6^th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Arterial Stiffness

                                                                                                      Programme

                                                                                Date: Saturday, 9^th September, 2006.

                                                                                Time: 2pm ~ 6pm

                                                                                Venue: Luke Hall (Tokuda Seiyaku Main Building, 1-7 Yotsuya, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo)

14:00~14:05     Opening Greetings.

Prof. Toru Tsunoda

(Medical Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kyorin University)

14:05~14:25     Chairperson Lecture

                            Chairperson Prof. Junichi Hayashi

                            (Department of General Clinic, Kyorin University School of Medicine)

Medical Significance of Preventative Arterial Stiffness Measuring

Prof. Toru Tsunoda

(Medical Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kyorin University)

14:25~14:45     Educational Lecture

                            Chairperson Prof. Yoko Notoya

(Diabetic Metabolism and Internal Secretions Department, Tokyo Medical University)

Reconfirming ASI Principles and Comparison of Arterial ASI in Bicep and Ankle Measurements.

Professor Hideaki Shimazu

(Department of Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Kyorin University)

14:45~15:35    Special Lecture

                            Chairperson Professor Toru Tsunoda

(Medical Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kyorin University)

Mechanical Properties of Small and Large Artery in Hypertension; Clinical Implication

Associate Professor Dr. Jeong Bae Park

(Department of Medicine Cardiology, Cheil General Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine)

15:35~15:55    General Submissions

Chairperson Asst. Professor Hiroko Kobayashi

(Department of Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Kyorin University)

1.     Relationship of ASI, CAVI, ABI and Carotid IMT in Patients Experiencing Arterial Stiffness Conditions.

Shigeru Hayashi (Hayashi Clinic)

2.     Examination of ASI and Metabolic Syndrome of Residents in the O-oka Area of Nagano City

1)      Akiko Matoba, Chiyoko Miyazawa, Kikumi Maruyama, Yumi Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Uchiba, Nagano City O-Oka Clinic

2)      Hamako Miyao, Nagano City O-Oka Health Centre

15:55~16:15    Break (Coffee time)

16:15~17:50    General Public Symposium – How to Examine Arterial Stiffness –

                            Chairperson Prof. Junichi Hayashi

                            (Department of General Clinic, Kyorin University School of Medicine)

l         PWV                           Kiyoshi Uchiba (Director, Nagano City O-Oka Clinic)

l         AI, Pulse Wave          Professor Koji Teruya (Department of Health and Public Hygiene, Kyorin University)

l         Carotid Artery Echo   Takashi Miwa (Diabetic Metabolism and Internal Secretions Department, Tokyo Medical University)

l         ASI                            Hideaki Sato (Manager, National Civil Servant  Mutual Aid Association Tachikawa Hospital Health and Medical Center

17:50~18:00    Closing Words

Prof. Toru Tsunoda

(Medical Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kyorin University)