MINI-SYMPOSIUM Mini-Symposium The 56th Cardiac Society of ANZ Annual Scientific Meeting: Focused Symposia on Basic and Clinical Science John F Beltrame, Scientific Committee Chair and John D Horowitz, Convenor University of Adelaide, Cardiology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Adelaide, Australia I n early August 2008, approximately 2000 delegates attended the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting held in Adelaide. The meeting was held in conjunction with the International Society of Heart Research-Australasian Section and attracted both local and international delegates from diverse backgrounds including basic, clinical and population health science. During the three days of the conference, over 230 scientific presentations were delivered covering a broad range of topics including basic mechanisms in cardiovascular disease, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiovascular imaging, clinical cardiology & surgery, congenital heart disease, heart failure & hyper- tension, coronary heart disease, and multidisciplinary cardiovascular health care. The theme of the meeting was ‘Cardiology in an era of cost constraint’ and many speakers addressed this topic in their presentations. In the planning of this meeting, the Organising Com- mittee proposed to present key symposium from the conference as a mini-symposium in the Heart, Lung and Circulation Journal. While there were many excel- lent presentations from the topics listed above, it was elected to focus on four symposia, providing a comprehensive overview of these selected symposia. The symposia include presentations on basic science (Physiology & Pathology of Redox Signalling in the Heart), clinical science (Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction), population health science (Indigenous Vascular Health) and cost- effectiveness issues (Health Care Crisis). In this issue of the Journal, the basic and clinical science session will be E-mail address: [email protected] (J.F. Beltrame). presented with the remaining public health sessions discussed in the April issue. Reactive oxygen species play an important role in the regulation of a number of cardiovascular processes and several of these were discussed in the ‘Physiology and Pathology of Redox Signalling in the Heart’ session. Livia Hool discussed the physiological role of cellular redox state in influencing L-type calcium channel function and thus car- diomyocyte excitability and contractility. Rebecca Ritchie focussed on the pathological role of oxidative stress in the development of myocardial complications from insulin resistance. From the ‘Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction’ session, John Beltrame, Filippo Crea and Paolo Camici provided a comprehensive overview of this important complex area. This included discussions on methods of evaluating the coronary microvasculature, a clinical classification of disorders involving coronary microvascular dysfunction, their underlying mechanisms and potential therapies. Future developments in the understanding of these con- ditions will provide significant improvements in the treatment of coronary heart disease. Finally, on behalf of the Adelaide Organising Commit- tee of the 56th CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting we wish to thank all those who assisted in the preparation of the meeting, the international and local speakers, and most importantly attendees who made the meeting a great suc- cess. We dedicate this mini-symposium to these people and hope it will further advance knowledge amongst our colleagues. Crown Copyright © 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. All rights reserved. 1443-9506/04/$30.00 doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2009.01.001

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Mini-Symposium

The 56th Cardiac Society of ANZ Annual ScientificMeeting: Focused Symposia on Basic and Clinical

ScienceJohn F Beltrame, Scientific Committee Chair and John D Horowitz, Convenor

University of Adelaide, Cardiology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Adelaide, Australia

In early August 2008, approximately 2000 delegatesattended the Cardiac Society of Australia and New

Zealand (CSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting held inAdelaide. The meeting was held in conjunction withthe International Society of Heart Research-AustralasianSection and attracted both local and international dele-gates from diverse backgrounds including basic, clinicaland population health science. During the three daysof the conference, over 230 scientific presentations were

presented with the remaining public health sessions dis-cussed in the April issue.

Reactive oxygen species play an important role in theregulation of a number of cardiovascular processes andseveral of these were discussed in the ‘Physiology andPathology of Redox Signalling in the Heart’ session. Livia Hooldiscussed the physiological role of cellular redox state ininfluencing L-type calcium channel function and thus car-diomyocyte excitability and contractility. Rebecca Ritchie

delivered covering a broad range of topics includ-ing basic mechanisms in cardiovascular disease, cardiacarrhythmias, cardiovascular imaging, clinical cardiology& surgery, congenital heart disease, heart failure & hyper-tension, coronary heart disease, and multidisciplinarycardiovascular health care. The theme of the meeting was‘Cardiology in an era of cost constraint’ and many speakersaddressed this topic in their presentations.

In the planning of this meeting, the Organising Com-mittee proposed to present key symposium from theconference as a mini-symposium in the Heart, Lungand Circulation Journal. While there were many excel-lent presentations from the topics listed above, it waselected to focus on four symposia, providing a comprehen-sive overview of these selected symposia. The symposiainclude presentations on basic science (Physiology &

focussed on the pathological role of oxidative stress inthe development of myocardial complications from insulinresistance.

From the ‘Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction’ session,John Beltrame, Filippo Crea and Paolo Camici provideda comprehensive overview of this important complexarea. This included discussions on methods of evaluatingthe coronary microvasculature, a clinical classification ofdisorders involving coronary microvascular dysfunction,their underlying mechanisms and potential therapies.Future developments in the understanding of these con-ditions will provide significant improvements in thetreatment of coronary heart disease.

Finally, on behalf of the Adelaide Organising Commit-tee of the 56th CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting we wishto thank all those who assisted in the preparation of the

Pathology of Redox Signalling in the Heart), clinical sci-ence (Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction), population

meeting, the international and local speakers, and mostimportantly attendees who made the meeting a great suc-

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health science (Indigenous Vascular Health) and cost-effectiveness issues (Health Care Crisis). In this issue ofthe Journal, the basic and clinical science session will be

E-mail address: [email protected] (J.F. Beltrame).

cess. We dedicate this mini-symposium to these peopleand hope it will further advance knowledge amongst ourcolleagues.

of Australasian Society ofstralia and New Zealand. 1443-9506/04/$30.00

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2009.01.001

mailto:[email protected]

dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2009.01.001