Key Themes

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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 respiratory disorders: mechanisms, therapies and cardiometabolic risk
• Asthma: pathophysiology and interventions
• Aerobiology and respiratory health
• Chronic lung diseases: pathophysiology, muscle wasting and exercise intolerance
• Pulmonary oncology
• Pulmonary vascular diseases

Obesity-Metabolism

• Regulation of energy balance: central and peripheral mechanisms
• Tissue and cell metabolism of energy: endocrine and molecular aspects
• Mechanisms of obesity and diabetes complications
• Impact of bariatric surgery on morbid obesity and its complications
• Obesity treatment/prevention interventions and their effectiveness