Artery Research

Volume 2, Issue 3, August 2008
Conference Abstract

2. NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL PROPRERTIES AND COMPOSITION OF VULNERABLE CAROTID PLAQUES

Anna Paini, Pierre Boutouyrie, Massimo Salvetti, David Calvet, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Enrico Agabiti-Rosei, Stéphane Laurent
Pages: 85 - 85
Conference Abstract

5. 01.02 GEOMETRIC AND ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY IN VASCULAR EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME PATIENTS WITH IDENTIFIED COL3A1 MUTATIONS

K.T. Ong, S. Laurent, J. Perdu, H. Plauchu, D. Germain, P. Collignon, G. Georgesco, E. Bozec, B. Laloux, J. De Backer, X. Jeunemaitre, P. Boutouyrie
Pages: 86 - 86
Conference Abstract

11. 03.04 MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CAROTID PLAQUES: ANALYSIS BY MULTI-ARRAY ECHOTRACKING SYSTEM AND MRI

H. Beaussier, O. Naggara, D. Calvet, R. Joannides, M. Iacob, B. Laloux, E. Bozec, E. Guegan-Massardier, A. Triquenot-Bagan, I. Masson, C. Oppenheim, P. Boutouyrie, S. Laurent
Pages: 88 - 88
Conference Abstract

12. 03.05 ESTIMATED CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE: IMPORTANCE OF RADIAL ARTERY PRESSURE WAVEFORM CALIBRATION

D. Mahieu, E.R. Rietzschel, M.L. De Buyzere, F. Verbeke, T.C. Gillebert, G. De Backer, D. De Bacquer, P. Verdonck, L.M. Van Bortel, P. Segers
Pages: 88 - 88
Conference Abstract

13. 04.01 EFFECT OF EXTRAVASCULAR COMPRESSION AND RELAXATION ON CORONARY HAEMODYNAMICS

N. Hadjiloizou, J.E. Davies, A.J. Baksi, D.P. Francis, K. Parker, A. Hughes, J. Mayet
Pages: 88 - 88
Conference Abstract

21. 06.06 EVIDENCE OF AUGMENTATION OF SYSTOLIC CORONARY BLOOD FLOW BY RETROGRADE WAVE REFLECTION TRAVELLING-BACK FROM THE PROXIMAL AORTA

J.E. Davies, Z.I. Whinnett, N. Hadjiloizou, J. Aguado-Sierra, K. Parker, D.P. Francis, A.D. Hughes, J. Mayet
Pages: 90 - 91
Conference Abstract

22. 07.01 OUTWARD HYPERTROPHIC REMODELING AND INCREASED CAROTID ARTERY WALL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH RUPTURED INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS

J. Bellien, D. Maltete, M. Iacob, L. Cabrejo, J.F. Proust, B. Mihout, C. Thuillez, E. Guegan-Massardier, R. Joannides
Pages: 91 - 91
Conference Abstract

23. 07.02 TOWARDS NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS SEVERITY IN THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT WITH THE AID OF NUMERICAL COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

J. Kips, S. Van Bergen, B. Drieghe, D. Devos, K. Van Canneyt, B. Van der Smissen, B. Trachet, P. Verdonck, P. Segers
Pages: 91 - 91
Conference Abstract

27. 07.06 LONG TERM ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR ARTERIAL STIFFENING

E.R. Rietzschel, M.L. De Buyzere, P. Segers, S. Bekaert, D. De Bacquer, G.G. De Backer, T.C. Gillebert
Pages: 92 - 92
Conference Abstract

33. P1.06 THE EFFECT OF SPINAL ANESTHESIA ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND AUGMENTATION INDEX

S. Lengyel, P. Sarkany, E. Komonyi, E. Szelei, G. Paragh, B. Fülesdi, D. Pall
Pages: 93 - 93
Conference Abstract

34. P1.07 ROSUVASTATIN INCREASES EXTRACELLULAR ADENOSINE IN HUMANS IN VIVO: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON CARDIOVASCULAR PROTECTION

P. Meijer, W.J.G. Oyen, D. Dekker, P.H.H. van den Broek, C.W. Wouters, O.C. Boerman, G.J. Scheffer, P. Smits, G.A. Rongen
Pages: 94 - 94
Conference Abstract

35. P1.08 EFFECTS OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON SERUM URIC ACID AS A MARKER OF VASCULAR FUNCTION

H.W. Huisman, A.E. Schutte, J.M. van Rooyen, R. Schutte, N.T. Malan, L. Malan, C.M.T. Fourie
Pages: 94 - 94
Conference Abstract

38. P1.11 DIURNAL AND GENDER VARIATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS

É. Komonyi, Sz. Lengyel, M. Juhász, É. Katona, Z. Jenei, Gy. Paragh, B. Fülesdi, D. Páll
Pages: 95 - 95
Conference Abstract

40. P1.13 ENHANCED VASCULAR REACTIVITY TO COLD PRESSOR TEST IN AFRICAN NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS

D. Adamopoulos, W. Ngatsou, D. Lemogoum, B. Biholong, S. Beloka, O. Lheureux, P. Kayembe, J.P. Degaute, P. van de Borne
Pages: 95 - 95
Conference Abstract

42. P1.15 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAROTID AND FEMORAL ATHEROSCLEROTIC BURDEN AND VASCULOGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

A. Tsokanis, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Ioakeimidis, K. Aznaouridis, K. Baou, D. Terentes-Printzios, K. Rokkas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 95 - 96
Conference Abstract

44. P1.17 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IS RELATED TO LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

F. Stea, F.L. Dini, S.M. De Tommasi, A. Salvetti, S. Taddei, L. Ghiadoni
Pages: 96 - 96
Conference Abstract

46. P1.20 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOW-GRADE ALBUMINURIA AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS

M.Y. Rhee, Y.S. Kim, S.H. Na, Y.K. Kim, M.M. Lee, D.Y. Na, J.H. Bae, H.Y. Kim
Pages: 96 - 97
Conference Abstract

47. P1.21 THE RISK OF HEART FAILURE IS INCREASED IN SUBJECTS WITH RAISED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: THE ROTTERDAM STUDY

G.C. Verwoert, F.U.S. Mattace-Raso, C. van Noord, S.E. Elias-Smale, A. Hofman
Pages: 97 - 97
Conference Abstract

49. P1.23 BLOOD PRESSURE AND AUGMENTATION INDEX IN GENERAL POPULATION IN 5 YEARS FOLLOW-UP

W. Wojciechowska, K. Stolarz-Skrzypek, A. Olszanecka, M. Loster, M. Cwynar, T. Grodzicki, K. Kawecka – Jaszcz
Pages: 97 - 97
Conference Abstract

51. P1.25 ARTERIAL PROPERTIES IN RELATION TO GENETIC VARIATIONS IN THE ADDUCIN SUBUNITS IN A WHITE POPULATION

J. Seidlerova, J.A. Staessen, M. Bochud, T. Nawrot, N. Casamassima, L. Citterio, T. Kuznetsova, Y. Jin, P. Manunta, T. Richart, H.A. Struijker-Boudier, R. Fagard, J. Filipovsky, G. Bianchi
Pages: 98 - 98
Conference Abstract

56. P1.30 INDICES OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND RAISED BLOOD PRESSURE AMONGST PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GUJARAT, INDIA

J.V. Patel, R. Potluri, A. Gunarathne, J.K. Cruickshank, GYH Lip, D. Prabharkaran, P.S. Gill, E.A. Hughes
Pages: 99 - 99
Conference Abstract

60. P1.34 VALIDATION OF THE WORKING PRINCIPLE OF THE ARTERIOGRAPH, A NEW DEVICE TO MEASURE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY

B. Trachet, J.G. Kips, A. Swillens, M.L. De Buyzere, B. Suys, N. Stergiopulos, P. Segers
Pages: 100 - 100
Conference Abstract

62. P1.36 A PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR THE EVALUATION OF LARGE ARTERY STIFFNESS: A NON CONTACT APPROACH

M. De Melis, U. Morbiducci, L. Scalise, E.P. Tomasini, D. Delbeke, R. Baets, L.M. Van Bortel, P. Segers
Pages: 100 - 101
Conference Abstract

64. P1.38 CONVERSION BETWEEN DEFINITIONS OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY

S.J. Vermeersch, E. Rietzschel, T.C. Gillebert, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie, P. Segers
Pages: 101 - 101
Conference Abstract

68. P1.42 PRECLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE: IS IT A MARKER OF RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS?

P. Forcada, C. Kotliar, O. Montana, C. Schulte, S. Obregon, G. Millet, J. Guerrieri, D. Turri
Pages: 102 - 102
Conference Abstract

69. P1.43 FRAMINGHAM SCORE UNDERDIAGNOSES VASCULAR DISEASE IN PATIENTS UNDER CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION

P. Forcada, C. Kotliar, S. Obregon, O. Montana, C. Schulte, G. Millet, J. Guerrieri, D. Turri
Pages: 102 - 102
Conference Abstract

70. P1.44 EARLY DETECTION OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE IN MILD HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A STRONG REASON TO REEVALUATE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

P. Forcada, C. Kotliar, O. Montana, C. Schulte, G. Millet, S. Obregon, J. Guerrieri, D. Turri
Pages: 102 - 103
Conference Abstract

71. P1.45 GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE - ANOTHER MARKER OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND EARLY ARTERIAL DAMAGE?

M. Kovaite, L. Ryliskyte, Z. Petrulioniene, J. Badariene, V. Dzenkeviciute, A. Cypiene, A. Laucevicius
Pages: 103 - 103
Conference Abstract

72. P1.46 INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS VARIATION AS PREDICTOR OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

I.M. Graf, F.H.B.M. Schreuder, J.M. Hameleers, W.H. Mess, R.S. Reneman, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: 103 - 103
Conference Abstract

75. P1.49 EVALUATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION IN A GENERAL POPULATION IN NORTHERN ITALY. THE VOBARNO STUDY

M. Salvetti, M.L. Muiesan, A. Paini, C. Monteduro, E. Belotti, C. Corbellini, G. Galbassini, C. Agabiti Rosei, L. Micheletti, C. Aggiusti, F. Marino, F. Bertacchini, Agabiti Rosei E
Pages: 103 - 104
Conference Abstract

78. P1.52 REGULATION AND ACTIONS OF CARDIOTROPHIN-1 IN CULTURED RAT VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS

N. Lopez-Andres, M.A. Fortuno, J. Nuée-Capiaumont, J. Diez, P. Lacolley, F. Zannad, P. Rossignol
Pages: 104 - 104
Conference Abstract

80. P1.54 THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR (IGF) SYSTEM TO CARDIOVASCULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN WOMEN

M. Banerjee, K. Siddals, V. Charlton-Menys, M.J. Gibson, C. Austin, J.K. Cruickshank
Pages: 105 - 105
Conference Abstract

81. P1.55 INFLUENCE OF THE SOLUBLE CD14 ON AORTIC STIFFNESS USING A MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION

L. Perez, J.B. Ruidavets, B. Chamontin, L. Drouet, J. Ferrieres, J. Amar
Pages: 105 - 105
Conference Abstract

83. P1.57 MODULATION OF ARGINASE IN RESPONSE TO WALL SHEAR STRESS

R.F. da Silva, V.C. Olivon, D. Segers, R. de Crom, R. Krams, N. Stergiopulos
Pages: 105 - 106
Conference Abstract

84. P1.58 ABNORMAL VASCULAR FETAL PROGRAMMING IN RATS SUBJECTED TO MATERNAL DIABETES

C. Fassot, J.P. Duong Van Huyen, C. Labat, C. Perret, P. Barbry, P. Lacolley, M. Lelièvre-Pégorier, S. Laurent
Pages: 106 - 106
Conference Abstract

86. P2.01 LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF VASCULAR MARKERS OF PREMATURE ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PEDIATRIC SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

T.J. Bradley, P.N. Tyrrell, C. Slorach, L. Ng, L.A. Nukumizu, C.A. Boros, S.M. Benseler, E.D. Silverman
Pages: 106 - 106
Conference Abstract

87. P2.02 IMPACT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS ON ARTERIAL WALL STIFFNESS

A. Cypiene, A. Venalis, J. Dadoniene, R. Rugiene, L. Ryliskyte, Z. Petrulioniene, M. Kovaite, V. Skorniakov, A. Laucevicius
Pages: 106 - 107
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89. P2.04 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OSTEPONTIN AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

L. Ghiadoni, L. Bazzichi, M. Bernardini, S. Bombardieri, S. Taddei
Pages: 107 - 107
Conference Abstract

91. P2.06 LEVELS OF NT-PROBNP ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

S.A. Provan, K. Angel, P. Mowinckel, S. Agewall, D. Atar, T.K. Kvien
Pages: 107 - 108
Conference Abstract

93. P2.08 PREMATURE VASCULAR AGEING IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS?

J. Hull, R. Garrod, T. Ho, R. Knight, J. Cockcroft, D. Shale, C. Bolton
Pages: 108 - 108
Conference Abstract

94. P2.09 INCREASED AUGMENTATION INDEX IN POST-COARCTECTOMY PATIENTS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT RESTENOSIS

B. van den Bogaard, G.J. Mackaij, B.J. Bouma, B.J.M. Mulder, M. Groenink, G.A. van Montfrans, B.J.H. van den Born
Pages: 108 - 108
Conference Abstract

95. P2.10 AMBULATORY ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDEX IN TURNER SYNDROME: THE IMPACT OF SEX HORMONE REPLACEMENT

K.H. Mortensen, K.W. Hansen, M. Erlandsen, J.S. Christiansen, C.H. Gravholt
Pages: 108 - 109
Conference Abstract

96. P2.11 WHEN DOES THE REFLECTED WAVE ARRIVE – SYSTOLE OR DIASTOLE? A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

A.J. Baksi, T. Treibel, J.E. Davies, N. Hadjiloizou, R. Baruah, B. Unsworth, T. Tillin, R.A. Foale, K. Parker, D.P. Francis, J. Mayet, A. Hughes
Pages: 109 - 109
Conference Abstract

102. P2.17 ASSESSMENT OF THE BRACHIAL ARTERY FLOW-MEDIATED DILATION WITHOUT ECG GATING

V. Gemignani, E. Bianchini, F. Faita, C. Giannarelli, L. Ghiadoni, M. Demi
Pages: 110 - 110
Conference Abstract

103. P2.18 NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION BY DIGITAL VOLUME PULSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE: APPLICATION & UTILITY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

A. Gunarathne, J.V. Patel, B. Gammon, J. Chackrakathail, R. Potluri, R. Bhutt, N. Panjai, E.A. Hughes, G.Y.H. Lip
Pages: 110 - 110
Conference Abstract

104. P2.19 VALIDATION OF A NEW SYSTEM FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF FLOW MEDIATED DILATION: COMPARISON WITH A REFERENCE METHOD

F. Faita, S. Loukogeorgakis, V. Gemignani, M. Okorie, E. Bianchini, L. Ghiadoni, J.E. Deanfield, M. Demi
Pages: 111 - 111
Conference Abstract

105. P2.20 ASSESSMENT OF THE CAROTID DIAMETER AND INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS FROM ULTRASOUND DATA: COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO METHODS

E. Bianchini, E. Bozec, V. Gemignani, F. Faita, C. Giannarelli, P. Boutouyrie, S. Laurent, M. Demi
Pages: 111 - 111
Conference Abstract

108. P2.23 THE RESERVOIR PRESSURE CONCEPT: THE 3-ELEMENT WINDKESSEL MODEL REVISITED? APPLICATION TO THE ASKLEPIOS POPULATION STUDY

S.J. Vermeersch, E. Rietzschel, M.L. De Buyzere, D. De Backer, G. De Bacquer, L.M. Van Bortel, T.C. Gillebert, P.R. Verdonck, P. Segers
Pages: 112 - 112
Conference Abstract

109. P2.24 ESTIMATION OF ARTERIAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES BASED ON A PATIENT SPECIFIC WAVE PROPAGATION MODEL

C.A.D. Leguy, P. Boutouyrie, E.M.H. Bosboom, E. Bozec, L. Simons, A.P.G. Hoeks, F.N. Vosse
Pages: 112 - 112
Conference Abstract

112. P2.27 MECHANICAL MODELING OF IN VIVO HUMAN CAROTID ARTERIES FROM NON-INVASIVE CLINICAL DATA

I. Masson, P. Boutouyrie, S. Laurent, J.D. Humphrey, M. Zidi
Pages: 113 - 113
Conference Abstract

117. P2.32 NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER IS RELATED TO IMPAIRED ARTERIAL FUNCTION AND SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS

K. Baou, C. Vlachopoulos, E. Manesis, I. Dima, P. Pietri, D Terentes-Printzios, N. Ioakeimidis, A. Archimandritis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 114 - 114
Conference Abstract

118. P2.33 ADIPONECTIN HORMONE, HYPERTENSION AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PATIENTS

K. Baou, C. Vlachopoulos, E. Manesis, I. Dima, N. Alexopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, A. Archimandritis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 114 - 114
Conference Abstract

119. P2.34 THE PRESENCE OF CIRRHOSIS AMELIORATES THE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS

K. Baou, C. Vlachopoulos, E. Manesis, P. Xaplanteris, A. Bratsas, A. Archimandritis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 114 - 115
Conference Abstract

123. P2.38 THE ANRIL LOCUS ON CHROMOSOME 9P21 AFFECTS STIFFNESS OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA

H.M. Bjorck, T. Lanne, U. Alehagen, K. Persson, L. Rundkvist, A. Hamsten, U. Dahlstrom, P. Eriksson
Pages: 115 - 116
Research Article

124. P2.41 PULSE WAVE VELOCITY CORRELATES WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION IN NEVER-TREATED ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVES

D. Terentes-Printzios, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Ioakeimidis, K. Aznaouridis, A. Bratsas, K. Baou, I. Dima, P. Pietri, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 116 - 116
Conference Abstract

129. P2.43 SMOKING HYPERTENSIVE MEN HAVE MORE PRONOUNCED EARLY ARTERIAL DAMAGE AS COMPARED TO NON-SMOKING HYPERTENSIVE MEN WITH HIGHER BODY MASS INDEX

L. Ryliskyte, M. Kovaite, J. Badariene, V. Dzenkeviciute, K. Ryliskiene, J. Kuzmickiene, A. Cypiene, A. Laucevicius
Pages: 117 - 117
Conference Abstract

131. P2.45 EVALUATION OF CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND AUGMENTATION INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH ISOLATED AMBULATORY AND ISOLATED OFFICE HYPERTENSION: THE VOBARNO STUDY

A. Paini, M.L. Muiesan, M. Salvetti, E. Belotti, C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Aggiusti, L. Micheletti, F. Marino, F. Bertacchini, E. Agabiti Rosei
Pages: 117 - 117
Conference Abstract

134. P2.49 THE ASSOCIATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME

N. Ioakeimidis, C. Vlachopoulos, D. Terentes-Printzios, A. Bratsas, K. Aznaouridis, A. Samentzas, K. Rokkas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 118 - 118
Conference Abstract

136. P2.51 PRECLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME: A PREDIABETES STAGE?

P. Forcada, C. Kotliar, S. Obregon, G. Millet, J. Guerrieri, O. Montana, C. Schulte, D. Turri
Pages: 118 - 119
Conference Abstract

137. P2.52 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PWV AND DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME

S. Holewijn, M. den Heijer, A.F.H. Stalenhoef, J. de Graaf
Pages: 119 - 119
Conference Abstract

140. P2.56 EFFECTS OF LEAN AND FAT MASS ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN ELDERLY MEN

A. Kearney-Schwartz, A. Zervoudaki, P. Salvi, C. Labat, G. Weryha, A. Benetos
Pages: 119 - 120
Conference Abstract

141. P2.57 IMPAIRED ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION MAY UNDERLIES INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN SOUTH ASIAN STROKE SURVIVORS COMPARED TO EUROPEAN CAUCASIANS COUNTERPARTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

A. Gunarathne, J.V. Patel, B. Gammon, R. Potluri, R. Bhutt, N. Panjai, J. Chackrakathail, M. Wijetunge, E.A. Hughes, G.Y. Lip
Pages: 120 - 120