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Giuseppe MANCIA

Centro Ipertensione

Policlinico di Monza

Monza (Italy)

Pressure variability as an indicator of cardiovascular risk…

The correlation between

b l oo d p r e s s u r e a nd

cardiovascular events is

based on pressure variability.

The physician must measure

and then carefully record the

blood pressure values at

each visit. The application of

this simple method is at the

basis of the “visit-to-visit”

evaluation of the pressure

variability addressed at

length by Prof. Giuseppe

Mancia in his opening talk at

the congress.

But has the prognostic value of “Visit-to-Visit” blood pressure variability really

been established?

For further information go to the website www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on

the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of Brescia and go to the video of

Prof. G. Mancia.

Nutrition and Cardiovascular risk: what’s the connection?…

The introduction into the diet of foods rich in flavonoids, such as tea and dark

chocolate, reduces the onset of high

blood pressure, as demonstrated in

the indigenous population of the

Kuma Islands that consumes large

quantities of cocoa rich in

flavonoids. This phenomenon

seems to be related to the

vasoprotective action of the

flavonoids, as claimed by Prof.

Ferri of the University of L’Acquila.

Can 10g of dark chocolate a day

r e a l l y co n t r i b u t e to t h e

phys io log ica l endothe l ium -

dependent vasodilatation, which is responsible for the physiological blood flow?

For further information go to the website www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on

the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of Brescia and go to the video of

Prof. G. Ferri

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Claudio FERRI

Divisione of Internal

Medicine & Nephrology

and school of Internal

Medicine

University of L’Aquila

San Salvatore Hospital

Coppito L’aquila

(Italy)

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Athanasios J. MANOLIS

Cardiology Department

Asklepeion Hospital

Athens (Greece)

What are the benefits of physical activity?...

Moderate aerobic-type physical activity for

20-40 minutes a day, 3-5 days a week

reduces the risk of mortality whereas intense

physical activity is more effective in reducing

the risk of mortality than statin therapy in

sedentary individuals, as stated by Prof.

Manolis from Athens.

High fitness levels alone are more effective

in lowering the risk than the combination of

l o w

fitness levels and therapy with statins, and

just as effective as the combination of

moderate fitness levels and statins.

But is physical activity really useful for

everyone?

For further information go to the website

www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on the

button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of

Brescia.

High blood pressure and diabetes: physiopathological

mechanisms…

In 2025 in Europe we will have just

on 59 million people suffering from

diabetes, 11 million more than in

2003, as claimed by Prof. Narkiewicz

of the University of Gdansk, Poland.

What are the causes of this epidemic

growth and is it really inevitable?

A reduction in the hours of sleep

causes the need in people to increase

their calorie intake. This recent finding,

published in 2012 was also presented

during the congress.

But what is the relationship between

sleep deprivation and cardiovascular

disease?

For further information go to the

website www.fondazione-menarini.it,

click on the button "Slide & Audio" of

the Congress of Brescia.

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Krzysztof NARKIEWICZ

Department of Hyper-

tension and Diabetology

Medical University of

Gdańsk

Gdańsk (Poland)

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Peter SLEIGHT

Professor Emeritus of

Cardiovascular Medicine

University of Oxford

Oxford (UK)

A personal perspective on the history of high blood

pressure…

Continuous stimulation of the carotid

sinus nerve causes a stable reduction in

blood pressure over time, as stated by

Prof. Peter Sleight during the congress.

Could this method resolve the problem

o f p o o r c o m p l i a n c e w i t h

pharmacological treatment?

For further information go to the website www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on

the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of Brescia and go to the video of

Prof. P. Sleight

Aging and changes in the cardiorenal setup…

50% of patients suffering

from heart failure in Europe

fail to receive optimal

pharmacological treatment.

In particular, in patients

with kidney failure, the

administration of ACE-

inhibitors is unjustifiably

reduced, as stated by Prof.

Taddei of Pisa.

What is the solution to this

problem?

For further information go

t o t h e w e b s i t e

www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress

of Brescia and go to the video of Prof. S. Taddei

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Stefano TADDEI

Department of Clinical

and

Experimental Medicine

University of Pisa

Pisa (Italy)

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Anthony M. HEAGERTY

Institute of

Cardiovascular Sciences

The University of

Manchester

Manchester (UK)

Vascular alterations caused by obesity…

The clinical problem: there

are 475 million obese adults

in the world and more than

2.5 million deaths a year, as

claimed by Prof. Heagerty

of Manchester.

The underlying causes:

M e t ab o l i c S ynd r o m e

characterised by Obesity,

H y p e r t e n s i o n ,

Dyslipidaemia and Diabetes

Mellitus.

Is there a strategy for

dealing with this problem?

For further information go to the website www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on

the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of Brescia and go to the video of

Prof. A.M. Heagerty.

Uric acid, Xanthine Oxidase and Cardiovascular risk…

The link between hyperuricaemia and cardiovascular disease is determined by

the increased activity of

xanthenes oxidase, which in

turn is responsible for

oxidative stress, one of the

main underlying factors of

h y p e r t e n s i o n a n d

cardiovascular disease. This

correlation has been clearly

described by Prof. Claudio

Borghi of the University of

Bologna.

How can we reduce the

concentration of uric acid in

the blood? Is diet alone

sufficient?

For further information go to the website www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on

the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of Brescia and go to the video of

Prof. C. Borghi.

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Claudio BORGHI

Cattedra di Medicina

Interna

Dipartimento di Scienze

Mediche e Chirurgiche

University of Bologna

Ospedale Policlinico

S. Orsola-Malpighi

Bologna (Italy)

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Antonio COCA

Hypertension & Vascular

Risk Unit

Institute of Internal Me-

dicine ICMiD

Hospital Clinic

University of Barcelona

Barcelona (Spain)

Cadiovascular risk factors and dementia…

High blood pressure is

responsible for specific

vascular lesions that at the

cerebral level play a key role

in triggering the process

known as “silent cerebral

damage” which, together with

aging, forms the basis for the

onset of dementia, as stated

by Prof. Antonio Coca of

Barcelona

Can timely treatment of high

blood pressure at least delay

the onset of dementia?

For further information go to the website www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on

the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of Brescia and go to the video of

Prof. A. Coca

Hypertension and the development of organ damage…

In hypertensive patients

under pharmacological

treatment, the presence of

left ventricular hypertrophy

and renal failure has a

dramatically negative impact

on the cardiovascular

prognosis, as demonstrated

by Prof. Agabiti Rosei on

presenting these data that he

published in the Journal of

Hypertension.

But what is the effect of

pharmacological treatment

on the remodelling of the small-gauge arteries?

For further information go to the website www.fondazione-menarini.it, click on

the button "Slide & Audio" of the Congress of Brescia and go to the video of

Prof. E. Agabiti Rosei

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Enrico AGABITI ROSEI

Clinica Medica Generale

Department of Clinical

and

Experimental Sciences

University of Brescia

Department of Medicine

Azienda Spedali

Civili di Brescia

Brescia (Italy)

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These are just some of the topics addressed during the congress. For

further details please consult the website of the Fondazione

Internazionale Menarini that contains the full version of the congress

talks.

http://www.fondazione-menarini.it/

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