New Technologies and Concepts in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: The Blood Pressure Paradigm
Event details
| Date | 29.06.2015 |
| Hour | 14:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Theodoros G. Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
BIOENGINEERING SEMINAR
Abstract:
The risk for cardiovascular (CV) events, fatal or non-fatal, remains increased worldwide despite the advances in biotechnology and drug development. One of the most important risk factors, related with CV disease, complications and mortality, is the increased arterial blood pressure (BP). The technological innovations occurring during the last few decades in blood pressure measurement and monitoring are dramatically influencing our current knowledge concerning the assessment and treatment of hypertension. Wearable devices and other novel methodologies, far beyond classic, traditional BP sphygmomanometry at the brachial artery, promise a lot for the optimization of CV risk assessment and ultimately for better prevention and more effective treatment of BP-related diseases and complications.
Bio:
Theodoros G. Papaioannou is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA). He earned his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at National Technical University of Athens. He received his Ph.D. by the Medical School of UoA.
Theodore Papaioannou is Head of Biomedical Engineering Unit and Biostatistics Unit at the First Department of Cardiology of the Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Abstract:
The risk for cardiovascular (CV) events, fatal or non-fatal, remains increased worldwide despite the advances in biotechnology and drug development. One of the most important risk factors, related with CV disease, complications and mortality, is the increased arterial blood pressure (BP). The technological innovations occurring during the last few decades in blood pressure measurement and monitoring are dramatically influencing our current knowledge concerning the assessment and treatment of hypertension. Wearable devices and other novel methodologies, far beyond classic, traditional BP sphygmomanometry at the brachial artery, promise a lot for the optimization of CV risk assessment and ultimately for better prevention and more effective treatment of BP-related diseases and complications.
Bio:
Theodoros G. Papaioannou is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA). He earned his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at National Technical University of Athens. He received his Ph.D. by the Medical School of UoA.
Theodore Papaioannou is Head of Biomedical Engineering Unit and Biostatistics Unit at the First Department of Cardiology of the Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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