15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America

Sept. 20
Tuesday
Posters
Posters
Surgery, Transplantation, Devices
Posters
Surgery, Transplantation, Devices
Sept. 20
Tuesday
Posters
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138 Treatment of Functional Mitral Regurgitation by
Percutaneous Annuloplasty Results in Durable Clinical
Efficacy through 18 Months
David G. Reuter 1 , Michael Haude 2 , Tomasz Siminiak 3 , Jerzy
Sadowski 4 , Janusz Lipiecki 5 , Jean Fajadet 6 , Uta C. Hoppe 7 ;
1
Cardiology, Seattle Childrens Hosp and Cardiac Dimensions,
Kirkland, WA; 2 Stadtische Kliniken Neuss Lukaskrankenhaus,
Neuss, Germany; 3 Poznan University, Poznan, Poland; 4 John
Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland; 5 Univeristy Hospital,
Clermont Ferrand, France; 6 La Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse,
France; 7 Cologne University, Cologne, Germany
139 Effect of QRS Morphology on Clinical Event Reduction
with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Meta-Analysis
of Randomized Controlled Trials
Josephine C. Chou 1 , Ilke Sipahi 1 , Marshall Hyden 1 , Daniel I.
Simon 1 , James C. Fang 1 ; 1 Harrington-McLaughlin Heart and
Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center,
Cleveland, OH
140 Heart Failure Diagnostic Parameters and Symptoms:
Observations from the ALTITUDE Study
John P. Boehmer 1 , John D. Day 2 , Francis R. Gilliam 3 , Paul A.
Heidenreich 4 , David L. Hayes 5 , Kristine Roy 6 , Songtao Jiang 6 ,
Leslie A. Saxon 7 ; 1 Penn State, Hershey, PA; 2 Intermountain
Medical Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT; 3 Cardiology Assoc of NE
Arkansas, Jonesboro, AR; 4 VA Palo Alto Health Care System,
Palo Alto, CA; 5 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 6 Boston
Scientific, Natick, MA; 7 USC, Los Angeles, CA
141 Virtual Cross-Match in Orthotopic Heart Transplant: A
Blessing or a Curse?
Roja Mulamalla 1 , Jason Gluck 1 , Joseph Radojevic 1 , Detlef
Wencker 1 , Todd Alberghini 1 , Michael Rewiniski 1 ; 1 Heart Failure
Transplant, University of Connecticut-Hartford Hospital,
Hartford, CT
142 Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support
as a Bridge to Decision in Patients with End-Stage Heart
Failure Complicated by Pulmonary Hypertension
Toshikazu D. Tanaka 1 , Robert L. Kormos 2 , Basar Sareyyupoglu 2 ,
Ravi Ramani 1 , Jeffrey J. Teuteberg 1 , Michael A. Mathier 1 ,
Dennis M. McNamara 1 , Marc A. Simon 1 ; 1 Cardiovascular
Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Artificial
Heart Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
143 Elderly Patients with Advanced Heart Failure and Atrial
Fibrillation Benefit from Cardiac Tissue Ablation at the
Time of Structural Heart Repair
Mark A. Groh 1 , Ben I. Groh 1 , Oliver A. Binns 1 , Alan
M. Johnson 1 , Stephen W. Ely 1 , Gerard L. Champsaur 2 ;
1
Cardiovascular Surgery, Asheville Heart, Asheville, NC;
2
Clinical Research, Mission Hospitals, Asheville, NC
144 A Robust Cardiac MRI Assessment for the
Characterization of an Ovine Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Model Creation Protocol Demonstrates Rapid Heart
Failure Progression with Minimized Mortality
Anthony S. Fargnoli 1 , Michael G. Katz 1 , Kevin Koomalsingh 1 ,
Louella Pritchette 1 , James J. Pilla 1 , Charles R. Bridges 1 ;
1
Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA
145 Cardiac Amyloidosis: Screening Criteria for Heart
Transplantation and New Strategies for Post-Transplant
Therapy
Brandon C. Varr 1 , Michaela Liedtke 2 , Sally Arai 3 , Richard
A. Lafayette 4 , Stanley L. Schrier 2 , Ronald M. Witteles 5 ;
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Stanford University School
of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 2 Division of Hematology, Stanford
University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 3 Division of
Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School
of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 4 Division of Nephrology, Stanford
University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 5 Division of
Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Stanford, CA
146 Outcomes of Patients with Acute Right Ventricular
Failure in the Era of Mechanical Circulatory Support
Margot K. Davis 1 , Jennifer Higgins 1 , Annemarie Kaan 2 , Andrew
Ignaszewski 1 , Anson Cheung 1 ; 1 University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2 St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC,
Canada
147 Can Right Ventricular Failure Associated with LVAD
Insertion Be Avoided?
Robert M. Adamson 1 , Sam Baradarian 1 , Joseph Chammas 1 ,
Vanja Norman 1 , Brian Jaski 2 , Peter Hoagland 2 , Suzanne
Chilcott 3 , Marcia Stahovich 3 , Lesli Hazard 3 , Vicki McCalmont 3 ,
Kristi Ortiz 3 , Walter P. Dembitsky 1 ; 1 Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA; 2 Cardiology, Sharp
Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA; 3 Nursing, Sharp Memorial
Hospital, San Diego, CA
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