Imperial Vulnerable Plaque and Patient Meeting 2024 (VPM)

Imperial Vulnerable Plaque and Patient Meeting 2024 (VPM) is organized by Millbrook Medical Conferences Ltd and will be held from Sep 23 - 25, 2024.

Description:
VPM serves as a think-tank and includes a world-leading faculty of scientists, clinical opinion leaders, industry experts and decision-makers. It is a unique opportunity for networking and exchanging knowledge, skills, and experiences in the field of ischaemic heart disease.

A multitude of technical advances and clinical trials in the field were conceived at this meeting. The programme addresses the state-of-the-art developments in the fundamental mechanisms of atherosclerosis, technical advances in the diagnosis and risk stratification of the disease, as well as the most recent developments in clinical trials. There are always extensive discussions on future research directions.

The meeting faculty consists of nearly 80 internationally renowned researchers, as well as key industry partners that were invited to participate in discussions and contribute to advancing the field.

DAY 1

• Novel Targets in Atherosclerosis
• Mechanisms in Plaque Vulnerability
• Novel Therapeutics in Development and First in Man
• Genomic and Genetic Approaches in Research, Therapeutic Developments, and Treatments
• Proteomics in Vulnerable Plaque and Vulnerable Patients
• Environmental Factors
• Translational Imaging of the Vulnerable Plaque

DAY 2

• Photon Counting CT
• Use of CCTA to Guide Primary Prevention
• AI-enabled Technologies for CCTA Image Interpretation
• Cutting-Edge Advances in CCTA Technology: Update from Industry
• AI-enabled Technologies in Intravascular Imaging: Update from Industry
• Advances in Intravascular Imaging and AI
• Updates in Non-invasive Anatomical and Functional Imaging
• Combined Intravascular Imaging: What Will be the Clinical Impact?
• Updates in Biomechanical Assessments: Shear Stress and Structural Stress

DAY 3

• Pre-Emptive Treatment of Vulnerable Plaques to Improve Clinical Outcomes
• Novel Local Treatment Modalities for Vulnerable Plaques
• Intracoronary Imaging to Guide Local Interventional Treatment – Choosing Where and How to Treat
• Innovations in Telemedicine In Coronary Syndromes
• Refractory Angina: Thinking Beyond The Epicardial Coronary Arteries – Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment
• Novel Pharmacologic Options to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Atherosclerotic Disease