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HIGHLIGHTED
PROGRAM TOPICS
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ANTIPROLIFERATIVE
STENTS:
Biomimetic coatings; antimitotic coating, kinetics of drug release from
stents |
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ANGIOGENESIS:
Molecular mechanisms, from basic science to clinical testing,
role in end stage coronary artery disease |
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VASCULAR
BIOLOGY FOR THE INTERVENTIONALIST:
Endothelial function, shear stress and arterial remodeling,
genesis of the unstable plaque, inflammation, radiation biology and
apoptosis |
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NEW
METHODS FOR LIMITING STENT RESTENOSIS:
Radiation, thermal treatment, sonotherapy |
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TISSUE
ENGINEERING:
Cardiomyocytes growth and implantation, role in angiogenesis, therapy for
end stage congestive heart failure |
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CORONARY
PHYSIOLOGY AND IMAGING:
Role of the endothelium, humoral and local factors, flow dynamics, imaging
of the vessel wall |
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CONGESTIVE
HEART FAILURE:
Possible role for interventional cardiology in face of the
"epidemic" of congestive heart failure, implantable devices, new
therapeutic modalities |
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NEW
STENT TECHNOLOGIES:
Stent coating, adjuvant therapy, stent design, sensors on stents |
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GLOBAL
CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS:
Peripheral, renal and carotid angioplasty
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