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Opening Remarks
Koji Hasegawa, Chair of 23rd ISCP Kyoto 2018, President of ISCP
Symposium:
Future Pharmacotherapy for Atherosclerosis: Basic Science for the Clinician
Chairpersons:
Kensuke Noma, Hiroshima, Japan
Morihiro Matsuda, Kure, Japan
Speakers:
Tatsuya Sawamura, Nagano, Japan: Modified Lipoproteins and LOX-1 in Cardiovascular Disease
Noboru Ashida, Kyoto, Japan: Role of inflammatory signaling in vascular calcification
Tetsuya Matoba, Fukuoka, Japan: Ezetimibe ameliorates coronary endothelial dysfunction through decreases in oxysterols
Koh Ono, Kyoto, Japan: SREBF1/MicroRNA-33b axis exhibits potent effect on unstable atherosclerotic plaque formation in vivo
Joint Panel Discussion
ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy:
Cardiac and Systemic Linkage for the Control of Hypertension
Chairpersons:
Heinz Drexel, Austria
Koji Hasegawa, Kyoto, Japan
Speakers:
Thomas Kahan, Sweden: Hypertensive heart disease
Stefan Agewall, Norway: Effective at last – The new glucose-lowering drugs that reduce CV events
Celso Amodeo, Brazil: Resistant hypertension
Junichi Oyama, Saga, Japan: Sleep apnea syndrome
Seminar supported by GSK: Pulmonary Hypertension
Chairpersons:
Atsushi Nakano, Japan
Speakers:
Carlos Jardim, Brazil
Hiromi Matsubara, Okayama, Japan
Panel Discussion:
Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events by Targeting Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation
Chairpersons:
Juan Carlos Kaski, UK
Celso Amodeo, Brazil
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Heinz Drexel, Austria: PCSK9-inhibitors for which patient?
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Masaaki Kawashiri, Kanazawa, Japan: Familiar Hypercholesterolemia
Meet the Experts – pharmacotherapy challenges
Modulators:
Koji Hasegawa and Juan Carlos Kaski
Discussants:
George Dan, Thomas Kahan, Antoni Martinez Rubio, Felipe Martìnez.
Topics:
What is the best strategy for the management of HFpEF?
Should we use a same type of anticoagulant for all patients with AF?
PCSK9 Inhibitors: Indications and timing
Are β-blockers useful for the management of systemic hypertension?
Joint WHF/ISCP Plenary Session:
Global Cardiovascular Risk Management to Achieve ‘25 by 25’
Chairs and Modulators:
Jean-Luc Eiselé, CEO, World Heart Federation
Koji Hasegawa, President, ISCP
Opening Remarks:
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Chuichi Kawai, Past President of World Heart Federation
Speakers and Discussants:
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Katsuyuki Miura, Shiga, Japan:Global Epidemiology in Cardiovascular Risk Factors
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Alvaro S. Liprandi, Argentina: Roadmaps to Achieve ‘25 by 25’ ─ Global and Regional Coalitions
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Shinji Koba, Tokyo, Japan: The Role of Exercise for Cardiovascular Prevention
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Maki Komiyama, Kyoto, Japan: Smoking and depression in Cardiovascular Disease
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Edgardo Escobar, Chile: Telemedicine to Reduce Mortality in Heart Attacks
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Plenary session Discussions
Henry N. Neufeld Memorial Award Lecture:
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Lina Badimon, Catalan Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (ICCC), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Precision Medicine: Molecular Phenotyping in Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Symposium:
Reprograming and Regeneration of the Heart: Basic Science for the Clinician
Chairpersons:
Tatsuya Morimoto, Shizuoka Japan
Shuhei Tomita, Osaka, Japan
Speakers:
Teruhisa Kawamura, Kyoto, Japan: Dissecting the Process of Metabolic Shift during iPS Cell Reprogramming
Junko Kurokawa, Shizuoka, Japan: Electrophysiological maturation of human iPS-derived cardiomyocytes
Masaki Ieda, Ibaraki, Japan: Direct Cardiac Reprogramming and Heart Regeneration
Takeru Makiyama, Kyoto, Japan: Modelling long-QT syndrome with human iPS cells and development of new pharmacotherapies
Joint session of ISCP and ISCMF
Recent Advances in Cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis and Heart Failure
Chairpersons:
Mario Maranhao, Brazil
Peter Schultheiss, Germany
Speakers:
Akira Matsumori, Kyoto, Japan: New biomarkers of inflammation and cardiovascular risk
Peter Liu, Ottawa, Canada: Genetic and Protein Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure
Andre Keren, Israel: Clinical implications of the new European definition of dilated cardiomyopathy
Leslie Cooper, USA: The Evolving Role for Nuclear Imaging in Unexplained Cardiomyopathy
Peter Schultheiss, Germany: Modelling long-QT syndrome with human iPS cells and development of new pharmacotherapies
Seminar:
Up-to-date Topics of Atrial Fibrillation and Anti-coagulant Therapy
Chairperson:
Felipe Martinez, Argentina
Speaker:
Masaharu Akao, Kyoto, Japan: Risk stratification of atrial fibrillation in Asia
Dalmo Moreira, Brazil: Is there a role for the nonvit K antagonist in the prevention of atrial fibrillation?
Symposium:
Pharmacotherapy and Life-style Modification for Heart Failure: the Present and the Future
Chairpersons:
Shigetake Sasayama, Kyoto, Japan
Yasushi Fujio, Osaka, Japan
Speakers:
Sang Hong Baek, Korea: Myocardial fibrosis and new options for treatment
Felipe Martinez, Argentina: New drugs in heart failure: more of the same or the beginning of a new era?
Takuya Kishi, Fukuoka, Japan: Cardiac linkage with brain and autonomic nervous system
Symposium:
Cardiovascular Imaging Guiding Pharmacotherapy
Chairpersons:
Alberto Lorenzatti, Argentina
Masataka Sata, Tokushima, Japan
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Augusto Gallino, Switzerland: Role of imaging in developing new drugs
Takashi Akasaka, Wakayama, Japan: Optical coherence tomography
Mitsuyasu Terashima, Aiti, Japan: Intravascular Ultrasound
Panel Discussion:
Controversies in Anti-coagulant Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation and Venous Thromboembolism
Chairpersons:
George A. Dan, Romania
Takanori Ikeda, Tokyo, Japan
Speakers:
Ali Oto, Turkey: Risk stratification of stroke in AF
Antoni Martinez-Rubio Barcelona, Spain: DOAC for AF
Shinji Hisatake, Tokyo, Japan: DOAC for VTE
Panel Discussion
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: the Place of Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chairpersons:
Ali Oto, Turkey
Atsushi Sugiyama, Tokyo, Japan
Speakers:
George A. Dan, Romania: Antiarrhythmic drugs
Naohiko Takahashi, Oita, Japan: Inflammation in AF
Joint Workshop with Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC)
Prediction and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death and Syncope
Chairpersons:
Jiunn-Lee Lin, Taiwan (from APSC)
Nannette R. Rey, Philippine (from ISCP)
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Anca Dan, Romania: Syncope: Diagnosis and risk stratification
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Naohiko Takahashi, Oita, Japan: Sudden cardiac death in J-wave syndrome
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Takanori Ikeda, Tokyo, Japan: Prediction of sudden cardiac death
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Joint workshop: Discussion
Award Ceremony for Best Abstract Presentation
Cavin-2 Deficiency Attenuates Cardiac Fibrosis and Dysfunction in Pressure-overloaded Hearts
Yusuke Higuchi, Takehiro Ogata, Masahiro Nishi, Satoaki Matoba
Comparative Analysis of the Effects EPA and DHA on Cultured Cardiomyocyte
Ayumi Katayama, Masafumi Funamoto, Kana Shimizu1, Mai Gempei, Yoichi Sunagawa, Hiromichi Wada, Koji Hasegawa, Tatsuya Morimoto
3D Ultrastructure of the “Arrhythmogenic” Purkinje Fibre-ventricular Junction in Rabbit Hearts
Shu Nakao, Il-Young Oh, Luke Stuart, Hiren Sitpura, Joseph Yanni, Sunil JSR Logantha, Xue Cai, Tobias Starborg, Halina Dobrzynski, Ashraf Kitmitto, Mark R Boyett
Closing Remarks
Augusto Gallino, Chair, 24th ISCP Switzerland 2019
Please visit the ISCP 2019 website for details of the 2019 meeting in Lugano
Symposium
Drug Management of Coronary Vasospasm, Microvascular Angina and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Chairpersons:
Masatoshi Fujita, Kyoto, Japan
Masataka Sata, Tokushima, Japan
Speakers:
Juan Carlos Kaski, UK: Microvascular angina
Sang Hong Baek, Korea: Coronary vasospasm
Yoshihiro Akashi, Kanagawa, Japan: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Joint Symposium with Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC)
Biomarkers to Predict Acute Coronary Syndrome, Atherosclerosis and Heart Failure
Chairpersons:
San-Jou Yeh, Taiwan (from APSC)
Jorge A. Sison, Philippine (from ISCP)
Speakers:
Bernard MY Cheung, Hong Kong: Biomarkers for acute coronary syndrome – are they good enough?
Augusto Gallino, Switzerland
Hiromichi Wada, Kyoto, Japan: Vascular endothelial growth factor-C and mortality in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
Symposium:
Anti-thrombotic Therapy during and after Coronary Intervention
Chairpersons:
Augusto Gallino, Switzerland
Doreen Tan, Singapore
Speakers:
Bernard MY Cheung, Hong Kong: Resolving the controversy on optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary intervention
Antoni Martinez-Rubio, Barcelona, Spain: DOAC in coronary artery disease
Isao Taguchi, Saitama, Japan: Optimal anti-thrombotic therapy after PCI
Governor’s Meeting
World Tobacco No Day Memorial Session:
Tobacco and heart disease
Chairperson:
Keijiro Saku, Kyoto Japan
Tatsuya Morimoto, Shizuoka Japan
Speakers and Discussants:
Toyoaki Murohara, Aichi Japan: Tobacco and cardiovascular disease
Rei Goto, Tokyo Japan: Cost-benefit Effectiveness on Smoking Cessation
Lisa Demos, Australia: Pharmacotherapy and Australian initiatives for smoking cessation
Symposium:
Cardiac metabolism and mitochondria
Chairperson:
Satoaki Matoba, Kyoto Japan
Hiroshi Kondo, Kyoto Japan
Speakers:
Osamu Yamaguchi, Ehime, Japan: Mitochondria degradation as a novel therapeutic target for heart failure
Masaya Tanno, Hokkaido, Japan: Regulation of mitochondrial GSK-3β activity by kinases, phosphatases and a deacetylase: a key determinant for mitochondrial permeability transition
Ippei Shimizu, Niigata Japan: The pathological role of brown adipose tissue dysfunction in cardio-metabolic disorders
Atsushi Hoshino, Kyoto Japan: Essential mitochondrial components to induce mitophagy