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Luncheon Seminar 1
11:00~11:50
Comprehensive genetic analyses illuminate a causal association between LDL cholesterol and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc. / Amgen Astellas BioPharma K.K.
Chairperson: Toyoaki Murohara
Department of Cardiology,
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Presenter: Hayato Tada
Department of Cardiology,
Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine
Luncheon Seminar 2
12:00~12:50
Current status and future possibilities in anticoagulation therapy
Sponsored by Bayer
Chairperson: Koji Maemura
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Presenter: Yasuhiro Maejima
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Presenter: Yoshihiro Fukumoto
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Kurume University School of Medicine
Symposium 1
14:30~15:20
Molecular Basis of Arrhythmias
Chairperson: Tetsushi Furukawa
Medical Research Institute,
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Chairperson: Masafumi Yano
Yamaguchi University
Presenter: Takeru Makiyama
Kyoto University
Presenter: Seiko Ohno
Department of Bioscience and Genetics,
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Presenter: Jong-Kook LEE
Department of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine,
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Symposium 2
15:30~16:20
Aging and atherosclerosis
Chairperson: Yasuchika Takeishi
Fukushima University
Chairperson: Masafumi Watanabe
Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Cardiology,
Pulmonology and Nephrology
Presenter: Ken Shinmura
Division of General Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Hyogo College of Medicine
Presenter: Zhongjun Zhou
The University of Hong Kong,
School of Biomedical Sciences, China
Presenter: Goo Taeg Oh
Ewha Womans Universuty, Korea
Presenter: Hyo-Soo Kim
Seoul National University Hospital,
Seoul, Korea
Sponsored Symposium 1
16:30~18:00
Homeostasis maintenance and Failure
Sponsored by OTSUKA Pharmaceutical Co.Ltd
Chairperson: Kenichi Hirata
Cardiovascular Medicine,
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
Chairperson: Tetsuo Minamino
Kagawa University
Presenter: Ichiro Manabe
Department of Disease Biology and Molecular Medicine
Presenter: Yuichiro Arima
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Kumamoto University
Presenter: Yu Ying
School of Basic Medical Sciences,
Tianjin Medical University, China
Presenter: Koichiro Kinugawa
Toyama University
Evening Seminar
18:10~19:00
Proximal tubulopathy as a therapeutic target
Sponsored by Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd. / Eli Lilly Japan K.K.
Chairperson: Yasuki Kihara
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences
Presenter: Motoko Yanagita
Department of Nephrology,
Graduate School of Medicine,
Kyoto University
Presenter: Hisayoshi Murai
Department of Cardiology,
Kanazawa University
Morning Seminar
8:10~9:00
Novel strategy for heart failure from basic research to new clinical evidence
Sponsored by ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD. / AstraZeneca K.K.
Chairperson: Toshihisa Anzai
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
Presenter: Osamu Yamaguchi
Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology,
Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
Keynote Lecture 1
9:10~10:00
Mitochondrial dynamism and metabolic regulation in heart disease
Sponsored by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Chairperson: Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Kyushu University

Presenter: Gerald W. Dorn II
Washington University in St. Louis, US
Symposium 3
10:10~11:00
Mitochondrial Dynamics
Chairperson: Satoaki Matoba
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Graduate School of Medical Science,
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Chairperson: Yasushi Sakata
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Presenter: Atsushi Hoshino
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Presenter: Yoshiyuki Ikeda
Kagoshima University
Presenter: Fanyan Wei
Department of Molecular Physiology,
Faculty of Life Sciences,
Kumamoto University
Presenter: Hiroki Kitakata
Department of Cardiology,
Keio University School of Medicine
Luncheon Seminar 3
11:10~12:00
The importance of omega-3/7 fatty acid balance in inflammation and related diseases
Sponsored by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Chairperson: Tetsuji Miura
Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine,
Sapporo Medical University
Presenter: Makoto Arita
Division of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University
Luncheon Seminar 4
12:10~13:00
Novel Therapeutic Targets and Drug Discovery in Pulmonary Hypertension
Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline K.K.
Chairperson: Hiroshi Ito
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine
Presenter: Kimio Satoh
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Keynote Lecture 2
13:10~14:00
Genetics, Epigenetics and Inflammation Inform Novel Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sponsored by Actelion Pharmaceuticals Japan Ltd
Chairperson: Keiichi Fukuda
Professor, Department of Cardiology,
Keio University School of Medicine

Presenter: Marlene Rabinovitch
Stanford University School of Medicine, US
Keynote Lecture 3
14:10~14:50
Human pluripotent stem cells for cardiac disease modeling and tissue engineering
Chairperson: Toyoaki Murohara
Department of Cardiology,
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Presenter: Robert Passier
University of Twente, The Netherlands
President's Lecture
14:50~15:30
Chairperson: Issei Komuro
Tokyo University
Presenter: Keiichi Fukuda
Professor, Department of Cardiology,
Keio University School of Medicine
Sponsored Symposium 2
15:30~17:00
Sponsored by MSD K.K.
Chairperson: Tohru Minamino
Niigata University
Chairperson: Koichiro Kuwahara
Shinshu University School of Medicine
Presenter: Yoshitaka Fukada
Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science,
The University of Tokyo
Presenter: Masao Doi
Kyoto University
Presenter: Megumi Hatori
Department of Ophthalmology,
Keio University
Presenter: Kenichiro Kinouchi
Keio University
Symposium 4
8:10~9:00
New technology
Chairperson: Keiko Yamauchi-Takihara
Health Care Center, Osaka University
Chairperson: Naoki Mochizuki
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Presenter: Jin-Soo Kim
Institute for Basic Science, South Korea
Presenter: Satoshi Nishimura
Jichi Medical Uniersity
Presenter: Sadao Ota
RCAST, University of Tokyo
Presenter: Akira Kunitomi
Department of Fundamental Cell Technology,
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA),
Kyoto University
Symposium 5
9:10~10:00
Vascular biology
Chairperson: Masahiko Kurabayashi
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Gunma University School of Medicine
Chairperson: Masataka Sata
Tokushima University
Presenter: Hirofumi Tomita
Department of Cardiology,
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
Presenter: Takeshi Adachi
National Defense Medical College
Presenter: Yoshito Yamashiro
University of Tsukuba,
Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance
Symposium 6
10:10~11:00
Genomics in Cardiology
Chairperson: Ichiro Shiojima
Department of Medicine II,
Kansai Medical University
Chairperson: Kenichi Tsujita
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Graduate School of Medical Sciences,
Kumamoto University
Presenter: Masao Nagasaki
Human Biosciences Unit for the Top Global Course,
Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research (CPIER),
Kyoto University
Presenter: Norihiro Kato
Medical Genomics Center,
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Presenter: Kae-Woei Liang
Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Luncheon Seminar 5
11:10~12:00
Sponsored by DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Chairperson: Issei Komuro
Tokyo University
Presenter: Isao Kurihara
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine,
Keio University School of Medicine
Presenter: Masaki Ieda
Tsukuba University
Luncheon Seminar 6
12:10~13:00
Optimized therapy targeting glomerular hemodynamic abnormalities in diabetic kidney disease
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Chairperson: Yoshihiko Saito
Nara Medical University
Presenter: Kentaro Kohagura
Dialysis Unit, University of the Ryukyus Hospital
Progress Report for Basic Research
13:10~14:25
Chairperson: Koichiro Kuwahara
Shinshu University School of Medicine
Chairperson: Yasuchika Takeishi
Fukushima University
Presenter: Seitaro Nomura
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Presenter: Naoto Muraoka
Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine
Presenter: Takamaru Ishizu
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Presenter: Taisuke Ishikawa
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Presenter: Masahide Kawatou
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
Grant Session for Basic Research
14:40~15:30
Closing Remarks
15:30~15:40