ARTERIAL BAROFLEX SENSITIVITY:
METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND CLINICAL
RELEVANCE IN THE NEW MILLENIUM

JUNE 12, 2003
University of Milano - Bicocca
(Building U8) AUDITORIUM
Monza - Italy

                     
PROGRAMME
     
MORNING  
09:00-09:10 Introduction: G.Parati / Milan, I; M.Di Rienzo / Milan,I
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
   
09:10-10:10 METHODOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Chairmen: P.B.Persson / Berlin, D; M.Di Rienzo / Milan,I
09:10-09:30 Integrated cardiovascular regulation: neural and non neural mechanisms
P.B.Persson /Berlin,D
   
09:30-09:50 New perspectives from combined computer analysis of BP and HR in assessing cardiovascular regulation
M.Di Rienzo , G. Parati /Milan,I
09:50-10:10 A new method for assessing spontaneous baroreflex control of the heart
K.H.Wesseling,B.Westerhof /Amsterdam,NL
 
10:10-10:40

CLINICAL ASPECTS -I
Chairman: G.Parati / Milan, I

Lecture: Prognostic value of Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction
S.Julius /Ann Arbor-MI,USA

 
10:40-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-13:00 CLINICAL ASPECTS -II
Chairmen:M.Pagani /Milan,I;K.Narkiewicz /Gdansk,PL
11:00-11:20 Arterial baroreflex,coronary heart disease and CHF
A.Mortara /Monza,I
   
11:20-11:40 Arterial baroreflex,arterial chemoreflex and CHF
L.Bernardi /Pavia,I
 
 
11:40-12:00 Arterial baroreflex,SNA and OSAS
K.Narkiewicz /Gdansk,PL
   
12:00-12:20 Arterial baroreflex and diabetes mellitus
J.L.Elghozi /Paris,F
12:20-12:40 Arterial baroreflex and neurogenic syncope
M.V.Pitzalis /Bari,I
12:40-13:00 Prognostic value of baroreflex sensitivity after acute stroke
T.G.Robinson /Leicester,UK
 
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
 
Afternoon
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
 
14:30-16:00

AUTONOMIC CARDIOVASCULAR CONTROL DURING SPACE FLIGHTS:
THE STS-107 SPACE FLIGHT MISSION ON THE COLUMBIA SHUTTLE

Chairmen: M.Di Rienzo / Milan,I; G.Parati / Milan,I

14:30-14:50 The STS-107 mission.From project details to the tragic end
P.Di Palermo / Noordwijk, NL
   
14:50-15:10 Arterial baroreflex and space flights:up-to-date evidence
D.Linnarsson /Stockholm,S
   
15:10-15:30 The scientific content of the ARMS project in the STS-107 space flight mission
J.Karemaker /Amsterdam,NL
15:30-16:00 Round Table Discussion
Autonomic cardiovascular regulation during space flights:
the Italian contribution to the STS-107 mission
M.Di Rienzo,F.Iellamo,M.Pagani,G.Parati /Milan and Rome,I
   
16:00-16:30 Conclusions
G.Mancia / Milan, I
 
17:00-18:00 ESH Working Group on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability:Business Meeting