15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
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Sept. 20<br />
Tuesday<br />
Posters<br />
Posters<br />
Cardiovascular Physiology<br />
Posters<br />
Cardiovascular Physiology<br />
Sept. 20<br />
Tuesday<br />
Posters<br />
tuesdAY<br />
049 Discordance between Aortic Augmentation Index and<br />
Hemodynamic Measurements in Patients with Acute<br />
Decompensated <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> Receiving Intensive<br />
Medical Therapy<br />
Maria M. Patarroyo 1 , Yi Lu 2 , Mohammad Rafey 3 , W.H. Wilson<br />
Tang 2 ; 1 Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation,<br />
Cleveland, OH; 2 Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic<br />
Foundation, Cleveland, OH; 3 Nephrology and Hypertension,<br />
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH<br />
050 Electrophysiological Properties <strong>of</strong> the Infarcted Rodent<br />
Myocardium<br />
Elisabeth Steadman 1 , Joao Ferreira-Martins 1 , Sergio Signore 1 ,<br />
Justin A. Korn 1 , Fumihiro Sanada 1 , Hanqiao Zheng 1 , Francesco<br />
Cappetta 1 , Toru Hosoda 1 , Claudia Fiorini 1 , Annarosa Leri 1 , Piero<br />
Anversa 1 , Jan Kajstura 1 , Marcello Rota 1 ; 1 Anesthesia Medicine,<br />
Brigham Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston,<br />
MA<br />
051 Right Ventricle Glucose Metabolism and Pressure<br />
Overload in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial<br />
Hypertension<br />
Peter R. Mit<strong>of</strong>f 1 , Ian Burwash 1 , Rob J. deKemp 1 , May Aung 1 ,<br />
George Chandy 1 , Duncan J. Stewart 1 , Ross A. Davies 1 , Carolyn<br />
Pugliese 1 , Jean DaSilva 1 , Rob Beanlands 1 , Lisa M. Mielniczuk 1 ;<br />
1<br />
Cardiology, University <strong>of</strong> Ottawa <strong>Heart</strong> Institute, Ottawa, ON,<br />
Canada<br />
052 Pulmonary Hypertension as a Function <strong>of</strong> Diastolic<br />
Grade in Patients with Left <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> Is a Predictor<br />
<strong>of</strong> Right <strong>Heart</strong> Function and Can Be Used To Optimize<br />
Timing <strong>of</strong> LVAD Therapy<br />
Daniel Zakhary 1 , Eyad Alhaj 1 , Robert Berkowitz 1 ; 1 <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong><br />
and Pulmonary Hypertension Program <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Heart</strong> and Vascular<br />
Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack,<br />
NJ<br />
053 Association between Arterial Load and Left Ventricular<br />
Rotation in <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> with Preserved Ejection<br />
Fraction<br />
Holly S. Norman 1 , Gary F. Mitchell 2 , Nancy K. Sweitzer 1 ;<br />
1<br />
Medicine, University <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI;<br />
2<br />
Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA<br />
054 Do Asymptomatic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients<br />
without Primary Cardiac Disease Have Diminished<br />
Cardiac Reserve?<br />
Shanmugakumar Chinnappa 1 , Meguid El Nahas 2 , Andrew<br />
Mooney 1 , Lip-Bun Tan 1 ; 1 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust,<br />
Leeds, United Kingdom; 2 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS<br />
Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom<br />
055 Strength and Aerobic Capacities Both Contribute to<br />
Functional Decline in <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong><br />
K. Allsup 1 , A. Zavin 1 , J. Joseph 1,2 , R. Arena 4 , P. Vokonas 1,3 , S.<br />
Lecker 1,2 , L. Lazzari 1,3 , P.C. Schulze 5 , D.E. Forman 1,2 ; 1 VA Boston<br />
Healthcare System, Boston, MA; 2 Harvard Medical School,<br />
Boston, MA; 3 Boston University School <strong>of</strong> Medicine, Boston,<br />
MA; 4 University <strong>of</strong> New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; 5 Columbia<br />
University Medical Center, New York, NY<br />
Cardiovascular Structure<br />
061 Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with End-Stage Liver<br />
Disease Is Associated with Development <strong>of</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong><br />
Early after Liver Transplantation<br />
Taylor F. Dowsley 1 , David B. Bayne 1 , Alan N. Langnas 2 ,<br />
Ioana Dumitru 1 , John R. Windle 1 , Thomas R. Porter 1 , Eugenia<br />
Raichlin 1 ; 1 Cardiology, University <strong>of</strong> Nebraska Medical Center,<br />
Omaha, NE; 2 Section <strong>of</strong> Transplantation, Department <strong>of</strong> Surgery,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE<br />
062 Risk Stratification and Serious Ventricular Arrhythmias:<br />
The Importance <strong>of</strong> Left Ventricular Hypertrophic<br />
Remodeling in Patients with Depressed Ejection Fraction<br />
Timothy S. Draper, Jr. 1 , Jonathan S. Silver 1 , William H. Gaasch 1 ;<br />
1<br />
Cardiovascular Medicine, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA<br />
063 Right Ventricular Diastolic Parameter Changes and<br />
Correlation with Pulmonary Pressure Severity<br />
Jayme Rock-Willoughby 1 , Steven Bruhl 1 , Mujeeb Sheikh 1 ,<br />
Samer Khouri; 1 University <strong>of</strong> Toledo Medical Center, Toledo,<br />
OH<br />
064 Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Is a Mechanism <strong>of</strong> Self-<br />
Progression in Congestive <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong><br />
Paul J. Mather 1 , Holly Stewart 1 , John L. Farber 2 ; 1 Cardiology,<br />
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA;<br />
2<br />
Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia,<br />
PA<br />
065 Prognostic Utility <strong>of</strong> Left Atrial Volume Index in Older<br />
Patients with <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> and Moderate or Severe<br />
Mitral Regurgitation<br />
Justin S. Sadhu 1 , Majesh Makan 1 , Michael W. Rich 1 ;<br />
1<br />
Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School <strong>of</strong><br />
Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO<br />
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