Wednesday, April 23rd

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Registration

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Thursday, April 24th

7:00 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:45 a.m. - Welcome:
Dr. Steven R. Bailey and Dr. Gregory L. Freeman
What Is the Lesion We Are Treating?
Dr. Steven R. Bailey, presiding

 
7:50 a.m. - Introduction

8:00 a.m. - Pathology of Ischemic Heart Disease - New Lessons From an Old Lesion
Dr. Farb

8:25 a.m. - Insights From Intravascular Ultrasound - Plaque Progression and Regression
Dr. Fitzgerald

8:50 a.m.- Atherosclerossis and Diabetes - Has the Link Been Identified?
Dr. DeFronzo

9:15 a.m. - Panel Discussion
Drs. Farb, Fitzgerald, DeFronzo, and Bailey
Is Athorosclerosis an Immune Disorder?
Dr. Gregory L. Freeman, presiding

10:10 a.m. - Introduction

10:15 a.m. - The Immune System in the Development of Atherosclerosis
Dr. Bailey

10:40 a.m. - Modulation of Atherosclerotic Plaque by apo A-1 Milano and Immunotherapy
Dr. Shah

11:05 a.m. - Immunotherapy Using "Smart Monocytes"
Dr. Freeman

11:30 a.m. - Panel Discussion
Drs. Bailey, Shah, and Freeman

12:00 p.m. - Lunch
Modalities for Assessing Coronary Stenosis
Dr. Gregory L. Freeman, presiding

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1:20 p.m. - Introduction

1:30 p.m.- Lipid Modifications - Lessons From MR Imaging and Future Uses
Dr. Kramer

1:55 p.m. - Tissue Characterization - Defining the Vulnerable Plaque IVUS;
Thermography and Elastrography
Dr. Fitzgerald

2:20 p.m. - Physiologic Lesion Assessment in the Cath Lab:
Do We Still Need Nonivasive Testing?
Dr. Bailey

2:45 p.m. - Panel Discussion
Drs. Kramer, Fitzgerald, Bailey, and Freeman

3:15 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. - Interactive Imaging Case Presentations
Integrating Imaging Modalities
Dr. John M. Erikson, presiding
OCT Imaging - Dr. Feldman
Thermography - Dr. Fitzgerald
MR Imaging - Dr. Naghavi

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Welcoming Reception