www.VBWG.org US Chapter Meeting Chicago, Illinois March 29, 2008 Agenda Carl J. Pepine, MD - National Chairman 12:45 - 12:55 pm Welcome and Opening Remarks Chair: Carl J. Pepine, MD, MACC University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida Co-Chair: Peter Libby, MD, FACC Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Session I: Cardiovascular Disease and a Look to the Future 12:55 - 1:15 pm Keynote Address Bioartificial Heart Generation: Using Nature’s Platform Doris A. Taylor, PhD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Session II: Advances in Vascular Biology: Focus on Cell and Gene Therapies 1:15 - 1:25 pm Allogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Acute MI Timothy D. Henry, MD, FACC Minneapolis Heart Institute Minneapolis, Minnesota 1:25 - 1:35 pm Effect of Progenitor Cell Mobilization on Endothelial Function and Symptoms in Patients with PAD Arshed A. Quyyumi, MD, FRCP, FACC Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia 1:35 - 1:45 pm Open Discussion   1:45 - 1:55 pm Role of Bone Marrow in Cardiac Fibrosis Douglas E. Vaughan, MD, FACC Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee 1:55 - 2:05 pm Imaging to Understand Stem Cell Biology Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, California 2:05 - 2:15 pm Open Discussion   Session III: Cardiac Imaging 2:15 – 2:25 pm Nanoparticle Imaging of Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Lesions Peter Libby, MD, FACC 2:25 – 2:35 pm Myocardial Ischemic Memory Imaging with Molecular Echocardiography Jonathan R. Lindner, MD Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon 2:35 – 2:45 pm Molecular Imaging of Apoptosis in Atherosclerotic Lesions Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, FACC, FRCP University of California, Irvine Orange, California 2:45 – 2:55 pm Open Discussion   Session IV: Women at Risk 2:55 – 3:05 pm WISE Update: Women at High Risk for Reduced CV Survival Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, FASNC Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia 3:05 – 3:15 pm Symptom Presentation of Women with ACS: Myth vs Reality Carl J. Pepine, MD, MACC 3:15 – 3:25 pm Open Discussion   Session V: Interventions in ACS and Other Settings 3:25 – 3:35 pm Antiplatelet Therapy in PCI: New Considerations Stephen D. Wiviott, MD Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts 3:35 – 3:45 pm The Evolving Landscape of Transcatheter Valve Replacement/Repair Peter C. Block, MD, FACC Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia 3:45 – 3:55 pm Open Discussion   Session VI: Cardiometabolic Risk and Lifestyle 3:55 – 4:05 pm CV Outcomes of Weight Loss: Trials and Updates W. Philip T. James, CBE, MD, DSc University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, UK Chair, International Obesity Task Force 4:05 – 4:25 pm Implications of the ENHANCE Trial for Practicing Cardiologists Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC Duke University Medical Center Duke Translational Medicine Institute Durham, North Carolina Steven E. Nissen, MD, MACC Heart and Vascular Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio 4:25 – 4:35 Open Discussion   Session VII: Advances in Clinical Care 4:35 – 4:45 pm The STAT Registry: Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Contemporary Acute Hypertension Christopher B. Granger, MD, FACC Duke University Medical Center Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham, North Carolina 4:45 – 4:55 pm Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, FACC, FAHA, MACP University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, Utah 4:55 pm Open Discussion     Adjourn   Top ^