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
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3. NEW INSIGHTS INTO CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FROM THE EXERCISE CENTRAL WAVEFORM
James E. Sharman
Pages: 85 - 85
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4. 01.01 LOW BONE MINERAL DENSITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER AORTIC PULSE-WAVE VELOCITY IN WOMEN: THE NORTHERN IRELAND YOUNG HEARTS PROJECT (NIYHP)
B. van Bussel, I. Ferreira, M. Huijberts, J.W.R. Twisk, C.A. Boreham, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Pages: 86 - 86
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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
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6. 01.03 CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IS NOT INDEPENDENTLY RELATED TO INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN MIDDLE AGED WOMEN
M. Cecelja, B. Jiang, K. McNeill, B. Kato, T. Spector, P. Chowienczyk
Pages: 86 - 86
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8. 03.01 ANALYSIS OF ARTERIAL WAVE REFLECTION PATTERNS IN A PATIENT-SPECIFIC HYDRAULIC BENCH MODEL OF THE HUMAN FOREARM
K. Van Canneyt, K. Vandekerckhove, S. Eloot, J. Kips, P. Segers, P. Verdonck
Pages: 87 - 87
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9. 03.02 EVIDENCE OF A “COMMON” RESERVOIR PRESSURE TRANSMITTED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE AORTA WHICH IS THE PREDOMINATE DETERMINATE OF ARTERIAL PRESSURE IN HUMANS
S.M.E. Ieng, J.E. Davies, J. Baksi, D.P. Francis, K.H. Parker, J.M. Mayet, A.D. Hughes
Pages: 87 - 87
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10. 03.03 VALIDATION OF A 1D MODEL OF THE SYSTEMIC ARTERIAL TREE INCLUDING THE CEREBRAL CIRCULATION
P.G. Reymond, F. Perren, D.A. Rüfenacht, N. Stergiopulos
Pages: 87 - 88
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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
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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
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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
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14. 04.02 EXAMINATION OF EFFECTS OF TNF-ALPHA ANTAGONISTS ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND RELATED ARTHROPATHIES: A CONTROLLED STUDY
K. Angel, S. Provan, T.K. Kvien, D. Atar
Pages: 88 - 89
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15. 04.03 LIFE-COURSE HABITUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ITS IMPACT ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: THE AMSTERDAM GROWTH AND HEALTH LONGITUDINAL STUDY (AGAHLS)
R.J.J. van de Laar, I. Ferreira, M.H. Prins, J.W.R. Twisk, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Pages: 89 - 89
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16. 06.01 LIFE-COURSE OF MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE AND ITS IMPACT ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: THE AMSTERDAM GROWTH AND HEALTH LONGITUDINAL STUDY (AGAHLS)
I. Ferreira, R.J.J. van de Laar, M.H. Prins, J.W.R. Twisk, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Pages: 89 - 89
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17. 06.02 RELATION OF AORTIC STIFFNESS WITH ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC INDICES OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FILLING AND LONGITUDINAL VELOCITIES IN SUBJECTS FREE OF CLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
E. Malshi, C. Morizzo, M. Kozàkovà, A.G. Fraser, C. Palombo
Pages: 89 - 90
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18. 06.03 COLLAGEN ACCUMULATION IS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO PULMONARY HYPERTENSION-INDUCED LARGE ARTERY STIFFENING
C.Y. Ooi, Z. Wang, N.C. Chesler
Pages: 90 - 90
Conference Abstract
19. 06.04 THE COMBINED EFFECT OF HIGH PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND AUGMENTATION INDEX PREDICTS MORTALITY IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION: THE PROTEGER STUDY
A.D. Protogerou, M.E. Safar, T.G. Papaioannou, P. Iaria, H. Safar, P. Ducimetier, J. Blacher
Pages: 90 - 90
Conference Abstract
20. 06.05 PULSE WAVEFORM CHARACTERISTICS OR CENTRAL PRESSURE INDICES TO PREDICT ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN CORONARY PATIENTS
T. Weber, M. Ammer, M. Rammer, M O’Rourke, B. Eber
Pages: 90 - 90
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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
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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
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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
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24. 07.03 FETUIN-A IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSIVE AORTIC STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
L.A. Tomlinson, S.G. Holt, E.R. Smith, G. Weaving, B.F. Rocks, C. Rajkumar
Pages: 91 - 91
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25. 07.04 LOEYS-DIETZ SYNDROME (LDS): IN VITRO STUDIES OF SKIN FIBROBLASTS SHOWING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MUTATIONS IN THE TGFBR1 AND TGFBR2 GENES
T.J. Bradley, C.P. Barnett, D. Chitayat, A. Hinek
Pages: 92 - 92
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26. 07.05 PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL PRESSURE WAVEFORM PARAMETERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH NORMAL TENSION AND PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA
M. Butlin, A. Qasem, S.L. Graham, A.P. Avolio
Pages: 92 - 92
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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
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28. P1.01 TREATMENT WITH DEXAMETHASONE REVERSES IMPARED ELASTOGENESIS AND COLLAGENOGENESIS IN CULTURES OF FIBROBLASTS FROM PATIENTS WITH LOEYS-DIETZ SYNDROME (LDS)
T.J. Bradley, C.P. Barnett, D. Chitayat, A. Hinek
Pages: 92 - 92
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29. P1.02 COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS ON CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE OF A COMBINATION OF ATORVASTATIN WITH AMLODIPINE-BASED OR ATENOLOL-BASED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY: AN ASCOT-LLA SUBSTUDY
A.D. Hughes, C. Manisty, J. Mayet, R. Tapp, P. Sever, N. Poulter, S. Thom
Pages: 92 - 93
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30. P1.03 DIFFERENCES IN THE LATE SYSTOLIC SHOULDER PRESSURE (SBP2) OF THE RADIAL ARTERY PRESSURE WAVEFORM BY ANTIHYPERENSIVE REGIMEN IN THE ANGLO SCANDINAVIAN CARDIAC OUTCOMES TRIAL (ASCOT)
A. Rauf, C. Manisty, J. Mayet, P. Sever, N. Poulter, S. Thom, A.D. Hughes
Pages: 93 - 93
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31. P1.04 THE INFLUENCE OF QUINAPRIL ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, BLOOD VISCOSITY AND ARTERIAL SHEAR STRESS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
M. Rajzer, W. Wojciechowska, M. Klocek, M. Brzozowska-Kiszka, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz
Pages: 93 - 93
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32. P1.05 INFLUENCE OF FELODIPIN ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL PROPERTIES IN OLDER HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
F. Ageev, I. Orlova, B. Kulev, I. Barinova
Pages: 93 - 93
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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
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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
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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
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36. P1.09 THE EFFECTS OF RIMONABANT-INDUCED WEIGHT LOSS ON ARTERIAL FUNCTION AND GLYCAEMIA IN OBESE ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
A.J. Chakera, S. Bunce, C. Heppenstall, A. Stride, J.C. Smith
Pages: 94 - 94
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37. P1.10 CIMT MEASUREMENT IS MORE RELIABLE THAN WEIGHT REDUCTION IN OVERWEIGHT YOUNG ADULTS TO ASSESS LIFESTYLE IMPACT
T.J. Dekker, J.D. Barth, P. Rol, M.M. Zonjee
Pages: 94 - 95
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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
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39. P1.12 COMPARISON OF ARTERIAL RELAXATION TIME IN NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS
L.W. Winchester, C.C. Winchester, N.Y. Chou
Pages: 95 - 95
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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
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41. P1.14 CORRELATION BETWEEN AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS
R. Bocskei, B. Benczur, F. Molnar, A. Cziraki, M. Illyes
Pages: 95 - 95
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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
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43. P1.16 HIGHER ORDER NON-LINEARITY IN ARTERIAL WALL DISTENSIBILITY IS PRESENT IN ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
K.D. Reesink, E. Hermeling, J. Waltenberger, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: 96 - 96
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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
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45. P1.18 AN HEMODYNAMIC STUDY OF THE LOWER LIMB ARTERIAL NETWORK AND ITS APPLICATION IN A MODEL FOR PREDICTIVE BYPASS SURGERY
V. Lacroix, M. Willemet, E. Marchandise, R. Verhelst
Pages: 96 - 96
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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
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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
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48. P1.22 POORER LUNG FUNCTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG ADULTS: THE NORTHERN IRELAND YOUNG HEARTS PROJECT (NIYHP)
N. Kokshoorn, I. Ferreira, M. Huijberts, J.W.R. Twisk, C.A. Boreham, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Pages: 97 - 97
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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
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50. P1.24 AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN YOUNG, LOW RISK, FRENCH POPULATION
B. Pannier, F. Thomas, L. Guize, K. Bean, B. Jego, A. Benetos
Pages: 97 - 98
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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
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52. P1.26 THE INFLUENCE OF ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE POLYMORPHISMS AND CURRENT SMOKING ON LARGE ARTERY STIFFNESS
J. Filipovsky, O Mayer, M. Pesta, R. Cifkova
Pages: 98 - 98
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53. P1.27 INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF MONOCYTE COUNT WITH CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, AORTIC STIFFNESS AND PENILE DOPPLER FINDINGS, IN PATIENTS WITH VASCULOGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
D. Terentes-Printzios, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Ioakeimidis, N. Alexopoulos, A. Bratsas, I. Dima, K. Rokkas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 98 - 98
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54. P1.28 INFLUENCE OF AGE ON CAROTID ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AS DETERMINED BY HYPERCAPNIA INDUCED VASODILATATION
N.P. Saeed, G. Esquivel, I.M. Graf, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: 98 - 99
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55. P1.29 ONE CLINIC MEASURE OF LIGHT EXERCISE CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IS A STRONGER CORRELATE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS THAN 24 HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
J.E. Sharman, S. Thomas, J.L. Hare, R. Leano, C. Jenkins, T.H. Marwick
Pages: 99 - 99
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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
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57. P1.31 DETERMINING PULSE WAVE VELOCITY USING MRI: A COMPARISON AND REPEATABILITY OF RESULTS USING SEVEN TRANSIT TIME ALGORITHMS
M. Butlin, S. Hickson, M.J. Graves, C.M. McEniery, A.P. Avolio, I.B. Wilkinson
Pages: 99 - 99
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58. P1.32 BRACHIAL-ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY: A NEW METHOD FOR CLINICAL EVALUATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS COMPARED WITH CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY
F. Santini, C. Palombo, C. Morizzo, E. Malshi, P. Spontoni, M. Kozakova, Di Stefano R, A. Balbarini
Pages: 99 - 100
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59. P1.33 COMPARISON BETWEEN ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENTS OF CAROTID WALL PROPERTIES AND NEW AUTOMATED METHOD BY ANALYSIS OF IMAGING
E. Bozec, I. Masson, C. Collin, R. Meijer, M. Muurling, P. Boutouyrie, S. Laurent
Pages: 100 - 100
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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
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61. P1.35 A NEW NON-INVASIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF LOCAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND WAVE INTENSITY: APPLICATION TO THE CAROTID ARTERY
A.W. Khir, N. Hadjiloizou, J. Feng, J.E. Davies, J. Mayet, D.P. Francis, A.D. Hughes
Pages: 100 - 100
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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
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63. P1.37 NON-INVASIVE QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITH THE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY
I. Orlova, F. Ageev, I. Barinova
Pages: 101 - 101
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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
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65. P1.39 AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY: SHOULD THE CAROTID – FEMORAL DISTANCE BE MEASURED ON BODY SURFACE OR ESTIMATED FROM BODY HEIGHT?
J. Filipovsky, O. Mayer, M. Dolejsova, J. Seidlerova, L. Bolek, L. Handl
Pages: 101 - 101
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66. P1.40 DETERMINATION OF PRESSURE INDEPENDENT ARTERIAL STIFFNESS BY CORRECTING PULSE WAVE VELOCITY FOR PRESSURE-AREA RELATIONSHIP
E. Hermeling, K.D. Reesink, A.A. Kroon, P. Segers, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: 101 - 102
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67. P1.41 COULD MEASUREMENT OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS PROVIDE BETTER APPROACH IN RISK ASSESSMENT THAN THE CONVENTIONAL RISK FACTOR-BASED STRATIFICATION?
B. Benczur, R. Bocskei, F. Molnar, M. Illyes
Pages: 102 - 102
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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73. P1.47 CORRELATION BETWEEN INDICES OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND ESTIMATES OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS: PROMOTING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
E. Malshi, C. Morizzo, F. Santini, M. Kozàkovà, C. Palombo
Pages: 103 - 103
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74. P1.48 AORTIC DISSECTIONS: WHY A PATIENT HAS TO WAIT (MOSCOW-BASED RETROSPECTIVE STUDY)
O. Polikina, V. Vikentyev
Pages: 103 - 103
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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
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76. P1.50 IS AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY A STRONGER MARKER OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK THAN CALCULATED RISK SCORES IN YOUNGER WOMEN?
M. Banerjee, J.K. Cruickshank
Pages: 104 - 104
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77. P1.51 EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL BARORECEPTOR STIMULATION ON CENTRAL ARTERIAL HEMODYNAMICS ASSESSED IN A LARGE ANIMAL MODEL
P. Segers, D. Georgakopoulos
Pages: 104 - 104
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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
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79. P1.53 INTRINSIC VERSUS EXTRINSIC OXIDATIVE STRESS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ARTERIAL ELASTIC PROPERTIES: THE ROLE OF NADPH OXIDASE AND SMOKING ON WAVE REFLECTIONS AND AORTIC PRESSURES
P. Xaplanteris, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Baou, C. Vasiliadou, I. Dima, N. Ioakeimidis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 104 - 105
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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
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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
82. P1.56 DETERMINANTS OF AORTIC STIFFENING IN DIABETES: THE INFLUENCE OF COLLAGEN TURNOVER, AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION, AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION
S. Bunce, A. Stride, C. Matthews, W.D. Fraser, J.C. Smith
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
85. P1.59 CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE IN ISOLATED MOUSE LUNGS IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO PROXIMAL ARTERY STIFFNESS
D.M. Tabima Martinez, R.R. Vanderpool, N.C. Chesler
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
Conference Abstract
88. P2.03 EARLY INFLAMMATION CAN PREDICT ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: A 15-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 102 PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHTRITIS
S.A. Provan, K. Angel, A.G. Semb, P. Mowinckel, S. Agewall, D. Atar, T.K. Kvien
Pages: 107 - 107
Conference Abstract
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
90. P2.05 CENTRAL PULSE PRESSURE IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE: THE ROLE OF AORTIC DIAMETER, AORTIC STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTION
A. Guerin, B. Pannier, S. Marchais, G. London
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
92. P2.07 INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AORTIC STIFFNESS AND PROTEINURIA IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
C.R. Pan, J. Wang, U. Heemann, M. Baumann
Pages: 108 - 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
97. P2.12 INFLUENCE OF THE CENTRAL TO PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS GRADIENT ON TIMING AND AMPLITUDE OF WAVE REFLECTIONS
S. Hickson, W. Nichols, I. Wilkinson, C. McEniery
Pages: 109 - 109
Conference Abstract
98. P2.13 THE FORM FACTOR (FF) OF PRESSURE WAVEFORMS IN A YOUNG POPULATION: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
D. Mahieu, I. Fabry, F. Vanmolkot, J. de Hoon, L. Van Bortel
Pages: 109 - 109
Conference Abstract
99. P2.14 INFLUENCE OF CALIBRATION OF PERIPHERAL PRESSURE ON THE ESTIMATION OF CENTRAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
A. Guilcher, B. Clapp, S. Brett, P. Chowienczyk
Pages: 109 - 110
Conference Abstract
100. P2.15 A COMPARISON OF SHEAR STRESS ESTIMATES IN THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY IN HYPERTENSIVES
B. Ariff, F. Glor, Y. Xu, S. Thom, A. Hughes
Pages: 110 - 110
Conference Abstract
101. P2.16 PRESSURE PROFILE ANALYSIS AT HEMODIALYSIS NEEDLE: A NEW METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF VASCULAR ACCESS STENOSES
K. Van Canneyt, R.N. Planken, S. Eloot, P. Segers, P. Verdonck
Pages: 110 - 110
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
106. P2.21 COMPLEXITY OF 3D CAROTID BIFURCATION BLOOD FLOW PATTERNS IS NOT ADEQUATELY CAPTURED BY CURRENTLY USED ULTRASOUND MODALITIES
A. Swillens, L. Lovstakken, H. Torp, P. Segers
Pages: 111 - 111
Conference Abstract
107. P2.22 COMPARING COMPUTATIONS OF VASCULAR WALL PARAMETERS IN THE ABDOMINAL AORTA (AO) BASED ON PRESSURE CURVE FORMS FROM THE AO AND BRACHIAL ARTERY
J. Karlsson, J. Stalhand, H. Astrand, M. Karlsson, T. Lanne
Pages: 111 - 112
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
110. P2.25 MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION: INVESTIGATING PRESSURE AND FLOW THROUGHOUT THE MICROCIRCULATION
G.A. Vaughan, M.S. Olufsen, N.A. Hill, C.A. Sainsbury
Pages: 112 - 112
Conference Abstract
111. P2.26 DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF VASCULAR RESISTANCES IN DIABETIC MICEUSING A NON-INVASIVE NMR IMAGING APPROACH
J.C. Ménard, E. Giacomini, C. Baligand, D. Bertoldi, P.G. Carlier
Pages: 112 - 113
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
113. P2.28 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION IN FLOW-PHANTOMS OF A SIMPLE ULTRASOUND-BASED METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF WALL SHEAR STRESS IN-VIVO
P.R. Hoskins, J. Blake, W.J. Easson
Pages: 113 - 113
Conference Abstract
114. P2.29 AN IN SILICO MODEL OF THE ROLE OF ELASTIN ON GEOMETRY AND BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ARTERY IN WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME
L. Hua, V. Louvet, E. Grenier, F. Gueyffier, B. Kassai
Pages: 113 - 113
Conference Abstract
115. P2.30 SERUM FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AS MEDIATORS OF AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY’S IMPACT ON MORTALITY
S.G. Anderson, T.A.B. Sanders, J.K. Cruickshank
Pages: 113 - 114
Conference Abstract
116. P2.31 AORTIC STIFFNESS IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF MILDLY ELEVATED DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH WELL CONTROLLED, EARLY ONSET, TYPE 1 DIABETES
C. Morizzo, C. Palombo, L. Gnesi, F. Massart, M. Kozakova, E. Malshi, F. Santini, G. Federico
Pages: 114 - 114
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
120. P2.35 ROLE OF SYMPATHETIC ACTIVATION ON BRACHIAL ARTERY ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION DURING HYPERINSULINEMIA IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS
C. Morgantini, F. Stea, Y. Plantinga, S. Taddei, A. Natali, L. Ghiadoni
Pages: 115 - 115
Conference Abstract
121. P2.36 INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF URIC ACID LEVELS, ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL PRESSURES IN HEALTHY, NORMOTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS
P. Xaplanteris, C. Vlachopoulos, I. Dima, N. Ioakeimidis, K. Baou, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 115 - 115
Conference Abstract
122. P2.37 HUMAN-SPECIFIC GRAVITATIONAL DAMAGE OF VASCULAR SYSTEM
C.E. Pekarskiy
Pages: 115 - 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
125. P2.39 INCREASED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH A HYPERTENSIVE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE MAY BE EXPLAINED BY MASKED HYPERTENSION
J.E. Sharman, J.L. Hare, S. Thomas, R. Leano, T.H. Marwick
Pages: 116 - 116
Conference Abstract
126. P2.40 CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE IS A BETTER DETERMINANT OF ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE RESPONSE THAN BRACHIAL PRESSURE IN YOUNG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
A. Mahmud, J. Feely
Pages: 116 - 116
Conference Abstract
127. P2.42 POSTURAL CHANGES HAVE A DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE ON BRACHIAL, COMPARED WITH CENTRAL, SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION
S.B. Thomas, D.J. Holland, D. Gilroy, J.W. Sacre, J.E. Sharman
Pages: 116 - 116
Research Article
128. P2.47 CAROTID PATHOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS FOR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE - CORRELATIVE CLINICAL, NEUROSONOGRAPHIC AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDIES
K. Hristova, K. Hristova, E. Titianova, I. Velcheva, N. Dimitrov, S. Karakaneva, P. Damianov, K. Ramshev
Pages: 117 - 118
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
130. P2.44 INCREASED PULSE PRESSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION DURATION IN ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSIVES
K.D. Reesink, E. Hermeling, J. Waltenberger, A.P.G. Hoeks
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
132. P2.46 RELATION BETWEEN PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND PREDICTORS OF CLINICAL OUTCOME IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
V. Aursulesei, G. Datcu, M.D. Datcu
Pages: 117 - 117
Conference Abstract
133. P2.48 ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN THE EARLY EVALUATION OF PATIENTS AFTER MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION SURGERY
L.M. Pupi, M. Leonardi, E. Sampo
Pages: 118 - 118
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
135. P2.50 ENDOTHELIUM DYSFUNCTION IS THE RISK FACTOR FOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN METABOLIC SYNDROME PATIENTS WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE
O. Polikina, V. Vikentyev
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
138. P2.54 INFLUENCE OF CENTRAL OBESITY ON EARLY CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKENING IS INDEPENDENT OF THAT FROM OTHER RISK FACTORS
V.M.G. Maher, M.O. Dowd, M. Carey, C. Markham, A. Byrne, E. Hand, D. McInerney
Pages: 119 - 119
Conference Abstract
139. P2.55 CHANGES IN TRUNK FAT MASS AND PERIPHERAL LEAN MASS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN CAROTID ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN A HEALTHY POPULATION – A 6-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY
F. Schouten, I. Ferreira, M.R. de Boer, C.D.A. Stehouwer, Y.M. Smulders, J.W. Twisk
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