Abstract No.

P101    Poster Session
GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF HEART DISEASE, GENE AND CELL BASED THERAPIES, BASIC RESEARCH

SYSTEMIC INVOLVEMENT OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE AS PREDICTOR OF CARDIOMYOPATHY IN MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE AND MARFANOID HABITUS
E.V. Zemtsovsky, A.L Korshunova, E.G. Malev, E.B. Luneva, M. Prokudina, State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia

P102    Poster Session
BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS FOR RISK ASSESSMENT IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL BIOMARKERS FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE CORONARY
K. Feng, H. Xia, J. Zhang, Yi Shan, L.F Liu, H.J Song, X.D Fan,
L. Qiao, S. Jin, H.J Lu
Center for Experimental Medicine, 306 Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China

MATRIX METALLOPROTEASES, CHITOTRIOSIDASE AND CYSTATIN C IN LONG-TERM STUDY OF PATIENTS AFTER CARDIOSURGERY
T.A. Korolenko, M.S. Cherkanova, T.P. Gerasimova, T.P Korolenko
Institute of Physiology SB RAMS, Novosibirsk, Russia

CORRELATION BETWEEN ADIPONECTIN PLASMA LEVELS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
A. Xanthopoulos, M. Skoura, T. Kouna, E. Paraskevopoulou, P. Paraskevopoulou, S. Patsilinakos Konstantopouleio General Hospital, N.Ionia, Athens, Greece

RELATION OF SERUM CALCIUM LEVEL WITH METABOLIC RISK FACTORS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN
H.R. Patel, A. Balachandran, C. Nedelcu, J. Warman
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, affiliate NY Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

P103    Poster Session
THE PLAQUE AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

ANGIOGRAPHIC AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH FRAILTY AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
S.M. Gharacholou, V.L. Roger, R.J .Lennon, C.S. Rihal,
S.V. Pislaru, M. Singh, Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN STRESS INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY
A. Chau, P. Krumenacher, D. Matel-Anderson, R. Siegel, Y. Muirhead, S. Park, H. Kim, S. Park, D. Kim, B. Choi
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

TYPES OF MENTAL STRESS IN STRESS INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY
A. Chau, P. Krumenacher, D. Matel-Anderson, R. Siegel, Y. Muirhead, S. Park, H. Kim, S. Park, D. Kim, B. Choi
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

MYOCARDIAL STUNNING IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: “A SILENT OVERLOOKED INSULT”
P. Loarte, S.Y. Chou, R. Cohen, B. Mirrer
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center - Nephrology Division

P104    Poster Session
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION / REPERFUSION THERAPY

PATTERN OF ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN CHRONIC QAT CHEWERS IN YEMEN
Y.Y. Abdelmonem, N.S. ELdin, A. Abdelwahab, W. Alaroussy
Kasr Alaini Medical School, Cairo, Egypt

REVIEW OF TROPONINS ORDERS, EVIDENCE OF TYPE I MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CARDIOLOGY CONSULTS IN A US COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
B.H. Subedi, S. Zakaria, J. Rickard
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

DIFFERENT CLINICAL MEANINGS OF PRE AND POST-PROCEDURAL TIMI FLOW IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
W.Y. Lee, J.Y. Baek
Cheong-Ju Saint Mary’s Hospital, Cheong-Ju, South Korea

DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF RIGHT AND POSTERIOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC LEADS IN EGYPTIANS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
H.S. Taha, A.A. Elfaramawi, A.M. Nasr
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

ST ELEVATION IN LEAD AVR AS AN INDICATOR OF EARLY ADVERSE EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
M. Mousavi, S. Kalhor, J. Tahmasbi
Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran  

CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH MILD CAROTID ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
T. Sakurai, K. Sasaki, T. Tabata, T. Kon, J. Suzuki, T. Matsubara, E. Matsubara, T. Tomaru, Y. Minami
Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital, Sakura, Japan  

P105    Poster Session
DIABETES MELLITUS, OBESITY, THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS: BASIC AND CLINICAL

EARLY DIASTOLIC AND SYSTOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND NORMAL EJECTION FRACTION: A 2D STRAIN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY STUDY
V. Di Bello, L. Conte, I. Fabiani, C. Cucco, R. Liga, V. Barletta,
C. Bianchi, R. Miccoli, G .Delle Donne, M. Mariani
University of Pisa, Pisa, PI, Italy  

THE EFFECT OF SITAGLIPTIN THERAPY COMPARED WITH PIOGLITAZONE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
T. Naka, T. Arii, K. Takahashi, M. Masutani, T. Masuyama,
M. Ohyanagi, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan  

THE OBESITY PARADOX IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: RESULTS FROM THE GULF RACE-2 STUDY
A. Shehab, B. Al-Dabbagh, N. Nagelkerke, A. Abdulle
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, UAE University

ULTRASOUND STUDY OF ARTERIES OF LOWER LIMBS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
G.A. Rozikhodjaeva, N.D. Ahmedova, Z.T. Ikramova, Z.A. Usmanova
Central Clinical Hospital 1, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  

A COMPARISON OF THE PREVALENCE OF THE MS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS USING THREE PROPOSED DEFINITIONS IN KOREAN SUBJECTS
K.C. Sung, B.S. Kim
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea  

P106    Poster Session
SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION: BASIC AND CLINICAL

A NOVEL CRYOMAPPING TECHNIQUE FOR AVNRT HAS A BETTER RECURRENCE AND SAFETY PROFILE THAN RFA
P.L.S. Eryazici, J. Chavez, F.D. Ciftci, O.J. D’Silva, M.A. Turner,
J. Nazari, S. Shah, M. Razminia, T. Zheutlin, R.F. Kehoe
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

OUTCOME OF RIGHT ATRIAL FLUTTER ABLATION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION DEVICES
A. Bhatia, F. Mehmood, A. Agarwal, I. Choudhuri, J. Sra
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

COMPLICATIONS OF PERCUTANEOUS EPICARDIAL ACCESS UNDER CONSCIOUS SEDATION VERSUS GENERAL ANESTHESIA
A.M. Killu, S.H. Wan, T.M. Munger, D.O. Hodge, S. Mulpuru,
S.J. Asirvatham, D.L. Packer, P.A. Friedman
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA  

AN UNUSUAL ABLATION LOCATION FOR OBTAINING COMPLETE HEART BLOCK IN A PATIENT WITH DRUG REFRACTORY ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA AND BASELINE BIFASCICULAR BLOCK
M.S. McKillop, M. Panna, T. Burkart, J. Conti, W.M. Miles
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 

SUBCLINICAL UNEXPECTED CENTRAL VENOUS OCCLUSION IN THE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY: CASE SERIES
J.E. Banchs, G.A. Baquero, T. Moukabary, S.J. Ferns, E.D. Penny-Peterson, S.M. Samii
Penn State Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute, Hershey, PA, USA  

AV NODE ABLATION AND CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
M. Moghaddam, N. Moghaddam, B. Moghaddam, A. Bagher Zadeh
Jam Hospital, Tehran, Iran  

P107    Poster Session
PREDICTORS AND MARKERS OF HEART FAILURE OUTCOME

OBESITY PREDICTS LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN HEALTHY MIDDLE AGE ADULTS WITH NO CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
A. Pandit, F. Mookadam, A. Aryal, S. Boddu, A. Tandar, H. Chaliki, S. Cha, H. Lee, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, USA  

THE RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET COUNTS AND PLATELET INDICES TO CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
J. Gorthi, A. Akinapalli, M. Bengaluru, V. Kandasamy, A. Kaja,
S. Vallabhajosyula, V. Alla, A. Mooss, C. Hunter
Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA  

SELF-CARE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE IN KERMANSHAH, IRAN
S. Siabani, S.R. Leeder, P.M. Davidson, B. Hamzeh, D. Hercz
Sydney Medical School, the University of Sydney, NSW, Australia and Kermanshah University Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran

BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO SELF-CARE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE: A REVIEW OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES
S Siabani, S.R. Leeder, P.M. Davidson
Menzies Center for Health Policy Medical School, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF RESOURCES UTILIZATION AMONG HEART FAILURE PATIENTS AT KAH, EASTERN PROVINCE, SAUDI ARABIA
S. Hassanien, A. Jelan, M. Al Qaseer, E. Gaber, B. Jugdutt
King Saud bin Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia

CHARACTERISTICS OF RESOURCES UTILIZATION AMONG MALE AND FEMALE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS AT KAH, EASTERN PROVINCE, SAUDI ARABIA
S. Hassanein, A. Jelani, E. Gaber, M. Al Qaseer, S. Hattingh, B. Jugdutt
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

 POSTER HALL

P201    Poster Session
PROGRESS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

ASSESSMENT OF MYOCARDIAL SCAR BY OPTISON ENHANCED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
M.E. Aldridge, T.Z. Naqvi, A. Bamba
Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA 

CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DOSE OF DOBUTAMINE AND ADDITIONAL USE OF ATROPINE TO ACHIEVE TARGET HEART RATES DURING DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAM (DSE) TEST AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
J.H. Patel, M.K. Ishaq, S. Stavraki, C.A. Sivaram, P. Lozano,
U. Thadani
University of Oklahoma HSC, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA  

COMPARISON OF TISSUE DOPPLER CHARACTERISTICS IN LV BASAL SEGMENTS BETWEEN DIABETIC AND NON DIABETIC PATIENTS
F. Ahmadi, M. Seiedian, T. Sahraee, F. Daeenejad, M. Nourizadeh, N. Asadinia
Cardiovascular Disease Research Center, Ahvaz Joundishapour University, Ahvaz, Iran 

P202   Poster Session
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES, INTERVENTIONAL THERAPIES

RISK PREDICTION OF CONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
J. Sugioka, M. Inagaki, S. Fukuzawa, A. Ikeda, S. Okino, J. Maekawa, S. Maekawa, S. Ichikawa, N. Kuroiwa, S. Okamoto Funabahsi Municipal Medical Center, Chiba, Japan  

CULPRIT VESSEL VERSUS COMPLETE MULTIVESSEL REVASCULARIZATION IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ST-SEGMENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A SINGLE CENTER RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
R.S. Marok, L.W. Klein
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL, USA  

ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN PATIENTS WITH ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA
C.A. Rueda Rios, A. Damluji, L. Rueda, H. Salazar, A. Ferreira
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

IMPACTS OF PCI IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES AND LIFE EXPECTANCY IN 1PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
T-H. Hsieh, L-M Tsai, College and Hospital of National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan  

PERI-PROCEDURAL HEMOGLOBIN DROP AND CREATININE CHANGE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SINGLE VESSEL PCI, A COMPARISON BETWEEN TRANSRADIAL AND TRANSFEMORAL APPROACHES
M. Bheemarasetti, S. Sudhakar, S.A. Gilani, A.R. Al Emam,
S. Cherry, A. Almomani, A. Kumar, A. Charif, UTMB, Galveston, Texas, USA  

P203    Poster Session
CAD: SECONDARY PREVENTION, CARDIAC REHAB, PROGNOSIS

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE DIAGNOSTIC THRESHOLDS OF HYPERTENSION IN BASED ON CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES
R.C. Hermida, D.E. Ayala, A. Mojon, J.R. Fernandez
University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain  

DISTANCE GUIDANCE REINFORCEMENT PROGRAM AND ADHERENCE OF THE TREATMENT OF DYSLIPIDEMIA IN PRIMARY CARE THE PRECAVER STUDY
J.F.K. Saraiva, L.S. Oliveira, A.T. Rocha, D.L. Dias, C.R. Rodrigues, V.M. Omar, P.A.P. Miranda, J.E.P. Neves, A. Perscinotti
PUCCAMP, Campinas, SP Brazil  

DURATION OF SURGERY AND POSTOPERATIVE ECG IN NON-CARDIAC PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAJOR ABDOMINO-PELVIC SURGERIES
H. Sakota, G. Youssef, A. Hassan, H. Kandil
Cardiology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

PREVALENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE ECG CHANGES IN NON-CARDIAC PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAJOR ABDOMINO-PELVIC SURGERIES
H. Sakota, G. Youssef, A. Hassan, H. Kandil
Cardiology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt 

ISOLATED CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION OF LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY: FOLLOW-UP PATIENTS FOR 8 YEARS
M. Prokudina, I. Konstantinov, P. Mochalov, E. Bobrova, E. Karev, N. Malinina
Federal Center of Heart, Blood and Endocrinology. St. Petersburg, Russia 

P204    Poster Session
INSIGHTS INTO MECHANISM AND MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER EUROSCORE, BUT NOT WITH HOSPITAL MORTALITY AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY
C. Chen-Scarabelli, G. Faggian, G. Petrilli, L. Saravolatz, J. Narula, T.M. Scarabelli, St John Hospital and Medical Center/ Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

THE VALUE OF LAVI AND CHADSVASC AS PREDICTORS OF STROKE RECURRENCE IN PATIENTS WITH NO PRIOR AF: A SAUDI EXPERIENCE
M.M. AlQaseer, A.K AlQarni, Y. Alawi, A.D. Jelani, B.I. Jugdutt
King AbdulAziz Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs, AlAhsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENT WITH DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND RISK OF ISCHEMIC STROKE
P. Rodriguez-Lozano, W.I. Khalife, M. Morsy, J. Rodriguez, A. Khan, S. Mutnuri, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA

ATRIAL ELECTROMECHANICAL INTERVAL IN THE PREDICTION OF RECURRENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SUCCESSFUL ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION TO SINUS RHYTHM
K.G. Ulveling, M.J. Holmberg, T. Burns, A.M. Ayers, J. Go,
A.N. Mooss
Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA

SUCCESS RATES FOR MAINTENANCE OF SINUS RHYTHM WITH DIRECT CURRENT CARDIOVERSION AND AGGRESSIVE ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
F.N.U Shailesh, S. Pant, S. Kasula, J. Russell, M. Abed,
A.J. Deshmukh, H. Paydak, S. Vallurupalli
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ADDS TO THE BURDEN OF ISCHAEMIC STROKES IN A MULTI-ETHNIC SOUTHEAST ASIAN POPULATION
J. See, J. Chow, Changi General Hospital, Singapore

USEFULNESS OF DABIGATRAN IN THE PATIENTS WITH NON VALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
T. Tomaru, M. Ueshima, T. Matsubara, E. Matsubara, Y. Sugiyama
Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital, Japan

SAFETY OF CLASS-1C ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER EXCLUSION OF CORONARY CALCIFICATIONS BY CT - LONG TERM RESULTS
R. Wakili, M. Greif, F. von Ziegler, F. Schuessler, S. Clauss, H. Estner, S. Kaab, A Becker, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich 

IN HOSPITAL REGISTRY OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS
V.C. Borra, S.T. Sadagopan, V.B. Krishnan, L.S. Borra, J.A. Babburi Sri Ramachandra University, Nagarjuna Hospitals, Chennai, India  

P205    Poster Session
CARDIOVASCULAR ASPECTS IN RENAL DISEASE

ROLE OF RENAL DYSFUNCTION IN PREDICTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND CORRELATION WITH PRO-BNP
P. Rodriguez-Lozano, W. Khalife, M. Morsy, J. Rodriguez, A. Khan, S. Mutnuri, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA 

RELATIONSHIP OF CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY & HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
N. Nand, Post graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India  

P206    Poster Session
PERICARDITIS 

LUPUS PERICARDITIS POST CARDIAC TAMPONADE SECONDARY TO MITRAL VALVULOPLASTY
S.H. Wan, F.C. Ernste, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA 

P207    Poster Session
LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY / HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY 

CAN A PATIENT WITH FAMILY HISTORY OF HOCM WITH NEAR NORMAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM, BE AT HIGH RISK OF SUDDEN DEATH?
H.M. Shamsulddin, S. Kannagati, R. Mallareddy, T. Aung, J. Schiavone, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, and Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA 

REPEAT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC SCREENING IN SUBJECTS UNDERGOING SCREENING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOR DETECTION OF HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
M.R. Movahed, S. Bates, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA  

P208    Poster Session
MISCELLANEOUS  

EFFICACY AND SAFTY OF CITALOPRAM IN TREATMENT OF NEUROCARDIOGENIC SYNDROME: EARLY AND LATE FOLLOW UP
N.N. Kadri, A.N. Kadri, L.F. Nusairat, Jordan Hospital and Medical Center, Amman, Jordan  

PREDICTORS OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
P. Rodriguez-Lozano, W.I. Khalife, M. Morsy, J. Rodriguez, A. Khan, S. Mutnuri, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA

ASSOCIATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THERAPEUTIC NORMOTHERMIA OR HYPOTHERMIA FOR CARDIOVASCULAR AND NEUROLOGICAL INDICATIONS
Y. Ji, A. Elkharbotly, T. Waters, M. Torosoff, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA