CHFR Workshops 2018

• Diastolic function in cardiac disease 07.11

• Cardiac arrhythmias and electrophysiology (POSTPONED)

Annual CHFR Symposium 2018

The 16th Annual CHFR Symposium took place at Holmenkollen Park Hotel, Oslo. A total of 70 poster presenters contributed with recent advances in basic and clinical heart research.

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- The Annual CHFR Symposium 2018

- The Cardiac Café

- The Moderated poster sessions

Invited Speakers

Thank you to all participants, and Invited Speakers:
Valentin Fuster, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
Nick L Mills, King's College London BHF Centre, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Satoshi Nakatani, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
Manuel Mayr, King's College, University of London, London, UK
Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Jagat Narula, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
Thomas H Marwick, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
David A Kass, Institute for CardioScience, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Xander HT Wehrens, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx, USA
Brendan M Everett, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Luigi Adamo, ​Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
Sanjay Sharma, St. Georges University of London, London, United Kingdom

Prize winners of the Poster Session, 16th Annual CHFR Symposium 2018

Session I: Biomarkers and cardiac disease
I-7 "Longitudinal changes in troponin concentrations from mid- to late-life and left ventricular structure and function in late-life: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Community Study"
Authors: Myhre PL, Claggett B, Ballantyne C, Selvin E, Røsjø H, Omland T, Solomon SD, Skali H, Shah AM
Presented by Peder Myhre, Akershus University Hospital/Oslo University Hospital

Session II: Cellular signaling: Myocardial hypertrophy and ischemia
II-4 "Syndecan-4 shedding exposes OPN to cleavage by thrombin thereby promoting fibrosis in late phase cardiac remodeling following pressure overload"
Authors: Herum KM, Romaine A, Wang A, Melleby AO, Strand ME, Pacheco J, Braathen B, Brakebusch C, Dunèr P, Gomez MF, McCulloch A, Carlson CR, Christensen G
Presented by: Romaine Andreas, Institute for Experimental Medical Research (IEMR), Oslo University Hospital/University of Oslo

Session III: Cardiac function during heart failure and exercise training
III-4 "Effect of number of pregnancies on prognosis of women with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy"
Authors: Castrini AI, Lie ØH, Leren IS, Estensen ME, Stokke MK, Klæboe LG, Edvardsen T, Haugaa KH
Presented by: Isotta Castrini, Department of Cardiology and Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway

Session IV: Cellular signaling: Myocardial function and arrhythmias
IV-3 "Characterization of early cardiotoxic effects caused by calcineurin inhibitors"
Authors: Ndongson-Dongmo B, Cosson MV, Moltzau LR, Andressen KW, Krobert KA, Erneux C, Hirsch E, Bauer R, Levy FO
Presented by: Bernadin Ndongson Dongmo, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oslo

Session V: Diagnostic and therapeutical strategies for cardiac disease
V-11 "A noninvasive index of regional myocardial power using MRI"
Authors: Espe EKS, Zhang L, Sjaastad I
Presented by: Espe Emil, Institute for Experimental Medical Research (IEMR), Oslo University Hospital/University of Oslo

Session VI: Inflammatory mediators and metabolism
VI-9 "Absence of the NLRP3 inflammasome improves survival following myocardial infarction"
Authors: Louwe MC, Kaasbøl OJ, Alfsnes K, Yang K, Øgaard JD, Rashidi A, Schrumpf E, Melum E, Attramadal H, Sjaastad I, Aukrust P, Yndestad A
Presented by: Mieke Louwe, Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital

Click to see pictures from:
- The Annual CHFR Symposium 2018

- The Cardiac Café

- The Moderated poster sessions