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In this issue
02 Remembering Someone Special –
Attila Ziegelhoffer
03 IACS Strategic Planning Meeting
Prague, Czech Republic • February 7-9, 2015
05 Awards presented in Prague
February 7-9, 2015
06 Indo-Canadian Symposium
Heart Failure: Progress & Prospects
Thiruvananthapuram, India • March 11-15, 2015
09 Call for Nominations for 2015 Medal of Merit
March 10-16, 2015
10 7th International Conference
Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences
Noida, India • March 10-11, 2015
14 Third Forum to Promote Young Investigators and
Centers of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research
Omaha, USA • September 10-12, 2015
18 Call for Nominations of Fellows
19 International Symposium in Slovakia
September 2-5, 2015
20 European Section Meeting of IACS
Belgrade, Serbia • October 8-10, 2015
26 25th Scientific Forum
Vittoria, Brazil • November 12-14, 2015
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In Memoriam
Attila Ziegelhöffer
W
ith deep sorrow we have to announce that
Attila Ziegelhöffer had numerous functions in
on 2/21 2015 our good friend and colleague
different scientific organization: e.g., he as a member
Ing. Attila Ziegelhöffer, DSc. passed away at the age
of the Council of scientists SAS, SAS Assembly later.
of 80, after long-lasting disease. We lost a person
In the years 1993-2002 he was a Council member of
who not only significantly contributed to the
the Slovak Society for Biochemistry and Molecular
development of science and research in Slovakia,
Biology, and later, served as its President, in addition
but also positively influenced all the people who
to the elected Fellowship in the International
came into contact with him. Over the years, his
Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (FIACS). He
former students became established scientists,
also acted as a co-founder and member of the Joint
well-known at home and abroad, however, Attila
Working Group of Experimental Cardiology in
continued with great enthusiasm in the education
Slovakia and Czech republic.
of young generation, until the last days of his life.
He also served as a member of the Editorial
And his students accepted him as a beloved tutor.
Boards of several journals - General Physiology and
He was always the bearer of good mood, positive
Biophysics, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry,
thinking and inspiration. We have lost not only an
Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Basic
outstanding scientist, but also a nice, open-minded
Research in Cardiology, and many others.
Attila Ziegelhöffer
and friendly man.
Attila Ziegelhöffer actively participated in a
After graduating from the Faculty of Chemical Technology,
number of scientific events at home and abroad, often in the position
Technical University in Bratislava, in 1959 he joined the Department of
of the invited lecturer. He himself served as one of the main organizers
Experimental Surgery, SAS, currently, the Institute for Heart Research,
of several international symposia at home and abroad dedicated to
SAS, where he became a co-founder of the Biochemical laboratory.
different aspects of experimental cardiology.
Later, he contributed to the establishment of the good name of the
For his dedication to science, Attila Ziegelhöffer was repeatedly
Biochemical department and the IHR SAS at home and worldwide.
awarded with many distinctions at home including medals of Slovak
During the years of intensive research activities he reached a
Academy of Sciences and Slovak Medical Association, as well as
series of remarkable results, such as development of methods of heart
by international awards, such as Distinguished Service Award in
preservation before transplantation; elaboration of some methods to
Cardiovascular Science, Medicine and Surgery given by International
protect artificially arrested heart against ischemia during cardiac surgery;
Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences.
administration of exogenous ATP was a novel approach at that time. He
Attila Ziegelhöffer was a very active person, with a special sense of
was also actively involved in studies of regulations and mechanisms of
humor, he loved traveling and meeting people, in his younger age, he
membrane transport and cell signaling in the myocardium; molecular
enjoyed downhill skiing, fencing, and later on, working in his cottage.
mechanisms of adaptation processes in the normal and diabetic hearts,
Attila was a smart and nice person, excellent scientist and a good
their participation in the endogenous myocardial protection, with
friend. We will miss him.
particular regards to the role of mitochondria. Thus he can be regarded as
Tanya Ravingerova, Jan Slezak and colleagues
a pioneer of both, Molecular Biochemistry and Cardiology in Slovakia.
He shared his ideas and knowledge with many collaborators abroad, e.g.,
in Germany, Canada, Hungary, Denmark, Scotland and Czech republic,
where he worked during his study stays or as a visiting professor.
Honour from Argentina
Dr. Naranjan Dhalla has been conferred an Honourary Doctorate Degree from the University of Buenos Aires in
Buenos Aires. He also received a Gold Medal from the University of Buenos Aires in recognition of his research
work. The University of Buenos Aires is one of the largest universities in the world with a student population of
240,000. While accepting these awards, Dr. Dhalla gave a talk on “Opportunities and Challenges in Preventing
Ischemic Heart Disease”. During this visit, he also gave a talk to the Argentina Cardiology Society – Round Table
Symposium on the “Benefits and Limitations of the Antioxidant Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease”.
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Strategic Planning IACS Meeting
Prague
•
February 7– 9, 2015
Participants
Naranjan S Dhalla – Executive Director, IACS
Bohuslav Ostadal – President, IACS
Grant N Pierce – President, North- American Section
Andras Varro – President, European Section
Jan Slezak – Executive Council Member, IACS
Frank Kolar – Council Member, European Section
Petr Ostadal – Council Member, European Section
1. Background
International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS)
was founded in 1996 on the proposal of Prof. Naranjan Dhalla.
Established by renowned cardiologists, both experimental and
clinical, the Academy provides the organizational structure for
the worldwide sharing of research and education in the field of
heart health. The main goal of IACS is the continuous education
of the cardiovascular community with the aim to contribute to the
translation of basic knowledge into prevention, improved diagnosis
and therapy of cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, Academy will
continue in the recognition of achievements of cardiovascular
investigators by Fellowship of the Academy as well as by major
prizes to distinguished scientists and travel grants and awards for
young investigators.
The aim of the Prague meeting was to discuss and recommend the
future strategy of IACS. The members of this Strategic Committee
appreciated very much the suggestions of several Executive
Council Members they have received before the meeting.
2. Activities of individual sections of IACS
IACS was originally composed of seven sections: North-American,
South-American, European, Indian, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.
Whereas the first five sections are very strong and their inner
scientific activities are very stimulating, the remaining two sections
are facing specific problems. Dr Dhalla promised to contact the
leading persons and to discuss with them the possible solution.
Participants of the Prague meeting are convinced that the activities
of individual sections should receive high degree of autonomy,
both scientific and economic. This will facilitate their flexibility
and effectiveness in the organization of the life of the Academy.
The role of the Executive Council of IACS should be primarily
the coordination of the activities of individual sections, including
meetings, key-note speakers, young investigators as well as the
fellowships and awards.
3. Sections meetings planned for 2015
It was suggested that each section will organize one Annual Section
Meeting open for all members of IACS; there will be no World
Congresses of IACS.
North-American Section
3rd Annual CV Forum for Promoting Centres of Excellence and
Young Investigators, Omaha, Nebraska, USA,
September 10-12, 2015;
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South-American Section
25th Scientific Forum, Vitoria, Brasil, November 12-14, 2015;
European Section:
Annual Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, October 7-11, 2015;
International Symposium on Advances in Cardiovascular Research
in Smolenice, Slovakia, September 2-5, 2015;
Indian Section
Annual Meeting in Noida, India, March 10-11, 2015;
Indo-Canadian Symposium, Trivandrum, India, March 12-14, 2015;
Japanese Section
Annual Meeting should be organized during the 4th week of May,
but it will depend upon obtaining funds from some partnership.
It was stressed, that the Sections have to start to prepare the meetings
for 2016, the year of the 20th anniversary of the foundation of
IACS. This fact should be mentioned during the all meetings.
4. Website
High-quality website is absolutely essential for the life of IACS. It
was suggested to prepare the websites for each section with identical
cover page, mutual links as well as the link to the website of IACS.
The individual sections will be responsible for the content of their
websites. Prof. Slezak offered to prepare the sample section cover
page and to send the website to other sections for discussion.
5. Database
The official database of individual sections is still missing. It
should be suggested to all sections to build their own database for
the distribution of different information, meetings, CVnetwork
etc. The database should be constantly supplemented.
6. Membership
Participants of the Prague meeting suggested introducing membership
and membership fee for all sections. They are convinced that the
small amount of money will not destroy the private budgets and on
the other hand it will serve as a small but very needful contribution
to cover the necessary expenses of individual sections. Membership
fee will cover the official membership diploma, reduced registration
fee, reduced fee for publication in the official journals of IACS and
the possibility to suggest the new fellows of IACS. The annual fee
may be different in individual sections and will amount to about
50 EUR; membership will be free for PhD students. Corporate
membership might be useful for different companies, sponsors etc.
Membership fees will be sent directly on the accounts of individual
sections as the contribution to their budgets.
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7. Fellowship
Academy will continue the recognition of achievements of
cardiovascular investigators by the fellowship (FIACS). Fellowship
is the result of the standard nomination and election process; the
number of Fellows is limited to 250 maximum at any time. It
was suggested to introduce the fellowship fee similarly as in the
comparable scientific societies. The fee should be equal for all
Fellows and should amount to about 100 EUR. Fellowship fees will
be also sent on the accounts of individual sections. The Fellows
who are not actively engaged in cardiovascular education and
research may be considered for appointment as Fellows-Emeritus.
8. Publications
The actual information about the scientific activities of the
Academy is an important presumption of the effective function.
IACS publishes successfully the official bulletin CV Network; its
Editorial Board was recently updated. Participants of the Prague
meeting invite all sections to contribute regularly to CV Network
in order to keep the Academy well informed. The arrangement
of the individual issues should follow the activities of individual
sections and the editorial work should be improved. CV Network
will be distributed according to the databases of individual sections.
The official journals of IACS are Canadian Journal of Physiology
and Pharmacology, Current Research: Cardiology, Heart Failure
Reviews and American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs.
9. Fund raising
In order to recognize young investigators and established scientists,
the IACS has built a partnership with Pivotal Therapeutics Inc.,
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Current
Research: Cardiology and Morris Karmazyn for 3 to 5 years.
Accordingly, IACS has allocated USD 20,000 for the NorthAmerican Section, USD 10,000 for the European Section,
USD 5,000 for the Indian Section and USD 5,000 for the
South- American Section for young investigator competition,
poster awards, young faculty orations and some named symposia
sessions. These amounts include funds for awards to established
investigators to be given at each Section. IACS is working with
a Japanese device company to obtain funds for the Japanese
Section Meeting as well as travel grants for students and fellows.
Participants of the Prague meeting would like to express the
sincere thanks to all organizers of the section meetings for their
invaluable effort in raising support for their meetings and symposia.
It was repeatedly stressed that the possible support of the invited
speakers should be limited to the accommodation and hospitality;
transportation is excluded.
10. Honorary Life Presidency
President of IACS suggested introducing the Honorary Life
Presidency in order to recognize the long-time efforts devoted to
the success of IACS. He asked the Strategic Planning Committee
Members for their support for two nominations on the occasion of
the 20th anniversary of IACS:
(i) Professor Naranjan S. Dhalla, Executive Director and founder
of IACS as the Honorary Life President of IACS;
(ii) Professor Makoto Nagano, founder of the Japanese Section as
the Honorary Life President of the Japanese Section.
Participants of the Prague meeting unanimously agreed with
this suggestion. It was decided to request the Executive Council
Members for approval of these nominations.
Editorial Board 2015
CV NETwORk EDITOR
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Ivan Berkowitz (Canada)
Teri Moffat (Canada)
Eva Little (Canada)
EDITORIAL BOARD
Jennifer Hall
(USA)
Chandrasekharim Kartha
(India)
Ursula Muller-Werdan
(Germany)
Danina Muntean
(Romania)
Tanya Ravingerova
(Slovakia)
Pram Tappia
(Canada)
Belma Turan
(Turkey)
Shelley Zieroth
(Canada)
Larry Fliegel
(Canada)
Sharon Mulvagh
(USA)
Delfin Rodriguez
(Cuba)
Petr Ostadal
(Czech Republic)
Rajat Sethi
(USA)
Madhu Khullar
(India)
Elaine Maria Freitas
(Brazil)
Paras Mishra
(USA)
Paul Levine
(USA)
Vladimir Jakovljevic
(Serbia)
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István Baczkó
(Hungary)
Ram B. Singh
(India)
Budhadeb Dawn
(USA)
Naoki Makino
(Japan)
Dinender Singla
(USA)
Monika Bartekova
(Slovakia)
Adriana Adameova
(Slovakia)
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Awards Presented in Prague
Prague
•
February 7– 9, 2015
The gathering at a function before the distinguished Bures lecture given by Dr. Grant Pierce at the Czech Academy
of Sciences in Prague – Drs. Grant Pierce (Canada), Jan Slezak (Slovak Republic), Bohuslav Ostadal (Czech
Republic), Lucie Kubinova (Czech Republic), Naranjan Dhalla (Canada), Jaroslav Pokorny (Czech Republic),
and Andras Varro (Hungary)
Dr. Naranjan Dhalla is presented in Prague with Laufberger
Medal of Czech Physiological Society in recognition of Scientific
Excellence and Contribution to the Enhancement of International
Scientific Collaboration by Prof. Jaroslav Pokorny.
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Dr. Grant Pierce is presented in Prague with Laufberger Medal of
Czech Physiological Society in recognition of Scientific Excellence
and Contribution to the Enhancement of International Scientific
Collaboration by Prof. Jaroslav Pokorny.
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Indo-Canadian Symposium on
Heart Failure: Progress & Prospects
March 11– 14, 2015
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Symposium Report by Dr Surya Ramachandran, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, India
R
ajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, India in association with
International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Canada and
Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, India
organized a symposium on Heart Failure in Thiruvananthapuram from
March 11-14, 2015. The meeting hosted academicians and clinicians
from Canada, USA, Slovakia, Turkey as well as India. The symposium
addressed new strategic approaches to translate the recent advances
in heart failure research for prevention and treatment of patients with
cardiac failure.
Open forum for the public on prevention and
treatment of heart diseases
As a prequel to the symposium, the organizing committee arranged an
outreach program for the general public on the evening of 12th March
to educate the layman on heart diseases and conditions leading to heart
failure. This forum was addressed by Dr Sivasankaran S, Dr Harikrishnan
S and Dr Vivek, leading clinicians from the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute
of Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. The
clinicians laid emphasis on prevention strategies to avoid heart problems
in the future by adopting a healthy lifestyle today. Dr Sivasankaran gave
importance to healthy life style with adequate exercise and balanced
diet right from young age to prevent onset of chronic diseases later in
life. Dr Harikrishnan answered questions from the public related to
medical emergencies, therapeutic options, choices of diet and so on.
Dr Vivek explained surgical and other treatment options after onset of
heart failure.
Preconference Workshop: Techniques in Cardiovascular Biology,
March 11-12, 2015
Techniques in cardiovascular biology:
Pre-conference workshop
The symposium began with a pre-conference workshop in association
with the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences on March
11-12, 2015 on “Techniques in cardiovascular biology” targeting
young researchers and clinicians keen on pursuing cardiovascular
disease biology research. Techniques employed in cardiovascular
research laboratories from animal cell culture to small animal surgical
modalities, omics approaches and physiological measurements were
demonstrated by experts in these domains. Introductory instructive
lectures were followed by demonstration of experiments and
interactive, stimulating discussions. Faculty for the preconference
workshop included Dr Sanjay K Banerjee, Dr TR Santosh Kumar,
Dr Madhulika Dixit, Dr Abdul Jaleel, Dr Ajith Kumar GS, Binil Raj
SS, Vinitha A and Vikas Panchal.
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Outreach program for the general public
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Two day Indo-Canadian Symposium on
Heart Failure: Progress & Prospects
The scientific sessions of the heart failure symposium
started on an auspicious note with a formal inaugural
ceremony on 13th morning. Professor Naranjan S
Dhalla along with Professor M Radhakrishna Pillai,
Director, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology,
Professor C C Kartha, Organizing Chair, Professor
Andras Varro, President European Section,
IACS and Professor RK Goyal, Vice-President,
Indian Section-IACS lighted the ceremonial
lamp. Professor C C Kartha welcomed the august
gathering. Professor M Radhakrishna Pillai, in his
inaugural address highlighted the importance of
translational medicine to bridge the gap between
research and policy. Professor R K Goyal spoke
on the activities of the Indian section of the
IACS and Professor Andras Varro felicitated the
gathering. Dr Surya Ramachandran proposed the
vote of thanks.
Inauguration of first Indo Canadian Symposium on Heart failure: Progress & Prospects by (A) Professor M
Radhakrishna Pillai and Guest of Honour Professor Naranjan S Dhalla followed by (B) address by Professor
Dhalla (C) Welcome note by Professor C C Kartha (D) Inaugural address by Professor M Radhakrishna
Pillai (E) Presidential address by Professor RK Goyal and (F) address by Professor Andras Varro
The Guest of Honor, Professor Naranjan S Dhalla was bestowed with
a beautiful statue of Lord Padmanabha in all its splendor and glory
by the Director, Professor M Radhakrishna Pillai. The International
Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences also presented Professor C
C Kartha with “Distinguished Leadership Award” and Dr Surya
Ramachandran with “Distinguished Service Award”. The Indian
Section of the IACS honored Professor Dinender K Singla and
Professor Morris Karmazyn with the “Suresh K Gupta Oration Award
for Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences”.
Professor Dhalla initiated the technical sessions with an exemplary
plenary session on “Cellular and molecular mechanisms for the
development of heart failure” where he highlighted the role of
α-adrenoreceptors and presented data showing that their blockade
reverses heart failure-induced cardiac remodeling.
The first session was an overview on “Heart failure pathophysiology”
with Dr Devendra K Agrawal (USA) suggesting high cholesterol and
vitamin D deficiency to change the phenotype of epicardial adipose
tissue and coronary arteries to pro-inflammatory in nature. The
significance of epicardial adipose tissue was extended to the ischemic
heart by Prof Jan Kyselovic (Bratislava). Dr Sankar Natesan (India)
dwelt on InsP3R signaling and cardiac remodeling.
After a short coffee break, the speakers shared some novel insights in
cardiac function with the audience. Dr Kenneth Rockwood (Canada)
explained the complexity of fraility and its relationship with ageing and
heart disease using his “clinico-mathematical models”. Dr Susan Howlett
(Canada) shared her views on male-female differences in susceptibility
to CVD and their repercussions on modifications in calcium handling
at the cellular level. Dr Ghassan Bkaily (Quebec) described how
nuclear membrane R-type calcium channels mediate cytosolic ET-1induced increase of nuclear calcium in human vascular smooth muscle
cells. He also presented Dr Danielle Jacques (Quebec) work on the
role of endocardium endothelium in cardiac pathophysiology. An
interesting facet of cardiac function was presented by Dr Peter P Nanasi
who illustrated the factors influencing beat to beat variability of action
potential duration and a young investigator, Ann Mary Johnson made
a case for regeneration potential of c-kitpos cardiac stem cells and their
longer quiescence.
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(A) Statuette of Lord Padmanabha (B)Professor Pillai honoring Professor
aranjan S Dhalla (C) “Suresh K Gupta award for excellence in cardiovascular
sciences” awarded to Professor Morris Karmazyn (D) Professor Dinender K Singla
receiving the “Suresh K Gupta award for excellence in cardiovascular sciences”
award (E) Professor C C Kartha receiving the “Distinguished Leadership Award”
and (D) Dr Surya Ramachandran receiving the “Distinguished Service Award”
An invigorating young investigator session post lunch led to a session on
cardiomyopathy with lectures by Dr Uma Nahar Saikia (India) followed
by Dr Madhu Khullar (India) who highlighted the role of myocardin
related transcription factor-A in endothelial to mesenchymal transition.
Dr Belma Turan (Turkey) gave compelling evidence of how controlling
oxidative stress by beta blockers can be used to restore the failing heart
in diabetic cardiomyopathy. A hectic yet stimulating day ended with
another young investigator session leading to a gala dinner on the banks
of the Arabian Sea.
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Trivandrum Heart Failure registry. He also figuratively explained how
heart failure in the Indian subcontinent differs from western countries.
Management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction or diastolic
heart failure was contemplated on by Dr Jacob Joseph (USA). He
described a unique animal model of myocardial fibrosis and impaired
diastolic function which would facilitate analysis of pathophysiology of
this condition. Dr G Vijayaraghavan (India) was at his eloquent best on
the role of B-type natriuretic peptide elevation and its prognostic value
in patients with septic shock leading to cardiac failure. The efficacy of
ultrasound targeted microbubble gene therapy in repairing the damaged
heart was demonstrated by Dr Ren ke Li (Toronto).
Clockwise from left to right (A)Members of the audience (B) Dr Ren Ke LI in
discussion with Dr Bkaily (C) Dr Agrawal with a student delegate and (D) the
expert judging panel.
One of the highlights of the symposium was the presentation of the
Suresh K Gupta Oration awards instituted by the Indian Section of the
Academy to Dr Dinender K Singla and Dr Morris Karmazyn. Dr Andras
Varro and Dr C C Kartha chaired the session and also presented the
cash awards and certificates. In his oration lecture, Dr Singla explained
the process of 3D bio printing in heart diseases citing examples of
using stem cells in cardiac repair while, Dr Morris Karmazyn gave
proof of evidence supporting Ginseng as an effective adjuvant therapy
for treatment of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure including the
reversal of the remodelling process. His work on myocardial remodeling
demonstrated that ginseng (alcohol extract) could reverse hypertrophy
and heart failure by inhibiting calcineurin activity, NFAT translocation
and COX-2 upregulation.
The last session before lunch was initiated by Dr K Suresh (India) who
put together clinically relevant biomarkers of heart failure followed by
Dr Ajay Bahl (India) who dwelled on the issue of relapse in patients
recovered from heart failure and their management. Antiarrythmic
effects of amiodarone metabolites in different experimental models of
arrhythmia were explained by Dr Andras Varro (Hungary). Dr Ravi
Sundaresan (India) ended the session with a colourful depiction of how
sirtuin signalling, calorie restriction and heart failure can be associated.
“Kerala Sadya” being served to the delegates on 14th afternoon
A sumptuous pure vegetarian lunch served in “pankthis” (meaning
sitting in lines) in traditional Kerala style, called the “Kerala Sadya”
(Sadya meaning banquet) placed on a banana plant leaf with 28 dishes,
including three varieties of pickles and three varieties of desserts apart
from the main course of rice and 21 other accompanying side dishes was
literally a feast for the eyes.
After a rejuvenating luncheon, the last session of the symposium on
pharmacotherapy in heart failure began with Dr Sanjay K Banerjee
(India) sharing his experiences working on metabolites of ginger and their
promising effect on cardiac hypertrophy. Dr Ramesh K Goyal (India)
elaborated on the herbal formulations containing swertiamatin and
swertisin as potential therapeutic compounds of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Dr H S Buttar (Canada) deliberated on the popularity of small animals
like rats, mice, and rabbits for investigations related to chronic heart
failure. Dr Veena Dhawan (India) emphasized on the importance of
phytomedicines as an effective way of cardioprotection. The last speaker
of the day was Dr Sandhya Sitasawad (India) who revealed the beneficial
effects of calcium channel blockers such as Azelnidipine treatment on
diabetes induced early left ventricular dysfunction.
The Naranjan S Dhalla Young Investigator awardees with Prof CC Kartha,
Prof Andras Varro, Prof RK Goyal and Dr Surya Ramachandran
The second day started with clinical sessions and a plenary lecture on heart
failure management in India by Dr Ajit Mullassari (India) who advocated
the need for heart failure registries in India and improving quality of life
of chronic heart failure patients by effective clinical management. Dr
Harikrishnan (India) extrapolated this theme with an example of the
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The much awaited prizes for oral and poster presentations were given
away during the valedictory function. The two “Naranjan S Dhalla
Young Investigator Award for the Best Oral Presentation” were given to
Mr Balaji Vekatesan for his talk on “CNP-surface functionalized chitosan
nano particles effectively delivers the therapeutic agents to diseases rat
heart” and Ms Prachi Umbarkar for her talk on “Monoamine oxidase
A contributes to oxidative stress and is associated with development
of diabetic cardiomyopathy”. The two “Naranjan S Dhalla Young
Investigator Best Poster awards were given to Ms Kavitha Sashidharan
and Ms Shammy Saphia.
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In spite of its tight schedule and back to back
sessions, the symposium was a wonderful learning
experience for the delegates particularly the
student community. The sessions were attended
with utmost fervour and enthusiasm by them. The
meeting opened up several channels of discussion
and collaborations among the participants. Our
distinguished speakers thoroughly enjoyed the
local hospitality provided by the organizing
committee. The symposium ended on a positive
note with promises of new alliances to extend
further frontiers of research in heart failure and
its allied ailments.
Group photograph of the speakers, guests, delegates and organizing committee members of Indo Canadian
Symposium on Heart Failure: Progress and Prospects 2015
Nominations are invited for the 2015 Award of
the Academy’s most prestigious Medal of Merit
Previous Winners
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Michael DeBakey (Houston, USA) and Richard Bing (Pasadena, USA)
Edwin Krebs (Seattle, USA) and Robert Furchgott (New York City, USA)
Eugene Braunwald (Boston, USA) and Robert Lefkowitz (Durham, USA)
Sir John Vane (London UK) and James Willerson (Houston USA)
Sir Magdi Yacoub (London UK) and Robert B. Jennings (Durham, USA)
Sir George Radda (Singapore) and Victor Dzau (Durham, USA)
Louis Ignarro (Los Angeles, USA), Sen. Wilbert Keon (Ottawa, Canada)
and Jutta Schaper (Bad Nauheim, Germany)
Nirmal Ganguly (New Delhi, India), SIr Salvador Moncada (London, UK),
Wolfgang Schaper (Bad Nauheim, Germany) and Howard Morgan (Lewisburg, USA)
Ernesto Carafoli (Padova, Italy) and Eric Olson (Dallas, USA)
Arnold M. Katz (Norwich, USA) and Laszlo Szerkes (Szeged, Hungary)
Jay Cohn (Minneapolis, USA) and Salim Yusuf (Hamilton, Canada)
Piero Anversa (Boston, USA), Laurentiu Popescu (Bucharest, Romania)
and Makoto Nagano (Tokyo, Japan)
Roberto Bolli (Louisville, USA)
Ferid Murad (Washington, USA)
We also call for Nominations of individuals with outstanding achievements in
cardiovascular research and education to be elected as Fellows of the Academy
Please submit short CV and contributions of the candidate by June 1, 2015
to Dr Naranjan S Dhalla, Executive Director. Email: [email protected]
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7th International Conference on
Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences
March 10– 11, 2015
Under the aegis of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS)
held at Amity University, Noida, India
A
mity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida, India
in association with International Academy of Cardiovascular
Sciences, Canada (India Section) organized an International
Conference on “Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences" on
March 10-11, 2015. Distinguished Scientists from Canada, USA, UK,
Louisville, England, Slovakia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia as well as India
attended the conference and addressed new strategic approaches to
translate the recent advances in combating cardiac diseases prevention
and treatment.
The conference was inaugurated with an auspicious note and the
ceremonial lamp was lighted by the dignitaries Prof. Naranjan
S Dhalla, Prof. Morris Karmazyn, Prof. Dr. Harpal S Buttar, Prof.
Dinender K Singla, Prof. Susan E Howlett, Prof. Kenneth Rockwood,
Prof. Devendra K Agrawal, Prof. Suresh C Tyagi, Prof. Mahesh P Gupta,
Prof. Jaipaul Singh, Prof. Belma Turan, Prof. Ramesh K Goyal, Prof.
PC Dandiya, Prof. Ram Raghubir and Professor SS Agrawal, Organizing
Secretary - (7-RACS) & Secretary General (IACS, India Section),
Gp. Dy. Pro Vice Chancellor, Amity Universities. Prof. Balvinder
Shukla, Vice Chancellor of Amity University, welcomed the delegates
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Oration and Awards
Ramesh K Goyal award was given to Dr. Ghassan Bkaily, Professor,
Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada “Role of sodium-hydrogen exchanger
in hypertrophy and heart failure in hereditary cardiomyopathy”
Dr. Bkaily concluded that NHE1 may play an important role in the
development of heart failure and early death and inhibitors of this
exchanger constitute promising drugs for treatment of hereditary
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University, Prof. S.S. Agrawal, Prof. R.C. Deka
Prof. Naranjan S Dhalla, Canada, in his keynote address enriched
the gathering with his work on CO2-enriched water bath as a novel
therapy for peripheral vascular diseases Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
is a major health problem whereby narrowed arteries reduce blood flow
to the ischemic limbs. Beneficial action of CO2 therapy on blood flow
to hind limb might be due to the development of angiogenesis in the
ischemic skeletal muscle. The inaugural session was concluded with
vote of thanks by Prof. SK Gupta.
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Prof. S.K. Gupta & Prof. S.S. Agrawal, presenting Ramesh Goyal Oration
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Prof. Morris Karmazyn & Prof. Jan Kyselovic, Chairing the session
Harpal Buttar Oration Award given to Dr. Devendra Agrawal,
Director, Creighton University School of Medicine, USA “Novel
Mechanisms underlying plaque Instability in carotid stenosis” Professor
Agrawal presenting the increased expression of TREM-1 in pSMCs
of symptomatic than in asymptomatic patients suggest a potential
role of TREM-1 in plaque destabilization. This is further supported by
the pronounced effect of inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, to increase
of mRNA transcripts for TREM-1 and MMPs. Collectively, these
findings suggest that selective blockade of TREM-1 may contribute to
the development of new therapies and promising targets for stabilizing
vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques.
Prof. Ren-Ke Lie,
Dr. Morris Karmazyn,
Dr. Ghassan Bkaily,
Prof. (Dr.) Belma Turan
Prof. Ren-Ke Lie, Dr. Morris Karmazyn, Dr. Ghassan Bkaily, Prof. (Dr.) Belma Turan,
Distinguished guests
and speakers during the
Scientific Session
Distinguished guests and speakers during the Scientific Session
Distinguished invited speakers
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Agrawal
Distinguished guests and speakers during the Scientific Session
Makato Nagano Award for Distinguished Achievements in Cardiovascular
Education presented to Prof. S.K. Gupta
Prof. S.K. Gupta & Prof. S.S. Agrawal, presenting Ramesh Goyal Oration Award to Dr. Ghassan
Bkaily
Scientific Sessions
The first scientific session was on Clinical Management of heart
Diseases and their complications, chaired by Prof. Kenneth Rockwood,
Prof. Jaipaul Singh and Prof. Ajit Verma. Prof. Morris Karmazyn,
London, stressed out the importance of “regulations of cardiac function
in health and disease by adipakins”. Dr. W. Selvamurthy, President,
Amity Science & Technology Innovation Foundation presented his
excellent views on “lifestyle & cardiovascular health”.
The second scientific session on breaking scientific research in
cardiology was chaired by Dr AG Ahangar, Dr SC Tiwari, Prof BC
Das. Dr Kenneth Rockwood, Canada, gave presentation on frailty in
older adults with heart disease. Dr Ren-Ke Li, Canada presented his
work on Uterine angiogenic stem cells for regeneration of ischemic
cardiomyopathy. He suggested that uterine angiogenic stem cells
have the potential to induce neovascularizaionof ischemic tissue and
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Students and delegates during the conference
preventcardiac dysfunctionafter stem cell therapy. Dr Ram Raghubir
from India highlighted the role of NADPH oxidase in cerebral ischemiareperfusion injury.
Session three was on Innovative Molecular Cardiology and Diagnostics.
Prof. Susan E. Howlett, Canada, highlighted the male-female differences
in cardiomyocyte calcium handling and contraction. She explored
cellular mechanisms responsible for effects of estrogen on intracellular
calcium handling at the level of the individual cardiomyocyte. We
discovered that intracellular calcium levels are much lower in myocytes
from female animals when compared to males. These sex differences
arise through changes in the subcellular release of calcium from
sarcoplasmic reticulum stores.
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Uterine angiogenic stem cells for regeneration of ischemic cardiomyopathy
Prof. Ren-ke Li, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University
Health Network and University of Toronto Using a bone marrow
chimeric model, we identified multipotent stem cells in uterine tissue,
which can differentiate into hematopoietic stem cells and angiogenic
progenitor cells. After myocardial infarction, these stem cells mobilized
to heart and prevented cardiac dysfunction. Uterine stem cells were also
isolated and directly implanted into the heart after ischemic injury. The
implanted cells survived in the area of implantation, functioned in blood
vessel formation and improved heart function. These data suggest that
uterine stem cells have the potential to induce neovascularization of
ischemic tissue and prevent cardiac dysfunction after stem cell therapy.
Male-female differences in cardiomyocyte calcium handling and
contraction
Prof. Susan E Howlett, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Prof.
Susan findings are important, because calcium is required to activate
cardiac contraction, but too much or too little can promote to heart
diseases. These effects of estrogen on calcium handling may contribute
to the rise in cardiovascular diseases in older women.
Frailty in older adults with heart disease
Prof. Kenneth Rockwood, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie
University, Halifax NS, Canada Frailty also challenges laboratory
research: deficits accumulate in pre-clinical models too. Age-related
changes in myocyte structure and function correlate better with the
degree of frailty than with age, even in same strain models raised in the
same environment.
Interactive session
Prof. Jaipaul Singh, United Kingdom, presented his findings on fibrosis,
hypertrophy, and remodeling, in pre, mild chronic and chronic diabetic
myopathy. Prof. Addepalli Veeranjaneyulu, India, presented his study
on treatment of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathin diabetis rats.
Lifestyle changes and dietary interventions help to mitigate and prevent
cardiovascular diseases
Prof. Harpal S Buttar, Department of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Prof. Buttar given
the scope and prevalence of CVDs, a population health strategy“Prevention is better than cure” would be the most appropriate model
to adopt to deal with CVD-related mortality and morbidity. Such
prophylactic measures would not only help in reducing obesity, diabetes
some cancers and CVDs, but also the hospital and drug costs burdening
the health care systems worldwide.
NPY receptors in the nucleus: What are they doing there?
Prof. Danielle Jacques, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology,
University of Sherbrooke, Canada In summary Prof. Jacques express
peptide receptors such as NPY receptors are present in the nuclear
membranes of several types of cells, including endocardial endothelial
cells. The presence of NPY and NPY receptors in the nucleus may
contribute to the regulation of cell function, such as secretion, gene
expression, hypertrophy and proliferation.
Genetically engineered embryonic stem cells enhances cradiac myocyte
differentiation and attenuate adverse cardiac remodeling in the infarcted
myocardium
Prof. Dinender K Singla, College of Medicine, University of Central
Florida. Prof. Singla work suggests that genetically modified ES cells
enhance cardiac myocyte differentiation in vitro as well as in the
infracted heart. Moreover, we also observed decrease in adverse cardiac
remodeling that is associated with improved heart function.
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Homocysteine elicits an M1 phenotype in murine macrophages through
an EMMPRIN mediated pathway
Prof. Suresh C Tyagi, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School
of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY Prof. Tyagi suggests that HHcy
results in differentiation of macrophages towards the M1 phenotype.
This effect seems to be mediated, at least in part by induction of
EMMPRIN.
Cardioprotective effects of crategusoxycantha: Experimental and clinical
Prof. Ramesh K Goyal, Executive Adviser (Research & Strategies)
V ClinBio labs Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai In conclusion
data suggest that C. oxycanthaextract possesses cardiotonic potential
which may be attributed not only to the free radical scavenging and
antioxidant activity by virtue of presence of rich amount of flavonoids
and phenolic but also by inhibition of myocardial Na++ k+ ATPase
enzyme possibly through the ursolic acid present in the extract. The
clinical evidence correlates with the experimental observations.
However, further systemic clinical studies are required to authenticate
the cardioprotective potential.
Chronic heart failure: A disease of the brain
Prof. R B Singh, Halberg Chronobiology Centre, University of
Mineapolis, USA It is possible that increased circulating angiotensin
II signaling can directly act on the central nervous system via the
subfornical organ and the AP to increase sympathetic outflow.
Recent advances in medicine: India’s great contribution
Prof. P C Dandiya, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, SMS Medical
college, Jaipur The large number of psycho-pharmaceuticals, the
benzodiazepines, the antipsychotic drugs, the antidepressant drugs
like imipramine, selective NE reuptake inhibitors, selective serotonin
inhibitors. These drugs changed the lives of the sick. How did this
happen? Reserpine from R. Serpentina i.e. “sarpagangha” an ayurvedic
drugs was found to deplete the brain of serotonin and non-epinephrine
and this provided a tool to the world to understand brain functioning,
the role of neurotransmitters in the body that allowed researchers to
search for new block buster drugs that treated patients of depressions
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and psychosis. These became the most selling drugs after the year
1990’s and changed the lives of millions of people around the world.
The contribution of reserpine from India’s heritage has not been fully
acknowledged but the fact remains that it changed the whole world of
medicine. But for it the knowledge about brain would have remained
vague and the treatments empirical.
George Jackowski Oral and Poster Awards
Other distinguished speakers were Rajesh Kumar Suman, India, Mahesh
P Gupta, USA, Prof. Ramesh K Goyal, India, Po, Arunabha Ray,
JanKyselovic, Slovakia, Dinendra K Singla, USA, Rakesh Shukla, India.
Best Poster Presentation awards were given to Ms. Reshma P. L, CSIRNIIST, Thiruvananthapuram and Mr. RK Sharma, Jamia Hamdard.
The much awaited prizes for oral and poster presentations were given
away during the valedictory function. Best Oral Presentation awards
were given to Mr. Anupam Mittal, PGIMER, Chandigarh and Mr.
Gurinder Bir Singh, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Prof. SK Gupta was conferred with Makato Nagano Award for
distinguished achievements in cardiovascular education presented by
Prof. SS Agrawal, Prof. P.C. Dandiya & Prof. NS Dhalla. Life time
achievement award was bestowed to Prof. SS Agrawal by Prof. Dhalla
and
SK Gupta.
Dr.Prof.
N.S. Dhalla
& Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Hon’ble Founder President, Amity University
Prof. Dinender K Singla presenting his research work
Prof. Morris Karmazyn & Dr. Tanveer Naved presenting the George Jackowski
Oral Award to Mr. Gurinder Bir Singh, Research Scholar, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Prof. Morris Karmazyn & Dr. Tanveer Naved presenting the George Jackowski Oral Award to
Mr. Gurinder Bir Singh, Research Scholar, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. N.S. Dhalla, Prof. S.K. Gupta presenting Distinguished Leadership Award to
Prof. S.S. Agrawal
Prof. C. Tandon, Dr. Mahesh P. Gupta, Prof. Dinender K Singla, Prof. Addepalli Veeranjaneyulu
& Prof. Sussan Howlet,
Dr. N.S. Dhalla, Prof. S.K. Gupta presenting Life Time Achievement Award to Prof. S.S. Agrawal
Student delegates at the poster presentation
Student Delegates while Poster Presentation
Closing Ceremony
Dr. N.S. Dhalla & Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Honourable Founder President,
Amity University, who received the Life Time Achievement Award
Concluding the ceremony, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Honourable Founder
President of Amity Universities & Chairman of AKC Group of
Companies announced the formation of Amity International Foundation
for Cardiovascular Sciences, which was well received by the audience.
Dr. N.S. Dhalla & Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Hon’ble Founder President, Amity University
Distinguish faculty and members of the organising committee during the closing ceremony
Dr. N.S. Dhalla, Prof. S.K. Gupta presenting Life Time Achievement Award to Prof. S.S. Agrawal
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Annual Meeting of the International Academy of
Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS) North American Section
Omaha, Nebraska
•
September 10 – 12, 2015
The Harper Center at Creighton University
302 N. 22nd St. Omaha, NE 68178
Register
Today!
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Third Forum to Promote Young Investigators and Centers
of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research
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Two Young Investigator Competitions (4 presenters in each session)
Two Young Faculty Orations Competitions (4 presenters in each session)
2 Poster Competitions (4 awardees each, 8 total winners)
Registration and Hotel Accommodations will be provided for all trainees selected
for oral presentations
• 10 travel awards in the amount of $500 to awarded to students on the basis of
merit and need (not available to those selected for oral presentation)
Co-Chairs, Local Organizing Committee
Devendra K Agrawal PhD: [email protected]
Irving H Zucker PhD: [email protected]
For additional questions, visit www.cvforum.org or contact
Dane Marvin • T: (402) 280-3488 • E: [email protected]
Annual Meeting of the International Academy of
Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS) North American Section
International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
Officers & Executive Council Members
Naranjan S Dhalla, Founder and Executive Director, Winnipeg, Canada
Bohuslav Ostadal, President, Prague, Czech Republic
Roberto Bolli, President-Elect, Louisville, USA
James T Willerson, Past President, Houston, USA
Eva Little, Administrative Assistant, Winnipeg, Canada
International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences –
North American Section Officers & Executive Council Members (2015 – 2017)
All IACS North American Section Council members are the members of the annual meeting Organizational Committee
Grant Pierce, President, Winnipeg, Canada
Morris Karmazyn, London, Canada
Dennis McNamara, Past President, New Orleans, USA
Doug Lewandowski, Chicago, USA
Gary Lopaschuk, Vice President & Incoming President,
Martin Morad, Charleston, USA
Edmonton, Canada
Ravichandran Ramasamy, New York, USA
Dinender Singla, Secretary, Orlando, USA
Stephen Schaffer, Mobile, USA
Devendra K. Agrawal, Omaha, USA
Deepak Srivastava, San Francisco, USA
Ghassan Bkaily, Sherbrooke, Canada
Balwant Tuana, Ottawa, Canada
Michael Czubryt, Winnipeg, Canada
Suresh Tyagi, Louisville, USA
Susan Howlett, Halifax, Canada
Carin Wittnich, Toronto, Canada
Local Organizing Committee for Annual Meeting
IACS North American Section
Devendra K Agrawal, Co-Chair and IACS Council Member, Omaha, USA
Irving H Zucker, Co-Chair, Omaha, USA Songcang Chen, Omaha, USA
Christopher Pelham, Omaha, USA Paras Kumar Mishra, Omaha, USA
Kaushik Patel, Omaha, USA Matthew Zimmerman, Omaha, USA
Jerrod E Lawrence, Administrator for Finance & Arrangements, Omaha, USA
Dane Marvin, Administrative Assistant, Omaha, USA
Scientific Session Topics
• CerebrovascularDiseasesandStroke
• Inflammation,Cytokinesand
Cardiovascular Disease
• CardiacandVascularRegeneration
• HighlightingSexDifferencesin
Cardiovascular Diseases
• NeuromodulationfortheTreatment
of Cardiovascular Disease
• GeorgeJackowskiSymposium–
Prevention of Heart Diseases
• DiastolicHeartFailurewith
Preserved Ejection Fraction
(Mechanism and Therapy)
• DennisBMcNamaraSymposium–
Pathophysiology and Treatment of
Peripheral Vascular Disease
• NewConceptsinArrhythmogenesis
• SpecialSessiontohonorProfessor
Edwin E Daniel and to celebrate his
90th Birthday
• ExerciseTraininginCardiovascular
Disease
• NovelTherapiesTargeting
Cardiac Metabolism
• DiabeticHeartFailure
• Non-PharmacologicalTherapiesfor
Heart Failure: Novel Devices
• EpigeneticsandCardiovascular
Disease
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• Echocardiography:Latestmodalities
for Imaging
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Invited Speakers & Session Chairs for North American Section Meeting of IACS –
Omaha, Nebraska 2015
*Jeffrey L Ardell, PhD, Los Angeles, USA
Gary Lopaschuk, PhD, Edmonton Canada
*István Baczkó, PhD, Hungary
*Nilanjana Maulik, PhD, Farmington, USA
*Aruni Bhatnagar, PhD, Louisville, USA
*Dennis McNamara, MD,
*Ghassan Bkaily, PhD, Sherbrooke, Canada
*Jawahar Lal Mehta, MD, PhD, Arkansas, USA
*Roberto Bolli, PhD, Louisville, USA
Martin Morad, PhD, Charleston, USA
*Harpal Buttar, DVM, PhD, Ottawa, Canada
*Michael J Moulton, MD, Omaha, USA
*Enrique Castañeda Saldaña, Lima, Peru
*Bohuslav Ostadal, MD, PhD, Prague, Czech Republic
*Michael Czubryt, PhD, Winnipeg, Canada
*Kaushik Patel, PhD, Omaha, USA
*Edwin E Daniel, PhD, Vancouver, Canada
*Grant Pierce, PhD
President IACS North America Section
*Michael G Del Core, MD, Omaha, USA
*Naranjan S Dhalla, PhD, MD
Executive Director IACS, Canada
*Iraklis I Pipinos, MD, Omaha, USA
*Pedro D’Orléans-Juste, PhD, Sherbrooke, Canada
*Kathryn L Sandberg, PhD, Washington, DC, USA
*Igor Efimov, PhD, Washington, DC, USA
*Stephen Schaffer, PhD, Mobile, USA
*Galal El-Kilany, MD, Fujairah City, UAE
*Pawan K Singal, PhD, Winnipeg, Canada
*Pierre B Fayad, MD, Omaha, USA
*Dinender Singla, PhD, Orlando, USA
*Robert Felder, MD, Iowa City, USA
*Fabiola Sozzi, MD, PhD, Italy
*Otoni M Gomes, MD, PhD, Brazil
President IACS South America Section
Balwant Tuana, PhD, Ottawa, Canada
Ramesh Goyal, PhD, Ahmedabad, India
*Suresh K Tyagi, PhD, Louisville, USA
*Justin Grobe, PhD, Iowa City, USA
*András Varró, MD, PhD, Szeged, Hungary
*Susan Howlett, PhD, Halifax, Canada
*Han-Jun Wang, MD, PhD, Omaha, USA
*Krassimira Hristova, MD, PhD, Sofia, Bulgaria
*James T Willerson, MD, PhD, Houston, USA
*Morris Karmazyn, PhD, London, Canada
*Carin Wittnich, PhD, Toronto, Canada
*CC Kartha, MD, Trivandrum, India
*Hong Zheng, MD, Omaha, USA
*Thomas Lohmeier, Minneapolis, USA
*Irving H Zucker, PhD, Omaha, USA
Fabio Recchia, MD, PhD, Philadelphia, USA
*Belma Turan, PhD, Ankara, Turkey
*Confirmed
Please note that we are currently waiting to hear from other invited speakers and session chairs!
Call for Abstracts
A key feature of this forum is its focus on young investigators.
Two invited oral sessions for young faculty (within 10 years of
first appointment) will be featured in sessions devoted to ba-sic
cardiovascular science and clinical/translational medicine. There
will also be award compe-titions for trainees in two categories:
medical residents/postdoctoral fellows, and graduate stu-dents/
medical students. Successful applicants will receive complimentary
accommodation, reg-istration and hospitality; the top presentations
in each oral competitive session, determined by committee at the
Forum,willalsoreceiveaplaqueand$1,000check.Additionally,8
awards will be given to best poster presentation and each of the 8
posterawardeeswillreceiveacertificateand$500.
Theabstractsubmissionfeeis$25.Ifyouaresubmittinganabstract,
you must select this addi-tional fee during the online registration
process (it will be added to your total).
Formatting requirements for abstracts are as follows: *Length limit is
250 words and must include the title, authors’ names and affiliations.
Rich text formatting and special characters are permitted.
On separate lines, include:
1) the abstract title
2) author names [Last name, First name, middle initials] with numbers
to denote affiliation and presenting author’s name underlined
3) corresponding affiliations in numerical order
4) the abstract body [structured or free form styles are both permitted]
5) acknowledgements
Abstract Submission Process
& Deadlines
Please do not include author titles or credentials in the abstract itself.
The deadline for abstracts to be published and presented at the
forum is June 1, 2015. The last date to withdraw a submitted abstract
is August 26, 2015.
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their abstracts via
e-mail no later than July 15, 2015. The submitting author is responsible
for notifying the other authors of the status of the abstract.
Abstracts are to be submitted as part of the online registration
process. If your abstract is not fully prepared, you may still register.
To do this, you will simply bypass the optional Abstract Submission
page during your online registration. You may then return to edit your
registration and submit the abstract at a later date.
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Notification of Acceptance
Oral Presentations
Speakers are allocated approx. 20 minutes for the presentation and
discussion.
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Poster Presentations
Two interactive poster sessions will be held during the meeting.
Authors are requested to mount their posters from 5:00 – 7:00 PM
on Thursday 10th September to remain until 4:00 PM on Saturday
12th September. Poster size should be 36” wide x 48” length. Poster
figures should be easily readable from a distance and the authors
should use clear, visible graphics and large text fonts. Material for
mounting posters will be provided in the poster area. Authors are
requested to be present by their posters from 4:00 – 7:00 PM on
Friday 11th September for poster presen-tation and judging of the
posters for awards.
Awards Competitions
A key feature of this Forum is a focus on young faculty (within 10
years of first appointment) and young investigators (graduate
students, medical students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical resi-dents
and clinical fellows). Below are the list of four awards competitions
for oral presentations and two award competitions for poster
presentations that will highlight the contributions of the future leaders
in the cardiovascular field.
Nominations of outstanding junior faculty members or trainees for
consideration for these ses-sions are invited. A nomination package
consists of the individual’s name, contact information, a brief 2-page
CV highlighting their track record (e.g. NIH Biosketch), and an abstract
(max. 250 words, as per the instructions in the Abstract Information
section of the website, which will be available soon). Successful
nominees, who are selected for oral presentation, will receive
complimentary accommodation, registration and local hospitality
(travel costs will be the re-sponsibility of each nominee). The top
presentation in each competitive session, as determined by assigned
judges at the Forum, will also receive a plaque and a monetary award.
The deadline to receive nominations is June 1, 2015.
Additionally, there will be a total of eight poster awards, named in
honor of Drs. Margaret P. Moffat and Morris Karmazyn. The winners of
these awards will be selected from posters pre-sented at the Forum.
(1) The Grant Pierce Young Investigator Competition in
Cardiovascular Sciences
This competition is open to graduate students and medical
students working in the basic or clinical cardiovascular sciences.
Four candidates will be invited to compete (registration fee will be
reimbursed and hotel accommodation for a maximum of 3 days
will be provided free of charge). The winner will receive a plaque
and$1,000check.
(2) The James Willerson Young Investigator Competition in
Cardiovascular Research
This competition is open to postdoctoral fellows, clinical residents
and clinical fellows working in basic science or clinical medicine.
Four candidates will be invited to compete (registration fee will be
reimbursed and hotel accommodation for a maximum of 3 days
will be provided free of charge). The winner will receive a plaque
and$1,000check.
(3) The Eric Olson Young Faculty Orations in Cardiovascular
Basic Science
This competition is open to faculty who are still in the first 10 years
of their appointment. Four speakers will be invited to compete
(registration fee will be reimbursed and hotel accommoda-tion for
a maximum of 3 days will be provided free of charge). The winner
willreceiveaplaqueand$1,000check.
(4) The Kern Wildenthal Young Faculty Orations in
Clinical/Translational Cardiovascular Medicine
This competition is open to faculty who are still in the first 10 years
of their appointment. Four speakers will be invited to compete
(registration fee will be reimbursed and hotel accommoda-tion for
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a maximum of 3 days will be provided free of charge). The winner
willreceiveaplaqueand$1,000check.Additionally,therewillbea
total of eight poster awards, as follows. The winners of these awards
will be selected from posters presented at the Forum:
(5) Dr. Margaret P. Moffat Poster Award Competition
(BiomedicalSciences)–4awardsof$500each
(6) Dr. Morris Karmazyn Poster Award Competition
(TranslationalMedicine)–4awardsof$500each
Travel Grants
There will be $5,000 distributed among 10 students ($500 per
student) to support travel and other expenses. The students need
to apply for the travel grant at the time of abstract submission (the
option to apply is available during the online registration process).
Awardees will be se-lected based upon the quality and content of the
science, as judged by the reviewers.
The IACS has pledged to provide
10 Travel Awards in the
amount of $500 each
to be distributed based upon merit
and need. To apply, simply upload an
NIH-style biosketch when prompted
during the registration process.
Social Program
The social program will include the welcome reception and cocktails
on the evening of Thurs-day 10th September at Harper Center,
Creighton University and the awards banquet, dinner, cocktails and
entertainment at Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum on the evening of
Saturday 12th September. Associated fees are included with paid
registration and are complimentary for in-vited speakers.
Registration Fee
Paid conference registration includes access to all scientific sessions,
meeting materials, coffee breaks, two lunches, dinner at the Welcome
Reception at the Harper Center, and dinner at the Closing Awards
Banquet at the Joslyn Art Museum. Please note that entrance to all
events re-quires registration and a conference name badge.
Invited speakers will receive complimentary registration. The rates
for all others are as follows:
Graduate Student / Medical Student / Postdoctoral Fellow /
Clinical Resident / Clinical Fellow Registration:
Early Bird (by June 1, 2015) ...................................................$200
Standard (after June 1, 2015) .................................................$250
General Attendee Registration:
Early Bird (by June 1, 2015) ...................................................$300
Standard (after June 1,2015) ..................................................$350
Cancellation and Refunds
Written notification of cancellation must be provided via email to
Dane Marvin ([email protected]). Cancellation by August
26,2015willresultinarefundofregis-trationfeespaidminusa$50
fee for processing. Those cancelling on August 27, 2015 or later will
not be refunded.
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Omaha Airport
Meal Information
The airport of Omaha, Nebraska is called as Eppley Airfield with
the symbol of “OMA”. Most of the airlines, including American (AA),
United (UA), US Airways, Delta (DL), Frontier, Alaska and Southwest,
flyintoEppleyAirfield.
Dinner will be catered at the welcome reception on Thursday,
September 10th at the Harper Center Ballroom. Catered lunches will
be provided at noon on Friday and Saturday, September 11th and
12th. Coffee and refreshments will be provided twice per day at the
designated session break times. The awards banquet, held at the
Joslyn Art Museum in downtown Omaha on Sat-urday, September
12th will feature fine catered dining. All of these meals are covered
with paid registration.
Hotel Accommodations
Hotel/Lodging fees are not included in the price of registration.
Thus, all paid attendees must arrange lodging separately. For your
convenience, we have blocked rooms at neighboring ho-tels for the
duration of the conference: The Holiday Inn Downtown Omaha and
The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Downtown Omaha.
The hotels are located about 3 miles or 5-minute drive from the airport
and a three-minute drive or 10 minutes walking from the Harper Center
at Creighton University. Both hotels offer free shuttle service from the
airport to the hotel and also from the hotel to Harper Center. Rooms
may be booked for the event immediately, even prior to registration.
Invited speakers will stay in The Holiday Inn. The Holiday Inn has
pledged to provide a dedicated complimentary shuttle service in its
brand new Mercedes-Benz shuttle between the hotel and the Harper
Center every fifteen minutes throughout the day. The shuttle will also
transport guests to and from the Omaha Airport, which is a short drive
fromthehotels.Roomratesatbothhotelsare$119/nightpluslocal
tax. We have reserved the rooms for 3 nights, and guests may book
between 1-3 nights. Stay for additional nights can be directly requested.
Hotel Option 1:
The Holiday Inn Downtown Omaha 1420 Cuming Street, Omaha,
Nebraska 68102 Ph: (402) 341-0124 All King-size Beds / Free Wi-fi /
Restaurant / 24hr Fitness Center / Pool
1. Go to the Holiday Inn Downtown Omaha website.
http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/omaha/omafc/
hoteldetail
2. On the left hand side of the page, enter the number of guests
occupying the room.
3. Enter the number of rooms you wish to reserve.
4. Add your check-in and check-out dates.
5. Click the “Have a Group Code” option and input the 3-letter code
“CSM” and select “Check Availability.”
6. The Guest Room types offered will populate along with the
negotiatednightlyrateof$119pluslocaltax.Followthe
remaining prompts to reserve your overnight accommodations.
Registrants will be responsible for providing their own breakfast each
day as well as dinner on Friday, September 11th. The conference
and hotels are in close proximity to Omaha’s historic “Old Market
District,” which features dining options for nearly every conceivable
taste and budget. The hotels affiliated with the meeting (The Holiday
Inn Downtown Omaha and the Fairfield Inn and Suites Downtown
Omaha) both offer a variety of breakfast options: Fairfield Inn offers
free breakfast, and the Holiday Inn has an all-you-can-eat breakfast
buffet in the res-taurant (invited speakers will receive a special rate of
$5forthisbuffet).Bothhotelsofferfreeshuttleservice.
Please notify us of any food allergies or dietary restrictions when
prompted during the online registration process.
Conference Registration/Check-in
Registration will be open on the first day of the conference
(September 10th) beginning at 1:00 pm at the entrance of the Mike
and Josie Harper Center at Creighton University. The registra-tion
desk will close at 7:00 pm on Thursday. The desk will reopen on
Friday and Saturday at 7:00 AM each day and will close at 6 PM on
Friday (11th September) and 4:00 PM on Saturday (12th September).
Invitation for Full-Length Papers to
Be Published in Canadian Journal
of Physiology and Pharmacology
A certain number of presentations will be selected and invited for
publication as full-length pa-pers in a special issue of the Canadian
Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, which is af-filiated with
the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, the
Canadian Physiologi-cal Society, and the International Academy of
Cardiovascular Sciences.
Hotel Option 2:
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown Omaha 1501 Nicholas Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68102 Ph: (402) 280-1516 Free Breakfast / Free
Wi-fi / Pool / Fitness Center
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/omafd-fairfield-inn-andsuites-omaha-downtown
Call for Nominations as Fellows of individuals with outstanding achievements in
cardiovascular research and education to be elected as Fellows of the Academy
Please submit short CV and contributions of the candidate by June 1, 2015
to Dr Naranjan S Dhalla, Executive Director. Email: [email protected]
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www.heartacademy.org
ADVANCES IN CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
from bench to the patient’s bed
International Symposium
September 2 - 5, 2015
Smolenice Castle - Congress Center of the
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bratislava, Slovakia
Organizers
Institute for Heart Research
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Slovak Medical University
Slovak Society of Cardiology
Slovak Physiological Society
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
Under the auspices of the
International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
CONTACTS
Institute for Heart Research SAS
Dúbravská cesta 9, P.O.B. 104,
840 05 Bratislava 45, Slovakia
Phone: 00421 2 54774405, Fax: 00421 2 54776637, E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
2nd European Section Meeting of the International Academy
of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS)
International Program Committee
Andras Varro, Szeged, Hungary
Giuseppe Ambrosio, Perugia, Italy
Monika Bartekova, Bratislava, Slovakia
Istvan Baczko, Szeged, Hungary
Jerzy Beltowski, Lublin, Poland
Naranjan Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
Dragan Djuric, Belgrade, Serbia
Peter Ferdinandy, Budapest, Hungary
Ferenc Gallyas, Pecs, Hungary
Vladimir Jakovljevic, Kragujevac, Serbia
Barta Judit, Debrecen, Hungary
Ralph Kinscherf, Marburg, Germany
Keld Kjeldsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Vladimir Kulchitsky, Minsk, Belarus
Frantisek Kolar, Prague, Czech Republic
Danina Muntean, Timisoara, Romania
Bohuslav Ostadal, Prague, Chech Republic
Petr Ostadal, Prague, Czech Republic
Zoltan Papp, Debrecen, Hungary
Olga Pechanova, Bratislava, Slovakia
Grant Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
Tatiana Ravingerova, Bratislava, Slovakia
Rolf-Edgar Silber, Halle, Germany
Jaipaul Singh, Preston, UK
Tyagi Suresh, Louisville, USA
Jan Slezak, Bratislava, Slovakia
Belma Turan, Ankara, Turkey
Guy Vassort, Montpellier, France
Agnes Vegh, Szeged, Hungary
Lionetti Vincenzo, Pisa, Italy
Karl Werdan, Halle, Germany
Local CME Committee
Beljić Živković Teodora, Belgrade, Serbia
Deljanin Ilić Marina, Niš, Serbia
Djurić Dušan, Kragujevac, Serbia
Lazović Milica, Belgrade, Serbia
Novaković Budimka, Novi Sad, Serbia
Radonjić Vesela, Belgrade, Serbia
Stojkov Svetlana, Belgrade, Serbia
Tasić Nebojša, Belgrade, Serbia
Trifunović Zoran, Belgrade, Serbia
Scientific Topics
•AdvancesinAtherosclerosisandVascular
Biology Research
•AdvancesinCoronaryArteryDiseaseand
Heart Failure Research
•AdvancesinStrokeandPeripheralVascular
Disease Research
•AdvancesinCardiacArrhythmiaResearch
and Treatment
•AdvancesinCardiovascularSurgery:When
Basic Meets Clinical Research
•AdvancesinCardiovascularRehabilitation:
When Basic Meets Clinical Research
•AdvancesinCardiovascularDiagnosticsand
Biomarkers Research
•EnvironmentalRiskFactors,EnvironmentGene Interactions and Cardiovascular Health
•AdvancesinRiskManagement,
Cardiovascular Prevention, Exercise
and Nutrition
•AdvancesinTreatmentofHypertension,
Diabetes Mellitus and Dyslipidemia
•DrugTherapy,CardiovascularToxicityand
Other Side Effects; New Approaches to the
Management of CVD
Confirmed Speakers and Titles for the 2nd European Section Meeting of IACS Belgrade 2015
International Speakers**
Beltowski Jerzy, Department of Pathophysiology,
Kulchitsky Vladimir, Institute of Physiology,
Ambrosio Giuseppe, Division of Cardiology,
Hydrogen sulfide as a mediator of new
lipolytic pathway in the adipose tissue
The ventrolateral medulla and heart rate
variability under hypercapnia
Myocardial hybernation: Pathophysiology
and clinical implications
Gallyas Ferenc, Department of Biochemistry and
Muntean Danina, Department of Pathophysiology,
Baczko Istvan, Department of Pharmacology and
Extranuclear effects of PARP activation:
relevance in cardiovascular diseases
Mitochondrial Effects of Lipid-Lowering
Drugs
Effects of atrial selective ion channel
modulators on chronic atrial tachypacing
induced atrial fibrillation in dogs
Ferdinandy Peter, Department of Pharmacology
Ostadal Bohuslav, Institute of Physiology,
Functional genomics of cardioprotection
Cardiac adaptation to overload
Lionetti Vincenzo, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola
Ostadal Petr, Department of Cardiology,
How to mend a broken heart:
The epigenetic approach
Extracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock
Kinscherf Ralph, Department of Medical Cell
Papp Zoltan, Institute of Cardiology, Division of
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
(OSAS): Alterations in skeletal muscle
vascularization and angiogenic factors in
mice and men
Sarcomere active drugs in the therapy of
acute heart failure
University of Perugia School of Medicine,
Perugia, Italy
Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University
of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Barta Judit, Institute of Cardiology and Heart
Surgery, University of Debrecen Clinical Centre,
Debrecen, Hungary
The right ventricular cardiomyocyte passive
force is reduced in post-ischemic heart
failure due to hypophosphorylation at Ser282 of cardiac myosin binding protein C
Bartekova Monika, Institute for Heart Research,
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava,
Slovak Republic
Effect of prolonged intermittent restraint stress
on molecular signalization in heart tissue
www.heartacademy.org
Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Medical Chemistry, University of Pecs Medical
School, Pecs, Hungary
and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University,
Budapest, Hungary
Superiore, Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
Biology, Philipps-University Marburg,
Marburg, Germany
National Academy of Sciences, Minsk, Belarus
“Victor Babes” University of Medicine and
Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,
Prague, Chech Republic
Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital,
Prague, Czech Republic
Clinical Physiology, Research Center for Molecular
Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Confirmed Speakers and Titles for the 2nd European Section Meeting of IACS Belgrade 2015
Pechanova Olga, Institute of Normal and
Djurić Tamara, Laboratory for Radiobiology and
Novokmet Slobodan, Department of Pharmacy,
Effects of nanopartıcle-loaded antıhypertensıve
drugs on the cardıovascular system
Microarray in Serbia today: Implementation in
cardiovascular diseases
Cardiotoxic effects of some transition metal
complexes on isolated perfused rat heart
Pierce N Grant, Department of Physiology and
Dimitrijević Srećković Vesna, Clinic for
Pekmezović Tatjana, Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty
Pathological Physiology, Slovak Academy of
Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of
Cardiovascular Sciences, Canadian Centre for AgriFood Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM),
St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
The role of nuclear protein import in vascular
cell proliferation: Target for novel therapies
Ravingerova Tanya, Department of Cardiovascular
Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute for Heart
Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava,
Slovak Republic
Novel “conditioning” approaches to repair the
broken heart: From bench to a patient
Slezak Jan, Institute for Heart Research, Slovak
Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Radiation induced heart disease:
Mechanisms and prevention
Turan Belma, Department of Biophysics, Ankara
University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Electrophysiological basis of metabolic
syndrome induce cardiovascular disorders
Tyagi C Suresh, Department of Physiology and
Biophysics, University of Louisville School of
Medicine, Louisville, USA
Role H2S in cardiovascular remodeling
Varró Andras, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty
of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Antiarrhyhtmic effect of desethylamiodarone in
experimental arrhythmia models
Vegh Agnes, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Protection with inorganic nitrites against
ischaemia and reperfusion-induced
ventricular arrhythmias
National Speakers**
Borović Saša, Clinic for Cardiosurgery, Dedinje
Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Echocardiography measurement predicts
severity of structural changes in the
ascending aorta in patients with
degenerative aortic stenosis
Dekleva Milica, Clinical Centre “Zvezdara”, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Assessment of myocardial mechanics
during remodeling process after first
myocardial infarction
Deljanin Ilić Marina, Institute for Treatment and
Rehabilitation “Niška Banja”, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
Music and cardiovascular health: Implications
in cardiovascular rehabilitation
Djurić Dragan, Institute of Medical Physiology
“Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Homocysteine and thiolactone metabolites:
Progress in cardiovascular research
Molecular Genetics, Vinča Institute of Nuclear
Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Abdominal obesity, risk of depression and early
atherosclerosis in adolescents and youthfavourable effects of mediterranean diet
Ilić Stevan, Deartment of Cardiology, Clinic for
Internal Medicine, Clinical Centre, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of
Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Challenges in stroke epidemiology and prevention
Petrović – Oggiano Gordana, Centre of Exellence
in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical
Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Effect of physical activity on reduction
of hyperlipidaemia in patients with
cardiovascular risk
Cardiovascular rehabilitation – the saga
continues
Popović Dejana, Institute for Cardiovascular
Jakovljević Vladimir, Department of Physiology,
Cardiopulmonary exercise test in ischemic
heart disease
Oxidative stress in exercise: from animal
models to applied investigations
Popović Tamara, Centre of Exellence in Nutrition
Jonjev Živojin, Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery,
Effects of fish oil supplementation on
biochemical parameters, lipid profiles and
oxidative stress in experimental model of
aging and in DM2 patients with CVD
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of
Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of Vojvodina,
Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
Coronary artery bypass grafting vs.
percutaneous coronary intervention in
single-vessel LAD disease
Jović Miomir, Department of Anesthesiology,
Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Hemodynamic monitoring – transpulmonary
hemodilution – PCCO
Kostić Jelena, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases,
Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
The effects of nicorandil on microvascular
function in patients with ST segment
elevation myocardial infarction undergoing
primary PCI
Labudović Borović Milica, Kostić Jelena,
Orlić Dejan, Institute of Histology and Embryology
“Aleksandar Dj. Kostić”, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia
Coronary thrombi aspirated from infarctrelated artery in STEMI patients:
An angiogenesis model
Miloradović Zoran, Ivanov Milan, Karanović
Danijela, Vajić Una Jovana, Markovi
Lipkovski Jasmina, Mihailović Stanojević
Nevena, Grujić Milanović Jelica, Jovović
Djurdjica, Laboratory for Cardiovascular
Physiology, Institute of Medical Research, University
of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Diseases, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research,
University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Prostran Milica, Institute of Pharmacology, Clinical
Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Novel approaches to the pathogenesis
and the treatment of renal ischemiareperfusion injury: From molecular aspects
to clinical applicability
Radenković Miroslav, Institute of Pharmacology,
Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Endothelial dysfunction – pharmacological
challenges
Ristić Medić Danijela, Centre of Exellence in Nutrition
and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research,
University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Are the saturated fatty acids a risk factors for
cardiometabolic syndrome?
Stančić Ana, Korać Bato, Institute for Biological
Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Mitochondria as key mediators of anesthetics
preconditioning in human heart
Stevanović Predrag, Department of
Anesthesiology, University Clinical Hospital Center
“Dr Dragiša Mišović – Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
Angiotensin 2 type 1 receptor blockade
different affects postishemic kidney injuries
in normotensive and hypertensive rats
Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring in the
perioperative period of high risk patients.
When basic meets clinical practice
Nikić Petar, Special Hospital for Prevention and
Stojanović Ivan, Clinic for Cardiosurgery, Dedinje
Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases “St. Sava”,
Belgrade, Serbia
Augmentationofcollateralcerebralflow–a
neglected player in the treatment of acute
ischemic stroke
Novaković Budimka, Centre for Dietetics and
Nutrition, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Medicine University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Management of nutritional risk for
cardiovascular disease
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Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Concomitant mitral repair surgery and coronary
bypass grafting in patients with extremely
impaired left ventricular function (EF < 15%)
Stojanovich Ljudmila, Clinic for Internal medicine,
University Medical Center “Bežanijska Kosa”,
Belgrade, Serbia
Antiphospholipid syndrome as the total
cardiovascular risk evaluation and
management
www.heartacademy.org
Confirmed Speakers and Titles for the 2nd European Section Meeting of IACS Belgrade 2015
Stoičkov Viktor, Institute for Treatment and
Trifunović Zoran, Clinic for Cardiosurgery, Military
Zdravković Marija, Clinic for Internal Medicine,
Exercise training in patients with heart failure:
Which beneficial effects?
Intramyocardial bone marrow mononuclear
cells implantation concomitant to CABG
surgery in ischemic cardiomyopathy
Hypertension and Physical Activity Prognostic and Therapeutic Issues
Tasić Nebojša, Clinic for Cardiology, Dedinje
Velimirović Milica, Petronijević Nataša, Institute
Živković Maja, Laboratory for Radiobiology and
Changes of NADPH oxidase and matrix
metalloproteinase 9 expression are
prevented by pretreatment of vitamin D3
and dehydroascorbic acid in animal model
of stroke
The 9p21 chromosomal locus in
atherosclerosis
Vranic Ivana, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases,
Cardiac anaphylaxis in isolated mice heart:
Focus on L-arginine/NO system
S wave in V1-V3, detectable sign of
asymptomatic aortic stenosis on ECG
** Surnames are given following alphabetical order.
Rehabilitation “Niška Banja“, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Novel factors in development of
atherosclerosis plaques: Clinicians view
Todorović Z, Djukanović N, Protić D, Mugoša
S, Obradović S, Ostojić M, Institute of
Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and
Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, Serbia
Resistance to antiplatelet agents
Trifunović Danijela, Institute for Cardiovascular
Diseases, Clinical Centre of Serbia, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Clinical Centre of Serbia, University of Belgrade,
Belgrade, Serbia
University Medical Center “Bežanijska Kosa”,
Belgrade, Serbia
Molecular Genetics, Vinča Institute of Nuclear
Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Živković Vladimir, Department of Physiology,
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of
Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Metabolic,inflammatoryandhaemodynamic
predictors of coronary microcirculation
recovery in the infarct region after pPCI
Call for Abstracts
The Program Committee is welcoming the submission of original
contributions for oral and poster presentations for the meeting.
On-line Abstract Submission
On-line submission of abstracts is encouraged by the Program
Committee. Scientific contributions should be according to the topics
of the congress. Abstract must be written in English. Please, note that
abstracts whose English language is of poor quality will be rejected.
PLEASE, PREFER THE TYPE OF PRESENTATION (oral or poster).
Accepted abstracts will be scheduled for the type of presentations
by the authority of the Program Committee.
IMPORTANT NOTICE – THE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
IS JUNE 25, 2015.
ABSTRACTS TO BE SEND ONLY TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF
THE PROGRAM/ORGANIZING COMMITTEE [email protected] or
[email protected]
THE NUMBER OF ABSTRACTS IS NOT LIMITED.
Only abstracts accompanied by the payment of the registration fee
will be considered for inclusion in Final Program and publication in
Abstract Book. The transmission of the abstracts via fax, sending
floppy discs, CD or USB by standard mail is not acceptable. Late
abstracts will NOT be accepted.
Instructions for Authors
1) Abstracts should contain short TITTLE; a list of AUTHOR(S); the
INSTITUTION(S) (Italic) where the investigation was performed
and the TEXT.
2) The title should be written in capital and bold letters. Underline
the presenting author.
3)Abstracts should state the study’s objective, briefly describe
the MATERIALS AND METHOD used, summarize the RESULTS
obtained and state the CONCLUSIONS.
4) The recommended font is Time New Roman and font size 12.
Kindly set the language to English.
5) Type the entire abstract single-spaced without margins at the top
of sides.
www.heartacademy.org
6) Abstracts should contain no more than 250 words. Abstracts
received after the deadline and abstracts not complied according
to the instructions will not be accepted.
EXAMPLE:
THE EFFECTS OF NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE- OR LIPOXYGENASE
INHIBITION ON CORONARY FLOW AND NITRITE OUTFLOW IN
ISOLATED RAT HEART
Srejović I1, Jakovljević J2
1
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University
of Kragujevac, Kragujevac; 2Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard
Burian”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
The aim of this study was to assess the changes of coronary
flow and nitrite outflow under inhibition of nitric oxide synthase
by L-NAME or lipoxygenase induced by 9 nordihydroguaiaretic
(NDGA, LOX-inhibition) acid in isolated rat heart. The hearts of
male Wistar albino rats (n=18, age 8 weeks, body mass 180-200 g)
were retrograde perfused according to the Langendorff technique
at gradually increased constant perfusion pressure conditions
(CPP,40-120cmH2O)whichinducedflow-dependentNOrelease
(nitriteoutflow)...
Notification of Acceptance
Authors will be informed of their abstract acceptance (or rejection)
not later then July 15, 2015. For this notification, the correct mailing
address including phone, fax number and e-mail address is essential.
The registered author is responsible for informing all authors of the
status of the abstract.
Date of Announcement/Abstract Deadline
The first announcement: first half of February 2015
Second announcement: end of April 2015
Abstracts deadline: June 25, 2015
Notification of abstracts acceptance: July 15, 2015
The final program: first half of September 2015
Meeting Date
October 8-10, 2015
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Meeting Venue
Hotel Crowne Plaza, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
(participation upon registration only)
Registration
The meeting desk will be open on:
October 08th
08.00 – 19.00
October 09th
08.00 – 19.00
October 10th
08.00 – 13.00
Registration Fee
(before September 1, 2015 or after September 1, 2015)
PARTICIPANTS (except invited speakers) ....................... 50 € or 70 €
STUDENTS (only undergraduate) ............................... *free of charge
*Certificate required
Notice
For attendees from abroad – payment in Euro to account of the
Serbian Physiological Society:
INTERMEDIARY BANK/CORRESPONDENT BANK
SWIFT – BIC: DRESDEFF
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For attendees from Serbia ONLY – payment in Dinars (according
to the official currency rate on the day of payment) to Komercijalna
Banka A. D. account of the Serbian Physiological Society number:
205-40932-94 KOMERCIJALNA BANKA A.D.
Full registration fee includes admission to all scientific sessions,
opening ceremony, welcome reception, cocktail, and receiving
abstract book with final program. The meeting will be CME accredited.
CME Accredited Program for
Clinicians & Pharmacists
Three Day-Course for Health Practitioners with Final Single Choice
Quiz Entitled “Heart Disease: How New Research May Lead to New
Treatments”
Each of the following courses is granted with 10 credits for participants:
• 08.10.2015.NEWDRUGS&TECHNOLOGIES
o Accreditation No: A-1-800/15 (participants are physicians only),
o Continuing education program accredited by the Health
Council of Serbia
No. 153-02-416/2015-01, date 03.03.2015;
o Lectures & Test preparation: Nebojša Tasić, Dušan Djurić
• 09.10.2015.CLINICALPRACTICEGUIDELINES
o Accreditation No: A-1-594/15 (participants are physicians only),
o Continuing education program accredited by the Health Council
of Serbia
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o
No. 153-02-416/2015-01, date 03.03.2015;
Lectures & Test preparation: Teodora Belić Živković, Dušan Djurić
• 10.10.2015.LIFESTYLEMANAGEMENTINCARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES
o Accreditation No: B-27/15 (participants are pharmacists and
physicians),
o Continuing education program accredited by the Health
Council of Serbia
No. 153-02-416/2015-01, date 03.03.2015;
o Lectures & Test preparation: Vesela Radonjić, Milica Lazović,
Budimka Novaković, Svetlana Stojkov, Dušan Djurić
Lunch, Coffee or Refreshment
Lunch, coffee or refreshment should be provided by sponsors of the
meeting or on a commercial basis in a restaurant of the meeting venue
during the working days of the meeting. Gala dinner is not included
in the registration fee and should be provided with additional cost of
25 Euro per person.
Official Language
Official language of the meeting will be English, however for the
accredited CME three daycourses for health practitioners Serbian
language will be used ONLY. No simultaneous translation will be
provided. All abstracts will be published in English.
Oral Presentation
Speakers (except key note speakers) are allocated 20 or 15 minutes for
the presentation with a discussion time according to the final program.
Poster Presentation
Two interactive poster sessions will be held during the meeting.
Authors are requested to mount their posters from 9.00 to 19.00
on the day of the poster presentation. Poster size should be 120
(height) cm x 80 (width) cm. Poster figures should be designed to
be viewed from a distance and the authors should use clear, visible
graphics and large text fonts. Material for mounting posters will be
provided in the poster area. Authors are requested to be present by
their posters during the poster session for which their poster has
been scheduled.
Awards Notice
The International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in association
with the European Section will provide funds for accommodation and
hospitality for 8 (eight) speakers in two scientific sessions, namely Sir
Magdi Yacoub Symposia and George Jackowski Young Investigator
Award competition. Furthermore two individuals selected from the
invited speakers list will be awarded by the Professor Bohuslav Ostadal
(Prague, Czech Republic) and Professor Jan Slezak (Bratislava, Slovak
Republic) Awards for the Excellence in Cardiovascular Research.
Finally, 4 speakers for the Young Investigator Competition shall be
selected by the Council Members of the IACS-Europe Section. In
addition IACS will provide 8 (eight) poster awards in the honour of
Professor Guy Vassort (Montpelier, France) and Professor Elizabeth
Roth (Pecs, Hungary). Poster Awards will be selected by a panel of
judges appointed by the Local Program/Organizing Committee.
Audiovisual Facilities
For key note lectures and for other oral presentations, video beam
projection will be available in a conference room. Presentations
should be prepared in “Power Point”(*.ppt file). For special audiovisual
facilities, please send in advance a special request to the Program/
Organizing Committee.
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Social Program
Program Outline
The social program will include convivial (welcome reception,
cocktail) and cultural (city tours, visits to museums etc.) events;
only the first will be covered by the registration fee. Please contact
meeting desk for special inquiries.
Hotel Crowne Plaza, Belgrade, Serbia
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Arrival
Accomodation
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Hotel accommodation and arrival/departure service will be organized
in a different price categories and at special rates. Please contact
[email protected]
In order to receive an e-mail invitation and/or confirmation, please
indicate your e-mail address.
Cancellation or Refunds
09:00–13:00
13:00–15:00
15:00–17:00
17:00–19:00
Opening Ceremony/Scientific Sessions
(two parallel sessions)
Lunch Break
Scientific Sessions (two parallel sessions)
Poster Session I with Wine and Cheese
(in parallel CME sessions in Serbian)
Friday, October 9, 2015
Notification of cancellation should be sent in writing to the Program/
Organizing Committee. If a cancellation is received before September 1,
2015, 70% of the total amount will be refunded to the participant. We
regret that no refunds can be given for cancellations received on or
after that date. Please note that for administrative reasons, refunds
will be dealt with after the meeting.
09:00–13:00
13:00–15:00
15:00–17:00
17:00–19:00
20:00
Invitation for Full-Length Papers to be
Published in Canadian Journal of
Physiology and Pharmacology
Scientific Sessions (two parallel sessions)
Lunch Break
Scientific Sessions (two parallel sessions)
Poster Session II with Wine and Cheese
(in parallel CME sessions in Serbian)
Dinner with Music in Skadarlija Bohemian Quarter
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Certain number of presentations will be selected and invited to be
published as a full-length papers in a special issue of the Canadian
Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, which is affiliated with
the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, the
Canadian Physiological Society, and the International Academy of
Cardiovascular Sciences.
09:00-13:00
15:00-19:00
13:00-19:00
20:00
Scientific Sessions (two parallel sessions)
CME Sessions in Serbian
Excursion to Serbia Countryside with Lunch and
Wine Tasting
Gala Dinner/ IACS Awards Session (Hotel Park)
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Departure
For this option it will be possible upon invitation and following peerreview procedure.
ENDORSED BY
Hypertension, Infarction, Stroke and Prevention Association
Serbian Physiological Society
Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade
Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Kragujevac
International Atherosclerosis Society
Special Thanks for Support
The International Academy of Sciences is grateful to the following
institutions and individuals for their partnership to support our
symposia and awards program:
The Academy is indebted to the Myles Robinson Memorial Heart
Trust and St. Boniface Hospital Foundation for their contribution
in publishing CV Network and website development.
1. Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., Woodbridge, Ontario
Our gratitude is also extended to The Asper Foundation, The
Sir Thomas Cropo Foundation and Flax Council Canada for
sponsoring our 6th Harold Buchwald Heart Health Luncheon,
and to the Levit Family for support of Yetta and Jack Levit
Distinguished Lectures in Winnipeg.
2. Mitsubishi Rayon Inc., Tokyo, Japan
3. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology,
NRC Press, Ottawa, Ontario
4. Current Research: Cardiology, Pulsus, Toronto, Ontario
5. Dr. Morris Karmazyn, London, Ontario
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Naranjan S. Dhalla
Executive Director, IACS
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