Open AccessHighlights From Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions 2018
Author(s) -
Di Bartolo Belinda A.,
Straub Adam C.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.118.009470
Subject(s) - medicine , vascular medicine , medline , scientific discovery , family medicine , gerontology , intensive care medicine , psychology , biology , biochemistry , cognitive science
P ersonalized medicine was the theme for the newly renamed conference Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions 2018. The goal of the conference was to address the current complex landscape of cardiovascular disease, with a push to reduce stroke and cardiovascular disease by 20% by the year 2020. With 550 abstracts accepted and >830 attendees from 23 countries, the formerly named ATVB/PVD [arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology/peripheral vascular disease] Scientific Sessions, held in San Francisco, encompassed a diverse range of topics including functional genomics, vascular dysfunction and inflammation, thrombosis, and cell biology. The central idea was that we are moving toward translating the science of vascular medicine to cutting-edge technologies and therapeutics with the aim of treating the individual patient—using precision or personalized medicine.