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| Friday, June 6, 2008 – Basic Science |
| 08:20 |
Welcome address (M. Kneussl) |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Kenneth Miles Moser Memorial Lecture
Major vessel chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) - the concept of curable pulmonary hypertension (N. Kim) |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Mini-Symposium-1 (Chair: B. Binder, D. Cox)
Phospholipids and Coagulation (P. de Groot)
Malignancy and Thrombosis (W. Ageno)
The interaction of bacterial pathogens with platelets (D. Cox)
Platelets and thrombosis (S. Panzer) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Mini-Symposium-2 (Chair: K. Lechner, W. Ageno)
Inflammation and Thrombosis (R. De Martin)
Innate and adaptive immunity in vascular disease (C. Binder)
Progenitor cells and vascular remodeling (W. Speidl) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Press conference
(Austrian Academy of Sciences - Museumszimmer, 2nd Floor) |
| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Oral abstract session (F. Reichenberger, J. White) |
| 15:00 - 16:30 |
Mini-Symposium-3 (Chair: H. Olschewski, J. Yuan)
TGF-beta signaling and vascular remodeling (N. Morrell)
Angiopoietin and Notch signaling in pulmonary hypertension (P. Thistlethwaite)
Circulating fibrocytes in pulmonary vascular remodeling (V. Nikam)
TRP Channels and Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in CTEPH (J. Yuan) |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 17:00 - 18:30 |
Moderated poster presentations (S. Taghavi, J. Pepke-Zaba) |
| 20:00 |
CTEPH Evening at Viennese Wine Tavern "Heuriger Welser" |
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| Saturday, June 7, 2008 – Clinical Science |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Epidemiology and risk factors (Chair: J.L. Vachiéry, M. Kneussl)
Clinical predictors for fatal pulmonary embolism (D. Jiménez)
CTEPH – a common consequence of acute PE? (V. Pengo)
Novel risk factors for CTEPH (D. Bonderman)
Incidence of CTEPH in the UK (J. Pepke-Zaba) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Pulmonary vasculature in CTEPH (Chair: N. Galie, H. Wilkens)
Development of the bronchial circulation (M. Renner)
Evaluation of pulmonary vascular disease in CTEPH (N. Kim) Differential diagnosis of CTEPH
Physician’s view (H. Wilkens)
Surgeon’s view (W. Klepetko) |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 15:30 |
Interactive Case Session
N. Kim, M. Delcroix, J. Pepke-Zaba, S. Mebus, H. Wilkens,
J-L. Vachiery, R. Sadushi-Kolici
Case presentations |
| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Treatment of CTEPH (Chair: I. Lang, A. Torbicki)
Suitability for PEA (J. Lindner)
Surgical Techniques to treat CTEPH (E. Mayer)
Summary of targeted treatment trials in CTEPH and subgroup analyses (N. Galie)
Impact of the BENEFIT trial- which end-points might be best for clinical trials of medical therapies in CTEPH? (A. Torbicki) |
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Discussion with all participants |
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Closing of the meeting (IM. Lang) |
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