CRT on Cardiometabolic Disease
Park Inn by Radisson Danube Bratislava
Academic Chairpersons:
Prof Ana Abreu
Prof John Deanfield
Prof. Cecilia Linde, ESC President-Elect and ESC Chair of the CRT
Industry Chairpersons:
Dr Prodromos Anthopoulos (Cytokinetics)
Dr Monika Gratzke (Daiichi-Sankyo)
Dr Katja Rohwedder (Bayer)
Dr Bettina Kraus (Boehringer Ingelheim), Industry Chair of the CRT
Objectives of the CRT meeting in Cardiometabolic Disease:
- Understanding the scope of cardiometabolic disease along life cycle, common pathophysiologic basis, classical and emerging risk factors, global and precision risk prediction (biomarkers, imaging, omics and AI)
- Approaching determinants of cardiometabolic health - role of genetics, epigenetics, environment and human behavior
- Focusing intervention on cardiometabolic disease prevention, in line with the EU CV plan- lifestyle changes implementation, novel therapies and integrated care
- Identification of gaps in cardiometabolic landscape
- Proposals for implementation projects in Europe
- Imperative for prevention: Foreseeing the future of cardiometabolic disease management and the role of AI support
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12:00 - 13:30 |
Arrivals and Buffet Lunch |
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Day 1 | 18 March 2026 | 13:30 – 18:40 CET | MEETING ROOM: BRATISLAVA |
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13:30-13:35 |
Welcome from the CRT Chairpersons |
Cecilia Linde, Bettina Kraus (BI) |
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13:35 -15:15 SESSION 1.1 – The Evolving picture of cardiometabolic disease Moderated by: Ana Abreu and Prodromos Anthopoulos (Cytokinetics) |
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13:35-13:45
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EU CV health plan: cardiometabolic disease in perspective |
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13:45-13:55
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Patterns, causes and risk factors (classical and emergent) of cardiometabolic disease |
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13:55-14:05
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Shared pathophysiology for diverse clinical presentations: inflammation, adipose tissue biology, insulin resistance |
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14:05-14:15
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Global and precision risk prediction along life cycle: biomarkers, imaging, omics and machine learning
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Emanuelle Di Angelantonio
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14:15-14:45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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14:45-15:15 |
Coffee break |
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15:15 -18:40 SESSION 1.2 – Determinants of cardiometabolic health Moderated by: John Deanfield and Monika Gratzke (Daiichi-Sankyo) |
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15:15-15:25
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The role of genetics and epigenetics
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15:25-15:35
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The role of environment
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15:35-15:45
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The role of human behaviour
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Lis Neubeck
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15:45- 15:55
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How to deal with the Determinants of Cardiometabolic Health |
Massimo Piepoli
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15:55-16:30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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16:30-16:35 |
Active break |
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16:35-17:35 |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS Identify and deal with the Gaps in cardiometabolic disease |
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Group 1 Room: Bratislava Prevention and treatment gap: Lack of implementation
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Lead: Matthias Wilhelm Rapporteur: Michael Madigan (ESC Patient Forum)
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Group 2: Room: Pressburg Research gap: What is unknown about new drugs’ effect
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Lead : Maddalena Lettino Rapporteur: |
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Group 3: Room: Istropolis Health equity gap : Challenges for access to prevention and treatment in different population sectors
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Lead: Paul Dendale
Rapporteur: Massimo Piepoli
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17:35-17:45 |
Report from breakout session 1 –10 mins |
Rapporteur : Michael Madigan |
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17:45-17:55 |
Report from breakout session 2 – 10 mins |
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17:55-18:05 |
Report from breakout session 3 – 10 mins |
Rapporteur : Massimo Piepoli |
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18:05-18:30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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18:30-18:40 |
Wrap-up and summary Day 1 – Outlook to Day 2 |
Ana Abreu, Katja Rohwedder (Bayer) |
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END OF DAY 1 |
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19:30 |
APERITIF +DINNER |
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Day 2 | 19 March 2026 | 08:30 – 12:30 CET | MEETING ROOM: BRATISLAVA |
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08:30-08:40 |
Summary of day 1 |
Ana Abreu, John Deanfield |
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8:40 - 10:40 - SESSION 2.1: Intervention focus on cardiometabolic disease Moderated by : Dr Monika Gratzke (Daiichi-Sankyo) and Dr Katja Rohwedder (Bayer) |
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08:40-08:50 |
Lifestyle changes for global prevention and implementation strategies at individual and population-level |
Ana Abreu | |
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08:50-09:00
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Novel therapies and integrated care models in clinical management of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and obesity |
John Deanfield |
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09:00-09:20 |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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09:20-10:10
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS DESIGN IN CARDIOMETABOLIC LANDSCAPE |
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Topic proposal: Obesity and/or diabetes |
Lead: Cecilia Linde Rapporteur: |
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Group 5: Room: Pressburg Chronic Kidney Disease and/or Hypertension
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Group 6: Room: Istropolis The role of the gut and liver on cardiometabolic risk profile
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Lead: Tomasz Guzik Rapporteur:
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10:10-10:20 |
Report&Comments from breakout session 4 – 5+5 mins |
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10:20-10:30 |
Report&Comments from breakout session 5 – 5+5 mins |
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10:30-10:40 |
Report&Comments from breakout session 6 – 5+5 mins |
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10:40-10:45 |
Active break |
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10:45-11:10 |
Coffee break |
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11:10 - 12:30 - SESSION 2.2: What will the future bring: a bird´s eye view Moderated by: Prodromos Anthopoulos (Cytokinetics) and John Deanfield and Ana Abreu |
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11:10-11:20
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Prevention rather than cure in cardiometabolic disease: a call for action |
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11:20-11:30
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AI transforming the future of cardiometabolic disease |
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11:30-12:20 |
PANEL DISCUSSION and NEXT STEPS |
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12:20-12:30 |
Wrap-up & conclusion |
Cecilia Linde, Bettina Kraus (BI) |
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END OF DAY 2 |
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12:30 |
Buffet lunch and departures |
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