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Abstract No.

P303     Poster Session
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY I

STATURE, GUIDE CATHETER SIZE, AND ENZYME LEAKS FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS
C. Fuller, T. Dewhurst, R. Fletcher, M. Gregg, R. Salazar,
J. Jesurum Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

PLATELET ACTIVATION PROFILE IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT CAROTID VERSUS CORONARY STENT REVASCULARIZATION
M. Camera, D. Trabattoni, E. Tirloni, A.S. Ghulam,
M. Brambilla, P. Canzano, A. Bartorelli, E.Tremoli, P. Montorsi, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy

ACETYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY AS A PREDICTOR OF IN-STENT STENOSIS IN THE FOLLOW-UP AFTER CORONARY STENTING
D.G. Iosseliani, I.E. Kuznetzova, S.P. Semitko Moscow City Center of Interventional Cardioangiology, Moscow, Russia

THE USE OF A STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (HEARTRAIL II CATHETER) AS A THROMBECTOMY DEVICE IN SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT INTERVENTION; A NOVEL NEW TOOL IN INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
H. Hadi, V. Frooq, T. Hamid, R. Khattar, D. Fraser, M. Mamas, Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, UK

EVALUATION OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION WITH STENTING ON IMPROVEMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH SINGLE VESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
M. Nourizadeh, M. Adel, A. Hosseinzadeh Imam Khomeini Hospital, Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Russia

DOES OPERATOR EXPERIENCE HAVE AN IMPACT ON LONG-TERM RESULTS AFTER IVUS - GUIDED BARE-METAL STENT IMPLANTATION? RESULTS OF THE RANDOMIZED TRAIL DESIVUS
J. Rzezak, D.I. Vassilev, S. Golebiewski, T. Pawlowski,
T. Kulawik, R.J. Gil, Central Hospital of the Internal Affairs and Adminstration Ministry, Warsaw, Poland

P304     Poster Session
PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE / CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE

PREDICTING ATHEROSCLEROSIS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS OF THE CAROTID AND CORONARY ARTERIES
T. Brittain, N. Gloyeske Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, USA

LOW-DOSE ADMINISTRATION OF ATORVASTATIN CAN PREVENT PROGRESSION OF CAROTID ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
T. Hirohashi, E. Tomaru, K. Nakamura, T. Tomaru Toho University, Sakura, Japan

THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE (PAD) IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS
A. QaQa, N. Mohammad, A. Isbitan, V. Debari, K. El-Kersh,
R. Sison, M. Bisharat, J. Slim, G. Perez, F. Shamoon Seton Hall University/St Michaels Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA

P305      Poster Session
PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE / RISK FACTORS FOR ATHEROTHROMBOTIC DISEASE

THE ROLE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS ON LONG-TERM MORTALITY FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
H.L. Lai, W.S. Aronow, H. Amin, K. Gandhi, H. Desai, D. Shah, T. Chugh, D. Wolf Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA

ACUTE EFFECT OF HIGH INTENSITY PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON POST-PRANDIAL HYPERLIPEMIA IN YOUNG SEDENTARY SUBJECTS
J. Petto, J.A. Pereira, R.P. Britto, R.T. Almeida, L.A.P. Souza, M.C.C. Tenorio, J.C.C. Lima, C.K.C. Sa, A.M.T. Ladeia Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil  

ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION IN YOUNG RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
S. Sitia, L. Tomasoni, S. Cicala, V. Martina, L. Ghio, M. Turiel, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, University of Milan, Italy 

DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION AS A PRIMARY MARKER OF STEP IN METABOLIC SYNDROME
K.J. Sabourin, M.I. Stuckey, S. Shapiro, K. Draudt, C. Munoz, R.J. Petrella, University of Western Ontario, School of Kinesiology, ON, Canada  

INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION PROGRAMME - EXPERIENCES AND POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THE SLOVENIAN MODEL
Z. Fras, M.F. Kenda, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Division of Internal Medicine, Prev Cardiology Unit, Slovenia

RISK FACTORS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCT DATA OF HEALTH IN THE PARI SP-SP
A.P.G. Leiva, F.Q. Alves, J.A. Barradas, L.C. Souza,
A.P.S. Lopes, D.D.B.N. Dias Medicine College of Cidade de Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil

P306      Poster Session
PULMONARY ASPECTS, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

EFFECT OF NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE ON TEI INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME
S. Koga, S. Ikeda, T. Yasunaga, T. Nakata, K. Maemura, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN IPF: DOES SEVERITY MATTER?
O. Minai, F. Santacruz, K. McCarthy, J. Alster
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

PNEUMONIA AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
T.M. Abu Sharifeh, W.I. Khalife, V.K. Mukku UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA  

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES IN SEVERE VERSUS MILD OR MODERATE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
D. Holtzman, W.S. Aronow, M. Mellanna, M. Sharma,
N. Mehta, D. Chandy New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

DIFFERENTIATING PULMONARY ARTERIAL AND PULMONARY VENOUS HYPERTENSION AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THERAPY
S. Dadfarmay, R. Berkowitz, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA

P308      Poster Session
ATHEROSCLEROSIS: RENAL ASPECTS

PREVALENCE OF RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS IN MULTIVESSLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN IRANIAN POPULATION
M. Nourizadeh, M. Adel, E. Hashemi, M. Jadbabaee Imam Khomeini Hospital, Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTRIBUTION OF CORONARY ARTERY LESIONS AND RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SIMULTANEOUS CORONARY AND RENAL ANGIOGRAPHY
N. Salehi, A. Gholoobi, A. Firouzi, F. Shakerian, H.R. Sanati, M. Madani, Iran University, Tehran, Iran

P309      Poster Session
CARDIAC ARREST AND SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

FIRST DOCUMENTED RHYTHM AND PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL FOLLOWING IN-HOSPITAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AT THE MEDICAL CITY
M.S. Avelino, R.E. Ramboyong, A.P. Bautista The Medical City Cardiovascular Center, Cainta, Rizal, Philippines

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FEATURES OF BLACK AFRICAN ELITE ATHLETES: THE CAMEROON SOCCER REGISTRY
H. Djoumessi, F. Ngoh, S. Mandengue, I. Ditah, A. Bonny, University Hospital, University of Douala, Detroit, MI, USA 

BRUGADA SYNDROME IN PURE BLACK AFRICANS
A. Bonny, J. Tonet, G. Fontaine, J. Lacotte, G. Duthoit,
F. Hidden-Lucet, P. Brugada, R. Frank, Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, Unite de Rythmologie, Paris, France

PERFORMANCE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IN A MOVING AMBULANCE VEHICLE
J-G. Yun, K-W. Jeung, B-K. Lee, H-H. Ryu, H-Y. Lee, T. Heo, Y-I. Min Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea 

REPRODUCIBILITY AND DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER TEST AT HIGHER PRECORDIAL ECG RECORDING IN PATIENTS WITH BRUGADA SYNDROME: CASE REPORT
E. Nakagawa, K. Murai, N. Kino, A. Furukawa, K. Oosawa,
Y. Abe, R. Komatsu, T. Naruko, K. Haze, A. Ito Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan  

P310     Poster Session
SYNCOPE

ETIOLOGIES OF SYNCOPE IN 325 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR SYNCOPE
S.Sule, C. Palaniswamy, W.S. Aronow, C. Ahn, S.J. Peterson, S. Adapa, L. Mudambi, H. Lai, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

P311      Poster Session
MISCELLANEOUS

QTC AND QT DISPERSION IN MORBID OBESITY: ROLE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS
R. Mukerji, M.A. Alpert, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia, MO, USA

CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
H.M. Lai, W.S. Aronow, A. Harshad, K. Gandhi, H. Desai,
D. Shah, T. Chugh, D. Wolf Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

USEFULNESS OF BREAST ARTERIAL CALCIUM ON MAMMOGRAPHY FOR PREDICTING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE OR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN WOMEN WITH ANGINA PECTORIS AND/OR POSITIVE STRESS TESTS
N. Penugonda, S.S. Billecke, M.W. Yerkey, M. Rebner,
P. Marcovitz, Willam Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA

TMPG AND OUTCOMES IN TAKO-TSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY
C.N. Ionescu, C.A. Agular Lopez, A. Sakr, A.E. Ghantous,
M.P. Chrissoheris, T.J. Donohue, S. Reddy, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT, USA 

EFFECT OF NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE ON RENAL FUNCTION IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME
S. Ikeda, S. Koga, T. Nakata, T. Yasunaga, K. Maemura, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan 

THE FULL IMPACT OF CHRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CANNOT BE MEASURED WITHOUT AN ASSESSMENT OF LIFE DECISIONS
Z.U. Bhatti, A.Y. Finlay, M.S. Salek, J.J. Halcox, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK  

PREOPERATIVE SERUM CREATININE IS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY
C.Chen-Scarabelli, G. Faggian, G. Petrilli, M. Tessari,
L. Saravolatz, A. Mazzucco, T. Scarabelli, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, University of Verona, Verona, Italy 

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN YOUNG
S.M. Macin, R. Zoni, R. Laurino, M.L. Coronel, E.R. Perna,
V. Lepore, G. Olivera, P. Liva, J. Bacaro, J.R. Badaraco Coronary Intensive Unit, Corrientes, Argentina  

 POSTER HALL

P401      Poster Session
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH

SRC TYROSINE KINASE FAMILY IS A NOVEL UPSTREAM MODULATOR OF STAT3 ACTIVATION IN UROCORTIN-MEDIATED SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
Z. Yuan, S. Saravolatz, L.D. Saravolatz II, G.M. Scarabelli,
G. Chen, J. Di Rezze, C. Chen-Scarabelli, L. Saravolatz,
T.M. Scarabelli, St John Hospital & Medical Center, Wayne State University, USA

THE ANTI-OXIDATIVE EFFECT OF PROPOFOL ON ANGIOTENSIN-II INDUCED APOPTOSIS IN NEONATAL RAT CARDIOMYOCYTES
K.L. Wong, C.W. Cheung, Y.M. Leung, D.Y. Lu, T.H. Cheng, Department of Anesthesiology, and Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, and Research Group of Cardiovascular Biology, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

GPRE-CONDITIONING H IN MICE FETAL HEART AFFECTED BY MATERNAL MALNUTRITION
T. Ito, K. Tanabe, K. Funamoto, C. Aoyagi, H. Chisaka,
N. Yaegashi, K. Okamura, Y. Kimura, Tohoku University, Japan 

HUMAN CARDIAC KV4.3 CHANNELS ARE REGULATED BY EGFR KINASE AND SRC-FAMILY KINASES
Y.H. Zhang, C.P. Lau, G.R. Li, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong  

CHRONOLOGICAL STUDY OF CELLULAR DEATH IN SITU IN GUINEA PIG HEART SUBJECTED TO DIGITALIC INTOXICATION
M.C. Ramirez-Ortega, P.S. Medrano-Velazquez,
G. Zarco-Olvera, J. Chanona-Vilchis, J.F. Carrillo-Hernandez,
G. Pastelin-Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia "Ignacio Chavez", Mexico 

ONE GENE, TWO DISEASES: SCN5A AND ITS ROLE IN LONG QT AND BRUGADA SYNDROMES
J.L. Neo, P.L. Chong, S.H. Yap, L.S.H. Gan, Y.Y. Yong,
M. Uttamchandani, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Singapore

HYPOXIC STRESS IN CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE-DEFICIENT SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS
S.A. Bryan, G. Yang, R. Wang, N. Khaper,
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada 

P402      Poster Session
VASCULAR BIOLOGY, BASIC RESEARCH II

FCGR-DEFICIENCY ON HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS LIMITS INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES AND PROTECTS AGAINST ATHEROGENESIS IN MICE
B. Mallavia, O. Lopez-Franco, G. Ortiz-Munoz, V. Lopez-Parra, P. Fernandez-Vizarra, P. Hernandez-Vargas, J. Egido,
Y. Suzuki, C. Gomez-Guerrero, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain

P404      Poster Session
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DETECTS PRECLINICAL CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT IN YOUNG RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
S. Sitia, L. Tomasoni, S. Cicala, V. Martina, L. Ghio, M. Turiel, Cardiology Unit, Department of Health Technologies, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, University of Milan, Italy

A NOVEL TWO-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDING IN CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS
R.N. Belkin, A.C. Kupersmith, O.K. Khalique, W.S. Aronow,
K. Chilappa, C. Palaniswamy, W.D. Rosenblum, A. Gass,
T. Ahmed, U.S. Katta New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA 

IS DISCRETE HYPERTROPHY OF THE UPPER SEPTUM A VARIANT OF HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY?
D.M. Spevack, G.P. Srinivas, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA 

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
S. Enar, L. Sarac, Turkiye Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey  

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOR PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE: A UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
T.W. Smith, W.J. Bommer, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA  

NOVEL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC VIEW OF THE ASCENDING THORACIC AORTA
K.A. Curtis, R. Silverman, W.D. Grant, Heart Care Center, East Syracuse, NY, USA

CHANGES OF CORONARY SINUS DIAMETER IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
M.J. Alemzadeh Ansari, F. Ahmadi, M. Noorizadeh,
M. Leilizadeh, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran  

P405      Poster Session
SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION: BASIC AND CLINICAL

INFLUENCE OF WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINED HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
C. Esis, M. Bracho, E. Silva, A. Gonzalez, J. Villasmil,
S. Briceno, G. Bermudez Instituto de Enfermedades Cardiovascualres, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela

IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION: IS LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX ASSOCIATED WITH NEW-ONSET HYPERTENSION?
M. Bracho, C. Esis, E. Silva, A. Gonzalez, J. Villasmil,
S. Briceno, G. Bermudez, G. Calmon, Instituto de Enfermedades Cardiovascualres, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela 

CARDIAC AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVES
N.K. Agarwal, S.K. Agarwal, Agarwal Health Center, East Orange, NJ, USA  

REVERSAL OF STAGE-I HYPERTENSION BY BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTION: 18 MONTH STUDY IN URBAN BANGLADESH
A.K.M. Alamgir, S.M.K. Ali, K.M.H.S. Haqu, Dhaka National Medical College, Bangladesh 

RELATION OF THE BRACHIAL-ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY TO LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION
K.J. Lee, W.S. Lee, S.W. Kim, T.H. Kim, C.J. Kim, W.S. Ryu, College of medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea  

DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND REFERRAL OF HYPERTENSION IN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BEFORE AND AFTER AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
T. Shah, W.S. Aronow, S.J. Peterson, D. Goldwag, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

EXERCISE TRAINING TEST IN ANTIHYPERTENSION THERAPY
T.E. Tulintseva, E.V. Parmon, E.R. Berngardt, T.V. Treshkur, E.V. Shlyakhto The Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology centre named after V.A. Almazov, St. Petersburg, Russia 

OBESE HYPERTENSIVES REBOUND SBP LEVELS FASTER UPON ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DISCONTINUATION IN LATIN AMERICA
M. De Britto Pereira, MSD Latin America Office, Mexico 

P406    Poster Session
LIPID, LIPOPROTEIN DISORDERS AND CAD/ TREATMENT OF DYSLIPOPROTEINEMIA I

IMPROVING THE ASSAY FOR DETERMINATION OF DYSFUNCTIONAL HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (HDL): DETERMINATION OF HDL FUNCTION USING A CELL FREE ASSAY
M. Navab, J.Y. Yu, S. Hama, G. Hough, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

P407      Poster Session
PREDICTORS AND MARKERS OF HEART FAILURE OUTCOME

PREVALENCE OF AUTOANTIBODIES TO BNP IN NORMAL DONOR AND CARDIAC BIOMARKER POSITIVE COHORTS
M. Adamczyk, R.J. Brashear, P.G. Mattingly, Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostic Division, Abbott Park, IL, USA

HEAT ENERGY IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE
T. Mussivand, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  

PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE
O.A. Rifaie, W.M. Nammas, H.M. ElDamanhori, M.A. Amr, Ainshams University, Egypt 

P408      Poster Session
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY/CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

PREVALENCE OF EARLY RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN RURAL GUYANESE AMERINDIAN CHILDREN AS DETECTED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC SCREENING
S.N.L. Roth, L. Aronson, L. Craw, F. Fernandes, E. Koelink,
J. Longtin, N. Musewe, B. Ortuoste, N.R. Saunders,
M. Silverman, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CORONARY BLOOD FLOW IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE - TRANSTHORACIC DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY STUDY
E.H. Aburawi, E. Pesonen United Arab Emirates University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Al-Ain, UAE 

INTRA CRANIAL BYPASS OF AN AORTIC ARCH INTERRUPTION WITHOUT COMPENSATORY CARDIAC ANOMALY
B. Leobon, D. Roux, S. Bonnet, V. Chabbert, Y. Aggoun,
G. Brierre, Y. Dulac, P. Acar, Hopital des Enfants, France 

THE CHOICE OF NORMATIVE BASE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE AORTIC VALVE’S DIAMETER
L.A. Bockeria, O.A. Makhachev, T.Y. Philipkina, M.S. Panova, T.L. Berezina, S.B. Zaets, Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia  

HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT AFTER SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS ON VALVES
V.P. Podzolkov, A.M. Nosachev, I.I. Kagramanov, I.A. Yurlov, I.S. Solyanik, T.Y. Danilov, T.O. Astrakhantseva, S.B. Zaets, Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia