Friday, May 19, 2017

7:30-8:55 am  Keynote Diamond Breakfast Lecture
CAVI (Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index) in Risk Prediction with Evidence from Longitudinal Studies
Raymond R. Townsend, MD
University of Pennsylvania
The Breakfast and Keynote Lecture is sponsored by Fukuda Denshi 

8:55 am Opening Remarks

9:00-9:40 am Opening Plenary
History of the Study of Arterial Stiffness
John Cockcroft, MD
University of Wales College of Medicine

9:40-11:00 am Controversies and Methodologies in Blood
Pressure and Arterial Stiffness

Controversies in Protocols for Arterial Stiffness
Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota

Controversies in Clinic Measurement of Blood Pressure
Martin Myers, MD, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Static versus Ambulatory Central Pressure
Julio A. Chirinos, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Measurement & Interpretation of Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Adults vs. Pediatrics
Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

11:00-11:30 am Coffee Break, Poster Session, Vendor Demonstrations

11:30 am-12:30 pm Sleep and Cardiovascular Risk

Dipping
William B. White, MD, University of Connecticut 

Sleep Apnea and Vascular Risk
Julio A. Chirinos, MD, PhD

Sleep Quality/Quantity and Cardiovascular Risk
Speaker to be Announced

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch, Poster Session, Vendor Demonstrations

1:30-3:00 pm The Brain

Methodology of Cerebrovascular Function and/or Blood Flow
Oliver Wieben, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Blood Pressure or Blood Pressure Variability in the Brain                
Gary F. Mitchell, MD, Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc.

Vascular Function in the Brain
Timothy Hughes, PhD, Wake Forest School of Medicine 

Effect of Physical Activity and Exercise on Cognitive Function
Michelle W. Voss, PhD, University of Iowa

Panel Discussion

3:00-4:30 pm Refreshment Break, Vendor Demonstrations, Poster Viewing

4:30-5:45 pm Oral Presentations - Session I

5:45-6:40 pm DEBATE 2017: The Cardiovascular Risk of White-Coat Hypertension: Does it Really Exist?

Pro: Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical  Center
Con: Stanley S. Franklin, MD, University of California, Irvine

6:45-7:15 pm Pre-Dinner Reception

7:15-8:30 pm Keynote Diamond Dinner Lecture

Saturday, May 20, 2017

  Moderator: Julio A. Chirinos, MD, PhD

Hemodynamics in Hypertension
Pedro Forcada, MD,PhD, Argentina
President, LATAM Artery

Sodium Intake and Hypertension
Luis María Pupi, MD, Argentina

LATAM Artery Update and Future Collaborations with NAA
Pedro Forcada, MD,PhD and Julio A. Chirinos, MD, PhD

9:25-10:25 am Autonomic Regulation of Vascular Function

Sympathetic Regulation of Endothelial Function
Italo O. Biaggioni, MD - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Sympathetic Regulation of Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection
Gary L. Pierce, PhD, University of Iowa

Sympathetic Regulation of Blood Pressure
Paul J. Fadel, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington

10:25-11:25 am        Coffee Break, Poster Session, Vendor
Demonstrations 

11:25am-12:55pm Health Disparities and Cardiovascular Risk

Disparities in Cardiovascular Risk
Keith C Ferdinand, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine 

Disparities in Response to Treatment
Jackson T. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 

Disparities in Response to Exercise
Kevin Heffernan, PhD, Syracuse University

Disparities in Blood Pressure Response to Stress
Bruce Alpert, MD, University of Tennessee

Panel Discussion

12:55-2:05 pm Lunch, Poster Session, Vendor
Demonstrations

2:05-3:20 pm Oral Presentations - Session II

3:20-4:00 pm Closing Plenary Lecture
The Future Directions ad Assessment of Blood Pressure and Vascular Parameters
Kennedy Cruickshank, MD, King's College London
President, Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY)

4:00-4:10 pm       Best Abstract and Young Investigator 
Award Presentations

4:10-4:25 pm Concluding Remarks and
Introduction of New NAA Officers