This Master Class program was held on Friday, October 17, 2014 in Moscow, Russia as part of the global initiative of the Physicians’ Academy for Cardiovascular Education (PACE) foundation with a particular focus on issues and opportunities in cardiovascular risk and lipid management in high risk patients.
 

Educational objectives

The overall educational objectives of the Cardiovascular Risk Master Class were:

• To review the epidemiology and current guidelines on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients at increased CV risk in Russia
• To review new data on the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease and stroke and its relevance to treatment strategies and outcomes.
• To understand the medical need for intensive lipid and hypertension management in patients at high CV risk, such as DM and metabolic syndrome.
• To understand the pharmacologic and clinical rationale for various treatment options in the patients with increased CV risk and integrate scientific evidence from key clinical trials into clinical practice.
• Develop a consensus on practical guidelines for day-to-day management of high risk patients 

Funding

The conference is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant provided by Pfizer.

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CVRM Moscow 2014

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