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SCIENTIFIC
PROGRAM
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11, 2000 |
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08:30-10:45 |
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HALL A |
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PL06: |
Plenary Session:
CARDIOMYOPATHIES: HYPERTROPHIC AND DILATED
Chairpersons: U. Elkayam, Los Angeles CA, USA
E.D. Wigle, Toronto Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract Page |
| 08:30 |
MECHANISMS & MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited Lecture)
E.D. Wigle, Toronto ON, Canada |
54 |
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08:45 |
TRANSCORONARY ABLATION OF SEPTUM HYPERTROPHY
(TASH) FOR HOCM: AN
ALTERNATIVE TO OPERATION AND PACEMAKER THERAPY (Invited Lecture)
H.J. Kuhn, F. Gietzen, C. Leuner, L. Obergassel, F. Lieder, C. Strunck-Mueller,
Bielefeld, Germany |
54 |
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09:00 |
CURRENT SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited
Lecture)
H.V. Schaff, Rochester MN, USA |
55 |
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09:15 |
PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited Lecture)
U. Elkayam, Los Angeles CA, USA |
55 |
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09:30 |
OBESITY CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited Lecture)
M.A. Alpert, Mobile AL, USA |
55 |
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09:45 |
OXIDATIVE STRESS IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF
ADRIAMYCIN-INDUCED
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
P.K. Singal, Winnipeg MB, Canada |
55 |
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10:00 |
SPECIFIC INFILTRATIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY CONCOMITANT WITH PERICARDIAL
EFFUSION IN PATIENTS WITH B-THALASSEMIA (Invited Lecture)
A. Hourzamanis, N.J. Angomachalelis, R. Zacharski, M. Angelski, T.
Mesimeris, E. Serasli, Thessaloniki, Greece |
56 |
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10:15 |
VIRAL MYOCARDITIS AND DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY (Invited Lecture)
N. Kipshidze, Tbilisi, Georgia |
56 |
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10:30 |
FUNCTIONAL ABNORMALITIES OF GAP JUNCTIONS IN CARDIOMYOPATHIC SYRIAN
HAMSTERS: A ROLE OF TYROSINE PHOSPHORYLATION OF CONNEXIN-43 (Invited
Lecture)
M. Hori, Osaka, Japan |
56 |
| 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30-11:00 |
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HALL B |
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S58: |
Session:
VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION, INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS, CYTOKINES, NITRIC
OXIDE, PHARMACOLOGIC MODULATION
Chairpersons: A. Lerman, Rochester MN, USA
M.A. Rossi, Ribeirao Preto S.P., Brazil
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Abstract Page |
| 08:30 |
ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE (Invited Lecture)
A. Lerman, Rochester MN, USA |
56 |
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08:45 |
CIRCULATING IMMUNOINFLAMMATORY GRADIENT IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED
HEART FAILURE
G.B. Grossman, C.P. Campos, L.E. Rohde, N. Clausell, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
57 |
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09:00 |
ENDOTOXIN DEPRESSES MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTILITY OF ISOLATED RAT HEARTS
VIA TNF-a SYNTHESIS: EVIDENCE FOR A ROLE OF SPHINGOSINE AND
CYCLOOXYGENASE-2-DERIVED THROMBOXANE PRODUCTION
U. Grandel, U. Sibelius, A. Blum, L. Fink, M. Buerke, M. Rainer, M. Bohle,
W. Seeger, F. Grimminger, Giessen, Mainz, Germany |
57 |
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09:15 |
CHANGES IN THE PRODUCTION OF INFLAMMATORY RELATED CYTOKINES BY
STATINS
A. Rezaie-Majd, J. Wojta, H.G. Kress, T. Maca, E. Minar, M. Baghestanian,
Vienna, Austria |
57 |
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09:30 |
CARDIAC NITRIC OXIDE IS INCREASED IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART
F. Masashi, N. Shinsuke, O. Tomoki, M. Takakazu, K. Junichi, W. Tetsuya,
I. Nobuaki, N. Mayu, Y. Hideyuki, I. Akio, N. Seiki, K. Masafumi, N.
Koichi, H. Masatsugu, Amagasaki, Suita, Japan |
57 |
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09:45 |
IMPROVEMENT IN ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CLASS
II & III ANGINA BY A MEDICAL FOOD
A.J. Maxwell, M.P. Zapien, B. Anderson, P.H. Stone, Boston MA, USA |
58 |
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10:00 |
CARNITINES INHIBITS OXYGEN FREE RADICAL RELEASE BY ENDOTHELIAL CELL
AND LEUKOCYTES
E. Rossi, C. Caroselli, L. Loffredo, A. Picca, S. Natoli, F. Violi, Rome,
Italy |
58 |
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10:15 |
EFFECTS OF ACUTE ESTROGEN ADMINISTRATION ON THE CARDIAC PERFORMANCE
OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
D. Leftheriotis, S. Adamopoulos, E. Sbarouni, G. Karavolias, D.T.
Kremastinos, Athens, Greece |
58 |
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10:30 |
EFFECTS OF ATORVASTATIN ON FIBRINOLYTIC SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH
PRIMARY HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
L. Pucci, S. Bandinelli, D. Lucchesi, F. Caricato, R. Navalesi, A.
Bertolotto, G. Penno, Pisa, Italy
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58 |
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10:45 |
MICROVESSEL WALL PERMEABILITY IMPROVES IN PRIMARY
HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PATIENTS TREATED WITH ATORVASTATIN
S. Bandinelli, A. Bertolotto, L. Pucci, R. Navalesi, G. Penno, Pisa, Italy |
59 |
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11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30-10:15 |
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HALL D |
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S60: |
Session:
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION IN HEART FAILURE
Chairpersons: O. Abdel-Aziz, Cairo, Egypt Abstract Page
M. Shechter, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Abstract Page |
| 08:30 |
DOES BETA BLOCKADE THERAPY MODIFY EXERCISE INTENSITY PRESCRIPTION
IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE?
D. Curnier, M. Galinier, A. Pathak, J. Fourcade, M. Bousquet, J.-M. Fauvel, J.-M.
Senard, J.P. Bounhoure, J.-L. Montastruc, Toulouse, St. Orens, France |
59 |
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08:45 |
VENTILATORY AND PERIPHERAL COMPONENTS OF IMPROVED VO2MAX IN PATIENTS
WITH HEART FAILURE
T.R. McConnell, J.S. Mandak, J.S. Sykes, H. Fesniak, H. Dasgupta, Danville
PA, USA |
59 |
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09:00 |
VARIOUS REHABILITATION PROGRAMS IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
B. Bacior, A. Kubinyi, W.M. Szot, A. Klecha, J. Skula, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz,
Krakow, Poland |
59 |
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09:15 |
THE EFFECTS OF A SELF MONITORED PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON
EXERCISE PERFORMANCE AND ON SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH HEART
FAILURE
R.B. Herman, S.A. Behzad, A. Doci, I.K.S. Chua, V.T. Johgalingam, A.M.
Mustafa, I.R. Husain, A.M. Choy, C.C. Lang, Andalas, Indonesia, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia |
60 |
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09:30 |
DIFFERENCES IN CARDIOPULMONARY INDICES BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH LV
DYSFUNCTION WITH NO ISCHEMIA AND PATIENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT ISCHEMIA AND
GOOD LV FUNCTION DURING EXERCISE
E. Klainman, J. Lebzelter, G. Fink, N. Zafrir, M.R. Kramer, Givataim,
Petah Tiqva, Israel |
60 |
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09:45 |
CHANGES IN QUALITY OF LIFE IN MEN WITH HEART FAILURE DURING REGULAR
PHYSICAL TRAINING
A. Kubinyi, M. Klocek, B. Bacior, W.M. Szot, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz, Krakow,
Poland |
60 |
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10:00 |
EFFECTS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC FUNCTION ON
EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH SURVIVORS OF ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION
M. Kabukcu, E. Yanik, F. Demircioglu, A. Belgi, O. Sancaktar, F. Ersel,
Antalya, Turkey
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10:15 |
Coffee Break |
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| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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11:00-13:00 |
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HALL A |
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PL07: |
Plenary Session:
MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION: NEWER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
W. Ganz, Los Angeles CA, USA
H.J. Kuhn, Bielefeld, Germany |
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Abstract Page |
| 11:00 |
THROMBOLYSIS: VIEW FROM THE BENCH AND THE BEDSIDE (Invited
Lecture)
W. Ganz, Los Angeles CA, USA |
61 |
| 11:15 |
HOW DO WE AVOID LOSING MYOCARDIAL CELLS DURING PERCUTANEOUS
INTERVENTION IN CORONARY SYNDROMES? (Invited Lecture)
P.C. Block, Portland OR, USA
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61 |
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11:30 |
CARDIAC GENE THERAPY: PROMISES FOR THE NEW CENTURY (Invited Lecture)
T.K. Rosengart, New York NY, USA |
61 |
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11:45 |
BEYOND MORPHOLOGY: NEW CORONARY PHYSIOLOGIC APPROACHES TO
INTERVENTIONS (Invited Lecture)
V. Klauss, Munich, Germany |
62 |
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12:00 |
THE ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN CORONARY STENTING (Invited Lecture)
H. Mudra, A. Knape, C. Spes, Munich, Germany |
62 |
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12:15 |
ANGIOPLASTY OF INFARCT RELATED ARTERY IN AMI: EFFICIENT OR EFFECTIVE
(IMPRESSIVE) ONLY? (Invited Lecture)
D.G. Iosseliani, Moscow, Russia |
62 |
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12:30 |
INTRAVASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY WITH RHENIUM-188 BALLOON: RADIANT PILOT
STUDY (Invited Lecture)
R.R. Makkar, J. Whiting, A. Li, J. Hausleiter, A. Robinson, N. Eigler, Los
Angeles, CA, USA |
62 |
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12:45 |
EARLY STENTING AFTER THROMBOLYSIS IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION -
FIRST RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED STUDY
B. Hennen, B. Scheller, B. Hammer, J. Hofer, Homburg/Saar, Germany |
63 |
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13:00 |
Lunch Break |
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| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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11:00-12:45 |
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HALL B |
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S61: |
Session:
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: GENETIC STUDIES, APOPTOSIS
Chairpersons: N.S. Dhalla, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
W.J. Koch, Durham NC, USA |
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Abstract Page |
| 11:00 |
DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION OF ANP AND ADRENOMEDULLIN IN
ISOPROTERENOL INDUCED CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY IN RATS
M. Toth, Z. Lako-Futo, G. Foldes, I. Szokodi, H. Ruskoaho, Z. Bori, R.
deChatel, Budapest, Hungary |
63 |
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11:15 |
A NEW HIGH RESOLUTION ECG RECORDING TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATION OF
CARDIAC CONDUCTION AND REFRACTORINESS IN ISOLATED PERFUSED MICE HEARTS
A. Lueger, G. Stark, M. Brodmann, D. Scherr, R. Gasser, H. Tritthart, Graz, Austria |
63 |
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11:30 |
DNA FRAGMENTATION FACTOR
DFF45/ICAD IS UPREGULATED IN CARDIOMYOCYTES
ISOLATED FROM EXPLANTED FAILED HUMAN HEARTS
A. Todor, V.G. Sharov, R.C. Gupta, S. Mishra, N. Silverman, S. Goldstein,
H.N. Sabbah, Detroit MI, USA |
63 |
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11:45 |
POSTISCHEMIC APOPTOSIS AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER ANGIOTENSIN II
TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKADE IN THE ISOLATED WORKING RAT HEART
S. Musat-Marcu, R. Moudgil, B.I. Jugdutt, Edmonton AB, Canada |
64 |
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12:00 |
INTERLEUKIN-6/SOLUBLE INTERLEUKIN-6 RECEPTOR COMPLEX INHIBITS
MYOCARDIAL APOPTOSIS
K. Matsushita, S. Iwanaga, T. Oda, K. Kimura, M. Shimada, M. Tanaka, S.
Matsumura, S. Ogawa, Tokyo, Japan |
64 |
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12:15 |
DOES ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION PROTECT MYOCARDIUM FROM APOPTOSIS?
P. Alter, E. Meyer, M. Jobmann, B. Maisch, Marburg/Lahn, Germany |
64 |
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12:30 |
THE ROLE OF HOST IMMUNOGENETIC FACTORS IN THE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND
PATHOGENESIS OR RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
M. Kotb, Y. Guedez, M. El-Demellawy, Memphis TN, USA |
64 |
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12:45 |
Lunch Break |
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| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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11:00-13:00 |
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HALL C |
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S59: |
Session:
PREDICTORS AND MARKERS OF HEART FAILURE OUTCOME
Chairpersons: P.C. Deedwania, Fresno CA, USA
R.E. Hobbs, Cleveland OH, USA |
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Abstract Page |
| 11:00 |
EFFECT OF CAPTOPRIL VS LOSARTAN ON PLASMA BIG ENDOTHELIN IN
CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (NEUROHUMORAL SUBSTUDY ELITE ID
R. Pacher, B. Stanek, C. Benedict, Vienna, Austria, Houston TX, USA |
65 |
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11:15 |
IMPACT OF BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK (BBB) PATTERN ON EKG ON SURVIVAL IN
PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF). AN EIGHT YEAR FOLLOW UP
STUDY
S.A. Hassan, D. Nori, S. Bhatt, S. Borzak, A. Philbin, W.D. Weaver, S.
Soman, S. Shah, P.A. McCullough, Detroit MI, USA |
65 |
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11:30 |
TRIIODOTHYRONINE EFFECTS ON HUMAN CARDIOMYOCYTE PHENOTYPE AND
INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS
F. Forini, T. Pizzorusso, G.M. Ratto, V. Vanini, G. Iervasi, Pisa, Massa,
Italy |
65 |
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11:45 |
SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF QRS DURATION TO PREDICT ACUTE BENEFIT
IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH VENTRICULAR RESYNCHRONIZATION
V. Kadhiresan, J. Vogt, A. Auricchio, C. Butter, C. Stellbrink, J.
Spinelli, J. Ding, L. Liu, A. Doegler, Bad Oyenhausen, Germany, St. Paul
MN, USA |
65 |
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12:00 |
HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: DOES ITS
DECREASE CORRELATE TO HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS AT REST AND DURING EXERCISE?
F. Edelmann, C. Weinbrenner, M. Knapp, G. Simonis, R.H. Strasser,
Heidelberg, Germany |
66 |
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12:15 |
CARDIAC OUTCOMES WITH OUTPATIENT INOTROPIC INFUSIONS IN PATIENTS
WITH SEVERE HEART FAILURE
K. Vijayaraghavan, S. Crumm, Q. Helgeson, Phoenix AZ, USA |
66 |
|
12:30 |
THE T, THE I, OR BOTH OF THEM: A NOVEL MULTI-MARKER APPROACH IN
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
E.D. Missov, D.M. Lau, T. De Marco, San Francisco CA, USA |
66 |
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12:45 |
AUTONOMIC MODULATION IN SEVERE HEART FAILURE
A.F. Folino, V. Kitenge, A. Porta, S. Cerutti, B. Tokajuk, S. Dalla Volta,
Padua, Milan, Italy |
66 |
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Lunch Break
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| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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11:00-12:30 |
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HALL D |
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S63: |
Session:
CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION
Chairpersons: B. Heublein, Hannover, Germany
B.M. Meiser, Munich, Germany |
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Abstract Page |
| 11:00 |
TGF-a1 AND PAI-1 GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN RELATION TO CORONARY
ARTERY DISEASE BEFORE AND AFTER CLINICAL HEART TRANSPLANTATION
C.C. Baan, P.W.M. Hermans, C.T.J. Holweg, A.P.W.M. Maat, W. Weimar,
A.H.M.M. Balk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
67 |
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11:15 |
LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION DURING ACCELERATED TRANSPLANT CORONARY
ARTERY DISEASE: RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFUSE DISTAL VESSEL OBLITERATION
M. Dandel, E. Wellnhofer, J. Mueller, M. Hummel, R. Hetzer, Berlin,
Germany |
67 |
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11:30 |
FAILURE OF ACUTE IMPROVEMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION DURING
PROSTAGLANDIN E1 (PGE1) INFUSION PREDICTS SEVERE LV-DYSFUNCTION PATIENTS
FOR URGENT TRANSPLANTATION
M. Hulsmann, T. Stefenelli, R. Berger, B. Sturm, A. Zukermann, W.
Woloszczuk, R. Pacher, Vienna, Austria |
67 |
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11:45 |
HEART TRANSPLANT OUTCOME IS WORSE USING GENDER MISMATCHED GRAFTS: AN
RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS OF 640 CARDIAC TRANSPLANTS
B. Schlechta, A.A. Kocher, Y. Kaneko, M. Ploner, F. Nourani, M. Grimm, E.
Wolner, G. Laufer, Vienna, Austria |
67 |
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12:00 |
REGIONAL PERFUSION OF THE PORCINE MYOCARDIUM BEFORE AND AFTER
ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION
P. Sommer, M. Siepe, J. Hilberath, J. Martin, K. Sarai, C. Ihling, F.
Beyersdorf, Freiburg, Germany |
68 |
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12:15 |
ATORVASTATIN THERAPY FOR HYPERLIPIDEMIA AFTER ORTHOTOPIC CARDIAC
TRANSPLANTATION
G. Bhat, J. Brohm, L. Muncy, K. Erbeck, G.R. Aronoff, Louisville KY, USA |
68 |
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12:30 |
Lunch Break
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| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30-13:00 |
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POSTER AREA |
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P301: |
Poster Session:
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF HEART FAILURE |
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Board No. |
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Abstract Page |
| 1 |
COULD UTROPHIN RESCUE THE
DYSTROPHIN-DEFICIENCY?
P. Melacini, M. Fanin, A. Barchitta, C. Angelini, G.A. Danieli, S. Dalla
Volta, Padua, Italy |
68 |
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2 |
THE MODULATION OF L-TYPE CARDIAC CA CHANNEL BY PROTEIN KINASE A AND A
ANCHORING PROTEIN
T. Yamakawa, K. Kobayashi, M. Mori, Y. Fukuda, T. Furukawa, T. Teramoto,
T. Sato, Tokyo, Japan |
68 |
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3 |
LEPTIN SERUM LEVELS ARE NOT INCREASED IN CACHECTIC HEART FAILURE
PATIENTS
K. Tsilias, G. Filippatos, K. Venetsanou, J. Koutras, D. Manolatos, E.
Karambinos, D. Economou, A. Kranidis, N. Sfougaris, F. Kardaras, L.
Anthopoulos, G. Baltopoulos, Athens, Greece |
69 |
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4 |
EFFECTS OF LOW ALTITUDE ON OXYGEN FREE RADICALS ACTIVITY IN CHRONIC
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
E. Goldhammer, S. Shnitzer, N. Kleiman, A. Lanir, E.G. Abinader, Haifa,
Israel |
69 |
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5 |
DIFFERENCES IN SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM GENE EXPRESSION IN DIASTOLIC HEART
FAILURE IN RABBIT
Y. Zhang, M. Zhong, W. Zhang, Z. Geng, G. Zhang, J. Zhao, X. Ji, Jinan,
China |
69 |
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6 |
THE ULTRASTRUCTURAL BASIS OF HEART FAILURE IN EXPERIMENTAL
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
N.N. Kipshidze, N. Kakauridze, Z. Tsagareli, L. Gogiashvili, Tbilisi,
Georgia |
69 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30-13:00 |
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POSTER AREA |
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P302: |
Poster Session:
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER MEASUREMENTS |
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Board No. |
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Abstract Page |
| 7 |
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF RUPTURED AND ANRUPTURED SINUS OF
VALSALVA ANEURYSM: 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE
C. Ginghina, E. Apetrei, I. Stoian, M. Marinescu, D. Queshta, I. Kulcsar,
F. Paraschiva, B. Fotiade, Bucharest, Romania |
70 |
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8 |
CAN ATROPINE BE GIVEN IN EARLIER STAGES DURING DOBUTAMINE STRESS
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND THEREFORE SHORTEN THE TEST TIME PERIOD?
H.R. Villarrega, F. Rosso, P. Olaya, J. Sanchez, M. Badiel, Cali, Colombia |
70 |
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9 |
EARLY DETECTION OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA DURING DOBUTAMINE STRESS
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY USING COLOR CODED TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING
M. Harada, M. Nasu, A. Tashiro, S. Kuriki, K. Hiramori, Morioka, Japan |
70 |
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10 |
STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN OCTOGENARIANS: SAFETY, TOLERABILITY AND
BETTER VISUALIZATION OF THE MYOCARDIAL SEGMENTS USING NATIVE HARMONICS
H.R. Villarraga, P. Olaya, J. Sanchez, F. Rosso, M. Badiel, Cali, Colombia |
70 |
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11 |
PROGNOSIS OF STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN OCTOGENARIANS WITH METHODS OF
BETTER VISUALIZATION OF THE MYOCARDIAL SEGMENTS
H.R. Villarraga, A.J. Lores, P. Olaya, J. Sanchez, M. Badiel, F. Rosso,
Cali, Colombia |
71 |
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12 |
CAN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY OFFER A COHERENT INTERPRETATION OF VARIOUS
ENTITIES INCLUDED IN RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY?
C. Ginghina, E. Apetrei, I. Stoian, M. Marinescu, D. Qeshta, I. Kulcsar,
V. Ene, D. Deleanu, L. Zarma, Bucharest, Romania |
71 |
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COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS AND CLINICAL STATUS
IN PATIENTS WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
J.B. Dahm, E. Kuon, P.-N. Niederst, S. Raeth, Greifswald, Ebermannstadt,
Hameln, Germany |
71 |
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14 |
STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: WHICH OF THE CORONARY REGIONS ARE ENHANCED BY
NATIVE HARMONICS DURING REST AND PEAK IMAGE ACQUISITION IN BOTH
PHARMACOLOGICAL AND EXERCISE MODALITIES WHEN COMPARED TO FUNDAMENTAL
IMAGING?
H.R. Villarraga, F. Rosso, J. Sanchez, P. Olaya, M. Badiel, Cali, Colombia |
71 |
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15 |
THE EVALUATION OF CARDIAC FUNCTION DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS USING
TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
H. Kubota, A. Furuse, Y. Kotsuka, S. Umezu, S. Takamoto, Tokyo, Japan |
72 |
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16 |
APPROXIMATION TO DIASTOLIC CORONARY FLOW VELOCITY FROM ILLEGIBLE
RECORDING BY TRANSTHORACIC PULSED DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
S. Kuriki, M. Nasu, A. Tashiro, M. Harada, K. Hiramori, Fukushima, Japan |
72 |
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17 |
EVALUATION OF THE OPTIMAL DOSE OF INTRACORONARY ADENOSINE
5'-TRIPHOSPHATE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF CORONARY FLOW RESERVE
T. Furuta, H. Yokoi, S. Mori, S. Kakizawa, W. Fujiwara, A. Sugiura, O.
Inami, T. Kondo, Y. Abo, Y. Watanabe, Nagoya, Japan
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72 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30-13:00 |
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POSTER AREA |
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P302: |
Poster Session:
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER MEASUREMENTS (cont'd) |
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Board No. |
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Abstract Page |
| 18 |
THE RELATION BETWEEN ST SEGMENT ELEVATION SHAPE AND BOTH OF LOW DOSE
DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL COURSE IN EARLY PERIOD OF
ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
A. Karadede, A.V. Temamogullari, O. Aydinalp, M.S. Ulgen, S. Algan, K.
Itumur, N. Toprak, Diyarbakir, Turkey |
72 |
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19 |
USE OF NEW ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS IN THE EVALUATION OF LEFT
VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
S. Bayata, A. Pinar, U.A. Turk, I. Susam, M.H. Dinckal, N. Postaci, M.
Yesil, Izmir, Turkey |
73 |
|
20 |
INCIDENCE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IDENTIFIED BY
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DURING EVALUATION OF UNEXPLAINED HYPOTENSION IN
CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS
S. Verma, O.U. Rehman, G.A. Mensah, J.R. Gossage, V.B. Shah, Augusta GA,
USA |
73 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30-13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA |
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P303: |
Poster Session:
HEART FAILURE IN VALVULAR HEART DISEASE |
|
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Board No. |
|
Abstract Page |
| 21 |
MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR WITH OR WITHOUT MAZE
PROCEDURE-FOLLOW UP STUDY
R. Bachowski, T. Mandecki, S. Wo, M. Skowerski, M. Matuszewski, W.
Domaradzki, Katowice, Poland |
73 |
|
22 |
EFFECTS OF EXERCISE ON TRANSMITRAL GRADIENT AND PULMONARY ARTERY
PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH MITRAL STENOSIS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
M. Kabukcu, F. Demircioglu, I. Ates, E. Yanik, E. Arslantas, A. Belgi, O.
Sancaktar, O. Beyazit, F. Ersel, Antalya, Turkey |
73 |
|
23 |
EFFECTS OF CARDIOVERSION AND PERSISTENT SINUS RHYTHM ON LEFT
VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY AND LEFT ATRIAL DIAMETER IN PATIENTS WITH MITRAL
STENOSIS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
M. Kabukcu, F. Demircioglu, I. Ates, E. Yanik, E. Arslantas, A. Belgi, O.
Sancaktar, O. Beyazit, F. Ersel, Antalya, Turkey |
74 |
|
24 |
THE ROLES OF AORTIC VALVE THICKENING AND SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS IN THE
ETIOLOGY OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
H. Matsuoka, Nagasaki, Japan
|
74 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30 - 13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA |
| P303: |
Poster
Session:
HEART FAILURE IN VALVULAR HEART DISEASE (cont'd) |
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|
Board No. |
|
Abstract Page |
| 25 |
SHOULD SYMPTOMS GUIDE SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CHRONIC AORTIC
REGURGITATION?
F. Tarasoutchi, M. Grinberg, P. Pomerantzeff, L.F. Cardoso, G.S. Spina,
W.S. Avila, E.G. Rossi, P.L. da Luz, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
74 |
|
26 |
THE VALUE OF TEE IN PLANING AORTIC VALVE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT IN PTS
OPERATED ON TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION WITH AORTIC REGURGITATION - 10 YEARS
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
M. Maciejewski, K. Piestrzeniewicz, M. Zielinska, P. Dejak, W. Koniarek,
J.K. Wranicz, R. Jaszewski, J. Zaslonka, H. Bolinska, Lodz, Poland |
74 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
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08:30 - 13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA |
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P304: |
Poster Session:
PROGNOSTIC ASPECTS OF HEART FAILURE
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Board No. |
|
Abstract Page |
| 27 |
CARDIAC LATE POTENTIALS AMONG HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
B. Bart, V. Larin, V. Larina, E. Krasnokutskaya, Moscow, Russia |
75 |
|
28 |
MORTALITY OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL INCREASES
DURING INFLUENZA-PREVALENT PERIODS
M. Narukawa, K.K. Minezaki, H. Komatu, M. Nakamura, M. Naitoh, S.
Hagiwara, Y. Shigeta, M. Okubo, Tochigi, Japan |
75 |
|
29 |
PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR POSTINFARCTION REMODELING IN
DEVELOPMENT OF CHF
Y. Martinov, A. Vasyuk, A. Hadzegova, P. Krikunov, M. Kopeleva, E.
Louchtchouk, K. Sologub, Moscow, Russia |
75 |
|
30 |
PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE PATIENTS WITH RESIDUAL
ISCHEMIA
M. Dolzhenko, V. Bobrov, A. Kostyrya, S. Bilets'ky, Kiev, Ukraine |
75 |
|
31 |
NITRATE USE DOES NOT IMPROVE CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING
HOSPITALIZATION FOR HEART FAILURE
E.F. Philbin, T.A. Rocco Jr., P.L. Jenkins, Detroit MI, Rochester NY, USA |
76 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
08:30 - 13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA
|
|
P305: |
Poster Session:
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION IN HEART FAILURE |
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Board No. |
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Abstract Page |
| 32 |
CARDIAC REHABILITATION WITHOUT ENTRY EXERCISE TESTS IS SAFE AS WELL
AS OUTCOME EFFECTIVE AND COST EFFECTIVE
T.R. McConnell, C.A. Laubach Jr., F.J. Menapace, Danville PA, USA |
76 |
|
33 |
REHABILITATION OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: IMPACT OF THE ETIOLOGY
D. Curnier, M. Galinier, A. Pathak, J. Fourcade, M. Bousquet, J.-M. Fauvel, J.-M.
Senard, J.-L. Montastruc, Toulouse, St. Orens, France |
76 |
|
34 |
INDIVIDUAL DISPERSION OF EXERCISE TRAINING INTENSITY IN CONGESTIVE
HEART FAILURE: RELATION WITH THE VENTILATORY THRESHOLD
D. Curnier, M. Galinier, A. Pathak, J. Fourcade, M. Bousquet, J.-M. Fauvel, J.-M.
Senard, J.-P. Bounhoure, J.-L. Montastruc, Toulouse, St. Orens, France |
76 |
|
35 |
NON INVASIVE CARDIAC OUTPUT ESTIMATION DURING CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE
TEST
S.M. Romano, F. Mazzuoli, M. Chiostri, M. Ciaccheri, G. Castelli, G.
Camiciottoli, Florence, Italy |
77 |
|
36 |
PROLONGED BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF CAPOZIDE ON EXERCISE TOLERANCE AMONG
CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
B. Bart, V. Larina, Moscow, Russia |
77 |
|
37 |
SKELETAL MUSCLE MASS IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF EXERCISE CAPACITY
IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
M. Cicoira, L. Zanolla, L. Franceschini, A. Rossi, G. Golia, P. Zeni,
Verona, Italy |
77 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
08:30 - 13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA |
|
P306: |
Poster Session:
ARRHYTHMIAS AND ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG THERAPY I
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Board No. |
|
Abstract Page |
| 38 |
REVERSIBLE BLOCK AS A METHOD FOR LOCATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
SOURCE
P. Jakuska, R. Lekas, B. Olsson, R. Benetis, Kausan, Lithuania, Lund,
Sweden |
77 |
|
39 |
COMBINED PHARMACOLOGICAL AND ABLATIVE THERAPY OF CLASS IC DRUG INDUCED
ATRIAL FLUTTER IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
A. Bonso, F. Giada, S. Themistoclakis, G. Gasparini, A. Corrado, A. Lo
Presti, A. Raviele, Mestre-Venice, Italy |
78 |
|
40 |
CURATIVE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH
SIMULTANEOUS CARDIOSURGICAL DISEASE WITH INTRAOPERATIVE MICROWAVE ABLATION
S.M. Tugtekin, M. Knaut, S.G. Spitzer, L. Karoly, H. Boehme, H. Raziq, S.
Schueler, Dresden, Germany |
78 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
08:30 - 13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA |
|
P306: |
Poster Session:
ARRHYTHMIAS AND ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG THERAPY I (cont'd) |
|
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Board No. |
|
Abstract Page |
| 41 |
BERBERINE THERAPY FOR ISCHEMIC HEART FAILURE WITH COMPLICATING
VENTRICULAR EXTRASYSTOLES BY MONITORING PLASMA BERBERINE CONCENTRATION
Y. Li, X. Zeng, X. Zeng, Y. Huang, Y. Yi, Chengdu, China |
78 |
|
42 |
THE TREATMENT BY LOW-DOSE AMIODARONE AND CARVEDILOL IN PATIENTS WITH
PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND HEART FAILURE
G.-P. Jong, C.-Y. Chen, Taichung, Taiwan-R.O.C. |
78 |
|
43 |
THE RELATIONSHIP OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLAINTS WITH SIGNIFICANT CARDIAC
ARRHYTHMIAS ON 24-HOLTER MONITORING IN THE YOUNG
R.E. Ramboyong, B. Matawaran, A.C.F. De Lara-Llarena, Manila, Philippines |
79 |
|
44 |
THE PRESENCE OF VENTRICULAR LATE POTENTIALS IN EARLY STAGE OF
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS -
RELATION TO THE SITE OF INFARCTION
A. Kaasik, T. Ristimae, U. Soopold, R. Teesalu, Tartu, Estonia
|
79 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
08:30 - 13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA |
|
P307: |
Poster Session:
PRACTICE GUIDELINES, COST CONTAINMENT |
|
|
Board No. |
|
Abstract Page |
| 45 |
THE CANADIAN CHF CLINICS NETWORK: REFERRAL PRACTICES AND TREATMENT
A. Ignaszewski, J. Malcolm, O. Arnold, J.D. Parker, J. Howlett, S. Smith,
W. Czarnecki, Vancouver BC, Canada |
79 |
|
46 |
IMPACT OF AN APPLIED CLINICAL PATHWAY ON PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH ACUTE
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE TO A COMMUNITY CORONARY CARE UNIT
S. Lins, C. Draus, A. Walblay, Dearborn MI, USA |
79 |
|
47 |
COMPARISON OF OPTIMAL CARE FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE BETWEEN
CARDIOLOGISTS AND INTERNISTS AT A CANADIAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
J.G. Howlett, J. Stanley, M. MacDonald, D.E. Johnstone, Halifax NS, Canada |
80 |
|
48 |
MANAGING
CHF: AN EVIDENCE AND OUTCOMES-BASED PHARMACY-MANAGED CLINIC
K. Findley, D. Frohnapple, Gainsville FL, USA |
80 |
|
49 |
THE CHANGING PROFILE OF THE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENT: UTILITY
OF COMMERCIAL CHF MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
K.O. Akosah, A.M. Schaper, K. Briggs, S. Devine, R. Sundaram, La Crosse
WI, USA |
80 |
|
50 |
HEART FAILURE: MONITORING AND TELEMANAGEMENT - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
S. Jacob, M. Mathew, Philadelphia PA, USA |
80 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
08:30 - 13:00 |
|
POSTER AREA |
|
P308: |
Poster Session:
MISCELLANEOUS
|
|
|
Board No. |
|
Abstract Page |
| 51 |
SYMPATHETIC NERVE TRAFFIC AND LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX IN OBESE
NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS AFTER BODY WEIGHT REDUCTION
I. Moyssakis, D. Drosos, G. Anastasiadis, T. Doduras, H. Kasparian, M.
Kyriakidis, Athens, Greece |
81 |
|
52 |
PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN DYNAMIC CARDIAC
FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN THE INITIAL PHASE OF ENDOTOXEMIA
M. Iwase, L. Wang, C.S. Hui, K. Kiyoyuki, K. Takagi, T. Hasegawa, A. Noda,
T. Nishizawa, T. Nagasaka, M. Yokota, Nagoya, Japan |
81 |
|
53 |
AUDIT OF DIAGNOSTIC CARDIAC CATHETERISATION IN A DISTRICT GENERAL
HOSPITAL
L.D.R. Smith, G. Spyer, J.W. Dean, Exeter, Devon, UK |
81 |
|
54 |
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN VERY YOUNG (<30 YEARS) AND IN VERY ELDERLY
PATIENTS (>70 YEARS)
M. Gencbay, K. Sonmez, R. Demirbag, M. Degertekin, F. Turan, Istanbul,
Turkey |
81 |
|
55 |
THE SPIRONOLACTONE TEST
R. Lupescu, G. Lupescu Jr., E. Perciun, I. Epure, Tg. Jiu, Romania |
82 |
|
56 |
CHANGE IN MORTALITY RATES AND ITS EFFECT ON SURVIVAL TIME
G. Wendland, B. Hinzpeter, Koeln, Germany |
82 |
|
57 |
MORPHOLOGY OF ENDOCARDIAL MONOPHASIC ACTION POTENTIAL RECORDED FROM
HUMAN RIGHT AND LEFT ATRIA
A. Murnan, D.T. Connelly, Liverpool, UK
|
82 |
|
58 |
IMPACT OF SHORT-TERM ASPIRIN ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN HEALTHY
MIDDLE-AGED MALES
T. Ristimae, R. Teesalu, Tartu, Estonia |
82 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
14:00-16:00 |
|
HALL A |
|
PL08: |
Plenary Session:
VASCULAR BIOLOGY AND NEUROHORMONAL MECHANISMS: BASIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL
ASPECTS
Chairpersons: S. Dalla Volta, Padova, Italy
J.T. Willerson, Houston TX, USA
|
|
| |
|
Abstract Page |
| 14:00 |
GENE THERAPY FOR THE INJURED VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM (Invited
Lecture)
J.T. Willerson, Houston TX, USA |
83 |
|
14:15 |
THE ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HEART FAILURE: THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS
FOR TREATMENT (Invited Lecture)
S. Dalla Volta, D. Anzulovic-Mirosevic, M. Plebani, M. Zaninotto, S.
Altinier, A. Capelletti, M. Mion, A. Rozga, Padua, Italy, Split, Croatia |
83 |
|
14:30 |
CHRONIC INHIBITION OF NO SYNTHESIS INDUCES INTIMAL REMODELING IN THE
AORTA OF NORMOCHOLESTEROLEMIC RATS (Invited Lecture)
M.A. Rossi, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
83 |
|
14:45 |
ANTIOXIDANT GENES: NOVEL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR NITRIC OXIDE DONORS
AND ASPIRIN (Invited Lecture)
H. Schroeder, Halle, Germany |
83 |
|
15:00 |
ENDOTHELIN-1 MODULATION OF SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY IN HEART
FAILURE (Invited Lecture)
I.H. Zucker, P.I. McConnell, J.-L. Liu, R. Pliquett, E. Brewer, Omaha NE,
USA |
84 |
|
15:15 |
THE ROLE OF ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISM IN ADVANCED HEART FAILURE: THE
RESULTS OF THE RANDOMIZED ALDACTONE EVALUATION STUDY (RALES) (Invited
Lecture)
P.C. Deedwania, Fresno CA, USA |
84 |
|
15:30 |
GENETIC DELETION OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR-A AND
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (Invited Lecture)
K.N. Pandey, New Orleans LA, USA |
84 |
|
16:00 |
Coffee Break |
|
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
14:00-16:15 |
|
HALL B |
|
S64: |
Session:
ISSUES SURROUNDING SURGICAL REVASCULARIZATION, HEART VALVE SURGERY AND
CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION
Chairpersons: V. Klauss, Munich, Germany
M.A. Silver, Oak Lawn IL, USA |
|
| |
|
Abstract Page |
| 14:00 |
INTERCELLULAR AND VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE LEVELS IN
ENDOSCOPIC AND OPEN SAPHENOUS VEIN HARVESTING FOR CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS
SURGERY
S.J. Alrawi, M. Samee, F. Balaya, R. Raju, D. Shirazian, A.J. Acinapaura,
J.N. Cunningham, New York NY, USA |
85 |
|
14:15 |
BEATING VS. NON-BEATING HEART CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS SURGERY
T.G. Sharp, P. Vijay, J.W. Brown, Indiana IN, USA |
85 |
|
14:30 |
ANGIOPLASTY VERSUS BYPASS SURGERY FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN
PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION - A META-ANALYSIS OF THE
LITERATURE
R. Maraj, G. Crespo, M.N. Kotler, Philadelphia PA, USA |
85 |
|
14:45 |
ARTERIAL OFF-PUMP REVASCULARIZATION IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
H.-G. Wollert, K. Ansorge, H. Grubitzsch, L. Eckel, Karlsburg, Germany |
85 |
| 15:00 |
PREDICTORS OF SEVERE INTIMAL DISEASE IN RADIAL ARTERIES FOR USE IN
CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY
P. Ruengsakulrach, R. Sinclair, I. Gordon, B. Buxton, Heidelberg,
Australia |
86 |
|
15:15 |
LONGTERM USE OF PROSTAGLANDIN E1 IN ADVANCED HEART FAILURE
M. Huelsmann, B. Stanek, B. Sturm, A. Bojic, G. Locker, M. Grimm, G.
Laufer, R. Pacher, Vienna, Austria
|
86 |
|
15:30 |
LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION AND EXERCISE TOLERANCE IN NON-REJECTING
HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
M. Dandel, J. Mueller, M. Hummel, R. Ewert, R. Hetzer, Berlin, Germany |
86 |
|
15:45 |
PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL LASER MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION
COMBINED WITH PRESSURE ELEVATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UNSTABLE ANGINA
PECTORIS
J.C. Han, Shen Zhen, China |
86 |
|
15:55 |
MITRAL VALVE REPAIR FOR MITRAL REGURGITATION IN BARLOW'S DISEASE
USING THE DOUBLE ORIFICE TECHNIQUE
F. Maisano, O. Alfieri, Milan, Italy |
87 |
|
16:05 |
EARLY RESULTS OF EPICARDIAL RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF CHRONIC
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DURING MITRAL VALVE SURGERY
S. Benussi, S. Nascimbene, C. Pappone, P. Stefano, O. Alfieri, Milan,
Italy |
87 |
|
16:15 |
Coffee Break |
|
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
14:00-16:00 |
|
HALL
C |
|
S65: |
Session:
ARRHYTHMIAS - MECHANISMS AND MANAGEMENT
Chairpersons: J. Ge, Shanghai, China
J.L. Merino, Madrid, Spain
|
|
| |
|
Abstract Page |
| 14:00 |
DOFETILIDE REDUCES HOSPITALISATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION AND LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, A DIAMOND SUBSTUDY
O.D. Pedersen, Hellerup, Denmark |
87 |
|
14:15 |
DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME OF ATRIAL FLUTTER IN THE PERINATAL
AGE GROUP: A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE
L.A. Lisowski, P.M. Verheijen, P. Stoutenbeek, A.A. Benatar, D.J.G. Soyeur,
J.I. Brenner, C.S. Kleinman, E.J. Meijboom, Utrecht, The
Netherlands, Liege, Belgium, Baltimore MD, New Haven CT, USA |
87 |
|
14:30 |
CARDIOVERSION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER THE EXCLUSION OF ATRIAL
THROMBI BY TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: SUCCESS RATE AND EMBOLIC RISK
IN 127 PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT HEART FAILURE
J. Wagner, R. Griebenow, L.I. Kraemer, G. Quinkler, B. Hoeltmann, Cologne,
Germany |
88 |
|
14:45 |
PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-SUSTAINED TACHYCARDIA
IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ISCHEMIC HEART FAILURE
E. (H) Hatzinikolaou, I. Kaprinis, E. Reppas, E. Boudioukos, N. Kabouridis, G.
Katsaris, Thessaloniki, Greece |
88 |
|
15:00 |
PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC ASYNCHRONY AND
MALIGNANT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
M. Gessner, G. Blazek, C. Dornaus, W. Kainz, H. Nobis, M. Gruska, E.
Kunschitz, G. Gaul, Vienna, Austria |
88 |
|
15:15 |
AICD IN HEART FAILURE: IMPACT WITH AGGRESSIVE MEDICAL THERAPY
K. Akosah, W. Brown, A. Schaper, K. Briggs, J. Lenarz, S. Devine, R.
Sundaram, La Crosse WI, USA |
88 |
|
15:30 |
HEART RATE AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY - NON-INVASIVE PREDICTORS OF
MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH POSTINFARCTION LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION
TREATED ACCORDING TO CURRENT GUIDELINES
J. Ruta, P. Ptaszynski, J.K. Wranicz, M. Maciejewski, M. Rosiak, Lodz,
Poland |
89 |
|
15:45 |
FOLLOWED 1,196 CHAGASIC PATIENTS WITH TOTAL AV BLOCK FOR 26 YEARS
AFTER PACEMAKER IMPLANT
O.T. Greco, A. Cardinalli Neto, R.V. Ardito, A.M. Lorga, Sao Jose Rio
Preto, Brazil |
89 |
|
16:00 |
Coffee Break |
|
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
| 14:00-16:30 |
|
HALL
D |
| S66: |
Session:
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: BASIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ASPECTS
Chairpersons: B.I. Jugdutt, Edmonton Alberta, Canada
A. Lahiri, Harrow Middlesex, UK |
|
| |
|
Abstract Page |
| 14:00 |
QUANTIFICATION
OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SHAPE CHANGE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
S. Wong, M. Hubka, J. McDonald, E. Bolson, F. Sheehan*, Seatle WA,
USA |
89 |
| 14:15 |
CHRONICAL
USE OF GROWTH HORMONE INCREASES THE ACTION POTENTIAL DURATION IN RATS WITH
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
J.G. Mill, C.M. Leite, G.N. Nascimento, R.N. Suave, G. Povoa, Vitoria,
Brazil |
89 |
| 14:30 |
EFFECT
OF INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1 ON MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND
VENTRICULAR REMODELING IN THE MOUSE MODEL
B. Metzler, C. Schaber, J. Mair, F. Hintringer, O. Pachinger, Q. Xu,
Innsbruck, Austria |
90 |
| 14:45 |
WOMEN
ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF DEATH THAN MEN IN THE SHORT-TERM AFTER MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION (MI) BUT NOT IN THE LONG-TERM: RESULTS FROM GISSI DATABASES
M.G. Franzosi, L. Santoro, Milan, Italy |
90 |
| 15:00 |
NON-INVASIVE
ASSESSMENT OF REPERFUSION FOLLOWING FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY FOR ACUTE
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
I.B.A. Menown, J. Allen, J. Anderson, A.A.J. Adgey, Belfast, UK |
90 |
| 15:15 |
DOUBLE
BOLUS OF 750000 I.U. OF STREPTOKINASE - A NEW THROMBOLYTIC REGIMEN, MORE
EFFICIENT THAN THE STANDARD 1500000 I.U. IN 60 MINUTES IN PATIENTS WITH
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
G. Tatu-Chitoiu, C. Teodorescu, M. Guran, M.Dan, P. Capraru, A.
Tatu-Chitoiu, A. Bumbu, O. Istratescu-Wolkowski, M. Dorobantu, Bucharest,
Romania |
90 |
| 15:30 |
INCIDENCE
OF HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE IN FIBRINOLYTIC TREATED PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. TIM STUDY: A SUBGROUP ANALYSIS
L. Lopez, J.M. Cruz, A. Cabades, A. Castro, D. Garcia, V. Lopez, L.
Martin, J. Velasco, C. Navas, F. Torres, C. Kalmeller |
91 |
| 15:45 |
INFLUENCE
OF THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY ON THE INCIDENCE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR THROMBI AFTER
ACUTE ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: ROLE OF SUCCESSFUL REPERFUSION
M. Ileri, E. Yetkin, I. Tandogan, I. Hisar, F. Kosar, S. Korkmaz, S.
Goksel, Ankara, Turkey |
91 |
| 16:00 |
PREDICTION
OF FRAME COUNTS 90 MINUTES AFTER THROMBOLYSIS BY MYOCARDIAL PROTEIN LEVELS
AT RPESENTATION
K. Ramanathan, J.K. French, S.O.M. Manda, J.T. Stewart, H.D. White,
Auckland, New Zealand |
91 |
| 16:15 |
PREDICTORS
OF LEFT VENTRICULAR THROMBUS FORMATION IN PATIENTS WITH ANTERIOR
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: ROLE OF ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE
E. Yetkin, A.R. Erbay, M. Ileri, S. Ayaz, A. Yanik, G. Yetkin, I. Tandogan,
S. Cehreli, S. Korkmaz, S. Goksel, Ankara, Turkey |
91 |
| 16:30 |
Coffee
Break |
|
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
| 16:15-18:30 |
|
HALL
A |
| PL09: |
Plenary
Session:
NEW HORIZONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE
Chairpersons: M.R. Johnson, Chicago IL, USA
M.J. Sole, Toronto ON, Canada |
|
| |
|
Abstract Page |
| 16:15 |
NEW THERAPIES FOR CONGESTIVE FAILURE IN CHILDREN (Invited
Lecture)
R.D. Ross, Detroit MI, USA |
92 |
|
16:30 |
NEW STRATEGIES FOR THE THERAPY OF INFLAMMATORY CARDIOMYOPATHY ON THE
BASIS OF HISTOLOGICAL, IMMUNOHISTOLOGICAL AND VIROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF
MYOCARDIAL BIOPSIES (Invited Lecture)
H.-P. Schultheiss, Berlin, Germany |
92 |
|
16:45 |
THE CHANGING CHALLENGES OF TREATING CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AS WE
ENTER THE 21ST CENTURY (Invited Lecture)
M.R. Johnson, Chicago IL, USA |
92 |
|
17:00 |
THE FAILING MYOCARDIUM IS NUTRITIONALLY DEFICIENT (Invited Lecture)
M.J. Sole, M. Keith, A. Ball, R. Kurian, K.N. Jeejeebhoy, Toronto ON,
Canada
|
92 |
|
17:15 |
REFRACTORY HEART FAILURE
(RHF): NEW CONCEPT OF MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
AND RISK STRATIFICATION (Invited Lecture)
B. Stanek, Vienna, Austria |
93 |
|
17:30 |
CONTINUED TAILORED THERAPY FOR ADVANCED HEART FAILURE USING
NON-INVASIVE IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY (Invited Lecture)
F.W. Smart, C. Young, M. Khalid, H.O. Ventura, New Orleans LA, USA |
93 |
|
17:45 |
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THE NORDIL STUDY? NORDIL - NORDIC
DILTIAZEM STUDY (Invited Lecture)
P. Lund-Johansen, Bergen, Norway |
93 |
|
18:00 |
HERBAL, MEGAVITAMIN AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT
(NATUROCEUTICAL)
CONSUMPTION BY HEART FAILURE PATIENTS (Invited Lecture)
D.D. Hermann, J.J. Kuiper, R. Shabetai, D. Carethers, D.J. Shaw, B.H.
Greenberg, San Diego CA, USA |
93 |
|
18:15 |
CARDIAC PATIENT MANAGEMENT GUIDED BY EXERCISE PARAMETERS (Invited
Lecture)
Y. Charuzi, T.K. Nishibun, T.W. Lang, Los Angeles CA, USA |
94 |
| TUESDAY, JULY
11, 2000 |
|
16:15-18:15 |
|
HALL B |
|
S67: |
Session:
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF HEART FAILURE
Chairpersons: R.N.A. Gasser, Graz, Austria
P.K. Singal, Winnipeg MB, Canada |
|
| |
|
Abstract Page |
| 16:15 |
AT II ANTAGONISM INHIBITS THE ELABORATION OF CHEMOKINES WHICH
CONTRIBUTE TO CELL PROLIFERATION AND PLAQUE FORMATION IN RESPONSE TO
INJURY FROM OX-LDL (Invited Lecture)
A. Simonini, B. Pitt, M. Aviram, R.M. Strieter, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
94 |
|
16:30 |
TROPONIN I ELEVATION DETERMINES THE PROGNOSIS OF ACUTE PULMONARY
EMBOLISM
F. Post, T. Voigtlaender, D. Mertens, D. Peetz, B. Nowak, Mainz, Germany |
94 |
|
16:45 |
ENHANCED
ADP-RIBOSYLATION AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF PROTECTION IN
MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES
T. Habon, E. Szabados, K. Toth, B. Sumegi, Pecs, Hungary |
94 |
|
17:00 |
INSERTION/DELETION POLYMORPHISM IN THE ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME
GENE AFFECTS HEART WEIGHT
K.-I. Nakahara, M. Nishinaga, S. Matsushita, Itabashi-Ku, Japan |
95 |
|
17:15 |
HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH INHERITED MYOPATHIES
ASSOCIATED WITH END-STAGE CARDIOMYOPATHY: MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL
DEFECTS ON CARDIAC AND SKELETAL MUSCLE
P. Melacini, A. Gambino, A. Caforio, A. Barchitta, M.L. Valente, A.
Angelini, M. Fanin, G. Thiene, C. Angelini, G. Casarotto, G.A. Danieli, S.
Dalla Volta, Padua, Italy |
95 |
|
17:30 < | |
