Artery

Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to invite you to attend Artery 8 which will be held from Thursday 25th to Saturday 27th September 2008 in Ghent, Belgium.

This conference follows on from the previous highly successful Artery meetings that have now established a tradition in the field. This meeting will cover the expanding list of topics related to large artery structure and function through keynote lectures, abstract presentations and practical demonstrations of methods of how to assess arterial properties.

Stiffening of large arteries is an important element of vascular ageing, leading to isolated systolic hypertension and increased cardiovascular risk. This has been recognized by the 2007 ESC/ESH guidelines for the management of hypertension. Pathophysiological alterations of large arteries are related to hypertensive disease, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, end-stage renal disease, smoking, hyperlipidaemia and many other factors. Therefore, methods of assessing arterial function and structure are important in the modern management of cardiovascular disease, both in terms of risk assessment and therapy.

The Artery Society aims to be the bridge between all societies dealing with arterial structure and physiology. Delegates of these societies are warmly welcomed to actively participate in Artery 8 and to exchange ideas with delegates of other societies. As witness of this bridging function, joint sessions will be held with working groups from different societies including the European Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Cardiology.

We welcome abstracts for both oral and poster presentations dealing with clinical research, experimental studies, biomechanical, methodological, and genetic research related to large artery structure and function. The presentation of data at this meeting will provide the opportunity for scientific interaction and discussion with a highly informed audience. Furthermore, the participants will be rewarded with prizes for young investigators, for best posters and for Career Development Awards. All accepted abstracts will be published in the journal, Artery Research, the official journal of Artery the Society.

We look forward very much to welcoming you to Ghent in 2008.

Professor Luc Van Bortel	Professor John Cockcroft
On behalf of the Scientific Committee
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Servier

SCIENTIFIC ORGANISERS

Professor John Cockcroft, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

Professor Luc Van Bortel, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Professor Patrick Segers, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

G Arcaro	Verona, Italy
J P Baguet	Grenoble, France
P Boutouyrie	Paris, France
B Chamontin	Toulouse, France
JR Cockcroft	Cardiff, UK
JK Cruickshank	Manchester, UK
J Filipovský	Pilsen, Czech Republic
C Giannattasio	Monza, Italy
M Hausberg	Muenster, Germany
D Hayoz	Fribourg, Switzerland
T Länne	Linköping, Sweden
A Laucevicius	Vilnius, Lithuania
S Laurent	Paris, France
F Mattace-Raso	Rotterdam, The Netherlands
C McEniery	Cambridge, UK
A Paini	Brescia, Italy
C Palombo	Pisa, Italy
B Pannier	Fleury-Merogis, France
P Segers	Ghent, Belgium
C Stehouwer	Maastricht, The Netherlands
C Thuillez	Rouen, France
L Van Bortel	Ghent, Belgium
C Vlachopoulos	Athens, Greece
I Wilkinson	Cambridge, UK
N Wiinberg	Frederiksberg, Denmark
F Zannad	Toul, France

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME – THURSDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2008

13.00-14.30	Registration, Coffee and Exhibition Open
14.30-14.45	Welcome Address L Van Bortel (Belgium) on behalf of the Scientific Organisers JR Cockcroft (UK) on behalf of Artery the Society
14.45-15.45 14.45- 15.00 15.00- 15.15 15.15- 15.30 15.30- 15.45	Oral Session 1 Chairpersons: AHoeks (The Netherlands) and J Feely (Ireland) Young Investigators Session 01.01 Low bone mineral density is associated with greater aortic pulse-wave velocity in women. The Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project (NIYHP) B van Bussel, I Ferreira, M Huijberts, JWR Twisk, CA Boreham, CDA Stehouwer (Maastricht, The Netherlands) 01.02 Geometric and elastic properties of the common carotid artery in vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome patients with identified COL3A1 mutations KT Ong, S Laurent, J Perdu, H Plauchu, D Germain, P Collignon, C Georgesco, E Bozec, B Laloux, J De Backer, X Jeunemaitre, P B outouyrie (Paris, France) 01.03 Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is not independently related to intima-media thickness in middle aged women M Cecelja, B Jiang, K McNeill, B Kato, T Spector, P Chowienczyk (London, UK) 01.04 Reference values for arterial stiffness SJ Vermeersch (Paris, France)
15.45-16.15	Keynote Lecture Accuracy and meaning of vascular parameters P Segers (Belgium)
16.15-16.30	Coffee
16.30-17.30	Guided Poster Tour Poster Tour 1: Therapeutic Aspects P1.01 Treatment with dexamethasone reverses impared elastogenesis and collagenogenesis in cultures of fibroblasts from patients with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (LDS) TJ Bradley, CP Barnett, D Chitayat, A Hinek (Toronto, Canada) P1.02 Comparison of the effects on central blood pressure of a combination of atorvastatin with amlodipine-based or atenolol-based antihypertensive therapy: an ASCOT-LLA substudy AD Hughes, C Manisty, J Mayet, R Tapp, P Sever, N Poulter, S Thom (London, UK) P1.03 Differences in the late systolic shoulder pressure (SBP2) of the radial artery pressure waveform by antihyperensive regimen in the Anglo Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) A Rauf, C Manisty, J Mayet, P Sever, N Poulter, S Thom, AD Hughes (London, UK) P1.04 The influence of quinapril on arterial stiffness, blood viscosity and arterial shear stress in patients with essential arterial hypertension M Rajzer, W Wojciechowska, M Klocek, M Brzozowska-Kiszka, K Kawecka-Jaszcz (Krakow, Poland) P1.05 Influence of felodipin on blood pressure and arterial properties in older hypertensive patients F Ageev, I Orlova, B Kulev, I Barinova (Moscow, Russian Federation) P1.06 The effect of spinal anesthesia on blood pressure and augmentation index S Lengyel, P Sarkany, E Komonyi, E Szelei, G Paragh, B Fülesdi, D Pall (Debrecen, Hungary) P1.07 Rosuvastatin increases extracellular adenosine in humans in vivo: a new perspective on cardiovascular protection P Meijer, WJG Oyen, D Dekker, PHH van den Broek, CW Wouters, OC Boerman, GJ Scheffer, P Smits, GA Rongen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) P1.08 Effects of antioxidants on serum uric acid as a marker of vascular function HW Huisman, AE Schutte, JM van Rooyen, R Schutte, NT Malan, L Malan, CMT Fourie (Potchefstroom, South Africa) P1.09 The effects of rimonabant-induced weight loss on arterial function and glycaemia in obese adults with type 2 diabetes AJ Chakera, S Bunce, C Heppenstall, A Stride, JC Smith (Torbay, UK) P1.10 CIMT measurement is more reliable than weight reduction in overweight young adults to assess lifestyle impact TJ Dekker, JD Barth, P Rol, MM Zonjee (Los Angeles, USA) Poster Tour 2: Pathophysiology P1.11 Diurnal and gender variation of arterial stiffness in young healthy volunteers E Komonyi, Sz Lengyel, M Juhász, E Katona, Z Jenei, Gy Paragh, B Fülesdi, D Páll (Debrecen, Hungary) P1.12 Comparison of arterial relaxation time in normotensive and hypertensive subjects LW Winchester, CC Winchester, NY Chou (Virginia, USA) P1.13 Enhanced vascular reactivity to cold pressor test in African normotensive subjects D Adamopoulos, W Ngatsou, D Lemogoum, B Biholong, S Beloka, O Lheureux, P Kayembe, JP Degaute, P van de Borne (Brussels, Belgium) P1.14 Correlation between aortic pulse wave velocity and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis R Bocskei, B Benczur, F Molnar, A Cziraki, M Illyes (Budapest, Hungary) P1.15 Association between carotid and femoral atherosclerotic burden and vasculogenic erectile dysfunction A Tsokanis, C Vlachopoulos, N Ioakeimidis, K Aznaouridis, K Baou, D Terentes-Printzios, K Rokkas, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P1.16 Higher order non-linearity in arterial wall distensibility is present in one-third of patients with cardiovascular disease KD Reesink, E Hermeling, J Waltenberger, APG Hoeks (Maastricht, The Netherlands) P1.17 Arterial stiffness is related to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in dilated cardiomyopathy F Stea, FL Dini, SM De Tommasi, A Salvetti, S Taddei, L Ghiadoni (Pisa, Italy) P1.18 An hemodynamic study of the lower limb arterial network and its application in a model for predictive bypass surgery V Lacroix, M Willemet, E Marchandise, R Verhelst (Brussels, Belgium) P1.19 This poster has been withdrawn P1.20 Association between low-grade albuminuria and arterial stiffness in hypertensive subjects MY Rhee, YS Kim, SH Na, YK Kim, MM Lee, DY Na, JH Bae, HY Kim (Seoul, South Korea) Poster Tour 3: Epidemiology/Population Studies P1.21 The risk of heart failure is increased in subjects with raised arterial stiffness: The Rotterdam Study GC Verwoert, FUS Mattace-Raso, C van Noord, SE Elias-Smale, A Hofman (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) P1.22 Poorer lung function is associated with greater peripheral arterial stiffness in young adults: The Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project (NIYHP) N Kokshoorn, I Ferreira, M Huijberts, JWR Twisk, CA Boreham, CDA Stehouwer (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) P1.23 Blood pressure and augmentation index in general population in 5 years follow-up W Wojciechowska, K Stolarz-Skrzypek, A Olszanecka, M Loster, M Cwynar, T Grodzicki, K Kawecka – Jaszcz (Krakow, Poland) P1.24 Aortic pulse wave velocity is not associated with all cause mortality in young, low risk, French population B Pannier, F Thomas, L Guize, K Bean, B Jego, A Benetos (Paris, France) P1.25 Arterial properties in relation to genetic variation in the adducin subunits in a white population J Seidlerova, JA Staessen, M Bochud, T Nawrot, N Casamassima, L Citterio, T Kuznetsova, Y Jin, P Manunta, T Richart, HAJ Struijker-Boudier, R Fagard, J Filipovsky, G Bianchi (Pilsen, Czech Republic) P1.26 The influence of endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphisms and current smoking on large artery stiffness J Filipovsky, O Mayer Jr., M Pesta, R Cifkova (Prague, Czech Republic) P1.27 Interrelationships of monocyte count with carotid intima-media thickness, aortic stiffness and penile Doppler findings, in patients with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction D Terentes-Printzios, C Vlachopoulos, N Ioakeimidis, N Alexopoulos, A Bratsas, I Dima, K Rokkas, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P1.28 Influence of age on carotid endothelial function as determined by hypercapnia induced vasodilatation NP Saeed, G Esquivel, IM Graf, APG Hoeks (Maastricht, The Netherlands) P1.29 One clinic measure of light exercise central blood pressure is a stronger correlate of left ventricular mass than 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring JE Sharman, S Thomas, JL Hare, R Leano, C Jenkins, TH Marwick (Brisbane, Australia) P1.30 Indices of arterial stiffness and raised blood pressure amongst public school children in Gujarat, India JV Patel, R Potluri, A Gunarathne, JK Cruickshank, GYH Lip, D Prabharkaran, PS Gill, EA Hughes (Manchester, UK) Poster Tour 4: Methods P1.31 Determining pulse wave velocity using MRI: a comparison and repeatability of results using seven transit time algorithms M Butlin, S Hickson, MJ Graves, CM McEniery, AP Avolio, IB Wilkinson (Sydney, Australia) P1.32 Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity: a new method for clinical evaluation of arterial stiffness compared with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity F Santini, C Palombo, C Morizzo, E Malshi, P Spontoni, M Kozakova, R Di Stefano, A Balbarini (Pisa, Italy) P1.33 Comparison between ultrasonic measurements of carotid wall properties and new automated method by analysis of imaging E Bozec, I Masson, C Collin, R Meijer, M Muurling, P Boutouyrie, S Laurent (Paris, France) P1.34 Validation of the working principle of the Arteriograph, a new device to measure pulse wave velocity B Trachet, JG Kips, A Swillens, ML De Buyzere, B Suys, N Stergiopulos, P Segers (Ghent, Belgium) P1.35 A new non-invasive analysis for the determination of local pulse wave velocity and wave intensity: application to the carotid artery AW Khir, N Hadjiloizou, J Feng, JE Davies, J Mayet, DP Francis, AD Hughes (Uxbridge, UK) P1.36 A preliminary study for the evaluation of large artery stiffness: a non contact approach M De Melis, U Morbiducci, L Scalise, EP Tomasini, D Delbeke, R Baets, LM Van Bortel, P Segers (Ghent, Belgium) P1.37 Non-invasive quantitative assessment of atherosclerosis with the pulse wave velocity I Orlova, F Ageev, I Barinova (Moscow, Russian Federation) P1.38 Conversion between definitions of pulse wave velocity SJ Vermeersch, E Rietzschel, TC Gillebert, S Laurent, P Boutouyrie, P Segers (Ghent, Belgium) P1.39 Aortic pulse wave velocity: should the carotid - femoral distance be measured on body surface or estimated from body height? J Filipovsky, O Mayer, M Dolejsova, J Seidlerova, L Bolek, L Handl (Pilsen, Czech Republic) P1.40 Determination of pressure independent arterial stiffness by correcting pulse wave velocity for pressure- area relationship E Hermeling, KD Reesink, AA Kroon, P Segers, APG Hoeks (Ghent, Belgium) Poster Tour 5: Cardiovascular Risk P1.41 Could measurement of arterial stiffness provide better approach in risk assessment than the conventional risk factor-based stratification? B Benczur, R Bocskei, F Molnar, M Illyes (Budapest, Hungary) P1.42 Preclinical atherosclerotic disease: is it a marker of risk of cardiovascular events? P Forcada, C Kotliar, O Montana, C Schulte, S Obregon, G Millet, J Guerrieri, D Turri (Buenos Aires, Argentina) P1.43 Framingham score underdiagnoses vascular disease in patients under cardiovascular prevention P Forcada, C Kotliar, S Obregon, O Montana, C Schulte, G Millet, J Guerrieri, D Turri (Buenos Aires, Argentina) P1.44 Early detection of atherosclerotic disease in mild hypertensive patients: a strong reason to reevaluate cardiovascular risk P Forcada, C Kotliar, O Montana, C Schulte, G Millet, S Obregon, J Guerrieri, D Turri (Buenos Aires, Argentina) P1.45 Gamma-Glutamyltransferase - another marker of the cardiovascular risk and early arterial damage? M Kovaite, L Ryliskyte, Z Petrulioniene, J Badariene, V Dzenkeviciute, A Cypiene, A Laucevicius (Vilnius, Lithuania) P1.46 Intima-media thickness variation as predictor of atherosclerosis IM Graf, FHBM Schreuder, JM Hameleers, WH Mess, RS Reneman, APG Hoeks (Maastricht, The Netherlands) P1.47 Correlation between indices of arterial stiffness and estimates of cardiovascular events: promoting cardiovascular risk stratification in clinical practice E Malshi, C Morizzo, F Santini, M Kozàkovà, C Palombo (Pisa, Italy) P1.48 Aortic dissections: why a patient has to wait (Moscow-based retrospective study) O Polikina, V Vikentyev (Moscow, Russian Federation) P1.49 Evaluation of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk stratification in a general population in Northern Italy: The Vobarno Study M Salvetti, ML Muiesan, A Paini, C Monteduro, E Belotti, C Corbellini, G Galbassini, C Agabiti Rosei, L Micheletti, C Aggiusti, F Marino, F Bertacchini, E Agabiti Rosei (Brescia, Italy) P1.50 Is aortic pulse wave velocity a stronger marker of cardiovascular risk than calculated risk scores in younger women? M Banerjee, JK Cruickshank (Manchester, UK) Poster Tour 6 : Mechanistic Aspects P1.51 Effects of electrical baroreceptor stimulation on central arterial hemodynamics assessed in a large animal model P Segers, D Georgakopoulos (Ghent, Belgium) P1.52 Regulation and actions of cardiotrophin-1 in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells N Lopez-Andres, MA Fortuno, J Nuée-Capiaumont, J Diez, P Lacolley, F Zannad, P Rossignol (Nancy, France) P1.53 Intrinsic versus extrinsic oxidative stress and their impact on arterial elastic properties: the role of NADPH oxidase and smoking on wave reflections and aortic pressures P Xaplanteris, C Vlachopoulos, K Baou, C Vasiliadou, I Dima, N Ioakeimidis, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P1.54 The relationship of the Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) system to cardiovascular structure and function in women M Banerjee, K Siddals, V Charlton-Menys, MJ Gibson, C Austin, JK Cruickshank (Manchester, UK) P1.55 Influence of the soluble CD14 on aortic stiffness using a Mendelian randomization L Perez, JB Ruidavets, B Chamontin, L Drouet, J Ferrieres, J Amar (Toulouse, France) P1.56 Determinants of aortic stiffening in diabetes: the influence of collagen turnover, autonomic dysfunction, and systemic inflammation S Bunce, A Stride, C Matthews, WD Fraser JC Smith (Torbay, UK) P1.57 Modulation of arginase in response to wall shear stress RF da Silva, VC Olivon, D Segers, R de Crom, R Krams, N Stergiopulos (Lausanne, Switzerland) P1.58 Abnormal vascular fetal programming in rats subjected to maternal diabetes C Fassot, JP Duong Van Huyen, C Labat, C Perret, P Barbry, P Lacolley, M Lelièvre-Pégorier, S Laurent (Paris, France) P1.59 Characteristic impedance in isolated mouse lungs is inversely proportional to proximal artery stiffness DM Tabima Martinez, RR Vanderpool NC Chesler (Madison, USA)
17.30-18.30 17.30- 17.50 17.50- 18.10 18.10- 18.30	Oral Session 2 Chairpersons: J Filipovsky (Prague, Czech Republic) and A Benetos (Paris, France) Genes and arteries 02.01 Marfan and Marfan-like syndromes J De Backer, (Ghent, Belgium) 02.02 Other monogenetic arterial disorders P Boutouyrie (Paris, France) 02.03 Arterial phenotypes as polygenetic continuous traits T Richart (Leuven, Belgium)
18.30-19.15	McDonald Lecture Wall shear stress revisited R Reneman (The Netherlands)
19.15-20.15	Welcome Drinks Reception - Het Pand University

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME – FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2008

08.30-10.15	Oral Session 3 Chairpersons: I Wilkinson (UK) and P Segers (Belgium)
08.30-09.45	Young Investigators Session 08.30-08.45 03.01 Analysis of arterial wave reflection patterns in a patient-specific hydraulic bench model of the human forearm K Van Canneyt, K Vandekerckhove, S Eloot, J Kips, P Segers, P Verdonck (Ghent, Belgium) 08.45-09.00 03.02 Evidence of a “common” reservoir pressure transmitted along the length of the aorta which is the predominate determinate of arterial pressure in humans SME Ieng, JE Davies, J Baksi, DP Francis, KH Parker, JM Mayet, AD Hughes (London, UK) 09.00-09.15 03.03 Validation of a 1D Model of the systemic arterial tree including the cerebral circulation PG Reymond, F Perren, DA Rüfenacht, N Stergiopulos (Geneva, Switzerland) 09.15-09.30 03.04 Mechanical and structural characteristics of carotid plaques: analysis by multi-array echotracking system and MRI H Beaussier, O Naggara, D Calvet, R Joannides, M Iacob, B Laloux, E Bozec, E Guegan-Massardier, A Triquenot-Bagan, I Masson, C Oppenheim, P Boutouyrie, S Laurent (Paris, France) 09.30-09.45 03.05 Estimated central blood pressure: importance of radial artery pressure waveform calibration D Mahieu, ER Rietzschel, ML De Buyzere, F Verbeke, TC Gillebert, G De Backer, D De Bacquer, P Verdonck, LM Van Bortel, P Segers (Ghent, Belgium)
09.45-10.15	Special Guest Lecture Vascular risk in the Framingham study G Mitchell (US)
10.15-10.45	Coffee
10.45-12.15	Oral Session 4 Chairpersons: C Giannattasio (Italy) and A Hughes (UK)
10.45-11.30	Young Investigators Session 10.45-11.00 04.01 Effect of extravascular compression and relaxation on coronary haemodynamics N Hadjiloizou, JE Davies, AJ Baksi, DP Francis, K Parker, AD Hughes, J Mayet (London, UK) 11.00-11.15 04.02 Examination of effects of TNF-alpha antagonists on arterial stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and related arthropathies: a controlled study K Angel, S Provan, TK Kvien, D Atar (Oslo, Norway) 11.15-11.30 04.03 Life-course habitual physical activity and its impact on arterial stiffness: The Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study (AGAHLS) RJJ van de Laar, I Ferreira, MH Prins, JWR Twisk, CDA Stehouwer (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
11.30-12.15	Career Development Lectures 11.30-11.45 Non-invasive assessment of mechanical properties and composition of vulnerable carotid plaques A Paini (Paris, France) 11.45-12.00 New insights into cardiovascular risk from the exercise central waveform JE Sharman (Brisbane, Australia)
12.15-12.30	Lifetime Achievement Award M Safar (France) (introduced by J Cockcroft)
12.30-13.00	Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
13.00-14.00	GuidedPoster Tour Poster Tour 7: Chronic Diseases P2.01 Longitudinal study of vascular markers of premature atherosclerosis in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus TJ Bradley, PN Tyrrell, C Slorach, L Ng, LA Nukumizu, CA Boros, SM Benseler, ED Silverman (Toronto, Canada) P2.02 Impact of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus on arterial wall stiffness A Cypiene, A Venalis, J Dadoniene, R Rugiene, L Ryliskyte, Z Petrulioniene, M Kovaite, V Skorniakov, A Laucevicius (Vilnius, Lithuania) P2.03 Early inflammation can predict arterial stiffness: a 15-year longitudinal study of 102 patients with rheumatoid arthritis SA Provan, K Angel, AG Semb, P Mowinckel, S Agewall, D Atar, TK Kvien (Oslo, Norway) P2.04 Association between ostepontin and arterial stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis L Ghiadoni, L Bazzichi, M Bernardini, S Bombardieri, S Taddei (Pisa, Italy) P2.05 Central pulse pressure in end-stage renal disease: the role of aortic diameter, aortic stiffness and wave reflection A Guerin, B Pannier, S Marchais, G London (Fleury-Merogis, France) P2.06 Levels of NT-proBNP are associated with arterial stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis SA Provan, K Angel, P Mowinckel, S Agewall, D Atar, TK Kvien (Oslo, Norway) P2.07 Interrelationship between aortic stiffness and proteinuria in chronic kidney disease CR Pan, J Wang, U Heemann, M Baumann (Munich, Germany) P2.08 Premature vascular ageing in cystic fibrosis? J Hull, R Garrod, T Ho, R Knight, J Cockcroft, Shale D, Bolton C (London, UK) P2.09 Increased augmentation index in post-coarctectomy patients without significant restenosis B van den Bogaard, GJ Mackaij, BJ Bouma, BJM Mulder, M Groenink, GA van Montfrans, BJH van den Born (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) P2.10 Ambulatory arterial stiffness index in Turner syndrome: the impact of sex hormone replacement KH Mortensen, KW Hansen, M Erlandsen, JS Christiansen, CH Gravholt (Aarhus, Denmark) Poster Tour 8: Mechanical Aspects/Methods P2.11 When does the reflected wave arrive – systole or diastole? A systematic literature review AJ Baksi, T Treibel, JE Davies, N Hadjiloizou, R Baruah, B Unsworth, T Tillin, RA Foale, K Parker, DP Francis, J Mayet, AD Hughes (London, UK) P2.12 Influence of the central to peripheral arterial stiffness gradient on timing and amplitude of wave reflections S Hickson, W Nichols IB Wilkinson, C McEniery (Cambridge, UK) P2.13 The form factor (FF) of pressure waveforms in a young population: difference between men and women D Mahieu, I Fabry, F Vanmolkot, J de Hoon, L Van Bortel (Ghent, Belgium) P2.14 Influence of calibration of peripheral pressure on the estimation of central systolic blood pressure A Guilcher, B Clapp, S Brett, P Chowienczyk (London, UK) P2.15 A comparison of shear stress estimates in the common carotid artery in hypertensives B Ariff, F Glor, Y Xu, S Thom, AD Hughes (London, UK) P2.16 Pressure profile analysis at hemodialysis needle: a new method for early detection of vascular access stenoses K Van Canneyt, RN Planken, S Eloot, P Segers, P Verdonck (Ghent, Belgium) P2.17 Assessment of the brachial artery flow-mediated dilation without ECG gating V Gemignani, E Bianchini, F Faita, C Giannarelli, L Ghiadoni, M Demi (Pisa, Italy) P2.18 Non invasive measurement of endothelial dysfunction by Digital Volume Pulse analysis technique: application & utility in clinical practice A Gunarathne, JV Patel, B Gammon, J Chackrakathail, R Potluri, R Bhutt, N Panjai, EA Hughes, GYH Lip (Birmingham, UK) P2.19 Validation of a new system for the assessment of flow mediated dilation: comparison with a reference method F Faita, S Loukogeorgakis, V Gemignani, M Okorie, E Bianchini, L Ghiadoni, JE Deanfield, M Demi (Pisa, Italy) P2.20 Assessment of the carotid diameter and intima-media thickness from ultrasound data: comparison between two methods E Bianchini, E Bozec, V Gemignani, F Faita, C Giannarelli, P Boutouyrie, S Laurent, M Demi (Pisa, Italy) Poster Tour 9: Models/Methods P2.21 Complexity of 3D carotid bifurcation blood flow patterns is not adequately captured by currently used ultrasound modalities A Swillens, L Lovstakken, H Torp, P Segers (Ghent, Belgium) P2.22 Comparing computations of vascular wall parameters in the abdominal aorta (AO) based on pressure curve forms from the AO and brachial artery J Karlsson, J Stalhand, H Astrand, M Karlsson, T Lanne (Linkoping, Sweden) P2.23 The reservoir pressure concept: the 3-element windkessel model revisited? Application to the Asklepios population study SJ Vermeersch, E Rietzschel, ML De Buyzere, D De Backer, G De Bacquer, LM Van Bortel, TC Gillebert, PR Verdonck, P Segers (Ghent, Belgium) P2.24 Estimation of arterial mechanical properties based on a patient specific wave propagation model CAD Leguy, P Boutouyrie, EMH Bosboom, E Bozec, L Simons, APG Hoeks, FN Vosse (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) P2.25 Mathematical modelling of the systemic circulation: investigating pressure and flow throughout the microcirculation GA Vaughan, MS Olufsen, NA Hill, CA Sainsbury (Glasgow, UK) P2.26 Dynamic assessment of vascular resistances in diabetic mice using a non-invasive NMR imaging approach JC Ménard, E Giacomini, C Baligand, D Bertoldi, PG Carlier (Paris, France) P2.27 Mechanical modeling of in vivo human carotid arteries from non-invasive clinical data I Masson, P Boutouyrie, S Laurent, JD Humphrey, M Zidi (Créteil, France) P2.28 Development and validation in flow-phantoms of a simple ultrasound-based method for estimation of wall shear stress in-vivo PR Hoskins, J Blake, WJ Easson (Edinburgh, UK) P2.29 An in silico model of the role of elastin on geometry and biomechanical properties of artery in Williams Beuren Syndrome L Hua, V Louvet, E Grenier, F Gueyffier, B Kassai (Lyon, France) Poster Tour 10: Mechanistic Aspects P2.30 Serum fatty acid composition as mediators of aortic pulse wave velocity’s impact on mortality SG Anderson, TAB Sanders, JK Cruickshank (Manchester, UK) P2.31 Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of mildly elevated diastolic blood pressure in young patients with well controlled, early onset, type 1 diabetes C Morizzo, C Palombo, L Gnesi, F Massart, M Kozakova, E Malshi, F Santini, G Federico (Pisa, Italy) P2.32 Non alcoholic fatty liver is related to impaired arterial function and subclinical atherosclerosis K Baou, C Vlachopoulos, E Manesis, I Dima, P Pietri, D Terentes-Printzios, N Ioakeimidis, A Archimandritis, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P2.33 Adiponectin hormone, hypertension and endothelial dysfunction in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients K Baou, C Vlachopoulos, E Manesis, I Dima, N Alexopoulos, K Aznaouridis, A Archimandritis, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P2.34 The presence of cirrhosis ameliorates the arterial stiffness in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis K Baou, C Vlachopoulos, E Manesis, P Xaplanteris, A Bratsas, A Archimandritis, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P2.35 Role of sympathetic activation on brachial artery endothelial function during hyperinsulinemia in healthy subjects C Morgantini, F Stea, Y Plantinga, S Taddei, A Natali, L Ghiadoni (Pisa, Italy) P2.36 Interrelationships of uric acid levels, arterial stiffness, peripheral and central pressures in healthy, normotensive individuals P Xaplanteris, C Vlachopoulos, I Dima, N Ioakeimidis, K Baou, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P2.37 Human specific gravitational damage of vascular system CE Pekarskiy (Tomsk, Russian Federation) P2.38 The ANRIL locus on chromosome 9p21 affects stiffness of the abdominal aorta HM Bjorck, T Länne, U Alehagen, K Persson, L Rundkvist, A Hamsten, U Dahlström, P Eriksson (Linköping, Sweden) Poster Tour 11: Hypertension P2.39 Increased cardiovascular risk in patients with a hypertensive response to exercise may be explained by masked hypertension JE Sharman, JL Hare, S Thomas, R Leano, TH Marwick (Brisbane, Australia) P2.40 Central aortic pressure is a better determinant of anti-hypertensive response than brachial pressure in young hypertensive patients A Mahmud, J Feely (Dublin, Ireland) P2.41 Pulse wave velocity correlates with left ventricular systolic function in never-treated essential hypertensives D Terentes-Printzios, C Vlachopoulos, N Ioakeimidis, K Aznaouridis, A Bratsas, K Baou, I Dima, P Pietri, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P2.42 Postural changes have a differential response on brachial, compared with central, systolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension SB Thomas, DJ Holland, D Gilroy, JW Sacre, JE Sharman (Brisbane, Australia) P2.43 Smoking hypertensive men have more pronounced early arterial damage as compared to non-smoking hypertensive men with higher body mass index L Ryliskyte, M Kovaite, J Badariene, V Dzenkeviciute, K Ryliskiene, J Kuzmickiene, A Cypiene, A Laucevicius (Vilnius, Lithuania) P2.44 Increased pulse pressure is associated with long left ventricular ejection duration in isolated systolic hypertensives KD Reesink, E Hermeling, J Waltenberger, APG Hoeks (Maastricht, The Netherlands) P2.45 Evaluation of central blood pressure and augmentation index in patients with isolated ambulatory and isolated office hypertension: The Vobarno Study A Paini, ML Muiesan, M Salvetti, E Belotti, C Agabiti Rosei, C Aggiusti, L Micheletti, F Marino, F Bertacchini, E Agabiti Rosei (Brescia, Italy) P2.46 Relation between pulse wave velocity and predictors of clinical outcome in arterial hypertension V Aursulesei, G Datcu, MD Datcu (Iasi, Romania) P2.47 Carotid pathology and risk factors in hypertensive patients for cerebrovascular disease - correlative clinical, neurosonographic and echocardiographic studies K Hristova, K Hristova, E Titianova, I Velcheva, N Dimitrov, S Karakaneva, P Damianov, K Ramshev (Leuven, Belgium) P2.48 Arterial hypertension as a pronostic factor in the early evaluation of patients after myocardial revascularization surgery LM Pupi, M Leonardi, E Sampo (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Poster Tour 12: Metabolic Disease/ Other P2.49 The association of arterial stiffness with erectile dysfunction in middle-aged men with metabolic syndrome N Ioakeimidis, C Vlachopoulos, D Terentes-Printzios, A Bratsas, K Aznaouridis, A Samentzas, K Rokkas, C Stefanadis (Athens, Greece) P2.50 Endothelium dysfunction is the risk factor for cardiovascular events in metabolic syndrome patients without evidence of coronary heart disease O Polikina, V Vikentyev (Moscow, Russian Federation) P2.51 Preclinical atherosclerotic disease and metabolic syndrome: a prediabetes stage? P Forcada, C Kotliar, S Obregon, G Millet, J Guerrieri, O Montana, C Schulte, D Turri (Buenos Aires, Argentina) P2.52 Association between PWV and different definitions of the metabolic syndrome S Holewijn, M den Heijer, AFH Stalenhoef, J de Graaf (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) P2.53 This poster has been withdrawn P2.54 Influence of central obesity on early carotid intima-media thickening is independent of that from other risk factors VMG Maher, M O’Dowd, M Carey, C Markham, A Byrne, E Hand, D McInerney (Dublin, Ireland) P2.55 Changes in trunk fat mass and peripheral lean mass are associated with changes in carotid arterial stiffness in a healthy population – a 6-year follow-up study F Schouten, I Ferreira, MR de Boer, CDA Stehouwer, YM Smulders, JW Twisk (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) P2.56 Effects of lean and fat mass on bone mineral density and arterial stiffness in elderly men A Kearney-Schwartz, A Zervoudaki, P Salvi, C Labat, G Weryha, A Benetos (Nancy, France) P2.57 Impaired endothelial function may underlie increased arterial stiffness in South Asian stroke survivors compared to European Caucasians counterparts in the United Kingdom A Gunarathne, JV Patel, B Gammon, R Potluri, R Bhutt, N Panjai, J Chackrakathail, M Wijetunge, EA Hughes , GY Lip (Birmingham, UK)
14.00-15.00 14.00-14.15 14.15-14.30 14.30-14.45	Sponsored Manufacturer Demonstrations Chair: P Segers (Ghent, Belgium) Sandrine Millasseau, Atcor Medical P Boutouyrie, on behalf of Esaote Atsushi Sato, Omron Healthcare
15.00-16.00 15.00- 15.04 15.04- 15.21 15.21- 15.38 15.38- 15.55 15.55- 16.00	Satellite Symposium - Sponsored by Servier Chairpersons: J Cockcroft (UK) and C Vlachopoulos (Greece) Arterial wall and ACE inhibitors: from monogenic disease to common pathologies Introduction C Vlachopoulos (Greece) Cellular and molecular targets for prevention of arterial complications P Lacolley (France) From Marfan syndrome to aneurysms of the abdominal aorta (AAA) S Laurent (France) From arterial wall to central pulse pressure: evidence in hypertension, diabetes and coronary artery disease L Van Bortel (Belgium) Conclusion J Cockcroft (UK)
16.00-15.30	Coffee
16.00-16.30	Oral Session 5 Chairpersons: C Stehouwer (The Netherlands) and M Hausberg (Germany) Poster Award Session 16.30-16.35 Poster Tour 1 16.35-16.40 Poster Tour 2 16.40-16.45 Poster Tour 3 16.45-16.50 Poster Tour 4 16.50-16.55 Poster Tour 5 16.55-17.00 Poster Tour 6 17.00-17.05 Poster Tour 7 17.05-17.10 Poster Tour 8 17.10-17.15 Poster Tour 9 17.15-17.20 Poster Tour 10 17.20-17.25 Poster Tour 11 17.25-17.30 Poster Tour 12
17.30-18.15	Debate Moderator: JK Cruickshank (UK) The mode of action of an antihypertensive drug is of high importance No - J Staessen (Belgium) Yes - S Laurent (France)
18.15-19.30	Artery Council Meeting
20.00- onwards	Conference Dinner - Gravensteen Castle

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME – SATURDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2008

09.00-10.30	Oral Session 6 Chairpersons: T Länne (Sweden) and J Lekakis (Greece)
09.00-10.00	In collaboration with ESC Working Group on Peripheral Circulation 06.01 Life-course of mean arterial pressure and its impact on arterial stiffness: The Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal (AGAHLS) I Ferreira, RJJ van de Laar, MH Prins, JWR Twisk, CDA Stehouwer (Maastricht, The Netherlands) 06.02 Relation of aortic stiffness with echocardiographic indices of left ventricular diastolic filling and longitudinal velocities in subjects free of clinical cardiovascular disease E Malshi, C Morizzo, M Kozàkovà, AG Fraser, C Palombo (Pisa, Italy) 06.03 Collagen accumulation is a significant contributor to pulmonary hypertension-induced large artery stiffening CY Ooi, Z Wang, NC Chesler (Madison, USA) 06.04 The combined effect of high pulse wave velocity and augmentation index predict mortality in an elderly population: The Proteger study AD Protogerou, ME Safar, TG Papaioannou, P Iaria, H Safar, P Ducimetier, J Blacher (Athens, Greece) 06.05 Pulse waveform characteristics or central pressure indices to predict adverse cardiovascular outcomes in coronary patients T Weber, M Ammer, M Rammer, M O'Rourke, B Eber (Wels, Austria) 06.06 Evidence of augmentation of systolic coronary blood flow by retrograde wave reflection travelling-back from the proximal aorta JE Davies, ZI Whinnett, N Hadjiloizou, J Aguado-Sierra, K Parker, DP Francis, AD Hughes, J Mayet (London, UK)
10.00-10.30	Special Guest Lecture Endothelial dysfunction F Cosentino (Italy)
10.30-11.00	Coffee
11.00-12.30	Oral Session 7 Chairpersons: M Safar (France) and L Van Bortel (Belgium)
11.00-12.00	In collaboration with the ESH Working Group on Arterial Structure and Function 07.01 Outward hypertrophic remodeling and increased carotid artery wall stiffness in patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms J Bellien, D Maltete, M Iacob, L Cabrejo, JF Proust, B Mihout, C Thuillez, E Guegan- Massardier, R Joannides (Rouen, France) 07.02 Towards non-invasive assessment of renal artery stenosis severity in the individual patient with the aid of numerical computer simulations J Kips, S Van Bergen, B Drieghe, D Devos, K Van Canneyt, B Van der Smissen, B Trachet, P Verdonck, P Segers (Ghent, Belgium) 07.03 Fetuin-A is independently associated with progressive aortic stiffness in patients with chronic kidney disease LA Tomlinson, SG Holt, ER Smith, G Weaving, BF Rocks, C Rajkumar (Brighton, UK) 07.04 Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS): in vitro studies of skin fibroblasts showing differences between mutations in the TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 genes TJ Bradley, CP Barnett, D Chitayat, A Hinek (Toronto, Canada) 07.05 Peripheral and central pressure waveform parameters are associated with normal tension And primary open-angle glaucoma M Butlin, A Qasem, SL Graham, AP Avolio (Sydney, Australia) 07.06 Long term oral contraceptive use is an independent risk factor for arterial stiffening ER Rietzschel, ML De Buyzere, P Segers, S Bekaert, D De Bacquer, GG De Backer, TC Gillebert (Ghent, Belgium)
12.00-12.30	Special Guest Lecture Shear stress, inflammation and vulnerable plaque R Krams (UK)
12.30-12.45	ON-going projects Chairperson: S Laurent (France) In collaboration with the European Network
12.45-13.00	Closing remarks; next meeting J Cockcroft (UK) and I Wilkinson (UK)
13.00-13.45	Lunch

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