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the next 6, 7 and 8 June will be held in Reus the XXVCongress national of the Spanish society of Arteriosclerosis

– will bring together top national and international expertsvascular health

-the event coincides with the celebration of the first quarter ofcentury of history of the society

Barcelona, June of 2012- the next 6, 7 and 8 June isheld in Reus the 25th National Congress of the Spanish society ofArteriosclerosis in which more than 500 national experts will be present andinternational health and vascular risk.

from the Congress Organization recalls that two offive Spanish died of cardiovascular disease (rather than all)(forms of cancer together) and that the predisposing factors such as obesityor diabetes are increasing its incidence from an early age.

the site chosen for this encounter has been theReus Palau of congresses, city in which took place the first meeting ofthe scientific society is already a quarter of a century.

Congress will be divided into plenary sessions, conferencesmaster, workshops and educational symposia, who will analyse from themore novel pathogenic mechanisms of atherosclerosis, until themore practical clinical, therapeutic and nutritional implications.

the papers shall be borne by prestigious doctors andresearchers specializing in various vascular risk factors,among them the President of the SEA, Juan Pedro-Botet and thePresident of the Organising Committee of the Conference, Lluis Masana.

in addition, recognized experts in vascular healthinternational travel to Reus to be present on the 25th anniversary ofthe is, as for example the American David Jacobs, Professor ofEpidemiology of the University of Minnesota; Ramon Estruch, Member of the CommitteeScientist of the European Foundation for Alcohol Research (ERAB), PedroMarques Vidal, director of the Institut Universitaire of medicine Sociale etPréventive or Manuel Castro heads, director of the medical equipment of the SintFranciscus eye Rotterdam Hospital.

others of international experts will present to theparticipants the latest results of their research areAlberic Capatano, President-elect of the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS);Borge Nordestgaard, director of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry of HerlevHospital in Copenhagen; Carlos Fernández-Hernando, University ProfessorLangine Medical center in USA; Juan j. Badimón, director of the AtherothrombosisResearch Unit at the Cardiovascular Institute Mount Sinai (New York); or LinaBadimón, l´Institut Català de Ciències Cardiovascular Director ofBarcelona. The Professor Jose Maria Ordovas of University of Tufs (Boston),candidate for the prize Prince of Asturias of Cienciasse be responsible for providing theConference closing.

opening ceremony

Congress will begin on Wednesday, 6 June, at 3 p.m.hours, with a plenary session that will be presented the new guidesClinical cardiovascular disease-related, and precisely thatevening at 19: 30 will take place the opening ceremony, after therelevant conference Grande Covían ”, in which will analyse the risksVascular related diabetes.

communications

during the scientific event will be showcased all thecommunications submitted to the 25th Congress of the SEA, they focus on thelatest news related to diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome,lipids and dislipemias, genetics, hypertension, as well as othersvascular risk factors.

other communications issues will be thenovel dietary and pharmacological treatments beneficial to thecardiovascular pathology.

as well as oral presentations will also haveleadership presentations at foot of poster, helping to stimulate thenetworking between groups with more related work lines.