SUNDAY,
JULY 7, 2002
MONDAY,
JULY 8, 2002
TUESDAY,
JULY 9, 2002
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 10, 2002
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  Young Investigator Posters


MONDAY, JULY 8, 2002
POSTER SESSION: HOMOCYSTEINE
HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA IS INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR IHD IN RUSSIAN POPULATION
Y.V. Tcherkas, A.D. Denisenko, Russia
A NEW ULTRARAPID CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS METHOD FOR TOTAL PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE MEASUREMENT
A. Zinellu, F. Galistu, M.F. Usai, L. Deiana, G.M. Pes, C. Carru, Italy
IDENTIFICATION OF PHOSPHOPROTEINS FROM HOMOCYSTEINE STIMULATED HUMAN VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
C. Mayrhofer, G. Allmaier, G. Sunder-Plassmann, O. Wagner, R. Sunder-Plassmann, Austria
PARADOXICAL ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT OF HOMOCYSTEINE IN PATIENTS WITH CLASSIC CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
A. Bajo-Martinez, E. Bernal, M. Calbacho, A. Ugalde-Canitrot, O. Sanchez, J.F. Martin-Lazaro,
C. Santiuste, R. Fabregate, J. Saban, Spain
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM HOMOCYSTEINE AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN A FINNISH HIGH-RISK MALE POPULATION
G. Alfthan, P. Jousilahti, J.T. Salonen, J. Tuomilehto, Finland
BLOOD LIPOPROTEINS, ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES AND HOMOCYSTEINE IN HEALTHY MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN ACCORDING THE MENOPAUSAL STATUS
G.L. Bosilkova, S.A. Dzhekova-Stojkova, M.A. Krstevska, Macedonia
ROLE OF HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA IN ATHEROTHROMBOTIC STROKE
N. Degirmenci, B. Ince, G. Hergenc, Turkey
HYPERHOMOCYSTINAEMIA MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCESS CHD RISK IN UK INDIAN ASIANS COMPARED WITH EUROPEAN WHITES
J. Hooper, M. Kemp, J. Donovan, J. Chambers, UK
CARBOHYDRATE - DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN AND HOMOCYSTEINE IN PATIENTS WITH MIXED HYPERLIPIDEMIA
J. Dvorakova, L. Dubska, J. Hyanek, L. Taborsky, Czech Republic
HOMOCYSTEINE INDUCES VASCULAR EXPRESSION OF TIMP-1, PCNA AND GELATINOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN VIVO AND IN VITRO
J.A. Rodriguez, R. Arias, M. Perez-Ilzarbe, B. Nespereira, P. Fernandez, J.A. Paramo, Spain
EFFECT OF C677T METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE POLYMORPHISM ON PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN ETHNIC GROUPS
K. Raslova, J. Gasparovic, Z. Basistova, M. Zacharova, P. Blazicek, J. Lietava, D. Sivakova,
Slovak Republic
PLASMA TOTAL HOMOCYSTEINE AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
M. Krstevska, S. Dzhekova-Stojkova, G. Bosilkova, Macedonia
HOMOCYSTEINE CONFOUNDERS IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
A.N. Arapogianni, G.P. Vyssoulis, E.A. Karpanou, P.I. Kloufetos, J.K. Rizos,
M.A. Toutouza
, A.G. Marinakis, D.V. Cokkinos, P.K. Toutouzas, Greece
HOMOCYSTEINE AND FOLATE LEVELS IN PATIENS WITH PROVEN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
M. Gellerman, Y.G. Assaraf, A. Krivelevich, T. Snitkovsky, N. Roguin, Israel
PLASMA TOTAL HOMOCYSTEINE AND MTHFR POLYMORPHISM IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
M.P. Simula, L. Musino, A. Zinellu, F. Galistu, G. Congiu, R. Cabiddu, L. Dettori, G. Motta,
M.L. Stochino, A. Partenza, M. Barca, P.P. Bitti, S. Bertolini, L. Deiana, C. Carru, G.M. Pes, Italy
HOMOCYSTEINE AS A RISK FACTOR OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESION
R.M. Santos, J.P. Freitas, M.E. Macedo, A.A. Monteiro, M.I. Rebelo, E.M. Castro, A.S. Silva,
L. Belo, A.F. Freitas, Portugal
PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN RELATION TO SEVERAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS: THE ATTICA STUDY
C. Chrysohoou, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, D. Panagiotakos, A. Zeimbekis, M. Toutouza,
I. Papaioannou, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HYPERHOMOCYSTEINAEMIA, BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN HAEMODIALYSED PATIENTS
L. Locsey, B. Szlanka, A. Dan, B. Borbas, Hungary
MTHFR POLYMORPHISM IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE AND DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS
M. Cubrilo-Turek, E. Topic, A. Begonja, M. Stefanovic, A-M. Simundic, V. Demarin, Croatia
BLOOD HOMOCYSTEINE AND KIDNEY INVOLVEMENT IN TYPE ONE AND TYPE TWO DIABETES MELLITUS
O. Giampietro, D. Calvi, G. Forotti, E. Boldrini, F. Marchini, L. Moretti, E. Matteucci, Italy
HOMOCYSTEINE DECREASES ENDOTHELIN-1 EXPRESSION BY INTERFERING WITH THE AP-1 SIGNALING PATHWAY
S. Drunat, N. Moatti, J-L. Paul, K. Demuth, France
POSTER SESSION: IMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS, PHOSPHOLIPASES
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY WITH TIBOLONE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ADVERSE EFFECTS ON INFLAMMATION AND TRIGLYCERIDE METABOLISM
G.W.L. Lloyd, P.J. Lumb, G. Chick, E.A. McGing, A.F. Cooper, G. Jackson, A. Wierzbicki, UK
THE ROLE OF BALLOON INFLATION PRESSURE ON SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
V. Aytekin, A.B. Catakoglu, S. Aytekin, I.C.C. Demiroglu, H.K. Askin, S. Tufekcioglu,
C. Demiroglu, Turkey
EFFECT OF ATORVASTATION AND FISH OIL ON PLASMA HIGH SENSITIVE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, INTERLEUKIN-6 AND TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA LEVELS IN OBESE SUBJECTS
D.C. Chan, G.F. Watts, P.H.R. Barrett, L.J. Beilin, T.A. Mori, Australia
HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA DURING INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
Y. Wang, P. Fraunberger, B. Siegele, A. Heim, D. Seidel, A.K. Walli, Germany
CHROMATIN IMAGE ANALYSIS IS A NEW EVIDENCE OF LYMPHOCYTES INTERESTED IN ET-1, OTHER PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND SCAM AT ATHEROSCLEROSIS
A.I. Teplyakov, E.V. Pryschepova, Belarus
GLUCOSE INHIBITS A FAT-MEDIATED POSTPRANDIAL C3 INCREASE BY IMPROVED FREE FATTY ACID TRAPPING
A.J.H.H.M. Van Oostrom, H. Van Dijk, M. Castro Cabezas, The Netherlands
INTERLEUKIN-6 LEVELS AND GENOTYPES IN RELATION TO MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RESULTS FROM THE SHEEP STUDY
A.M. Bennet, J. Prince, L. Lyrenes, B. Wiman, J. Frostegard, U. De Faire, Sweden
PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN ATHEROGENIC HYPERLIPIDEMIAS
B. Okopien, A. Madej, D. Belowski, J. Kowalski, M. Zielinski, Z. Kalina, Z. Herman, Poland
INFLAMMATION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES AS INDICATED BY ELEVATED CRP LEVELS. ASSOCIATION WITH PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES THAT DESTABILIZE THE PLAQUE AND THEIR REGULATORS
D. Tziakas, G. Chalikias, E. Hatzinikolaou, E. Papadopoulos, G. Trypsianis,
E. Papadopoulou, D. Floros, I. Tentes,E. Kontoleon-Bakalopoulou, D. Hatseras, Greece
ASSOCIATION OF THE ANTI INFLAMMATORY ACTION OF INTERLEUKIN 10 WITH METALLOPROTEINASES AND OTHER INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
D. Tziakas, G. Chalikias, E. Hatzinikolaou, E. Papadopoulos, G. Trypsianis,
E. Papadopoulou, D. Floros, I. Tentes, E. Kontoleon-Bakalopoulou, D. Hatseras, Greece
DOES ORAL L-ARGININE SUPPLEMENTATION INFLUENCE ON SERUM TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALFA LEVEL IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION?
D. Pupek-Musialik, P. Bogdanski, M. Luczak, W. Bryl, M. Cymerys, A. Jablecka, Poland
TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR- ALFA - THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN OBESITY AND INSULIN RESISTANCE?
D. Pupek-Musialik, P. Bogdanski, M. Luczak, W. Bryl, M. Cymerys, Poland
LOCAL LIPID DEPOSITION IN UNINVOLVED HUMAN AORTIC INTIMA CORRELATES WITH INFLAMMATORY CELLS' ACCUMULATION AND INFLAMMATORY ACTIVATION OF VESSEL WALL CELLS
E.R. Andreeva, I.A. Mikhailova, A.N. Orekhov, Russia
INFLAMMATORY ENDOTHELIAL CELL MARKERS AND MORBIDITY IN ELDERLY HIGH RISK MEN
E.M. Hjerkinn, I. Seljeflot, I. Hjermann, H. Arnesen, Norway
THE SERUM TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA (TGF-BETA) LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE
E.B. Romuk, B. Skrzep-Poloczek, C. Wojciechowska, A.R. Tomasik, J. Szygula, E. Birkner,
J. Wodniecki, Poland
ABSENCE OF CMV DNA IN ENDARTERECTOMY SPECIMENS BY THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)
G.S. Latsios, A. Saetta, N.V. Michalopoulos, G. Fanourakis, P.S. Davaris, Greece
BIOOPTICAL VISUALIZIATION OF THE HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE OF HUMAN VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS (HUVEC) AFTER THEIR EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT FORMS OF STRESS
G. Pfister, B. Henderson, M. Kind, G. Wick, Austria
SERUM TNF-ALPHA AND ITS SOLUBLE RECEPTORS I AND II IN THE POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN (PMW) WITH A KNOWN RISK OF ATHEROMATOSIS
R. Dybkowski, J. Krzysiek, T. Milewicz, A. Janczak-Saif, G. Krzysiek, K. Sztefko, M. Radecka,
M. Kacprzak, Poland
MODIFIED LIPOPROTEINS AND ACUTE PHASE REACTANTS INDUCE LIGAND SPECIFIC CLUSTERING OF AN INNATE IMMUNITY RECEPTOR COMPLEX IN MONOCYTE RAFTS
G. Rothe, A. Pfeiffer, M. Torzewski, A. Bottcher, E. Orso, W. Drobnik, G. Schmitz, Germany
LDL-INDUCED INTERCELLULAR LIPID ACCUMULATION CAUSES OVEREXPRESSION OF PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES
I.V. Suprun, E.R. Andreeva, L.A. Medvedeva, T.A. Scalbe, S.M. Baida, A.N. Orekhov, Russia
ALLICOR-INDUCED ATHEROSCLEROSIS REGRESSION IS ACCOMPANIED BY INHIBITION OF PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES EXPRESSION
I.V. Suprun, I.A. Sobenin, L.A. Medvedeva, T.A. Scalbe, S.M. Baida, A.N. Orekhov, Russia
SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE DNA IN CIRCULATING LEUKOCYTES AND CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
J.M. Bosmans, V. Hoymans, D. Ursi, F. Dubois, E. Van Marck, M. Altwegg, M. Ieven,
C. Vrints, Switzerland
LIPID COMPOSITION AND LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BINDING CAPACITY OF LIPOPROTEINS IN PLASMA AND LYMPH OF PATIENTS WITH THE SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME (SIRS)
J.H.M. Levels, L.C.J.M. Lemaire, A.E. Van Den Ende, S.J.H. Van Deventer,
J.J.B. Van Lanschot, The Netherlands
EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION WITH N-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS ON PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN DYSLIPIDAEMIC PATIENTS
L. Rallidis, G. Paschos, G. Liakos, A. Velissaridou, E. Papasteriadis, A. Zampelas, Greece
POTENTIAL INVOLVEMENT OF SECRETORY PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 ACTIVITY IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS. CORRELATION WITH THE DYAD CD40/CD40L
L. Fuentes, M. Sanchez-Crespo, M. Hernandez, J. Alonso, F. Fernandez-Aviles, M.L. Nieto,
Spain
ISCHEMIA- AND TNF-ALPHA-INDUCED PRIMING OF BLOOD MACROPHAGES INCREASES THEIR ABILITY TO OXIDATIVELY MODIFY CIRCULATING LDL IN AEROBIC AND ISCHEMIC CONDITIONS
M.V. Bilenko, A.V. Khilchenko, Russia
IMMUNOLOGICAL AND CLASSICAL RISK FACTORS FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN YOUNG AUSTRIAN MALES
M. Knoflach, H. Perschinka, M. Kind, M. Said, R. Sief, M. Giesinger, B. Mayrl, H. Gaston,
R. Van Der Zee, S. Kiechl, J. Willeit, G. Wick, Austria, UK, The Netherlands
INFLUENZA INFECTION EXERTS PROMINENT INFLAMMATORY AND THROMBOTIC EFFECTS ON THE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES OF APO E-DEFICIENT MICE
M. Madjid, S. Litovsky, A. Akhtar, P.R. Wyde, S.W. Casscells, M. Naghavi, USA
DETECTING PLAQUE INFLAMMATION IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC RABBITS BY SPIO: A NONINVASIVE METHOD FOR IMAGING MACROPHAGE INFILTRATION IN VULNERABLE PLAQUES
M. Azadpour, S. Litovsky, M. Madjid, S.W. Casscells, J.T. Willerson, M. Naghavi, USA
IS C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVEL A USEFUL MARKER OF SEVERITY AND INFARCT SIZE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
M. Suleiman, Y. Levy, A. Roguin, D. Aronson,M. Halabi, A. Goldberg, A. Kerner, M. Kapeliovich,
H. Hammerman, Israel
ROLE OF PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ANGIOGRAFICALLY PROVED CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
O.M. Korzh, Ukraine
ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN PAVOVIRUS 19 IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
S-C. Liu, M-F. Yu, F-T. Chiang, M-R. Wu, K-L. Hsu, R-B. Hsu, S-S. Wang, F-T. Chiang, Taiwan
ASSOCIATION OF CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS DEPENDENT ON THE MODIFYING EFFECT OF MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN
Sz. Rugonfalvi-Kiss, V. Endresz, H.O. Madsen, K. Burian, Z. Prohaszka, I. Karadi, L. Romics,
E. Gonczol, G. Fust, P. Garred, Hungary, Denmark
CHYLOMICRON REMNANTS STIMULATE INTERLEUKIN-1BETA PRODUCTION IN THP-1 MACROPHAGES
T. Okumura, Y. Fujioka, S. Tsuboi, S. Morimoto, M. Masai, Y. Naito, D. Kawasaki,
T. Sakoda, T. Tsujino, T. Iwasaki, Japan
UPREGULATION OF IMMUNE SYSTEM IN FAMILIAL HYPOALPHALIPOPROTEINEMIA
F. Bigazzi, B. Dal Pino, E. Chella, M. Puntoni, L. Ciulli, S. Lusso, G. Sassi, M. Tuoni,
T. Sampietro, A. Bionda, Italy
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFLAMMATION IN AORTIC INTIMA AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIPOIDOSIS
V.S. Zhdanov, I.P. Drobkova, Russia
THE BENEFITS FROM LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON ANTHROPOGENIC AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS, IN A POPULATION-BASED RANDOM SAMPLE OF MALES AND FEMALES: THE ATTICA STUDY
J. Skoumas, C. Pitsavos, C. Chrysohoou, D. Panagiotakos, M. Toutouza, I. Papaioannou,
A. Zeimbekis, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A LIPID-TRANSPORTING PROTEIN IN INFLAMMATION. FUNCTIONAL LIPOIDOSIS IN RETICULOENDOTHELIAL CELLS
V.N. Titov, V.G. Tischenkov, V.V. Kukharchuk, Russia
PREVALENCE OF LIBMAN-SACKS VEGETATIONS IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
I. Moyssakis, N.J. Pantazopoulos, Y. Hallaq, M. Tektonidou, V. Vassiliou, V. Votteas, Greece
COMPARISON OF CARDIAC LESIONS IN PRIMARY ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME VERSUS ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID NEGATIVE SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
I. Moyssakis, M. Tectonidou, P. Vlachoyannopoulos, N.J. Pantazopoulos, Y. Hallaq,
V. Votteas, Greece
DIETARY COPPER DEFICIENCY DECREASES MONOCYTE EXPRESSION OF CD11B
(MAC-1) IN NORMOCHOLESTEROLAEMIC RABBITS

D.J.Lamb, G.A.A. Ferns, UK
SEROPREVALENCE OF ANTI CHLAMYDIA PNEMONIAE AND ANTI HELICOBACTER PYLORI IGG ANTIBODIES IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTS
R. Vijayvergiya, A. Grover, N. Agarwal, M. Sharma, M. Singh, M. Khullar, India
DOES IMMUNOMODULATION OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS HAVE THE FUTURE?
E. Andreeva, Russia
LONG-TERM ENDOTHELIAL IMPACT OF CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION
D. Coca-Robinot, E. Sanchez-Largo, J. Gonzalez, A. Ugalde-Canitrot, M. Calbacho, E. Bernal,
J. Saban, Spain
PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC INFECTIONS IN SUBJECTS WITH HYPOALPHALIPOPROTEINEMIA
J.M. Mostaza, N. Camino, R. Pena, M. Baquero, C. Lahoz, Spain
C. PNEUMONIAE ANTIBODIES BETWEEN 7 MONTHS AND 8 YEARS OF AGE IN A PROSPECTIVE CHILD COHORT
I.K. Volanen, R.M. Vainionpää, J. Ilonen, P.I. Markula, H.Y. Helenius, O. Simell, Finland
METABOLISM OF BETA2-GLYCOPROTEIN IN MICE - IMPACT OF THE ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN RECEPTOR
A. Hrzenjak, S. Frank, Y. Zhou, G.M. Kostner, Austria, Israel
CRP AS A MARKER OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND OF INSULIN RESISTANCE IN FAMILIAL COMBINED HYPERLIPIDEMIA
H. Vaverkova, M. Halenka, D. Karasek, M. Hutyra, D. Novotny, L. Slavik, M. Budikova,
Czech Republic
CHANGES IN SERUM LIPID PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE INFECTION
E. Liberopoulos, G. Pappas, G. Alexandridis, S. Tsiara, M. Milionis, D. Christides, C. Tzalas,
E. Bairaktari, C. Seferiades, E. Tsianos, M. Elisaf, Greece
POSTER SESSION: MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN CHILDREN
ARTERIAL WALL STIFFNESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIPHERAL CIRCULATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
A. Kizu, H. Koyama, S. Tanaka, T. Maeno, M. Komatsu, M. Emoto, H. Yokoyama, T. Shoji,
M. Inaba, Y. Nishizawa, Japan
COMPARISON OF THREE DIFFERENT GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF DYSLIPIDEMIA IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS
A. Torri, A. Branchi, D. Sommariva, Italy
THE CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED TYPE 2 DIABETIC PERSONS
N.D. Hancu, Romania
INSULIN RESISTANCE IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
A. Brea, D. Mosquera, E. Martin, A. Arizti, M.J. Palomo, Spain
EFFECTS OF ATORVASTATIN 10 MG ON TRIGLYCERIDES IN DIABETICS TYPE 2 PATIENTS, A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMIZED PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY
B. Chanu, C. Koch, J.J. Portal, H. Laouenan, France
INFLUENCE OF BIRTH WEIGHT ON THE APO E GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF PLASMA LIPID LEVELS IN CHILDREN
C. Garces, M. Benavente, H. Ortega, E. Viturro, B. Cano, M.A. Lasuncion,
F. Rodriguez Artalejo, M. De Oya, Spain
ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY. COMPARISON AMONG DIFFERENT ARTERIAL SEGMENTS
E. Kimoto, T. Shoji, K. Shinohara, M. Komatsu, A. Tanaka, S. Fujiwara, H. Koyama, M. Emoto,
Y. Nishizawa, Japan
IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Z.R. Rasic-Milutinovic, B. Pencic, Z. Gluvic, N. Milic,Yugoslavia
B-MODE ULTRASOUND ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS IN CHILDREN MOLECULARLY PROVEN HETEROZYGOUS FOR FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND THEIR UNAFFECTED SIBLINGS
A. Wiegman, J. Rodenburg, J. Gort, W. Stok, J. Defesche, J. Kastelein, E. De Groot,
The Netherlands
LOWER-LIMB PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
H. Yokoyama, T. Shoji, E. Kimoto, K. Shinohara, H. Koyama, M. Emoto, Y. Nishizawa, Japan
INSULIN RESISTANCE AS A MARKER OF SMALL DENSE LDL IN KOREANS
H.K. Cho, G.J. Shin, S.H. Park, Y. Jang, E.Y. Cho, D.J. Kim, S.P. Day, C.J. Packard,
J. Shepherd, M.J. Caslake, Korea, UK
IMPACT OF FLUVASTATIN SLOW-RELEASE ON LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN SUBFRACTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: BASELINE LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN PROFILE DETERMINES SPECIFIC MODE OF ACTION
K. Winkler, M.M. Hoffmann, I. Friedrich, R. Glaeser, C. Abletshauser, M.W. Baumstark,
H. Wieland, W. Maerz, Germany
DIABETES AND INFLAMMATION GENOTYPES IN UNSTABLE ANGINA
L. Lopez, M. Irurita, A. Loma-Ossorio, A. Canas, A. Castaneda, J. Irurita, P. Saavedra,
C. Deniz, F.J. Rodriguez, R. Chirino, F. Aros, A. Sanchez, M. Iriarte, J. Ordovas,
K. Lindpaintner, Spain, USA
INSULIN AND OTHER ATHEROSCLEROTIC RISK FACTORS IN A PORTUGUESE POPULATION AT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
L.L. Faleiro, M.C. Martins, M.O. Rodrigues, M.T. Seixas, A.E. Fonseca, Portugal
HOW AND WHICH WAY DOES MONOTHERAPY WITH ENALAPRIL DECREASE GLOBAL CORONARY RISK IN INSULIN RESISTANCE SYNDROME PATIENTS
M.N. Mamedov, O.V. Kosmatova, L.A. Khadipash, R.G. Oganov, Russia
EFFECT OF LYCOPENE AT HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM OF WOMEN WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
M.V. Ilina, A.M. Olferiev, N.V. Berzak, A.H. Stecenco, V.M. Shamarin, A.B. Kapitanov, Russia
THE E-SELECTIN S128R POLYMORPHISM IS NOT A RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM DIABETES MELLITUS
M. Exner, G. Endler, R. Sunder-Plassmann, M. Raith, K. Huber, R. Marculescu,
C. Mannhgalter, O. Wagner, Austria
RISK FACTORS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN CHILDREN
A. Efthimiadis, E. Lefkou, D. Psirropoulos, A. Tsapas, V. Ioannidou, G. Kazinakis, N. Lefkos, Greece
ACCURACY OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ESTIMATION IN PATIENTS WITHOUT DIABETES
P.J. Twomey, A.S. Wierzbicki, T.M. Reynolds, UK
THE DIAGNOSIS (OR NON DIAGNOSIS) OF DIABETES MELLITUS
P.J. Twomey, UK
THE EFFECT OF 7-YEAR INFANCY-ONSET DIETARY INTERVENTION ON SERUM LDL AND HDL CHOLESTEROL SUBCLASSES IN HEALTHY CHILDREN: THE PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMISED STRIP STUDY
T. Kaitosaari, T. Rönnemaa, S. Talvia, J. Viikari, O. Simell, Finland
PIOGLITAZONE IMPROVES PERIPHERAL ARTERY STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
T. Shoji, K. Shinohara, M. Komatsu, S. Fujiwara, T. Maeno, E. Kimoto, H. Koyama, M. Emoto,
Y. Nishizawa, Japan
ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
T.M. Francuz, A. Telega, A. Wojcik, B. Posielezna, J.G. Gminski, K. Siemianowicz, Poland
SVCAM-1, SICAM-1 AND VWF FACTOR IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
T.M. Francuz, A. Telega, M. Syzdol, K. Siemianowicz, J.G. Gminski, Poland
ATORVASTATIN AND MICRONIZED FENOFIBRATE, ALONE AND IN COMBINATION, IN TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS WITH COMBINED HYPERLIPIDEMIA
V.G. Athyros, A.A. Papageorgiou, V.V. Athyrou, D.S. Dimitriadis, A.G. Kontopoulos, Greece
EFFECT OF ATORVASTATIN ON LDL PARTICLES' DISTRIBUTION IN PATIENTS WITH DYSLIPIDEMIAS OF TYPE IIA AND IIB
V. Tsimihodimos, A. Tambaki, E. Bairaktari, G. Miltiadous, C. Seferiades, A. Tselepis,
M. Elisaf, Greece
ATORVASTATIN THERAPY OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN DIABETICSS- MORE THAN ONE BENEFIT
R. Kocic, D. Pavlovic, G. Kocic, Yugoslavia
INFLUENCE OF GLUCOSE CONTROL ON THE MAIN PARAMETERS OF SERUM LIPID PROFILE AND PLATELET MEMBRANES IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
I.V. Medvedeva, T.A. Pugacheva, E.F. Dorodneva, Russia
THE INFLUENCE OF SODIUM MONOKETOCHOLATE ON HYPOLIPIDEMIC EFFECTS OF LOVASTATIN IN HEALTHY AND DIABETIC RATS
S. Kojic-Damjanov, M. Djeric, M. Mikov, Yugoslavia
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CEREBRO VASCULAR ACCIDENT WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2
L. Necheska, M. Necheski, Macedonia
THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF INSULIN ON CHYLOMICRON METABOLISM IN VITRO
E.M. Allister, S. Pal, J.C.L. Mamo, Australia
Apo B - 100 - DEFECT IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN AUSTRIA: LABORATORY AND CLINICAL DATA
N. Hachemian, V. Kretzer, B. Schmidt, G. Kostner, K. Widhalm, Austria
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN TYPE 2 DIABETICS: ROLE OF HYPERTENSION AND FIBRINOGEN
P. Lazzari, A. Cappellini, Italy
PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF DIABETIC ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE BY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: THE PREDICT STUDY
R.S. Elkeles, M. Flather, M.D. Feher, I. Godsland, W. Richmond, S.E. Humphries,
M.B. Rubens, S.R. Underwood, UK

CUTANEOUS VASOMOTOR RESPONSE IN DIABETICS WITH AND WITHOUT ATHEROSCLEROSIS
P. Tretjakovs, A. Lacis, A. Jurka, V. Pirags, Latvia

THE INFLUENCE OF GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF FIBRINOGEN LEVEL IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
I. Tkac, J. Salagovic, M. Kozarova, I. Kalina, Slovak Republic
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE IN TAIWANESE TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS
C-H. Tseng, Taiwan
LDL-IMMUNE COMPLEXES IN DIABETES AND VASCULAR DISEASE
Z. Turk, M. Sesto, J. Skodlar, G. Ferencak, N. Turk, A. Stavljenic-Rukavina, Croatia
PARENTAL PREDISPOSITION THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EARLY
EXPRESSION OF LOW HDL CONCENTRATION

J.I. Lapinleimu, I.O. Nuotio, J.S.A. Viikari, Finland
POSTER SESSION: SYNDROME-X, sdLDL, FCHL
STUDY IN POPULATION WITH A HIGH PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AND FACTOR ANALYSIS OF COMPONENTS OF THE SYNDROME
A. Onat, S. Toprak, V. Sansoy, G. Hergenc, Turkey
EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS, CIVILIZATION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME
I. Liberman, Russia
LIPOPROTEIN(A) LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
I.V. Medvedeva, T.A. Pugacheva, E.F. Dorodneva, Russia
FAMILIAL DEFECTIVE APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100 VERSUS FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF RISK
S.W. Fouchier, E.J.G. Sijbrands, J.J.P. Kastelein, J.C. Defesche, The Netherlands
METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH PREMATURE ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
L.M. Dobordginidze, N.A. Gratsiansky, A.B. Dobrovolsky, V.P. Masenko, M.V. Konnov, Russia
LPL GENE VARIANTS IN PRIMARY COMBINED HYPERLIPIDAEMIA
M. Vrablik, E. Pazourkova, R. Ceska, T. Haas, Czech Republic
INCREASED APO B AND SMALL DENSE LDL IN FAMILIAL COMBINED HYPERLIPIDEMIA ARE NOT EXPLAINED BY THE DEGREE OF INSULIN RESISTANCE AND/OR OBESITY
M. Veerkamp, J. De Graaf, A. Stalenhoef, The Netherlands
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LEVEL OF SMALL DENSE LDL IN DIABETIC PATIENTS
M. Djeric, O. Brkljac, S. Kojic-Damanjanov, Lj. Lepsanovic, Yugoslavia
MOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA RECEPTOR (sTNF-R) IN FAMILIAL COMBINED HYPERLIPIDEMIA (FCHL)
G. Cavallo, A. Montali, L. Monetini, L. Valente, P. Mariani, R. Cantini, T.M. Antonini,
A. Musca, R. Verna, M. Arca, Italy
EXTRALIPID EFFECTS OF FENOFIBRATE IN PATIENTS WITH COMBINED HYPERLIPIDEMIA
Z. Kalina, B. Okopien, L. Cwalina, D. Belowski, A. Madej, M. Zielinski, Z.S. Herman, Poland
POSTER SESSION: STATINS, SESSION-I
STATINS REGULATE INFLAMMATORY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS IN HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL AND VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS
W. Dichtl, J. Dulak, M. Frick, S.P. Schwarzacher, M.P.S. Ares, J. Nilsson, O. Pachinger,
F. Weidinger, Austria, Sweden
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ATORVASTATIN, PRAVASTATIN, LOVASTATIN AND GEMFIBROZIL IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERLIPIDEMIC PATIENTS
A.I. Hatzitolios, C.F. Delivoria, C.G. Savopoulos, A.G. Ziakas, A.D. Kounanis,
M.E. Archaniotaki, Greece
SHORT-TERM TREATMENT WITH ATORVASTATIN FOR PREVENTION OF CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS AFTER VASCULAR SURGERY
B. Caramelli, A. Durazzo, D. Ikeoka, C. De Bernoche, M. Monachini, P. Puech-Leao,
J.A.F. Ramires, Brazil
TREATMENT WITH ATORVASTATIN TO THE NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM GOALS VERSUS USUAL CARE IN SECONDARY CORONARY HEART DISEASE PREVENTION. THE GREEK ATORVASTATIN ON CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE EVALUATION (GREACE) STUDY
A.G. Athyros, A.A. Papageorgiou, B.R. Mercouris, V.V. Athyrou, A.N. Symeonidis,
E. Basayannis, D.S. Dimitriadis, A.G. Kontopoulos, Greece
IS THERE AN ESCAPE PHENOMENON ON LONG TERM STATIN TREATMENT
D. Yeshurun, O. Hochwald, D. Keren, J.E. Naschitz, Israel
SAFETY OF ATORVASTATIN IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND CHRONIC HEPATITIS B
C. Petrogiannopoulos, S. Kalogeropoulos, G.S. Latsios, G. Hartzoulakis, G. Kalogeropoulos,
A. Zaharof, Greece
CAN SIMVASTATIN THERAPY INFLUENCE ON MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
V.G. Naumov, I.V. Sergienko, A.A. Lyakishev, Russia
HMG-CoA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS REDUCE INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS AND SOLUBLE ADHESION MOLECULES PLASMA LEVELS IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PATIENTS
S. Fantappie', L. Grigore, F.M. Maggi, K. Garlaschelli, S. Raselli, L. Redaelli, A.L. Catapano,
Italy
EFFECTIVITY OF SIMVASTATIN ON LIPID CHANGES AND THEIR MUTUAL CORRELATIONS
A. Kalvelis, G. Bahs, Latvia
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND STATIN THERAPY: INTERACTION WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND DRUG THERAPIES
H. Solomon, J. Man, Y.P. Samarasinghe, M.D. Feher, A.S. Wierzbicki, G. Jackson, UK
EFFECT OF ROSUVASTATIN ON LDL-CHOLESTEROL, MEVALONIC ACID AND OTHER LIPID MEASUREMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH HOMOZYGOUS FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
D. Marais, F. Raal, E. Stein, D. Rader, K. Smith, J. Blasetto, W. Wilpshaar, South Africa,
USA, UK
EFFECT OF SIMVASTATIN AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH L-ARGININE AND ALFA-TOCOPHEROL ON ASYMMETRICAL DIMETHYLARGININE AND NITRIC OXIDE METABOLITES
E.C.Pereira , M.C. Bertolami, A.A. Faludi, D.S.P. Abdalla, Brazil
EFFECTS OF ROSUVASTATIN ALONE AND COMBINED WITH EXTENDED-RELEASE NIACIN ON APO B- AND APO A-CONTAINING LIPOPROTEINS AND TRIGLYCERIDES IN ATHEROGENIC DYSLIPIDEMIA
D.M. Capuzzi, J.M. Morgan, R. Weiss, R.R. Chitra, M.D. Cressman, H.G. Hutchinson, USA
ATORVASTATIN AND PRAVASTATIN IN NON ST ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. EFFECT ON PLATELET AGGREGATION AND MARKERS OF INLAMMATION
E.V. Pokrovskaya, N.A. Vaulin, N.A. Gratsiansky, O.V. Averkov, A.D. Deev, Russia
COADMINISTRATION OF EZETIMIBE PLUS ATORVASTATIN
E. Stein, S. Stender, P. Mata, D. Ponsonnet, L. Melani, L. Lipka, R. Suresh, E. Veltri,
USA, Denmark, Spain
FOURTEENS YEARS EXPERIENCE OF THE STATINS APPLICATION FOR THE PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
G.A. Konovalov, P.V. Zvezdkin, A.A. Vinnikova, T.S. Kurganskaya, N.K. Golubeva, Russia
DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM BY ATORVASTATIN AND FENOFIBRATE
G.F. Watts, H.R. Barrett, A.P. Serone, D.C. Chan, J. Ji, K.D. Croft, A.J. Johnson, Australia, USA
EFFICACY OF FLUVASTATIN TOGETHER WITH FENOFIBRATE IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC, TYPE 2 DIABETIC SUBJECTS COMPARED TO MONOTHERAPY
G. Derosa, A. Mugellini, L. Ciccarelli, G. Crescenzi, M. Ghelfi, R. Fogari, Italy
REDUCTION IN ULTRA-SENSITIVE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS AND REGRESSION OF INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS WITH HIGH AND LOW DOSES ATORVASTATIN IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
H. Nawawi, N. Mahmud, S. Muid, N.S. Osman, B.A.K. Khalid, K. Yusoff, Malaysia
COMPARISON OF THE LIPID LOWERING EFFECTS OF SIMVASTATIN AND ATORVASTATIN
G. Paragh, I. Seres, D. Torocsik, L. Illyes, Z. Szilvassy, P. Kovacs, Hungary
APOE POLYMORPHISM MODULATES TRIGLYCERIDE LEEVLS IN FDB PATIENTS AFTER STATIN THERAPY. AN EXAMPLE OF GENE-GENE INTERACTION
M. Vrablik, A. Horinek, E. Pazourkova, R. Ceska, T. Haas, Czech Republic
POSTER SESSION: VARIA
CAPILLARY ISOTACHOPHORESIS STUDY OF HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA-INDUCED CHANGES IN CHARGE PROFILE OF HUMAN PLASMA LIPOPROTEINS
A.D. Dergunov, A. Hoy, S. Visvikis, G. Siest, Russia, France
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EXCHANGEABLE APOLIPOPROTEINS IN SOLUTION AND IN LIPID-BOUND FORM
A.D. Dergunov, S. Visvikis, G. Siest, Russia, France
FETAL THERAPY INFLUENCE OF THE HEMORHEOLOGIC PARAMETERS
M. Tatarinov, L. Koryakina, V. Marchenko, A. Runovich, Russia
FETAL THERAPY IN THE CORRECTION OF LIVER METABOLIC FUNCTION IN ISCHEMIC PATIENTS
E. Kuznetsova, V. Gorohova, A. Gorohov, T. Kurilskaya, S. Nikiforov, A. Runovich, Russia
CHANGES IN THE METABOLIC STATUS IN ISCHEMIC PATIENTS
V. Gorohova, E. Kuznetsova, A. Gorohov, A. Runovich, Russia
FETAL THERAPY EFFECT ON THE HEMOSTASIS CORRECTION
L. Koryakina, V. Marchenko, L. Zubareva, A. Runovich, Russia
CORRELATION OF LDL PARTICLE SIZE WITH PLASMA LIPOPROTEINS IN HEALTHY MACEDONIAS
B.B. Todorova, S.B. Alabakovska, Macedonia
OLEIC, LINOLEIC AND ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACIDS FROM COMBINED VEGETABLE OILS: WHERE ARE THE LIMITS FOR BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON LIPEMIA IN HUMANS?
B. Delplanque, F. Mendy, B. Le Roy, E. Fenart, P. Boulos, N. Combe, A. Thaminy, F. Syeda,
A. Ruelland, France
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
A. Brea, D. Mosquera, E. Martin, A. Arizti, M.J. Palomo, Spain
ANNEALING TEMPERATURE OF POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE DETECTION OF HETEROZYGOUS GENE MUTATIONS
A. Takagi, Y. Ikeda, A. Yamamoto, Japan
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROTEOGLYCAN BINDING SITE IN APOLIPOPROTEIN B48
C. Flood, M. Gustafsson, J. Boren, Sweden
EFFECT OF CHOLATE ON CHOLESTEROL CONCENTRATION AND HEPATIC TISSUE IN APOLIPOPROTEIN E DEFICIENT MICE
D. Bobkova, R. Poledne, Czech Republic
EFFECTS OF VARIOUS FIBRATES ON SERUM ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY
E. Ganotakis, V. Tsimihodimos, E. Rizos, H. Milionis, V. Athyros, E. Bairaktari,
C. Seferiades, M. Elisaf, Greece
SERUM LIPID ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
D. Papakonstantinou, E. Alexopoulos, G. Vrentzos, J.A. Papadakis, E. Ganotakis, Greece
QUALITY OF LIFE, ANXIETY AND CONCERNS OF CHILDREN WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND THEIR PARENTS
S. De Jongh, M.C. Kerckhoffs, M.A. Grootenhuis, B.F. Last, H.D. Bakker, The Netherlands
ATAZANAVIR: AN HIV PROTEASE INHIBITOR (PI) THAT DOES NOT CAUSE ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN CHANGES
P. Slade, P. Piliero, P. Cahn, G. Pantaleo, J. Gatell, K. Squires, L. Percival, I. Sanne,
R. Wood, P. Phanuphak, S. Shelton, A. Lazzarin, A. Thiry, T. Kelleher, M. Giordano,
S. Schnittman, Spain, USA, Argentina, Switzerland, Belgium, South Africa, Thailand
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MODULATES THE EFFECT OF APOE GENOTYPE ON HDL-CHOLESTEROL CONCENTRATIONS IN A SPANISH POPULATION
D. Corella, M. Guillen, D. Godoy, J.V. Sorli, O. Portoles, C. Saiz, O. Cortelli, J.M. Ordovas,
Spain, USA
HOMOCYSTEINEMIA AND CORONARIAN RISK
C. Belizna, M.A. Pistorius, B. Planchon, France
LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND LEUKAEMIA
C. Belizna, M.A. Pistorius, B. Planchon, France
THE MECHANISM OF INTRAVASCULAR TRANSFER OF LIPIDS: INTRALIPID INFUSION IN NORMAL AND PARENTERALLY FED-PATIENTS
P.N. Demacker, M.P. Hectors, A.J. Naber, The Netherlands
THE SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CYSTEINE RICH (SRCR) DOMAIN OF HUMAN MACROPHAGE SCAVENGER RECEPTOR A1 IS INVOLVED IN CHEMOTAXIS
H. Heider, M. Dobler, M. Hellsten, Switzerland
EVALUATION OF AN IMMUNOTURBIDIMETRIC ASSAY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF APOLIPOPROTEIN B SERUM LEVELS. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH A NEPHELOMETRIC METHOD
A. Gavarro, E. Berlanga, F. Campos, F. Salceda, R. Ustrell, M. Torra, Spain
INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND AGE ON CHYLOMICRON METABOLISM
C.G.C. Vinagre, A.T. Morikawa, L.I.V. Brandizzi, E. Ficker, R.C. Maranhão, Brazil
REMOVAL FROM THE PLASMA OF A CHOLESTEROL-RICH EMULSION IN HEART TRANSPLANTATION PATIENTS
C.G. Puk, C.C.G. Vinagre, E. Bocchi, F. Bacal, R. Barbosa, J.A. Ramires,
R.C. Maranhão, Brazil
POSTER SESSION: RISK FACTORS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND MI
ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS OF MAJOR HEAD ARTERIES: AGE PECULIARITIES
S.M. Kuznetsova, V.A. Rogozhin, I.I. Glazovskaya, Ukraine
PREDISPOSING FACTORS IN 100 PATIENTS WITH SILENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
M.J. Mahmoudi, M. Gharouni, S. Moradmand, N. Rezaei, M. Mahmoudi, S. Dargahi, Iran
NOVEL FINDINGS OF CORONARY COMPENSATORY ENLARGEMENT OF WHHL RABBITS BY A NEWLY DEVELOPED ANALYSIS
M. Shiomi, T. Ito, K. Yoshida, M. Hasegawa, Japan
HIPOKINESIA AS A RISK FACTOR FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS
V.P. Hakobyan, K.V. Melkonyan, Armenia
PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF DYSLIPOPROTEINEMIAS AT CEREBRAL BLOOD CIRCULATION DISTURBANCES IN ELDERLY PEOPLE ACCORDING TO LONG-TERM OBSERVATION DATA
S.N. Novikova, Ukraine
HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA: A SECONDARY TARGET FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION (ATP III)
H. Slater, E. Parafioriti, A. Tortora, S. Ilutovich, Argentina
INDIVIDUAL RISK FACTOR VARIATION WITH TIME PREDICTS CLINICAL CORONARY HEART DISEASE
I.F. Godsland, Z. Efstathiadou, J.A.R. Jeffs, D.G. Johnston, UK
CHARACTERIZATION OF PRE-BETA- AND ALPHA-MIGRATING HDL SUBFRACTIONS IN RUSSIAN MEN WITH HIGH AND LOW HDL CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
A.P. Serdyuk, V.A. Metelskaya, C. Lasselin, G.R. Castro, Russia, France
MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN ELDERLY WITH LOW TOTAL SERUM CHOLESTEROL
A.K. Zacharof, C. Petrogiannopoulos, C. Flevaris, G. Karachalios, Greece
SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF FENOFIBRATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSLIPIDEMIA IN AIDS
B. Caramelli, C.Y.S.M. De Bernoche, A.M.C. Sartori, T.M.V. Strabelli, M. Monachini,
R. Santos, D. Uip, Brazil
APOLIPOPROTEIN E POLYMORPHISM AND CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY DISEASE
C. Fernandez-Miranda, J.L. Aranda, M.A. Martin, J. Arenas, V. Nunez,
A. Gomez De La Camara, Spain
USE OF DIFFERENT CUT-OFF VALUES TO STUDY THE POWER OF CARDIAC TROPONIN I IN PREDICTING CLINICAL OUTCOME AFTER ELECTIVE UNCOMPLICATED PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
S.M. Saadeddin, M.A. Habbab, S.H. Sobki, G.A. Ferns, UK
LONG TERM EFFICACY OF LOW FAT LOW CHOLESTEROL DIET IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
A. Branchi, A.M. Fiorenza, F. Muzio, A. Torri, C. Berra, E. Colombo, E. Dalla Valle,
D. Sommariva, Italy
CORONARY HEART DISEASE MORTALITY DECLINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE CZECH POPULATION
A. Dvorakova, R. Poledne, Czech Republic
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES IN ASSOCIATION TO ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS, AT POPULATION LEVEL; THE ATTICA STUDY
D. Panagiotakos, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, C. Chrysohoou, M. Toutouza, I. Papaioannou,
A. Zeimbekis, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
THE INVERSE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND THE PREVALENCE OF ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS: THE ATTICA STUDY
D. Panagiotakos, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, C. Chrysohoou, M. Toutouza, I. Papaioannou,
A. Zeimbekis, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
LDL DENSITY SIGNIFICANTLY PREDICTS CAROTID PLAQUE CELL COMPOSITION AND PREVALENCE OF CEREBROVASCULAR EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CAROTID STENOSIS
A. Zambon, S. Bertocco, E. Faggin, N. Vitturi, M. Puato, A.C. Pessina, G. Crepaldi,
P. Pauletto, Italy
SERUM LIPID LEVELS AND LIPID LOWERING THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE HISTORY: HOW MUCH ATTENTION IS BEING PAID? IS THE MANAGEMENT SUFFICIENT?
A.D. Labrou, D.K. Theodoridis, A.N. Zagoutis, S.K. Terzi, L.F. Borgi, O.E. Koutsogiannis,
A.G. Savvopoulou, A.E. Panagiotidou, A.K. Gotsis, Greece
RISK FACTORS FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS ARE PRESENT IN PATIENTS WITH ASYMPTOMATIC AORTIC STENOSIS
P. Das, H. Rimington, P.J. Lumb, M.A. Crook, A.S. Wierzbicki, UK
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
A.C.M. Jansen, J.J.P. Kastelein, The Netherlands
THE DIFFICULTY TO EVALUATE THE GLOBAL CARDIO- AND CEREBRO-VASCULAR RISK IN FCH PATIENTS: A DIDACTIC CASE REPORT WITH EARLY TOTAL OCCLUSION OF THE RIGHT CAROTID
A.F.G. Cicero, S. Linarello, M.P. Panourgia, S. Nascetti, A. Gaddi, Italy
URIC ACID IS AN INDIPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE? THE BRISIGHELLA HEART STUDY
S. D'Addato, A.F.G. Cicero, A. Dormi, Z. Sangiorgi, S. Nascetti, A. Gaddi, Italy
CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT IN DIABETES MELLITUS: A COMPARISON OF EURO 98 AND UK 99 CHARTS
A. Cerghizan, Romania
IMPORTANCE OF VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY FOR EVALUTION OF ISCHEMIC DISEASE
Z. Pekmezovic, M. Ristic, R. Surbat, D. Milanovic, R. Jevtovic, M. Ilic-Milovanovic, Yugoslavia
EFFECTS OF CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS CONE EXCTRACT ON LIPID PROFILE IN WHISTAR RATS
S. Karkabounas, D. Kiortsis, J. Zelovitis, P. Skafida, C. Demetzos, M. Malamas, M. Elisaf,
A. Evangelou, Greece
TREND RISK FACTORS IN CORONARY PREVENTION STUDY OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA (ROSCOPS)
D. Vulic, L. Keric, B. Vulic, M. Krneta, Z. Pavic, Bosnia Herzegovina
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AROUSAL AND THE FREQUENCY OF ANGINA ATTACKS
E.S.Strodl , D. Colquhoun, C. Aroney, J. Kenardy, Australia
DETERMINANTS OF PRECLINICAL CAROTID AND FEMORAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH HETEROZYGOUS FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
E. Ros, C. Rodriguez-Villar, R. Gilabert, M. Vela, D. Zambon, R. Deulofeu, Spain
THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON LIPOPROTEIN LEVELS: THE ATTICA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
J. Skoumas, C. Pitsavos, C. Chrysohoou, D. Panagiotakos, M. Toutouza, I. Papaioannou,
A. Zeimbekis, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
PREDICTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS, IN SUBJECTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA: 15 YEARS FOLLOW UP (1987-2002)
J. Skoumas, C. Pitsavos, C. Chrysohoou, D. Panagiotakos, M. Toutouza, I. Papaioannou,
A. Zeimbekis, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
THE EFFECT MINIMAL DOSE LIPID LOWERING THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH CORONARY RISK AND WITH CHD
D.B. Vulic, L. Keric, M. Krneta, M. Milanovic, N. Mrkobrada, S. Obradovic, M. Begenisic,
Z. Pavic, Bosnia Herzegovina
LIPIDS AND CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) : A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
P. Valdivielso, M. Macias, M. Haro, A. Fernandez-Nebro, J.J. Gomez-Doblas,
P. Gonzalez-Santos, Spain
SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE ASSOCIATION OF SERUM BILIRUBIN CONCENTRATION WITH RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
A. Hamwi, G. Endler, R. Sunder-Plassmann, M. Exner, K. Huber, C. Mannhgalter, O. Wagner, Austria
EFFICACY OF " EDTA" ON CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
F. Jalali, S. Tabiban, Iran
DO FINGERPRINTS PREDICT ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION?
F. Jalali, H. Tilaki, Iran
COULD A NUTRACEUTICAL DAILY ASSUMPTION SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE INDIVIDUAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE?
A.F.G. Cicero, M.P. Panourgia, A. Fiorito, S. D’Addato, A. Gaddi, Italy
SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AMONG SERIOUS DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS : PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE PPHSS
A.F.G. Cicero, M. Forghieri, F. Cipressi, R. Arletti, Italy
RISK FACTORS AND PERIPHERIC ARTERY DISEASE PREVALANCE IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTS WHO ALSO HAVE CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE
S. Aytekin, Z. Ozyedek, V. Aytekin, E. Kabatas, E. Rizaoglu, B. Akpinar, O. Yildirimturk,
R. Ozcan, I.C.C. Demiroglu, D-I. Demiroglu, Turkey
TWO MMP2 GENE PROMOTER POLYMORPHISMS IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
A. Vasku, M. Goldbergova, L. Spinarova, J. Spinar, J. Toman, Czech Republic
AN ANGIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN PAKISTAN
S. Nishtar, A.S. Wierzbicki, P.J. Lumb, M. Lambert-Hammill, J. Gill, Pakistan, UK
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF PRYMARY PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION
I. Lopez-Rodriguez, M.P. Rodriguez-Ledo, J. Muniz Garcia, R. Gabriel Sanchez,
I.L. Alvarez-Choren, J.M. Paz Carreira, J.A. Mendez Fernandez, M.D. Montiel Carracedo,
J.M. Rabade Cacharron, M.J. Garza Vazquez, A. Lopez Quintela, Spain
ARTERIAL WALL ELASTICITY AMONG MALE AND FEMALE NON-SMOKERS AND SMOKERS
H. Marcoyannopoulou-Fojas, N. Papageorgakis, G.M. Fojas, G. Jullien, Greece
LIPID PARAMETERS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS SUFFERING FIRST ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
H. Milionis, E. Liberopoulos, G. Miltiadous, C. Tzallas, E. Bairaktari, M. Elisaf, Greece
CAROTID AND FEMORAL INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN NORMOTENSIVE ADULT PATIENTS SUCCESFULLY OPERATED FOR AORTIC COARCTATION
J. Vriend, E. De Groot, J. Kastelein, B. Mulder, H. Vliegen, G. Veen, W. Stok, D. Samson,
The Netherlands
THE CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIAL THICKNESS AS A MARKER OF SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
E. Izcovich, V. Daru, E. Salmon, S. Baratta, R. Iglesias, M. Gonzalez, A. Sosa Liprandi,
Argentina
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PORTUGUESE POPULATION WITH HIGH AND VERY HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND PREVIOUS ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ATTENDING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN: SUB STUDY ALTOMAR - AMI ALTOMAR TRIAL - ALTO E MUITO ALTO RISCO CARDIOVASCULAR
A. Pinto, L. Negrao, M. Carrageta, Portugal

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