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 />
Surgery, Transplantation, Devices<br />
Posters<br />
Surgery, Transplantation, Devices<br />
Sept. 20<br />
Tuesday<br />
Posters<br />
tuesdAY<br />
148 Transthoracic Echocardiography <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Heart</strong>Ware Left<br />
Ventricular Assist Device<br />
Nishant R. Shah 1,2 , Cihan Cevik 1,2 , Antonieta Hernandez 1 , Igor D.<br />
Gregoric 1 , O.H. Frazier 1,2 , Raymond F. Stainback 1,2 ; 1 Texas <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX; 2 Baylor<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Medicine, Houston, TX<br />
149 Reduced Serum Albumin Concentration before <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Transplantation Predicts Poor Post-Transplant Prognosis<br />
Tomoko S. Kato 1 , Faisal H. Cheema 1 , Jonathan Yang 2 , Hiroo<br />
Takayama 2 , Yoshifumi Naka 2 , Maryjane Farr 1 , Donna Mancini 1 ,<br />
P. Christian Schulze 1 ; 1 Department <strong>of</strong> Medicine, Division <strong>of</strong><br />
Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York,<br />
NY; 2 Department <strong>of</strong> Surgery, Division <strong>of</strong> Cardiothoracic<br />
Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY<br />
150 Psychological and Cognitive Pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> Advanced <strong>Heart</strong><br />
<strong>Failure</strong> Surgical Intervention Candidates<br />
Rebecca A. Stout 1 , Moises Gaviria 1 , Sunil Pauwaa 1 , Geetha<br />
Bhat 1 ; 1 Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL<br />
151 Impairment <strong>of</strong> Myocardial Endocannabinoid Signaling<br />
and Depletion <strong>of</strong> the Endogenous Ligands Anandamide<br />
and Arachidonoylglycerol in Patients with Advanced<br />
<strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong><br />
Ruiping Ji 1 , Aalap Chokshi 1 , Faisal Cheema 2 , Tuba Khawaja 1 ,<br />
Raffay Khan 1 , Shuiqing Yu 1 , Hiroo Takayama 2 , Yoshifumi<br />
Naka 2 , Hongfeng Jiang 1 , Donna Mancini 1 , P. Christian<br />
Schulze 1 ; 1 Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, NY;<br />
2<br />
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY<br />
152 AV Delay Optimization in CRT Based on LV dP/dtmax<br />
and Fick Cardiac Output<br />
Stuart P. Rosenberg 1 , Steve Koh 1 , Wenbo Hou 1 , John W. Poore 1 ,<br />
Jeffery D. Snell 1 , Nirav Dalal 1 , Gene A. Bornzin 1 ; 1 Cardiac<br />
Rhythm Management Division, Research, St. Jude Medical,<br />
Sylmar, CA<br />
153 Comparison <strong>of</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> Sound Index from Accelerometer<br />
and Microphone for Hemodynamic Optimization <strong>of</strong> CRT<br />
Steve Koh 1 , Wenbo Hou 1 , Stuart P. Rosenberg 1 , Jeffery D.<br />
Snell 1 , John W. Poore 1 , Nirav Dalal 1 , Gene A. Bornzin 1 ; 1 St. Jude<br />
Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division, Sylmar, CA<br />
154 Correction <strong>of</strong> Diastolic Dyssynchrony by Cardiac<br />
Resynchronization Therapy Improves <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> Via<br />
Acceleration <strong>of</strong> Global Diastolic Filling<br />
Takeshi Yamamoto 1 , Miyuki Ando 1 , Masunori Matsuzaki 1 ;<br />
1<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Medicine and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi<br />
University Graduate School <strong>of</strong> Medicine, Ube, Japan<br />
155 Changes in Hemoglobin Associated with Different<br />
Unloading Conditions in Patient Supported with<br />
Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices<br />
Omar Wever Pinzon 1 , Abdulfattah Saidi 1 , Stavros Drakos 1 ,<br />
Edward Gilbert 1 , Craig Selzman 1 , Rami Alharethi 2 , Deborah<br />
Budge 2 , Bruce Reid 2 , Abdallah Kfoury 2 , Josef Stehlik 1 , Feras<br />
Bader 1 ; 1 University <strong>of</strong> Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake<br />
City, UT; 2 Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT<br />
156 Aquapheresis Can Be Safely Applied for Volume<br />
Overload in Patients with Left-Ventricular Assist Device<br />
Peter M. Eckman 1 , Douglas Horstmansh<strong>of</strong> 2 , Megan Wroblewski 1 ;<br />
1<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 2 INTEGRIS Advanced Cardiac<br />
Care, Oklahoma City, OK<br />
157 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Is<br />
an Effective Therapy for Decreasing Pulmonary<br />
Hypertension and Reducing <strong>Heart</strong> Transplant Allograft<br />
Right Ventricular Strain<br />
Pavan Atluri 1 , Brant W. Ullery 1 , John W. MacArthur 1 , Ashwin<br />
Murthy 1 , William Hiesinger 1 , Mary Lou O’Hara 1 , Kimberly<br />
Breuer 1 , Mariell Jessup 2 , Michael A. Acker 1 , J. Eduardo<br />
Rame 2 , Kenneth B. Marguiles 2 , Y. Joseph Woo 1 ; 1 Division<br />
<strong>of</strong> Cardiovascular Surgery, University <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania,<br />
Philadelphia, PA; 2 Division <strong>of</strong> Cardiovascular Medicine,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA<br />
158 Effect <strong>of</strong> Alemtuzumab on Gene Expression Pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong><br />
Mononuclear Cells Score in Cardiac Transplant Patients<br />
Aarti A. Patel 1 , Renzo Y. Loyaga-Rendon 2 , Si Pham 3 , Sandra<br />
Chaparro 1 ; 1 Internal Medicine, University <strong>of</strong> Miami/Jackson<br />
Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; 2 Cardiology, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Miami, Miami, FL; 3 Cardiothoracic Surgery, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Miami, Miami, FL<br />
159 Successful Initiation <strong>of</strong> a Mechanical Circulatory<br />
Support Program in a Non-Transplant Institution<br />
Barbara Lee-Grasso 1 , Audrey C. Kleet 1 , Nancy L. Bonnet 1 ,<br />
James P. Slater 1 ; 1 <strong>Heart</strong> Success Program, Morristown Memorial<br />
Hospital, Morristown, NJ<br />
160 Can Optimal LVAD Speed Be Determined by Body<br />
Surface Area and Pulsatile Index<br />
Mubashir Ahmed 1 , Kulpreet Barn 1 , William Posligua 1 , Farshad<br />
Raissi 1 , Raymond Stainback 1 , Howard O. Frazier 1 , MacArthur A.<br />
Elayda 1 , Reynolds M. Delgado 1 ; 1 <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> and Transplant,<br />
Texas <strong>Heart</strong> Institute/St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX<br />
tuesdAY<br />
120<br />
121
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