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SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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09:00 – 10:15
Hall A

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                      OPENING CEREMONY

  OL:               OPENING LECTURE 

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10:45 – 13:30
Hall A

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PL:01            Plenary Session

            NEW THERAPEUTIC TARGETS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 

INHIBITION OF PHOSPHOLIPASES: A NEW STRATEGY TO TREAT ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ITS CLINICAL COMPLICATIONS? (Invited Lecture)
W. Koenig, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

PEPTIDASES DEGRADING CARDIOPROTECTIVE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES: A NEW TARGET FOR THE TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES? (Invited Lecture)   
T. Walther, Charite-Universitatsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

AN UNAPPRECIATED ROLE FOR UBIQUITIN LIGASES IN EXPERIMENTAL CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY (Invited Lecture)          
C. Patterson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA                

RHO-KINASE IS AN IMPORTANT THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE (Invited Lecture)
H. Shimokawa, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

PROTEIN KINASE C ISOZYMES IN HEART DISEASE: A THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITY (Invited Lecture)    
D. Mochly-Rosen, T. Koyanagi, J.C. Ferreira, K. Inagaki, G. Fajardo, E. Churchill, G. Budas, J.M. Tsutsui, D. Bernstein, P.C. Brum, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

RENIN INHIBITION: A NOVEL APPROACH TO BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND ORGAN PROTECTION (Invited Lecture)
A.H.J. Danser, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

NANOMEDICINE: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY (Invited Lecture)
I. Rubinstein, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

CORONARY MICROVASCULAR REGULATION BY ANGIOTENSIN II: PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS (Invited Lecture)
L. Kuo, T.W. Hein, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX, USA

INHIBITING MALONYL COA DECARBOXYLASE AS AN APPROACH TO TREATING ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
G.D. Lopaschuk, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada       

CARDIOPROTECTIVE ROLE OF SODIUM THIOSULFATE ON CHRONIC HEART FAILURE BY MODULATING ENDOGENOUS H2S GENERATION (Invited Lecture)
S.C. Tyagi, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

ROLE OF SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM IN INCREASING INTRACELLULAR CA2+ DUE TO NA+-K+ ATPASE INHIBITION BY OUABAIN (Invited Lecture)
H.K. Saini-Chohan, N.S. Dhalla, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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10:45 – 13:30         
Hall B

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PL:02            Plenary Session

                     WHAT’S NEW IN CARDIOMYOPATHIES

THE ROLE OF THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN PROTECTING AGAINST INFECTION OF THE HEART (Invited Lecture)
N.E. Bowles, G. Vallejo, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

VINCRISTINE PROTECTS CARDIOMYOCYTES FROM DOXORUBICIN TOXICITY (Invited Lecture)
K. Chatterjee, J. Zhang, R. Tao, N. Honbo, J.S. Karliner, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA 

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF CHRONIC, SUBCLINICAL EXPOSURE TO LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE (Invited Lecture)
W.Y.W. Lew, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

SEPSIS AND THE HEART (Invited Lecture)
M.A. Rossi, M.R. Celes, D. Torres-Duena, E.C. Campos, C.M. Prado, F.Q. Cunha, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil         

A UNIQUE CLINICAL, GENETIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES IN HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited Lecture)
T. Toyo-Oka, H. Hatakeyama, S. Kostin, J. Schaper, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

OBESITY AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)     
M.A. Alpert, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: VARIOUS ETIOLOGIES AND OUTCOME (Invited Lecture)
N.N. Kipshidze, National Center of Therapy, Tbilisi, Georgia  

ANEMIA IN HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
J.N. Nanas, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

ENTEROVIRUS IN THE HEART: PERSISTENCE BY REPLICATION OF A DEFECTIVE VIRUS (Invited Lecture)
N.M. Chapman, K-S. Kim, S. Tracy, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA

IS SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION PRESENT IN DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE?  INSIGHTS USING STRAIN AND STRAIN RATE IMAGING (Invited Lecture)
H. Dokainish, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

TAKO-TSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited Lecture)
S.N. Koulouris, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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10:45 – 13:30   
Hall C

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S21               Session

       ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES/INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

INTRAGRAFT ADMINISTRATION OF ABCIXIMAB AND VERAPAMIL COMBINED WITH DIRECT STENTING PREVENTS SLOW-FLOW AND NO-REFLOW PHENOMENON IN SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
S. Sharma, J.A. Lardizabal, A. Antonescu, B. Bhambi, W. Nyitray, K. Desai, T. Ishimori, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK

EARLY INVASIVE THERAPY VERSUS CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: A LONG-TERM ANALYSIS 
D.J. Kumbhani, A.A. Bavry, A.N. Rassi, D.L. Bhatt, A.T. Askari, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

LYMPHOPENIA IN ACUTE PHASE OF ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PREDICTS LONG-TERM REINFARCTION1
J. Núñez, V. Bodí, J. Sanchis, L. Mainar, G. Miñana, P.Merlos, P. Palau, E. Rumiz, E. Núñez, A. Yacer, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

ADP-INDUCED PLATELET AGGREGATION FREQUENTLY FAILS TO DETECT IMPAIRED CLOPIDOGREL-RESPONSIVENESS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE COMPARED TO A P2Y12-SPECIFIC ASSAY – INFLUENCE OF LOW HDL
A. Schaefer, S. Weinberger, G. Ertl, J. Bauersachs, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

MECHANISM OF THE REDUCED ASPIRIN ACTION IN PATIENTS AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BY-PASS SURGERY 
T. Mattiello, R. Guerriero, L.V. Lotti, E. Trifiro', B. Pucci, P. Gazzaniga, F. Caporuscio, C .Gaudio, L. Frati, F.M. Pulcinelli, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

BACKWARDS INTO THE FUTURE OF MYOCARDIAL REGENERATION
W. Mohl, D. Milasinovic, S. Mina, B. Syeda, G. Weigel, H. Kasahara, K. Komamura, G. Heinze, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

CLINICAL UTILITY OF GLUCOSE-INSULIN-POTASSIUM INFUSION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A POOLED META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS
S.A. Saha, S. Katragadda, J. Molnar, R.R. Arora, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA, USA

PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE, INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, AND SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE WITH INCREASED TROPONIN I LEVELS HAVE INCREASED HOSPITAL MORTALITY
R. Sandhu, W.S. Aronow, A. Rajdev, R. Sukhija, H. Amin, A. Sangha, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

TRANSIENT AND PERSISTENT WORSENING RENAL FUNCTION IN SURVIVORS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION TREATED WITH PRIMARY ANGIOPLASTY
A. Goldberg, H. Hammerman, R. Beyar, M. Kapeliovich, W. Markiewicz, A. Roguin, D. Aronson, Sieff Government Hospital, Safed, Israel, Cardiology

IMPACT OF BIFURCATION LESIONS ON CLINICAL OUTCOME AND PROGNOSIS OF PRIMARY ANGIOPLASTY IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
D. Hakim, S. Champane, F. Maklady, A. Hawary, P. Garot, A. Belarbi, M. Salah, J. Debois-Rande, E. Tegier, Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, ile de France

INCREASING TRENDS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN SPAIN: THE MONICA-CATALONIA PROJECT
S. Sans, A. Puigdefabregas, G. Paluzie, D. Monterde, I. Balaguer-Vintro, Institute of Health Studies, Barcelona, Spain

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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10:45 – 13:30    
Hall D

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S22               Session

       ARTHROSCLEROSIS: PRIMARY PREVENTION, HYPERTENSION,
       DIABETES MELLITUS, OBESITY, METABOLIC SYNDROME

STATIN PLUS CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION INHIBITION GIVES GREATER LDL
F.F. Samaha, N. Iqbal, D. Bregman, H. Ashfaq, M.M. Williams, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA1461

THE PRESENCE OF OBESITY IS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
M.R. Movahed, M. Jamal, M. Hashemzadeh, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA

IMPACT OF OBESITY ON MEASURES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
M. Alam, S.S. Virani, V. Nambi, V. Lee, M. Elayda, J.M. Wilson, C.M. Ballantyne, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

EFFECTS OF MICRONUTRIENTS SUPPLEMENTATION ON LIPID PEROXIDATION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
M.S. Farvid, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

RELATION OF HAPTOGLOBIN PHENOTYPE TO EARLY VASCULAR CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
M. Shor, R. Zimlichman, M. Boaz, D. Gavish, J. Wainshtein, Z. Matas, M. Shargorodsky, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel1157

EFFECT OF REDUCTION OF IRON STORES ON VASCULAR AND CANCER OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE (PAD): VA COOPERATIVE STUDY #410, THE IRON AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS STUDY (FEAST)
L.R. Zacharski, B.K. Chow, G.Shamayeva, P.W. Lavori, VA Medical Center, White River Jct., VT, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA

ADMINISTRATION OF GLUCOSE-INSULIN-POTASSIUM INFUSION IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DOES NOT REDUCE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AT ONE YEAR: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
S. Katragadda, S.A. Saha, R. Arora, J. Molnar, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA, USA, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

EFFECTS OF RECOMBINANT ACE2 GENE ON OXIDATIVE STRESS LEVELS IN HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
J.C. Zhong, X.Y. Yu, Y. Huang, J.Y. Ye, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

IMPACT OF COMPUTERIZED DECISION SUPPORT ON BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
L.S. Hicks, T. D. Sequist, J.Z. Ayanian, S. Shaykevich, D.F. Fairchild, E.J. Orav, D.W. Bates, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

ALDOSTERONE-TO-RENIN RATIO, INDEPENDENTLY PREDICTS BLOOD PRESSURE IN A POPULATION OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY
A.J. Woodiwiss, D.G.A. Veliotes, L. Scott, O.H.I. Majane, M.J. Maseko, J. Paiker, N. Crowther, P. Dessein, P. Sareli, G.R. Norton, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

OVERALL NUTRITIONAL QUALITY INDEX (ONQI): A CONSUMER GUIDANCE SYSTEM 
D.L. Katz, V.Y. Njike, Z. Faridi, L.Q. Rhee, K-T. Ayoob, Yale School of Medicine, Derby, CT, USA

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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08:30 – 12:30                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 101           Poster Session

                        ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

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

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

ANNULAR SYSTOLIC VELOCITY PREDICTS THE PRESENCE OF SPONTANEOUS ECHO CONTRAST IN MITRAL STENOSIS PATIENTS WITH SINUS RHYTHM
M. Cayli, E. Acarturk, M. Kanadasi, M. Demir, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey

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

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

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

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, RESTING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS
K.K. Yeo, W.J. Bommer, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA

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

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN NORMAL PREGNANCY: THE MAYO EXPERIENCE
G. Kumar, S.N. Hayes, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

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

POS 102           Poster Session

                        NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY

RESTING CHEST PAIN, NEGATIVE TREADMILL EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM AND REVERSE REDISTRIBUTION IN DIPYRIDAMOLE MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCINTIGRAPHY MIGHT BE THE FEATURES OF CORONARY ARTERY SPASM
D.C. Xiang, J.L. Yin, J.X. He, Z.H. Gong, Liuhuaqiao Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

POS 103           Poster Session

                        MOLECULAR CARDIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH

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

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

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INSERTION/DELETION POLYMORPHISM OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME GENE AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN IRANIAN POPULATION
F. Mohammadi, B. Sharif-Kashani, P. Shahabi, Z. Mohammad Taheri, N. Behzadnia, H. Saadat, M.R. Motamedi, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Tehran, Iran

1H NMR STUDIES OF ERYTROCYTE MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY
F.G. Revnic, C. Ginghina, C. Revnic, S. Botea, NIGG Ana Aslan, Bucharest, Romania

POS 104           Poster Session

                        BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF ACUTE ISCHEMIA

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

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

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

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

EVALUATION OF APOPTOSIS IN LYMPHOCYTES FROM PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
C.R. Revnic, C. Ginghina, F. Revnic, S. Botea, IBCV CC Iliescu, Bucharest, Romania

EVALUATION OF POLYMORPHO NUCLEAR CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
C.R. Revnic, C. Ginghina, F. Revnic, S. Botea, IBCV CC Iliescu, Bucharest, Romania

BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF ERYTROCYTE MEMBRANE IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR PATHOLOGIES
F.G. Revnic, C. Ginghina, C.R. Revnic, S. Botea, NIGG "Ana Aslan", Bucharest

POS 105           Poster Session

          MYOCARDIAL STUNNING, HIBERNATION AND PRECONDITIONING

EFFECTS OF ISCHEMIC POSTCONDITIONING IN CARDIAC SURGERY FOR TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
W. Luo, B. Li, R. Chen, R. Huang, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R.China

LEFT VENTRICULAR APICAL BALLOONING: NOT AN UNCOMMON VARIANT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN WOMEN
D. Elian, A. Osherov, S. Matetzky, H. Hod, V. Guetta, M.S. Feinberg, E. Di Segni, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

POS 106           Poster Session

                        THE PLAQUE AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

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

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

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

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

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

POS 107           Poster Session

              ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: THROMBOLYSIS AND
                  REPERFUSION

CLINICAL VALUE OF LEAD AVR IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH NON-ST SEGMENT ELEVATION
H.D. Juan Gallinari, H. Alviso de Vargas, G. Boccuzzi, S. Golangelo, E. Gonzalez, M. Minelli, Hospital El Escorial, Madrid, Spain

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

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  

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

ERYTHROPOIETIN IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A CLINICAL PILOT RANDOMIZED PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIAL
B. Marinoni, M. Massa, V. Rosti, A. Bertoletti, C. Raineri, N. Marziliano, M. Ferrario, G.M. DeFerrari, E. Arbustini, L. Tavazza, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy,

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

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

A YEARLONG TRACKING OF NON ISOLATED RIGHT VENTRICLE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN CORONARY CARE UNIT
Z. Pekmezovic, M. Mate, HC "Juzni Banat" Pancevo, Serbia

POS 108           Poster Session

                        DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: VARIOUS ETIOLOGIES

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

BEHAVIOR OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN DILATED NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: THE LEVELS OF LIPOPROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 (LP-PLA2) COULD BE A DETERMINANT INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR OF CLINICAL AND ANGIOGRAPHICAL DETECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
E. Hatzinikolaou-Kotsakou, G. Moschos, T.H. Beleveslis, E. Reppas, M. Kotsakou, A. Chantas, K. Tsakiridis, Saint Lukas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

TEI INDEX AND SPECTRUM OF DIASTOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY
A. Mathew, M. Kizilbash, D. Bhandare, L. Afonso, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

POS 109           Poster Session

                        RENAL ASPECTS – DIURETICS

HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE TO EXERCISE PREDICTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE RENAL FAILURE
A.R. Khoshdel, S.L. Carney, AUMS, Tehran, Iran

TRIMETAZIDINE IN THE PREVENTION OF CONTRAST - INDUCED NEPHROPATHY AFTER CORONARY PROCEDURES
A.O. Onbasili, Y. Yenicerioglu, P. Agaoglu, A. Karul, T. Tekten, H. Akar, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey

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

POS 110           Poster Session

                        SUDDEN DEATH

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

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

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

POS 111           Poster Session

                        ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES OF MAPING AND
                        RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS AND RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION IN CHILDREN WITH WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME
P.C. Lee, B. Hwang, S.A. Chen, C.C. Meng, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

THE RESULTS OF RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION OF UPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN CHILDREN
P.C. Lee, B. Hwang, S.A. Chen, C.C. Meng, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

COMPARISON OF CLINICAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIOVENTRICULAR REENTRANT (AVRT) AND ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA (AVNRT)
P. Javadian, A. Babazadeh, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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

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, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA

POS 112           Poster Session

                        INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY I

DO WE NEED PROTECTION DEVICES FOR ANY PERIPHERAL ANGIOPLASTY?
M. Henry, A. Polydorou, I. Henry, M. Hugel, Cabinet de Cardiologie, Nancy, France

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

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

ANATOMIC VARIABLES THAT DETERMINE ENDOVASCULAR STENT SIZE WHEN TREATING ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS
M. Kilian, W. Dang, C. Cina, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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

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

RESULTS OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
A. Zaky, B. Ramadan, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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,

FEASIBILITY AND SAFETY OF ENDOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION FOR CERVICAL INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION 
M.S. Lin, L.C. Lin, Y.H. Lin, C.C. Chao, Y.W. Wu, S.C. Chen, H.L. Kao, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

ULNAR ARTERY CATHETERIZATION WITH KNOWN OCCLUSION OF THE ULNAR ARTERY
T.J. Lanspa, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.

INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF MESENTERIC ARTERIAL DISEASE
A. Archvadze, I. Gogorishvili, V. Kipiani, T. Shaburishvili, N. Lomidze, V. Kaloiani, O. Urushadze, N. Kipshidze, Tbilisi Central University Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia

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

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45                              
Hall A

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PL:03            Plenary Session

           ARRYTHMIA AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY/ CARDIAC PACING AND
           DEFIBRILLATION/CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY

ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN TRIGGERING OF ARRHYTHMIAS (Invited Lecture)
R. Lampert, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

IMPACT OF NONINVASIVE TESTING ON IMPROVING IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS VULNERABLE TO SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS (Invited Lecture)
M.E. Cain, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: HOW TO PREDICT RESPONDERS (Invited Lecture)
M.H. Pitzalis, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

DYSSYNCHRONY IN DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
S.F. Nagueh, Methodist De Bakery Heart and Vascular Institute, TX, USA

HOW TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (Invited Lecture)
M. Haghjoo, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PACEMAKERS AND IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS (Invited Lecture)
F. Duru, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND RISK STRATIFICATION IN BRUGADA SYNDROME (Invited Lecture)
M. Takagi, Y. Sekiguchi, Y. Yokoyama, N. Aihara, K. Aonuma, M. Hiraoka, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

AN ATHLETE'S HEART MAY HARBOUR PROARRHYTHMIC CHANGES (Invited Lecture)
H. Heidbuchel, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Long QT Syndrome: Should an ICD be Used? (Invited Lecture)
J.P. Daubert, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

UPDATE IN SYNCOPE MANAGEMENT. APPLICATIONS OF THE NEW GUIDELINES (Invited Lecture)
D. Flammang, La Croix Rousse University Hospital, Lyon, France

PREVALENCE AND PROGNOSIS FOR SYNCOPE AMONG CARDIAC TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
M.A. Caccamo, D.J. Cantillon, E.Z. Gorodeski, W. Saliba, B.L. Wilkoff, R.C. Starling, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45    
Hall B

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PL:04            Plenary Session

                     NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CARDIAC IMAGING

CLINICAL APPLICATION OF 3D ECHO (Invited Lecture)
T. Shiota, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

ATHEROSCLEROSIS IMAGING: A CT/MR PERSPECTIVE (Invited Lecture)
S. Rajagopalan, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

MRI CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANOMALOUS ORIGIN OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES: A COMPARISON WITH MULTI DETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MDCT) (Invited Lecture)
P. Greco, A. Clemente, S. Romano, A. Morra, S. Dalla-Volta, University of Padova, Italy

DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF ECG CRITERIA FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN COMPARISON WITH DELAYED-ENHANCEMENT MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (Invited Lecture)
R. Krittayaphong, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

RISK STRATIFICATION WITH STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (Invited Lecture)
A. Elhendy, Marshfield, WI, USA

ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR TORSION BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: IS IT TIME TO DO THE TWIST? (Invited Lecture)
J.N. Bella, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

CORONARY FLOW RESERVE IN THE ECHO LAB: THE PROGNOSTIC IMPACT (Invited Lecture)
R. Sicari, F. Rigo, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy

PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
V. Bodi, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Valencia, Spain

NEW ASPECTS OF ULTRASOUND CONTRAST IN CARDIOLOGY (Invited Lecture)
A.H. Jansen, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF VASCULAR LOAD AND VENTRICULAR-VASCULAR COUPLING: A FOCUS ON ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (Invited Lecture)
J.A. Chirinos, University of Pennsylvania, VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

COMPARISON OF CARDIAC MDCT AND TEE IN DETECTING HIGH RISK EMBOLIC SOURCES
S.B. Ko, Y. Ko, J.H. Park, S.I Choi, EJ Chun, S.J Lee, M.K Han, H.J. Bae, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45   
Hall C

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S23               Session

                  SECONDARY PREVENTION, MODIFICATION OF
                  LIPOPROTEINS, PROGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION

OMEGA-3-ACID ETHYL ESTERS REDUCES SMALL DENSE LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS REGARDLESS OF THE BASELINE LIPID PROFILE
S.M. Attia, K.H. Nader, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

INADEQUATE ATTAINMENT OF RECOMMENDED LIPID LEVELS IN TREATED PATIENTS
G.A. Nichols, B.M. Ambegaonkar, V. Sazonov, J.B. Brown, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA

ATERONON: FIRST CLINICALLY PROVEN ANTI-ATHEROGENIC ANTIOXIDANT
I.M. Petyaev, N.E. Chalyk, Cambridge Theranostics Ltd., Cambridge, UK

PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF INCIDENT COMPLETE LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK OBSERVED OVER A 40-YEAR PERIOD
S. Seto, R. Imanishi, S. Ichimaru, E. Nakashima, M. Akahoshi, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE STRONGLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE RISK OF FUTURE VASCULAR EVENTS IN ANGIOGRAPHIED CORONARY PATIENTS
H. Sourij, C.H. Saely, S. Aczel, H. Jahnel, R. Zweiker, T. Marte, G. Hoefle, W. Benzer, T.C. Wascher, H. Drexel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

ECONOMIC BURDEN OF ANGINA TO HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
J.A. Kempf, E. Buysman, S. Shetty, M. Nelson, CV Therapeutics, CA, USA

A SIMPLE PROGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION MODEL FOR POST-PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULT BASED ON NEW YORK STATE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION DATABASE
A. Negassa, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS SCORE TREND CHANGES UNDER INFLUENCE OF TREATMENT DEPENDENTLY ON GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS 
L.P. Sydorchuk, K.M. Amosova, V.P. Pishak, I.I. Sydorchuk, R.I. Sydorchuk, Bucovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

EFFECT OF ONCE WEEKLY ROSUVASTATIN ON LDL-C IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR STATIN INTOLERANCE
J.M. Backes, J.F. Ruisinger, C.A. Gibson, P.M. Moriarty, Kansas University Medical Center, (KUMC), Kansas City, KS, USA

HDL MORE THAN LDL: AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL
K.J. Reddy, J.R. Bangit, A.Z. Khan, M.S. Zaheer, Reddy Cardiac Wellness, Sugar Land, TX, USA

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45 
Hall D

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S24               Session

                     VASCULAR BIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH

OVEREXPRESSION OF CU/ZN-SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE AND/OR CATALASE REDUCES BENZO(A)PYRENE-INDUCED ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN APOLIPOPROTEIN E-DEFICIENT MICE
Z. Guo, Meharry Medical College, TN, USA

THE ANGIOPOIETIN I +1602 A/T POLYMORPHISM ATTENUATES MICRORNA BINDING AND INCREASES RISK OF HEMORRHAGIC STROKE 
T. Yang, J. Chen, S. Yi, K. Sun, R.T. Hui, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

THE CX3C CHEMOKINE FRACTALKINE ENHANCES VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION AND AGGRAVATES PLATELET ACTIVATION IN RATS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
A. Schaefer, C. Schulz, D. Fraccarollo, C. Schoepp, J.P. Frang, G. Ertl, S. Massberg, J. Bauersachs, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

CD40L IS UP-REGULATED BY TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
P. Pignatelli, F. Violi, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

APOLIPOPROTEIN E-DEFICIENT LIPOPROTEINS INDUCE FOAM CELL FORMATION BY ACTIVATION OF UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSES
H. Yang, Z. Guo, Meharry Medical College, TN, USA

THE EFFECTS OF RIVAROXABAN – AN ORAL, DIRECT FACTOR XA INHIBITOR – ON CLOT STRUCTURE AND DEGRADABILITY 
R. Varin, S. Mirshahi, P. Mirshahi, H. Li, G. Kierzek, J.F. Vigneau, E. Perzborn, M. Mirshahi, C. Soria, J. Soria,  Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEW AND CLASSIC INTRAVENOUS IRON PREPARATIONS ON CARDIOVASCULAR TOXICITY IN NORMAL RATS
J.E. Toblli, G. Cao, L. Oliveri, M. Angerosa, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina

SYSTEMIC AND REGIONAL HEMODYNAMICS OF HYPOXIC PIGLETS TREATED WITH N^G-MONOMETHYL-L-ARGININE AFTER RESUSCITATION
T.F. Lee, C. Tymafichuk, P.Y. Cheung, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

ORAL L-ARGININE IS A REPAIRMAN BUT NOT AN ENHANCER OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Y.Y. Bai, L. Sun, T. Yang, K. Sun, J.Z. Chen, R.T. Hui, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF FRACTALKINE AND MONONUCLEAR CELL RECRUITMENT BY HUMAN ARTERIAL OR VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS STIMULATED WITH ANGIOTENSIN-II
M. Losada, L. Piqueras, C. Lopez-Gines, C. Company, C. Rius, M.J. Sanz, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

INTERLEUKIN-18 (IL-18), ENDOTHLINE-1 AND ALDOSTERONE INDUCE SMOOTH MUSCLE SENESCENCE VIA RHO-KINASE- AND PPAR- DEPENDENT PATHWAY
T. Akagami, T. Sakoda, T. Doi, T. Naka, T. Tsujino, T. Masuyama, M. Ohyanagi, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo Japan

CHLAMYDIA INFECTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY: SEQUEL II
I.M. Petyaev, N.A. Zigangirova, Cambridge Theranostics Ltd., Cambridge, UK

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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16:45 – 19:30 
Hall A

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PL:05            Plenary Session

                     THE RELEVANCE OF GENETICS IN PROVIDING AN
                     UNDERSTANDING OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

GENETICS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN FAMILIES (Invited Lecture)
L.C. Becker, D.M. Becker, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

GENETICS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (Invited Lecture)
R. Roberts, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

GETTING TO THE POINT: FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS IN THE VASCULAR SYSTEM (Invited Lecture)
K. Maiese, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

PHARMACOGENETICS AND PHARMACOGENOMICS IN CARDIOLOGY (Invited Lecture)
H. Boudoulas, Biomedical Research Foundation, Ohio State University, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

GENETICS AND METABOLIC RISK OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (Invited Lecture)
R.A. Hegele, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

IDENTIFICATION OF MI-SUSCEPTIBILITY GENES USING GENOME-WIDE LINKAGE ANALYSIS (Invited Lecture)
M. Yokota, H. Asano, S. Miyata, M. Nakatochi, M. Sukegawa, H. Izawa, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan

DE-REGULATED EXPRESSION OF E2F-1 INCREASES BNIP3 AND CELL DEATH OF VENTRICULAR MYOCYTES DURING HYPOXIA (Invited Lecture)
J. Shaw, N. Yurkova, L.A. Kirshenbaum, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

GENE-TARGETING OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR-A REVEALS ITS ROLE IN CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY (Invited Lecture)
K.N. Pandey, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA

FINDING AND VALIDATING NEW TARGETS FOR HEART FAILURE TREATMENT (Invited Lecture)
B.C. Blaxall, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA       

DNAZYMES IN THE TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
V.L. Benson, L.M. Khachigian, H.C. Lowe, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia

ROLE OF PHOSPHOLIPASE C IN CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY (Invited Lecture)
P.S. Tappia, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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16:45 – 19:30 
Hall B

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PL:06            Plenary Session

           MODIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS AND CAD, DYSLIPOPROTEINEMIA,
           HYPERTENSION, DIABETES MELLITUS AND METABOLIC SYNDROME

A GUIDE TO THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION (Invited Lecture)
C. Rosendorff, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

METABOLIC SYNDROME IN CHILDHOOD AND ITS IMPACT ON ADULT HEART DISEASE: THE BOGALUSA HEART STUDY (Invited Lecture)
G.S. Berenson, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA

PULSE PRESSURE, DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND THE J-CURVE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK (Invited Lecture)
S.S. Franklin, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

NEW TARGETS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION IN THE METABOLIC SYNDROME: LIPOPROTEINS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIPIDS (Invited Lecture)
R.S. Rosenson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

PROTEIN KINASE A REGULATES APOLIPOPROTEIN E SECRETION BY MACROPHAGES (Invited Lecture)
L. Kritharides, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

HIV PROTEASE INHIBITOR RITONAVIR INHIBITS CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX FROM HUMAN MACROPHAGE-DERIVED FOAM CELLS (Invited Lecture)

C. Chen, X. Wang, H. Mu, H. Chai, D. Liao, Q. Yao, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

DIETARY STRATEGIES FOR HYPERTENSION PREVENTION: PROGRESS AND PROMISE (Invited Lecture)
H.D. Sesso, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Intensive Statin Therapy in CHD - A Review of the Evidence (Invited Lecture)
K.R Kausik, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

COMBINATION THERAPY IN LIPID MANAGEMENT (Invited Lecture)
D. Polo, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

 SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LIPIDS PROFILE IN A CARDIOLOGY PRACTICE (Invited Lecture)
Y. Charuzi, J. Mirocha, T.W. Lang, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

TACKLING THE DIABETIC PLATELET (Invited Lecture)
D.J. Angiolillo, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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16:45 – 19:30     
Hall C

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S25                  Session

              ARRHYTHMIAS I: SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH / IMPLANTABLE      
              ANTIARRHYTHMIC DEVICES / PACING / CRT

STRONG INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND THIRD DEGREE AV-BLOCK
M.R. Movahed, M. Hashemzadeh, Southern Arizona VA, Health Care System, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

HIGH INCIDENCE OF RADIOTHERAPY-INDUCED MALFUNCTION OF PERMANENT PACEMAKERS AND ICDS: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
D.W. Ng, F.J. Tondato, G.A. Ezzell, D. Sorajja, E. Wissner, K. Srivathsan, G.T. Altemose, M.Y. Halyard, L.R. Scott, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

PRECORDIAL T-PEAK DISPERSION IS GREATER IN PATIENTS WITH LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK THAN IN PATIENTS WITH RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK OR NARROW QRS: A NOVEL MARKER OF DYSSYNCHRONY?
G.Mark, S. Natan, E.Rhim, A.J.Greenspon, R.T. Ho, B.B. Pavri, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TO PREDICT LONG-TERM REVERSE REMODELING AFTER CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; VALUE OF QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION
A.H.M. Jansen, F. Bracke, J.M. van Dantzig, A. Meijer, C.H. Peels, P.H. van der Voort, H.H.M. Korsten, N.M. van Hemel, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

THE IMPACT OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY ON KANSAS CITY CARDIOMYOPATHY QUESTIONNAIRE (KCCQ) SCORE IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
M. Biria, J. Pillarisetti, C. Annapureddy, E. Baryun, L. Berenbom, R. Pimentel, J. Vacek, M. Emert, C. Porter, D. Lakkireddy, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA

SURVIVAL IS SIMILAR AFTER STANDARD TREATMENT AND CHEST COMPRESSION ONLY IN OUT-OF-HOSPITAL BYSTANDER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
K.E. Bohm, M. Rosenqvist, J. Herlitz, J. Hollenberg, L. Svensson, Karolinska Institutet, Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

DOES SEVERITY OF SLEEP APNEA CORRELATE WITH RISK OF ARRHYTHMIC DEATH?
A.Q. Chan, E.L. Lua, M.P. Chan, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

VALUE OF ROUTINE DFT TESTING AT TIME OF ICD PULSE GENERATOR REPLACEMENT
M. Singh, J. Akar,  J. Cytron, N. Varma, D. Wilber, P. Santucci, Loyola University, Maywood, IL, USA

PREVALENCE OF APPROPRIATE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR SHOCKS IN 1,038 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS
A. Kruger, W.S. Aronow, H.M. Lai, H. Desai, A. Singla, W.H. Frishman, M. Cohen, C. Sorbera, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

EFFECT OF PACING THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR LOW SEPT TRACT IN PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND LOW EJECTION FRACTION
C. Muto, L. Ottaviano, G. Carreras, M. Canciello, R. Calvanese, L. Asocione, B. Tuccillo, S.M. Loreto Mare Hospital, Ospedale Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli, Napoli, Italy

OUTCOMES AND COST ANALYSIS OF TRANSVENOUS VS PROPHYLACTIC INTRAOPERATIVE IMPLANTATION OF CRT LEADS (PROPEL STUDY)
M. Biria, E. Baryun, J. Vacek, K. Dalton, M. Earnest, M. Emert, R. Pimentel, D. Lakkireddy, L. Berenbom, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA

INCIDENCE OF MORTALITY IN 1,040 PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WITH NORMAL AND ABNORMAL QRS DURATION AND WITH NORMAL AND ABNORMAL LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION
H.M. Lai, W.S. Aronow, A. Rajdev, A. Asija, K.V. Lai, J. George, J.A. McClung, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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16:45 – 19:30     
Hall D

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S26               Session

                     INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY II

RECURRENT REVASCULARIZATION AFTER IMPLANTATION OF DRUG ELUTING STENTS: RESTENOSIS OR PROGRESSION OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE
M. Fineschi, T. Gori, Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy

A NEW CONCEPT OF STENT - THE MULTILAYER STENT: FIRST HUMAN STUDY IN PERIPHERAL ANEURYSM
M. Henry, A. Polydorou, N. Frid, P. Gruffaz, I. Henry, M. Hugel, Cabinet de Cardiologie, France

CONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY AFTER LOW - OR ISO-OSMOLAR CONTRAST MEDIA USE IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS: DATA FROM THE CARE TRIAL
A. Moreyra, J. Reiner, C.S. Staniloae, S.K. Sharma, R.E. Katholi, R.J. Solomon, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

SODIUM BICARBONATE VS NORMAL SALINE FOR PREVENTION OF CONTRAST INDUCED NEPHROPATHY- A META-ANALYSIS 
S.E. Hogan, P.L. L'Allier, S.J. Chetcuti, P.M. Grossman, B.K. Nallamothu, E.R. Bates, H.S. Gurm, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

DO DISTAL EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT OF SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT LESIONS?
A.A. Hilliard, R.J. Lennon, L.N. Hammes, C.S. Rihal, D.R. Holmes, V. Mathew, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF PACLITAXEL-ELUTING STENTS VERSUS BARE-METAL STENTS FOR TREATMENT OF UNPROTECTED LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY STENOSIS: LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP
A. Erglis, I. Narbute, S. Jegere, I. Kumsars, K. Trusinskis, Latvian Centre of Cardiology, Riga, Latvia

CAROTID STENTING IN SYMPTOMATIC VS. ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS - SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE FROM 600 CONSECUTIVE CAROTID INTERVENTIONS WITH NEUROPROTECTION
R. Hein, F. Beier, M. Hug, H. Strohm, H. Mudra, Städtisches Klinikum Muenchen GmbH, Klinikum Neuperlach, Munich, Germany

THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF GPRE-CLOSURE H UTILIZING THE CLOSERTM SUTURE-MEDIATED VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF HEMOSTASIS IN PATIENTS FOLLOWING CORONARY INTERVENTIONS: RESULTS OF THE SECOND PERCLOSE ACCELERATED AMBULATION AND DISCHARGE (PARADISE II) TRIAL
K. Nasu, E. Tsuchikane, O. Katoh, T. Matsubara, T. Suzuki, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan

PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN OCTOGENARIANS: AN OUTCOME ANALYSIS
A.K. Kondur, A. Niraj, J. Pradhan, V. Veeranna, H. Fakhry, L. Afonso, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

LONG-TERM (> 5 YEARS) OUTCOME AFTER ROUTINE USE OF A SHORT BARE METAL STENT
U. Dietz , C. Dauer, H. Lambertz, German Clinic for Diagnostic, Wiesbaden, Germany

ANACONDA ENDOVASCULAR LIMBS FOR TREATMENT OF POPLITEAL ARTERY ANEURYSMS
T. Rapanos, R. Moore, C.S. Cina, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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14:00 – 18:00                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 201           Poster Session

                        VASCULAR BIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH

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

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

ASSESSMENT OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC ENCEPHALOPATHY ACCORDING TO BLOOD LEVEL OF DESQUAMATED ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
N.V. Pashkovska, O.A. Olenovych, V.M. Pashkovsky, L.P. Sydorchuk, BSMU, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

PLASMA MMP-12 AND TIMP-1 LEVELS AND PRESENCE, SEVERITY, AND OUTCOME OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
I. Jguirim-Souissi, A. Jlassi, M. Najah, F. Addad, M. Hassine, K. Ben Hamda, F. Maatouk, M. Rouis, M.N. Slimane, Faculty of Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia

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

ALDOSTERONE SIGNALING MODIFIES ENDOTHELIAL CELL VOLUME
M. Mirshahi, UMRS 872, E 18, Faculte de Medicine Paris VI, Paris, France

POS 202           Poster Session

                        PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY /
                        CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE I

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 

PERCENTUAL DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DUE TO NUTRITIVE RISK FACTORS - YUSAD STUDY
D. Nikolic, Z. Milincic, S. Simeunovic, D. Simeunovic, M. Vukotic, S. Nedeljkovic, University Childrens Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia

SHORT TERM OUTCOME AFTER SURGICALY MANAGED VSD, EGYPTIAN EXPERIENCE
G.H. Abdelgalil, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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

SELENIUM AND THYROID HORMONE STATUS PRE AND POST OPEN HEART SURGERY IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
F. Mostafa, M. Abdelraouf, M. Abdo, E. Alashkar, Cairo University, Cairo, Giza, Egypt

POS 203           Poster Session

           LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND HYPERTROPHIC
            CARDIOMYOPATHY

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

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

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

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

GEOMETRIC MODEL OF LEFT VENTRICLE IN RELATION TO GENETIC POLYMORPHISM OF ACE, AGTR1 AND ENOS GENES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS  
L.P. Sydorchuk, K.M. Amosova, V.P. Pishak, I.I. Sydorchuk, M.A. Hetmanchuk, R.I. Sydorchuk, BSMU, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, NSMU, Kyiv, Ukraine 

PREDICTIVE VALUE OF SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY
D.B. Djordjevic, M.Z. Deljanin-Ilic, I.S. Tasic, B.N. Stamenkovic, M.B. Lovic, B.K. Lovic, Institute for Cardiology, Niska Banja, Serbia

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

POS 204           Poster Session

           PREDICTORS AND MARKERS OF HEART FAILURE OUTCOME

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

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

CARDIAC PEPTIDES DURING ISOMETRIC EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
D. Zdrenghea, D. Pop, M. Ilea, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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

USING IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY WITH POSTURAL CHANGE TO ASSESS VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN HEART FAILURE
A.P. DeMarzo, J.E. Calvin, R.F. Kelly, T.D. Stamos, Dermed Diagnostics Inc, Wheaton, IL, USA

NON-ISCHEMIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: LONG-TERM OUTCOME AND PREDICTORS IN GEORGIAN POPULATION
K.A. Nadaraia , N.N. Kipshidze, National Center of Therapy, Tbilisi, Georgia

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

HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
E.N. Semernin, E.V. Shlyakhto, A.A. Pokhaznikova, A.N. Krutikov, S.A. Pyko, D.R Shihaliev, A.J. Gudkova, State Medical University named after I.P. Pavlov, St. Petersburg, Russia

POS 205           Poster Session

                  DIABETES MELLITUS, OBESITY, INSULIN AND
                  ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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

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 

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

CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF GLICLAZIDE BEYOND GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN EXPERIMENTAL DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
S. Kumar, V. Kain, S. Sitaswad, National Centre for Cell Science, Maharashtra, India

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

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

PREMATURE TREATMENT EFFECTS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AS THE PREDICTOR OF DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2
N.N. Kipshidze, T.B. Gamezardashvili, T.V. Talakvadze, K.T. Kapanadze, L.B. Khosroshvili, Acad. N. Kipshidze National Center of Therapy, Tbilisi, Georgia

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

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

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

INFLUENCE OF DIABETES AND DIABETES-GENDER INTERACTION ON SYMPTOMS PRESENTATION AND CLINICAL OUTCOME AMONG CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTS
Z. Yekta, K. Khademvatan, R. Pourali, H. Babapour, Urmia Medical University, Urmia, Iran

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 

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14:00 – 18:00                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 206           Poster Session

                NEUROHUMORAL, IMMUNOLOGIC AND CYTOKINE ASPECTS
                  OF HEART FAILURE

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

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

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

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

POS 207           Poster Session

         NITRIC OXIDE AND NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE IN HEART FAILURE

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

POS 208           Poster Session

     PULMONARY CIRCULATION ASPECTS, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

AORTIC EXCURSION IN CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
C.M. Parise, B.J. Kimura, L.B. Daniels, J.P. Brown, A.M. Kahn, T.J. Waltman, D.G. Blanchard, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

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

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

THE ACUTE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF DILTIAZEM IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS ASSOCIATED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
K.Y. Wang, W.W. Lin, C.C. Ting, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

POS 209           Poster Session

                        HYPERTENSION: BASIC AND CLINICAL

SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ALISKIREN IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: A META-ANALYSIS
A. Bahekar, P. Swaminathan, N.Kapur, S. Singh, A. Khraisat, R. Arora, S. Khosla, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA

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

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

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 

ALTERED CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN OBESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
G. Simonyi, J.R. Bedros, E. Peter, J. Koncz, A. Czipp, L. Kleh-Kovacs, M. Medvegy, Cardiometabolic Center, Kistarcsa, Hungary

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

FIXED DOSE PERINDOPRIL AND AMLODIPINE IN MODERATE TO SEVERE HYPERTENSION
V. Bahl, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India

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

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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08:30 – 11:15    
Hall A

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PL:07            Plenary Session

         NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE CORONARY
         SYNDROMES

LONG-TERM SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUG-ELUTING STENTS IN ONTARIO, CANADA (Invited Lecture)
J.V. Tu, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

LOW LEVEL LASER IRRADIATION: THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL IN CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY (Invited Lecture)
S.D. Gertz, L. Gavish, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

INTRACORONARY PRESSURE AND FLOW VELOCITY: MECHANISTIC INSIGHT FROM LOOKING BEYOND MEANS (Invited Lecture)
M. Siebes, C. Kolyva, B.J. Verhoeff, J.J. Piek, J.A. Spaan, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

NEOINTIMA COVERAGE OF DES AND RISK OF STENT THROMBOSIS - ANGIOSCOPIC EVALUATION (Invited Lecture)
Y. Ueda, K. Okada, K. Matsuo, N. Ogasawara, T. Higo, M. Matsui, K. Kodama, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan

COMPUTERIZED GRADUAL ANGIOPLASTY – A NEW TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE OUTCOME OF CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING, RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (Invited Lecture)
A.T. Weiss, D. Leibowitz, H. Danenberg, M. Mosseri, I. Katz, B. Varshitzky, H. Nassar, C. Lotan, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT OF THE 17-BETA-ESTRADIOL IN VASCULAR HEALING? (Invited Lecture)
J-F. Tanguay, I. Cloutier, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING UNDER PROTECTION. COMPLICATIONS – HOW TO AVOID THEM? (Invited Lecture)
M. Henry, A. Polydorou, I. Henry, Ad Polydorou, M. Hugel, Cabinet de Cardiologie, Nancy Cedex, France

UPDATE ON CORONARY ARTERY BIFURCATION LESIONS CLASSIFICATION AND INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUE (Invited Lecture)
M.R. Movahed, University of Arizona, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA

DOES INTRACORONARY THERAPY WITH METABOLIC CYTOPROTECTORS LIMIT MYOCARDIAL INJURY IN PATIENTS WITH AMI? (Invited Lecture)
D.G. Iosseliani, A.G. Koledinsky, S.P. Semitko, N.V. Kuchkina, O.E. Sukhorukov, City Center of Interventional Cardioangiology, Moscow, Russia

MICRO- AND MACROVASCULAR PROTECTION TO PREVENT NO-REFLOW IN ACUTE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS (Invited Lecture)
D.J. Jain, Medical clinik II, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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08:30 – 11:15   
Hall B

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PL:08            Plenary Session

         ENDOTHELIAL BIOMEDICINE: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR
         DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

ACE2 IS A NOVEL REGULATOR OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS (Invited Lecture)
S. Verma, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

RESTORATION OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION BY STATINS AND BETA-BLOCKERS - A NANOMEDICAL APPROACH (Invited Lecture)
T. Malinski, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

THE ROLE OF ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (Invited Lecture)
D. Tousoulis, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece

EPICARDIAL CORONARY ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN A PORCINE MODEL (Invited Lecture)
L.P. Perrault, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada

ESTROGEN, HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS AND CARDIOVASCULAR PROTECTION (Invited Lecture)
A.A. Knowlton, J.P. Stice, University of California, Davis, Northern California VA, CA, USA

MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION AND ATHEROGENESIS: BASIC BIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR IMAGING (Invited Lecture)
M. Aikawa, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

ENDOTHELIUM, INFLAMMATION, AND VASCULAR AGING (Invited Lecture)
C.F. Sanchez-Ferrer, C. Peiro, L. Rodriguez-Mañas, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain

CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENDOPLASMIC STRESS (ER) STRESS TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
R.C. Austin, J.G. Dickhout, B. Hilditch, S. Basseri, S. Lhotak, J. Zhou, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

DOES TISSUE FACTOR LINK VASOSPASM AND THROMBOSIS? (Invited Lecture)
F.C. Tanner, Cardiovascular Center, University of Zurich, Switzerland

INSULIN RESISTANCE: EFFECTS ON VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND REPAIR (Invited Lecture)
S.B. Wheatcroft, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

REGULATION OF SUPEROXIDE GENERATION IN VASCULAR CELLS
Y.L. Siow, C.W. Woo, S. Armstrong, G. Pierce, K. O, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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08:30 – 11:15   
Hall C

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S27               Session

         ARRHYTHMIAS II: DIAGNOSIS / DRUG THERAPY / ABLATION

VENTRICULAR PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS PREDICT CORONARY RISK
R.J. Simpson, M.W. Massing, P.M. Rautaharju, P.J. Schreiner, R. Crow, G. Heiss, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

COMPARISON OF INTRAVENOUS METOPROLOL VERSUS INTRAVENOUS AMIODARONE IN THE PREVENTION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY: PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED TRIAL
J. Halonen, P. Loponen, J. Karjalainen, A. Turpeinen, J. Magga, M. Hippelainen, P. Halonen, I. Parviainen, J. Hartikainen, T. Hakala, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

PREDICTION OF RESPONSE TO OSTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION BY ANALYZING TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA BURDEN
M. Martinek, J. Aichinger, H.J. Nesser, S. Sarkar, P.D. Ziegler, H. Purerfellner, Elisabethinen University Teaching Hospital, Linz, Austria

CROSS-SECTIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INHOMOGENEOUS SINUS IMPULSE PROPAGATION AND P-WAVE TERMINAL FORCE AMONG OUTPATIENTS
V. Ariyarajah, D.H. Spodick, S. Apiyasawat, St. Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

P WAVE DISPERSION AFTER TRANCATHETER ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT CLOSURE
G. Bronzetti, A. Giardini, L. Salomone, C. D'Angelo, E. Mariucci, A. Donti, F.M. Picchio, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

ADENOSINE IS A PRO-ARRHYTHMIC DRUG INVOLVED IN THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES OBSERVED IN HEALTHY AND CHAGASIC ISOLATED BEATING HEARTS
E. Alvarado Tapias, M. Rivas, A. Alvarado, M. Bello, M. Biceno, C.C. Rodiguez-Bonfante, R.A. Bonfante-Cabarcas, UCLA, Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela

FFECTS OF EXTREME ENDURANCE RUNNING ON CARDIAC AUTONOMIC NERVOUS MODULATION IN HEALTHY TRAINED SUBJECTS
J. Sztajzel, Cardiology Service, Universtiy Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

APPLICATION OF DIAGNOSTIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF WIDE COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA: CAN NON-ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS ACCURATELY USE THESE CRITERIA?
E. Wissner, L. Lipar, D.W. Ng, K. Srivathsan, L.R. Scott, G.T. Altemose, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA

CONTINUOUS CATHETER IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS GUIDES ABLATION OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA
S.J. Pollak, G. Monir, Florida Heart Institute, Orlando, FL, USA

PHYSICIAN BIAS, NOT ACTUAL BLEEDING, IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF POOR FREQUENCY OF ANTICOAGULATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE ELDERLY 
V.N. Singh, K. Garner, T. Law, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

MATHEMATICAL MODEL TO SIMULATE TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA RECURRENCES
M.A. Wood, H. Sedaghat, J.W. Cain, D.M. Chan, C.K. Cheng, C.M. Baumgarten, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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08:30 – 11:15   
Hall D

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S28               Session

        LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND HYPERTROPHIC
        CARDIOMYOPATHY, DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE

POSTPRANDIAL SYMPTOMS AS AN INDICATOR OF OBSTRUCTION AND REDUCED QUALITY OF LIFE IN HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
J.A. Adams, K.W. Klarich, S.R. Ommen, R.A. Nishimura, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

OBESITY PROMOTES LEFT VENTRICULAR CONCENTRIC GEOMETRIC REMODELING AND HYPERTROPHY INDEPENDENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE
G.R. Norton, C. Libhaber, O.H.I. Majane, E. Libhaber, M.J. Maseko, M.R. Essop, P. Sareli, A.J. Woodiwiss, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 

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

HIGH RATE OF ESOPHAGEAL ULCERATIONS AFTER ABLATION OF AF IN PATIENTS WITH GENERAL ANAESTHESIA
M. Martinek, G. Bencsik, J. Aichinger, H.J. Nesser, H. Purerfellner, Elisabethinen University Teaching Hospital, Linz, Austria

“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

SYSTOLIC INTRAVENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY IN HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: DIFFERENTIATION FROM ATHLETE HEART
A Kondur, A Niraj, L Afonso, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

THE HAPLOTYPE OF GDF-15 IS ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
X.J. Wang, X. Yang, K. Sun, J.Z. Chen, X.D. Song, H. Wang, Z. Liu, C.X. Wang, C.N. Zhang, R.T. Hui, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

AFRICAN AMERICAN HAS INCREASED PREVALENCE OF SUSPECTED HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY DETECTED DURING SCREENING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
M.R. Movahed, S. Bates, S. Sattur, A. Martinez, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

CHAOTIC LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLE IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
A. Lopez-Candales, K. Edelman, B. Gulyasy, R. Bazaz, Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA

ADIPOSITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ENHANCED IMPACT OF DELETERIOUS HEMODYNAMIC CHANGES ON LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS
G.R. Norton, O.H.I. Majane, E. Libhaber, C. Libhaber, M.J. Maseko, S. Makaula, P. Sareli, A.J. Woodiwiss, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

EXCESSIVE BREATHLESSNESS IN PATIENTS WITH DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE’
K. Witte, A.L. Clark, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK

PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS
H. Suradi, K. Hamidi Asl, M.K. Das, M. Benson, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

 

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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11:15 – 14:00     
Hall A

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PL:09            Plenary Session

                     VALVULAR HEART DISEASE  DISEASES OF THE THORACIC AORTA / CARDIAC SURGERY

BIOMARKERS FOR EVALUATING VALVULAR DISEASES: RECENT PROGRESS (Invited Lecture)
J.S. Borer, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, N.Y. USA

A BLOOD TEST FOR THORACIC ANEURYSM (Invited Lecture)
Y. Wang, C.C. Barbacioru, D. Shiffman, S. Balasubramanian, O. Iakoubova, M. Tranquilli, G. Albornoz, J. Blake, R. Samaha, J.A. Elefteriades, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

THE CONCEPT OF VALVULO-METABOLIC RISK IN AORTIC VALVE DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
P. Pibarot, Laval University, Qubec, QC, Canada

PRESENT STATUS OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE ( RHD ) IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD (Invited Lecture)
A. Kumar, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India

CALCIFIC AORTIC STENOSIS: A DISEASE READY FOR PRIME TIME (Invited Lecture)
N.M.  Rajamannan, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

PERCUTANEOUS AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION: STATE OF THE ART (Invited Lecture)
H. Sievert, N Wunderlich, N Majunke, CardioVascular Center, Frankfurt, Germany, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA

MITRAL BALLOON VALVULOPLASTY - 18 YEARS FOLLOW-UP: EFFECT OF MBV ON LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, SEVERE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND SEVERE TRICUSPID REGURGITATION (Invited Lecture)
M.E. Fawzy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA

TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE OF PARA-PROSTHETIC VALVE LEAKS AFTER SURGICAL MITRAL AND AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENTS (Invited Lecture)
L.A. Latson, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

MINIMALLY INVASIVE MITRAL SURGERY: SHOULD IT BE CONSIDERED STATE OF THE ART FOR ISOLATED MITRAL DISEASE? (Invited Lecture)
F. Dagenais, Laval Hospital, Quebec, QC, Canada

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
G. Karthikeyan, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

OBESITY AND OUTCOMES AFTER ISOLATED CARDIAC VALVE SURGERY
M. Alam, S.S. Virani, V. Nambi, V. Lee, M. Elayda, J.M. Wilson, C.M. Ballantyne, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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11:15 – 14:00   
Hall B

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PL:10            Plenary Session

      ATHEROGENESIS, INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS

REGULATION OF INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
N.S. Dhalla, H.K. Saini-Chohan, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada 

OXIDATIVE STRESS AND THE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE-AN UPDATE (Invited Lecture)
P.R. Liebson, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA

IL-10 AND TNF-alpha CYTOKINE IMBALANCE IN HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
P.K. Singal, S. Dhingra, J. Slazak, A.K. Sharma, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada 

NOXES, OXIDATIVE STRESS AND VASCULAR (PATHO) BIOLOGY (Invited Lecture)
R. Touyz, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON, Canada

ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS IN ATHEROGENESIS (Invited Lecture)
S. Amar, Boston University, Boston, MS, USA

DRUGS PREVENTING VASCULAR OXIDATIVE STRESS: RECIPROCAL REGULATION OF PRO- AND ANTIOXIDATIVE ENZYME SYSTEMS (Invited Lecture)
U. Forstermann, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

IMAGING MECHANISMS OF CARDIOVASCULAR CALCIFICATION IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
E. Aikawa, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA

CATHEPSIN K PARTICIPATES IN ADIPOGENESIS AND BODY WEIGHT GAIN VIA FIBRONECTIN DEGRADATION (Invited Lecture)
M. Yang, J. Sun, J. Liu, M. Guerre-Millo, K. Clement, B.D. Gelb, G-P. Shi, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

MODULATION OF VASCULAR INFLAMMATION AND STABILIZATION OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE PHENOTYPE BY SIROLIMUS (Invited Lecture)
D. Pratico, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

OXIDATIVE STRESS & ATHEROGENESIS - THE ROLE OF DRUGS WITH ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY (Invited Lecture)
J.W. Chen, S.J. Lin, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

INFLAMMATION IN DIABETIC VASCULAR DISEASE: THE ROLE OF HYPERGLYCEMIA (Invited Lecture)
C. Peiro, C.F. Sanchez-Ferrer, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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11:15 – 14:00   
Hall C

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S29               Session

                     NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE PATHOGENESIS AND
                     MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE, PULMONARY
                     CIRCULATION ASPECTS

SERUM YKL-40 IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND INCREASED RISK OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY 
J. Kastrup, J.S. Johansen, P.Winkel, J.F. Hansen, P.Hildebrandt, G.B. Jensen, E. Kjoller, H.J. Kolmos, I. Lind, C. Gluud, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

DIFFERENTIAL BLOOD GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS FOR NYHA CLASSIFICATION AND BNP LEVELS IN HEART FAILURE
A.S. Go, J. Ma, M. Chandra, G. Gee, C.C. Liew, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA

TORASEMIDE HAS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON MODULATION OF SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS ACTIVITY BEYOND DIURESIS
K. Harada, H. Izawa, A. Hirashiki, Y. Murase, H. Asano, X.W. Cheng, A. Noda, K. Nagata, T. Murohara, M. Yokota, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

ETIOLOGY OF ANEMIA AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE UNDERGOING CORONARY STENTING
A. Varma, D.L. Appleton, A. Nusca, M.J. Lipinski, E. Goudreau, M.J. Cowley, M. Wittkamp, A. Abbate, G.W. Vetrovec, Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA

SURVIVAL IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS FOLLOWING CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY
D.M. Couri, G. Lin, T.L. Webster, D.O. Hodge, P.A. Brady, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

THE IDENTIFICATION OF DEPRESSION AMONG HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
S. Gravely-Witte, C. Tam, D.E. Stewart, S. Bunker, S.L. Grace, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

THE DYSTROPHIN-GLYCOPROTEIN COMPLEX AND INTEGRIN IN THE HEARTS OF MICE EXPERIMENTALLY-INFECTED WITH TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
C.M. Prado, M.R. Celes, E.C. Campos, F. Gutierrez-Salazar, J.S. Silva, M.A. Rossi, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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

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

IMPACT OF LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME INDEX AND LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY ON MORTALITY IN 11,039 PATIENTS > 70 YEARS OF AGE WITH NORMAL EJECTION FRACTION
D.A. Patel, C.J. Lavie, Jr., R.V. Milani, S.M. Artham, H.O. Ventura, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA

LDL-APHERESIS AND ITS ABILITY TO REDUCE PLASMA LEVELS OF B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE
P.M. Moriarty, R.P. Sosland, C.A. Gibson, J.M. Belmont, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, USA

DYSPNEA VERSUS FATIGUE: ADDITIONAL PROGNOSTIC INFORMATION FROM SYMPTOMS IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE?
K. Witte, A.L. Clark, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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11:15 – 14:00          
Hall D

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S30               Session

               MOLECULAR CARDIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH

ERYTHROPOIETIN AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
K. Satoh, Y. Kagaya, M. Nakano, Y. Ito, J. Ohta, N. Suzuki, M. Yamamoto, N. Ishii, K. Sugamura, H. Shimokawa, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

CYTOPROTECTION WITH AN ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPARED TO AN A3 AGONIST IN A CARDIOMYOCYTE MODEL OF ISCHEMIA
V. Urmaliya, C.W. Pouton, I.M. Coupar, P.J. Scammells, P.J. White, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

LOW DOSE TREATMENT OF CALMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE (CMZ) PREVENTS AGAINST HIGH-GLUCOSE INDUCED OXIDATIVE AND NITROSATIVE STRESS AND APOPTOTIC CELL DEATH IN RAT VENTRICULAR MYOBLAST H9C2 CELLS
V. Kain, S. Kumar, S.L. Sitaswad, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, Maharashtra, India

NEUROPROTECTION WITH PROFOUND HYPOTHERMIA TO 10C DURING HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST (HCA) IN AN ACUTE PORCINE MODEL: MEASURES OF APOTOSIS IN THE PRIMARY CORTEX
H. Koutsogiannidis, O.G. Ananiadou, A.N. Bibou, A. Charchanti, M. Bai, G.E. Drossos, E.O. Johnson, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

IRON LOADING AND G-CSF SUPPLEMENT INDUCE INFLAMMATION-DEPENDENT CARDIAC THROMBOSIS IN MICE: AN IN VIVO DISEASE MODEL
W.S. Lian, H. Lin, P.C. King, T. Kikuchi, C.F. Cheng, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch and Tzu Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan

PIOGLITAZONE IMPROVE LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN EXPERIMENTAL DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY 
S. Kumar, V. Kain, S.L. Sitaswad, National Center for Cell Science, Puna, Maharashtra, India

POLYCATIONIC LIPIDS COMPLEXED WITH A PLASMID DNA ENCODING ENOS WITH AN ALANINE REPLACING A SER AND A CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PROMOTER EXERTED ENHANCED CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFITS IN HEALTHY AND HEART FAILURE ANIMALS
J. Giannios, N. Kolliopoulos, A. Kanelopoulos, N. Alexandropoulos, Erasinio Hospital, Athens, Greece

SVCAM-1 AND NO METABOLITES PLASMA LEVELS CHANGES UNDER INFLUENCE OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN RELATION TO G894T ENOS GENE POLYMORPHISMS 
L.P. Sydorchuk, K.M. Amosova, V.P. Pishak, I.I. Sydorchuk, V.V. Kostenko, R.I. Sydorchuk, Bucovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

TICLOPIDINE AND CLOPIDOGREL ASSOCIATED THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIA PURPURA (TTP)
A. Zakarija, H.C, Kwaan, D.K. Pandey, N. Bandarenko, P.R. Yarnold, J.F,.Cursio, T.L. Luu, E.A. Richey, J.M. McKoy, C.L. Bennett, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

K167N POLYMORPHISM ALTERS LOX-1 RECEPTOR ACTIVITY: IN VIVO ANALYSIS AND MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATION
I. Filesi, M. Falconi, L. Vecchione, R. Mango, I.M. Predazzi, F. Baldini, G. Novelli, F. Romeo, A. Desideri, S. Biocca, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TGF-ALPHA IN HUMAN BONE MARROW STEM CELL FUNCTION
Y. Wang, M. Wang, P.R. Crisostomo, D.R. Meldrum, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITION WITH INCREASING CONCENTRATIONS OF TIROFIBAN N RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
M. Alam, R. Gonzalez, A. Delarosa, H. Dokainish, N.M. Lakkis, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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08:30 – 12:30                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 301           Poster Session

                 NEW DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES

FUTURE OF DECISION SUPPORT FOR CORONARY INTERVENTIONS BASED ON MULTISCALE BIOPHYSICAL MODELS
J.A. Spaan, J. van den Wijngaard, P. van Horssen, J. Baan, J.J. Piek, M. Siebes, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

CLINICAL VALIDATION OF A NEW 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE JUDGEMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY STENOSES
B.S.H. Schertel-Gruenler, J. Brachmann, H. Rittger, Klinikum Coburg, Coburg, Germany

EXERCISE ECG TESTING VERSUS CARDIOGONIOMETRY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
M. Schupbach , P. Loretan, B. Meier, E. Sanz, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France

NON-INVASIVE EVALUATION OF PCWP IN ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE: IMPACT OF DIURETIC TREATMENT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH BNP AND BIOIMPEDANCE
D. Torres, G. Parrinello, S. Paterna, P.Di Pasquale, G. Licata, University Hospital of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

A PILOT STUDY INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF INTRAVENOUS MAGNESIUM SUPPLEMENTATION IN PATIENT’S WITH DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
M. Patel, A. Mohammed , A. Seginovych, A. Zelinger, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

COMPARING RESULTS OF DIGITAL PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN TWO GROUPS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT HIGH PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE
B. Sharif-Kashani, N. Behzadnia, P. Shahabi, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (N. R. I. T. L. D.), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Tehran, Iran

A-V DELAY VERSUS CARDIAC OUTPUT MEASURED WITH THORAX BIOIMPEDANCE MONITOR
V. Vondra, J. Halamek, I. Viscor, P. Jurak, M. Novak, J. Lipoldova, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic

USING IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY AS A DECISION AID FOR DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING HEART FAILURE
A.P. DeMarzo, J.E. Calvin, Dermed Diagnostics Inc, Wheaton, IL, USA

HYPEREMIC AVERAGE PEAK VELOCITY AS A PREDICTOR OF LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY IN LOW CORONARY FLOW RESERVE IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHY CARDIOMYOPATHY 
J.H. Koh, M.Y. Kim, D.K. Jo, J.H. Kim, Kwandong University, Goyang, South Korea

A NEW APPROACH FOR LOW-COST NONINVASIVE DETECTION OF ASYMPTOMATIC HEART DISEASE AT REST
A.P. DeMarzo, J.E. Calvin, Dermed Diagnostics Inc, Wheaton, IL, USA

SIGNIFICANCE OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCITON IN 2-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE ANGINA WITH NORMAL LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) REGIONAL WALL MOTION AND NORMAL LV SYSTOLIC FUNCTION
S.H. Her, S.W. Jin, D.B. Kim, H.D. Kim, H.J. Yoon, J.M. Lee, P.J. Kim, H.O. Jung, W.S Chung, K.B. Seung, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea

POS 302           Poster Session

               VASCULAR BIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH

ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS DERIVED FROM WHARTON'S JELLY IN HUMAN UMBILICAL CORD REDUCE NEOINTIMAL FORMATION AFTER VASCULAR INJURY 
S.H. Wang, S.J Lin, J.C Shih, C.L Chien, C.C Wu, Y.L Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

STIMULATION OF SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE LEADS TO ATTENUATE CARDIAC FIBROSIS IN PRESSURE-OVERLOADED RAT HEART
T. Tsuruda, H. Masuyama, J. Kato, T. Imamura, K. Hatakeyama, Y. Asada, K. Kitamura, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROTIC EFFECTS OF CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID IN VASCULAR CELLS
S.E. McClelland, C.M. Cox, D.J. Fitzgerald, O.A. Belton, UCD Conway Institute, UCD, Dublin, Ireland

ENHANCED EXPRESSION OF PODOPLANIN IN ADVANCED ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES IS INVOLVED IN CORONARY THROMBUS FORMATION IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
K. Hatakeyama, Y. Kato, M.K. Kaneko, T. Ishikawa, K. Nishihira, Y. Shibata, K.S. Inoue, Y. Ozaki, Y. Asada, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

PLEIOTROPIC GENE MODULATION BY ALDOSTERONE IN THE HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL CELL
P. Mirshahi, A. Berthaut, E. Ducros, J. Soria, M. Mirshahi, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France

ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT VASODILATATION IN CASE OF VASCULAR ENCEPHALOPATHIES OF VARIOUS GENESIS
N.V. Pashkovska, L.P. Sydorchuk, Bucovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

CEREBRAL PROTECTION OF PURIFIED CHINESE HERBAL EXTRACTS-HERBA LEONURI ON MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUDED WISTAR RATS
K.P. Loh, Y.Z. Zhu, B-K.H. Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore

POS 303           Poster Session

                        PHARMACOLOGIC MODULATION OF VASCULAR-
                         ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION

EVALUATION OF THE ANTI VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR (VWF) ANTIBODY GBR 600 IN A BABOON MODEL OF ARTERIAL THROMBOSIS
S. Hou, J. Roodt, S. Lamprecht, M. Meiring, P. Badenhorst, H. Mottl, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals S.A., La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

POS 304           Poster Session

                        ADVANCES IN CARDIAC SURGERY

MIXED ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS AFFORDS PROTECTION TO THE HUMAN HEART EXPOSED TO CARDIOPLEGIC ARREST REDUCING MYOCYTE CELL LOSS AND EXERTING FAVORABLE METABOLIC AND HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS
C. Chen-Scarabelli, J. Di Rezze, Z. Yuan, E. Kuizon, G.M Scarabelli, G. Spears, L. Saravolatz, T.M. Scarabelli, Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, MI, USA

GENDER AND BODY SURFACE AREA ARE NOT PREDICTIVE OF IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY
C. Chen-Scarabelli, G. Faggian, F. Santini, G. Petrilli, M. Iafrancesco, J. D. Rezze, G.M. Scarabelli, T.M. Scarabelli, A. Mazzucco², Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, MI, USA

RESULTS OF ON-PUMP BEATING HEART CABG IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS
S. Christiansen, A. Hoffman, R. Autschbach, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany

PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE AS A PREDICTOR OF POST-OPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC SURGERY (PAAF STUDY)
N. Sansanayudh, S. Chockchai, P. Tasukon, P. Laothavorn, C. Piamsomboon, S. Sanguanwong, C. Naksawadi, P. Uerojanaungkul, W. Tiyanon, V. Pinphanichakarn, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

MODIFIED CLOSED CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS TECHNIQUE PERFORMED WITH MODIFIED ULTRAFILTRATION TO REDUCE INVASIVENESS FOR LOW-WEIGHT PATIENTS
S. Takabayashi, H. Shimpo, K. Yokoyama, Y. Mitani, Y. Komada, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan

RIGHT CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION BY CORONARY-CORONARY BY-PASS
A.A. Korkmaz, B. Onan, B. Tamtekin, K. Oral, V. Aytekin, C. Bakay, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

CARDIAC TUMORS–37-YEAR RESULTS, SURGICAL EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOME IN OUR HEART SURGERY CENTER
T. Strecker, J. Rösch, M. Weyand, M. Kondruweit, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

THE EFFECT OF PREOPERATIVE ASPIRIN USE ON POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING AND PERIOPERATIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY
A.F. Fazelifar, H.R. Bonakdar, M.H. Ghaffarinejad, S.M. Shirvani, F. Noohi, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran

MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE: SURGICAL OUTCOME AND MIDTERM FOLLOW UP
A. Sajjadieh, A. Maneshgar, R. Parvizi, H. Djavad Zadegan, Madani Hospital, Tabriz, Eastern Azarbaiijan, Iran

OPEN HEART SURGERY IN NIGERIA 
J.C. Eze, N. Ezemba, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria

POS 305           Poster Session

                        INTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION/IMPLANTABLE
                        ANTIARRHYTHMIC DEVICES/PACING

EVALUATION OF ATRIAL THROMBUS FORMATION AND ATRIAL APPENDAGE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH PACEMAKER
A. Alizadeh, M. Maleki, H.A. Bassiri, M. Alasti, Z. Emkanjoo, M. Haghjoo, M.A. Sadr-Ameli, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

BARRIERS FOR IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS IN AN ACADEMIC CENTER: ARE WE MISSING ELIGIBLE PATIENTS?
S.R. Natan, L. Immordino, D. Whellan, A.J. Greenspon, D. Frisch, B.B. Pavri, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

PREVENTON OF DIAPHRAGM STIMULATION DURING BIVENTRICULAR PACING WITH LONG LEFT VENTRICULAR PULSE
A. Roka, S. Szilagyi, L. Geller, B. Merkely, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

BIVENTRICULAR ICD EXPERIENCE IN THE OVERAGE POPULATION
P.E. Zambito, J.D. Fisher, K.J. Ferrick, S.G. Kim, J.A. Gross, D.A. Krumerman, E.C. Palma, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

BETA BLOCKERS, ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS OR ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS, AND STATINS REDUCE MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS
H.M. Lai, W.S. Aronow, A. Kruger, H. Desai, H. Amin, W.H. Frishman, M. Cohen, C. Sorbera, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

PULSE AMPLITUDE AND PACEMAKER LONGEVITY GAIN- 12 MONTHS LATER
N. Zlatanovik, S. Kedev, N. Gjorgov, A. Georgiev, B. Gjeorgievska, D. Kovacevik, I. Trajkov, V. Boskov, Cardiology Clinic, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

BRIDGING ANTICOAGULATION STRATEGIES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING DEVICE IMPLANTATION
P.E. Zambito, J.D. Fisher, K.J. Ferrick, S.G. Kim, J.A. Gross, D.A. Krumerman, E.C. Palma, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

TELEMONITORING OF PACEMAKER / ICD PATIENTS: INVESTIGATION OF TECHNOLOGIC POSSIBILITIES OF HOME MONITORING IN HUNGARY
E. Zima, G. Szucs, T. Barany, T. Palmai, L. Molnar, T. Balazs, A. Nagy, L. Geller, B. Merkely, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS SAVE LIVES FROM LIGHTENING RELATED ELECTROCUTION TOO!
A. Kondur, L. Afonso, L. Berenbom, D. Lakkireddy, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

QRS DURATION VS. CARDIAC OUTPUT DURING BIVENTRICULAR PACING: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE BIPACS TRIAL
M.E. Spotnitz, M. Richmond, T.A. Quinn, S.E. Cabreriza, A. Whyte, C.A. Albright, A.D. Weinberg, J.M. Dizon, H.M. Spotnitz, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

POS 306           Poster Session

                        PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
                         IN THE HEALTHY ADULT AND CHILDREN

VITAMIN D – AN UNDER APPRECIATED NOVEL CARDIAC RISK FACTOR
A.S. Volgman, D. Mookherjee, J. Spector, J. Mathien, L. Braun, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

VEGETARIAN AND NON-VEGETARIAN DIET IN TEENAGERS IN RELATION TO CARDIOVASCULAR AND MOTOR FITNESS
A. Bajaj, S. Dhingra, A.K. Sharma, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India

DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND PRO-INFLAMMATORY PARAMETERS (HSCRP, IL-6) IN EARLY STAGES OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
R. Azar, R.P. Nolan, D.E. Stewart, University Health Network (UHN), University of Toronto, ON, Canada

DIAGNOSIS OF ARTRIOSCLEROSIS BY PULSE WAVE VELOCITY
T. Kurosu, K. Shimizu, K. Nakamura, K. Hirano, M. Suzuki, J. Suzuki, T. Tomaru, Toho University Medical Center, Sakura, Chiba, Japan

EFFECT OF SHORT-TERM CARDIAC REHABILITATION ON THE COURSE OF ILLNESS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
N. Elahi, S. Davodvand, M. Ahmadi, M. Kardani, Ahvaz Jondishapour Medical Science University, Iran

A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY ON FUTURE APPROACHES TO COMBAT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
H. Khan, S. Mahmood, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan

POS 307           Poster Session

                        MISCELLANEOUS

SYSTEMATIC OVERVIEW SPANNING 40 YEARS: ANEURYSMS OF THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA
V.B. Rowley, S. Moustafa, M. Mookadam, M. Al Harthi, F. Mookadam, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

PRIMARY CARDIAC PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA, A VERY UNUSUAL CARDIAC TUMOR
G.L. Knop , R.A. Margaria, Argentina Clinic, General Pico, La Pampa. Argentina

ASSESSMENT OF SLEEP DISORDER IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN CARDIAC UNIT OF SHAHREKORD HAGAR HOSPITAL IN 1382-83
F. Aliakbari, Hagar Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY AND NONINVASIVE TESTING: MYTH OR REALITY? 
A. Niraj, V. Veeranna, J. Pradhan, P.V. Vaitkevicius, L. Afonso, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE-SETS RESISTANCE TRAINING ON CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSES
C.K.C. Sa, A.M. Costa, A. Martins, A.M. Mendonca, S. Garcia, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica, Bahia, Brazil

POS 308           Poster Session

            SECONDARY PREVENTION PROGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION,
            CARDIAC REHAB

ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS FOLLOWING EXERCISE TRAINING IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS
F. Manfredini, G.M. Rigolin, A.M. Malagoni, L. Catizone, S. Mandini, E. Mauro, S. Soffritti, B. Boari, P. Zamboni, R. Manfredini, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

ALBUMNINURIA, THE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE, AND ANGIOGRAPHICALLY DETERMINED CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
P. Rein, C.H. Saely, L. Risch, S. Beer, A. Vonbank, M. Woess, C. Boehnle, V. Jankovic, U. Neyer, H. Drexel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LDL SUBCLASSES AND CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
S.B. Alabakovska, D.D. Labudovic, K.N. Tosheska, M.P. Alabakovski, S. Jovanova, B.B. Todorova, Medical Faculty, Skopje, Macedonia

SIMVASTATIN IN ESCALATION DOSES IMPROVE RENAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND MILD-TO-MODERATE PROTEINURIA
A. Berezin, State Medical University, Zaporozhye, Ukraine

THE RELATIONSHIP OF CAROTID ARTERY INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS AND METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG FILIPINO PATIENTS
R.C. Santos, E.M. Gagalang, T.B. Abola, M.R. Samson, M.L. Durante, J.A. Alapide, C.M. Serrano, Philippine Heart Center, Quezon City, Philippines

CHANGE IN MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN CARDIAC REHABILITATION SETTING
M. Saidi, F. Gerami, A.A. Rashidi, P. Ezati, K. Visi, M. Nalini, S. Rambarzin, F. Najafi, A. Sorosh, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45       
Hall A

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PL:11            Plenary Session

        MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND ATRIAL FLUTTER

NOVEL MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS INTO THE PROGRESSION OF HUMAN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Invited Lecture) 
D. Dobrev, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany

NEW ADVANCES IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Invited Lecture)
A.L. Klein, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: TO ABLATE OR TO ANTICOAGULATE (Invited Lecture)
A. Capucci, D. Aschieri, Hospital Guglielmo da Saliceto, Piacenza, Italy

ACE INHIBITORS, STATINS, ARBS: DO THEY REALLY PREVENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION? (Invited Lecture)
A.B. Curtis, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA      

LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AFTER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FLUTTER: A META-ANALYSIS (Invited Lecture)
M.A. Wood, C.M. Schubert, F.J. Perez, K.A Ellenbogen, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA   

ASPIRIN COMBINED WITH ORAL ANTICOAGULATION AND DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITORS (Invited Lecture)
G. Flaker, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

NEW ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS: THE FUTURE FOR STROKE PREVENTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Invited Lecture)
J. Weitz, Hendersen Research Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 

FREQUENCY MAPPING OF COMPLEX ATRIAL FRACTIONATED ELECTROGRAMS (CAFE) DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Invited Lecture)
E.P. Gerstenfeld, J.F. Roux, S. Gojraty, C. Liu, R. Bala, M. Hutchinson, S. Dixit, F.E. Marchlinski, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA     

EMERGENCE OF CRYOABLATION AS A THERAPY FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Invited Lecture)
P.G. Guerra, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada

RESULTS OF CONCOMITANT INTRAOPERATIVE ABLATION TO TREAT PERMANENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Invited Lecture)
T. Deneke, K. Khargi, P.H. Grewe, T. Lawo, D. Voss, A. Laczkovics, A. Muegge, B. Lemke, M. Fritz, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany      

GIVING RAT POISON TO PATIENTS IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: A RE-EXAMINATION OF LONG-TERM WARFARIN THERAPY (Invited Lecture)
P. Whittaker, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA   

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45    
Hall B

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PL:12            Plenary Session

                     MODULATION OF ISCHEMIA – REPERFUSION INJURY,
                      NOVEL BIOMARKERS

MODIFICATION OF THE INFARCT SIZE LIMITING EFFECTS OF STATINS BY ANTIPLATELET DRUGS (Invited Lecture)
Y. Birnbaum, University of Texas, Galveston, TX, USA

MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY IN THE DIABETIC HEART (Invited Lecture)
K. Przyklenk, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA

CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYMES IN HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
I. Fleming, Klinikum der J.W. Goethe-Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany

THE ROLE OF THE CHEMOKINES IN HEALING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (Invited Lecture)
N.G. Frangogiannis, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

FETAL PROGRAMMING INCREASES CARDIAC SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY (Invited Lecture)
S.T. Davidge, University of Albert, Edmonton, AB, Canada                   

MYOCARDIAL INSULIN RESISTANCE DURING AGING: ROLE OF EXERCISE (Invited Lecture)
Q.J. Zhang, Q.X. Li, H.C. Wang, F. Gao, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, China

NEW PLAQUE BIOMARKERS FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE PROGRESSION: OUTCOME OF THE LONGITUDINAL ATHERO-EXPRESS STUDY (Invited Lecture)
G. Pasterkamp, F. Moll, D. de Kleijn, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands

SERUM AMYLOID A: A MARKER AND MEDIATOR OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES (Invited Lecture)
Janos G. Filep, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

CARDIAC BIOMARKERS IN PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND LUNG DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Ijaz Khan, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

ELEVATED LEVELS OF TROPONIN IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE – SILENT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE? (INVITED LECTURE)
Jesper Jensen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

UROCORTIN RELEASE FROM ISCHEMIC, THOUGH VIABLE, CARDIAC CELLS, ANTICIPATES THE OCCURRENCE OF IRREVERSIBLE INJURY. GENESIS OF A NEW CLINICAL MARKER OF SUBLETHAL CARDIAC ISCHEMIA?
C. Chen-Scarabelli, J.D. Rezze, Z. Yuan, E. Kuizon, G.M. Scarabell², G. Spears, L. Saravolatz, T.M. Scarabelli, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45  
Hall C

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S31               Session

                    PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY /
                   CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE II

INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP OF NATIVE AND RECURRENT COARCTATION STENT REPAIR, IS INTEGRATED IMAGING OF THE AORTIC ARCH NECESSARY? A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY
G. Srinath, T. Forbes, The Children’s Hospital Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA

EARLY AND LATE RESULTS OF TOTAL CORRECTION OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
K.Hashemzadeh, M.J. Dehdilani, M.Z. Dehdilani, S.Hashemzadeh,Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

A NEW SCORING SYSTEM TO PREDICT INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN UNRESPONSIVENESS IN PATIENTS WITH KAWASAKI DISEASE

T. Kobayashi, Y. Inoue, K. Takeuchi, T. Kobayashi, Y. Okada, K. Tamura, T. Tomomasa¹, T. Otani, H. Arakawa, A. Morikawa¹, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

THE ISSUE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER TRANSCATHETER PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CLOSURE IN ADULTS
G. Bronzetti, C. D'angelo, A. Donti, A. Giardini, L. Salomone, E. Mariucci, G. Boriani, F.M. Picchio, University of Bologna, Bologna,Italy

REMOVAL OF PROSTAGLANDIN E2 INCREASES INTRAOPERATIVE BLOOD PRESSURE DURING MODIFIED ULTRAFILTRATION IN PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY
S. Takabayashi, H. Shimpo, K. Yokoyama, Y. Mitani, Y. Komada, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan

IS THERE AN OPTIMAL TIME FOR THE COMPLETION OF TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION AFTER BIDIRECTIONAL GLENN ANASTOMOSIS?
N. Mkrtchyan, C. Karapetyan, L. Hakobyan, H. Hovaguimian, K. Kurdov, I. Bakunts Nork Marash Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia

IMPAIRED LEFT VENTRICULAR GLOBAL AND DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH END STAGE RENAL DISEASE
S. Aggarwal, , S. Patel, T. Mattoo, R. Valentini, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA

HEMODYNAMIC RECOVERY OF POST-RESUSCITATION TREATMENT WITH N-ACETYLCYSTEINE AND NOS INHIBITOR IN HYPOXIC PIGLETS
T-F. Lee, C. Tymafichuk, P-Y. Cheung, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

MYOCARDIAL PERFORMANCE INDEX - A PRELOAD-INDEPENDENT MEASURE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR GLOBAL FUNCTION
S. Aggarwal, S. Patel, T. Mattoo, R. Valentini, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA

EVOLUTION OF TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE OF PERIMEMBRANOUS VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS IN A SINGLE CENTRE 
D.P. Kenny, G.M. Morgan, A. Bajwa, C. Farrow, A.J. Tometzki, R.P. Martin, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK

LOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL NEGATIVELY CORRELATES WITH CEREBRAL OXYGEN SATURATION IN NEONATES AFTER THE NORWOOD PROCEDURE
H. Zhang, M. Merat, H. Holtby, S. Cai, G.S.V. Arsdell, J. Li, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

HEPATIC FIBROSIS AND CIRRHOSIS IN THE FONTAN CIRCULATION: A DETAILED MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY
T.J. Kendall, B. Stedman, N. Hacking, M. Haw, J.J. Vettukattill, A.P. Salmon, R. Cope, N. Sheron, J.P. Iredale, G.R. Veldtman, University Hospital of Southampton, Southampton, UK

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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14:00 – 16:45    
Hall D

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S32               Session

            GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF HEART DISEASE, GENE AND CELL
             BASED THERAPIES, BASIC RESEARCH

LARGE SCALE SNPS ASSOCIATION STUDY TO IDENTIFY GENES CONFER RISK OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
K. Ozaki, H. Sato, N. Ishii, Y. Ebana,  A. Iida, H. Mizuno, M. Hori, Y. Nakamura, T. Tanaka, SNP Research Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Tokyo, Japan

A COMMON VARIANT OF ENOS GENE IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN HYPERTENSION
Y. Xin, X.D. Song, H. Xue, Z. Liu, H. Wang, Y. Shi, Y.Y Bai, C.Y. Fu, W.J. Li, R.T. Hui, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

INFLUENCE OF 677 CT POLYMORPHISM OF METHYLENTETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE ON MEDIUM-TERM PROGNOSIS AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
J.M. Garcia-Pinilla, F. Cabrera-Bueno, J. Caballero-Borrego, J. Fernandez-Pastor, M. Jimenez-Navarro, J.J. Gomez-Doblas, A. Reyes-Engel, S. Espinosa-Caliani, E. De Teresa-Galvan, Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Victoria, Malaga, Spain

LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE AND RISK FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN THE MUSCATINE COHORT LONGITUDINAL STUDY
D.M. Iovannisci, E.J. Lammer, L. Steiner, S. Cheng, L.T. Mahoney, P.H. Davis, T.L. Burns, Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA

IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPOTENT MESENCHYMAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN THE PORCINE AORTIC VALVE
J.H. Chen, C.A. Simmons, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

DIRECTLY TARGETING MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS WITH FT011 IMPROVES HEART FUNCTION IN EXPERIMENTAL DIABETIC CARDIAC DISEASE
Y. Zhang, K. Connelly, H. Krum, R.E. Gilbert, D.J. Kelly, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

ACTIVATION OF PPAR-ALPHA AND PPAR-GAMMA INDUCES ANGIOGENESIS IN VIVO THROUGH A VEGF-DEPENDENT MECHANISM
R. Pola, F. Biscetti, E. Gaetani, A. Flex, T. Aprahamian, R.C. Smith, J.J. Castellot, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA

CARDIAC DYSTROPHINOPATHIES: PREVALENCE AND PHENOTYPES IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY 
M. Pasotti, M. Diegoli, A. Serio, A. Pilotto, N. Marziliano, M. Grasso, F. Gambarin, E. Porcu, S. Mannarino, E. Arbustini, Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Pavia, Italy

RECENT ADVANCES IN AUTOLOGOUS TISSUE HEART VALVES “BIOVALVES” H: IMPROVED SCAFFOLDS FOR OPTIMAL TISSUE FORMATION AND VALUVULAR FUNCTIONS
K. Kanda, K. Hayashida, M. Onoyama, T. Tajikawa, H. Ishida, Y. Yahata, K. Ooba, T. Ooie, Y. Okamoto, Y. Nemoto, H. Ueda, T. Watanabe, M. Yamanami, H. Yaku, Y. Nakayama, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CORONARY ARTERIES DUE TO ANGIOGENIC NOS3 GENE THERAPY (SV22) CIRCUMVENTS CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)
J. Giannios, N. Kolliopoulos, N. Alexandropoulos, A. Kanellopoulos, Erasinio Hospital, Athens, Greece

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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16:45 – 19:30   
Hall A

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PL:13            Plenary Session

                 NEW CONCEPTS IN TRANSLATIONAL CARDIAC REPAIR AND
                  REGENERATION

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FAILING LEFT VENTRICLE WITH INTRAMYOCARDIAL INJECTIONS OF BIOPOLYMERS (Invited Lecture)
Hani N. Sabbah, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELL THERAPY IN HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Jens Kastrup, University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

IN SITU TISSUE ENGINEERING FOR THE TREATMENT OF CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited Lecture)
Randall J. Lee, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA   

THE ROLE OF ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Shing- Jong Lin, P.H. Huang, J.W. Chen, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan-R.O.C.

HUMAN SERCA2A CONTROLS VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION 
A-M. Lompre, A. Coulombe, S. Lehoux, B. Esposito, F. Atassi, C. Le Feuvre, S. Hatem, R.J. Hajjar, L. Lipskaia, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

THE MOLECULAR REGULATION OF GHRELIN EXPRESSION IN CULTURED CARDIOMYOCYTES  BY CYCLIC MECHANICAL STRETCH (Invited Lecture)
B.W. Wang, Y.C. Liu, H. Chang, K.G. Shyu, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

LIPOSOME MEDIATED VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR-165 TRANSFECTION WITH SKELETAL MYOBLAST FOR CARDIAC REPAIR
L. Ye, K.H. Haider, W.B. Esa, R.S. Tan, L.P. Su, P.K. Law, W. Zhang, E.K.W. Sim, National University of Singapore, Singapore

HSPA12B IS A NOVEL ANGIOGENESIS REGULATOR AND PROTECTS AGAINST ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY IN A RAT MODEL
Z. Han, R. Steagall, M. Thirunavukkarasu, J. Zhan, N. Maulik,  East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA

SUSTAINED REVERSE REMODELING IS OBSERVED UP TO SIX MONTHS AFTER MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS (MSC) TRANSPLANTATION (Invited Lecture)
E.J. Molina, D. Torres, J. Palma, D. Gupta, J.P. Gaughan, M. Macha, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

TNF PRE CONDITIONING IS SUPERIOR TO HYPOXIC PRECONDITIONING OF HUMAN STEM CELLS IN ANGIOGENIC GROWTH FACTOR PRODUCTION (Invited Lecture)
P.R. Crisostomo, M. Wang, Y. Wang, T. Lahm, D.R. Meldrum, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

FT011 IMPROVES HEART FUNCTION AND PREVENTS FIBROSIS IN EXPERIMENTAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (INVITED LECTURE)
K. Connelly, Y. Zhang, M. Elsik, H. Krum, R.E. Gilbert, D.J. Kelly, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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16:45 – 19:30           
 Hall B

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PL:14            Plenary Session

               CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN WOMEN/ EPIDEMIOLOGY/
               RISK ASSESSMENT

WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE IN THE POST-WHI ERA (Invited Lecture)
Elizabeth L. Barrett-Connor, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

HEART FAILURE IN WOMEN: REALLY DIFFERENT OR JUST PC? (Invited Lecture)
Maryl R. Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

DYSLIPIDEMIA IN WOMEN: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND TREATMENT (Invited Lecture)
Vera Bittner, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA

OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN FOLLOWING CARDIAC SURGERY (Invited Lecture)
Veena Guru, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada

PREGNANCY AND HEART DISEASE – UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS (Invited Lecture)
Candice Silversides, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

COFFEE AND CORONARY DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Arthur L. Klatsky, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA

CIRCADIAN ASPECTS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (Invited Lecture)
Roberto Manfredini, Hospital of Delta, Ferrara, Italy

HEART RATE - THE OTHER CV RISK FACTOR? (Invited Lecture)
Sandeep Gupta, Whipps Cross and St. Bartholomew's Hospitals, Leytonstone, UK

GENDER DIFFERENCE IN THE DESCRIPTION AND TREATMENT OF ANGINA
J.A. Kempf, M. Good, CV Therapeutics, Palo Alto, CA, USA

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008   

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16:45 – 19:30     
Hall C

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S33               Session

                   NEW APPROACHES TO SURGICAL REVASCULARIZATION /
                   HEART VALVE SURGERY / CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION

COMPARISON OF CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF TWO ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS REGIMENS FOR STERNAL WOUND INFECTION IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS FOLLOWING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING SURGERY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED DOUBLE-BLIND CONTROLLED TRIAL
K. Dhadwal, S. Al-Ruzzeh, T. Athanasiou, M. Choudhry, P. Tekkis, P. Vuddamalay, H. Lyster, M. Amrani, S.J. George, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK

URGENT STENT GRAFT TREATMENT OF THE THORACIC AORTA: DO MIDTERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES FULFILL WHAT EARLY OUTCOMES PROMISED?
A. Zierer, M. Doss, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

ROLE OF 24 HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
F.I. Calo Carducci, G. Grutter, U. Giordano, C. Iacoella, F. Parisi, Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy

LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP AFTER VALVE-SPARING AORTIC ROOT REMODELING: A CONSECUTIVE SERIES OF 55 YACOUB PROCEDURES
C.D. Etz, F.A. Kari, V. Abascal, S. Zoli, R. Brenner, R.B. Griepp, K.A. Plestis, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

POTENTIAL ROLE OF CIRCULATING PROGENITOR CELLS IN CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION OF HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WITH NORMAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS
E. Osto, F. Tona, G.P. Fadini, G. Tarantini, I. Baesso, M. Napodano, C. Agostini, A. Avogaro, G. Gerosa, S. Iliceto, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

IMPACT OF RENAL INSUFFICIENCY ON OUTCOMES OF OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
G.C. Mannam, L.R. Sajja, R.M. Chakravarthi, The Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, AP, India

IMPACT OF PATIENT-PROSTHESIS MISMATCH ON EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS AFTER BIOPROSTHETIC AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
S. Bleiziffer, W.B. Eichinger, I. Hettich, D. Ruzicka, M. Wottke, R. Bauernschmitt, R. Lange, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany

POOR CORRELATION OF PULMONARY SYSTOLIC PRESSURE USING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY VERSUS RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION
R. Attaran, B. Boudi, R. Movahed, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

ROSS REVERSAL: REIMPLANTATION OF THE PULMONARY AUTOGRAFT INTO THE PULMONARY POSITION
K.M. George, M.J. Flynn, E.R. Nowicki, E.H. Blackstone, G.B. Pettersson, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

CAUSE OF ISCHEMIC MITRAL REGURGITATION AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
T. Hakala, H Suurmunne, J. Mustonen, J. Kouri, O. Pitkanen, North Karelia Central Hospital, Joensuu, Finland

RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT RECONSTRUCTION USING A HAND-FASHIONED EPTFE VALVE-EQUIPPED CONDUIT
S. Takabayashi, H. Shimpo, K. Yokoyama, Y. Mitani, Y. Komada, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan

IMPACT OF FIBRONECTIN AND MYELOPEROXIDASE IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
A Orman, M.N. Akkus ,N. Ercetin, G. Polat, S. Erden, A. Camsari, D. Cicek, V.G. Cin, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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14:00 – 18:00                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 401           Poster Session

           VALVULAR HEART DISEASE/HEART VALVE SURGERY - ADULT

A NEW TISSUE DOPPLER BASED DIASTOLIC TIME INTERVAL PREDICTS RAISED PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE IN MITRAL VALVE DISEASE
V. Chaturvedi, S. Seth, A. Roy, V.K. Bahl, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

REDO AVR CAN BE PERFORMED WITH AN ACCEPTABLE PERIOPERATIVE RISK
S. Christiansen, M. Schmid, R. Autschbach, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany

REDO VERSUS FIRST PERCUTANEOUS BALLOON MITRAL VALVOTOMY FOR MITRAL STENOSIS: RESULTS AND FACTORS RELATED TO TIME TO REDO PROCEDURE
O.A. Rifaie, M.I. Mohamad, M.M.Helmi, M.M. Elbiali, AinShams University, Cairo, Egypt

MITRAL ANNULUS CALCIFICATION IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ALL CAUSE MORTALITY
C. Manrique, A. Martinez, M.A. Rahman, H.A. Guima, M.R. Movahed, University of Arizona, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA

SEASONAL VARIATION IN OCCURRENCE OF AORTIC DISEASES: SUMMER LOW OR WINTER HIGH?
R. Salmi, B. Boari, M. Gallerani, E. Bossone, S. Mandini,  A.M. Malagoni, F. Mascoli, P. Zamboni, F. Manfredini, R. Manfredini, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

DAY-OF-WEEK VARIABILITY IN THE OCCURRENCE AND OUTCOME OF AORTIC DISEASES
R. Salmi, B. Boari, M. Gallerani, E. Bossone, A.M. Malagoni, S. Mandini, F. Mascoli, P. Zamboni, F. Manfredini, R. Manfredini, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

LONGTERM OUTCOMES FOR REVASCULARIZATION AND VALVULAR CARDIAC SURGERY IN OCTOGENARIAN: A COMPARITIVE STUDY
R.K. Chaturvedi, B. DeVarennes, K. Lachapelle, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN SCHOOL CHILDREN : AN EEHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
K.L. Periwal, R B. Panwar, B.K. Gupta, P.C. Khatri, V.B. Singh, S. Raja, R. Gupta, S. P Medical College, Bikaner Rajasthan, India

POS 402           Poster Session

MOLECULAR CARDIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH

PKC-Å SUBUNIT RELOCATES TO THE MOTOCHONDRIA IN UROCORTIN-POSITIVE CARDIAC MYOCYTES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING ON-PUMP CARDIAC SURGERY
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

EFFECTS OF EPO ADMINISTRATION ON THE GENE EXPRESSION OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD CELLS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION SHOWS DIFFERENCES IN APOPTOTIC, INFLAMMATORY AND ANGIOGENIC PATHWAYS
N. Marziliano, M. Grasso, E. Porcu, A. Pilotto, M. Ferrario, M. Diegoli, L. Tavazzi, E. Arbustini, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

DEPOLYMERIZED HYALURONAN INDUCES VEGF, A NEGATIVE REGULATOR OF DEVELOPMENTAL EMT
L.S. Rodgers, S.L. Lalani, D. Broka, T.D. Camenisch, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

SUBSTRATE IN RABBIT LQTS MODEL
C. Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008   

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14:00 – 18:00                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 403           Poster Session

           HYPERTENSION: BASIC AND CLINICAL 

NUT CONSUMPTION AND RISK OF HYPERTENSION IN THE PHYSICIANS' HEALTH STUDY I
L. Djousse, T.B. Rudich, J.M. Gaziano, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND HYPERTENSION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY IN HEALTHY TEENAGERS
M.R. Movahed, A. Martinez, S. Bates, S. Sattur, University of Arizona, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA

NORMALIZED DYNAMIC BLOOD PRESSURE PARAMETERS - ADDITIONAL MARKER OF HYPERTENSION RISK
P. Jurak, J. Halamek, V. Vondra, P. Leinveber, P. Frana, M. Plachy, M .Soucek, T. Kara, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic

A LOW E/A RATIO AND A PROTRACTED ISOVOLUMETRIC RELAXATION TIME PREDICT CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION
C. Esis, M. Bracho, E. Silva, A. Gonzalez, S. Briceno, Universidad del Zulia, IECTAS, Maracaibo, Venezuela

INFLUENCE OF TREATMENT ON HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS DEPENDENTLY ON GENES' POLYMORPHISMS
L.P. Sydorchuk, K.M. Amosova, V.P. Pishak, R.I. Sydorchuk, I.I. Sydorchuk, Bucovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

THE EFFECTS OF ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE DRUGS ON DIASTOLIC AND SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION IN CHINESE
Y.F. Han, X.H. Fan, K. Sun, W.J. Li, X.J. Xiao, J.Z. Cheng, Y.S. Zhen, Y. Zheng, X. Yang, R.T. Hui, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

FIXED DOSE PERINDOPRIL AND AMLODIPINE IN HYPERTENSION INADEQUATELY MANAGED WITH COMBINATION TREATMENT
H.P. Thacker, Jaslok Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION: AN EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF PESHAWAR
H. Khan, S. Majeed, M. Hafizullah, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan

A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PERIODONTAL PROBLEM AND ITS CORRELATION TO SYSTEMIC DISORDERS: IS THERE ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN PERIODONTITIS AND HYPERTENSION
H. Shoraka, B. Behdani, Belal Habashi Polyclinic of Medicine, Mashad, Khorasan, Iran

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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14:00 – 18:00                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 404           Poster Session

        MODIFICATION OF LIPOPROTEINS AND CORONARY DISEASE

LIPID PREDICTORS OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN STATIN-TREATED CORONARY PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
H. Drexel, S. Aczel, A. Vonbank, C.H. Saely, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

EFFECT AND TOLERABILITY OF EXTENDED RELEASE FORM OF NICOTINIC ACID IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MIXED DYSLIPIDEMIA
S.H. Kim, J.H. Zo, M.A. Kim, H.S. Kim, H.L. Lee, Seoul Metropolitan Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea

CAN DYSFUNCTIONAL HDL EXPLAIN HIGH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE RISK IN SOUTH ASIANS?
S. Dodani, G. Reed, M. Navab, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA

LONG-TERM EFFECT OF OMACOR IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH UNSTABLE ANGINA
I.G. Alizade, Hospital of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Baku, Azerbaijan

LDL-APHERESIS AND THE ACUTE REDUCTION OF INFLAMMATORY HDL-C
P.M. Moriarty, J.M. Belmont, A. Kumar, I. Opole, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

NON-HDL, WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE VS. TRIGLYCERIDE, WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE IN DETECTING HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK
D. Joshi, J. Liu, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

EFFECT OF INCREASED DOSAGES OF ATORVASTATIN ON LIPOPROTEIN SUBCLASS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA
D. Karalis, D.Y. Ishisaka, D. Luo, F. Natinos, C. Wu, US Medical, Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA

ISOLATED DECREASE IN HDLC IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME – AN INDEPENDENT MARKER OF MULTI VESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE?
C.K. Das, P.G. Nair, K.M. Cherian, Frontier Lifeline, Chennai, TN, India

THE INFLUENCE OF APOLIPOPROTEINCIII CONCENTRATIONS AND HDL SUBCLASSES DISTRIBUTION
L. Tian, M. Fu, J. Wu, Y. Xu, H. Tian, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008   

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14:00 – 18:00                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 406           Poster Session

           SECONDARY PREVENTION, PROGNOSIS, RISK
             STRATIFICATION, CARDIAC REHAB

DIFFERENCES IN FACTORS AFFECTING CARDIAC REHABILITATION REFERRAL BY PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY
S.L. Grace, K. Grewal, D.E. Stewart, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

KEY ROLE OF LOW HDL CHOLESTEROL FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME WITH INFLAMMATION IN CORONARY PATIENTS
P. Rein, C.H. Saely, S. Beer, A. Vonbank, M. Woess, C. Boehnel, V. Jankovic, H. Drexel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

CARDIOVASCULAR STRAIN IN PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE. A STUDY WITH NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
F. Manfredini, M. Felisatti, A.M. Malagoni, S. Mandini, R. Manfredini, F. Mascoli^1,4, P. Zamboni, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

CHANGES OF TREATMENT GAP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN THE PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE
S.H. Kim, J.D. Sung, K.H. Han, Y.K. Kim, D.S. Lim, D.H. Choi, Y.D. Kim, S.C. Chae, S.H. Baek, H.S. Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

THE BENEFITS OF ATORVASTATIN IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE
N.N. Kipshidze, S.D. Chumburidze , N.G. Ninua, The National Center of Therapy, Tbilisi, Georgia

ARE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS DIFFERENT IN OLD WOMEN AND MEN?
D. Pop, D. Zdrenghea, A. Sitar –Taut, M. Cebanu, D. Colcear, University Of Medicine And Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

DO TRADITIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS FACTORS PREDICT EXTENT OF ANGIOGRAPHIC STENOSIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS? 
V. Veeranna, J. Pradhan, A. Niraj, H. Fakhry, L. Afonso, Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK IN SCHIZOPHRENIC AND SCHIZOAFFECTIVE INPATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
S. Kaushik, A. Khan, S. Kaushik, J.P. Lindenmayer, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY,USA

CHANGES IN MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS AND EXERCISE CAPACITY AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN PATIENTS WITH IMPAIRED LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION
M. Nalini, F. Najafi, M. Saidi, A.A. Rashidi, F. Grami, S. Rambarzin, P. Ezati, K. Visi, Imam Ali Hospital and Research Centre, Mashhad, Iran

RECURRENCE RATE AFTER REVASCULARIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH UNSTABLE AND STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE     
K.V. Korzhenevskaya, I.T. Abesadze, M.Z. Alugishvili, E.V. Kuleshova, M.N. Prokudina, P.S. Kozlov, E.S. Klokova, A.V. Panov, Almasov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

CONTRAST INDUCED NEPHROPATHY IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS UNDERGOING DRUG ELUTING STENT IMPLANTATION
A. Varma, D.L. Appleton, A. Nusca, M.J. Lipinski, E. Goudreau, M.J. Cowley, M. Wittkamp, A. Abbate, G. Vetrovec, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

USE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A DEPRESSION TREATMENT IN CARDIAC PATIENTS
S.L. Grace, C. Tam, R.R. Reid, K. Williamson, D.E. Stewart, York University, Heslington, York, UK

IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE UNDERGOING PHASE II CARDIAC REHABILITATION IN THE MEDICAL CITY
A.J. Alejandre, J.B. Robles, The Medical City General Hospital, Ortigas, Manila, Philippines

ASSOCIATION OF CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN ADULTS
R. Hernandez, M. Armas, D. Garcia, O. Suarez, J. Moreno, L. Mendoza, C. Pargas, M. Martinez, E. Macrobio, V. Perez, Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado University, Lara, Venezuela

PROGNOSIS OF EARLY POST-INFARCTION ANGINA
P. Erceg, N. Despotovic, D.P. Milosevic, M. Davidovic, Gerontology Department, City Hospital Center, Belgrade, Serbia

ANTIOXIDANT MARKERS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN AZOREAN SUBJECTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
R. Ferin, C. Gomes, A.R. Castro, D. Martins, V. Santos, M.C. Santos, P.A. Lopes, J. Baptista, A.M. Viegas-Crespo, M.L. Pavao, CIRN, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

POS 407           Poster Session

            PRACTICE GUIDELINES, COST CONTAINMENT

EFFECT OF NURSE MANAGED CLINIC ON READMISSION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
H. Farsidi, M. NIkparvar, A. Karbasi, S. Salehi, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbass, Iran

RESIDUAL RISK: IS PAYMENT FOR SERVICE ACHIEVING RISK FACTOR CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH CHD?
P.R. Gajendragadkar, K. Carver, K.K. Ray, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

SAFETY OF EARLY AEROMEDICAL REPATRIATION FOLLOWING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
M.D. Thomas, R. Hinds, C. Walker, D. Hildick-Smith, Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton, East Sussex, UK

A CRITICAL PATHWAY FOR PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CHEST PAIN AND LOW RISK FOR SHORT-TERM ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS: ROLE OF OUTPATIENT STRESS TESTING
M.C. Meyer, B. Mooney, A. Sekera, Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, CA, USA

POS 408           Poster Session

       ANTITHROMBOTIC AND ANTIPLATELET ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY
        FOR PTCA 

AN INTERACTION BETWEEN STATINS AND CLOPIDOGREL ¨C A PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY COHORT STUDY WITH TIME-DEPENDENT ANALYSIS
A. Blagojevic, J.A.C. Delaney, N. Dendukuri, J.F. Boivin, J.M. Brophy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

SAFETY OF ENOXAPERIN VERSUS UNFRACTIONATED HEPARIN IN ELECTIVE PCI
M.J. ZibaeeNezhad, M.J. ZibaeeNezhad Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz, Iran

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 

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14:00 – 18:00                                                                                           Poster Hall

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POS 409           Poster Session

                   LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING AFTER MI

TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRAIN FOR ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING IN A SWINE CHRONIC ISCHEMIC MODEL
Y. GU, W. Shim, S. LI, T. Chua, P. Wong, S.C. Chuah, National University of Singapore, Singapore

POS  411          Poster Session

               PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

CORRELATION OF MITRAL ANNULAR SYSTOLIC VELOCITY WITH REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION
N. Samiei, A. Khosravi, M. Esmaeilzadeh, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, A. Mohebbi, M. Paesaee, S.Z.M. Ojaghi, F. Noohi, Shaheed Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Centre, Tehran, Iran

APPLICATION OF LOAD INDEPENDENT CRITERIA FOR QUANTIFICATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION
N. Samiei, A. Ehsani, S.Z.M. Ojaghi, A. Mohebbi, F. Noohi, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, M. Parsaee, M. Esmaeilzadeh Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical Center, Tehran, Iran

EXERCISE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TO EVALUATE PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CORONARY ARTERY STENOSIS
S. Moustafa, S. Lessard, C. Sauve, R. Amyot, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

DIFFERENCES IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC AND GRADED EXERCISE PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH LEFT ATRIAL ABNORMALITY
V. Ariyarajah, A. Raja, J. Fernandes, A. Khadem, I. Barac, S. Apiyasawat, D.H. Spodick, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

SEVERITY OF CORONARY STENOSIS AND ISCHEMIA DETECTED BY DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
S. Moustafa, S. Lessard, C. Sauve, R. Amyot, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN ACUTE COR PULMONALE BY STRAIN DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
A. Vitarelli, Y. Conde, S. D'Orazio, S. Stellato, G. Continanza, L. Capotosto, O. Dettori, C.Terzano, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

APPROPRIATNESS OF USING STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND OTHER STRESS MODALITIES FOR EVALUATING SUSPECTED CORONARY ISCHEMIA IN PATIENTS PRESENTING TO A TERTIARY CARE CHEST PAIN UNIT
E. Akhras, M. Abdul-Malek, N. Salem, J. Mccord, K. Ananthasubramaniam, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

THE EFFECT OF INTRAVENUOS ATROPIN ON TREADMILL STRESS TEST RESULTS IN PATIENTS WITH POOR EXERCISE CAPACITY OR CHRONOTROPIC INCOMPETENCE 
A. Sajjadieh, A. Maneshgar, S. Ghafari, M. Toufan, Madani Hospital, Tabriz, Eastern Azarbaiijan, Iran

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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08:30 – 11:15   
Hall A

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PL:15            Plenary Session

                NEW HORIZONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE

DIETARY AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS AND HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
L. Djoussé, J. Gaziano, Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

RECENT TRENDS IN SURVIVAL, HOSPITALIZATION AND TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
P. Heidenreich, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA    

HEALING AND REMODELING AFTER STEMI IN THE ELDERLY (Invited Lecture)
B.I. Jugdutt, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS IN HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
R. Hobbs, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA            

TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE WITH A REDUCED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION (Invited Lecture)
W.S. Aronow, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

DESIGNING NON-RCT STUDIES LIKE RCT USING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING: EVIDENCE FOR DIURETICS, HYPOKALEMIA, AND POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
A. Ahmed, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

ONLY LARGE REDUCTIONS IN B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED OUTCOME IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS (Invited Lecture)
W.L. Miller, K.A.. Hartman, A.S. Jaffe, Rochester Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA                                                               

RIGHT VENTRICLE – SPECIFIC THERAPIES IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
E.D. Michelakis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AL, Canada

HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES: WHICH INTERVENTIONS WORK? (Invited Lecture)
F. Gustafsson, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

NEW CARDIAC ENHANCERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE HEART FAILURE SYNDROMES: CLINICAL ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS (Invited Lecture)
John Parissis, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece

\TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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08:30 – 11:15     
Hall B

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PL:16            Plenary Session

                IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS

MYOCARDIAL VIABILITY DIAGNOSIS AND RISK STRATIFICATION (Invited Lecture)
F.A. Chaudhry, Columbia University, NY, USA              

THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CT CORONARY CALCIFICATION IN ASYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS (Invited Lecture)
Michael Motro, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel        

PREDICTION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Takanobu Tomaru, Toho University, Sakura City, Chiba, Japan

INCREMENTAL VALUE OF CT TO SPECT IN PATIENT MANAGEMENT (Invited Lecture)
John J. Mahmarian, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? (Invited Lecture)
Michael H. Criqui, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA

TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION IN RENAL ARTERIES (Invited Lecture)
Verghese Mathew, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

THE LEFT ATRIUM AND ITS ROLE IN MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (Invited Lecture)
V. Ariyarajah, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada     

ATHEROSCLEROTIC CALCIFICATION – THE CARDIOVASCULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WHOLE BODY SCANNING (Invited Lecture)
Matthew Allison, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

NUCLEAR STRESS TESTING IN WOMEN:  MORE THAN JUST MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION? (Invited Lecture)
J. Wells Askew, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MI, USA

SENSITIVITY, SPECIFICITY, POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE, AND NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF 64-CHANNEL MULTISLICE CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY IN PREDICTING OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DIAGNOSED BY CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
H.M. Lai, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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08:30 – 11:15   
Hall C

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S34               Session

      VALVULAR HEART DISEASE / HEART VALVE SURGERY

20 YEARS FOLLOW-UP RESULTS OF PULMONARY BALLOON VALVULOPLASTY IN ADULTS AND THE FATE OF CONCOMITANT INFUNDIBULAR STENOSIS AND TRICUSPID REGURGITATION
M.E. Fawzy, King Faisal Heart Institute of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

LOW BODY MASS INDEX AND BODY SURFACE AREA ARE INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH AORTIC REGURGITATION
M.R. Movahed, University of Arizona, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA

COMPARISON BETWEEN IN VIVO SEEDING AND IN SITU CELL ATTRACTION FOR THE RECELLULARISATION OF HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESES
G. De Visscher, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

MATRIX STIFFNESS DIRECTS OSTEOGENIC AND MY OFIBROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION OF VALVE FIBROBLASTS
C.A. Simmons, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

AORTIC ROOT RECONSTRUCTION WITH A BIOPROSTHETIC VALVED CONDUIT: A CONSECUTIVE SERIES OF 275 PROCEDURES
C.D. Etz, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

INCREASED CARDIAC TROPONIN I LEVELS IN INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND VALVE REPLACEMENT 
P. Tsenovoy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY USA

TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION - IN GOOD HANDS WITH CARDIAC SURGEONS
S. Bleiziffer, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany

CUNIBRIDI IMPACT OF ROSUVASTATIN ON THE PROGRESSION OF AORTIC STENOSIS CAUSED BY HYPERTENSION
L.A. Cuniberti, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

REDO VERSUS FIRST BALLOON MITRAL VALVOTOMY FOR RHEUMATIC MITRAL STENOSIS
OA Rifaie, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt,

INFLAMMATION/REMODELING MARKERS AND MULTISLICE CT/IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY IN AORTIC VALVE DISEASE
A. Mazzone, Heart Hospital, Massa, Italy

WHY DO AORTIC VALVES FAIL? A NEW THEORY TO EXPLAIN DEGENERATIVE AORTIC VALVE DISEASE
F. Robicsek, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA

THE IMPACT OF PATIENT-PROSTHESIS MISMATCH ON LATE OUTCOMES AFTER MITRAL VALVE
V. Chan, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008   

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11:15 -14:00       
Hall A

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PL:17            Plenary Session

      PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY –
      CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE – MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY
      SUPPORT

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL INITIATIVES (Invited Lecture)
Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

CATHETER-BASED COMPLETION OF THE FONTAN: A NON-SURGICAL APPROACH (Invited Lecture)
Lee Benson, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

PERCUTANEOUS PFO CLOSURE FOR CRYPTOGENIC STROKE AND MIGRAINES, THE SIMPLE WAY (Invited Lecture)
Antonis Manolis, Patras University, Athens, Greece

UPDATE ON PEDIATRIC MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT (Invited Lecture)
Brian W. Duncan, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA  

PERMANENT MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT: IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND OUTCOMES (Invited Lecture)
Mark S. Slaughter, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, USA

MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC DILATION IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Angela T. Yetman, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

SUDDEN DEATH IN THE ADULT WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Louise Harris, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada            

CONGENITAL INTERVENTION DECISION MAKING (Invited Lecture)
Eric Horlick, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

PROCEDURAL RESULTS AND ACUTE COMPLICATIONS IN STENTING NATIVE AND RECURRENT COARCTATION OF THE AORTA IN PATIENTS OVER 4 YEARS OF AGE: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY (Invited Lecture)
Thomas Forbes, The Children’s Hospital Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA  

LONG-TERM OUTCOME (UP TO 22 YEARS) OF BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY OF DISCRETE NATIVE COARCTATION OF THE AORTA IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS (Invited Lecture)
M.E. Fawzy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

CABG-CARE GLOBALIZATION: THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL CARE ON FATAL AND NONFATAL OUTCOME (Invited Lecture)
E. Ott, LMU-University Munich, Germany

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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11:15 -14:00                    
Hall B

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PL:18            Plenary Session

              ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: EPIDEMIOLOGY, RISK ASSESSMENT AND
                NEW TREATMENT STRATEGIES

UPDATE ON STABLE ANGINA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MANAGEMENT OF NO OPTION (REFRACTORY) ANGINA (Invited Lecture)
U. Thadani, University of Oklahoma, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

TREATMENT OF CARDIAC DISEASES: EVIDENCE BASED OR EXPERIENCE BASED MEDICINE? (Invited Lecture)
Wolfgang Kübler, Neckargemund, Germany

NEW INSIGHTS ON ACCELERATED VASCULAR CALCIFICATION IN PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
Peter A. McCullough, Beaumont Health Center, Royal Oak, MI, USA

REVASCULARIZATION VS SECONDARY PREVENTION: WHAT TO DO WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE (Invited Lecture)
Gregory W. Barsness, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA        

INFLUENZA VACCINATION: THE NEGLECTED COMPONENT OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION GUIDELINES (Invited Lecture)
Mohammad Madjid, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA

COLCHICINE FOR PERICARDITIS: HYPE OR HOPE? (Invited Lecture)
Massimo Imazio, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Torino, Italy

CLINICAL FEATURES AND IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH UNDERLYING CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS (Invited Lecture)
S. Arora, Western Pennsylvania Hospital/Temple University Program, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

THE USE OF FIBRATES REDUCES THE RISK OF NON-FATAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION BUT DOES NOT AFFECT MORTALITY OR OTHER ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS- A POOLED META-ANALYSIS (Invited Lecture)
S.A Saha, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA, USA

DECREASING KIDNEY FUNCTION PREDICTS VASCULAR EVENTS INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE AT BASELINE: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY ON MEN UNDERGOING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY FOR THE EVALUATION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
H. Drexel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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 11:15 -14:00  
 Hall C

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S35               Session

               NEW DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study of the Safety and Efficacy of ADVEGF121 Biobypass Gene Therapy in Patients with Refractory Advanced Coronary Artery Disease: The Nova Trial
J. Kastrup, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Type 2 Diabetes Significantly Modulates the Cardiovascular Risk Conferred by the Pai -1 -675 5g/4g Polymorphism
H. Drexel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Right Ventricular Dysfunction is Common among Nonelite Marathon Runners and is Associated with Troponin Elevation - A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study
R. Attaran, University of Arizona, Sarver Heart Centre, Tucson, AZ, USA

Screening for Deep Vein Thrombosis in Asymptomatic High Risk Patients: A Comparison between Digital Photoplethysmography and Venous Ultrasonography
P. Shahabi, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Tehran, Iran

Determinants of Accuracy and Reproducibility of Left Ventricular Function Assessment by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
O.I.I. Soliman, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam,

The Netherlands

The Impact of Left Ventricular Geometry on Mortality - The Ochsner Experience
S.M. Artham, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

Right Ventricular Remodeling: Follow up with 3D Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
I.A. Grapsa, Imperial College of London, London, UK

Assessment of Anomalous Coronary Arteries by Multidetector 64-Slice Computed Tomographic Angiography 
R. Jabara, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA

Role of M-Mode in Diagnosing Atrial Septal Aneurysm (ASA): A Conventional Technique with a Novel Application
R. Garg, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA

Accuracy of 64-Slice Multislice Computed Tomography in Assessment of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts and Distal Anastomoses Patency
A. Arjmand Shabestari, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran

Tissue Doppler Echocardiography in Persons with Hypertension, Diabetes, or Ischemic Heart Disease
R. Mogelvang, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark

Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value of Stress Testing Versus 64-Channel Multislice Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Predicting Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosed by Coronary Angiography
H.M. Lai, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

Normal Range of Mechanical Variables in Pulmonary Hypertension
A. Lopez-Candales, Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Can We Redefine the Gold Standard for Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus?
A. Simmons, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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08:30 -12:00                      
Poster Hall

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POS  501          Poster Session

          COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY / MAGNETIC RESONANCE: CLINICAL

Cardiac mri: how much myocardial damage is necessary to detect focal late gadolinium enhancement?
F. Breuckmann, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Feasibility and Safety of Intravenous Administration of Landiolol Hydrochloride in Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography
S. Isobi, Kami-iida Daiichi General Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

64-Slice Cardiac Cta in the Diagnosis of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: Comparison to Transesophageal Echocardiography
J. Vacek, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA

Role of Coronary Ct Angiography in Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease – Retrospective Analysis
A.A. Mohammed, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

The Impacts of Calcification on Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-Slice Spiral Computed Tomography for Detecting Significant Coronary Disease
I. Nazeri, Day General Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Patients with Echocardiographic Aortic Valve Calcium or Mitral Annular Calcium have an Increased Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Coronary Artery Calcium Diagnosed by Cardiac Computed Tomography
H.M. Lai, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

Mdct Can Identify and Characterize the Occlusive Culprit Lesions within 24 Hours after Acute Myocardial Infarction
C.P. Liu, General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Incidental Noncardiac Findings Using Cardiac Multidetector Computed Tomography
P. Ezidinma Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

Safety and Accuracy of Mdct For Early Assessment Of Culprit Lesions And Diseased Vessels After Ami
C.P. Liu, General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Prevalence of Incidental Noncardiac Findings Diagnosed by Computer Tomography in 875 Consecutive Patients in an Outpatient Cardiac Computer Tomography Facility
A. Cronin, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

Quantitative Stenosis Evaluation of Aorto-Coronary Bypass Grafts Using Syngo Vessel View Software Application–Report of Our Initial Clinical Experience
K. Meszaros, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Role of Coronary Ct Angiogram in Evaluating Coronary Artery Disease in A Community Hospital – A Retrospective Analysis 
A. Ariyachaipanich, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

Pre-Pulseless Takayasu's Arteritis Evaluated With Positron Emission Tomography & Magnetic Resonance
P.A. Lamothe, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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08:30 -12:00                  
Poster Hall

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POS  502          Poster Session

              DRUG THERAPY IN HEART FAILURE: BASIC AND CLINICAL

Dysregulation of Cellular Fak Protein Results In Reduced C-Fun Activation, Enhanced Posthyperthermal Caspase-3 Activation, and Exacerbation Of Hyperthermal Cardiac Injury in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat
K.S. Lin, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

The Influence of At1 Receptor Activation on Outcome of Myocardium Injury after Acute Hyperthermia In Hypertensive Rats
T.J. Fang, Songshan Armed Forces General Hospital, Lungtan, Taiwan

T-Type Calcium Channel Antagonists Attenuated Aldosterone-Induced Il-18 Expressions In Rat Cardiomyocytes
T. Doi, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan

Tolerance of Levosimendan Supplemental Therapy in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated By Cardiogenic Shock
K. Malliaras, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Pilot Randomized Study of Estimation of Combined Effect Positive Inotropic Support and Heart Rate Control on Decompensated Heart failure Patiens. Prognosis and Stabilization Speed
A.G. Arutyunov, Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Chronic Treatments with Beta-Adrenergic Blockers have Differential Effects on Electrical and Mechanical Activities of Heart
B. Turan, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

POS  506          Poster Session

           GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF CORONARY HEART  
            DISEASE / CARDIOMYOPATHIES

Association Between the Severity of Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease and Paraoxonase-1 Promoter Gene Polymorphism T(-107)C In Iranian Population
E. Javadi, Tehran university of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran

The Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness is Influenced by the -930a/G Cyba Gene Polymorphism: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
M. Fan, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

The Association of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias with Isolated Atrial Amyloid Disease: Preliminary Observations in Autopsied Heart Specimens    
V. Ariyarajah, Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB,a, Canada

Mapping of Genetic Modifier of Congenital Heart Defects in Type Iia Procollagen Deficient Mice
Y.Q. Song, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Genetic Risk Factors in Sao Miguel Island Population (Azores)
C.C. Branco, Hospital of Divino Espirito Santo of Ponta Delgada, EPE, Azores,Portugal

Plasma Homocysteine Level and Its Genotypes as A Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography
F. Shakerian Ghahferokhi, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran

Genetic Strain Differences in Platelet Aggregation and Thrombus Formation of Laboratory Rats
H. Hayashi, First Institute of New Drug Discovery, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Tokushima, Japan

POS  507          Poster Session

           GENE TRANSFER AND THERAPY

Tnf-Alpha and Tgf-Beta1 Plasma Levels Changes Under Treatment In Hypertensive Patients Depend On Genotype
L.P. Sydorchuk, Bucovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Gene Therapy with a Replication Defective Adenoviral Vector Transducing Wt Lqt1 Inhibited Long Qt Syndrome
J. Giannios, Erasinio Hospital, Athens, Greece

Ircumvention of Idiopathic Atrial Fibrillation with Wt Gja5 Plasmid Nanocomplexes of Polyethylenimine Covalently Linked to Chol And Polyethyleneglycol
J. Giannios, Erasinio Hospital, Athens, Greece

POS  508         Poster Session

            DRUG THERAPY IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Long Term Impact of Antianginal Treatment on 6 Month all Cause Mortality after Myocardial Infarction
S. Iyengar, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

POS  509         Poster Session

         NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES, ENDOTHELIN: ROLE IN HEART FAILURE

Usefulness of Acoustic Cardiography to Resolve Ambiguous Values of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Patients with Suspected Heart Failure
M. Zuber, Outpatient Clinic for Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Othmarsingen, Switzerland

Correlation Between Nt- Pro Bnp Levels and Right Ventricular Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Abnormal Left Ventricular Wall Motion: a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
R. Krittayaphong, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Bnp is Uniquely Regulated During Inflammation
M.L. Kuroski de Bold, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

The Value Of N-Terminal Fragment Of Brain Natriuretic Peptide In The Clinical Estimation Of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus And Calcific Aortic Stenosis
G.D.Spyromitros, General Hospital of Katerini, Katerini, Greece

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 

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08:30 -12:00
Poster Hall

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POS  510         Poster Session

        ARRHYTHMIAS AND ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG THERAPY -
         BASIC AND CLINICAL

Impact Of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Use On The Risk Of Atrial Fibrillation In Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
B.J. Barnes, The University of Kansas, School of Pharmacy, Kansas City, KS, USA

Atrial Fibrillation is a Strong and Independent Predictor of Death and Coronary Events in Angiographied Coronary Patients
H. Drexel, VIVIT-Institute, Feldkirch, Austria

High Rate of Esophageal Ulcerations After Ablation of AF in Patients with General Anesthesia
M. Martinek, G. Bencsik, J. Aichinger, H.J. Nesser, H. Purerfellner, Elisabethinen University Teaching Hospital, Linz, Austria

Circadian, Daily, and Seasonal Distributions of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-
Defibrillator
K. Anand , Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA

Oral Ascorbic Acid is Effective in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
M. Mousavi, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Age Related Functional Role of Concealed Slow Av Nodal Pathways During Atrial Fibrillation In Rabbit
K. Vahid, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Golestan, Iran

New Onset Atrial Fibrillation Developing in Medical Inpatients
S.X. Chen, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, New York, NY, USA

Effects of Two Repolarization Currents on Hysteresis in Electrical Restitution
A.A. Agarwal, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky, USA

The Static and Dynamic Qt/Rr Coupling and Qt Parameters
J. Halamek, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic

Functional and Anatomical Role of Concealed Slow Pathway in Atrial Fibrillation in Rabbit 
M. Nayebpour, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran

Prevalence of Inappropriate Use of Digoxin in 136 Patients on Digoxin and Prevalence of Use of Warfarin or Aspirin in 89 Patients with Persistent or Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
P. Lleva, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

Neurohormonal And Autonomic Behaviour During Supine And After Head-Up Tilt In Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (Pots)
J.P. Freitas, Hospital de Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal

Usefulness of Loop-Type Event Recorder for Evaluation of Cardiac Conditions
E. Tomaru, Shimane Medical College, Izumo, Shimane, Japan

POS  511         Poster Session

          PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY/
          CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE I

Reduced Regional Right Ventricular Wall Motion after Transventricular Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
S. Takabayashi, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan

22 Years Follow-Up Results of Balloon Angioplasty for Discreet Native Coarctation of the Aorta in Adolescents and Adults
M.E. Fawzy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Surgical Treatment of Congenital Tricuspid Valve Lesions: Early and Mid-Term Results
S.B. Zaets ,Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia

Sinus Arrhythmia in School Children – Five Years Trends
D. Nikolic, University Childrens Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia

Effects of Shortening Operation Time in Pediatric Atrial Septal Defect Closure Through a Transxiphoid Approach
S. Takabayashi,, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan

Morphological Spectrum of Cardiovasculartoxicity in Childhood
P. Francalanci, Children's Hospital Bambino Gesu', Rome , Italy

In Vitro Set-Up of Modified Blalock Taussig Shunt: Vascular Resistance-Flow Relationship
I. Bakir, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey

POS  512         Poster Session

        VALVULAR HEART DISEASE / HEART VALVE SURGERY

Long-Term Survival after the Bentall Procedure In 206 Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve
C.D. Etz, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Characterization of Mitral Valve Disease in Patients with Paget’s Disease
K.P. Sloan, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Surgical Management of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms
F. Mookadam, Sacre-Couer Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

Fate of Pulmonary Hypertension Following Mitral Valve Replacement and the Impact of Mitral Valve Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch
V. Chan, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON,Canada

Metallic Commissurotome In Patients With Mitral Restenosis Following Balloon or Previous Surgical Commissurotomy
B. Saejueng, Chest Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function with Tdi in Patients with Calcified Mild to Moderate Aortic Valve Stenosis
G.D. Spyromitros, General Hospital of Katerini, Katerini, Greece

Strain Doppler Echocardiography in the Assessment of Early Decompensation in Chronic Mitral Regurgitation
A. Vitarelli, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

Percutaneous Occlusion of Aortic Arch Pseudoaneurysm by Catheter-Based Delivery of Thrombin
C. Buhr, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Thrombolytic Therapy and Prosthetic Valve Malfunction
A. Sajjadieh, Madani Hospital, Tabriz, Eastern Azarbaiijan, Iran

POS 513           Poster Session

       SURGERY FOR LV DYSFUNCTION, CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION

EVEROLIMUS PREVENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROVASCULOPATY AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION
E. Osto, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

IMPAIRED CORONARY FLOW RESERVE IN HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WITH NORMAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS: PREDICTIVE ROLE OF INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS AND MEDIAL THICKENING OF INTRAMYOCARDIAL CORONARY ARTERIES
E.Osto, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

CORONARY FLOW RESERVE BY CONTRAST-ENHANCED TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PREDICTS CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY ONSET IN HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WITH NORMAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAM
E.Osto, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

CORONARY FLOW RESERVE BY CONTRAST-ENHANCED TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PREDICTS MAXIMAL EPICARDIAL INTIMAL THICKENING IN TRANSPLANT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
E. Osto, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

POS 602           Poster Session

           INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING IN OCTOGENARIANS. IS IT SAFE?
M. Henry, Cabinet de Cardiologie, Nancy, France

FREQUENCY OF STENT FRACTURE AS A CAUSE OF CORONARY RESTENOSIS AFTER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING STENT IMPLANTATION
J.S. Park, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea

LATE OUTCOMES AFTER DRUG-ELUTING STENT IMPLANTATION IN "REAL-WORLD" CLINICAL PRACTICE
K.A. Ramsdale, The Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, UK

LATE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES TREATED BY DRUG-ELUTING STENT IMPLANTATION IN "REAL-WORLD" CLINICAL PRACTICE
K.A. Ramsdale, The Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, UK

MORTALITY OF BARE METAL STENT (BMS) VS DRUG ELUTED STENT (DES) IMPLANTATION FOR SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT (SVG) STENOSIS
T.S. Dhanjal, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF CARDIAC PROCEDURES FOLLOWING HOSPITAL ADMISSION WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
V.N. Singh, T. Law, K. Garner, M. Nelson, University of South Florida, Tampa, Suncoast Cardiovascular Center, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

INCIDENCE OF TRANSRADIAL ACCESS SITE BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS; A COMPARISON OF EFFICACY BETWEEN THE RADI-STOP® AND THE TR BAND™ COMPRESSION DEVICES
T.S. Lo, E.S. Lee, S. Krishnamoorthy, E. Fountzopoulos, A. Nadir, R. Butler, M. Gunning, J. Creamer, J. Nolan, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

INVESTIGATION OF WALL SHEAR STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN STENTED CORONARY ARTERY BIFURCATION
V. Dehlaghi, S. Najarian, A. Rai, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

WHICH MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ARE OPTIMAL FOR A GIVEN ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE
S. Canic, J. Tambaca, D. Paniagua, K. Ravi-Chandar, University of Houston, Houston TX, USA

CAROTID ARTERY IN STENT-RESTENOSIS-A REALITY  
A.C. Iancu, A.A. Lazar, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

POS 603           Poster Session
            MYOCYTE AND RECEPTOR ABNORMALITIES IN HEART FAILURE

ROLE O INTEGRIN RECEPTORS IN CARDIOMYOCYTE RESPONSE TO OXIDATIVE STRESS
L. Shewchuk, M. Ulanova, N. Khaper, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

POS 604          Poster Session
            EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY IN HEART FAILURE

EFFECTS OF TREATMENT WITH G-CSF ON CARDIO RESPIRATOTY FITNESS AND ECG RECORD IN EXPERIMENTAL CHAGAS’ DISEASE
S. Garcia, J. Vasconcelos, P. Guimaraes, C. Costa, R.S. Lima, L. Cortizo, W. Klein, C.K.C.  Sa, R. Ribeiro dos Santos , M.B.P. Soares, CPQGM - FIOCRUZ, IBCCF - UFRJ, EBMSP

PRECONDITIONING ENHANCES CARDIAC PERFORMANCE AND VENTILATORY FUNCTION OF THE LUNGS IN ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
N.V. Nranyan, Private Consultancy in Cardiology, Yerevan, Armenia

POS 605           Poster Session
             COMPUTERS IN CARDIOLOGY

KYMOGRAM - A NEW TOOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF HEART VALVE PERFORMANCE
M. Kondruweit, T. Strecker, T. Wittenberg, S. Friedl, M. Weyand, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany