Second Workshop Almazov Centre (St.Petersburg)- DIFE (Potsdam) «Cardiovascular risk factors and cardiometabolic phenotyping in cohort studies» October 25-27, 2010

 

 
 

   

 

 

On October 25-27, 2010 was held the 2nd Workshop between Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre and German "Institute of human nutritiont" (DIfE – Duetsches Institut fur Ernahrungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrucke) on methods of estimation of factors, defining way of life, in population studies. The meeting included participants from Russian NICA project (Orienburg, Penza, Kursk, Kaliningrad).
 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

    The cooperation between Almazov Federal Centre and DIfE started in April 2009 and in December 2009 cooperation agreement between both institutions was signed and joint project proposal (german-russian cooperation in metabolic and epidemiological research) was presented. The 1st Joint workshop of Almazov Federal Centre and German Institute of Human Nutrition took place in Potsdam on April 26-27, 2010.

 

During the Workshop the topics regarding obesity and metabolic syndrome were discussed, particularly methods of diet, physical activity and stress assessment. German colleagues presented design and results of the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) study.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

    

 

After welcoming speeches of Professor Alexandra Conrady, Almazov Federal Centre Vice- director and Professor Heiner Boeing and Professor Andreas Pfeifer, DIFE the following presentations were performed:

  • Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in EPIC-Potsdam. (Dr. Cornelia Weikert, DIFE)
  • Preliminary results of NICA-study: target-organ damage.(Prof.Alexandra Conrady, Almazov Centre)
  • Genetic associations in metabolic syndrome and its impact to NICA-study. (Dr. Anna Kostareva, Almazov Centre)
  • A new web tool to estimate diet of the last 24-hours. (Silke Feller, DIFE)
  • Activity of endocannabinoid system in patients with abdominal obesity. (Dr. Karina Vanaeva, Almazov Centre)
  • Arterial stiffness as a cardiovascular risk factor (Dr. Ekaterina Moguchaya, Almazov Centre)
  • Survivors of the Leningrade Siege – focus on arterial stiffness.(Dr. Oxana Rotar, Almazov Centre)
  • Vitamin D deficiency as a cardiovascular and metabolic risk factor. (Dr. Tatyana Karonova, Almazov Centre)
  • Principles and application of accelerometers in the EPIC-Potsdam study. (Dr.Matthäus Vigl, DIFE)
  • Exercise testing in metabolic syndrome. (Dr. Aelita Berezina, Almazov Centre)

Almazov Federal Centre performed an excursion for the guest showing them the most interesting departments and talking about new high tech medical technologies and development perspectives of the Centre.

 

 
 

 
 

    Russian and German guests exchanged the research data and demonstrated the practical skills:

 
  • Testing of endothelial function (Dr. Ekaterina Kolesova)
  • Large artery stiffness (Dr. Ekaterina Moguchaya)
  • Sleep studies (Dr.Lyudmila Korostovtseva)
  • Physical exercise testing (accelometry) (Dr. Matthäus Vigl)
 

 

 
 

 
 

    The further cooperation is expected.

 
 

After welcoming speeches of Professor Alexandra Conrady, Almazov Federal Centre Vice- director and Professor Heiner Boeing and Professor Andreas Pfeifer, DIFE the following presentations were performed:

  • Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in EPIC-Potsdam. (Dr. Cornelia Weikert, DIFE)
  • Preliminary results of NICA-study: target-organ damage.(Prof.Alexandra Conrady, Almazov Centre)
  • Genetic associations in metabolic syndrome and its impact to NICA-study. (Dr. Anna Kostareva, Almazov Centre)
  • A new web tool to estimate diet of the last 24-hours. (Silke Feller, DIFE)
  • Activity of endocannabinoid system in patients with abdominal obesity. (Dr. Karina Vanaeva, Almazov Centre)
  • Arterial stiffness as a cardiovascular risk factor (Dr. Ekaterina Moguchaya, Almazov Centre)
  • Survivors of the Leningrade Siege – focus on arterial stiffness.(Dr. Oxana Rotar, Almazov Centre)
  • Vitamin D deficiency as a cardiovascular and metabolic risk factor. (Dr. Tatyana Karonova, Almazov Centre)
  • Principles and application of accelerometers in the EPIC-Potsdam study. (Dr.Matthäus Vigl, DIFE)
  • Exercise testing in metabolic syndrome. (Dr. Aelita Berezina, Almazov Centre)
Almazov Federal Centre performed an excursion for the guest showing them the most interesting departments and talking about new high tech medical technologies and development perspectives of the Centre.