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Fondazione Internazionale Menarini
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)
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.
Fondazione Internazionale Menarini
Krzysztof NARKIEWICZ
Department of Hyper-
tension and Diabetology
Medical University of
Gdańsk
Gdańsk (Poland)
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)
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)
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)
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/
Fondazione Internazionale Menarini