3ᴿᴰ World Symposium on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Venice, Italy 2003

World symposium organized every 5 years

Venice meeting was supported by Industry

6 Scientific Organizing Committee Members

Organizing Committee (R. Barst, N. Galiè, S. Rich, L. J. Rubin, W. Seeger, G. Simonneau)

100 Members of Task Forces 200 Attendees

Proceedings published on a supplement to JACC in 2004

New insights in pathobioloy of PAH Genetic basis of PAH

Algorithm of treatment including 7 different drugs