International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk - AHA

CMR Short Reviews
- The Concept of CMR
  Historical background on global cardiometabolic risk, epidemiological aspects of obesity and type 2 diabetes, ABCs of cardiovascular disease risk factors, intra-abdominal adiposity, metabolic syndrome and contribution to cardiometabolic risk.
- Evaluating CMR
  Research and clinical tools to identify individuals with excess intra-abdominal adiposity and quantify their risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (global cardiometabolic risk).
- Managing CMR
  Notions and practical tools to better manage the abdominally obese patient with excess intra-abdominal adiposity and related clustering abnormalities.
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Calendar of Events

November 5, 2007 Orlando, USA

American Heart Association / Cardiovascular Seminar Of The International Chair On Cardiometabolic Risk

Room: W224CD
Time: 17 h 15 - 18 h 45
Chairperson: Bryan Brewer, Peter Libby

Schedule for November 5, 2007
Time	Event Description	Presenter
	Opening	B. Brewer
	Critical Appraisal of the Metabolic Syndrome Concept	R. Eckel
	Scientific Rationale for the 2005 AHA/NHLBI Update of the NCEP-ATP III Metabolic Syndrome	S.M. Grundy
	From CVD Risk to Global Cardiometabolic Risk	J.P. Després
	Closing Remarks	P. Libby

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