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The 3rd Asian-Pacific Congress of International Society of Vascular Health and China Week
June 21- 28th 2008
The ISVH China Week was held between June 21- 28th 2008. The Honorary Chairman was Professor Lansheng Gong (Shanghai), and the President of ISVH China, Professor Hongyu Wang (Beijing). The first Congress was held in Guangzhou, and chaired by Professor Jianfang Luo (Guangdong Hospital). The Guest Speaker was Professor Kenji Takazawa (Tokyo) who delivered a well-received lecture “Do not discuss systolic pressure without measuring AI”.
The second Congress was held in Shanghai and split between the two largest hospitals, Ruijin Hospital (Professor Ruiyan Zhang) and Jiangsu Hospital (Professor Changwu Ruan). The Guest Speaker was Professor Kohji Shirai who lectured on “CAVI as a marker of arteriosclerosis in the metabolic syndrome”.
The third Congress, the official ISVH China Session, was held in HohHot, Inner Mongolia from June 26–28th under the patronage of the Government of China and the Inner Mongolia medical Society, chaired by Professor Guohua Zhang. ISVH was proud to have the attendance of Dr Chen; the Chinese Minister of Health. Over 500 doctors attended this 2 day meeting.
The Guest Speakers were Professor S. Oparil (USA) and Professor Yui-Fai Chen (USA). Professor Oparil gave two lectures “Estrogen and female arteries; the secret to a long life” and“ Recent advances in the treatment of Hypertension”. | ||
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