Friday May 18th
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09:00 am 10:30 am |
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International Task Force for Prevention of Cardiometabolic Disease round table Risk assessment and prevention of stroke Co-chair: Assmann Gerd (Germany) - CARMENA Rafael (Spain) Introductory remarks GRETEN Heiner (Germany) Atrial fibrillation and stroke BREITHARDT Günter (Germany) Dislipidaemia and stroke ASSMANN Gerd (Germany) Statins and stroke prevention CARMENA Rafael (Spain) |
10:30 am 11:00 am |
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Coffee Break |
11:00 am 12:30 pm |
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Symposium sponsored by Abbott Management of atherogenic dyslipidemia: what's new? Chair: Fruchart Jean-Charles (France) Triglycerides, HDL-C and the risk of coronary disease Hermans Michel (Belgium) Management of dyslipidemia; co-prescription and fibrates Zambon Alberto (Italy) Benefit ratio of fibrate and statin combination: are all fibrates equal? Gaita Dan (Romania) |
12:30 pm 02:00 pm |
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Lunch |
02.00 pm 03.30 pm |
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Academic Session III Cardiovascular risk reduction in metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes Chair: Koenig Wolfgang (Germany) The relation between metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Fernandez-Cruz Arturo (Spain) Hypertension and CV risk reduction in patients with diabetes Jazra Charles (Lebanon) Risk assessment and screening of atherosclerosis in metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus Yu-An Ding Philip (Taiwan) |
03:30 pm 04:00 pm |
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Coffee Break |
04:00 pm 05:30 pm |
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Special lectures Lecture 1 Chair: Carmena Rafael (Spain) Potatoes and heart healthy nutrition Davignon Jean (Canada) Lecture 2 Chair: Jazra Charles (Lebanon) The risk versus benefits of standard and emerging antiplatelet therapies Husted Steen (Denmark) |
