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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

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

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

SIGNIFICANCE OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION 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

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

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. Mazzucco, 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

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

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

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

PREVENTION OF DIAPHRAGM STIMULATION DURING BIVENTRICULAR PACING WITH LONG LEFT VENTRICULAR PULSE
A. Roka, S. Szilagyi, L. Geller, B. Merkely, E. Zima, 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

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

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 CHILD

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 ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 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

POS 307      Poster Session
MISCELLANEOUS

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

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY AND NONINVASIVE TESTING: MYTH OR REALITY?
A. Niraj, V. Veeranna, J. Pradhan, P.V. Vaitkevicius, L. Afonso, H. Fakhry, 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, VIVIT Institute, Feldkirch, Austria

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

 POSTER HALL

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 COMPARATIVE STUDY
R.K. Chaturvedi, B. DeVarennes, K. Lachapelle, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN SCHOOL CHILDREN : AN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC 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-Ĺ 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

POS 403      Poster Session
HYPERTENSION: BASIC AND CLINICAL

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

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. Wang, 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

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, VIVIT Institute, Feldkirch, Austria

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

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

POS 405    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, VIVIT Institute, Feldkirch, Austria

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

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

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

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. Farshidi, 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

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

POS 411      Poster Session
PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

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

APPROPRIATENESS 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

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