Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
23rd Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise
Management Evolution in Vulnerable Plaque
Lake Louise, Alberta / March 11-15, 2007
Lake Louise - Atherosclerotic vascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among adults in developed countries. Over the past few decades, a number of medications have proven useful in preventing symptomatic...
13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Existing and Novel Smoking Cessation Strategies
Austin, Texas / February 21-24, 2007
Austin - Newer pharmacologic options have been combined with more sophisticated addiction behaviour modification to substantially increase quit rates in cigarette smokers. Due to the improvements in effective methods of smoking cessation,...
5th International Forum on Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonism
A Novel Approach to Blood Pressure Control Through Upstream Renin-angiotensin System Blockade
Monte Carlo, Monaco / January 24-26, 2007
Monte Carlo - In Canada, the majority of hypertensive patients still do not meet the current guidelines established for blood pressure (BP) control. Inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) are not only effective for controlling...
19th World Diabetes Congress
Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Through Incretin Enhancement
Cape Town, South Africa / December 3-7, 2006
INTRODUCTION The global diabetes epidemic is predicted to grow over the next few decades, from 2.8% in 2000 to 4.4% in 2030 (Wild et al. Diabetes Care 2004;27(5):1047-53). The UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) found that intensive...
39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exhibition of the American Society of Nephrology
Renin and Blood Pressure Regulation: Protecting the Kidney and the Heart
San Diego, California / November 14-19, 2006
San Diego - Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system with either an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) significantly attenuates the development of microalbuminuria, a marker of impending kidney and cardiovascular...
39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exhibition of the American Society of Nephrology
Managing Bone and Mineral Metabolism Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
San Diego, California / November 14-19, 2006
San Diego - Treatment of end-stage renal disease is challenging if physicians are to prevent the accompanying disorders in bone and mineral metabolism. Because adynamic bone disease is associated with increased vascular calcification risk,...
79th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association
Pre-Emptive Strike: Targeting the RAS at Point of Activation
Chicago, Illinois / November 12-15, 2006
Direct renin inhibitors (DRIs) have the potential to write a new chapter in the story of cardiovascular and renal protection. DRIs target the same pathogenic pathway as ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) but at a much...
International Stroke Society-Joint World Congress on Stroke
New Developments in the Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Cape Town, South Africa / October 26-29, 2006
Cape Town - Intracerebral hemorrhage is the stroke type with the worst prognosis and mortality rate of over 50%. Historically, clinicians have little other than stroke unit care to offer these patients. A recent study of recombinant factor...
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2006
Reviewing the Scientific and Clinical Landscape of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
Washington, DC / October 22-27, 2006
INTRODUCTION Despite a multitude of advances in radiographic and angiographic techniques in recent years, contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) continues to pose technologic challenges and clinical problems. Modern imaging modalities rely...