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Slides available through the IAS, Lorenzini Foundation, and other sites.

Monthly summary of the key literature in the atherosclerosis field provided each month to all IAS members.

The IAS offers fellowships to young investigators to study in major laboratories

Important websites related to atherosclerosis and related diseases

Computer based algorithms for 10-year risk assessment for cardiovascular disease.

AFFILIATIONS

	International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk
	Metabolic Syndrome Institute
	World Heart Federation
	International Task Force for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
	Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention

ISA 2009 BOSTON, USA

Boston, USA

June 14-18, 2009

XV INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Boston, MA (USA)

SLIDE LIBRARY

Scientific Organizing Secretariat:
info@isa2009.org

Highlights from the educational session: "Should HDL Be a Target of Therapy", held on June 16, 2009, during the XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis

Highlights from the Satellite, "Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis" held on June 19, 2009, following the XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis.

VISITING FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

2009 WINNERS

Jason Wu
(Australia)

Mahoj Kumar Barthwal
(India)

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President's Message
by: W. Virgil Brown, MD

A new year and new challenges for the IAS

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IAS Commentaries

	February 1, 2010 The Mainstream Hypothesis That LDL Cholesterol Drives Atherosclerosis May Have Been Falsified By Non-Invasive Imaging of the Coronary Plaque Burden and Progression (by W.R. Ware)
	February 1, 2010 Kynurenine and Its Metabolites as Biomarkers of Atherosclerosis in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients (by K. Pawlak, D. Pawlak)
	January 22, 2010 Chronic Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE), and RAGE Ligands as Nontraditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (by Y. Mori, Y. Shiotsu)
	January 13, 2010 Homocysteine and Atherosclerosis. What Needs To Be Done? (by A. Panayiotou, A. Nicolaides)
	January 13, 2010 How Interferon-Gamma Regulates the Immune Response to Atherosclerosis (by J.E. McLaren)
	January 13, 2010 Cathepsin L and Death Zones of Atherosclerotic Lesions (by W. Li, X-M Yuan)

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From our members

February 11,2010
Slovak Atherosclerosis Association
New Trends in Prevention of Atherosclerosis
Bratislava, Slovak Republic

February 19-21, 2010
National Lipid Association
Clinical Lipid Update - Winter 2010
Jointly hosted by the Pacific and Southwest Regional Chapters
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA, USA

April 8-10, 2010
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council
2010 Scientific Sessions
San Francisco, CA USA

May 13-16, 2010
National Lipid Association
2010 Annual Scientific Sessions
Chicago, IL, USA

June 20-23, 2010
European Atherosclerosis Society
78^th EAS Congress
Hamburg, Germany

May 18-May 22, 2011
National Lipid Association
2011 Annual Scientific Sessions
New York, NY, USA

Welcome new member:
Ecuadorian Society of Atherosclerosis and Endothelium

	New Board of Taiwan Society of Lipids & Atherosclerosis (Posted on January 22, 2010)
	New Board of ISAR (Posted on January 22, 2010)
	New Board of the NSFA (Posted on August 12, 2009)
	New Board of the Korean Society of Lipidology and Atherosclerosis (Posted on August 6, 2009)
	New Board of the Hellenic Society of Lipidology, Atherosclerosis and Vascular Disease (Posted on August 5, 2009)

Upcoming events

	May 4-6, 2010 4^th International Conference of Biomarkers in Chronic Diseases (Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	May 12-16, 2010 7^th Metabolic Syndrome, type II Diabetes and Atherosclerosis Congress Marrakesh, Morocco
	May 17-21, 2010 6^th IAS-Sponsored HDL Workshop on High Density Lipoproteins Whistler B.C., Canada
	September 30 - October 2, 2010 5^th Intl. Symposium on "Integrated Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Diseases" Berlin, Germany
	March 25-30, 2012 XVI International Symposium on Atherosclerosis Sydney, Australia

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WHO IS IAS

The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS), incorporated in 1979, promotes, at an international level, the advancement of science, research and teaching in the field of atherosclerosis and related diseases.

IAS EDITORIAL BOARD

Scott M. Grundy, M.D., Ph.D.
Editor in Chief

Associate Editors
Stefano Bellosta
Gordon Campbell
Ruth McPherson
Paul Nestel
Jose Ordovas
Henry Pownall
Eder Quintão

Website Administrators

Annamaria Scimone
(Milan, Italy)

Mandi Wong
(Dallas, USA)