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Arterial Function
& Wave Intensity:
Concepts, Controversies
& Clinical Applications

Imperial College, London, UK
1-3 April 2004

Programme

Session 1 Basic concepts and applications of wave intensity
Session 2 Arterial disease and ventriculo-vascular coupling
Session 3 Are measurements of wave intensity and arterial stiffness ready for clinical use?
Session 4 Non-invasive diagnosis of circulatory health – alternative techniques and clinical utility
Session 5 Clinical studies of arterial wave intensity
Session 6 Other arteries – recent insights and new questions
Session 7 Targeting risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Session 8 Priorities for research

 

 

Thursday 1st April 2004
Session 1 Basic concepts and applications of wave intensity

Chairmen: Chris Jones, Cardiff
John Tyberg, Calgary
14:00 – 14:30

Fundamental concepts of wave intensity
Kim Parker, London
14:30 – 15:00

Non-invasive implementation for clinical measurement
Motoaki Sugawara, Tokyo

15:00 – 15:30

Comparison of wave intensity with catheter-derived indices
Nobuyuki Ohte, Nagoya

15:30 – 16:00

Discussion and tea
Session 2 Arterial disease and ventriculo-vascular coupling

Chairmen: Alan Fraser, Cardiff
Kim Parker, London
16:00 – 16:30

Translating the biology of vascular disease into clinical research
Tudor Griffith, Cardiff
16:30 – 17:00

Pathophysiological insights from wave intensity in animal models
John Tyberg, Calgary
17:00 – 17:30

Discussion
 
 

Friday 2nd April 2004
Session 3 Are measurements of wave intensity and arterial stiffness ready for clinical use?

Chairmen: Motoaki Sugawara, Tokyo
Henryk Siniawski, Berlin
09:00 – 09:20

Relationships between flow, diameter and pressure
Victoria Franke, London

09:20 – 09:40

Regional variations in wave intensity and sources of error
Andrew Zambanini, London
09:40 – 10:00

Reproducibility – Tokyo studies
Kiyomi Niki, Tokyo
10:00 - 10:20

Reproducibility – Cardiff studies
Dragos Vinereanu, Bucharest
10:20 – 11:00

Discussion and coffee
Session 4 Non-invasive diagnosis of circulatory health – Alternative techniques and clinical utility

Chairmen: Tony Dart, Melbourne
John Goodfellow, Cardiff
11:00 – 11:20

Using flow-mediated dilatation to assess endothelial function
John Deanfield, London  t.b.c.
11:20 – 11:40

Using applanation tonometry for pulse wave analysis in hypertension and diabetes
Ian Wilkinson, Cambridge  t.b.c.
11:40 – 12:00

Using wave speed and separation of waves
Ashraf Khir, London
12:00 – 12:20

Using pulse wave velocity
Katarina Naka, Ioannina  t.b.c.
12:20 – 13:00

Discussion
13:00 

Lunch
Session 5 Clinical studies of arterial waves

Chairmen:  Alun Hughes, London
Frank Schφn, Dusseldorf
14:00 - 14:20 Using wave speed as a clinical tool
Jim Cameron, Melbourne
14:20 – 14:40

Hypertension and heart failure
Simon Thom, London
14:40 – 15:00

Heart valve disease and cardiomyopathy
Kiyomi Niki, Tokyo
15:00 – 15:20

Stratification of treatment for left heart failure
Henryk Siniawski, Berlin
15:20 – 16:00

Discussion and tea
Session 6 Other arteries – recent insights and new questions

Chairmen: Simon Gibbs, London
Michael Frenneaux, Cardiff
16:00 – 16:20

In the coronary circulation
Jos Spaan, Amsterdam

16:20 – 16:40

In the left ventricle
Juin-Jr Wang, Calgary
16:40 – 17:00

In the pulmonary circulation
Aoife O’Brien, Cork
17:00 – 18:00 Discussion
19:00

Reception and conference dinner
 
 

Saturday 3rd April 2004
Session 7 Targeting risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Chairmen: Tudor Griffith, Cardiff
John Deanfield, London
09:00 – 09:30

Risk factors and conduit arterial function
Tony Dart, Melbourne
09:30 – 10:00

The genetics of conduit arterial function
Stephane Laurent, Paris
10:00 – 10:30

Vascular disease, subclinical left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure
Alan Fraser, Cardiff
10:30 – 11:30

Discussion and coffee
Session 8 Priorities for research

Chairmen: Alan Fraser, Cardiff
Kim Parker, London
11:30 – 12:00

Developments in engineering
Akimitsu Harada, Tokyo
12:00 – 12:30

An integrated approach to vascular and cardiac disease
Chris Jones, Cardiff
12:30 – 13:00

General discussion
Summing-up
13:00 

Lunch