Abstract No.

P101    Poster Session
SECONDARY PREVENTION, PROGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION, CARDIAC REHABILITATION

COMPARISON OF LONG-TERM CLINICAL OUTCOME OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR VERSUS ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKER IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
H-Y. Kim, S.M. Lim, K.Y. Chang, C.S. Park, Y.K. Ahn, M.H. Jeong, W.S. Chung, K.B. Seung, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN AND SEGMENTAL STRAIN PATTERN AS A PREDICTOR OF OUTCOME IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA
K. Dawson, J. Minnier, E. Scott, S. Heitner, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

LACK OF SOCIAL SUPPORT IS RELATED TO MORE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND WORSE RENAL FUNCTION IN POST-ACS PATIENTS
A.L. Arrebola-Moreno, D. Petrova, R. Garcia-Retamero, A. Catena, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain

P102    Poster Session
LIPIDS, LIPOPROTEIN DISORDERS AND CAD

KNOWLEDGE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS: WHAT PHYSICIANS STAND TO LEARN
H.N. Patel, N.T. Aggarwal, A. Volgman, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

THE STATIN MYALGIA CLINICAL INDEX (SMCI): ENHANCEMENTS AFTER COGNITIVE INTERVIEWS WITH PHYSICIANS
K. Miller, M. Bayliss, D. Chibedi De-Roche, M. Baccara-Dinet,
I. Khan, M. White, R. Sanchez, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA

HYPERURICEMIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH WORSE LIPIDS PROFILE AND CARDIAC FUNCTION IN ELDERLY ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS
W.Y. Liang, M.L. Liu, W. Xiang, J.W. Zhang, X.R. Feng Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China

P103    Poster Session
PREDICTORS AND MARKERS OF HEART FAILURE OUTCOME

LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT AS A MARKER OF SEVERITY OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND CORRELATION WITH DEMOGRAPHICS
P. Rodriguez-Lozano, S. Raslan, A. Melhem, M. Shea, A. Khan,
P. Nalabothu, M. Morsy, W.I. Khalife, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA

LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND STROKE AND DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
P. Rodriguez-Lozano, S. Raslan, A. Melhem, M. Shea, A. Khan,
P. Nalabothu, M. Morsy, W.I. Khalife, M. Alghrouz, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA

P104    Poster Session
PULMONARY CIRCULATION ASPECTS, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF RIGHT ATRIAL FUNCTION AND DIMENSION IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
R. Placido, N. Cortez-Dias, S.R. Martins, T. Guimaraes,
S. Goncalves, L. Santos, E. Infante de Oliveira, A.G. Almeida,
F. Pinto, Hospital Santa Maria, Serv Cardiologia I, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, CCUL, Lisbon, Portugal

DETERMINANTS OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
I. Tomeckova, M. Kozarova, D. Petrasova, I. Paranicova,
Z. Malachovska, I. Tkac, P. Joppa, R. Tkacova, L. Pasteur University Hospital, Kosice, Slovakia

ROLE OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FOR EARLY RISK STRATIFICATION IN ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
D.B. Petrov, M.H. Milanova, Emergency Hospital "Pirogov" Sofia, Bulgaria

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN A PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS AND HETEROTAXY SYNDROME
H. Keshmiri, T. Yousuf, J. Kramer, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLI FOLLOWING DISCONTINUATION OF RIVAROXABAN
P. Samani, J. Bohinc, M. Quraishi, H. Hahn, B. Schwartz, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio, USA

NOVEL ECG PREDICTORS FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM
H.H. Mehta, A. Vishnevsky, J. Finkel, N. Fonseka, G. Marhefka, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA 

P105    Poster Session
CARDIOVASCULAR ASPECTS IN RENAL DISEASE

ASSOCIATION OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION AND ARTERIAL MICRO-CALCIFICATION OF THE VASCULAR ACCESS IN INCIDENT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS
Y.O. Kim, S.J. Choi, B.S. Kim, H.C. Song, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea  

INCREASE OF SEMAPHORIN 3C EXPRESSION IN POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY ACCOMPANIED BY ENDOTHELIAL-TO-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION
B.H. Kim, J.Y. Ko, D.Y. Kim, J.H. Park, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea 

P106    Poster Session
CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND OUTCOME

OBSERVATION UNIT CARE: A COMPARISON OF SPECIALIZED CARDIAC VERSES GENERALIZED OU DESIGN
D.N. Hurley, D. Stansky, J.W. Huppertz, D.P. McKenna,
M.S. Sidhu, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA 

NEGLECTED GUIDELINES OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BACTEREMIA
A. Dutta, J. Goldman, P. Cheriyath, Y. Wert, Pinnacle Health (Harrisburg Hospital), Harrisburg, PA, USA

DIAGNOSTIC YIELD AND INFLUENCE ON MANAGEMENT OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PERFORMED FOR EVALUATION OF SYNCOPE
D.N. Hurley, M.S. Sidhu, M.T. Torosoff, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA 

THE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY APPROPRIATENESS USE CRITERIA PARADOX: MORE STUDIES FOR APPROPRIATE REASONS? K.W. Wong, D.F. Distel, V. Kumar, N. Yager, M.S. Sidhu,
D.P. McKenna, M.T. Torosoff, S.A. Fein, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA  

HEART FAILURE SUPPORTIVE CARE CLINIC: DOES IT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE?
F. Simpson, T. Hahn, C. Nordquist, A. Kaan, D. Ross, L. Leung,
A. Ignaszewski, G. Kimel, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada

P107    Poster Session
COMPUTERS IN CARDIOLOGY

NOVEL SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING IN CARDIOLOGY: TRAINEE FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION OF A PILOT STUDY
C. Costopoulos, T. Kelay, E. Ako, M. Yasin, K.L. Chan, M. Gold,
R. Kneebone, F. Bello, I.S. Malik, Imperial College London, UK

IPHONE ACQUIRED HEART RHYTHM: IS IT RELIABLE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS?
O.S. Sandhu, California Heart Medical Associates, Fresno, CA, USA

CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE HEARTBUDS, AN ELECTRONIC SMARTPHONE LISTENING DEVICE, COMPARED TO FDA CLASS I AND CLASS II STETHOSCOPES
R.S. Patel, J.E. Schwarz, V.C. Danesh, A.M. Einhorn, D. Bello, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA 

 POSTER HALL

P201    Poster Session
VASCULAR DISEASE (PERIPHERAL AND CAROTID), AORTIC DISEASES

INVESTIGATION OF GRAVITY OF THORACIC AORTIC ATHEROSCLEROSIS COMPARED TO AGE, SEX AND PRESENCE OF THROMBOUS IN LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE
G.D. Spyromitros, I.K. Lagos, Katerini General Hospital, Greece 

PROFILES AND PROGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CAROTID ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
T. Tomaru, N. Seneviratne, T. Ariyama, T. Matsubara, E. Matsubara, T. Nakajima, T. Tsutsumi, Toho University Sakura Hospital, Sakura, Japan 

P202   Poster Session
BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS FOR RISK ASSESSMENT IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

SERUM CYSTATIN C IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY STENTS AND RISK OF RESTENOSIS
N.V. Goncharova, G.S. Russkikh, Ts.P Korolenko, K.V. Loktev,
T.A. Korolenko, Institute of Physiology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAMS, Novosibirsk, Russia  

IS THERE ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN PLATELET INDICES WITH EXTENT OF CORONARY ARTERY INVOLVEMENT AMONG PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES
S.M.H. Adel, B. Pyami, S.M. Seyedian, M. Saghatoleslami,
M. Jafarsalehi, S.H. Zakerin, S. Bagheri, M. Noorizadeh, Atherosclerosis Research Center, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, KH, Iran  

THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE NEUTROPHIL-LYMPHOCYTE RATIO IN STROKE RECOGNITION
M. Rukshin, N. Jessani, M. Medina, V. Rukshin, Holmdel High School, Holmdel, NJ, USA

P203    Poster Session
PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

CLINICAL IMPACT AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TREADMILL TEST IN ASYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS
E.H. Park, G.M. Park, T.S. Kim, C.J. Kim, J.S. Cho, M.W. Park, S.H. Her, J.B. Kwon, Y.R. Cho, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea  

MODEL FOR ASSESSING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN A KOREAN POPULATION
E.H. Park, G.M. Park, D.W. Kim, T.S. Kim, C.J. Kim, M.W. Park, S.H. Her, J.B. Kwon, Y.R. Cho, Y.H. Kim, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea 

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) AMONG HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS IN US HOUSEHOLD POPULATION: THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) 1999-2012
J.H. Sung, J.Y. Lee, J.E. Lee, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME: BASED ON THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL
S.W.S. Lo, S.Y. Chair, F.K. Lee, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR 

P204    Poster Session
HYPERTENSION: BASIC, CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL

INFLUENCE OF ALBUMINURIA ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE HYGIA PROYECT
D.E. Ayala, A. Otero, J.J. Crespo, M. Dominguez-Sardina,
P.A. Callejas, L. Pousa, E. Sineiro, S.M. Gomara, A. Moya,
R.C. Hermida, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

THE RISK FACTORS THAT PREDICTING THE OCCURRENCE OR PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC HYPERTENSION IN POSTPARTUM PERIOD IN WOMEN WITH A HISTORY OF PREECLAMPSIA
J.W. Hwang, S-J. Park, S.Y. Oh, C.H. Choi, S.C. Lee, D.J. Choi, S.W. Park, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT ACCORDING TO SEX AND AGE
S.H. Kim, J.J. Park, H.Y. Lee, S.H. Park, J.H. Shin, D.J. Choi, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea

ABNORMAL CAROTID ARTERIAL MECHANICS DESPITE NORMAL INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS OR HYPERTENSION
S-A. Kim, S.H. Jo, K.H. Park, H.S. Kim, S.J. Han, W.J. Park,
J.W. Ha, Hallym Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea

EFFECT OF TREATMENT OF HYPERURICEMIA WITH FEBUXOSTAT IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
T. Naka, A. Sumiyoshi, T. Ando, M. Shibuya, T. Masuyama, Kaizuka City Hospital, Kaizuka, Japan

P205    Poster Session
MECHANISMS OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE

EARLY DETECTION OF UNSTABLE CARDIAC LESIONS IN ASYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
A. Simonini, D.S. Harrington, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE FOLLOWING FIBRINOLYSIS FOR ACUTE ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
S. Agrawal, Y. Manda, R. Durkin, P. Puleo, J. Shirani, St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA  

PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF ST-SEGMENT MORPHOLOGY IN FIRST ANTERIOR ST-SEGMENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
N. Misumida, A. Kobayashi, Y. Kanei, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, USA 

MYOCARDIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR CORONARY CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Y.R. Manda, A. Sinha, S. Agrawal, R. Durkin, P. Puleo, C. Sarnoski, J. Shirani, St Lukes University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA

ROLE OF GALECTIN-3 IN ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY
S. Al-Salam, S. Hashmi, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Alain, UAE 

NOT ALL ST-SEGMENT CHANGES ARE MYOCARDIAL INJURY: HYPERCALCEMIA-INDUCED ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION
A.O. Strand, T.T. Aung, A. Agarwal Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA 

P206    Poster Session
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES, INTERVENTIONAL THERAPIES 

PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PPCI) IN OCTOGENERIANS: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES IN AN AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL SETTING
S.M. Hayman, Y. Chacko, S. Butterly, A. Willson, R. Poulter,
P. Larsen, C. Thompson, D. Colburn, K. Lau, M. Johnson, Nambour General Hospital, Nambour, QLD, Australia 

LARGEST REPORTED SINGLE OPERATOR PERCLOSE CLOSURE DEVICE EXPERIENCE WITH VERY LOW COMPLICATIONS
K. Kang, G.S. Kang, UPMC Hamot Hospital, Erie, PA, USA 

MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS GET EXCELLENT OUTCOMES WITH FEMORAL ACCESS WHEN ACCESS IS OBTAINED BY EXPERIENCED OPERATORS
K.S. Kang, A. Kapoor, G.S. Kang, UPMC Hamot Hospital, Erie, PA, USA 

TRANSCATHETER REPAIR OF A RADIAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA AFTER CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION USING A COVERED STENT
D. Khurana, J. Raza, R. Rosen, M. Kim, V.P. Singh, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA 

COMPARISON OF MANUAL COMPRESSION AND ARTERIAL CLOSURE DEVICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH STEMI USING BARC CLASSIFICATION
M. Aradhya, H. Vefali, J.P. Perdomo Rodriguez, Y. Manda,
S. Agrawal, A. Singh, A. Sinha, J. Shirani, St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA 

QUALITY AT THE CATHLAB: CORONARY REINTERVENTION RATE AT 30 DAYS
J.M. Telayna, J.M.H. Telayna, R.A. Costantini, Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina 

USE OF IMPELLA CP AS AN ADJUNCT TO BALLOON AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY AND STENTING OF UNPROTECTED LM
K.N. Mezue, H.S. Rammohan, A.M. Dias, S. Patnaik, C.F. Witzke, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 

REDUCTION IN THE USE OF DRUG ELUTING STENTS AFTER INTIAL INCREASING TREND IN THE SETTING OF STEMI IN THE UNITED STATES
M.R. Movahed, M Hashemzadeh, M. Hashemzadeh, CareMore, University of Arizona, Long Beach VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA