The Endocrine Heart: 30 Years Later

The Endocrine Heart: 30 Years Later is a special scientific symposium commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF). The discovery established that the heart possesses an endocrine function.

This landmark was recognized by the first ever Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canadian Medical Association Journal top Canadian Achievement in Health Research Award in 2009 and acknowledged as one of the top 10 research discoveries in the past 50 years by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

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Featured presenters include:

• Adolfo de Bold – University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Canada)
• Benoit Bruneau – Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (USA)
• John C. Burnett  – Mayo Clinic (USA)
• Manasses C. Fonteles – Mackenzie University/Ceará State University (Brazil)
• Michael Gollob – University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Canada)
• Haissam Haddad – University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Canada)
• Mona Nemer – University of Ottawa (Canada)
• Kailash N. Pandey – Tulane University (USA)
• Mark Richards – University of Otago (New Zealand)
• Robert Roberts – University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Canada)
• Heikki Ruskoaho – University of Oulu (Finland)
• Yoshihiko Saito – Nara Medical University (Japan)
• Rhian Touyz – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Canada)

Sponsored in partnership with:

• University of Ottawa
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
• Nile Therapeutics