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“The Pulse” implies inside knowledge. A person with “his finger on the pulse” is wiser than one who does not.

Annual Meetings

April 17 (Fri.)

The Pulse of Asia in 2009 : EXCO 3rd floor, Daegu, Korea
14:00-15:00 Committee Meeting : EXCO 3rd Floor (Rm. 307)
15:00-15:30 Moderated Poster Presentation Session
15:30-16:00 Opening Ceremony
16:00-17:00 Plenary Session:
Pulse and Aging
Young Moo Ro, Zhu Dingliang
16:00-16:20 The Arterial Pulse in Aging Michael O’Rourke, Sydney, Australia
16:20-16:40 Arterial Stiffness in Geriatric Medicine Toshio Ozawa, Tokyo, Japan
16:40-17:00 Ventricular-Arterial Dysfunction in CVD Namsik Chung, Seoul, Korea
17:00-18:30 Boryung Symposium:
How to Find Unhealthy Pulse?
Byung Hee Oh, Yuhei Kawano
17:00-17:15 Central Pressure and Augmentation Index Jeong Bae Park, Seoul, Korea
17:15-17:30 Carotid-Femoral and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity: Their Clinical Application Hirofumi Tomiyama, Tokyo, Japan
17:30-17:45 Ambulatory BP and Arterial Stiffness Ting Choon Meng, Singapore
17:45-18:00 Exercise and Arterial Stiffness Jong Won Ha, Seoul, Korea
18:00-18:30 Panel discussion Alberto Avolio, Moo Yong Rhee, Se Joong Rim, Jang Young Kim, Jiguang Wang
19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception : Interburgo EXCO Hotel, Bluebell Hall

 

April 18 (Sat.)

08:30-10:10 Morning Session1 :
Molecular and Hemorheologic Approach in Vascular Disease
Namsik Chung, Toshio Ozawa
08:30-08:50 Molecular Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Takeshi Horio, Osaka, Japan
08:50-09:10 Genetic Approach of Cardiovascular Disease Youngkeun Ahn, Gwangju, Korea
09:10-09:30 Newer Technique to Assess Vascular Function Jun Tao, Guangzhou, China
09:30-09:50 Role of Red Blood Cell in the Regulation of Endothelial Function Oguz K. Baskurt , Istanbul, Turkey
09:50-10:10 Panel Discussion Ick Mo Chung, Dong Ju Choi, Byung Kwon Lee, Hung-I Yeh
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:10 Morning session2 :
Pulse and Cardiovascular Risk
Jin Won Jeong, Walter    Abhayaratna
10:30-10:50 Mechanism and Implication of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Michel E. Bertrand, Lille, France
10:50-11:10 Pulse Changes and Aging Xiong-Jing Jiang, Beijing, China
11:10-11:30 Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction and Coronary Spasm Chang Gyu Park, Seoul Korea
11:30-11:50 Influence of Arterial Stiffness on Microcirculation of the Brain and Kidney Junichiro Hashimoto,Sendai,Japan
11:50-12:10 Panel Discussion Carmel McEniery, Seung Woo Park, Young Dae Kim, Hae Ok Jung, Jun Tao
12:10-13:00 Moderated Poster Presentation Session With Lunch (Rm. 307)
12:40-14:00 SphygmoCor Symposium :
Central Blood Pressure Management - Time for Use in Clinical Practice?
Michael O’Rourke, Kee Sik Kim
12:40-13:00 Measurement of Central Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness-Current Thinking Alberto Avolio,Sydney,Australia
13:00-13:20 Why Central BP Measurement Should be Measured Implications From the Anglo Cardiff Carmel M. McEniery,Cambridge,UK
13:20-13:40 Using Central Blood Pressure as a Treatment Target Initial Results From the BP Guide Study James Sharman,Brisbane,Australia
13:40-14:00 Panel Discussion Michel E. Bertrand, Xiong-Jing Jiang, Hong Seok Seo, Chul Ho Kim, Kyung Soon Hong
14:00-15:30 Afternoon session 1 :
Newer Finding on Vascular Disease
Jong Chun Park, Yutaka Imai
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Myeong Chan Cho, Akira Yamashina
14:00-14:15 Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Ho Joong Youn,Seoul, Korea
14:15-14:30 Down-Regulation of Endothelial Connexin43 as a Marker for Endothelial Dysfunction Hung-I Yeh,Taipei,Taiwan
14:30-14:45 Pleiotropic Effect of Statins in Arterial Stiffness Hae Young Lee, Seoul, Korea
14:45-15:00 Effects of a Reduced Sodium Increased Potassium Salt Subsitiute on Periphral and Central Blood Pressure Among High Risk Individuals in Rural China: A Randomised Controlled Trial Xiong-jing Jiang,Beijing, China
15:00-15:15 Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index and Stroke Prediction Yan Li, Shanghai, China
15:15-15:30 ABC-J Study (Antihypertensives and Blood Pressure of Central Artery Study in Japan) Hiroshi Miyashita,Tochigi,Japan
15:30-15:50 Coffee break
15:50-17:10 Afternoon session 2 :
Clinical Experience of Arterial Function
Shung Chull Chae, Jiguang Wang
15:50-16:10 The Assessments of Vascular Function: Their Applicability in Vascular Health Screening Akira Yamashina,Tokyo,Japan
16:10-16:30 Australian Experience on Arterial Stiffness Trial Walter    Abhayaratna,Canberra, Australia
16:30-16:50 Increased Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Silent Intracranial Artery Stenosis in Hypertensive Patients Zhu Dingliang,Shanghai,China
16:50-17:10 Panel Discussion Yuhei Kawano, Dong Soo Kim, Won Ho Kim, Ju Han Kim, James E. Sharman
17:10-17:20

Next Meeting Announcement    Pulse of Asia in 2010

Yuhei Kawano,Osaka,Japan
17:20-17:30 Presidential Announcement

                                            Best Presentation Award

18:00-20:00 Faculty Dinner