Key Themes

Key themes

Cardiology

• Cardiac electrophysiology and treatment of arrhythmias
• Coronary disease: pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapies
• Metabolic cardiology: prevention, cardiometabolic risk and rehabilitation
• Valvular heart disease: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

Respirology

• Sleep apnea and regulation of breathing over the life course
• Asthma
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and environmental health
• Pulmonary oncology

Obesity-type 2 diabetes-metabolism

• Metabolism and energy homoeostasis: regulatory mechanisms as well as molecular, cellular and microbiological aspects
• Obesity and type 2 diabetes: metabolic and cardiovascular complications
• Bariatric surgery: impact, development and action mechanisms
• Obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment/prevention interventions and their assessment