian Halcox 

Featuring

Conference Directors

Professor Juan Carlos Kaski, Professor of Cardiovascular Science,  St. George’s, University of London.

Dr Ingrid Dumitriu, Reader in Cardiovascular Immunology Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St. George’s, University of London

Chairperson

Dr Elijah Behr, Reader in Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiovascular & Cell Sciences Research Institute, St. George’s, University of London

Professor Gillian Cockerill, Head of the Vascular Biology Research Centre, St. George's, University of London

Dr Wyn Davies, Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London

Dr Mark Gallagher, Consultant Electrophysiologist St. George's NHS Foundation Trust London

Professor Abhiram Prasad, Professor of Interventional Cardiology Cardiovascular & Cell Sciences Research Institute St. George’s, University of London

Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor of Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sports Cardiology, Cardiovascular & Cell Sciences Research Institute St. George’s, University of London

Faculty

Professor Albert Ferro, Professor of Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacology Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals London

Professor Göran Hansson, Professor of Cardiovascular Research, Head of the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory The Center for Molecular Medicine Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. 

Professor Ulf Landmesser, Chairman of the Department of Cardiology Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin 

Professor Richard Schilling, Professor of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London

Dr Andrew Grace, Consultant Cardiologist at Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Research Group Head in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge

Professor Julian P.J. Halcox, Professor of Cardiology, Swansea University College of Medicine, Consultant Cardiologist, Morriston Hospital Cardiac Centre and Singleton Hospital

Professor Piotr Ponikowski, Medical University, Centre for Heart Disease, Clinical Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland