More than 100 participants attended the 21st Annual Norwegian Symposium on Heart Research, hosted by NORHEART in collaboration with ProCardio and the Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital.
The annual symposium was held at Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo on August 31st and September 1st, covering the latest news in cardiac research. Invited lecturers represented the impressive field of cardiovascular research in Norway.
Abstract Award Winners
During the successful symposium, 39 rapid fire research abstracts were presented by PhD students and early career researchers. A panel of experienced researchers awarded one winner in each abstract category:
Biomarkers and imaging:
Nasir Saeed, University of Bergen: “High-sensivity cardiac troponins and sex-differences in prognostic value for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.”
Inflammation and remodeling:
Chloe Rixon, University of Oslo: “Remodeling cardiac fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by reducing the extracellular matrix protein lumican.”
Cardiac function:
Lars-Egil Hammersbøen, University of Oslo: “Non-invasive pressure-volume analysis by three-dimensional echocardiography: a novel method for left ventricular stroke work and efficiency estimation.”
Genetics and arrhythmias:
Anna Bergan Dahl, University of Oslo: “Local CaMKIIδ movement mediates RyR phosphorylation”
Exercise and prevention:
Kristian Berge, University of Oslo: “Predictors of coronary atherosclerosis in middle-aged and older endurance athletes.”
Abstract prize winners at the 21st Annual Norwegian Symposium on Heart Research. From the left: Lars-Egil Hammersbøen, Kristian Berge, Chloe Rixon, Nasir Saeed and Anna Bergan Dahl. Flanked by director of NORHEART, Professor Kåre-Olav Stensløkken, and Professor Thor Edvardsen.
Photos from the main Symposium
Opening remarks by Mina Gerhardsen, Secretary General, Norwegian Health Association.
Opening remarks by Mina Gerhardsen, Secretary General, Norwegian Health Association.
The session “New therapeutic strategies” was chaired by Kåre-Olav Stensløkken and Nina E. Hasselberg.
Einar Gude: “Amyloidosis: Expensive and effective medication?”
Trond Jensen: “SGLT2 in heart failure therapy – More than a diuretic?”
Nina E. Hasselberg: “Mavacamten: Targeted therapeutics in cardiomyopathies – finally a breakthrough?”
The session “New perspectives in technologies” was chaired by Håvard Dalen and Stein Ørn.
Rune Sundset: “PET in cardiovascular medicine beyond inflammation”
Stian Ross: “Conduction pacing – Next frontier in device therapy?”
Bente Halvorsen: “Cardiovascular risk beyond traditional biomarkers – where inflammation and lipids meet”
The session “Challenges in exercise and arrhythmias” was chaired by Henrik Schirmer and Mathis K. Stokke. Stokke also gave the first talk of the session: “Exercise in arrhythmia syndromes – experiences from translational research”
Dorthe Stensvold: “Can exercise reverse cardiovascular aging?”
Charlotte B. Ingul: “How to improve survival at cardiac arrest – Rescue Doppler”
Photos from the Abstract Sessions
Photos from the Abstract winners’ presentation session
Biomarkers and imaging: Nasir Saeed, University of Bergen: “High-sensivity cardiac troponins and sex-differences in prognostic value for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.”
Inflammation and remodeling: Chloe Rixon, University of Oslo: “Remodeling cardiac fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by reducing the extracellular matrix protein lumican.”
Cardiac function: Lars-Egil Hammersbøen, University of Oslo: “Non-invasive pressure-volume analysis by three-dimensional echocardiography: a novel method for left ventricular stroke work and efficiency estimation.”
Cardiac function: Lars-Egil Hammersbøen, University of Oslo: “Non-invasive pressure-volume analysis by three-dimensional echocardiography: a novel method for left ventricular stroke work and efficiency estimation.”
Genetics and arrhythmias: Anna Bergan Dahl, University of Oslo: “Local CaMKIIδ movement mediates RyR phosphorylation”
Genetics and arrhythmias: Anna Bergan Dahl, University of Oslo: “Local CaMKIIδ movement mediates RyR phosphorylation”
Exercise and prevention: Kristian Berge, University of Oslo: “Predictors of coronary atherosclerosis in middle-aged and older endurance athletes.”
Exercise and prevention: Kristian Berge, University of Oslo: “Predictors of coronary atherosclerosis in middle-aged and older endurance athletes.”
