Experts from around the Asia Pacific region and world will come together in person and virtually from April 15-16 to discuss, share and critique the latest in cardiovascular prevention and care as part of the ACC Asia 2022 conference, held in partnership with the Korean Society of Cardiology’s (KSC) Spring Conference in Gyeongju, South Korea.

Led by Co-Chairs Fred M. Kusumoto, MD, FACC, and Hyun-Jae Kang, MD, the conference features a cutting-edge agenda designed to critically examine emerging trends, evidence-based strategies, contemporary best practices and clinical decision-making to achieve the cardiovascular community’s common objective of improving the heart health for patients with cardiovascular disease. Not to miss sessions, include a closer look at the latest in cardiovascular innovations, what’s next in interventional therapy, and inside looks at cardiovascular disease in Asia hosted by JACC: Asia leaders.

The conference will also feature abstract presentations on a variety of research being done by cardiovascular clinicians throughout the region. Examples, include a deep dive into maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with heart disease in the Philippines; as well as a study of railway workers in southwest China finding long-term shift work is not associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome.

Another abstract using data from the National Health Interview Survey demonstrated adults with a history of allergic disorders have an increased risk of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, with the highest risk seen in Black male adults. In further analyses, individuals with a history of allergic disorders between ages 18 and 57 had a higher risk of high blood pressure. A higher risk of coronary heart disease was seen in study participants who were between ages 39-57, male and Black/African American. Asthma contributed most to the risk of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease.

“For patients with allergic disorders, routine evaluation of blood pressure and routine examination for coronary heart disease should be given by clinicians to ensure early treatments are given to those with hypertension or coronary heart disease,” said Yang Guo, PhD, Department of Dermatology at the Institute of Dermatology at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University-The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, and the study’s lead author.

See the full conference agenda here.

Clinical Topics: Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Prevention, CHD and Pediatrics and Prevention, Hypertension

Keywords: Asthma, Technology, Republic of Korea, Heart Diseases, Clinical Decision-Making, Cardiology, Coronary Disease, Hypertension, Pregnant Women, Philippines, Hong Kong, Dermatology, African Americans, Cardiovascular Diseases, Blood Pressure, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Adolescent, Female, Male, Male, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, ACC International

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