Programme Information

ARTERY24

Preliminary Conference Programme

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WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2024

13.00 – 19.00

Exhibition set up

19.00-22.00

Young investigator networking evening

THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2024

08.00

Registration

09.00-09.15

Conference opening remarks

Carmel McEniery / Barry McDonnell

09.15 – 09.40

Opening lecture

Prof. Eric Stohr – Leibneiz University, Hannover

09.40 -10.40

 

Oral session

CardioVascular Haemodynamics and the Brain. Physiological Society/Experimental Physiology  sponsored Symposium

Professor Kevin Murphy, Cardiff University Brain Research Imagining Centre

Professor William Cornwell, University of Colorado

 

10.40 -11.25

Refreshments, guided exhibitor viewing, YI business meeting

11.25 – 12.05

Oral session 1

Young Investigator Award Abstracts session 1

Quantitative aortic Na[18F]F positron emission tomography computed tomography as a tool to associate vascular calcification with major adverse cardiovascular events
Tom Lieverse, University Medical Center Groningen

Assessing Cardiac Function in Healthy Subjects Using Photoplethysmography-Based Pulsewave Parameters and Composite Scores: A Comparative Study with Echocardiography
Dr Daniel Kulin, Semmelweis University

Minimal increase in blood pressure with age in a large, diverse sample of adults with Down syndrome
Dr Meghan Shirley Bezerra, Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia

The Association of Structural Versus Load-Dependent Large Artery Stiffness Mechanisms with Cerebrovascular Damage and Cortical Atrophy in Humans
Dr Matthew Armstrong, Syracuse University

12.05 – 12.25

Invited lecture

Professor Andrea Kelly – University of Pennsylvania, USA

12.30 – 12.50

Open Abstracts session 1

Time-varying and contractility-dependent wave reflection properties of the left ventricle: in-vivo and in-silico evidence
A/Prof Jonathan Mynard, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Non-invasive pressure gradient estimation of stenotic lesions in renal multifocal fibromuscular dysplasia: A pilot study

Dr Alessandro Giudici, Maastricht University

12.50 – 13.05

Poster Storm 1

The effects of 8-weeks post exercise hot water immersion on blood pressure and vascular health in physically inactive middle-aged adults
Dr Charles Steward, University Of Nottingham

Pressure dependence of aortic pulse wave velocity determined using a hydrostatic pressure gradient model in young and older human adults
Dr Dinu Santha Chandran, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Capturing network knowledge in MINDSHIFT: from transdisciplinary concept to first pilot data
Rita Chamoun, Maastricht University

Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exhibit Enhanced Osteogenic Differentiation in Chronic Kidney Disease
Elvira Bragado-García, Instituto Pluridisciplinar and Facultad de Farmacia, UCM

The Relationship Between Total Arterial Compliance and Large Arterial Stiffness Indexes
Cemre Çelikbudak Orhon, EPFL  Laboratory of Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology (LHTC)

Impact of hydrostatic pressure on measured and predicted regional arterial stiffness           
Sanam Khataei, Chu De Québec Research Center, Hôtel-dieu De Québec Hospital

Measuring pulse-wave velocity in the healthy human brain using dynamic inflow magnitude contrast MRI
Dr Ian Driver, Cardiff University

Can we predict preeclampsia development? A systematic review and trimester-based meta-analysis of aortic biomarkers in complicated and normal pregnancies
Gisele J. Bentley, Macquarie University

13.05 – 13.45

Lunch

13.45 – 14.45

Poster session 1

14.45 – 15.45

 Career development lectures

15.45 – 16.15

Refreshments

16.15 – 16.35

Invited Lecture

Prof. Patrick Segers, Belgium

16.35 – 16.55

Invited Lecture

Prof. Andrew Sharp – UCD, Dublin

16.55 – 17.15

Open Abstracts session 2

Longitudinal trajectories of reservoir-excess pressure parameters in people with type 2 diabetes
Dr Kunihiko Aizawa, University of Exeter Medical School

Image-based continuous analysis of the photoplethysmography signal for assessing vascular age
Sara Vardanega, King’s College London

17.15 – 17.30

Lifetime Achievement: In memory of Prof. Michel Safar and Prof. Michael O’Rourke

17.40 – 18.30

ARTERY Annual Business meeting

20.00 – 23.00

Conference dinner and Ceremony

 

 

FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2024

08.00 – 09.00

Registration

09.00 – 09.40

Young Investigator Award Abstract session 2

Atherosclerosis development under control of blood macromolecular crowding
Dr Rümeyza Bascetin,  Université De Lorraine, DCAC

Does adiposity contribute to gender-related differences in vascular ageing?
Dr Anna Hernandez-Rubio,  King’s College London 

Multiethnic Blood Pressure Response to Submaximal Exercise Testing in Young-to-Middle Adulthood and Associations with Hypertension: The NHANES dataset
João Marôco,  University Of Massachusetts Boston

Neuroendocrine influence of menstrual oestrogen on cerebral blood flow, arterial transit time and beyond    
Dr Melissa Emily Wright,  Cardiff University

09.40 – 10.25

ARTERY/VascAgeNet: Vascular ageing translation to practice: mind the gaps and follow the trends!

Introduction

WG1: Knowledge Exchange
Chloe Park & Rachel Climie

WG2: Technological Innovation
Jordi Alastruey & Dimitrios Terentes Printzios

WG3: Clinical Research and Practice
Giacomo Pucci & Rosa Maria Bruno

Roundtable Q&A

10.25 – 11.00

Refreshments, guided exhibitor viewing

11.00 – 12.00

Oral session

Maternal Haemodynamics Symposium

Professor Basky Thilaganathan,  St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Wilfried Gyselars,  Hasselt University

Professor Christoph Lees,  Imperial College London

12.00 – 12.40

Open abstracts session 3

Identification of novel proteins as potential regulators of pulse pressure in humans: evidence from proteome-wide Mendelian randomization           
Dr Marie-joe Dib,  University Of Pennsylvania

The unique extracellular matrix in bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy     
Dr Riaz Akhtar,  University Of Liverpool

Sex differences in exaggerated exercise blood pressure among older adults  
Julia Spaczynska,  University College London

Inhibition of Salivary Carbonic Anhydrase VI (Gustin) by Acetazolamide but not Chlortalidone Reveals a Novel Mechanism for Regulating the (Dietary/Endogenous) Nitrate-Nitrite-NO Pathway and Blood Pressure in Healthy Volunteers    

Dr Andrew Webb,  King’s College London

12.45 – 13.00

Poster storm 2

A randomized-controlled exercise trial to improve endothelial function independent of cardiovascular risk – The VascuFit Study
Dr Karsten Koenigstein,  Department of Sport, Exercise and Health; University of Basel

Exercise blood pressure is similar in a population based sample of adult men and women when reported relative to exercise workload. 
Annali Olivelle  MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London

The association between central to peripheral arterial stiffness ratio and the carotid atherosclerotic burden
Dr Davide Agnoletti,  University Of Bologna

Autonomic regulation of large artery stiffness: a pilot study in hypertension
Bushra Farukh,  King’s College London

Brachial and central 24 hour blood pressures and pulsatile hemodynamics in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Dr Kathrin Danninger,  Cardiology Department, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen

Identifying arterial markers having prognostic value for cardiovascular events among metabolic syndrome subjects
Agnė Jucevičienė,  Faculty Of Medicine, Vilnius University

Very High Frequency Ultrasound in the follow-up of patients with Giant Cell Arteriitis: a paradigm shift?
Dr Anne Van Gessel,  University Medical Centre Groningen

Comparison of carotid artery measurement by ultrasound using two semi-automated analysis programs
Lorena Topala, UCL

13.00 – 13.45

Lunch

13.45 – 14.45

Poster session 2

14.45 – 15.15

McDonald Lecture

Prof. Pierre Boutouyrie, Paris, France

15.15 – 15.45

Refreshments

15.45 – 16.05

Invited lecture

Using AI and Standardized Peripheral Arterial Waveforms to Assess Biologic Age

Prof Gary Mitchell, USA

16.05 – 16.45

Open abstracts session 4

An ultrasound dual-array technique for the assessment of functional and structural arterial properties
Dr Paolo Mattesini,  University Of Florence

AI-based estimation of cardiac output from in silico  peripheral pressure waveforms: the roles of topology and proximity to the heart   
Dr Lydia Aslanidou,  Epfl

Outcomes of cardiac function in participants with long COVID compared to healthy individuals
Lamis Alghamdi,  University College London

16.45 – 17.00

Closing remarks

Young Investigator Awards

Poster awards