The British Society for Cardiovascular Research

PAST MEETINGS
Spring and Autumn/Winter Meetings:
  • Dec 1973, London. Cardiac Action of Drugs: Adrenoceptive Agonists and Antagonists. Critical Evaluation of Biochemical Techniques as Applied to the Heart
  • Apr 1974, Birmingham. The Differences Between Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle
  • Nov 1974, London. Acute Myocardial Ischaemia
  • Jul 1975, Oxford. Ions, Potential and Rhythms
  • Nov 1975, London. Cardiac Hypertrophy
  • Mar 1976, Edinburgh. Acute Myocardial Ischaemia
  • Nov 1976, Horsham. Function and Morphology of Cardiac Mitochondria
  • Apr 1977, Leeds. Cardiac Receptors and Reflexes
  • Nov 1977, London. Coronary Flow: Measurement and Control
  • Apr 1978, Cardiff. Heart Failure
  • Nov 1978, London. Acidosis and the Heart
  • May 1979, Midhurst. Muscle Mechanics: Pump Function and Energy Utilisation
  • Oct 1979, London. Protection of the Ischaemic Myocardium: Possibility of Fantasy?
  • Mar 1980, Oxford. Radionuclides in Heart Disease
  • Dec 1980, London. Origin of the Electrocardiogram
  • Mar 1981, Glasgow. Early Arrhythmias Resulting from Myocardial Ischaemia: Genesis and Prevention by Drugs
  • Dec 1981, Wembley. Coronary Arteries, Prostaglandins and Platelets
  • May 1982, Birmingham. Regulation of Cardiac Contraction; Mechanism, Measurement and Failure
  • Dec 1982, London. Inotropic Support in Heart Failure
  • May 1983, Midhurst. Excitation-Contraction Coupling
  • Dec 1983, London. Salvage of the Ischaemic Myocardium
  • April 1984, Cardiff. Arrythmogenesis During Myocardial Ischaemia and Repertusion
  • April 1984, London. Free Radicals and Heart
  • April 1985, Bath. Frank and Starling Revisited
  • Nov 1985, London. NMR: What Contribution can it make to Cardiology?
  • April 1986, Edinburgh. Autonomic Function and the Heart
  • Jan 1987, London. Myocardial Microcirculation
  • June 1987, Horsham. Membranes, Muscle and Myopathies
  • Dec 1987, London. Regulation of Blood Flow •
  • April 1988, Guildford. Bowditch Revisited: The Force-interval Relationship of the Heart
  • Sept 1988, London. Genes, Peptides and the Heart
  • April 1989, Glasgow. Myocardial Repolarization and Refractoriness
  • Nov 1989, Oxford. Cellular Mechanisms in Cardiac Hypertrophy and Failure
  • Mar 1990, Liverpool. Blood Borne Factors in Myocardial Ischaemia
  • Dec 1990, London. Physiology and Pathophysiology of E-C Coupling
  • April 1991, Cardiff. Endothelium and Atherogenesis
  • Dec 1991, London. Regulation of Blood Flow
  • April 1992, Birmingham. Myocardial Receptors and Signal Transduction: Therapeutic Implications
  • Dec 1992, London. Myofilaments and Contractility
  • Mar 1993, Cambridge. Biology of the Vascular Wall
  • Oct 1993, Edinburgh. Cardiac Ischaemia: Underlying Cellular Mechanism and Cardioprotective Strategies
  • Dec 1994, Bristol. Drugs for the Heart (Organiser: SJ Coker)
  • Jul 1995, Hatfield. Muscle-Specific Regulators and Differentiation (Organiser: PJ England)
  • Dec 1995, London. Lethal Arrhythmias: Molecular Mechanisms and Management (Organisers: M Avkiran & MJ Curtis)
  • Apr 1996, Exeter. Diabetic Angiopathy (Joint Meeting with the British Microcirculation Society)
  • Aug 1996, Glasgow. Mediators in Cardiovascular Disease (Organisers: KA Kane & CL Wainwright)
  • Apr 1997, Hull. Molecular Basis of Cardiac Hypertrophy (Organisers: A-ML Seymour & G Hart)
  • Sep 1997, Bristol. Myocardial Injury: Present Knowledge and Future Directions (Organiser: MS Suleiman)
  • Apr 1998, London. Genetic Manipulation of the Cardiovascular System (Organisers: MS Marber & PL Weissberg)
  • Sep 1998, London. Signal Transduction Mechanisms and Growth Control in the Cardiovascular System (Organisers: I Zachary & G Brooks)
  • Apr 1999, Glasgow. Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease (Organisers: A Dominiczak & J Connell)
  • Sep 1999, London. Myocardial Responses to Sub-lethal Ischaemia: Stunning, Hibernation and Preconditioning (Organiser: GF Baxter)
  • Mar 2000, London. Molecular Aspects of Cardiac Development (Organisers: P Barton & P Scambler)
  • Sep 2000, Belfast. Mediators and Mechanisms in Myocardial Disease (Organisers: B McDermott & D Bell)
  • Mar 2001, London. Apoptosis in the Heart Signalling, Mechanisms, Pathology and Protection (Organisers: RJ Heads & A Clerk)
  • Sep 2001, Oxford. Meeting postponed to March 2002, due to the terrorist attacks in the USA.
  • Mar 2002, Oxford. Magnetic Resonance in Cardiovascular Research (Organisers: K Clarke & S Neubauer) Postponed from September 2001
  • Apr 2002, Reading. Ion Channels and Transporters in Cardiovascular Cell Growth (Organisers: G Brooks & MJ Shattock)
  • Sep 2002, Bristol. The Developing Heart: Biology and Protection (Organisers: S Suleiman & M Caputo)
  • Mar 2003, Glasgow. Molecular Therapy for Cardiovascular Diseases (Organisers: A Baker & S George)
  • Sep 2003, Edinburgh. Oxidative Stress: From Measurement to Management (Joint meeting with the Scottish Cardiovascular Forum) (Organisers: G Gray, I Megson, S Maxwell, I Rahman & A Shah)
  • Apr 2004, Manchester. Frontiers in cardiovascular Signalling (Organisers: D Eisner & C Holt)
  • Sep 2004, London. Integrative Cardiovascular Pathophysiology in Gene-Modified Models (Organisers: A Shah & A Cave)
  • Apr 2005, Leicester. Emerging Concepts in Atherothrombosis (Organisers: NJ Samani & AH Goodall)
  • Sep 2005, London. Stress Signals in the Cardiovascular System (Organisers: M Marber & M Avkiran)
  • Mar 2006, Cambridge. Cardiovascular Genomics (Organisers: A Grace, J Rogers & W Ouwehand)
  • Sep 2006, Cambridge. Biomechanical Signalling in Atherosclerosis (Joint meeting with the British Atherosclerosis Society) (Organisers: D Haskard, P Weinberg & Q Xu)
  • Mar 2007, Reading. Emerging Therapeutic Targets and Technologies for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (Organisers: K Bicknell & G Brooks)
  • Sep 2007, London. The QT Interval and Drug-Induced Torsades de Pointes (Organiser: M Curtis)
  • Jun 2008, Manchester. Causes and Consequences of Myocardial Infarction: New Concepts (Organisers: B McDermott & D Eisner)
  • Sep 2008, Bristol. Cell Signalling in Cardiovascular Disease: Life or Death (Organisers: J Ferguson, E Griffiths, J Johnson, C Lyon, O Stone)
  • Apr 2009, Oxford. Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture (Organisers: M Bennett, C Jackson, C Newman)
  • Sep 2009, Oxford. Myocardial Energetics and Redox in Health and Disease (Organisers: B Casadei, K Clarke, S Suleiman)

British Cardiovascular Society Symposia:
  • May 1994, Torquay. Preconditioning the Myocardium (Organiser: DM Yellon)
  • May 1995, Harrogate. Arrhythmias: from Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Application (Organiser: SMC Hardman)
  • May 1996, Glasgow. Application of Today's Molecular Biology to Tomorrow's Clinical Practice (Organiser: PL Weissberg)
  • May 1997, Manchester. Atrial Fibrillation (Organiser: SMC Hardman)
  • May 1998, Glasgow. New Perspectives on Therapy Before, During and After Myocardial Infarction (Organisers: MS Marber & M Avkiran)
  • May 1999, Manchester. Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture: Clinical Significance, Mechanisms and Prevention (Organiser: A Newby)
  • May 2000, Glasgow. Nitric Oxide and Cardiac Function: From Laboratory to Clinical Practice (Organiser: AJ Brady)
  • May 2001, Manchester. Cardiovascular Signalling by Reactive Oxygen Species and Free Radicals (Organiser: AM Shah)
  • May 2002, Harrogate. Heart Failure Research from Bench to Bedside: Focus on Magnetic Resonance Techniques (Organiser: S Neubauer)
  • Apr 2003, Glasgow. Genetics and the Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias (Organiser: )
  • Apr 2004, Manchester. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Signalling (Organiser: )
Workshops:
  • Jan 1994, London. The Enigmas of Atrial Fibrillation (Organiser: SMC Hardman)
  • Mar 1994, Glasgow. Inflammatory Processes in the Heart (Organiser: CL Wainwright)
  • Jan 1995, London. Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Growth and Hypertrophy (Organisers: G Brooks & P Sugden)
  • May 1996, Cambridge. Experimental and Therapeutic Gene Transfer and Antisense Strategies for Cardiovascular Disease (Organiser: PL Weissberg)
  • Jan 1997, Oxford. The Isolated Perfused Heart: Lessons from the Past, Directions for the Future (Organiser: K Clarke)
  • May 1998, London. Microelectrodes: What Can/Should We Measure? (Organiser: A Drake-Holland)
  • Jul 1998, Oxford. The Isolated Perfused Heart: Lessons from the Past, Directions for the Future (Organiser: K Clarke)
  • Apr 1999, Bristol. Models of Intimal Thickening and Their Relevance to Human Pathologies (Organisers: S George, A Newby & G Angelini)
  • May 2001, Liverpool. QT Prolongation and Torsade de Pointes (Organisers: S Coker & G Hart)
  • Sep 2001, Bristol. Mitochondria and Myocardial Protection (Organisers: E Griffiths & S Suleiman)
  • Dec 2008, London. Targeting Myocardial Reperfusion Injury: A New Frontier in Myocardial Protection (Organisers: D Hausenloy & D Yellon)
  • Feb 2009, Sheffield. Studying Vascular Biology Using the Zebrafish (Organisers: T Chico & M Denvir)

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