SUNDAY,
JULY 7, 2002
MONDAY,
JULY 8, 2002
TUESDAY,
JULY 9, 2002
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 10, 2002
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2002
POSTER SESSION: CELLULAR CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTASIS
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CDNAS ENCODING SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS B TYPE I AND II IN RABBIT
A. Ritsch, R. Gander, P. Eller, W.A. Schgor, B. Foger, U. Stanzl, J.R. Patsch, Austria
KINETIC STUDY OF HDL SELECTIVE CHOLESTERYL ESTER UPTAKE IN DOGS USING STABLE ISOTOPES
E. Bailhache, K. Ouguerram, P. Nguyen, P. Maugere, M. Krempf, T. Magot, France
THE SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS B, TYPE I COLOCALIZES WITH CAVEOLAE AND PROMOTES PARTITIONING OF HDL ASSOCIATED ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL INTO CAVEOLAE IN PORCINE BRAIN CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
Z. Balazs, U. Panzenboeck, A. Sovic, W. Sattler, Austria
PRAVASTATIN UP REGULATES TGF-BETA1 IN THP-1 HUMAN MACROPHAGES: EFFECT ON SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS A EXPRESSION
G. Baccante, G. Mincione, M.C. Di Marcantonio, A. Piccirelli, E. Porreca, Italy
MARKED INDUCTION OF STEROL 27-HYDROXYLASE (CYP27) ACTIVITY AND MRNA LEVELS DURING DIFFERENTIATION OF HUMAN CULTURED MONOCYTES INTO MACROPHAGES
M.D. Hansson, E. Ellis, M.C. Hunt, G. Schmitz, A. Babiker, Sweden, Germany
HUMAN STEROL 27-HYDROXYLASE (CYP27) OVEREXPRESSOR TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL. EVIDENCE AGAINST 27-HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL AS A CRITICAL REGULATOR OF CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTASIS
D.Kitsberg, I. Alkalay, F. Szafer, K. Meir, H. Rosen,S. Shpizen, L. Ben Avi, B. Staels, C. Fievet,
V. Meiner, I. Bjorkhem, E. Leitersdorf, Israel, Sweden
INTERNALIZATION OF THE CLASS A SCAVENGER RECEPTOR IS REGULATED BY CYTOPLASMIC DOMAIN
Q. Chen, X. Guan, China
ENHANCED EXPRESSION OF LEUKOTACTIN (Lkn-1) MRNA AND PROTEIN IN HUMAN THP-1 MONOCYTES-DERIVED FOAM CELLS AND IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESION
R. Yu, C-S. Kim, T. Kawada, B-S. Kwon, South Korea, Japan
DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF ABCA1 EXPRESSION AND CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX DURING ADIPOSE DIFFERENTIATION
S. Le Lay, X. Le Liepvre, P. Ferr?, I. Dugail, France
IN PERITONEAL MACROPHAGES OF OVARIECTOMIZED MICE THE EXPRESSION OF THE HUMAN CETP GENE DIMINISHES THE UPTAKE OF 3H-CHOLESTERYL OLEOYL ETHER ACETYLATED LDL AND, TOGETHER WITH ESTROGEN TREATMENT, INCREASES THE 14C EFFLUX RATE FROM CELLS PRE-LOADED WITH ACETYLATED 14C-CHOLESTERYL ESTER LDL
P.M. Cazita, L.M. Harada, L. Asakura, H.C.F. Oliveira, E.C.R. Quintao, Brazil
INCIDENCE OF ABCAI GENE DEFECT IN HYPOALPHALIPOPROTEINEMIC COHORT IN THE NETHERLANDS
G.K. Hovingh, M. Van Wijland, M.R.H. Hayden, J.J.P. Kastelein, A.K. Groen, Canada
SEVER HYPOALPHALIPOPROTEINEMIA, IMPARED CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX AND INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN APOA1/C3/A4 KNOCKOUT MICE
H. Mezdour, G. Castro, J. Fruchart, M. Rouis, G. Torpier, N. Maeda, France, USA
POSTER SESSION: GENETIC FACTORS
LDL-RECEPTOR GENE MUTATIONS, BLOOD LIPID LEVELS AND CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND IN THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES
V. Konstantinov, I. Liberman, A. Denisenko, V. Larionova, E. Schwartz, Russia
SCREENING ASP9-ASN POLYMORPHISM IN EXON 2 OF LIPOPROTEINLIPASE GEN IN FAMILIAR COMBINED HYPERLIPIDEMIA (FCHL)
A. Hernandez-Mijares, M. Casado, M.L. Martinez-Triguero, A. Lopez-Ruiz, E. Sola, S. Garzon,
A. Lopez-Gutierrez, C. Morillas, Spain
MUTATION IN APOB ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED PRODUCTION AND CATABOLISM OF LDL AND A HYPOBETA PHENOTYPE. THE COPENHAGEN CITY HEART STUDY
M.Benn, B.G. Nordestgaard, J. Skov Jensen, A. Tybjaerg-Hansen, Denmark
CD14 C(-260)>T GENE POLYMORPHISM IS NOT A RISK FACTOR FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
M.T. Longombardo, A.B. Cefalu', G. Emmanuele, V. Valenti, F. Pezzino, C.M. Buglino,
B. Fiore, C.M. Barbagallo, D. Noto, M.C. Mazzarino, M. Rizzo, A. Notarbartolo, S. Travali,
M.R. Averna, Italy
GENDER AND AGE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF ADDITIONAL DNA SEQUENCE VARIATION IN THE 5'REGULATORY REGION OF THE APOE GENE TO PREDICTION OF MEASURES OF LIPID METABOLISM
R.Frikke-Schmidt, C.F. Sing, B.G. Nordestgaard, A. Tybjaerg-Hansen, Denmark, USA
FIBRINOGEN POLYMORPHISMS AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
I.I. Correia, S. Viegas, P. Nogueira, M.T.F. De Seixas, A.M.S.M Miranda, Portugal
EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA CAUSED BY PADUA-1 AND PADUA-4 MUTATIONS
B. Sabini, A. Calabro, S. Martini, G. Mazzetto, L. Previato, I. Cortella, G. Maraglino, G. Frigo,
S. Bertolini, G. Crepaldi, Italy
ATHEROSCLEROTIC CHANGES OF CAROTID ARTERIES: ANALYSIS OF ASSOCIATION WITH CANDIDATE GENES POLYMORPHISM
A.N. Ryabikov, M.I. Voevoda, S.K. Malyutina, E.A. Shakhtshneider, T.N. Kuznetsova,
A.G. Romaschenko, Russia
REVERSE-HYBRIDIZATION ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
A. Moritz, F. Kury, C. Oberkanins, Austria
APO A-I PROMOTER POLYMORPHISM INFLUENCES BASAL HDL-CHOLESTEROL AND ITS RESPONSE TO PRAVASTATIN THERAPY
R. Pena, C. Lahoz, J.M. Mostaza, J. Jimenez, E. Subirats, X. Pinto, M. Taboada,
A. Lopez-Pastor, Spain
APOE GENOTYPE AS A RISK FACTOR OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN YOUNG PEOPLE
C. Garces, M. Benavente, E. Viturro, B. Cano, J. Romero, E. Martin, J. Farre, M. De Oya, Spain
A COMMON POLYMORPHISM OF MICROSOMAL TRIGLYCERIDE TRANSFER PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM (-493 G/T) IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED SMALL CHYLOMICRON PARTICLES IN DIABETES
C. Phillips, M. Bell, D. Owens, P. Collins, G. Tomkin, Ireland
SELECTIVE SCREENING OF GENETIC DISLIPEMIAS IN ITALIAN CHILDREN
C. Bondone, G. Mercadante, C. Allora, I. Rabbone, O. Guardamagna, Italy
LDL-RECEPTOR MUTATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
C.J. Lintott, C. Bunn, L. Henry, R.S. Scott, J. Mann, P. George, New Zealand
LDL-RECEPTOR GENE MUTATIONS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN A LARGE POPULATION WITHOUT SELECTION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
M.A.W.Umans-Eckenhausen, E.J.G. Sijbrands, J.J.P. Kastelein, J.C. Defesche,
The Netherlands
TWO NOVEL POLYMORPHISMS OF THE LDL-RECEPTOR GENE IN GREEK PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
G. Dedoussis, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, G. Sokari, M. Prassa, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
TANGIER DISEASE: A CASE REPORT
G.K. Hovingh, A. Van Tol, A.H.M. Smelt, M.R. Hayden, J.J.P. Kastelein, J.A. Kuivenhoven,
The Netherlands, Canada
PHENOTYPE AND GENOTYPE IN HOMOZYGOUS AND COMPOUND HETEROZYGOUS FH PATIENTS
G. Reyes, S Castillo, P. Mozas, D. Tejedor, F. Civeira, R. Alonso, P. Mata, F. Almagro,
M. Franco, J. Tebar, M. Pocovi, Spain
PIG APOLIPOPROTEIN A-IV MRNA HEPATIC EXPRESSION IS COORDINATE INSIDE THE A-I/C-III/A-IV GENE CLUSTER IN DIETARY RESPONSE BUT NOT IN INFLAMMATION
M.A. Navarro, S. Acin, M. Iturralde, L. Calleja, R. Carnicer, M.A. Guzman-Garcia,
N. Gonzalez-Ramon, P. Mata, B. Isabel, C.J. Lopez-Bote, F. Lampreave, A. Pineiro, J. Osada,
Spain
-455 G/A POLYMORPHISM OF THE BETA-FIBRINOGEN GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED SYSTEMIC PROSTAGLANDIN E2: A POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN INFLAMMATION AND VASCULAR RISK
J.A. Paramo, J. Orbe, Y. Lopez, O. Beloqui, J.A. Rodriguez, I. Monreal, J. Diez, Spain
A POLYMORPHISM IN THE UPSTREAM REGION OF THE PKC BETA GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MACROVASCULAR DISEASES IN JAPANESE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Y. Ikeda, T. Suehiro, F. Osaki, S. Tsuzura, Y. Kumon, K. Hashimoto, Japan
MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS FOR FAMILIAL PREDISPOSITION TO HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
K.B. Brusgaard, L.S. Krogh, H. Haar, P. Jordan, A.G. Shou, K. Rasmussen, A.B. Hansen,
M. Hoeder, Denmark
MOLECULAR BASIS OF FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN BRAZIL: IDENTIFICATION OF NINE NOVEL LDLR GENE MUTATIONS
L.A. Salazar, M.H. Hirata, S.A. Cavalli, E.R. Nakandakare, N.A. Forti, J. Diament, S. Giannini,
M.C. Bertolami, R.D.C. Hirata, Brazil, Chile
FAMILIAL DYSBETALIPOPROTEINAEMIA AND STRUCTURAL VARIANT APOE2*(ARG136CYS)
M. Vrablik, A. Horinek, J. Sobra, R. Ceska, Czech Republic
PARENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS GENETIC TESTING FOR FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN CHILDREN
M.A.W. Umans-Eckenhausen, F.J. Oort, K.C.M.P. Ferenschild, J.C. Defesche,
J.J.P. Kastelein, H.C.J.M. De Haes, The Netherlands
IDENTIFICATION OF MOLECULAR DEFECTS IN PORTUGUESE PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
M. Bourbon, Q. Rato, J.M. Silva, A. Guerra, P.M. Silva, H.G. Santos, J. Lavinha, A.K. Soutar,
Portugal, UK
MATERNAL AND NEONATAL LIPOPROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS ARE INVERSELY INFLUENCED BY MATERNAL SST1 POLYMORPHISM OF APOCIII
O.S. Descamps, M. Bruniau, P-F. Guilmot, F.R. Heller, Belgium
THE NEONATAL CHOLESTEROL CONCENTRATION IS REDUCED NOT ONLY IN PRESENCE OF APOE2 ALLELE IN NEONATES BUT ALSO IN PRESENCE OF APOE2 IN THEIR MOTHERS
O.S. Descamps, M. Bruniau, P-F. Uilmot, F.R. Heller, Belgium
A ROLE OF Sp1 IN REGULATION OF HUMAN SERUM PARAOXONASE GENE TRANSCRIPTION
F. Osaki, Y. Ikeda, T. Suehiro, K. Ota, S. Tsuzura, K. Arii, Y. Kumon, K. Hashimoto, Japan
MAPPING OF QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI INVOLVED IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN THE MOUSE
R. Korstanje, R. Li, G. Churchill, B. Paigen, USA
DETECTION OF HETEROZYGOUS LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE (LPL) GENE MUTATIONS BY ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRIDIZATION ASSAY WITH FERROCENYLNAPHTHALENE DIIMIDE
Y. Ikeda, A. Takagi, K. Yamashita, S. Takenaka, T. Miyahara, M. Takagi, Japan
THE K121Q POLYMORPHISM IN THE PLASMA CELL MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEIN 1 (PC-1) GENE PREDISPOSES TO EARLY MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
R. Sunder-Plassmann, G. Endler, H. Sunder-Plassmann, M. Exner, M. Schillinger,
A. Klimesch, S. Kapiotis, S. Meier, F. Kunz, K. Huber, C. Mannhalter, O. Wagner, Austria
THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN THE NETHERLANDS
S.W. Fouchier, M.A.W. Umans-Eckenhausen, J.J.P. Kastelein, J.C. Defesche,
The Netherlands.
HERITABILITY OF CHD-MORTALITY
S. Zdravkovic, A. Wienke, N.L. Pedersen, M.E. Marenberg, A.I. Yashin, U. De Faire, Sweden, Germany, USA
HIGH PREVALENCE OF R3500Q CAUSING FDB IN THE NORTHWEST OF SPAIN
S. Castillo, D. Tejedor, P. Mozas, G. Reyes, M. Pueyo, R. Alonso, P. Mata, J.J. De La Cruz,
M. Pocovi, Spanish Group of FH, Spain

GEOGRAPHICAL CLUSTERING OF LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR GENE MUTATIONS (C2X; Q363X; D365E & C660X) IN CYPRUS
S.L. Xenophontos, A. Pierides, K. Demetriou, P. Avraamides, P. Manoli, N. Ayrton,
N. Skordis, V. Anastasiadou, G. Miltiadous, M.A. Cariolou, Cyprus

SINGLE ALLELE DOUBLE MUTANTS IN HETEROZYGOUS FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
S. Amsellem, D. Briffaut, O. Khallouf, J.P. Rabes, J.P. Girardet, A. Fredenrich, P. Moulin,
Y. Reznik, B. Vialettes, J.L. De Gennes, E. Bruckert, France
THE B1B1 GENOTYPE OF THE CHOLESTERYL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN TAQ1B POLYMORPHISM IS A NOVEL RISK FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN KOREANS
K-W. Park, H-K. Kim, J-H. Choi, S. Oh, I-H. Chae, H-S. Kim, B-H. Oh, M-M. Lee, Y-B. Park,
Korea
MARBURG I POLYMORPHISM OF FACTOR VII ACTIVATING PROTEASE (FSAP) - A PROMINENT RISK PREDICTOR OF ARTERIAL THROMBOSIS
J. Willeit, S. Kiechl, C.J. Wiedermann, T. Weimer, J. Roemisch, Austria, Germany
THE - 516 C ALLELE IN THE APOLIPOPROTEIN B100 PROMOTER IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW LIPID LEVELS AND WITH A LOW FREQUENCY OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PATIENTS
S. Gonbert, A. Sposito, G. Turpin, J. Chapman, J. Thillet, France
ASSOCIATIONS OF GENES LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE AND APOLIPOPROTEIN E WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND LONGEVITY
N.A. Malygina, Russia
NOVEL TRUNCATING APOB GENE MUTATIONS (APOB-6.9 AND APOB-25.8) CAUSING FAMILIAL HYPOBETALIPOPROTEINAEMIA
A.J. Hooper, C.E. Herbison, P.H.R. Barrett, F.M. Van Bockxmeer, J.R. Burnett, Australia
SIX LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE SNPS, LEVELS OF TRIGLYCERIDE AND HDL, AND RISK OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE (IHD); THE COPENHAGEN HEART STUDY
H.H. Wittrup, R.V. Andersen, G. Jensen, R. Steffensen, A. Tybjaerg-Hansen,
B.G. Nordestgaard, Denmark
METABOLISM OF CHYLOMICRON-LIKE EMULSIONS IN SUBJECT WITH SER 447-STOP LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE POLYMORPHISM
R. Schreiber, C.M.C. Strunz, R.F. Amancio, J.S. Issa, R.D. Santos, S. Bydlowsky,
R.C. Maranhao, Brazil
POSTER SESSION: NON-INVASIVE AND INVASIVE TECHNIQUES
PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT RISK PREDICTION IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERLIPIDEMIA
G.S. Toor, A.S. Wierzbicki, S. Millaseau, P.J. Chowienczyk, J.M. Ritter, UK
NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF LOCAL CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA IN THE HYPERLIPIDEMIC PATIENTS AND POSITIVE CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMICS AFTER SIMVASTATIN TREATMENT
B.M. Lipovetsky, G.V. Kataeva, A.D. Korotkov, Russia
CENTRAL INTRACARDIAL AND CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMICS IN HYPERTENSIVE AND NORMOTENSIVE STROKE PATIENTS
T. Romanjuk, S. Kuznetsova, Ukraine
STRUCTURE OF CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW VALUES IN VARIOUS BRAIN AREAS IN ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS WITH ATHEROSCLEROSIS
V.V. Kuznetsov, Ukraine
THE SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE (SAPS) 11 USED IN THE EVALUATION OF OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ADMITTED AT THE CORONARY CARE UNIT
C.E. Marinas, R.E. Ramboyong, R.T. Tibayan, C.S. Oro, E.S. Caguioa, D.R. Flores Jr.,
Philippines
ECHOTOMOGRAPHIC CAROTID B-MODE ULTRASOUND (ECBUS) IN ASSESSMENT OF CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)
E. Pedro, J. Baptista, I. Tareco, J. Ferreira, S. Gomes, Portugal
EVALUATION OF THE INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN FAMILIAL COMBINED HYPERLIPEMIA PATIENTS
G. Mercadante, E. Rolfo, C. Bondone, C. Allora, M. Bo, O. Guardamagna, Italy
TREATMENT WITH ATORVASTATIN DECREASES THE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN THE LOWER LIMB ARTERIES IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
K. Shinohara, T. Shoji, E. Kimoto, S. Fujiwara, T. Maeno, M. Komatsu, H. Koyama, M. Emoto,
Y. Nishizawa, Japan
B-MODE ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENTS OF ACHILLES TENDONS IN PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND CONTROLS
L. Jakulj, M. Basart, M. Trip, D. Marais, J. Kastelein, E. De Groot, The Netherlands,
South Africa
PROGRESS WITH THE CALIBRATION OF A 3F NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY FIBER OPTIC CATHETER FOR MONITORING THE PLAQUE PH TO DETECT VULNERABLE PLAQUE
T. Khan, B. Soller, M. Madjid, S.W. Casscells, J.T. Willerson, M. Naghavi, USA
A NOVEL INTRAVASCULAR QUARTER-WAVE LENGTH RESONATOR FOR
J.Wosik , K. Nesteruk, L.M. Xie, J.A. Bankson, J.D. Hazle, M. Kamel, J.T. Willerson,
M. Naghavi
, USA, Poland
PLAQUE-TARGETED MRI CONTRAST MEDIA; INTRODUCING A NOVEL SPIO CONTRAST MEDIA FOR MR IMAGING OF MACROPHAGE INFILTRATION IN VULNERABLE PLAQUE
M. Azadpour, D. Chan, M. Madjid, C. Jagannath, S.W. Casscells, J.T. Willerson, M. Naghavi,
USA
ANGIOSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF THE ATHEROSCLEROSIS OF CHOLESTEROL-FED OVARIECTOMISED JAPANESE MONKEYS
R. Torii, N. Ikeda, T. Ito, S. Yamada, M. Shiomi, Y. Eguchi, Japan
COMPARISON OF CENTRAL PULSE PRESSURE AND AUGMENTATION INDEX DERIVED FROM ANALYSES OF CAROTID AND RADIAL ARTERY WAVEFORMS
R.J. Woodman, G.F. Watts, B.A. Kingwell, L.J. Beilin, S.E. Hamilton, A.M. Dart, Australia
FOREARM HYPEREMIA IS A BETTER MARKER THAN CAROTID ULTRASOUND OR ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX FOR JAPANESE CORONARY PATIENTS
S. Tonari, H. Nishimura, K. Fukunishi, T. Mori, Y. Kitaura, Japan
RELATIONS BETWEEN CARTOID PLAQUES, INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS AND MORBIDITY IN ELDERLY MEN WITH LONGSTANDING HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
E.M. Hjerkinn, L. Bergengen, I. Seljeflot, I. Hjermann, H. Arnesen, Norway
TECHNICAL COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR MEASURING ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE
R.J. Woodman, G.F. Watts, B.A. Kingwell, L.J. Beilin, S.E. Hamilton, A.M. Dart, Australia
POSTER SESSION: LIPASES, LCAT, CETP, PLTP - SESSION I
ASSOCIATION AMONG CETP TAQIB GENE POLYMORPHISM, HDL-C LEVEL, AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN A POPULATION-BASED SAMPLE: THE SHIGARAKI STUDY
Y. Tsujita, Q. Zhang, S. Tamaki, Y. Nakamura, Y. Kita, T. Okamura, A. Nozaki, H. Ueshima,
Japan
DECREASED PLTP MASS, WITH INCREASED SPECIFIC ACTIVITY, IN HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIC PATIENTS WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE
A. Van Tol, I.J.A.M. Jonkers, H. Hattori, L.M. Scheek, A.H.M. Smelt, The Netherlands, Japan
CHOLESTERYL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN (CETP) CONCENTRATION INFLUENCES PROGRESSION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND RESPONSE TO PRAVASTATIN TREATMENT; THE REGRESS STUDY
A.H.E.M. Klerkx, G.J. De Grooth, A.H. Zwinderman, J.W. Jukema, J.A. Kuivenhoven,
J.J.P. Kastelein, The Netherlands
ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY OF FREE FATTY ACID UPTAKE FROM PHOSPHOLIPIDS AND UPREGULATION OF DE NOVO FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS IN LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE-DEFICIENT MURINE ADIPOSE TISSUE
D. Kratky, E.M. Wagner, R. Zimmermann, J.G. Strauss, G. Haemmerle, E. Steyrer,
R. Zechner, Austria
HYPERINSULINEMIA AND HYPERGLYCEMIA DOWNREGULATE LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE ACTIVITY
J. Kovar, V. Fejfarova, T. Pelikanova, R. Poledne, Czech Republic
THE MATCHMAKER GAL4 TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM REVEALED BIOMOLECULAR INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ELONGATION FACTOR EEF1A AND THE ENZYME LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE IN HUMAN HEART
K. Preiss-Landl, M. Riederer, A. Rueck, R. Zechner, Germany
ELEVATED CETP ACTIVITY AND ENHANCED CELLULAR CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX ARE KEY FEATURES OF POSTPRANDIAL LIPID METABOLISM IN TYPE IIB HYPERLIPIDEMIA
M. Guerin, P. Egger, C. Soudant, W. Le Goff, A. Van Tol, R. Dupuis, M.J. Chapman,
The Netherlands, France
REDUCTION OF POSTPRANDIAL ACCUMULATION AND CETP-MEDIATED REMODELLING OF TRIGLYCERIDE-RICH LIPOPROTEIN SUBSPECIES BY ATORVASTATIN IN TYPE IIB HYPERLIPIDEMIA
M. Guerin, P. Egger, W. Le Goff, C. Soudant, R. Dupuis, M.J. Chapman, France
PROPEPTIDE MUTATIONS OF LYSOSOMAL ACID LIPASE
O. Zschenker, D. Özden, D. Ameis, Germany
EFFECT OF Taq IB CETP GENE POLYMORPHISM ON CHOLESTERYL ESTER TRANSFER ACTIVITY AND LIPID PARAMETERS IN A TUNISIAN TYPE 2 DIABETIC POPULATION
N. Attia, O. Mandhouj, K. Ben Hamda, A-S. Masmoudi, R. Chaaba, M. Smaoui, S. Hammami,
P. Moulin, A. Girard-Globa, M. Hammami, Tunisia, France
REDUCTION OF LIPID AND CETP PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS BY DIETARY PLANT STEROL ESTER TREATMENT IN MODERATE HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA DOES NOT RELATE TO THE TAQ1B CETP POLYMORPHISM
A.M.Lottenberg , V.S. Nunes, E.R. Nakandakare, M. Neves, M. Bernik, L. Lagrost, J.E. Santos,
E.C.R. Quintao, France, Brazil
POSTER SESSION: NUCLEAR RECEPTORS
PPAR GAMMA, LEPTIN AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL MEDIATED ANGIOGENESIS
A. Polus, E. Piatkowska, A. Dembinska-Kiec, Poland
THE PPARgamma AGONISTS AND THE JAGGED/NOTCH EXPRESSION IN DIFFERENTIATING TO ENDOTHELIUM PROGENITOR CD 34+ AND HUVEC CELLS
A. Dembinska-Kiec, A. Polus, J. Grzybowska, Poland
PARAOXONASE-1 GENE EXPRESSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE T(-107)C PROMOTER POLYMORPHISM, AND A ROLE FOR TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS SP1 AND SREBP.
I. Leviev, S.P. Deakin, M-C. Brulhart, R.W. James, Switzerland
RIBOZYME-MEDIATED GENE TARGETING OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL COACTIVATORS, CREB BINDING PROTEIN (CBP) AND P300 REVEALED THEIR INDISPENSABLE ROLES IN ADIPOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION THROUGH THE REGULATION OF PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-GAMMA
T. Kawada, N. Takahashi, T. Yamamoto, T. Goto, A. Taimatsu, N. Aoki, H. Kawasaki, K. Taira,
K.K. Yokoyama, Y. Kamei, T. Fushiki, Japan
PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA CONTROLS MACROPHAGE CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTASIS BY REDUCING CHOLESTEROL ESTERIFICATION
G. Chinetti, S. Lestavel, J-C. Fruchart, V. Clavey, B. Staels, France
BETA-CATENIN AS A TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR OF THE SMOOTH MUSCLE-MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN GENE EXPRESSION
S. Sena, J. Lavie, M.M. Faraldo, J.M. Daniel Lamazière, J. Bonnet, France
TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4 POLYMORPHISMS AND ATHEROGENESIS IN HUMANS
S. Kiechl, E. Lorenz, M. Reindl, C.J. Wiedermann, J. Willeit, D. Schwartz, USA, Austria
INTRON RETINOIC X RECEPTOR ALPHA POLYMORPHISM IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
M Goldbergova, L. Spinarova, J. Spinar, J. Toman, A. Vascu, Czech Republic
POSTER SESSION: NUTRITION
PALATABILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF A LOW DOSE SOY PROTEIN/BETA-SITOSTEROL ASSOCIATION AS CHOLESTEROL LOWERING AGENT
A.F.G. Cicero, M.P. Panourgia, A. Fiorito, S. D'Addato, A. Gaddi, Italy
6-MONTHS FOLLOW-UP OF 105 WOMEN TREATED WITH SOY ISOFLAVONES BECAUSE OF A CLIMACTERIC SYNDROME
O. Iommelli , A.F.G. Cicero, G. Tommasillo, Italy
TISSUE INCORPORATION OF PLANT STEROLS AND STANOLS IN APOE3* LEIDEN MICE
A. De Jong, J. Plat, O.L. Volger, H.M.G. Princen, L.M. Havekes, R.P. Mensink,
The Netherlands
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT RATIOS OF PALMITIC AND LINOLEIC ACIDS IN THE DIET ON PALMITIC ACID OXIDATION
E. Naumann, Y.C. Luiking, J. Plat, D.A.J.M. Kerckhoffs, R.P. Mensink, The Netherlands
ADDING PLANT STANOLS TO PLANT STEROLS DOES NOT PREVENT AN INCREASE IN SERUM PLANT STEROL CONCENTRATIONS
E. Naumann, J. Plat, R.P. Mensink, The Netherlands
A COMPARISON OF THE LDL-LOWERING EFFICACY OF PLANT STEROL AND STANOL ESTERS
F.H. O'Neill, A.E. Brynes, R. Mandeno, M. Seed, G.R. Thompson, UK
ANTIATHEROSCLEROTIC AND ANTIATHEROGENIC EFFECTS OF GARLIC EXTRACT PRINCIPALS
I.A. Sobenin, D.Y. Zalepugin, N.A. Til'kunova, A.N. Orekhov, Russia
ESTERIFIED PLANT STANOL IN LOW-FAT FOODS
P.M. Salo, Finland
IMPACT OF INFANCY-ONSET DIETARY INTERVENTION AIMED AT FAT MODIFICATION ON VITAMIN AND MINERAL INTAKE IN 5- TO 10-YEAR OLD CHILDREN, A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED TRIAL
S. Talvia, H. Lagström, T. Rönnemaa, J. Viikari, O. Simell, Finland
THE EFFECT OF A SINGLE SQUALENE-FAT MEAL ON SERUM NONCHOLESTEROL STEROLS IN WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
R.A. Rajaratnam, H. Gylling, T.A. Miettinen, Finland
NUTRITIONAL REGULATION OF LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE IN HUMANS
T. Ruge, M. Svensson, J.W. Eriksson, G. Olivecrona, Sweden
FOOD CONSUMPTION IN POLAND IN 1989-2000 AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY
W. Sekula, W.B. Szostak, K. Figurska, Poland
THE INFLUENCE OF THE COMBINATION OF MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND STATIN TREATMENT ON THE RISK OF DEVELOPING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES; THE CARDIO2000 STUDY
D. Panagiotakos, C. Chrysohoou, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, M. Toutouza, I. Papaioannou,
K. Tzioumis, N. Marinakis, G. Koutsimbanis, P. Zambaras, P. Zavitsanakis, D. Antoniades,
C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
THE DOUBLE BOND CONTENT IN BLOOD SERUM LIPOPROTEINS. STABILITY OF THE DOUBLE BONDS/CHOLESTEROL RATIO
V.N. Titov, D.M. Lisitsin, Russia
METHODS OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY IN THE EVALUATION OF THE SEPARATE RECEPTOR-MEDIATED CELLULAR INTAKE OF SATURATED AND ESSENTIAL POLYENIC FATTY ACIDS
D.M. Lisitsyn, V.N. Titov, V.A. Amelyushkina, V.V. Kukharchuk, Russia
BLOCKADE OF THE RECEPTOR-MEDIATED CELLULAR INTAKE OF ESSENTIAL POLYENIC FATTY ACIDS AS THE BASIC FACTOR IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
V.V. Kukharchuk, V.N. Titov, Russia
EFFECT OF A HIGH PROTEIN, ENERGY RESTRICTED DIET ON BODY COMPOSITION, INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND LIPID LEVELS IN HYPERINSULINEMIC SUBJECTS
N.D. Luscombe, M. Noakes, G. Wittert, E. Farnsworth, E. Argyiou, P.M. Clifton, Australia
EFFICACY AND METABOLIC EFFECTS OF TWO DIETS FOR TREATING OBESITY
F. Muzio, E. Dalla Valle, C. Nalini, A. Torri, D. Sommariva, A. Branchi, Italy
SUPPLEMENTATION OF A-LINOLENIC OR LINOLEIC ACIDS DOES NOT IMPROVE PLASMA LIPID LEVELS WHEN THE BACKGROUND DIET IS A MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE
G. Paschos, I. Davies, B.A. Griffin, E. Theriu, G. Anastasiadis, A. Zampelas, Greece, UK
VALIDATION OF A SHORT FOOD QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ASSESSMENT OF DIETARY HABITS
A.B. Svilaas, E.C. Strom, T. Svilaas, M. Thoresen, A. Borgejordet, L. Ose, Norway
POSTER SESSION: OXIDATIVE STRESS, ANTIOXIDANTS - SESSION II
ERYTHROCYTES AND PLASMA MALONYL DIALDEHYDE (MDA) CONCENTRATION DURING ATORVASTATIN AND FLUVASTATIN TREATMENT USED IN CORONARY HEART DISEASE PRIMARY PREVENTION
J. Kowalski, J. Blaszczyki, L. Pawlicki, J. Grycewicz, P. Kaczmarek, E. Rapacka, Poland
INCREASED LEVELS OF LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN OXIDATION IN PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS
L.J.H. Van Tits, J. De Graaf, H. Hak-Lemmers, S.J.H. Bredie, P.N.M. Demacker,
P. Holvoet, A.F.H. Stalenhoef, The Netherlands, Belgium
EFFECT OF STATIN ON TRANSCRIPTION OF HUMAN SERUM PARAOXONASE 1 GENE
K. Ota, T. Suehiro, K. Arii, Y. Ikeda, Y. Kumon, K. Hashimoto, Japan
MYELOPEROXIDASE OXIDISED-LDL DELAY FIBRIN CLOT LYSIS ON THE SURFACE OF ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
K. Zouaoui Boudjeltia, N. Moguilevsky, P. Delree, M. Alvarez, J. Ducobu, P. Cauchie,
M. Guillaume, M. Vanhaeverbeek, D. Brohee, C. Remacle, Belgium
SERUM PARAOXONASE ACTIVITY CHANGES IN PATIENTS AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
L. Illyes, I. Seres, P. Fulop, G. Paragh, Hungary
CHANGE OF LIPIDPEROXIDATION AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION
L. Locsey, I. Seres, A. Dan, L. Asztalos, G. Paragh, Hungary
ANTIOXIDANTS: VITAMIN E AND VITAMIN A IN HOSPITALIZED ELDERLY WITH ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE
M.E. Marquez, C.E. Yepez, R. Sutil De Naranjo, L. Solano, M.F. Rincon, Venezuela
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT STATUS AND BLOOD LIPIDS IN HEALTHY WOMEN
M. Andonovska, Republic of Macedonia
KINETICS OF HDL OXIDATION IN VITRO AND PARAOXONASE-1 AND PARAOXONASE-1 POLYMORPHISMS IN FCHL FAMILY MEMBERS
M-L. Liu, R.W. James, K. Ylitalo, M-R. Taskinen, Switzerland
CARRIERS OF THE EPSILON3EPSILON2 APOE GENOTYPE DISPLAY LESS SUSCEPTIBILITY TO IN VITRO OXIDATION OF LDL
M. De Oya, R. Rubio, H. Ortega, M. Benavente, E. Viturro, B. Cano, D. Gomez-Coronado,
M.A. Lasuncion, C. Garces, Spain
OXIDATIVE MODIFICATION OF LDL AND HDL LIPOPROTEINS IN PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL LCAT DEFICIENCY
B. Idzior-Walus, J. Hartwich, W. Rostworowski, T. Wesolowska, A. Dembienska-Kiec, J. Sieradzki, Poland
POLYPHENOLIC FRACTION OF SILYMARIN POSITIVELY AFFECTS LIPOPROTEIN PROFILE AND BLOOD GLUTATHIONE IN RATS FED ON HIGH CHOLESTEROL HIGH FAT DIETS
N. Skottova, P. Vana, D. Walterova, R. Vecera, K. Urbanek, Z. Chmela, J. Ulrichova,
V. Simanek, Czech Republic
CIRCULATING LEVELS OF OXIDIZED LDL IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS
P.P. Lindstedt, H.M. Bates, E. Lindgren, E. Hedlof, Sweden
STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF OXIDATIVE STRESS ON THE REMODELLING AND HOMEOSTASIS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE: EFFECTS OF OXIDISED LDL ON MURINE PREADIPOCYTE 3T3.L1 DIFFERENTIATION
R. Vari, R. Masella, M. D'Archivio, B. Scazzocchio, F. Maialetti, G. Leto, C. Giovannini, Italy
OXIDATIVE STRESS STATUS IN ADULTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
S.A. Dzhekova-Stojkova, M.A. Krstevska, G.L. Bosilkova, Z.G. Stojkova, Macedonia
EFFECT OF ATORVASTATIN ON AUTOANTIBODIES AGAINST OXIDIZED LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE
V.S. Gurevich, S.A. Urazgildeeva, L.V. Shatilina, M.M. Mnuskina, L.V. Oganesyan,
I.N. Makarova, Russia
OXIDIZED PHOSPHOLIPIDS INHIBIT ACTION OF ENDOTOXIN IN VITRO AND IN VIVO
V. Bochkov, A. Kadl, J. Huber, F. Gruber, B.R. Binder, N. Leitinger, Austria
EFFECT OF MECHANICAL STRESS ON MYOCARDIAL ANTI-OXIDANT ENZYMES AND ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING IN RABBIT HEART
A. Grover, R. Vijayvergiya, A. Bahl, D. Sharma, V.K. Bhargava, S. Majumdar, India
POSTER SESSION: DRUGS
EFFECTS OF FENOFIBRATE ON HDL PARTICLE SIZE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA - A DOUBLE-BLIND, CROSSOVER, CONTROLLED STUDY
J. Sasaki, K. Yamamoto, M. Ageta, Japan
DISTRIBUTION OF THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES AND USE OF DRUG THERAPIES IN PATIENTS WITH ANGIOGRAPHICALLY CONFIRMED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN TURKISH PATIENTS
(SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE)

K. Sonmez, A. Akcay, M. Akcakoyun, D. Demir, O.H. Elonu, O. Onat, N.E. Duran, M. Gencbay,
M. Degertekin, F. Turan, Turkey
EZETIMIBE EFFECTIVELY REDUCES SERUM PLANT STEROLS IN PATIENTS WITH SITOSTEROLEMIA
K. von Bergmann, G. Salen, D. Lutjohann, T. Musliner, B. Musser, Germany, USA
PREVENTION OF LDL MODIFICATION BY TRECRESAN
M.M. Korda, Ukraine
FORMATION AND INCORPORATION OF GENISTEIN DERIVATIVES IN HUMAN PLASMA LIPOPROTEINS
M.H. Kaamanen, H. Adlercreutz, M. Jauhiainen, M.J. Tikkanen, Finland
THE IMPROVEMENT OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AFTER QUINAPRIL AND L-ARGININE THERAPY
M. Malczewska-Malec, M. Rajzer, A. Zdzienicka, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz, A. Dembinska-Kiec,
Poland
ELEVATION EFFECTS OF FENOFIBRATE UPON HDL-CHOLESTEROL
N. Nakaya, Y. Goto, Japan
ACHIEVEMENT OF LDL CHOLESTEROL GOAL WITH ADDITION OF PLANT STANOL ESTERS TO DIETS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE (CHD PATIENTS ON STATIN THERAPY
N.B. Cater, G.L. Vega, S.M. Grundy, USA
EVALUATION OF DOSE RESPONSIVENESS TO PLANT STANOL ESTERS
N.B. Cater, G.L. Vega, S.M. Grundy, USA
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE JOINT EUROPEAN SOCIETIES LDL-CHOLESTEROL GOAL BY HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIC PATIENTS RECEIVING ROSUVASTATIN, PRAVASTATIN OR SIMVASTATIN
R. Paoletti, L. Pisciotta, H. Southworth, I. Carbarns, Italy, UK
ROSUVASTATIN ENHANCES LIPID FLUIDITY IN ATHEROGENIC APO-B CONTAINING LIPOPROTEINS
R. Prassl, M.J. Caslake, C.J. Packard, M.K. Palmer, J.M. Chapman, P.N. Durrington,
P. Laggner, Austria, UK, France
EFFECTS OF CAPTOPRIL UPON THE METABOLISM OF CHYLOMICRONS
R.J. Alves, R.F. Amancio, J. Diament, R.D. Santos, N. Forti, J.A.F. Ramires, R.C. Maranhao,
Brazil
MORE WESTERN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PATIENTS ACHIEVE JAPANESE ATHEROSCLEROSIS SOCIETY LDL-C TARGETS WITH ROSUVASTATIN THERAPY THAN WITH PRAVASTATIN OR SIMVASTATIN THERAPY
K. Strutt, A. Dane, J. Blasetto, UK, USA
INFLUENCE OF LDL RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS ON SERUM LIPID LEVELS AND RESPONSE TO ATORVASTATIN IN SUBJECTS WITH FAMILIAL AND NON FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
L.A. Salazar, M.H. Hirata, S.A. Cavalli, E.R. Nakandakare, N.A. Forti, J. Diament, S. Giannini,
M.C. Bertolami, R.D.C. Hirata, Brazil, Chile
PHYTOSTEROLS IN COMMERCIAL CORN OIL REDUCE CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION
R.E. Ostlund, S.B. Racette, A. Okeke, W.F. Stenson, USA
RATIONALE, DESIGN, AND BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLINICAL TRIAL EVALUATING SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF SIMVASTATIN IN CHILDREN WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
S. De Jongh, A.F.H. Stalenhoef, M.B. Tuohy, M. Mercuri, H.D. Bakker, J.J.P. Kastelein,
The Netherlands, USA
MORE WESTERN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PATIENTS ACHIEVE JAPANESE ATHEROSCLEROSIS SOCIETY LDL-C TARGETS WITH ROSUVASTATIN THERAPY THAN WITH ATORVASTATIN THERAPY
K. Strutt, R. Caplan, H. Hutchinson, UK, USA
FEMORAL INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA TREATED WITH EITHER ATORVASTATIN 80MG OR SIMVASTATIN 40MG
S. van Wissen, T.J. Smilde, A.F.H. Stalenhoef, J.J.P. Kastelein, The Netherlands
REACHING LIPID TARGETS FOLLOWING STARTING DOSES OF STATINS IN PRIMARY CARE: THE RESULTS OF THE CHECK-UP STUDY
S.A. Grover, I. Lowensteyn, M. Kaouache, S. Marchand, L. Coupal, C. Brewer, Canada
RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF ROSUVASTATIN IN JAPANESE HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC SUBJECTS
Y. Saito, Y. Goto, A. Dane, K. Strutt, Japan, UK
ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY LOWERS PLASMA LEVELS OF ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE, AN ENDOGENOUS INHIBITOR OF NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE
T. Teerlink, S.J.M. Neele, S. De Jong, J.C. Netelenbos, C.D.A. Stehouwer, The Netherlands
DYSLIPIDEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (HAART) FOR HIV INFECTION: ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF NELFINAVIR AND ATAZANAVIR ON CARDIOVASCULAR (CVD) RISK AND MORTALITY
S.A. Grover, C. Brewer, N. Gilmore, J. Mukherjee, M. Giordano, Canada, USA
INHIBITION OF INTESTINAL CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION BY EZETIMIBE IN HUMANS
T. Sudhop, D. Lutjohann, A. Kodal, D. Tribble, S. Shah, I. Perevozskaya, K. von Bergmann,
Germany, USA
VALSARTAN IMPROVES FIBRINOLYTIC BALANCE IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC RABBITS
M. Poubina, N. De Las Heras, S. Vazquez-Perez, E. Cediel, D. Sanz-Rosa, V. Cachofeiro,
V. Lahera, Spain
THE SYNERGIC EFFECT OF ATORVASTATIN AND QUINAPRIL IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC RABBITS
N.De Las Heras , M.P. Oubina, S. Vazquez-Perez, E. Cediel, D. Sanz-Rosa, C. Diez,
G. Hernandez, V. Lahera, V. Cachofeiro, Spain
ANTI-ATHEROGENIC EFFECTS OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG IN THE HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC RABBIT
S. Asgary, G.H. Naderi, F. Kafil, A. Sajjadian, S.H. Azali, Iran
ANTIOXIDANT ACTION OF COMBINED THERAPY WITH TRIMETAZIDIN AND AMINOACIDS IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE OLD PATIENTS
R. Zaslavskaya, G. Dilmagambetova, E. Kalinina, L. Goncharov, G. Lilitza, Russia
DIET AND METFORMIN IN THE TREATMENT OF THE ABDOMINAL OBESE PATIENTS
F. Dzgoeva, Russia
EFFECTS OF THIAZOLIDINEDIONES ON PROLIFERATION AND PROTEOGLYCAN BIOSYNTHESIS IN HUMAN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS
S.T. De Dios, G.L.R. Jennings, P.J. Little, Australia
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION IN HYPERLIPIDAEMIC PATIENTS. THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH DIRECTIONS AND TREATMENT GIVEN ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS OF OUR CLINIC OF HYPERLIPIDAEMIAS
D.K. Theodoridis, A.D. Labrou, A.G. Savvopoulou, L.F. Borghi, O.E. Koutsogiannis,
A.N. Zagoutis, S.K. Terzi, A.E. Panagiotidou, A.K. Gotsis, Greece
POSTER SESSION: RISK FACTORS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND MI
EXPERIMENTAL HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND THE EFFECT OF NSAIDS
A. Kourounakis, P. Victoratos, N. Peroulis, N. Stefanou, M. Yiangou, L. Hadjipetrou,
P.N. Kourounakis, Greece
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS IN POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN WEST ANATOLIA: A RURAL REGION PREVALENCE STUDY
C. Sekuri, E. Eser, G. Akpinar, H. Cakir, I. Sitti, O. Gulomur, C. Ozcan, Turkey
PATIENT MODELS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE
G. Krstacic, A. Krstacic, M. Jembrek-Gostovic, Croatia
RUPTURED PLAQUES, ULCERS AND THICKENED INTIMA: THAT'S HOW MAN LOOKS INSIDE
I. Asmussen, Norway
CUTTING BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY FOR AORTO-OSTIAL LESIONS
H. Nassar, M. Mosseri, M.S. Gotsman, C. Lotan, Israel
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE JOINT EUROPEAN SOCIETIES LDL-CHOLESTEROL GOAL BY HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIC PATIENTS RECEIVING ROSUVASTATIN OR ATORVASTATIN
H. Istad, L. Ose, S. Stender, H. Southworth, J. Pears, Norway, UK
DIFFERENTIAL PROFILES OF EARLY VERSUS LATER ONSET PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
S.N. Barretto, I.J. Kullo, USA
THE EPSILON 2 ALLELE OF APOLIPOPROTEIN E PROTECTS FROM ISCHEMIC VASCULAR EVENTS IN GREEK POPULATION
G. Kolovou, J. Malakos, D. Daskalova, N. Pilatis, N. Yannakouris, M. Elisaf, E. Bilianou,
M. Cariolou, D.V. Cokkinos, Greece
HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION EXTENT
M. Fonda, A.M. Semolic, A. Pagnin, L. Vitali-Serdoz, P. Gori, G. Sinagra, L. Cattin, Italy
SERUM KINETICS OF THE BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
M.M. Bogdanova, S.R. Domazetovsks, V.P. Arsova, Macedonia
CHANGES IN LEVELS OF TRIGLYCERIDE-RICH LIPOPROTEIN SUBFRACTIONS DURING DIALYSIS IN UREMIC PATIENTS
M. Rizzo, C.M. Barbagallo, A. Pace, D. Noto, A.B. Cefalu', A. Lo Cascio, C. Giammarresi,
A. Galione, M. Li Vecchi, A. Notarbartolo, M.R. Averna, Italy
ALL ATHEROSCLEROTIC PATIENTS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. THE 'AIRVAG' COHORT. 3. RISK FACTOR CONTROL AND TREATMENT
N. Mesa, I. Gonzalez-Anglada, M.L. Casas, L. Lopez-Bescos, C. Sanchez, E. Puras, C. Martin,
M.L. Edista, M.A. Trevino, J. Jimenez, S. Lujan, F. Barriga, R. Barba, H. Martin, C. Guijarro,
Spain
HAS THE TIME TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION AND TREATMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS OCCURRED?
A. Svetlikov, A. Barsukov, L. Gaikovaya, Russia
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN APOLIPOPROTEIN E GENOTYPE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA PATIENTS
P. Mozas, S. Castillo, G. Reyes, D. Tejedor, F. Civeira, I. Garcia-Alvarez, J. Puzo, A. Cenarro,
R. Alonso, M. Pocovi, P. Mata, Spanish Group of Fh, Spain
THE ASSOCIATION OF PREVALENT CORONARY HEART DISEASE WITH SEROLOGICALLY DIAGNOSED PERIODONTITIS
P.J. Pussinen, P. Jousilahti, G. Alfthan, S. Asikainen, V. Salomaa, Finland
RISK FACTORS OF NEGATIVE STRESS TEST AND ANGIOGRAPHICALLY INSIGNIFICANT CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
S-H. Chan, J-H. Chen, Taiwan
IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDELINES TO SCREEN RELATIVES OF PATIENTS WITH PREMATURE CHD
S. Tonstad, A. Westheim, Norway
LDL AND HDL SUBCLASS DISTRIBUTION IN PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASES
S.B. Alabakovska, B.B. Todorova, D.D. Labudovic, K.N. Tosheska, Macedonia
CAN DISCUSSING A PATIENT'S CALCULATED CORONARY RISK INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DYSLIPIDEMIA THERAPY? PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE CHECK-UP STUDY
S.A. Grover, I. Lowensteyn, L. Coupal, S. Marchand, M. Kaouache, C. Brewer, Canada
THE LIPID PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH LATTER HAEMORRHAGE FROM THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
S. Paximadas, S. Pagoni, A. Efstratopoulos, N. Sakarelou, E. Liatzoura, A. Chantzis, Greece
ANALYSIS AND STUDY OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATHS DUE TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS,IN THE COUNTY OF TRIKALA, GREECE
T. Galeas, I. Hatzizisis, H. Zisis, S. Mylonas, A. Papadopoulos, Greece
THE LIPID LOWERING EFFECT OF YOGURT IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
T.H. Chao, J.H. Chen, M-T. Lin, W.C. Tsai, Y.H. Li, P.Y. Liu, Taiwan
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE SEVERITY AND STROKE PREVALANCE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY
S. Aytekin, Z. Ozyedek, V. Aytekin, E. Kabatas, E. Rizaoglu, B. Akpinar, O. Yildirimturk,
R. Ozcan, I.C.C. Demiroglu, C.E.M.I. Demiroglu, Turkey
LIPID STUDY LEIPZIG (LSL): EVALUATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR PROFILE ON POPULATION BASIS
V. Richter, F. Rassoul, K. Purschwitz, E. Richter, M. Michel, S. Riedel, G. Schreinicke,
R. Schwarz, F. Jucker, K. Wenzel, J. Thiery, Germany
THE TIME COURSE OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE AFTER REVASCULARISATION PROCEDURES
V. Konstantinov, V. Gloukhov, Russia
CLASSICAL RISK FACTORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN ISRAEL. SUB-ANALYSIS OF THE ACSIS 2000 STUDY
A. Elis, M. Lishner, Israel
THE DISTRIBUTIONS OF BLOOD LIPIDS, LIPOPROTEIN LP(A), C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, HOMOCYSTEINE, FIBRINOGEN, APOLIPOPROTEINS A-I AND B, BY SEX: THE ATTICA STUDY
C. Chrysohoou, D. Panagiotakos, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, M. Toutouza, I. Papaioannou,
A. Zeimbekis, C. Stefanadis, P. Toutouzas, Greece
PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: THEIR IMPORTANCE BY GENDER; THE CARDIO2000 STUDY
D. Panagiotakos, C. Chrysohoou, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, I. Papaioannou, K. Tzioumis,
N. Marinakis, G. Koutsimbanis, P. Zambaras, P. Zavitsanakis, D. Antoniades, C. Stefanadis,
P. Toutouzas, Greece
EDUCATIONAL DIFFERENCES AND THE RISK OF DEVELOPING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES;
THE CARDIO2000 STUDY

D. Panagiotakos, C. Chrysohoou, C. Pitsavos, J. Skoumas, I. Papaioannou, K. Tzioumis,
N. Marinakis, G. Koutsimbanis, P. Zambaras, P. Zavitsanakis, D. Antoniades, C. Stefanadis,
P. Toutouzas, Greece
EFFECT OF ESTROGENS AND PHYTOSOYA ADMINISTRATION ON VASCULAR REACTIVITY IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC RABBITS
C. Castillo, V. Salazar, A. Holguin, S. Gonzalez, V. Cachofeiro, C. Ariznavarreta,
J.A.F. Tresguerres, Spain
DIFFERENCES IN LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE IN FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
J.T. Real, F.J. Chaves, C. Gonzalez, F.J. Sanz, M.A. Priego, J.F. Ascaso, M.E. Armengod,
R. Carmena, Spain
APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100 / APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I RATIO IS THE MOST USEFUL INDICATOR FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN KOREANS
H-K. Kim, K-W. Park, E-K. Choi, D-H. Kim, S. Oh, I-H. Chae, H-S. Kim, C-H. Kim, D-W. Sohn, B-H. Oh,
M-M. Lee, Y-B. Park, Y-S. Choi, Korea
APOLIPOPROTEIN E GENOTYPE AND THE RESPONSE OF BLOOD LIPIDS AND BLOOD INFLAMMATORY INDICES TO A-LINOLENIC ACID IN HYPERLIPIDAEMIC SUBJECTS
G. Paschos, N. Yiannakouris, L. Rallidis, G. Liakos, A. Zampelas, Greece
PLASMA LEVELS OF SOLUBILE ADHESION MOLECULES SICAM-1 IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS
A-M. Simundic, N. Vrkic, E. Topic, A. Begonja, V. Nikolic-Heitzler, N. Zarkovic, Croatia
CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION IN THE GENERAL PRACTICE (1): DETECTION OF BARRIERS
R. De Muylder, V. Lorant, C. Prevost, F. Nackers, M. Jeanjean, B. Boland, Belgium
CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION IN THE GENERAL PRACTICE (2): A CLINICAL ALGORITHM
B. Boland, R. De Muylder, D. Paulus, Y. Gueuning, P. Legat, M. Jeanjean, Belgium
CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION IN THE GENERAL PRACTICE (3): A CLINICAL ALGORITHM
R. De Muylder, F. Nackers, D. Pestiaux, R. Tonglet, M. Jeanjean, B. Boland, Belgium
EMBOLIC OCCLUSION OF THE MIDDLE AND INTERNAL CAROTIDE ARTERY. TREATMENT IN EMERGENT WITH RT-PA THROMBOLYTIC AGENT
A. Limuris, B. Avlides, N. Fistas, Ch. Eftimiades, Greece
AORTO-BIFEMORAL GRAFT INFECTION THREE YEARS AFTER OPERATION
A. Limuris, N. Fistas, B. Avlides, Ch. Eftimiades, Greece
THE SURGERY OF DIGESTIVE ARTERIES
A. Limuris, N. Fistas, B. Avlides, Ch. Eftimiades, Greece
ALL ATHEROSCLEROTIC PATIENTS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. THE 'AIRVAG' COHORT.1. RISK FACTOR ASSESSMENT
N. Mesa, L. Lopez-Bescos, F. Barriga, P. Enrique, M.L. Casas, J. Jimenez, C. Sanchez,
S. Lujan, I. Gonzalez-Anglada, J. Bilbao, G. Garcia-Casasola, A. Rabano, A. Zapatero,
C. Guijarro, Spain
ALL ATHEROSCLEROTIC PATIENTS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. THE 'AIRVAG' COHORT.2. RISK FACTOR ASSESSMENT
N. Mesa, C. Guijarro, S. Lujan, P. Enrique, M.L. Casas, J. Jimenez, C. Sanchez, F. Barriga,
R. Tolon, M.A. Trevino, A. Espinosa, J.E. Losa, L. Lopez-Bescos, Spain

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