Sunday, March 12, 2006
Vascular Disease, Hypertension,
and Prevention

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #91
Carotid Disease: Pathology to Treatment

10:15 a.m. – Noon
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #92
Venous Disease: The Next Frontier for Cardiologists

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #93
Controversies in Lipid-Lowering Therapy

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #94
Aortic Diseases: Imaging and Treatment

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #95
Hands-on Management of Common Vascular
Disorders: What the Experts Do

 
Monday, March 13, 2006
Vascular Disease, Hypertension,
and Prevention

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #508
How to Prepare for the Vascular Ultrasound
Competency Exam

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #204
Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting:
Indications, Techniques and Future Directions

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #610
New National and International
Peripheral Arterial Disease Guidelines

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #706
Hypertension 2006:
Controversies and Treatment Challenges

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #212
Peripheral Arterial Disease for the Cardiologist

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #213
Transcriptional Biology Made Simple

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #616
Let’s Raise Some HDL

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #619
Comprehensive Approach to Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension in 2006

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #303
National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines
(NCEP) Update: Do They Really Apply to My Practice?

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #308
Improving Management of Hypertension: Outpatient
Monitoring and a Team Approach

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #228
The Role of Inflammatory Markers in Hypertension

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #625
Vulnerable Plaque: Can We Find It and Fix It?

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #631
Aspirin and Clopidogrel Resistance: Factor Fiction?

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #236
Approach to Refractory Hypertension

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #637
Treating the Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Practice:
Multidisciplinary Care
 

 
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Vascular Disease, Hypertension,
and Prevention

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #511
Proper Use of the New Food Pyramid and Exercise
Guidelines for Optimal Cardiovascular Health

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG BREAKFAST PANEL #514
Overcoming Barriers to Lifestyle Changes for
Cardiovascular Health

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
BROWN-BAG PANEL #519
New Strategies for the Evaluation and Management
of Venous Thromboembolic Disease

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM #648
Noninvasive Measures of Outcome in
Hypertensive Patients

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #244
Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stent:
When, in Whom and What Are the Benefits

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CORE CURRICULUM #713
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular
Disease: The Cardiologist’s Role

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #252
Pulmonary Hypertension: More Than Just Primary
Pulmonary Hypertension

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #661
Noninvasive Assessment of Atherosclerotic Burden

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #260
Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #313
Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Atherosclerosis

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #319
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Special Populations

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BROWN-BAG LUNCHTIME PANEL #322
Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Intima-Media
Thickness and Endothelial Function

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #268
Management of Obesity for the Cardiologist

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #670
Inflammation, Immunity, and the Metabolic Syndrome

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
MEET THE EXPERTS #276
Measurement of Arterial Stiffness:
Is it Ready for the Clinic?