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Sunday, July 27,
2008
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8:30 -
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POSTER HALL |
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101
Poster Session
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HAVE HIGHER PREVALENCE OF ABNORMAL ECG DOCUMENTED
DURING SCREENING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
M.R. Movahed,
S. Bates, A. Martinez, S. Sattur, Southern
Arizona VA Health Care System, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA |
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INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT AND ALL CAUSE
MORTALITY
C. Manrique,
A. Martinez, M.A. Rahman, H.A. Guima, M.R. Movahed,
University of
Arizona, AZ, USA |
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SLEEP APNEA IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
A.Q. Chan,
E.L. Lua, M.P. Chan, Stanford University,
Stanford, Chanwell Clinic, San Jose, CA, USA |
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ATRIO-VENTRICULAR MECHANICAL FUNCTION OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART
A. Lopez-Candales,
K. Edelman, B. Gulyasy, R. Bazaz, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
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IMPACT OF BALLOON MITRAL VALVULOPLASTY (BMV) ON RIGHT VENTRICULAR
FUNCTION AS ASSESSED BY STRAIN (S) AND STRAIN RATE IMAGING (SR): A
TISSUE DOPPLER STUDY
M.I. Ahmed,
O.A. Rifaei, M.T. Fahim, Ain Shams University,
Cairo, Egypt
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, RESTING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS
K.K. Yeo,
W.J. Bommer, UC Davis Medical Center,
Sacramento, CA, USA |
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CHALLENGE IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF COMPLEX FORMS OF TOTAL
ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION
E.S. Sinkovskaya,
E.V. Kholmanskaya, V.V. Plakhova, A.V. Sobolev, V.N. Makarenko, L.A.
Bockeria, Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular
Surgery, Moscow, Russia |
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN NORMAL PREGNANCY: THE MAYO EXPERIENCE
G. Kumar,
S.N. Hayes, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN,
USA |
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3D - TRICUSPID LEAFLET TETHERING AREA ASSESSED BY 3D
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, AS A FOLLOW UP PARAMETER OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
I.A. Grapsa,
D. Dawson, P. Nihoyannopoulos,
Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College of London, London, UK |
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POS
102
Poster Session
MOLECULAR
CARDIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH
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ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF AMINO ACIDIC SUPPLEMENTS IMPROVE PROTEIN AND
ENERGY PROFILES IN SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS, ELONGATING
FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ACCELERATING MITOCHONDRIAL RECOVERY IN
ATP FOLLOWING EXHAUSTIVE EXERTION
J.D. Rezze, C. Chen-Scarabelli, Z. Yuan, E. Kuizon, G.M. Scarabelli,
G. Spears,
L. Saravolatz, T.M. Scarabelli,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA |
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DIFFERENTIAL MODULATION OF STAT1 AND STAT3 ACTIVATION BY ORAL AMINO
ACID SUPPLEMENTATION IN THE ISCHEMIC/REPERFUSED RAT MYOCARDIUM
J.D. Rezze, C. Chen-Scarabelli, Z. Yuan, E. Kuizon, G.M. Scarabelli,
G. Spears, L. Saravolatz, T.M. Scarabelli,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA |
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POS
103
Poster Session
BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS
OF ACUTE ISCHEMIA |
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USEFULNESS OF PREPROCEDURAL N-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE IN
PREDICTING ANGIOGRAPHIC NO-REFLOW PHENOMENON DURING STENT IMPLANTATION
IN PATIENTS WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Y. Ahn,
S.N. Hong, N.S. Yoon, K.H. Kim, Y.J. Hong, H.W. Park, J.H. Kim, M.H.
Jeong, J.G. Cho, J.C. Park, Chonnam National
University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea |
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ELEVATION OF SERUM CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE IN MEDICAL INPATIENTS
S.X. Chen,
K.A. Amir, R.K. Bobba, E.L. Arsura, Richmond
University, Staten Island, NY, USA |
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USEFULNESS OF SERUM N-TERMINAL PRO–BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TO PREDICT
IN-STENT RESTENOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION
AND NORMAL TROPONIN I LEVELS
Y. Ahn,
S.N. Hong, N.S. Yoon, K.H. Kim, H.W. Park, Y.J. Hong, J.H. Kim, M.H.
Jeong, J.G. Cho, J.C. Park, Chonnam National
University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea |
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SIGNIFICANCE OF ELEVATED TROPONIN-I LEVEL IN ENDSTAGE RENAL DISEASE
J. Havill,
E. Iheukamere, S. Kupershtokh, S. Grossman, F. Ebrahimi,
Richmond University, Staten Island, NY, USA |
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POS
104
Poster Session
THE PLAQUE AND ACUTE
CORONARY SYNDROMES |
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THE EFFECT OF T0901317 ON ABCA1 AND NIEMANN-PICK TYPE C1 IN
\APOE-/-
MICE
C.K. Tang,
X.Y. Dai, X. Ou, X.R. Hao, D.L. Cao, Y.L. Tang, Y.W. Hu, X.X. Li,
University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China |
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C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS AND ANGIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY IN UNSTABLE
ANGINA
A. Gonzalez,
E. Silva, D. Inciarte, S. Briceno, C. Esis, M. Bracho, G. Hernandez,
Universidad del Zulia, IECTAS, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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ASSOCIATION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS WITH ANGIOGRAPHICALLY DOCUMENTED
OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
A. Asija,
W.S. Aronow, N. Ramdeen, S. Chugh, New
York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA |
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MANAGEMENT OF NSTEMI. ARE WE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES? A COMPARISON
WITH CRUSADE STUDY
S. Kadir,
H. Contractor, G. Kirkwood, A. Bainbridge, Royal Bolton Hospital,
Bolton, Lancashire, UK |
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ACUTE MI WITHOUT DISRUPTED YELLOW PLAQUE IN YOUNG PATIENTS BELOW 50
YEARS OLD
Y. Ueda,
K. Okada, K. Matsuo, N. Ogasawara, T. Higo, M. Matsui, K. Kodama,
Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan |
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POS
105
Poster Session
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: THROMBOLYSIS AND
REPERFUSION |
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PROGNOSIS OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AT HIGH VERSUS LOW ALTITUDE
YEMENI PATIENTS
M.A. Al Huthi,
Y.A. Raja’a, M. Al-Noami, A.R.A. Rahman, Thamar University, Thamar,
Yemen |
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UTILITY OF THE FRONTAL PLANE QRS AXIS IN IDENTIFYING MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION IN PATIENTS WITH POOR R-WAVE PROGRESSION
V. Ariyarajah,
L. Prajapat, D.H. Spodick, St. Boniface
General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
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EFFECTS OF NG-NITRO-ARGININE METHYLESTER (L-NAME) ON CORONARY BLOOD
FLOW, MYOCARDIAL INFARCT SIZE, AND ON THE EXTENT OF THE NO-REFLOW
PHENOMENON IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION
C. Pierakos, N. Lazaris, E. Charitos, J. Venetsanakos, H. Pozios, M.
Bonios,
K. Malliaras,
E. Vavouris, N. Diakos, J. Nanas,
University of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORONARY MICROCIRCULATORY REACTIVITY AND
THE EXTENT OF NECROSIS IN THE INFARCTED AND REMOTE MYOCARDIUM
J.H. Koh,
M.Y. Kim, J.H. Kim, Kwandong University,
Gyeonggi, Goyang, South Korea |
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PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF SELECTED PRESENTING FEATURES OF ACUTE CORONARY
SYNDROME IN PREDICTING IN-HOSPITAL ADVERSE EVENTS
N. Chaowalit,
T. Yipintsoi, D. Tresukosol, R. Kanjanavanit, S. Kiatchoosakun, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University,
Bangkok, Thailand |
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A YEARLONG TRACKING OF NON ISOLATED RIGHT VENTRICLE MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION IN CORONARY CARE UNIT
Z. Pekmezovic,
M. Mate,
HC "Juzni Banat" Pancevo, Serbia
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POS
106
Poster Session
DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: VARIOUS ETIOLOGIES |
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ISOPROTERENOL INDUCES PRIMARY LOSS OF DYSTROPHIN IN RAT HEARTS:
CORRELATION WITH MYOCARDIAL INJURY
E.C. Campos, M.M. Romano, C.M. Prado, M.R. Celes, M.A. Rossi
, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo,
Brazil |
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TEI INDEX AND SPECTRUM OF DIASTOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN TAKOTSUBO
CARDIOMYOPATHY
A. Mathew, M. Kizilbash, D. Bhandare, L. Afonso,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA |
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POS
107
Poster Session
RENAL ASPECTS - DIURETICS
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HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE TO EXERCISE PREDICTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
RENAL FAILURE
A.R. Khoshdel,
S.L. Carney, AUMS, Tehran, Iran |
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PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS IN PATIENTS
UNDERGOING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY
M. Ghasemi,
B. Broumand, L.M. Fard, Research Center of
Endovascular Intervention, Tehran, Iran |
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POS
108
Poster Session
SUDDEN DEATH
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AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
CARDIOVERSION DEFIBRILLATION MONITORING IN TELEMETRY PATIENTS
B. Ali,
H.L. Bloom, E. Veledar, D. House, R. Norvel, S.C. Dudley, A.M.
Zafari,
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA, USA |
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CLUSTERIZATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SYMPATHETIC AND
PARASYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY BY HEART RATE VARIABILITY ANALYSIS FOR RISK
STRATIFICATION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
A. Riftine,
Heart Rate Variability Institute, Edison, NJ, USA |
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CHEST COMPRESSION MAY PROVOKE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION AFTER
DEFIBRILLATION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST
A. Capucci,
D. Aschieri, V. Pelizzoni, A. Rosi, G. Rusticali,
G. da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy |
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POS
109
Poster Session
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES OF MAPPING AND RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION |
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LEFT-SIDED ACCESSORY PATHWAY ABLATION THROUGH THE CORONARY SINUS IN
YOUNG PATIENTS
H.R. Singh,
P.P. Karpawich, Children's Hospital of
Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA |
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LEUKOCYTOSIS POST ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION - IS THERE A REASON
TO WORRY?
M. Biria, C. Annapureddy, J. Pillarisetti, E. Baryun, L. Berenbom,
R. Pimentel, S. Vanga, D. Newton, M. Emert, D. Lakkireddy,
R.
Pase-Sosland, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas
City, KS, USA |
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CONTINUOUS CATHETER
IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS GUIDES ABLATION OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL
REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA
S.J.
Pollak,
G. Monir, Florida Heart Institute,
Orlando, FL, USA |
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POS
110
Poster Session
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
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DO WE NEED PROTECTION DEVICES FOR ANY PERIPHERAL ANGIOPLASTY?
M. Henry,
A. Polydorou, I. Henry, M. Hugel, Cabinet
de Cardiologie, Nancy, France |
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NEW DISTAL EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE USING A 3 DIMENSIONAL FILTER:
FIBERNET FIRST HUMAN STUDY
M. Henry,
A. Polydorou, Ad.
Polydorou, M. Hugel, Cabinet de
Cardiologie, Nancy, France |
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REDUCED MORTALITY IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS
CORONARY INTERVENTION WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENTS
A. Varma,
A. Nusca, D.L. Appleton, M.J. Lipinski, E. Goudreau, M.J. Cowley, M.
Wittkamp, A. Abbate, G.W. Vetrovec,
Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA,
USA |
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ANATOMIC VARIABLES THAT DETERMINE ENDOVASCULAR STENT SIZE WHEN
TREATING ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS
M. Kilian,
W. Dang, C. Cina, McMaster University,
Hamilton, ON, Canada |
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COMPARISON OF TRANSRADIAL AND TRANSFEMORAL APPROACH FOR CORONARY
ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTION: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY
A. Goldberg,
I. Nordkin, M. Halabi, R. Klein, A. Marmor,
Sieff Government Hospital,
Safed, Israel |
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DIFFERENCES IN UTILIZATION OF DRUG-ELUTING STENTS BY RACE AND PAYER
M.J. Racz,
E.L. Hannan,
New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA |
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RESULTS OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
PRESENTING WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
A. Zaky,
B. Ramadan, Alexandria University,
Alexandria, Egypt |
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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOME OF GP- IIB/IIIA
INHIBITOR THERAPY DURING CORONARY STENTING WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENTS
V.N. Singh,
M. Nelson, K. Garner, T. Law, University
of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA |
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ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT
OF PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS AND TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTION IN A
PATIENT WITH PULMONARY ARTERY DISSECTION
I. Bakir,
I. Degrieck, H. Vanermen, F. Wellens,
Siyami Ersek Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul,
Turkey |
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14:00
- 18:00
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Board No. |
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POS
201
Poster Session
VASCULAR BIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH |
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THYPOXIA INCREASES THE EXPRESSION OF RESISTIN IN CULTURED VASCULAR
SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS THROUGH ERK AND NFAT PATHWAY
K.G. Shyu,
B.W. Wang, H.F. Hung, H. Chang,
Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan |
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INTERLEUKIN-4 INDUCES MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1 EXPRESSION
IN VIVO AND IN VITRO
Y.W. Lee,
W.H. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, USA |
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ASPIRIN-TRIGGERED LIPOXIN BLOCK ROS GENERATION IN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS:
POSSIBLE ROLE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
V. Nascimento-Silva, M.A.
Arruda, C. Barja-FIdalgo, I.M. Fierro,
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil |
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ALDOSTERONE SIGNALING MODIFIES ENDOTHELIAL CELL VOLUME
M. Mirshahi,
UMRS 872, E 18, Faculte de Medicine Paris VI, Paris, France |
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EFFECTS OF
ERYTHROPOIETIN AND SELENIUM ON SOME HEMATOLOGICAL
PARAMETERS IN GENTAMICIN INDUCED ANEMIA IN MALE ALBINO RATS
M. Surchi, D. Quretany, Department
of Biology, College of Science, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq |
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POS
202
Poster Session
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY
/ CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE I
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FACTOR XIII DEFICIENCY AFTER “OPEN HEART” SURGERY IN CHILDREN:
POTENTIAL TARGET FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY
L.A. Bockeria, N.N. Samsonova, I.A. Yurlov, L.G. Klimovitch, E.F.
Kozar, I. Tsagareli, N.N. Eliseev, E.H.N. Olsen, M. Carr, S.B.
Zaets, Novo Nordisk US, North
Brunswick, NJ, USA |
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DIAGNOSTIC VALIDITY OF AUSCULTATORY AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC
FEATURES IN DIAGNOSING ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT IN CHILDREN
N.M Noori, S.H. Rajaei, Hormozgan
University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran |
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POS
203
Poster Session
LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
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LESS THAN 25% OF SUSPECTED HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY SUBJECTS
DOCUMENTED DURING SCREENING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY HAVE ABNORMAL ECG
FINDING
M.R. Movahed,
S. Bates, S. Sattur, A. Martinez, Southern
Arizona VA Health Care System, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
USA |
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ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF SUSPECTED HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN
HEALTHY TEENAGERS IN THE USA
M.R. Movahed,
A. Martinez, S. Bates, S. Sattur, Southern
Arizona VA Health Care System, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
USA |
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LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND HYPERTENSION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
OBESITY IN HEALTHY TEENAGERS
M.R. Movahed,
A. Martinez, S. Bates, S. Sattur, Southern
Arizona VA Health Care System, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
USA |
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ALCOHOL SEPTAL ABLATION AND SEPTAL MYOMECTOMY FOR HYPERTROPHIC
OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY: A META-ANALYSIS
M. Alam,
H. Dokainish, N.M. Lakkis, Baylor College
of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA |
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CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND STRAIN IN
PATIENTS WITH ANGINA
M.T. Chou,
C.Y. Chiang, C.C. Cheng, Z.C. Chen, T.Y. Huang,
Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan |
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REPORTED PHYSICAL
SYMPTOMS DURING SCREENING ECHOCARDIOGRAY IS NOT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESENCE OF SUSPECTED HYPERTROPHIC
CARDIOMYOPATHY
M.R. Movahed, S. Bates, A. Martinezur, S. Sattur
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System , Tucson, AZ, USA |
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“PRE-EJECTION FLOW WAVE”: A NEW MARKER OF INCREASED LEFT
VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FILLING PRESSURE
J.D. Beswilan,
M.P. Sayco, E.S. Tucay, Philippine Heart
Center, Quezon City, Philippines |
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PATTERN AND EXTENT OF SYSTOLIC INTRAVENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY IN
PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: COMPARISON WITH ATHLETE
HEARTS USING TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING
A.K. Kondur,
A. Niraj, K. Bachour, L. Afonso,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA |
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POS
204
Poster Session
PREDICTORS AND MARKERS
OF HEART FAILURE OUTCOME |
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BLOOD GENE EXPRESSION SIGNATURE DIFFERENTIATES HEART FAILURE
SEVERITY
P. VanBuren, J. Ma, E. Mueller, C.C. Liew,
GeneNews, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA |
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FACTORS RELATED TO IN-HOSPITAL HEART FAILURE (HF) ARE VERY DIFFERENT
FOR UNSTABLE ANGINA (UA) AND NON-ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
(NSTEMI)
B. Saejueng,
T. Yipintsoi, R. Chaisuksuwan, W. Kehasukcharoen, W. Boonsom, R.
Kanjanavanit, Chest Disease Institute,
Nonthaburi, Thailand |
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CARDIAC PEPTIDES DURING ISOMETRIC EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH
DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
D. Zdrenghea,
D. Pop, M. Ilea, University of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
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COMMONLY USED RISK FACTORS FAILED TO ACCURATELY PREDICT SURVIVAL IN
PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEART FAILURE
M. Bonioq, G. Panagiotopoulos, S. Drakos, E. Tsagalou, J.
Terrovitis,
J. Venetsanakos,
E. Kaldara, K. Malliaras, A. Masdrakis, J. Nanas,
University of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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PROARRHYTHMIC EFFECTS OF LEVOSIMENDAN THERAPY OF ACUTE HEART FAILURE
E. Zima,
G. Szucs, A. Soltesz, G. Fulop, L. Molnar, D. Becker, L. Geller, B.
Merkely, Semmelweis University, Budapest,
Hungary |
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ANGIOGRAPHICALLY
DOCUMENTED DECREASED EJECTION FRACTION IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED
WITH ALL CAUSE MORTALITY
M.R. Movahed,
J. Salcedo, J. Kleven, A. Sarcon, S. Shahriari, J.D. Vu,
University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and the Southern
Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA |
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PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF DOBUTAMINE-INDUCED MECHANICAL IN PATIENTS WITH
MILDLY TO MODERATELY IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY IN SINUS
RHYTHM
A. Hirashiki,
H. Izawa, H. Funahashi, K. Unnno, T. Yamada, Y. Murase,
K. Harada, H. Asano, T. Murohara, M. Yolota,
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
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POS
205
Poster Session
DIABETES MELLITUS, OBESITY, INSULIN AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS
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GENDER-SPECIFIC RISK FACTOR ASSOCIATING TO THE ARTERIAL ELASTIC
PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL POPULATION
S. Makita,
A. Akihiko, Y. Naganuma, A. Tamada, M. Nakamura,
Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan |
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OPTIMAL DEFINITIONS FOR ABDOMINAL OBESITY AND THE METABOLIC SYNDROME
IN ANDEAN HISPANICS: THE PREVENCION STUDY
J.E. Medina-Lezama,
H. Zea-Diaz, K. Villalobos, M.A. Martinez,
E. Munoz-Atahualpa,
J. Chirinos-Pacheco, J.A. Chirinos, Santa
Maria Catholic University, AQP, Peru |
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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT AND PARENTAL CHRONIC
HEALTH CONDITIONS AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN IN CANADA
R.J. Ma, X.H. Peng, W. Luo, M. DesMeules,
Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa,
ON, Canada |
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CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF GLICLAZIDE BEYOND GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN
EXPERIMENTAL DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
S. Kumar,
V. Kain, S. Sitaswad,
National Centre for Cell Science, Maharashtra, India |
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INCREASED TNF-ALPHA LEVELS AND VASOMOTOR DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE
PATIENTS WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE
P. Tretjakovs,
A. Jurka, I. Bormane, I. Mikelsone, D. Reihmane, J. Jirgensons, G.
Bahs, A. Martinsons,
University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia |
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PLAQUE CHARACTERIZATION BY VIRTUAL HISTOLOGY INTRAVASCULAR
ULTRASOUND ANALYSIS IN TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS
K. Nasu,
E. Tsuchikane, O. Katoh, T. Matsubara, T. Suzuki,
Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan |
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THREE POLYMORPHISMS OF THE HUMAN RESISTIN GENE ARE MAJOR
DETERMINANTS OF PLASMA LEVEL OF RESISTIN IN JAPANESE
H. Asano,
H. Izawa, M. Kobayashi, A. Hirashiki, Y. Murase, D. Tanimura,
T. Yamada, K. Unno, T. Murohara, M. Yolota,
Theranostic Research Institute Inc, Nagoya, Japan |
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CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY PREDICTS YOUNG ADULT’S BODY MASS INDEX AND
OBESITY: EVIDENCE FROM A BIRTH COHORT STUDY
A.A. Mamun,
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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UPPER LEG LENGTH (ULL) AND THE RISK OF DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR
(CV) RISK PROFILE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH
AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) 1999 – 2004, USA
J. Liu,
A.L. Baker, Brock University, ON, Canada |
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POS
206
Poster Session
NEUROHUMORAL, IMMUNOLOGIC AND CYTOKINE ASPECTS OF HEART FAILURE
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CLINICAL AND PROGNOSTIC IMPLICATIONS OF SERUM PROLACTIN LEVELS IN
PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
J. Parissis,
D. Farmakis, C. Michalakeas, K. Tsitlakidis, D. Birba, P. Stergiou,
G. Filippatos, D. Kremastinos, Attikon
University Hospital, Athens, Greece |
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ALDOSTERONE INDUCES INTERLEUKIN-18 VIA ENDOTHELIN-1, ANGIOTENSIN-
II, RHO/RHO-KINASE AND PPAR IN CARDIOMYOCYTE
T. Doi,
T. Sakoda, T. Akagami, T. Naka, T. Tsujino, T. Masuyama, M. Ohyanagi,
Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan |
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GHRELIN IS NOT INCREASED AND HAS NO COMPENSATORY ROLE IN CARDIAC
CACHEXIA
J.P. Araujo,
P. Lourenco, A. Ferreira, F. Rocha-Goncalves, P. Bettencourt,
Hospital S. Joao, Porto, Portugal |
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LEPTIN IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE – CORRELATION WITH NUTRITIONAL
STATUS
J.P. Araujo,
P. Lourenco, A. Ferreira, F. Rocha-Goncalves, P. Bettencourt,
Medicina, Hospital S. Joao, Porto, Portugal |
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DEVELOPMENT
OF CHRONIC CHAGASIC CARDIOPATHY IS RELATED TO ALTERATIONS ON THE
ACETYLCHOLINE TURNOVER AND EXPRESSION OF THE NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE
RECEPTOR  7 AND/OR
Á3/Â4 SUBUNITS EXPRESSION
E. Jimenez, E. Lopez, M. Durand, R. Fonseca, L. Ferrer, R.R.
Bonfante-Cabarcas,
C.C. Rodriguez Bonfante,
UCLA, Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela |
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POS
207
Poster Session
NITRIC OXIDE AND NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE IN
HEART FAILURE |
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RELEASE OF CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE FROM THE JUGULAR-NODOSE
GANGLION COMPLEX IN RATS
T. Strecker,
A. Dieterle, K. Messlinger, W. Neuhuber, M. Weyand, S. Koulchitsky,
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen,
Germany |
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POS
208
Poster Session
PULMONARY CIRCULATION ASPECTS, PULMONARY
HYPERTENSION |
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RIGHT VENTRICULAR STRAIN RATE IMAGING IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL
HYPERTENSION: DO DIFFERENT VENTRICULAR CHANGES REFLECT AETIOLOGY?
A. Vitarelli,
Y. Conde, S. D'Orazio, S. Stellato, F. Caranci, D. Battaglia, G.
Continanza, L. Capotosto, F. Salsano, C. Terzano,
La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy |
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RIGHT VENTRICULAR FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH PRESERVED EJECTION
FRACTION AND DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION: AN UNDER-RECOGNIZED CLINICAL
ENTITY
R.M. Zakir,
RL Berkowitz, Hackensack University
Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA |
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POS
209
Poster Session
HYPERTENSION: BASIC AND CLINICAL |
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OSTEOPROTEGERIN IS RELATED TO ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE AND AORTIC
STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSION
C. Tsioufis,
K. Dimitriadis, A. Miliou, D. Chatzis, C. Thomopoulos, D. Tousoulis,
I. Kallikazaros, C. Stefanadis, University
of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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OAT1, TSC, WNK1, WNK4 GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN EHT AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE
EFFECTS OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
Y.F. Han, X.H. Fan, K. Sun, X.J. Wang, Y.B. Wang, J.Z. Cheng,
Y.S. Zhen, X.D. Song, Y. Zheng, R.T. Hui,
Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China |
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IS THE BEHAVIOR OF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE DURING TREADMILL TESTING
A PREDICTOR FOR NEW-ONSET HYPERTENSION?
C. Esis,
E. Silva, M. Bracho, S. Briceno, J. Villasmil, A. Gonzalez,
Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo,
Venezuela |
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NURSE-RECORDED AUSCULTATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PREDICTS TARGET ORGAN
CHANGES AS WELL AS AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE
A.J. Woodiwiss,
N. Molebatsi, M.J. Maseko, E. Libhaber, C. Libhaber, O.H.I. Majane,
J. Paiker, P. Dessein, P. Sareli, G.R. Norton,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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FIXED DOSE PERINDOPRIL AND AMLODIPINE IN MODERATE TO SEVERE
HYPERTENSION
V. Bahl,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
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AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AS PREDICTOR OF ARTERIAL
HYPERTENSION IN ELDERLY WITH WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION
G.E. Calmon,
E. Silva, G. Maestre, G. Pino, M. Bracho, N. Pina,
Zulia University, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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