INVITATION
The Third Nordic University Research Course, Ystad/Malmö, September 10-12, 2012
HYPERTENSION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: FROM METABOLIC AND
VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION TO ORGAN FAILURE
Arranged by The Swedish Society of Hypertension, Stroke and Vascular Medicine, together
with the Danish Hypertension Society, Finnish Hypertension Society, and Norsk Forening for
Hypertension, and in collaboration with Lund University and its strategic research
programme EpiHealth and the linked Danish-Swedish EU-Interregional IV project for
cardiovascular epidemiology
Following the two previous successful events in Copenhagen 2009 and in Oslo 2010 we are
pleased to invite you to this Third Nordic University Research Course. Participants are
expected to be PhD students and junior researchers at universities within the Nordic Baltic
area who have an interest in hypertension, cardiovascular disease or diabetes. Project
presentations by all participants and generous time devoted for discussions will ascertain an
interactive and dynamic course program.
Applications should include: (1) a personal curriculum vitae of no more than one page; (2) an
abstract of the research program or a current research project of the applicant of no more than
one page. Submit your applications electronically by July 1, 2012 to
www.med.lu.se/epihealth, contact person: Camilla Key (Camilla.key@med.lu.se; phone +4640-33 23 01).
Priorities for participation will be made by the national representatives, and is based on the
individual application. Applications received later than July 1, 2012 will be accepted provided
space is available.
For more details, please refer to the homepage of the Society of Hypertension, Stroke and
Vascular Medicine (www.hypertoni.org) or to your national society, or to EpiHealth
(www.med.lu.se/epihealth). Further information may be obtained from Thomas Kahan,
Stockholm (thomas.kahan@ds.se), Peter Nilsson, Malmö (peter.nilsson@med.lu.se), or from
your country representative:
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Denmark, Michael Hecht Olsen, mho@dadlnet.dk
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Finland, Kaj Mätserinne, kaj.metsarinne@tyks.fi
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Norway, Sverre Kjeldsen, sverrkj@frisurf.no
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Sweden, Thomas Kahan, thomas.kahan@ds.se
The fee for the course is EUR 300. This includes hotel for two nights with full board,
conference facilities and all course material, social program, and transfer from Malmö to
Ystad and back.
A preliminary program is presented below:
Monday, September 10: Metabolic and vascular dysfunction
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Welcome, introduction, program presentation; presentation of participants
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Metabolic dysfunction: glucose homeostasis
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Haemostatic mechanisms and alterations in hypertension and cardiovascular disease
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Vascular dysfunction: aorta and large arteries; vascular ageing
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Vascular dysfunction: small arteries, microcirculation, and endothelial function
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Pregnancy and cardiovascular dysfunction in mother and child: glucose metabolism,
vascular function, preeclampsia
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Project presentations by the participants and discussions in parallel groups
Tuesday, September 11: Target organ dysfunction and failure
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Short term and long term blood pressure variability; implications for treatment and
prognosis
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Epidemiology, blood pressure and long term effects
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Hypertensive heart disease: arrhythmias, CHD, and heart failure
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Target organ dysfunction and sympathetic nerve activation: sleep apnea, the heart, and the
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Renal function and the cardiac-renal interactions (the cardio-renal syndrome)
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The brain: stroke and dementia
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Project presentations by the participants and discussions in parallel groups
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Wednesday morning, September 12: The integrated clinical approach
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Risk assessment and evaluation; preventive strategies
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The cardiometabolic syndrome, strategies for implementation and adherence
Wednesday afternoon, September 12: EU-Interregional symposium in Malmö
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A bridge across Öresund for cardiovascular research - the EU-Interregional IV project
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Genetics in cardiovascular disease – an update 2012
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