XVIIIth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis is organized by MCI Group Canada and will be held from Jun 09 - 12, 2018 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The different sessions will focus on the following topics:
• Epidemiology of CVD and risk stratification
• Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
• Diabetes and new therapies
• Obesity and visceral fat
• Imaging and atherosclerosis
• Inflammation and the immune system
• Macrophages
• Smooth muscle cells
• Endothelium
• Thrombosis
• Familial hypercholesterolemia and LDL
• Single gene disorders of lipid metabolism
• PCSK9
• Reverse cholesterol transport
• HDL function
• Lp(a)
• Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and non-HDL
• Guidelines updates
• Evidence-based lifestyle intervention
• Nutrition, functional foods and nutraceuticals
• Late-breaking clinical trials
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.