Final Programme

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15.00 - 16.45 Red Hall SESSION 3 - Hypertension Care: Raising expectations! Olmesartan-based therapy: A complete range of options L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) Solutions for improving hypertension care R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) Questions & Answers Summary and Meeting Close J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
Satellite Symposium
Sponsored by Daiichi-Sankyo / The Menarini Group EXCELLENCE IN THERAPY. HYPERTENSION CARE: A NEW WAY TO SUCCESS Chairpersons: S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
Introduction S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) SESSION 1 - Clinical Hot Topics Microalbuminuria: A simple test can make all the difference J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN) Olmesartan - based triple therapy M. Volpe (Rome-ITALY) Getting to goal and staying there: Simplify and comply! K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND) Questions & Answers SESSION 2 - We Need to Talk! Real-life issues in the management of hypertension Facilitator: A. Maryon-Davis (London-UK) Panel and audience discussion Moderator: A. Maryon-Davis (London-UK)
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Satellite Symposium
Sponsored by Recordati ROLE OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AND LIPID LOWERING TREATMENT IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION Chairpersons: G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) P. Monteiro (Coimbra-PORTUGAL)
Opening Ceremony and Concert
19.00 - 20.00 Ground Floor
Welcome Cocktail
Opening remarks P. Monteiro (Coimbra-PORTUGAL) Early vascular damage as a target for treatment in hypertension E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY)
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Blood pressure variability: mechanism, clinical relevance and impact of treatment G. Parati (Milan-ITALY) What is the best therapeutic strategy to protect vascular function and structure? Results from S.E.L.E.N.E. study S. Taddei (Pisa-ITALY) Endothelium damage and pleiotropic effects of pitavastatin P. Monteiro (Coimbra-PORTUGAL) The advantages of a new statin in polimedicated patients M. Farnier (Dijion-FRANCE) Discussion Closing remarks G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY)
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18.30 - 20.30 Orange Hall 3 19.30 - 20.30 Orange Hall 2
ESH Working Group

ON BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING I - Scientific Session Chairpersons: E. OBrien (Dublin-IRELAND) R. Asmar (Paris-FRANCE) Oscillometric BP measurement in atrial brillation G. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE) Morning surge in blood pressure - Evidence and Perspectives K. Kario (Tochigi-JAPAN) Clinical signicance of short and long-term BP variability G. Parati (Milan-ITALY) Validation of estimated Central Blood Pressures T. Mengden (Bonn-GERMANY) Validation of professional devices. Comments on IP 2010 J. Topouchian (Paris-FRANCE) Discussion II - Business Meeting (19.30 -20.30) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Minutes WGBPM Oslo 2010 Update on database: ABPM and HBPM The ARTEMIS project Publication of new guidelines on BP measurements Software for statistical analysis and report of the validation studies Space and links to the ESH website Submission of members The proposal of a merge with the WG on BP and HR variability Other issues
ESH Working Group

ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Chairpersons: S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY) M. Litwin (Warsaw-POLAND) Hypertension in pregnancy: the impact on the newborn R. Cifkov (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC) Mother antihypertensive drugs and adverse effects on the newborn E. Lurbe (Valencia-SPAIN) Effects of early growth on blood pressure J.K. Cruickshank (Manchester-UK) Prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents in Europe D. Pall (Debrecen-HUNGARY) Panel discussants: D. Drozdz (Krakow-POLAND) N. Martell-Claros (Madrid-SPAIN) S. Stambouli (Thessaloniki-GREECE) M. Strambi (Siena-ITALY)
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19.30 - 21.30 Green Hall 1 07.45 - 08.45 Orange Hall 1
ESH Working Group

ON ENDOCRINE HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: J.W.M. Lenders (Nijmegen-THE NETHERLANDS) F. Mantero (Padua-ITALY) Genetic approach to the Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndrome M. Castellano (Brescia-ITALY) Introduction to FIRSTMAPP (a trial for treatment of malignant pheochromocytoma) P.F. Plouin (Paris-FRANCE) Advances in primary aldosteronism (a report of PIPA 2 Symposium) M. Reincke (Munchen-GERMANY) The PAPPHY study (Prospective Appraisal of Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Hypertensives with Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter) G.P. Rossi (Padua-ITALY)
Breakfast Workshop
ASSESSING TOTAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. WHICH METHODS? Chairpersons: R. Cifkov (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC) M. Viigimaa (Tallinn-ESTONIA)
Risk stratication in hypertension. Introduction R. Cifkov (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC) How does target organ damage change the risk in hypertension? M.H. Olsen (Glostrup-DENMARK) Microalbuminuria in risk stratication in hypertension J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
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Breakfast Workshop
PITFALLS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF BP AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN Chairperson: G.S. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE)
Breakfast Workshop
RARE CASES OF SECONDARY HYPERTENSION Chairperson: P.F. Plouin (Paris-FRANCE)
Pitfalls in the assessment of BP and the diagnosis of hypertension in the ofce/clinic G.S. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE) Pitfalls in the assessment of BP and the diagnosis of hypertension at home G.S. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE) Pitfalls in the assessment of BP and the diagnosis of hypertension with ambulatory monitoring E. Lurbe (Valencia-SPAIN) Pitfalls in the interpretation of all BP measurement methods and the diagnosis of hypertension E. Lurbe (Valencia-SPAIN)
A patient with hypertension and Liddle syndrome J. Deinum (Nijmegen-THE NETHERLANDS) Macroaneurysms in a patient with fribromuscular dysplasia M. Frank (Paris-FRANCE)
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09.00 - 11.00 Auditorium
Parallel Oral Session 1A

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Chairpersons: T. Kahan (Stockholm-SWEDEN) A. de la Sierra (Barcelona-SPAIN)
9.50 AUTOMATED OSCILLOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF THE ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX: A META-ANALYSIS W. Verberk (1), A. Kollias (2), G. Stergiou (2) (1) Taipei-TAIWAN; (2) Athens-GREECE 10.00 A FEW MINUTES REST BEFORE HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IS NOT RELEVANT J.M Boivin, E. Boutte, R. Fay, P. Rossignol, F. Zannad Vandoeuvre les Nancy-FRANCE 10.10 REDUCED NOCTURNAL PULSE PRESSURE DIPPING IN SALT-SENSITIVE MILD HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS ALSO DURING HABITUAL DIET. A SCREENING TOOL FOR SODIUM SENSITIVITY? P. Castiglioni (1), G. Parati (1), L. Brambilla (2), V. Brambilla (2), M. Gualerzi (2), M. Di Rienzo (1), P. Coruzzi (2) (1) Milan, (2) Parma-ITALY 10.20 PROGNOSIS OF ISOLATED SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC HYPERTENSION DETERMINED WITH HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS: THE FINN-HOME STUDY T. Niiranen, A. Jula, J. Johansson, A. Reunanen Turku-FINLAND 10.30 BLOOD FLOW IN THE MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY IN RELATION TO THE STEADY AND PULSATILE COMPONENTS OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION T. Xu (1), W. Fan (1), J.A. Staessen (2), J. Xu (1), F. Li (1), P. Gao (1), J. Wang (1), Y. Li (1) (1) Shanghai-CHINA; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM 10.40 SUMMER DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN LOWER: SEASONALITY OF 24 H, DAYTIME AND NIGHT-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE M. Fedecostante, F. Guerra, P. Barbatelli, L. Lancioni, E. Giannini, E. Espinosa, R. Sarzani, P. Dess-Fulgheri Ancona-ITALY
9.00 CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN THE SPANISH ABPM REGISTRY A. De La Sierra (1), J. Segura (2), J.R. Banegas (2), M. Gorostidi (3), L.M. Ruilope (2) on behalf of THE CARDIORISC EVENT INVESTIGATORS (1) Terrassa, (2) Madrid, (3) Oviedo-SPAIN 9.10 IS BLUNTED HEART RATE DECREASE AT NIGHT ASSOCIATED TO PREVALENT ORGAN DAMAGE IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION? S. Meani (1), C. Cuspidi (2), F. Negri (2), C. Valerio (2), C. Sala (2), G. Mancia (2) (1) Rho, (2) Milan-ITALY 9.20 OSCILLOMETRIC ESTIMATION OF CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE: VALIDATION OF THE MOBIL-O-GRAPH IN COMPARISON TO THE SPHYGMOCOR DEVICE W. Weiss, C. Gohlisch, W. Zidek, M. van der Giet Berlin-GERMANY 9.30 ACCURACY OF AUTOMATED OSCILLOMETRIC BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION G.S. Stergiou, A. Destounis, A. Kollias, D. Tzamouranis, N. Karpettas, P. Kalogeropoulos, E. Andreadis Athens-GREECE 9.40 AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN AUSTRALIA: 2011 DRAFT POSITION STATEMENT G. Head (1), B. McGrath (1), A. Mihailidou (2), M. Nelson (3), M. Schlaich (1), M. Stowasser (4), D. Cowley (4), A. Mangoni (5), J. Harman (2), L. Ruta (1), J. Wilson (1), A. Boyden (1) (1) Melbourne, (2) Sydney, (3) Hobart, (4) Brisbane-AUSTRALIA; (5) Aberdeen-UK
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10.50 ON-TREATMENT AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IS A POTENT PREDICTOR OF FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN THE DUBLIN OUTCOME STUDY E. Dolan, E OBrien Dublin-IRELAND 09.00 - 10.30 Red Hall
Topical Workshop
ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS OF THE FUTURE Chairpersons: M. Burnier (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND) H.A.J. Struijker-Boudier (Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS)
Endothelin receptor antagonists: what place in hypertension management M. Burnier (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND) Drugs inuencing arterial stiffness S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) Aldosterone synthesis inhibitors and antagonists H.A.J. Struijker-Boudier (Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS)
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09.00 - 10.30 Blue Hall 09.00 - 11.00 Orange Hall 1
Educational Session
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Daiichi-Sankyo THE ROLE OF MICROALBUMINURIA (MAU) DETECTION FOR RISK PREVENTION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE Chairpersons: G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
Parallel Oral Session 1B

EPIDEMIOLOGY Chairpersons: N.R. Poulter (London-UK) A. Rappelli (Ancona-ITALY)
Introduction G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) The pathophysiology of MAU: From risk factor to organ damage H. Haller (Hannover-GERMANY) Understanding MAU and its clinical implications R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) MAU in untreated and treated hypertensive patients: European guidelines G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) MAU: Prevention and intervention, what can be achieved? J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN) MAU in daily clinical practice: From guidelines to practical intervention Panel discussion Closing remarks J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
9.00 IMPACT OF NADIR CD4 CELL COUNT AND ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON HYPERTENSION IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS I.W. Manner, M. Baekken, O. Oektedalen, I. Os Oslo-NORWAY 9.10 BIOCHEMICAL PREDICTORS OF PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION N. Martell-Claros, M. Abad-Cardiel, F. Blanco-Kelly, M.A. Herriz, M.E. Fuentes, M.J. Torrejon, A. Fernandez-Cruz Madrid-SPAIN 9.20 METABOLIC PROFILE, PATTERNS OF METABOLIC CONTROL BY TREATMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES IN PATIENTS FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: THE BP-CARE METABOLIC STUDY G. Brambilla (1), G. Seravalle (2), R. Cifkov (3), S. Laurent (4), K. Narkiewicz (5), J. Redon (6), C. Farsang (7), M. Bombelli (1), C. Giannattasio (1), G. Mancia (2), G. Grassi (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY; (3) Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC; (4) Paris-FRANCE; (5) Gdansk-POLAND; (6) Valencia-SPAIN; (7) Budapest-HUNGARY 9.30 IMPACT OF DIFFERENT ADIPOSITY MEASURES ON THE RELATION BETWEEN SERUM URIC ACID AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN YOUTH T. Lyngdoh (1), B. Viswanathan (2), G. Myers (3), M. Bochud (1), P. Bovet (1) (1) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND; (2) Seychelles-SEYCHELLES; (3) Rochester, NY-USA
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9.40 IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE MARKEDLY INCREASES CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN TREATED AND CONTROLLED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS P. Aranda (1), M.D. Martinez-Esteban (1), M. Gorostidi (2), J.J. De La Cruz (3), J. Segura (3), A. De La Sierra (4), J.R. Banegas (3), L.M. Ruilope (3), on behalf of the Spanish Society of Hypertension ABPM Registry investigators (1) Malaga, (2) Oviedo, (3) Madrid, (4) Barcelona-SPAIN 9.50 OBESITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED DAYTIME AND NIGHT-TIME PROXIMAL TUBULAR SODIUM REABSORPTION IN THE GENERAL ADULT POPULATION M. Bochud, G. Wuerzner, M. Maillard, P. Vollenweider, F. Paccaud, M. Burnier Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 10.00 INCREASED DAYTIME PROXIMAL SODIUM REABSORPTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED NOCTURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE DIPPING IN THE GENERAL POPULATION M. Bochud, G. Wuerzner, M. Maillard, A. Beggah, P. Vollenweider, F. Paccaud, M. Burnier Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 10.10 HIGH PLASMA LEPTIN LEVELS PREDICT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE IN AN INSELECTED SAMPLE OF ADULT MALE POPULATION. RESULTS OF THE OLIVETTI HEART STUDY (OHS) F. Galletti, L. DElia, G. Rossi, D. De Palma, R. Ippolito, A. Barbato, P. Strazzullo Naples-ITALY 10.20 INCREASES IN CENTRAL FAT AND DECREASES IN PERIPHERAL FAT MASSES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACCELERATED ARTERIAL STIFFENING IN HEALTHY ADULTS. THE AMSTERDAM GROWTH AND HEALTH LONGITUDINAL STUDY F. Schouten (1), J.W. Twisk (1), M. De Boer (1), E.H. Serne (1), C.D. Stehouwer (2), Y.M. Smulders (1), I. Ferreira (2) (1) Amsterdam, (2) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 10.30 HYPERTENSION AND OSTEOPOROSIS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN M. Rasic Popovic (1), A. Dimic (2), I. Tasic (2) (1) Vranje, (2) Niska Banja-SERBIA 10.40 LECTURE LONG-TERM PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURED DURING PHYSICAL EXERCISE S.E. Kjeldsen Oslo-NORWAY
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Parallel Oral Session 1C

SMALL VESSELS Chairpersons: A. Benetos (Nancy-FRANCE) A. Pittaras (Athens-GREECE)
9.40 SIMVASTATIN TREATMENT IMPROVES AUTONOMIC CONTROL OF CIRCULATION AND REDUCES NORADRENALINE-INDUCED CONTRACTION IN RESISTANCE VESSEL FROM HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC MICE I.C. Moraes-Silva, L.E. Souza, L.V. Rossoni, K. De Angelis, M.C. Irigoyen So Paulo-BRAZIL 9.50 ALTERATION IN BETA-ADRENERGIC RELAXATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ADJUSTMENTS IN CORONARY ARTERIES FROM NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE RATS G.K. Couto, L.V. Rossoni So Paulo-BRAZIL 10.00 LECTURE NEW LIFE TO AN OLD EXAMINATION. RETINAL CHANGES IN HYPERTENSION G. Michelson Erlangen-GERMANY 10.20 RECOMBINANT HUMAN ERYTHROPOIETIN ALTERS SUBCUTANEOUS RESISTANCE ARTERY ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION THROUGH A MECHANISM INVOLVING OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ENDOTHELIN-1 IN PATIENTS WITH STAGE 4 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE M. Briet, T. Barhoumi, M. Davidman, D. Bercovitch, G. Frisch, S.J. Nessim, M.L. Lipman, E.L. Schiffrin Montreal-CANADA 10.30 CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEDIA TO LUMEN RATIO OF SUBCUTANEOUS SMALL ARTERIES AND WALL TO LUMEN RATIO OF RETINAL ARTERIOLES EVALUATED NON INVASIVELY BY SCANNING LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY D. Rizzoni (1), C. De Ciuceis (1), E. Porteri (1), E. La Boria (1), S. Duse (1), F. Semeraro (1), C. Costagliola (2), A. Sebastiani (3), P. Danzi (1), G.A.M. Tiberio (1), S.M. Giulini (1), C. Agabiti Rosei (1), A. Sarkar (1), D. Avanzi (1), E. Agabiti Rosei (1) (1) Brescia, (2) Campobasso, (3) Ferrara-ITALY
9.00 ENHANCEMENT OF ANGIOTENSIN II INDUCED CONTRACTION BY OXIDATIVE STRESS INVOLVES ACTIVATION OF P38 MAPK IN MESENTERIC ARTERIES OF MICE A. Patzak (1), S. Schmidt (1), M. Faehling (1), M. Gaestel (2), J. Rettig-Zimmermann (1), A. Perlewitz (1), P. Martinka (1) (1) Berlin, (2) Hannover-GERMANY 9.10 RETINAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN MALE SUBJECTS WITH OPTIMAL TO MILD BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES K. Kotliar (1), H. Hanssen (2), K. Eberhardt (1), W. Vilser (3), M. Halle (1), U. Heemann (1), M. Baumann (1) (1) Munich-GERMANY; (2) Basel-SWITZERLAND; (3) Jena-GERMANY 9.20 THE PATTERNS OF THE RETINAL MICROVASCULAR NETWORK ARE NOT RELATED TO THE OVERWEIGHT OR THE OBESE STATE S. Buzzi (1), R. DellOro (1), C. Mineo (1), G. Seravalle (2), L. Lonati (2), G. Brambilla (1), C. Giannattasio (1), G. Mancia (1), G. Grassi (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY 9.30 PERIVASCULAR ADIPOSE TISSUE RELAXING FACTOR AND THE BKCA CHANNEL IN MOUSE MESENTERIC SMALL ARTERIES F. Lynch, S. Withers, A. Heagerty Manchester-UK
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10.40 THE ANTICONTRACTILE CAPACITY OF PERIVASCULAR ADIPOSE TISSUE LOST FOLLOWING EXPERIMENTAL HYPOXIA CAN BE RESCUED BY ANP VIA A PKG MEDIATED PATHWAY S. Withers, L. Simpson, N. Jakka, M. Werner, A. Heagerty Manchester-UK 10.50 VASOCONSTRICTOR EFFECTS OF INSULIN IN THE MICROCIRCULATION OF DIABETIC PATIENTS ARE MEDIATED VIA BOTH ENDOTHELIN-1 TYPE A- AND B-RECEPTORS U. Rushentsova, A. Kribben, Th. Philipp, A. Mitchell Essen-GERMANY 09.00 - 11.00 Orange Hall 3
Parallel Oral Session 1D

OBESITY Chairpersons: N. Martell-Claros (Madrid-SPAIN) I. Wilkinson (Cambridge-UK)
9.00 OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY ARE STRONG PREDICTORS OF HYPERTENSIVE COMPLICATIONS IN YOUNG SUBJECTS WITH STAGE 1 HYPERTENSION P. Palatini (1), F. Saladini (1), L. Mos (2), M. Santonastaso (3), G. Maraglino (1), A. Mazzer (3), F. Pegoraro (4), L. Milani (5), D. Deste (6), P. Mormino (1), E. Casiglia (1) (1) Padua, (2) San Daniele del Friuli, (3) Vittorio Veneto, (4) Dolo, (5) San Don, (6) Mirano-ITALY 9.10 EXPRESSION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SUSCEPTIBILITY GENE CDKN2B IS UP REGULATED IN OBESITY AND ASSOCIATES WITH FACTORS OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME B. Wahlstrand (1), D. Kellis (1), O. Melander (2), P-A. Svensson (1), A. Walley (3), P. Froguel (3), L. Carlsson (1), T. Hedner (1), P Jacobson (1) (1) Gothenburg, (2) Malm-SWEDEN; (3) London-UK 9.20 EFFECT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE IN DETERMINING PRE-HYPERTENSION AND HYPERTENSION RISK AND BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES IN PAEDIATRIC AGE F. Pieruzzi, P. Brambilla, L. Antolini, M. Giussani, S. Galbiati, S. Mastriani, A. Stella, S. Genovesi Milan-ITALY 9.30 EFFECTS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY ON INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND SYMPATHETIC NERVE TRAFFIC IN OBESE SUBJECTS. A LONGITUDINAL STUDY F. Quarti (1), G. Seravalle (2), M. Colombo (1), P. Perego (1), V. Giardini (1), M. Volpe (1), V. Vella (1), S. Muraro (2), R. Delloro (1), G. Mancia (1), G. Grassi (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY
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9.40 ANGIOTENSIN AT2R STIMULATION IMPROVES GLUCOSE TOLERANCE AND INSULIN SENSITIVITY IN OBESE MICE S. Wardat (1), M. Iwai (2), M. Horiuchi (2), B. Dahlf (3), A. Hallberg (4), T. Unger (1), U. Kintscher (1), U.M. Steckelings (1), A. Foryst-Ludwig (1) (1) Berlin-GERMANY; (2) Ehime-JAPAN; (3) Gothenburg, (4) Uppsala-SWEDEN 9.50 URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION IN OBESE CHILDREN IS DEPENDENT ON METABOLIC FACTORS E. Lurbe (1), I. Torro (1), J. Alvarez (2), F. Aguilar (2), G. Marcaida (2), J. Redon (1) (1) Madrid, (2) Valencia-SPAIN 10.00 FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS RESCUE OBESITY-INDUCED DAMAGE TO THE ANTICONTRACTILE PROPERTY OF PERIVASCULAR ADIPOSE TISSUE IN RAT AND HUMAN SMALL ARTERIES R. Aghamohammadzadeh, A.S Greenstein, A.M. Heagerty Manchester-UK 10.10 CONTRIBUTION OF ABDOMINAL OBESITY AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE TO LEFT ATRIUM SIZE: A 10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF YOUNG NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS A. Rojek, M. Chrostowska, M. Dudziak, B. Krupa-Wojciechowska, K. Narkiewicz Gdansk-POLAND 10.20 HIGH LEVELS OF E-SELECTIN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A REDUCTION OF SIRT1 EXPRESSION IN LYMPHOMONOCYTES FROM SUBJECTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME A. Cattelan (1), G. Ceolotto (1), A. Bortoluzzi (1), A. Fabricio (2), E. Squarcina (2), M. Gion (2), S. Vigili De Kreutzenberg (1), A. Avogaro (1), A. Semplicini (1) (1) Padua, (2) Venice-ITALY 10.30 THE EFFECT OF ACCELERATED WEIGHT GAIN ON BLOOD PRESSURE, INTRINSIC HEART RATE AND THE FUNCTION OF THE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM O. Monfredi, A. Mastan, R. Aghamohammadzadeh, I. Egner, M. Boyett, A. Heagerty Manchester-UK 10.40 SUBCUTANEOUS SMALL RESISTANCE ARTERY MORPHOLOGY AND CIRCULATING INDICES OF INFLAMMATION/OXIDATIVE STRESS IN OBESE PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY AND CONSISTENT WEIGHT LOSS C. De Ciuceis, E. Porteri, E. La Boria, G.E.M. Boari, F. Mittempergher, C. Casella, C. Agabiti Rosei, G. Ruggeri, D. Rizzoni Brescia-ITALY 10.50 IMPLICATION OF THE ADIPOSE TISSUE (PRO)RENIN RECEPTOR IN THE REGULATION OF BODY WEIGHT AND ADIPOSITY B. Ahmed, C. Michel, O. Seda, J. Lavoie Montreal-CANADA
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Minisymposium
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Omron Healthcare HOME BP MONITORING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: FROM GUIDELINES TO DAILY CLINICAL PRACTICE Chairpersons: R. Asmar (Paris-FRANCE) B. Waeber (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND)
Minisymposium for Interventional Doctors

Supported by Medtronic Ardian NUOVE MISURE TERAPEUTICHE NELLIPERTENSIONE RESISTENTE. LA DENERVAZIONE RENALE Moderatore: A. Salvetti (Pisa)
The 2010 ESH HBPM Practice Guidelines G. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE) HBPM implementation in clinical practice: which solutions for optimal use? G. Parati (Milan-ITALY)
Basi siopatologiche A. Stella (Monza) Dati clinici G. Grassi (Monza)
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Late-Breaker Session 1
Chairpersons: G. Bakris (Chicago, IL-USA) P.S. Sever (London-UK)
12.00 NEW ONSET LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT IN A GENERAL POPULATION. DATA FROM THE PAMELA STUDY M. Bombelli (1), C. Cuspidi (1), D. Fodri (1), M. Peronio (1), E. Toso (1), H. Polo Friz (2), G. Brambilla (1), L. Primitz (2), I. Ronchi (1), F. Ganz (1), R. Facchetti (1), G. Grassi (1), R. Sega (2), G. Mancia (1) (1) Monza, (2) Vimercate-ITALY 12.15 BLOOD PRESSURE TREATMENT WITH CANDESARTAN IN ACUTE STROKE: THE SCANDINAVIAN CANDESARTAN ACUTE STROKE TRIAL E.C. Sandset (1), P.M.W. Bath (2), G. Boysen (3), D. Jatuzis (4), J. Krv (5), S. Lders (6), G.D. Murray (7), P.S. Richter (8), R.O. Roine (9), A. Terent (10), V. Thijs (11), E. Berge (1), on behalf of the SCAST study group (1) Oslo-NORWAY; (2) Nottingham-UK; (3) Copenhagen-DENMARK; (4) Vilnius-LITHUANIA; (5) Tartu-ESTONIA; (6) Cloppenburg-GERMANY; (7) Edinburgh-UK; (8) Warsaw-POLAND; (9) Turku-FINLAND; (10) Uppsala-SWEDEN; (11) Leuven-BELGIUM
11.00 LONG-TERM ASSOCIATIONS OF PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY WITH ALL-CAUSE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY M. Gonzalez (1), M. Alderman (1), H. Cohen (1), J. Sealey (2), J. Laragh (2) (1) Bronx, (2) New York-USA 11.15 HERITABILITY OF BLOOD PRESSURE PHENOTYPES IN EXTENDED PEDIGREES FROM THE GUBBIO POPULATION STUDY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS M.T. Bonati (1), M.C. Monti (2), C. Crocamo (2), C. Montomoli (2), O. Terradura-Vagnarelli (3) M. Mancini (3) M. Laurenzi (3) A. Zanchetti (1), on behalf of the Gubbio Study Group (1) Milan, (2) Pavia, (3) on behalf of the Gubbio Study Group, Gubbio-ITALY 11.30 THE ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN CARDIAC OUTCOMES TRIAL (ASCOT) BIOMARKER PROGRAMME C. Chan (1), N. Poulter (1), M. Scanlon (1), A. Whitehouse (1), P. Welsh (2), N. Sattar (2), P. Sever (1), on behalf of The ASCOT Investigators (1) London, (2) Glasgow-UK 11.45 BLOOD PRESSURE AND OTHER DETERMINANTS OF NEW-ONSET ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS AT HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK: THE ONTARGET/ TRANSCEND STUDY P. Verdecchia, on behalf of The ONTARGET/TRANSCEND Investigators Assisi-ITALY
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Topical Workshop
ASH/ESH JOINT SESSION: BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND TREATMENT GOALS Chairpersons: G.L. Bakris (Chicago, IL-USA) J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
Educational Session
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals NOVEL PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS INTO HYPERTENSION TREATMENT Chairpersons: R. Asmar (Paris-FRANCE) K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND)
Short and long-term blood pressure variability G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY)

J-curve revisited A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) Target blood pressure in nephropatic patients G.L. Bakris (Chicago, IL-USA) Ambulatory and home blood pressure targets M.A. Weber (New York, NY-USA)
Welcome & Introduction R. Asmar (Paris-France) Hypertension and Beyond - How to Optimise Patients Care? M. Volpe (Rome-ITALY) Focus on a Morbid Alliance - Diabetes and Hypertension H. Haller (Hannover-GERMANY) Patient Proling - an Individual Approach S. Jarvis (London-UK) Novel Perspectives in the Hypertension Skyline K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND) Summary & Closing K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND)
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS Chairpersons: M. Dorobantu (Bucharest-ROMANIA) K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (Cracow-POLAND)
11.40 HIGH OSTEOPONTIN (OPN) N-TERMINAL/C-TERMINAL RATIO IS ASSOCIATED WITH CAROTID PLAQUE INFLAMMATION T. Wolak, N. Sion-Vardy, G. Greenberg, G. Szendro, A. Rudich, N. Nov, V. Novack, E. Paran Bear Sheva-ISRAEL 11.50 EVIDENCE THAT EDHF DEFICIENCY CONTRIBUTES TO ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS W.G. Haynes, A.V. Agapitov, R.D. Smetanka, C.A. Sinkey Iowa City-USA 12.00 EXAGGERATED EXERCISE BLOOD PRESSURE RESPONSE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE AND OSTEOPROTEGERIN IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION K. Dimitriadis, C. Tsious, I. Andrikou, K. Kintis, M. Almyroudi, I. Bafakis, M. Giakoumis, M. Poulakis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 12.10 LECTURE INFLAMMATION, URIC ACID AND HYPERTENSION A. So Lausanne-SWITZERLAND
11.00 THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CAPACITY OF HDL IS LOST BY ACCUMULATION OF THE PRO-INFLAMMATORY ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN SERUM AMYLOID A IN THE HDL PARTICLE OF PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE M. Tlle, M. Schuchardt, T. Huang, J. Prfer, W. Zidek, M. van der Giet Berlin-GERMANY 11.10 A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION GENETIC RISK SCORE ASSOCIATES WITH CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS V. Hamrefors, B. Hedblad, G. Engstrm, P. Almgren, M. Sjgren, O. Melander Malm-SWEDEN 11.20 THE INFLUENCE OF GENETIC VARIANTS ON BIGLYCAN GENE EXPRESSION B. Schmitz (1), A. Rtrige (1), R. Telgmann (1), E. Brand (1), J. Fischer (2), M. Paul (3), S.M. Brand (1) (1) Mnster, (2) Essen-GERMANY; (3) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 11.30 DECREASED LEVELS OF SOLUBLE RECEPTOR FOR ADVANCED GLYCATION ENDPRODUCTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PRONOUNCED ARTERIAL STIFFENING, ALBUMINURIA AND ATTENUATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN HYPERTENSION K. Dimitriadis, C. Tsious, M. Poulakis, I. Bafakis, K. Kintis, M. Almyroudi, D. Flessas, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE
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RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND VASOACTIVE SUBSTANCES Chairpersons: J. Nussberger (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND) B. Schmidt (Hannover-GERMANY)
11.50 IMPACT OF RENAL NERVE ABLATION ON RENAL PERFUSION AND COMPONENTS OF THE RAAS IN TREATMENT RESISTANT HYPERTENSION C. Ott , A. Schmid, S. Titze, T. Ditting, U. Raff, R. Janka, K. Hilgers, R. Veelken, M. Uder, R. Schmieder Erlangen-GERMANY 12.00 URINARY CALCIUM EXCRETION IS RELATED TO PLASMA ALDOSTERONE LEVELS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Marzano, C. Catena, G.L. Colussi, L.A. Sechi Udine-ITALY 12.10 AMINO TERMINAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES AND ASSOCIATION TO GLOBAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN A MALE ADULT POPULATION FROM SOUTHERN ITALY A. Barbato (1), S. Sciarretta (2), S. Marchitti (3), R. Iacone (1), A. Battistoni (2), M. De Giusti (2), E. Dito (3), A. Marra (2), M. Schiano di Cola (1), R. Ippolito (1), C. Calvieri (2), M. Volpe (2), P. Strazzullo (1), S. Rubattu (3) (1) Frattamaggiore, (2) Rome, (3) Pozzilli-ITALY 12.20 ASSOCIATION OF SERUM FETUIN-A WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC META-ANALYSIS H. Khan, D.F. Freitag, D. Saleheen Cambridge-UK
11.00 FIBRIN CLOT PROPERTIES IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND THEIR MODIFICATION BY ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT M. Rajzer, A. Undas, W. Wojciechowska, T. Kameczura, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz Cracow-POLAND 11.10 OXYTOCIN ROLE IN THE EMBRYONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEART M. Jankowski, B.A. Danalache, J. Gutkowska Montreal-CANADA 11.20 BLOCKADE OF INTERLEUKIN-1 BETA ATTENUATES RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION IN MICE Q. Wang, A. So, J. Nussberger, M. Burnier Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 11.30 PROBNP GENE DELIVERY PREVENTS HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS A. Cataliotti, D. Bellavia, F.L. Martin, S. Mangiaco, L.S. Malatino, J.C. Burnett, Y. Ikeda Rochester-USA 11.40 AT1A RECEPTORS TRANSFECTED INTO THE CAUDAL MEDULLA OF AT1A-/- MICE INHIBIT THE CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE TO STRESS G. Head, K. Palma-Rigo, T. Nguyen-Huu, D. Chen, A. Allen Melbourne-AUSTRALIA
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LIFESTYLE CHANGES Chairpersons: Z. Gaciong (Warsaw-POLAND) S. Torbova (Sofia-BULGARIA)
11.30 ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF LACTOTRIPEPTIDES IN A LARGE COHORT OF NORMOTENSIVE AND MILDLY-TO-MODERATELY HYPERTENSIVE SUBJETS: A DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, CLINICAL TRIAL A. Cicero, M. Rosticci, B. Gerocarni, M. Veronesi, E. Strocchi, M. Giovannini, E. Grandi, C. Borghi Bologna-ITALY 11.40 COCOA CONSUMPTION EFFECTS ON BLOOD PRESSURE, OXIDATIVE STRESS, METABOLIC PROFILE AND BIOMARKERS OF INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH STAGE 1 HYPERTENSION L. Nogueira, M. Knibel, D. Valena, M. Rodrigues, J. Nogueira Neto, S. Argolo, M. Torres, M. Guedes, C. Lima, A. Sanjuliani Rio de Janeiro-BRAZIL 11.50 EFFECT OF HABITUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEASURED BY ACCELEROMETER ON CAROTID AND CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION M. Kozakova (1), C. Palombo (1), C. Morizzo (1), E. Muscelli (1), B. Balkau (2) (1) Pisa-ITALY; (2) Villejuif-FRANCE 12.00 ACUTE AND MID-TERM EFFECTS OF TOMATO PASTE DIET SUPPLEMENTATION ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND BLOOD PRESSURE: A RANDOMISED, CROSSOVER STUDY P. Xaplanteris, C. Vlachopoulos, D. Terentes-Printzios, P. Pietri, N. Alexopoulos, N. Ioakeimidis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 12.10 COFFEE CONSUMPTION HAS A LESS POTENT ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC EFFECT ON AORTIC STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTIONS THAN CAFFEINE N. Ioakeimidis, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Alexopoulos, I. Dima, P. Xaplanteris, A. Ioakeimidis, A. Gravos, K. Tentolouris, C. Pitsavos, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 12.20 LONG TERM SMOKE EXPOSURE INDUCES ALBUMINURIA BUT ONLY MILD HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES J. Menne (1), K. Krger (2), F.K. Mooren (2), N. Weissmann (2), M. Seimetz (2), H. Haller (1) (1) Hannover, (2) Giessen-GERMANY
11.00 FATAL AND NONFATAL OUTCOMES, INCIDENCE OF HYPERTENSION, AND BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN RELATION TO URINARY SODIUM EXCRETION IN WHITE EUROPEANS K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (1), T. Kuznetsova (2), L. Thijs (2), V. Tikhonoff (3), J. Seidlerova (4), T. Richart (5), Y. Jin (2), A. Olszanecka (1), S. Malyutina (6), E. Casiglia (3), J. Filipovsky (4) K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (1), Y. Nikitin (6), J. Staessen (2), on behalf of the European Project on Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) Investigators (1) Cracow-POLAND; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM; (3) Padua-ITALY; (4) Pilsen-CZECH REPUBLIC; (5) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS; (6) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 11.10 BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING EFFECT OF DIETARY INTEGRATION WITH GRANA PADANO CHEESE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS G. Crippa, M. Bosi, A. Cassi, L. Fiorentini, F. Rossi Piacenza-ITALY 11.20 CAN OMEGA 3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS SUPPLEMENTATION ACT BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS IN HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIC PATIENTS, WITH OR WITHOUT METABOLIC SYNDROME AND WITH UNTREATED NORMAL-HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? M.L. De Rosa Naples-ITALY
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SLEEP APNOEA Chairpersons: D.V. Vlachakos (Athens-GREECE) K. Widecka (Szczecin-POLAND)
12.00 OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA IS MAINLY DETERMINED BY GLUCOSE ABNORMALITIES IN OBESE WOMEN L. Gilardini, C. Lombardi, G. Redaelli, L. Vallone, G.F. Parati, C. Invitti Milan-ITALY 12.10 ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND RENAL VASODILATION, BUT NOT ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, ARE IMPAIRED IN LEAN, NORMOTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH SLEEPAPNEA SYNDROME R.M. Bruno, L. Ghiadoni, M. Fabbrini, L. Rossi, A. Lena, M. Maestri, E. Bonanni, S. Taddei Pisa-ITALY 12.20 PREVALENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT CLINIC AND ASSOCIATION WITH PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM G.P. Rossi, G. Pitter, V. Gallina, G. Rossitto, A.C. Pessina Padua-ITALY
11.00 LECTURE LEPTIN AND ANGIOTENSIN MEET IN THE BRAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR HYPERTENSION A.L. Mark Iowa City, IA-USA 11.20 INHALATION OF HYDROGEN GAS REDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ATTENUATES CARDIAC REMODELING INDUCED BY INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA IN MICE T. Hayashi, M. Miyamura, T. Mori, A. Ukimura, Y. Okada, N. Ishizaka, T. Yoshioka, K. Hasegawa, Y. Matsumura Takatsuki-JAPAN 11.30 ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND SLEEP QUALITY IN THE FRENCH POPULATION IN 2010: THE FLAHS 2010 SURVEY J. Mourad, N. Postel-Vinay, B. Pannier, O. Hanon, X. Girerd Paris-FRANCE 11.40 NOCTURNAL HOME BLOOD PRESSURE AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA A. Destounis, K. Cholidou, A. Kollias, N. Karpettas, E. Markozannes, E. Alchanatis, G.S. Stergiou Athens-GREECE 11.50 BEHAVIOUR OF REGIONAL SYMPATHETIC DRIVE IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME C. Mineo (1), V. Vella (1), L. Magni (1), M. Volpe (1), G. Seravalle (2), C. Giannattasio (1), G. Mancia (1), G. Grassi (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY
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THE WORKUP OF A HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT Chairperson: M. Viigimaa (Tallin-ESTONIA)
Minisymposium
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Sano-Aventis NEW TRENDS IN ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG THERAPY. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH Chairpersons: E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY) R. Cifkov (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC)
Upstream therapy of atrial brillation with ARBs: how to take on this opportunity A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN) From rhythm or rate control strategies to clinical endpoints management. Dronedarone: A new frontier A. Capucci (Ancona-ITALY) Stroke, ischemia and blood pressure: lets raise new challenges to antiarrhythmic therapy! C. Rapezzi (Bologna-ITALY)
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SESSION 1 - RISK FACTOR CONTROL Chairpersons: A. Dominiczak (Glasgow-UK) D.L.Clement (Gent-BELGIUM)
Satellite Symposium
Sponsored by Novartis TREATING PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES - A CLINICAL BALANCING ACT? Chairpersons: G.T. McInnes (Glasgow-UK) H.H. Parving (Copenhagen-DENMARK)
Diabetes P.M. Nilsson (Malm-SWEDEN) Obesity and other metabolic factors M.H. Olsen (Glostrup-DENMARK) Stress: a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases? P. van de Borne (Bruxelles-BELGIUM) Home Blood Pressure. New ESH guidelines G. Parati (Milan-ITALY)
Welcome and introduction G.T. McInnes (Glasgow-UK) The current landscape in the treatment of hypertension and diabetes: is there room for improvement? J. Sowers (Columbia-MO, USA) Enhancing early and optimal glycemic control: what can DPP-4 inhibition offer? S. Del Prato (Pisa-ITALY) Direct renin inhibition: an opportunity for improved treatment of hypertensive patients with diabetes T. Unger (Berlin-GERMANY) Exploring the potential cardiorenal effects of direct renin inhibition in hypertensive patients with diabetes H.H. Parving (Copenhagen-DENMARK) Summary and close H.H. Parving (Copenhagen-DENMARK)
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14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor ATTENDED POSTER SESSIONS Chairperson: S. Padmanabhan (Glasgow-UK)
PS 01. EPIDEMIOLOGY ROOM 1 / POSTERS FROM 1 TO 38 PS 13. CLINICAL ASPECTS ROOM 13 / POSTERS FROM 328 TO 372 PS 14. CLINICAL TRIALS ROOM 14 / POSTERS FROM 373 TO 391 Chairperson: D. Rizzoni (Brescia-ITALY)
PS 02. LIFESTYLE CHANGES ROOM 2 / POSTERS FROM 39 TO 62 PS 03. RISK FACTORS ROOM 3 / POSTERS FROM 63 TO 84 Chairperson: G. Bilo (Milan-ITALY)
PS 04. BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT ROOM 4 / POSTERS FROM 85 TO 121 PS 06. ENDOTHELIUM ROOM 6 / POSTERS FROM 143 TO 164 Chairperson: P. Pauletto (Treviso-ITALY)
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PS 12. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ROOM 12 / POSTERS FROM 313 TO 327 PS 15. THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS ROOMS 15-16 / POSTERS FROM 392 TO 440 LATE-BREAKER POSTER SESSION 1 ROOM 17 / POSTERS FROM 441 TO 453
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EPIDEMIOLOGY ROOM 1 / POSTERS FROM 1 TO 38 Chairperson: S. Padmanabhan (Glasgow-UK)
1 6 / THE INFLUENCE OF STRESS AT WORK ON THE RISK OF DEVELOPING OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN GENERAL POPULATION 25-64 YEARS OLD IN RUSSIA DURING 14-YEARS (PROGRAM WHO MONICA-PSYCHOSOCIAL) V. Gafarov, E. Gromova, A. Gafarova, I. Gagulin Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 1 7 / PREVALENCE OF MASKED HYPERTENSION IN RELATIVES OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M. Domenech, J. Sobrino, M. Camafort, E. Vinyoles, I. Martinez, J.M. Graa, V. Estopian, F. Alonso, J.C. Rodriguez, J.L. Griera, A. Hermida, J. Calls, J.E. Castillo, V. Castellanos, A. Coca, on behalf of the ESTHEN Study Group-SPAIN 1 8 / VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION L. Vigil, M. Lopez, R. Garca-Carretero, M. Varela, D. Ferrero, C. Rodriguez, J. Ruiz Madrid-SPAIN 1 9 / ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AS THE DEFINING FACTOR OF THE HIGH LEVEL OF MEN MORTALITY IN UKRAINE O. Kvasha Kyiv-UKRAINE 1 10 / HIGH LEVEL OF THE SERUM HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR PREDICTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF METABOLIC SYNDROME;THE TANUSHIMARU COHORT STUDY E. Tsukagawa, H. Adachi, Y. Hirai, M. Enomoto, A. Fukami, M. Otsuka, T. Miyamoto, Y. Nanjo, K. Yoshikawa, E. Kumagai, E. Esaki, K. Ogata, K. Yokoi, K. Murayama, T. Imaizumi Kurume-JAPAN 1 11 / DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPERTENSIVE AND NORMOTENSIVE WOMEN ATTENDED IN PRIMARY CARE. BASELINE DATA OF THE EVA STUDY F. Fernandez-Vega (1), F.J. Garcia-Norro Herreros (2), N. Suliman Jabary (3), S. Suarez Garcia (1), A. Diaz Rodriguez (4), J.J. Garcia Fernandez (5), P. Redondo Oliver (6), J. Cachon Fernandez (7), J.L. Martin Carbayo (8), J.M. Fernandez Rodriguez-Lacin (9), J.A. Tarrazo Suarez (5), L. Bousquets Toral (10), R. Villa Estebanez (11), P. Sanz Gallego (12), M.A. Prieto Diaz (1), on behalf of THE EVA STUDY INVESTIGATORS (1) Oviedo, (2) Leon, (3) Valladolid, (4) Bembibre, (5) Pola De Siero, (6) Carrion De Los Condes, (7) Aviles, (8) Palencia, (9) Gijon, (10) Tineo, (11) Grado, (12) Riosa-SPAIN
1 1 / INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND BLOOD PRESSURE: SEX DIFFERENCES AND THE CONFOUNDING EFFECT OF FAT MASS IN THE COLAUS STUDY M. Pruijm (1), P. Vollenweider (2), F. Paccaud (1), M. Preisig (1), G. Waeber (1), P. Marques-Vidal (1), M. Burnier (1), M. Bochud (1) (1) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND; (2) Philadelphia-USA 1 2 / HEART SCORE IN RURAL PREHYPERTENSIVES S. Karanovic (1), D. Juric (2), I. Vukovic Lela (1), M. Fistrek (1), V. Premuzic (1), A. Cvitkovic (2), Z. Dika (1), J. Kos (1), V. Capkun (3), M. Laganovic (1), L.J. Fodor (1), M. Bitunjac (2), N. Leko (2), I. Pecin (1), B. Jelakovic (1) (1) Zagreb, (2) Slavonski Brod, (3) Split-CROATIA 1 3 / CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN RELATION TO CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE COMPONENTS IN CHINESE Y. Zhang, Y. Li, F.H. Ding, C.S. Sheng, Q.F. Huang, J.G. Wang Shanghai-CHINA 1 4 / ASSOCIATION OF INSULIN RESISTANCE WITH BEAT-TO-BEAT CARDIOVASCULAR DYNAMICS IN NON-OBESE, NON-DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS FROM LATIN-AMERICAN ORIGIN J.E. Ochoa (1), M.M. Correa (2), J.A. Gallo (2), J.G. McEwen (2), G. Bilo (1), D. Aristizabal (2), G. Parati (1) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Medellin-COLOMBIA 1 5 / PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF NOCTURNAL HYPERTENSION IN RELATIVES OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS J. Sobrino, M. Domenech, M. Camafort, E. Vinyoles, M.L. Mendez, S. Suarez, C. Escobar, J. Rueda, A. Vazquez, A. Batalla, F.J. Fernandez, M.F. Davila, F.J. Fuentes, R.E. Alvarez, A. Coca, on behalf of the ESTHEN Study Group-SPAIN
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1 12 / DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PREHYPERTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF FOLLOW-UP. THE PREVASTURIAS STUDY A De La Escosura Garcia (1), C. Rubiera Alvarez (2), C. Varela Suarez (3), L. Bousquets Toral (4), J. Alonso Arguelles (5), S. Suarez Garcia (1), C. Martin Lopez (1), M.T. Arias Garcia (1), M. Pizarro Lopez (1), I. Perez Fernandez (6), J. Florez Garcia (6), I. Pastrana Pastrana (2), J.R. Crespo Garcia (2), R. Marin Iranzo (1), M.A. Prieto Diaz (1), on behalf of THE PREVASTURIAS STUDY (1) Oviedo, (2) Gijon, (3) Lugones, (4) Tineo, (5) Cangas Del Narcea, (6) AvilesSPAIN 1 13 / EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN UKRAINE: RESULTS OF THE 30-YEAR OBSERVATION I. Gorbas, on behalf of I. Gorbas Kyiv-UKRAINE 1 14 / BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDED IN REFERRAL UNITS V. Barrios (1), A. de la Sierra (2), D. Gonzlez-Segura (3), G. Traveria (3) (1) Madrid, (2) Terrassa, (3) Barcelona-SPAIN 1 15 / BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ATTENDED IN HYPERTENSION REFERRAL UNITS A. de la Sierra (1), V. Barrios (2), D. Asensio (3), G. Traveria (3) (1) Terrassa, (2) Madrid, (3) Barcelona-SPAIN 1 16 / HYPERTENSION IS RISING IN NEPALESE COMMUNITY: EVIDENCE FROM A REPEAT CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN RURAL KATHMANDU AFTER TWENTYFIVE YEARS A. Vaidya, R. Prasad Pathak, M. Raj Pandey Kathmandu-NEPAL 1 17 / SALT INTAKE ADJUSTED FOR BODY WEIGHT AS WELL AS TOTAL SALT INTAKE IS ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DAMAGE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION H. Takase (1), Y. Dohi (2), T. Toriyama (1), T. Okado (1), H. Sonoda (2), A. Hagikura (1), T. Hashimoto (1), G. Kimura (2) (1) Hamamatsu, (2) Nagoya-JAPAN 1 18 / STRATEGY OF HYPOTENSIVE THERAPY OF AN OUT-PATIENTS DEPARTMENT Y. Poponina, M. Komarova, T. Poponina Tomsk-RUSSIA 1 19 / EVOLUTION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN IMMIGRANTS LATINAMERICAN RESIDENTS IN SPAIN. INMIRISK STUDY. PRELIMINARY RESULTS M.L Lozano, M. Leal, G. Ruiz, M. Toms, F. Lafuente, E. Garca, M.A. Franco, M.D. Abellan, J. Abellan Murcia-SPAIN 1 20 / BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN SPANISH HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDED IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS (THE PRESCAP 2010 STUDY) J.L. Llisterri Caro (1), G.C. Rodrguez Roca (2), F.J. Alonso Moreno (2), V. Barrios Alonso (3), J.L. Gorriz Teruel (1), R. Dura Belinchon (1), F. Valls Roca (1), V. Pallars Carratal (4), T. Snchez Ruiz (1), D. Gonzlez-Segura Alsina (5), on behalf of the Working Group of Arterial Hypertension of the Spanish Society of Primary Care physicians (Group HTA/SEMERGEN) and the PRESCAP 2010 investigators (1) Valencia, (2) Toledo, (3) Madrid, (4) Castelln, (5) Barcelona-SPAIN 1 21 / INTERRELATION OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN POPULATION OF THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE OF 20-59 YEARS, LIVING IN SUMGAYIT CITY N.N. Huseynova, A.F. Zeynalov, F.N. Gasimova Baku-AZERBAIJAN 1 22 / PREVALENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN WOMEN WITH VIOLATION OF CARBOHYDRATE EXCHANGE S.S. Sultanova, F.N. Gasimova Baku-AZERBAIJAN 1 23 / CHARACTERISTICS OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION CONCERNING ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AMONG THE MASCULINE POPULATION OF ZAQATALA REGION OF AZERBAIJAN N.R. Ismayilova, A.F. Zeynalov, F.N. Gasimova Baku-AZERBAIJAN 1 24 / BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN UNCOMPLICATED AND COMPLICATED HYPERTENSION IN SWITZERLAND R. Brenner (1), B. Waeber (2), Y. Allemann (1) (1) Bern, (2) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 1 25 / CURRENT ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY IN SWITZERLAND R. Brenner (1), B. Waeber (2), Y. Allemann (1) (1) Bern, (2) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND
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1 26 / PREVALENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN AN ADULT GIPSY POPULATION FROM ROMANIA D. Bartos, E. Badila, G. Oprea, S. Ghiorghe, R. Lungu, M. Hostiuc, A. Nastac Bucharest-ROMANIA 1 27 / THE PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS OF DIFFERENT MEDICAL UNITS I. Emelyanov, N. Avdonina, V. Ivanenko, A. Konrady, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 1 28 / FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IN-STUDY BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL: FINDINGS FROM THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BLOOD PRESSURE STUDY E.K. Chowdhury (1), A. Owen (1), H. Krum (1), L.M.H. Wing (2), P. Ryan (2), C.M. Ried (1), on behalf of the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study Group (1) Melbourne, (2) Adelaide-AUSTRALIA 1 29 / BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL DEPENDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS B. Pannier, F. Thomas, A. Benlmauden, K. Bean, N. Danchin Paris-FRANCE 1 30 / PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN CITIES OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION A. Erina (1), R. Libis (2), E. Isaeva (2), D. Savshin (1), O. Rotar (1), V. Solntsev (1), S. Zagranichnaya (1), A. Konradi (1), E. Shlyakhto (1) (1) St. Petersburg, (2) Orenburg-RUSSIA 1 31 / ANALYSIS OF POSITIVE SCREENING IN CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION PROGRAM V. Pallares-Carratala (1), V. Gil-Guillen (2), D. Orozco-Beltran (2), F. Valls-Roca (3), J. Redon (4), J.L. Martinez (2), C. De La Sen (5), J. Navarro-Perez (4), C. Fluixa (4), C. Carratala (2), A. Fernandez (2), J.C. Andres (2) (1) Burriana, (2) San Juan, (3) Beniganim, (4) Valencia, (5) Alicante-SPAIN 1 32 / ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN LIVER CIRRHOSIS: THE EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE CENTRE S. Leoni, S. Flori, B. Stagni, I. Serio, L. Bolondi Bologna-ITALY 1 33 / TRENDS AND AGE PECULIARITIES OF MORTALITY FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND CORRELATION WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION E. Emova, I. Konobeevskaya, R. Karpov Tomsk-RUSSIA 1 34 / ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND DEPENDENCE IN RUSSIAN MEN WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION V. Pyankov, Y. Chuyasova, E. Poyarkova Kirov-RUSSIA 1 35 / SOCIO ECONOMIC, LIFESTYLE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC RISK FACTORS INCREASE ODDS OF DEVELOPING HYPERTENSION MAIN CULPRIT BEHIND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN A DEVELOPING EASTERN EUROPEAN ECONOMY U. Mallick (1), M. Flather (1), M. Dorobantu (3), W. Zou (1), A. Fruntelata (3), T. Gabriel (3), A. Scafa (3), A. Vasile (3), O. Roxana (3), T. Spircu (3) (1) London-UK; (3) Bucharest-ROMANIA 1 36 / RESULTS OF POLISH NATIONAL HEALTH TEST SHOW HIGH PREVALENCE OF CORRECTABLE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AMONG NETIZENS J. Tyszkiewicz (1), B. Symonides (1), Z. Gaciong (1), E. Figurny-Puchalska (2), P. Koodziajak (2), M. Niemczyk (2) (1) Warsaw, (2) Cracow-POLAND 1 37 / EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION SECONDARY TO RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL M.I. Poveda-Garca, M.A. Esteban-Moreno, M.D. Del Pino Y Pino, M.C. Prados Soler Almera-SPAIN 1 38 / SYSTEMIC METABOLIC DISTURBANCES AS A NATURAL COMPONENT OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; THEIR ORIGIN AND PROATHEROGENIC SIGNIFICANCE T. Talaieva, V. Bratus Kiev-UKRAINE
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LIFESTYLE CHANGES ROOM 2 / POSTERS FROM 39 TO 62 Chairperson: D. Rizzoni (Brescia-ITALY)
2 44 / INFLUENCE OF ANXIOUS-DEPRESSIVE SYNDROME ON PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE M. Colotto, A. DAngelo, F. Vinci, A. Renzi, E. DErasmo, A. Castello, G. Barbarossa, S. Da Ros, P. Coletta Rome-ITALY 2 45 / EFFECTIVENESS OF MAIN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE RISK FACTOR CONTROL IN PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, THEIR COMPLIANCE TO THERAPY. PROSPECTIVE SURVEY A.Y. Efanov, S.V. Shalaev Tuymen-RUSSIA 2 46 / SMOKING ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER LEVELS OF HDL-C MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF EARLY ONSET OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AS ASSESSED BY MULTI-DETECTOR ROW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY R. Mitsutake, S. Miura, Y. Shiga, K. Saku Fukuoka-JAPAN 2 47 / LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF A COMBINED NUTRACEUTICAL ADDED TO THERAPEUTIC LIFE-STYLE IN OVERWEIGHT AND NORMOWEIGHT DYSLIPIDAEMIC SUBJECTS: A CONTROLLED TRIAL A. Cicero (1), G. Derosa (2), P. Mafoli (2), B. Gerocarni (1), E. Grandi (1), C. Borghi (1) (1) Bologna, (2) Pavia-ITALY 2 48 / EFFECT OF A COMBINED NUTRACEUTICAL ADDED TO THERAPEUTIC LIFE-STYLE ON BIOMARKERS OF VASCULAR REMODELLING IN OVERWEIGHT AND NORMOWEIGHT DYSLIPIDAEMIC SUBJECTS: A CONTROLLED TRIAL A. Cicero (1), G. Derosa (2), P. Mafoli (2), B. Gerocarni (1), E. Grandi (1), C. Borghi (1) (1) Bologna, (2) Pavia-ITALY 2 49 / APPROACH TO HIGH RISK PATIENTS S. Iurciuc, A. Avram, M. Iurciuc, L. Craciun, C. Avram, S. Ursoniu, D. Gaita, S. Mancas Timisoara-ROMANIA 2 50 / THE IMPACT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE V. Heazlewood (1), K. Kotseva (2), El. Turner (2), D. Wood (2) (1) Caboolture-AUSTRALIA; (2) London-UK
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2 39 / SUPERVISED EXERCISE TRAINING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS, BEYOND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL M. Iurciuc, S. Ursoniu, S. Iurciuc, A. Avram, C. Marin, D. Duda-Seiman, S. Mancas Timisoara-ROMANIA 2 40 / THE STUDY ON LIFESTYLE-INTERVENTION IN SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE AND PRE-HYPERTENSION A 5 YEARS RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL (2 YEARS PRELIMINARY RESULTS) Z. Gasimov Baku-AZERBAIJAN 2 41 / FROM CHANGING NUTRITION HABITS TOWARDS NEW STRATEGIES OF AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE - A EUROPEAN STUDY ON OVERWEIGHT AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS B. Schau (1), M. Bielfeldt (2) (1) Mannheim-GERMANY; (2) Barcelona-SPAIN 2 42 / THE EFFECT OF SOME EATING HABITS ON BLOOD PRESSURE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN K. Paunovic, G. Belojevic, B. Jakovljevic, V. Stojanov Belgrade-SERBIA 2 43 / LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF A BERBERINE BASED NUTRACEUTICAL ON BODY WEIGHT AND INSULIN-SENSITIVITY IN NON DIABETIC HYPERLIPIDAEMIC PATIENTS A. Cicero (1), G. Derosa (2), P. Mafoli (2), B. Gerocarni (1), E. Grandi (1), C. Borghi (1) (1) Bologna, (2) Pavia-ITALY
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2 51 / CONCORDANCE OF HEALTHY EATING BEHAVIOURS AND LIFESTYLE IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE UNDER MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE V. Heazlewood (1), K. Kotseva (2), E.L. Turner (2), D. Wood (2) (1) Caboolture-AUSTRALIA, (2) London-UK 2 52 / EFFECT OF A HIGH-CALCIUM ENERGY-REDUCED DIET ON INFLAMMATORY STRESS AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN BRAZILIAN OBESE SUBJECTS M. Torres, M. Rodrigues, D. Valena, L. Nogueira, J. Nogueira Neto, M. Guedes, C. Lima, A. Sanjuliani Rio de Janeiro-BRAZIL 2 53 / THE EFFECT OF DIETARY COUNSELING ON LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH EXCESS BODY WEIGHT M. Torres, T. Ferreira, D. Carvalho, L. Nogueira, D. Valena, M. Rodrigues, L. Araujo, M. Guedes, C. Lima, A. Sanjuliani Rio de Janeiro-BRAZIL 2 54 / PREVALENCE OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN AN EXTREMADURAS HEALTH AREA. HERMEX STUDY F. Felix-Redondo, D. Fernandez-Berges, F. Buitrago, L. Palomo, J. Perez-Castan, L. Lozano, V. Tejero, P. Alvarez-Palacios, A. Hidalgo, Y. Morcillo Villanueva De La Serena-SPAIN 2 55 / EFFECT OF LIFE STYLE MODIFICATION IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH OBESITY, HYPERTENSION, AUTONOMIC AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION R. Santos, J. Freitas, E. Tejera, A. Monteiro, J. Lima, I. Rebelo Porto-PORTUGAL 2 56 / FOOD INFLUENCE ON BLOOD PRESSURE: OBSERVATION FROM THE SIXTH WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY R. Meazza, A. Villarini, D. Ruggiero, C. Vecchiato, M.M. Ciulla, F. Magrini Milan-ITALY 2 57 / QUALITY OF LIFE AND HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY C. Maridaki, C. Basagiannis, I. Anyfantis, I. Papargyriou, D. Papadogiannis Athens-GREECE 2 58 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL STATUS AND LIFESTYLE IN HYPERTENSIVE OUTPATIENTS Y. Ohta, T. Tsuchihashi, K. Kiyohara Fukuoka-JAPAN 2 59 / DYSLIPIDEMIA AGGRAVATES QUALITY OF LIFE OF HYPERTENSIVES V. Katsi, G. Souretis, D. Tousoulis, C. Vlachopoulos, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 2 60 / THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN BLOOD PRESSURE IN ADOLESCENTS V.C. Romero Martinez, E.R Silva, J.J Villasmil, G.A. Bermudez, F. Madueo Maracaibo-VENEZUELA 2 61 / EFFECT OF PROTEIN DIET IN BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEALTH RISK N. Escribano, P. Zafrilla, J.A. Gomez, J. Abellan, J. Mulero Murcia-SPAIN 2 62 / ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PULSE PRESSURE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE BRONCHOPNEUMOPATHY F. DAmico, R. Grasso, L. Bitto Messina-ITALY
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RISK FACTORS ROOM 3 / POSTERS FROM 63 TO 84 Chairperson: D. Rizzoni (Brescia-ITALY)
3 69 / THE INFLUENCE OF PROFESSIONAL STRESS LEVEL ON BEHAVIOURAL RISK FACTORS IN MEN OF STRESSFUL PROFESSION I. Osipova, O. Antropova, A. Zalzman, N. Pyrikova, I. Komissarova, I. Kurbatova Barnaul-RUSSIA 3 70 / KNOWLEDGE ON THE CAUSES AND COMPLICATIONS OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN RANDOMLY SELECTED STUDENTS FROM POLISH CITIES P. Gac, R. Poreba, M. Poreba, M. Lemanski, K. Lewczuk, M. Zawadzki, K. Pawlas Wroclaw-POLAND 3 71 / AGE AND GENDER EFFECT ON GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION OF HYPERTENSION IN CANADA: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS MAKERS D. Leroux, L. Cloutier, C. Drouin, G. Tassitano Dit Spain Trois-Rivires-CANADA 3 72 / PREDICTIVE ROLE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND OTHER RISK FACTORS AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY I. Sichkaruk, A. Yagensky, N. Sydor, L. Dukhnevych Lutsk-UKRAINE 3 73 / EFFECT OF SEASONAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE FOR PATIENTS WITH FIXED DOSE COMBINATION TREATMENT C. Grassos, D. Gourlis, A. Pittaras Athens-GREECE
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3 63 / THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HYPERURICEMIA AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM VALUES IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION V. Bozhko, S. Koval, L. Reznik, M. Penkova Kharkov-UKRAINE 3 64 / ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN PERSONS AFTER SMOKING CESSATION M. Poreba, R. Poreba, P. Gac, W. Pilecki, M. Sobieszczanska Wroclaw-POLAND 3 65 /ANALYSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVES OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (FAMIAM STUDY). PRELIMINARY RESULTS M.D. Blanco (1), I. Chuecos (1), S. del Pozo (1), J. Ferrer (1), M.A. Franco (1), S. Balanza (2), I. Tovar (2), P. Martinez (2), M. Leal (2), J. Abellan (2) (1) Lorca, (2) Murcia-SPAIN 3 66 / ECONOMIC BURDEN OF HYPERTENSION IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION A. Kontsevaya, A. Kalinina Moscow-RUSSIA 3 67 / PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: WHAT PHYSICIANS, WHO TREAT HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS, KNOW ABOUT THEIR HEALTH G. Radchenko (1), I. Marzovenko (2), Yu. Sirenko (1) (1) Kiev, (2) Summy-UKRAINE 3 68 / ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION, RISK FACTORS AND INTEGRAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN UNORGANIZED POPULATION OF MEN AGED 35-55 YEARS IN TYUMEN REGION S. Shalaev, V. Berezina, I. Shutova, S. Yartzev, Z. Saullina Tyumen-RUSSIA
3 74 / EFFECT OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND OVERWEIGHT ON PLASMA LIPID LEVELS IN SEVEN YEARS OLD CHILDREN IN EASTERN SLAVONIJA AND BARANJA, CROATIA M. Katic, V. Tomac, N. Aberle Osijek-CROATIA 3 75 / THE HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION AS AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT OF AN IMPAIRED QUALITY OF LIFE 5 YEARS AFTER CABG IN LOW-RISK PATIENTS M. Zdravkovic, M. Krotin, M. Ristic, J. Perunicic, N. Milic, I. Soldatovic, S. Radovanovic, J. Saric, D. Lisulov, B. Todic Belgrade-JUGOSLAVIA 3 76 / A STUDY OF VITAMIN D LEVELS AND CIRCULATORY RISK FACTORS IN PRIMARY CARE A. Mastan, A. Bokhari, R. Aghamohammadzadeh, A.M. Heagerty Manchester-UK
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3 77 / ORGANIC POLYPHOSPHATES AS PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION PROGRESS IN WOMEN A. Sadykova, R. Baykeev, A. Shamkina, R. Gizyatullova Kazan-RUSSIA 3 78 / PREVALENCE AND TRENDS IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS FROM GENERAL PRACTICE SETTING IN POLAND. THE RESULTS OF LIPIDOGRAM2004 AND LIPIDOGRAM2006 SURVEYS J. Gasowski (1), J. Jozwiak (2), M. Klonowski (3), A. Winak (1), M. Mastej (3), T. Grodzicki (1), T. Tomasik (1), A. Tykarski (4), M. Tomaszewski (5), B.M. Kaess (5), J. Kramer (6), A. Manasar (3), A. Slezak (2), W. Lukas (3) (1) Krakow, (2) Czestochowa, (3) Katowice, (4) Poznan-POLAND; (5) Leicester-UK; (6) Geesthacht-GERMANY 3 79 / PATIENT COMPLIANCE ON HYPERTENSIVE MANAGEMENT AND ITS RELATED FACTORS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRY: A STUDY OF COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS IN PONDOK KELAPA, EAST JAKARTA, INDONESIA F. Ahsan (1) D. Notosusanto (2) M. Fitra Purnama (2) E. Renjana (2) D. Utama (2) J. Prihartono (2), on behalf of FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA (1) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS, (2) Jakarta-INDONESIA 3 80 / PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND SMOKING IN STUDENTS OF GREECE: TWO IMPORTANT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS S. Patiakas, K. Rousos Thessaloniki-GREECE 3 81 / LP(A) LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE AND HYPERINSULINEMIA IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Marzano, C. Catena, G.L. Colussi, L.A. Sechi Udine-ITALY 3 82 / LIPID PROFILE OF PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME TO THE TOLEDO HEALTH CARE AREA BETWEEN 2005 AND 2008 G.C. Rodriguez-Roca (1), L. Rodriguez-Padial (1), F.J. Alonso-Moreno (1), A. Romero-Gutierrez (1), F. Akerstrm (1), A. Segura-Fragoso (1), A. Villarin-Castro (1), J. Hernandez-Moreno (1), A. Menchen-Herreros (1), E. Fernandez-Rodriguez (1), L.M. Artigao-Rodenas (2), on behalf of RICARTO Working Group (1) Toledo, (2) Albacete-SPAIN 3 83 / INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS ON LIPID METABOLISM IN A MOROCCAN POPULATION F. Essiarab, H. Taki, N. Ghalim, R. Saile Casablanca-MOROCCO 3 84 / NON HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL IS MORE STRONGLY ASSOCIATED TO CAROTID PLAQUES THAN LDL CHOLESTEROL IN AN ITALIAN HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION V. Spagnuolo, F. Cetraro, N. Greco, T. Bartolillo, M. Sprovieri, M. Ferraro Cosenza-ITALY
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BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT ROOM 4 / POSTERS FROM 85 TO 121 Chairperson: G. Bilo (Milan-ITALY)
4 90 / SEVEN-DAY AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND DAY AND NIGHT BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY J. Siegelova (1), A. Havelkova (1), B. Fiser (1), J. Dusek (1), M. Pohanka (1), L. Dunklerova (1), G. Cornelissen (2), F. Halberg (2) (1) Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC; (2) Minnesota-USA 4 91 / ALTERATION OF THE CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERN IN SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE HYGIA PROJECT A. Otero (1), M. Dominguez-Sardia (2), M.C. Castieira (3), J.J. Crespo (2), A. Ferreras (2), A. Mojon (2), D.E. Ayala (2), J.R. Fernandez (2), R.C. Hermida (2), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Orense, (2) Vigo, (3) Lugo-SPAIN 4 92 / INFLUENCE OF DIPPING CLASSIFICATION ON FASTING GLUCOSE IN SUBJECTS WITH OR WITHOUT ELEVATED AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE: THE HYGIA PROJECT M. Dominguez-Sardia (1), P.A. Callejas (1), P. Eiroa (1), J.J. Crespo (1), J.L. Salgado (1), A. Otero (2), M.J. Fontao (1), S. Lorenzo (1), R.C. Hermida (1), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Vigo, (2) Orense-SPAIN 4 93 / DISCORDANT ESTIMATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF MASKED HYPERTENSION ACCORDING TO DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME BLOOD PRESSURE IN SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE HYGIA PROJECT R.C. Hermida (1), A. Otero (2), L. Pieiro (3), D.E. Ayala (1), A. Moya (3), E. Sineiro (3), M.J. Fontao (1), A. Mojon (1), J.R. Fernandez (1), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Vigo, (2) Orense, (3) Pontevedra-SPAIN 4 94 / AUTOMATED OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS VERSUS MORNING HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN THE ASSESSMENT OF HYPERTENSION E. Andreadis, E. Angelopoulos, A. Tsakanikas, G. Agaliotis, G. Mousoulis Athens-GREECE 4 95 / AUTOMATED OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT BY USING THE BPTRU DEVICE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION G. Crippa, A. Cassi, M. Bosi, M.L. Fares Piacenza-ITALY
4 85 / THE SUSPPUP RATIO IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIPPING AND NON-DIPPING PATTERN OF NOCTURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE J. Porzezinska-Furtak, A. Brzeska, T. Miazgowski, K. Widecka Szczecin-POLAND 4 86 / USEFULNESS OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN EVALUATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN THE GROUP OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Woznicka-Leskiewicz, I. Klorek, A. Posadzy-Malaczynska Poznan-POLAND 4 87 / IMPACT OF DAYTIME AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE ON CAROTID ARTERY INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN PREHYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Manios, F. Michas, E. Koroboki, K. Stamatelopoulos, V. Chouzouri, A. Dimitriou, C. Papamichael, N. Zakopoulos Athens-GREECE 4 88 / LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF TELEMETRIC BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN ADEQUATELY TREATED PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION C.L. Neumann, E.M. Rieken, J.M. Schmidt Thrun, E.G. Schulz Gttingen-GERMANY 4 89 / THE INFLUENCE OF DEPRESSION IN BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE IN ADOLESCENTS V.C. Romero Martinez, E.R. Silva, J.J. Villasmil, G.A. Bermudez, F. Madueo Maracaibo-VENEZUELA
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4 96 / PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING S. Cinza Sanjurgo (1), A. Hermida Ameijeiras (2), J.E. Lpez Paz (2), M. Pena Seijo (2), G. Calvo Gonzlez (2), A. Pascual Montes (2), V. Martinez Durn (2), M.L. Romero Miguez (2), J.M. Paz Fernndez (2), C. Calvo Gmez (2) (1) Malpica, (2) Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 4 97 / FEASIBILITY OF HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN THE ELDERLY C. Cacciolati, O. Hanon, A. Alperovitch, C. Dufouil, C. Tzourio Paris-FRANCE 4 98 / A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR THE MERCURY SPHYGMOMANOMETER: THE CASE OF THE HYBRID BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR G. Stergiou, N. Karpettas, A. Kollias, A. Destounis, D. Tzamouranis Athens-GREECE 4 99 / MAY WE INCREASE AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE REPRODUCIBILITY? M. Pena Seijo, A. Hermida Ameijeiras, J.E. Lpez Paz, G. Calvo Gonzalez, M.L. Romero Mguez, A. Pascual Montes, V. Martinez Durn, A. Pose Reino, C. Calvo Gmez Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 4 100 /AGE DEPENDENCY OF CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURES: CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL OBSERVATIONS IN EUROPEAN POPULATIONS W. Wojciechowska (1), K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (1), V. Tikhonoff (2), T. Richart (3), J. Seidlerov (4), M. Cwynar (1), L. Thijs (3), Y. Li (5), T. Kuznetsova (3), J. Filipovsk (4), E. Casiglia (2), T. Grodzicki (1), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (1), M. ORourke (6), J. Staessen (3), on behalf of the European Project on Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) Investigators (1) Krakow-POLAND; (2) Padua-ITALY, (3) Leuven-BELGIUM; (4) Pilsen-CZECH REPUBLIC; (5) Shanghai-CHINA; (6) Sidney-AUSTRALIA 4 101 / TELECARE IS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT, A META-ANALYSIS W. Verberk (1), F. Kessels (2), T. Thien (3) (1) Taipei-TAIWAN; (2) Maastricht, (3) Nijmegen-THE NETHERLANDS 4 102 / AMBULATORY ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDEX FOR THE PREDICTION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT RESPONSE G. Marakomichelakis, V. Sevastianos, N. Skliros, A. Missiakouli, D. Pavlopoulou, E.J. Diamantopoulos Athens-GREECE 4 103 / HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT L. Cloutier, M.E. Leblanc Trois-Rivires-CANADA 4 104 / BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH ISOLATED NOCTURNAL HYPERTENSION C.H. Lee (1), M.S. Cho (1), J.Y. Lee (1), E. Hwang (2), C. Park (1) (1) Seoul, (2) Goyang-SOUTH KOREA 4 105 / PREVALENCE AND PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR MASKED INEFFICACY OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT A. Klimenko, S. Villevalde, E. Pavlova, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 4 106 / ANALYSIS OF TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE A FEASIBILITY STUDY P. Jankowski, A. Bednarek, A. Olszanecka, A. Windak, D. Czarnecka, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz Cracow-POLAND 4 107 / IS ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT ADAPTATION FROM HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT OPTIMAL? A PILOT STUDY IN GENERAL PRACTICE J.M. Boivin, E. Boutte, R. Fay, P. Rossignol, F. Zannad Vandoeuvre Les Nancy-FRANCE 4 108 / SHISHA (NARGHILE, WATERPIPE) SMOKING AND ITS EFFECT ON THE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND OTHER HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS M. Al-Kubati (1), A.S. Al-Kubati (2), A.A. Gunaid (3) (1) Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC; (2) Taiz, (3) Sanaa-YEMEN
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4 109 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AFFECTS SLEEP QUALITY AND BLOOD PRESSURE V. Katsi, G. Souretis, N. Kalovidouris, I. Vlasseros, A.N. Koumoulidis, S. Christakopoulos, D. Tsiachris, C. Masoura, D. Papoutsis, M. Divani, N. Alexopoulos, C.H. Vlachopoulos, C.H. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 4 110 / PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DURING SCHEDULED VISITS IN FAMILY PRACTITIONER B. Symonides, M. Cieplak, E. Kudraszew, C. Ducki, Z. Gaciong Warsaw-POLAND 4 111 / THE EFFECT OF CUFF SIZE ON AUTOMATED BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS G.J. Mangos, J.L. Ram, M.A. Brown Kogarah-AUSTRALIA 4 112 / LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRIC PATTERN AND ABPM PROFILE IN THE ELDERLY A. Esposito (1), D. Solari (1), S. Carugo (1), A. Pernigotti (1), C. Redaelli (1), M. Maisaidi (1), F. Magrini (1), G. Mancia (2) (1) Milan, (2) Monza-ITALY 4 113 / EFFECT OF CHRONOTHERAPY WITH BETA-BLOCKER (BISOPROLOL) ON CHRONOBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERN IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION UNDER CONDITIONS OF CIRCUMPOLAR SHIFT WORK A. Vetoshkin (1), N. Shurkevitch (2), L. Gapon (2), D. Gubin (2), N. Belozerova (2), F. Poshinov (1) (1) Yamburg, (2) Tyumen-RUSSIA 4 114 / HOME ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDEX AND HOME PULSE PRESSURE IN SUBJECTS OLDER THAN 55 FROM FREE-LIVING POPULATION E. Platonova, A. Deev, V. Gorbunov, V. Konstantinov, S. Shalnova Moscow-RUSSIA 4 115 / ASSESSMENT OF SINGLE INTRAVENOUS INFUSION OF COENZYME Q10 EFFECT ON POST-INFARCTED MYOCARDIUM FUNCTION WITH CONDUCTANCE CATHETER TECHNIQUE A. Ivanov, E. Kalenikova, E. Gorodetskaya, O. Medvedev Moscow-RUSSIA 4 116 / OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING: A POSSIBLE NEW TOOL FOR EVALUATING BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS P. Salice (1), G.B. Danzi (1), F. Magrini (1), F. De Luca (2), S. Ghiglia (1), A.M. Colli (1), M.A. Galli (1), L. Manuri (2), P.P. Bassareo (3), L. Baca (1), D. Li Vecchi (1), G. Ardissino (1) (1) Milan, (2) Messina, (3) Cagliari-ITALY 4 117 / REPEATABILITY OF THE MORNING BLOOD PRESSURE SURGE IN NEVER TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS A. Prejbisz, G. Kowalewski, K. Paschalis-Purtak, B. Puciowska-Jankowska, M. Makowiecka-Cies la, M. Kluk, E. Florczak, M. Kabat, A. Januszewicz Warsaw-POLAND 4 118 / EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS MAY INFLUENCE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLINICAL AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION G. Andreeva, O. Lerman, D. Lyusin, A. Deev, V. Gorbunov Moscow-RUSSIA 4 119 / EFFECTS OF EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION AND REMOTE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN A RURAL POPULATION WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME M.I. Stuckey (1), K.J. Sabourin (1), S. Shapiro (1), C. Munoz (2), R.J. Petrella (1) (1) London, (2) Seaforth-CANADA 4 120 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN DIABETIC PATIENTS ADMITTED IN GENERAL HOSPITAL M.A. Esteban-Moreno, M.I. Poveda-Garca, F.J. Gonzlez-Martnez, M.D. Del Pino y Pino Almera-SPAIN 4 121 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING USEFULNESS IN HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTIC AND HYPERTENSION TREATMENT CONTROL (2000-2011) P. Cortes Hausmann, J. Bisbe Company, V. Bisbe Company, H. Briceo Garcia, S. Soler Simon, J.C. Trullas Vila Olot-SPAIN
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS ROOM 5 / POSTERS FROM 122 TO 142 Chairperson: P. Pauletto (Treviso-ITALY)
5 127 / FOOD PEPTIDES REDUCE ANGIOTENSIN II- OR INTERLEUKIN 1-INDUCED CYCLOOXIGENASE-2 EXPRESSION IN VASCULAR FIBROBLASTS M. Garcs, M. Quiones, M. Galn, R. Lpez-Fandio, M. Salaices, M. Miguel Madrid-SPAIN 5 128 / PREDICTORS OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND INCIPIENT MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION IN ASYMPTOMATIC YOUNG HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS Ragab Mahfouz, ELSayed Farag Zagazig-EGYPT 5 129 / DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PARAMETERS DERIVED FROM PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL TONOMETRY IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE U. Neisius, S. Rossi, A. Dominiczak, C. Delles Glasgow-UK 5 130 / EFFECT OF HYPERTENSION ON CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE CORONARY HEART DISEASE O. Lomakovskyi Kiev-UKRAINE 5 131 / ESTIMATION OF ANTI-OXLDL AUTOANTIBODIES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN ASSOCIATION WITH PREVIOUS STATIN THERAPY R. Laczik (1), P. Szodoray (2), K. Veres (1), I. Csip (1), S. Sipka (1), Z. Szekanecz (1), P. Soltsz (1) (1) Debrecen-HUNGARY; (2) Oslo-NORWAY 5 132 / ALUMINIUM PHTALOCYANINE ACCUMULATION IN ENDARTERECTOMY CAROTID PLAQUES IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS: STUDY IN VITRO Y. Efremova, G. Soboleva, E. Andreeva, N. Radukhina, E. Tararak, Y. Karpov, on behalf of Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center Moscow-RUSSIA 5 133 / CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS AND ALBUMIN EXCRETION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A POSITIVE ASSOCIATION BEYOND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION A. Kasiakogias, C. Tsious, C. Thomopoulos, N. Soldatos, K. Kintis, I. Andrikou, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE
5 122 / AGE RELATED INTIMAMEDIA THICKNESS DYNAMICS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION L. Malinova, L. Sadgaya, L. Tikhonova Saratov-RUSSIA 5 123 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VITAMIN D STATUS AND EARLY ARTERIAL CHANGES IN PRIMARY HYPERTENSION. PRELIMARY DATA F. Tornese, C. Scazzone, R. Arsena, L. Guarino, A.C. Fornaci, E. Ajello, G. Mule, G. Cerasola, S. Cottone Palermo-ITALY 5 124 / ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION AND INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS: IS THERE ANY ASSOCIATION? A. Fedorowski, P. Nilsson, G. Engstrm, B. Hedblad, O. Melander Malm-SWEDEN 5 125 / A DEVELOPING STORY: TWINS AND EARLY ATHEROSCLEROSIS PREVENTION D.L. Tarnoki (1), A.D. Tarnoki (1), R. Cotichini (2), C. Fagnani (2), F. Fanelli (2), C. Baracchini (3), G. Meneghetti (3), G. Schillaci (4), R.G. Kiss (1), A. Lannert (1), L. Littvay (1), A.A. Molnar (1), V. Nambi (5), Z. Garami (5), V. Berczi (1) (1) Budapest-HUNGARY; (2) Rome, (3) Padua, (4) Perugia-ITALY; (5) Houston-USA 5 126 / HDL DIMINISHES MMP-9 PRODUCTION IN A S1P3/TGF- DEPENDENT MANNER M. Schuchardt, M. Tlle, T. Huang, W. Zidek, M. van der Giet Berlin-GERMANY
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5 134 / AORTIC STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTIONS IN RELATION TO ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCTS IN CHINESE Q. Huang, F. Li, C. Sheng, J. Zou, B. Hu, Y. Li, J. Wang Shanghai-CHINA 5 135 / MICROALBUMINURIA AND ITS CORRELATION WITH ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION M. Gjata, V. Duraj, E. Nelaj, L. Collaku, J. Klosi, M. Tase Tirana-ALBANIA 5 136 / GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. PILOT STUDY A. Vachulova, B. Vohnout, B. Liska, S. Filipova Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 5 137 / HYPERTENSION IS A DETERMINANT OF ABCA1 EXPRESSION IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES FROM HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PATIENTS D. Santovito, C. Mandolini, F. Buttitta, V. De Nardis, M. Bucci, A. Marchetti, S. Ucchino, A. Mezzetti, F. Cipollone Chieti-ITALY 5 138 / A STUDY OF LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE VERIFIED BY CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY: RESULTS OF OBSERVATION FOR PATIENTS INCLUDED IN THE REGISTER OF NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE A. Malysheva, S. Martsevich, S. Tolpygina, Yu. Polyanskaya, E. Gofman, A. Deev, V. Mazaev Moscow-RUSSIA 5 139 / PRECLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS C. Serban, S. Dragan, I. Mozos, L. Susan, R. Christodorescu, A. Pacurari, L. Noveanu, M. Craina, A. Caraba, I. Romosan Timisoara-ROMANIA 5 140 / CAROTID PLAQUE ECHOLUCENCY IS ASSOCIATED WITH WORSE COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE G. Desideri (1), D. Mastroiacovo (1), M. Pinelli (2), G. De Blasis (2), M. Andriulli (1), I. Petrella (1), L. Semeraro (1), A. Raffaele (2), R. Bocale (1), D. Grassi (1), C. Marini (1), C. Ferri (1) (1) LAquila, (2) Avezzano-ITALY 5 141 / STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ARTERIAL PARAMETERS USED IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT AND SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS DIAGNOSIS: REFERENCE VALUES FOR A YOUNG URUGUAYAN POPULATION D. Bia, Y. Zocalo, I. Farro, J. Torrado, F. Farro, L. Florio, M. Molinari, A. Olascoaga, W. Alalln, R. Lluberas, R. Armentano Montevideo-URUGUAY 5 142 / HDL-CHOLESTEROL, OBESITY AND EARLY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN YOUNG PEOPLE A. Starodubova, G. Storozhakov, O. Kisliak, V. Govorun, V. Sergienko, L. Djedjeva, A. Kopelev, S. Kosyura Moscow-RUSSIA
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ENDOTHELIUM ROOM 6 / POSTERS FROM 143 TO 164 Chairperson: G. Bilo (Milan-ITALY)
6 148 / RECOVERY TIME POST NYTROGLYCERIN IN FOLLOWING UP ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN ESSENTIAL ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION V. Aursulesei, M.D. Datcu Iasi-ROMANIA 6 149 / ALDOSTERONE DOES NOT MODIFY GENE EXPRESSION IN HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS A. Verhovez (1), T.A. Williams (1), V. Crudo (1), J. Burrello (1), M. Covella (1), D. Leone (1), E. Berra (1), F. Fallo (2), B. Fabris (3), F. Amenta (4), C.E. Gomez-Sanchez (5), F. Veglio (1), P. Mulatero (1) (1) Turin, (2) Padua, (3) Trieste, (4) Camerino-ITALY; (5) Jackson-USA 6 150 / COCOA IMPROVES ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT VASODILATATION BUT NOT ALTERS BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN HYPERTENSIVES M. Knibel, L. Nogueira, M. Rodrigues, D. Valena, J. Nogueira Neto, A. Cunha, M. Torres, M. Guedes, C. Lima, A. Sanjuliani Rio de Janeiro-BRAZIL 6 151 / THE TREATMENT WITH OUABAIN ANTAGONIST REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE AND IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION OF RESISTANCE ARTERIES FROM DOCA-SALT HYPERTENSIVE RATS C.F. Wenceslau, L.V. Rossoni Sao Paulo-BRAZIL 6 152 / ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN PERSONS WITH VARIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS E. Kolesova, O. Rotar, E. Moguchaya, A. Erina, E. Dudorova, A. Konradi, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 6 153 / NON-INVASIVE EVALUATION OF THE ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN F. Margulis, A. Villamil, M. Romero, J. Zilberman Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 6 154 / ADVANCING AGE INCREASES CONTRACTILE PROSTANOIDS RELEASE IN AORTA OF FEMALE SENESCENCE ACCELERATED MOUSE S. Novella (1), C. Hermenegildo (1), A.P. Dantas (2), C. Bueno-Bet (1), L. Novens (2), G. Segarra (1), P. Medina (1) (1) Valencia, (2) Barcelona-SPAIN
6 143 / CAN LOW VITAMIN D LEVELS IN SUMMER BE ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED ENDOTHELIAL VASODILATATOR FUNCTION IN NORMOTENSIVE, NORMOLIPIDEMIC WOMEN? S. Ertek (1), E. Akgul (1), A.F. Cicero (2), S. Cehreli (1), G. Erdogan (1) (1) Ankara-TURKEY; (2) Bologna-ITALY 6 144 / VISCERAL OBESITY IS A NEW MARKER OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AMONG SUBJECTS AFFECTED BY CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE S. Vettoretti, C. Cafforio, C. Aleri, C. Bonanomi, R. Floreani, G. Danzi, P. Messa Milan-ITALY 6 145 / A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF HIGH SENSITIVE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN THE PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT HYPERTENSION B. Naghshtabrizi, F. Dadras, F. Emami, F. Khoshjou, M. Gharakhani, A.H. Moadab, A. Mozayanimonfared Hamedan-IRAN 6 146 / HEART RATE DEPENDENT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY T. Horvath, A. Pinter, M. Kollai Budapest-HUNGARY 6 147 / DYNAMICS OF INDEXES OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AT THE BACKGROUND OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION I. Malynovska, V. Shumakov, L. Tereshkevysh, L. Prohna, O. Yanus Kiev-UKRAINE
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6 155 / ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND VITAMIN D STATUS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION. PRELIMARY RESULTS F. Tornese, C. Scazzone, R. Arsena, L. Guarino, A. Ocello, A. Bono, G. Cerasola, S. Cottone Palermo-ITALY 6 156 / MICROALBUMINURIA AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME M.O. Gonzalez Albarran, S. Calvo, M. Carrasco, M. Cano, G. Perez, J. Gomez Madrid-SPAIN 6 157 / HAEMOSTASIS PARAMETERS DISTURBANCES IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE A. Kotrotsou, D.P. Papadopoulos, I. Mourouzis, A. Dellaportas, M. Bonios, I. Vlahodimitris, P. Kribas, C. Ekonomou Athens-GREECE 6 158 / ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION DYNAMICS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT VASOACTIVE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS O. Fedorishina (1), K. Protasov (1), A. Dzizinsky (1), E. Trunova (2), M. Makarenko (2), N. Gakh (2) (1) Irkutsk, (2) Angarsk-RUSSIA 6 159 / CORRELATION OF LIPID, CARBOHYDRATE AND PURINE METABOLISM AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND ABDOMINAL OBESITY K. Hanchar, L. Yankovskaya, I. Karaulko, E. Kezhun, E. Trojan, A. Lelevich, L. Kezhun Grodno-BELARUS 6 160 / ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OBESITY N. Demikhova, M. Vlasenko, T. Rudenko Kharkov-UKRAINE 6 161 / SALT LOADING IN CANOLA OIL FED SHRSP RATS INDUCES ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION A. Papazzo (1), L. Lexis (2), P. Lewandowski (1) (1) Geelong, (2) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA 6 162 / ALBUMINURIA IS RELATED TO CIRCULATING SOLUBLE RECEPTOR FOR ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCTS AND BIOMARKERS OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSION K. Dimitriadis, C. Tsious, M. Almyroudi, K. Kintis, L. Lioni, D. Flessas, D. Syrseloudis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 6 163 / ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT? M. Bentez Snchez, I. Gonzalez, R. Valverde, R. Calurano, S. Cruz, E. Rodriguez, F. Fernandez Mora, M.J. Merino, F. Fernandez G., J. Gonzalez, J.M. Onaindia, C. Suarez Huelva-SPAIN 6 164 / ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM AND HYPERTENSION M. Gvozdyk, O. Mitchenko, V. Romanov Kyiv-UKRAINE
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Poster Session 07
SMALL VESSELS ROOM 7 / POSTERS FROM 165 TO 183 Chairperson: M.P. Schlaich (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA)
7 169 / RETINAL MICROCIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT AFTER THE CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE WITH ARB-II IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M. Pena-Seijo (1), J.L. Daz Daz (2), J.A. Daz Peromingo (3), M. Surez Tembra (2), R. Monte Secades (4), M. Gonzlez Penedo (2), I. Mndez Naya (1), A. Hermida Ameijeiras (1), J.E. Lpez Paz (1), C. Calvo Gmez (1), F. Gmez-Ulla Irazazabal (1), A. Pose Reino (1) (1) Santiago De Compostela, (2) A Corua, (3) Ribeira, (4) Lugo-SPAIN 7 170 / MYOENDOTHELIAL GAP JUNCTIONS INVOLVEMENT TO THE SUSTAINED PHASE OF HYPOXIC PULMONARY VASOCONSTRICTION DEVELOPMENT I. Kizub (1), I. Strielkov (1), A. Soloviev (1), J. Ward (2) (1) Kiev-UKRAINE, (2) London-UK 7 171 / RELEVANCE OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE TO THE DEFORMABILITY AND OXYGEN PERMEABILITY OF ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE IN PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION M. Fornal, K. Burda, M. Kaczmarska, R. Korbut, T. Grodzicki Cracow-POLAND 7 172 / IMPAIRED CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION IS RELATED TO SUBENDOCARDIAL VIABILITY RATIO AS IN UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVES. AN INVASIVE APPROACH D. Tsiachris, C. Tsious, D. Rousos, D. Syrseloudis, K. Kintis, G. Latsios, S. Patsilinakos, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 7 173 / URIC ACID AND MICROVASCULAR DILATATION RESERVE IN THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Oschepkova, I. Atyunina, A. Rogoza, A. Fedorovich, V. Dmitriev, V. Titov Moscow-RUSSIA 7 174 / URIC ACID, ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND BASAL MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL VASOMOTOR FUNCTION IN THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS I. Atyunina, E. Oschepkova, A. Rogoza, A. Fedorovich, V. Dmitriev, V. Titov Moscow-RUSSIA 7 175 / EVALUATION OF MICROVASCULAR CORONARY LESION IN HYPERTENSIVES WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND ISCHEMIC-LIKE ST SEGMENT CHANGES A. Kisko, J. Kmec, M. Babcak, M. Vereb, M. Vytykacova, J. Cencarik, P. Gazdic, J. Stasko Presov-SLOVAK REPUBLIC
7 165 / MECHANISMS OF PERIPHERAL TISSUE BLOOD FLOW INFLUENCED BY HIGH SALT DIET IN YOUNG HEALTHY FEMALE HUMAN SUBJECTS A. Cavka (1), I. Grizelj (1), B. Jelakovic (2), J.H. Lombard (3), I. Mihaljevic (1), A. Koller (4), I. Drenjancevic (1) (1) Osijek, (2) Zagreb-CROATIA; (3) Milwaukee-USA; (4) Pecs-HUNGARY 7 166 / ASSESSMENT OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR FUNCTION WITH PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC PULSE AMPLITUDE: A POPULATION STUDY T. Kuznetsova (1), G. Szczesny (2), L. Thijs (1), D. Jozeau (2), J. Dhooge (1), J. Staessen (1) (1) Leuven, (2) Brussels-BELGIUM 7 167 / SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE IN CALCIUM SENSITIZATION OF SMALL MESENTERIC ARTERIES IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS C. Aoqui, R. Eissler, S. Chmielewski, C. Schmaderer, D. Sollinger, U. Heemann, M. Baumann Munich-GERMANY 7 168 / THERE IS A PARALLEL ESCALATION BETWEEN RETINAL VASCULAR ALTERATIONS AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION V. Katsi, G. Souretis, I. Vlasseros, S. Christakopoulos, A.N. Koumoulidis, D. Mparlagiannis, D. Tsiachris, N. Alexopoulos, C.H. Vlachopoulos, C. Masoura, C.H. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE
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7 176 / WALL-TO-LUMEN RATIO OF RETINAL ARTERIOLES IS RELATED TO ALTERATIONS OF AORTIC PULSE WAVE IN PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF A CEREBROVASCULAR EVENT M. Ritt (1), J. Harazny (2), P. Schellinger (1), D. Baleanu (1), S. Schwab (1), G. Michelson (1), R. Schmieder (1) (1) Erlangen-GERMANY; (2) Olsztyn-POLAND 7 177 / CARDIAC REMODELLING AND POSTISCHEMIC SKIN RESPONSE IN SUBJECTS WITH LOW CARDIOVASCULAR RISK B. Gryglewska, M. Cwynar, T. Grodzicki Cracow-POLAND 7 178 / A SIX-MONTH PERIOD OF PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY INCREASES CAPILLARY DENSITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S. Kaiser, B. Benedito, F. Bevilacqua, A. Sanjuliani, M. Gomes, E. Tibiri Rio De Janeiro-BRAZIL 7 179 / SOLUBLE FMS-LIKE TYROSINE KINASE 1 (SFLT) IS ELEVATED IN ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS AND DECLINES DURING THERAPY S. Lovric, T. Kirsch, H. Haller, M. Haubitz Hannover-GERMANY 7 180 / IMPAIRED MICROCIRCULATION AND CEREBROVASCULAR PERFUSION IN MILD HYPERTENSIVES ALONG THE PROGRESSION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME P. Nazzaro, G. Schirosi, D. Mezzapesa, M. Petruzzellis, G. Grandolfo, L. De Benedittis, L. Pascazio, F. Federico Bari-ITALY 7 181 / ANGIOGENIC THERAPY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIMB ISCHEMIA IMPROVES MICROCIRCULATION AND PROMOTES COLLATERAL FORMATION K. Talitskiy, O. Bulkina, A. Fedorovich, A. Samko, Y. Parfyonova, Y. Karpov Moscow-RUSSIA 7 182 / RHEOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE M. Kruchinina, A. Gromov, V. Generalov, A. Rabko, M. Shakirov Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 7 183 / SIRIUS, COMPUTERIZED TOOL FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL MICROCIRCULATION M. Pena-Seijo (1), M. Gonzlez Penedo (2), M. Orteg Hortas (2), S. Gonzlez (2), F. Gomez-Ulla Irazazabal (1), A. Pose-Reino (1) (1) Santiago De Compostela, (2) A Corua-SPAIN 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 08
RENAL ASPECTS ROOM 8 / POSTERS FROM 184 TO 220 Chairperson: M.P. Schlaich (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA)
8 184 / 2A-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR DEFICIENCY AMELIORATES PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE H. Hoch (1), J. Stegbauer (1), S.A. Potthoff (1), E. Koenigshausen (1), L. Hein (2), L.C. Rump (1), O. Vonend (1) (1) Duesseldorf, (2) Freiburg-GERMANY 8 185 / RENAL FUNCTIONAL DETERIORATION DECREASES INTRARENAL EXPRESSION OF HUMAN ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BINDING AND INHIBITORY MOLECULE K. Tamura, H. Wakui, S. Masuda, T. Dejima, A. Maeda, T. Kanaoka, M. Ohsawa, S. Haku, K. Azushima, K. Azuma, T. Ishigami, Y. Toya, S. Umemura Yokohama-JAPAN
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8 189 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OXIDATIVE STRESS AND AORTIC STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE G. Mul, P. Cusimano, T. Viola, M. Costanzo, A.C. Foraci, A. Palermo, A. Castiglia, E. Nardi, G. Cerasola, S. Cottone Palermo-ITALY 8 190 / ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE D. Karasavvidou, R. Kalaitzidis, S.E. Pelidou, S. Kountouris, O. Balafa, K. Siamopoulos Ioannina-GREECE 8 191 / COMPARISON OF THE MDRD AND THE CKD-EPI EQUATIONS TO ESTIMATE THE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS A. Troshina (1), Y. Kotovskaya (2), N. Bagmanova (2), J. Koblava (2) (1) Dolgoprudni, (2) Moscow-RUSSIA 8 192 / AMONG SUBJECTS AFFECTED BY CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ABDOMINAL OBESITY IS A MARKER OF SUBCLINICAL CARDIAC DAMAGE C. Aleri , S. Vettoretti, C. Cafforio, C. Bonanomi, R. Floreani, G. Danzi, P. Messa Milan-ITALY 8 193 / GENETIC VARIANT OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM AND RENAL SURVIVAL IN JAPANESE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Y. Makino, T. Konoshita, T. Kimura, M. Fujii, S. Wakahara, K. Arakawa, I. Inoki, I. Miyamori Eiheiji-JAPAN 8 194 / REDUCTION IN GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE PREDICTS NEW ONSET OF HYPERTENSION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION H. Takase (1), Y. Dohi (2), T. Toriyama (1), T. Okado (1), S. Tanaka (2), H. Sonoda (2), A. Agikura (1), T. Hashimoto (1), G. Kimura (2) (1) Hamamatsu, (2) Nagoya-JAPAN 8 195 / COMPARISON OF HYDRATION STATE AND THE DEGREE OF HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS IN DIFFERENT FORMS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS J. Bordignon, A. Manonelles, A. Andjar, C. Gonzlez-Segura, M.T. Gonzlez Barcelona-SPAIN 8 196 / CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH COGNITIVE-MOTOR ABILITIES IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS J. Radic (1), D. Ljutic (1), M. Radic (1), V. Kovacic (1), M. Sain (1), K. Dodig Curkovic (2) (1) Split, (2) Osijek-CROATIA 8 197 / INFRADIAGNOSED RENAL INSUFFICIENCY AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS C. Luque-Amado, M. Gonzalez-Benitez, M. Godoy-Guerrero, A. Ruz-Zafra, I. Gallardo-Romero, A. Muoz-Claros, A. Perez-Rivera, V. Castellanos-Guerrero, V. Diaz-Morant, A. Ruiz-Cantero Ronda-SPAIN 8 198 / CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN IRREVERSIBLE RENAL FAILURE IN TRANSPLANT PATIENTS M.I. Gonzlez Carmelo (1), M.I. Lozano Fdez-Salguero (2), I. Gonzlez Gmez (1), M.J. Merino (1), L. Arenas (2), F. Fernndez (1), M. Bentez (1), J.M. Onainda (1), C. Surez (1) (1) Huelva, (2) Alicante-SPAIN 8 199 / HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF ALISKIREN ARE SUSTAINED IN THE SYSTEMIC, BUT NOT THE RENAL CIRCULATION M. Schneider, R. Janka, U. Raff, M. Ritt, C. Ott, M. Uder, R. Schmieder Erlangen-GERMANY 8 200 / SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF CAROTID DISTENSION RATE IS USEFUL TO EVALUATE THE BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE RENAL DYSFUNCTION L. Zanoli, M. Alivon, N. Estrugo, H. Ketthab, J.F. Pruny, S. Yanes, K. Bean, J.P. Empana, X. Jouven, R.D. Laude, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie Paris-FRANCE 8 201 / HYPERTENSION IN POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENAL FUNCTION AND RENAL VOLUME MEASURED BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING N. Oliva, M.J. Torres, R.J. Esteban, M.A. Esteban, R. Fernandez-Castillo Granada-SPAIN 8 202 / RELATION BETWEEN NONDIPPER STATUS, PULSE PRESSURE AND SERUM CALCIUM IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH MILD-TO- MODERATE CHRONIC RENAL DYSFUNCTION C. Feldstein, M. Akopian, A. Olivieri, D. Garrido Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA
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8 203 / IMPACT OF SERUM URIC ACID ON RENAL FUNCTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE S. Ito (1), H. Naritomi (2), T. Ogihara (3), K. Shimada (4), K. Shimamoto (5), H. Tanaka (6), N. Yoshiike (7) (1) Sendai, (2) Toyonaka, (3) Suita, (4) Tochigi, (5) Sapporo, (6) Atugi, (7) Aomori-JAPAN 8 204 / BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND RENAL FUNCTION PROGRESSION IN PATIENTS OVER 65 YEARS P. J. Labrador, P. M. Gonzalez Castillo Plasencia-SPAIN 8 205 / HYPERTENSION IN HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: STUDY OF PREVALENCE M.J. Torres Snchez, M.J. Ruiz, R.J. Esteban, M. Pea, N. Oliva, K. Lucana, P. Galindo, A. Osuna Granada-SPAIN 8 206 / CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AS ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE V. Tolkacheva, S. Villevalde, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 8 207 / RELATION BETWEEN CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND ESTIMATED VALUE OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN UNKNOWN HYPERTENSION F. Cipollini, E. Arcangeli, E. Greco, G. Seghieri Pistoia-ITALY 8 208 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KIDNEY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Tyukhmenev, A. Klimenko, S. Villevalde, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 8 209 / DISCREPANCIES IN HYPERTENSION CONTROL RATES EVALUATED BY MEANS OF OFFICE BP AND AMBULATORY BP MONITORING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE M. Gorostidi (1), J. Segura (2), A. De La Sierra (3), J.J. De La Cruz (2), P. Aranda (4), J.R. Banegas (2), L.M. Ruilope (2) (1) Oviedo, (2) Madrid, (3) Barcelona, (4) Malaga-SPAIN 8 210 / A NEW EQUATION TO ESTIMATE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE VERSUS OLD ONES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE V. Tolkacheva, S. Villevalde, E. Tyukhmenev, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 8 211 / INVESTIGATION OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE A. Tsipis, G. Chatzivasileiou, G. Kastanas, C. Giannopoulos, I. Papadakis Athens-GREECE 8 212 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENAL HEMODYNAMICS AND FUNCTIONAL OPTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION A. Zherzhova, N. Savelieva, N. Antipina, L. Gapon Tyumen-RUSSIA 8 213 / POTENTIAL UTILITY OF RENAL FRACTONAL FLOW RESERVE IN RENAL ARTERY STENTING J. Kadziela, A. Witkowski, A. Januszewicz, A. Prejbisz, I. Michalowska, K. Cedro, M. Januszewicz, B. Pregowska-Chwala, E. Florczak, L. Kalinczuk, B. Norwa-Otto, E. Warchol, W. Ruzyllo Warsaw-POLAND 8 214 / PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN THE GENERAL CZECH POPULATION. CZECH POST-MONICA STUDY R. Cifkov, V. Teplan, J. Bruthans, A. Jabor, M. Jozifova, P. Wohlfahrt, A. Krajcoviechova, V. Adamkova, M. Galovcova, V. Lanska Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 8 215 / PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION IN CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: RESULTS OF A SINGLE-CENTRE CLINICAL AUDIT A. Del Giudice (1), C. Di Giorgio (2), A. Cicchella (1), M. Piemontese (1), G. Pompa (1), M. Prencipe (1), F. Aucella (1) (1) San Giovanni Rotondo, (2) Bari-ITALY 8 216 / INSULIN RESISTANCE AND RENAL FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE NEPHROPATHY PATIENTS V. Bezrodnyy, Y. Svyshchenko, L. Mishchenko, L. Bezrodna Kiev-UKRAINE
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8 217 / USEFULNESS OF LOW DOSE THRICE WEEKLY ADMINISTRATION OF SPIRONOLACTONE IN PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND RESISTANT HYPERTENSION M. Mazioti, A. Raptis, A. Drakou, D. Bacharaki, D. Vlahakos Athens-GREECE 8 218 / CONTRAST NEPHROPATHY IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION: A DIFFERENT REALITY? I. Almeida, F. Caetano, J. Silva, L. Seca, P. Mota, A. Leitao-Marques Coimbra-PORTUGAL 8 219 / ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE, ANTI-THROMBOTIC MEDICATION AND SURVIVAL IN VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS M. Bentez Snchez, I. Gonzalez Carmelo, T. Moreno Sanchez, F. Moreno Rodriguez, O. Elgaut, S. Cruz Muoz, E. Rodriguez Gomez, F. Fernandez Mora, J. Merino Perez, F. Fernandez Giron, J. Gonzalez Martinez, J.M. Onaindia Rico, C. Suarez Rodriguez Huelva-SPAIN 8 220 / THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY AND RENAL FUNCTION IN 152 HYPERTENSIVES L. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. Zhao, J. Wang , W. Yu, A. Wang, X. Cui Beijing-CHINA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 09
OBESITY ROOM 9 / POSTERS FROM 221 TO 257 Chairperson: P. Pauletto (Treviso-ITALY)
9 221 / COPEPTIN, A PREDICTOR OF CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS AND ORGAN DAMAGE S. Enhrning (1), L. Bankir (2), N. Bouby (2), J. Struck (3), B. Hedblad (1), P. Nilsson (1), N. Morgenthaler (3), O. Melander (1) (1) Malm-SWEDEN; (2) Paris-FRANCE; (3) Hennigsdorf-GERMANY 9 222 / OBESITY CONCURRENTLY INFLUENCES EFFECTS OF BIRTH WEIGHT ON BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES IN YOUNG MEN V. Premuzic, M. Laganovic, D. Kuzmanic, I. Vukovic-Lela, L.J. Banc, M. Vrkic-Kirhmajer, S. Karanovic, T. Zeljkovic-Vrkic, M. Milosevic, B. Jelakovic Zagreb-CROATIA 9 223 / NEUTRAL ENDOPEPTIDASE INHIBITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME Y. Eizenberg, E. Grossman, E. Peleg, Z. Shabtay, Y. Sharabi Tel Hashomer-ISRAEL 9 224 / THE INFLUENCE OF ZOFENOPRIL ON BLOOD PRESSURE, ADYPOKINES ACTIVITY AND ENDOTHELIN-1 IN OBESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS T. Morozova, T. Romantsova, S. Oshorova, T. Andruschishina Moscow-RUSSIA 9 225 / WHAT DOES METABOLIC SYNDROME ADD IN PREDICTION ABOUT FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN HYPERTENSIVE NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS IN PRIMARY PREVENTION? J.A. Costa, E. Rodilla, J. Cardona, C. Gonzalez, J.M. Pascual Puerto De Sagunto(Valencia)-SPAIN
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9 226 / THE PECULIARITIES OF LEFT VENTICULAR REMODELING IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME AND WITHOUT IT S. Gurgenyan, S. Vatinyan, K. Nikoghosyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 9 227 / METABOLIC EFFECTS OF ALISKIREN, FOSINOPRIL, TELMISARTAN IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME O. Rekovets, Y.U. Sirenko, S. Savistkiy, K. Mikheeva, E. Pavlyuk, S. Kushnir, G. Primak, A. Vaschilko, V. Granich, S. Polischuk, P. Sidorenko, G. Radchenko, G. Ponomariova Kiev-UKRAINE 9 228 / INCREASED INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME S.R. Gotia, C. Serban, S.L. Gotia, C. Borza, L. Susan, A. Pacurari Timisoara-ROMANIA 9 229 / CLINICAL EFFICACY OF THE FIRST RENIN INHIBITOR - ALISKIREN IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME Y. Zhernakova, V. Mychka, I. Chazova, M. Kirillova, Y. Ponomarev, K. Ivanov Moscow-RUSSIA 9 230 / LEVELS OF LEPTIN, ADIPONECTIN, INFLAMMATORY FACTORS AND ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH ABDOMINAL OBESITY AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION A. Berezina, O. Belyaeva, 0. Berkovich, E. Shlyakhto, E. Baranova Saint-Petersburg-RUSSIA 9 231 / THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPY PERINDOPRIL ARGININE IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN NATIONAL PROGRAM PREMIA J. Prokhorova, V. Mychka, K. Ivanov, S. Olimpieva, V. Kilikovsky, V. Masenko, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 9 232 / ASSOCIATION OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN MEN CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK M. Mamedov, G. Sharvadze, E. Poddubskaya Moscow-RUSSIA 9 233 / IS THERE AN INFLUENCE ON ADIPOSE TISSUE RAAS BY DIRECT RENIN INHIBITION? A POST-MARKETING SURVEY OF ALISKIREN ON EFFICACY IN OBESE PATIENTS AND IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME H.M.H. Schfer (1), I. Sudano (2), D. Hberer (3), G. Noll (2) (1) Cape Town-SOUTH AFRICA; (2) Zurich, (3) Zug-SWITZERLAND 9 234 / RAPID INCREASE IN BLOOD PRESSURE AND SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY DURING A HIGH FAT DIET IN RABBITS G. Head, S. Burke, L. Prior, B. Barzel, J. Armitage Melbourne-AUSTRALIA 9 235 / ESTIMATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE MASS FROM APPENDICULAR LEAN SOFT MASS MEASURED BY DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIONMETRY IN CHINESE W.F. Zeng, Y. Zhang, H.E. Chen, Y. Li, J.G. Wang Shanghai-CHINA 9 236 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE AND NOCTURNAL DIPPING WITH REDUCED CARBOHYDRATE AND REDUCED FAT HYPOCALORIC DIETS S. Engeli (1), S. Haufe (1), P. Kast (2), S. Wiesner (2), F.C. Luft (2), M. Boschmann (2), J. Tank (1), J. Jordan (1) (1) Hannover, (2) Berlin-GERMANY 9 237 / ADIPONECTIN, INSULIN RESISTANCE AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN A PAEDIATRIC POPULATION F. Pieruzzi (1), M.E. Street (2), P. Brambilla (1), M. Giussani (1), S. Galbiati (1), A. Smerieri (2), M.A. Ziveri (2), S. Bernasconi (2), G.V. Zuccotti (1), A. Stella (1), S. Genovesi (1) (1) Milan, (2) Parma-ITALY 9 238 / RISK FACTORS METABOLIC SYNDROME AND NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN NATIONAL-WIDE DIREG-L-01903 STUDY O. Drapkina, V. Ivashkin Moscow-RUSSIA 9 239 / MICRORNA 155 A CANDIDATE BIOMARKER FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME M. Anton, I.V. Iancu, A. Botezatu, M. Muraru, I. Bruckner, D. Isacoff, E. Lupeanu, G. Anton Bucharest-ROMANIA
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9 240 / SERUM 25(OH)D INSUFFICIENCY AS A HYPERTENSION RISK FACTOR IN ABDOMINAL OBESITY WOMEN I. Mamina, O. Belyaeva, E. Micheeva, E. Konoplyannikova, E. Bazhenova, O. Galkina, T. Karonova, E. Grineva, E. Baranova, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 9 241 / SYSTEMIC INFLAMATIONS TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME: EFFECTS OF STATINE THERAPY S. Bychkova, O. Krasyuk Kyiv-UKRAINE 9 242 / DIFFERENT MECHANISMS IN WEIGHT LOSS-INDUCED BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION BETWEEN A CALORIC RESTRICTED DIET AND EXERCISE K. Masuo (1), H. Rakugi (2), T. Ogihara (2), G.W. Lambert (1) (1) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA; (2) Suita-JAPAN 9 243 / EFFECT OF MENOPAUSE ON THE PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN A HELLENIC COHORT C. Thomopoulos, M. Daskalaki, O. Papazachou, N. Rodolakis, D. Papadopoulos, A. Komnou, M. Papavassiliou, T. Makris Athens-GREECE 9 244 / DOES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LIPID PROFILE AND OBESITY INDICES VARY THROUGH DECADES IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS? S.M. Kyvelou, G. Vyssoulis, E. Karpanou, V. Tzamou, T. Gialernios, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 9 245 / STUDY OF METABOLIC AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN A HEALTHY BLOOD DONOR POPULATION F. Leite, A. Santos, M. Lima, L. Ribeiro Porto-PORTUGAL 9 246 / CREATINE KINASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY IN THE GENERAL POPULATION I. Oudman (1), Z. Jagernath (2), P. Kewalbansing (1), J. Clark (3), G. Van Montfrans (1), L. Brewster (1) (1) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS, (2) Paramaribo-SURINAM, (3) Cincinnati-USA 9 247 / CAROTID ARTERIES SUBCLINICAL DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE AND NORMOTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ABDOMINAL OBESITY E. Baranova, O. Belyaeva, O. Bolshakova, E. Chubenko, A. Berezina, O. Berkovich, T. Karonova, S. Kozlova, E. Bazenova, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 9 248 / FACTORS AFFECTING SERUM LEPTIN LEVELS IN PATIENT WITH ABDOMINAL OBESITY E. Chubenko, O. Belyaeva, O. Bolshakova, O. Berkovich, E. Bazhenova, E. Chernetcova, K. Monosova, E. Baranova, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 9 249 / METABOLIC SYNDROME AND AMBULATORY ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDEX IN ADOLESCENTS A. Gonzalez, J. Ferrer, E. Silva, C. Esis, M. Bracho, J.J. Villasmil, S. Briceo, G. Bermudez Maracaibo-VENEZUELA 9 250 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AMBULATORY ARTERY STIFFNESS INDEX AND METABOLIC SYNDROME COMPONENTS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE W. Sobiczewski, M. Wirtwein, M. Nedoszytko, M. Gruchala, A. Rynkiewicz Gdansk-POLAND 9 251 / EFFECTS OF INCREASING ADIPOSITY INDEX ON NIGHT-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE AND CARDIAC DAMAGE IN 1827 PATIENTS R. Sarzani, F. Guerra, M. Fedecostante, E. Giannini, L. Lancioni, L. Mancinelli, E. Franchi, P. Barbatelli, E. Espinosa, P. Dess-Fulgheri Ancona-ITALY 9 252 / THE DYSLIPIDEMIA IN METABOLIC SYNDROME PATIENTS: THE ROLE OF THE LIVER L. Zhuravlyova, O. Lavrinenko Kharkiv-UKRAINE 9 253 / THE COMPARISON OF SELECTED METABOLIC PARAMETERS AND COMMON CAROTID ARTERY INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN YOUNG POPULATION WITH OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY K. Hoffmann, A. Strazynska, W. Bryl, D. Poplawski, D. Pupek-Musialik Poznan-POLAND
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9 254 / THERE IS DISCORDANCE BETWEEN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND PERIPHERAL WAVE REFLECTIONS IN HYPERTENSIVES WITH VISCERAL ADIPOSITY V. Katsi, G. Souretis, C. Vlachopoulos, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 9 255 / METABOLIC SYNDROME IN HYPERTENSIVE PERIMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: PREDOMINATING ROLE OF ABDOMINAL OBESITY OR DEFICIENCY OF ESTROGENS? A. Ilyuschina Kyiv-UKRAINE 9 256 / GRADUAL CHANGES OF LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY IN OBESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS B. Jakovljevic (1), D. Lovic (2), V. Stojanov (1) (1) Belgrade, (2) Ni-SERBIA 9 257 / INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPONENTS OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND CIRCULATING PROGENITOR CELL LEVELS M. Abad-Cardiel, E. Villar, A. Ortega-Hernandez, D. Gomez-Garre, P. Muoz-Pacheco, M. Avila, M. Fuentes-Ferrer, A. Fernandez-Cruz, N. Martell-Claros Madrid-SPAIN 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 10
SLEEP APNOEA ROOM 10 / POSTERS FROM 258 TO 280 Chairperson: P. Pauletto (Treviso-ITALY)
10 258 / THE COMPARISON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CEREBROVASCULAR REACTIVITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA T. Ripp, S. Zapodovnikov, V. Mordovin Tomsk-RUSSIA 10 259 / HYPERCAPNIA-INDUCED CEREBROVASCULAR RESERVE OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA T. Ripp, S. Zapodovnikov, E. Ripp, V. Mordovin Tomsk-RUSSIA 10 260 / THE INFLUENCE OF HYPOXIA ON THE REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES PRODUCTION IN GRANULOCYTES OF NORMAL AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA PATIENTS M. Hoffmann (1), P. Singh (2), V. Somers (2), K. Polonis (1), K. Narkiewicz (1) (1) Gdansk-POLAND; (2) Rochester-USA 10 261 / HEART RHYTHM AND CONDUCTIVE DISTURBANCES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME N. Lisovskaya, L. Korostovtseva, M. Monogarova, Y. Sviryaev, A. Konradi St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 10 262 / REPRODUCIBILITY OF BERLIN QUESTIONNAIRE TO EVALUATE RISK OF SLEEP APNEA IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION V. Margallo, Es. Muxfeldt, G. Salles, F. Souza, R. Fiszman Rio De Janeiro-BRAZIL
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10 263 / IS ARTERIAL STIFFNESS RELATED TO SLEEP APNEA? L. Korostovtseva (1), Yu. Sviryaev (1), V. Ivanenko (1), N. Zvartau (1), A. Kozlenok (1), A. Kalinkin (2), A. Konradi (1) (1) St. Petersburg, (2) Moscow-RUSSIA 10 264 / SNORE SEVERITY: POLISOMNOGRAPHY FINDING AND MASKED HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH RECENT DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERTENSION G. Caruso, D. Fernndez, M. Perez, M. Smurra Caba-ARGENTINA 10 265 / FEATURES OF AUTONOMIC CONTROL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME O. Mamontov, J. Sviryaev, A. Konrady, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 10 266 / OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME AND OBESITY AS THE CAUSE OF PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM IN A POPULATION WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION R. Muscher, M. Davino, G. Caruso, A. Ilardi, F. Capasso, D. Caruso Naples-ITALY 10 267 / EFFECT OF CPAP ON BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME A. Panoutsopoulos (1), A. Pappas (2), E. Koroboki (1), A. Kallianos (1), K. Kostopoulos (1), E. Manios (1), E. Lagoudianakis (2), F. Rozi (2), C.H. Kostopoulos (1), N. Zakopoulos (1) (1) Nafplio, (2) Argos-GREECE 10 268 / OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: ASSOCIATIONS OF DISEASE SEVERITY WITH DIVERSE ATHEROSCLEROTIC MARKERS A. Kasiakogias, C. Tsious, C. Thomopoulos, E. Andrikou, A. Kordalis, K. Kintis, M. Almyroydi, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 10 269 / ACUTE APPLICATION OF CPAP LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE WITHOUT REDUCING PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY, PLASMA ALDOSTERONE AND OVERNIGHT URINARY CATECHOLAMINES IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME A. Morganti, A. Giavarini, A. Bianchi, A. Gritti Milan-ITALY 10 270 / IMPACT OF SHORT-TERM CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE THERAPY ON LEFT VENTRICLE SYSTOLIC FUNCTION ASSESSED BY TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRAIN IMAGING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA K. Kunicka, E. Swierblewska, J. Wolf, W. Kuchraska, R. Nowak, A. Korzon-Burakowska, L. Bieniaszewski, K. Narkiewicz Gdansk-POLAND 10 271 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER, FAT DISTRIBUTION, METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN TRUE RESISTANT HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Florczak (1), E. Szwench (1), T. Oleksiuk (1), A. Januszewicz (1), A. Prejbisz (1), P. Sliwinski (1), P. Bielen (1), E. Warchol (1), I. Michalowska (1), M. Kabat (1), A. Klisiewicz (1), K. Belka (1), P. Hoffman (1), A. Wiecek (2), K. Narkiewicz (3) (1) Warsaw, (2) Katowice, (3) Gdansk-POLAND 10 272 / ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE/SEVERE HYPERTENSION AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME P. Galitsin, A. Litvin, T. Balakhonova, O. Pogorelova, E. Ellmova, A. Aksenova, M. Tripoten, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 10 273 / INCIDENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND COMMON SECONDARY HYPERTENSION CAUSES IN PATIENTS WITH TRUE RESISTANT HYPERTENSION E. Florczak (1), E. Warchol (1), A. Prejbisz (1), P. Bielen (1), P. Sliwinski (1), A. Klisiewicz (1), I. Michalowska (1), H. Janaszek-Sitkowska (1), M. Januszewicz (1), I. Cendrowska-Demkow (1), E. Szwench (1), P. Hoffman (1), A. Januszewicz (1), A. Wiecek (2), K. Narkiewicz (3) (1) Warsaw, (2) Katowice, (3) Gdansk-POLAND 10 274 / INFLUENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS REPEATABILITY IN NEVER TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS liwnin A. Prejbisz, G. Kowalewski, M. Makowiecka-Ciesla, E. Florczak, P. S ski, P. Bielen , B. Puciowska-Jankowska, K. Paschalis-Purtak, M. Kluk, M. Kabat, A. Januszewicz Warsaw-POLAND
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10 275 / EFFECT ON CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW OF THE THERAPY OF CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE HYPERTENSION AND OBESITY A. Aksenova, A. Litvin, P. Galitsin, M. Bugriy, E. Elmova, M. Bolotova, V. Sergienko, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 10 276 / HYPERTENSION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME PATIENTS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA F.M. Szymanski, K.J. Filipiak, A. Hrynkiewicz-Szymanska, G. Karpinski, G. Opolski Warsaw-POLAND 10 277 / APPLICABILITY OF BERLIN QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA DIAGNOSIS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES wietlik, R. Nowak, M. Kulas, E. Orowska-Kunikowska, J. Wolf, J. Kanarek, D. S K. Narkiewicz Gdansk-POLAND 10 278 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME H. Mitsubayashi, M. Ootsu, A. Komori, T. Ishii, M. Nakauma, A. Suzuki, Y. Nakahara, H. Mitsuyasu Tokyo-JAPAN 10 279 / THE PARADOXICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SLEEP APNEA AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE IMMIGRANTS V. Katsi, G. Souretis, C. Vlachopoulos, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 10 280 / THE RELATION OF HYPERTENSION, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME Ye.A. Pavlyuk, Yu.N. Sirenko, Yu.N. Pogoretskiy, O.L. Recovets Kiev-UKRAINE 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 11
DIABETES ROOM 11 / POSTERS FROM 281 TO 312 Chairperson: M.P. Schlaich (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA)
11 281 / RENAL RESISTIVE INDEX AS A NEW INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR NEW-ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION P. Mutinelli-Szymanski, A. Caille, F. Tranquart, A. Al Najjar, M. Buchler, C. Barbet, J.F. Marliere, P. Gatault, J. Reault, C. Boin, V. Chatelet, I. Louad, H. Nivet, Y. Lebranchu, J.M. Halimi Tours-FRANCE 11 282 / BLOOD PRESSURE AND KIDNEY FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: RESULTS OF THE PROSPECTIVE STUDY SKIF-2 B. Mankovsky, D. Ivanov Kiev-UKRAINE 11 283 / PULSE WAVE ANALYSES IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC SUBJECTS WITH HYPERTENSION A. Lieber, M.E. Safar, Y. Zhang, D. Agnoletti, J. Peroz-Froz, A. Protogerou, B.I. Levy, J. Blacher Paris-FRANCE 11 284 / EFFECTS OF TIME OF DAY OF HYPERTENSION TREATMENT ON THE AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERN OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES: THE HYGIA PROJECT J.J. Crespo (1), M. Dominguez-Sardia (1), M.T. Rios (1), A. Moya (2), S.M. Gomara (2), L. Meijide (2), A. Mojon (1), D.E. Ayala (1), R.C. Hermida (1), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Vigo, (2) Pontevedra-SPAIN
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11 285 / THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF EXTRACRANIAL CEREBRAL CIRCULATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT DIABETES MELLITUS A. Gavrila, C. Searpe, A. Rosu, M. Ciobanu, M. Chirion, C. Mogosanu, S. Marinescu, I. Sosea, V. Sbarcea Craiova-ROMANIA 11 286 / TREATMENT MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS IN OUTPATIENT CARE INSTITUTION IN MOSCOW (PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY) Y. Tsiruleva Moscow-RUSSIA 11 287 / THE FEATURES OF APO-LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2 O. Sheludchenko Donetsk-UKRAINE 11 288 / GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: RELATIONSHIP WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES C. Marchesi, A.M. Maresca, C. Mongiardi, F. Annoni, L. Merletti, E. Nicolini, I. Franzetti, A. Passi, A. Bertolini, A.M. Grandi, A. Venco Varese-ITALY 11 289 / THE DIFFERENCES IN THE 24-H BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE HYPERTENSIVES AND DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVES F. Adl, A. Shahvaran, S. Ahsant, A. Asghar Tavassoli Shiraz-IRAN 11 290 / EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF GENDER ON ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS M. Picca Milan-ITALY 11 291 / DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION PROFILES OF MICRORNA IN THE HEART OF DIABETIC RATS G. Castoldi (1), C. Bombardi (1), B. Corradi (1), F. Giollo (2), M. Antoniotti (2), C. Di Gioia (3), G. Zerbini (2), A. Stella (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan, (3) Rome-ITALY 11 292 / DYNAMICS OF INTRARENAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE UNDER LONG-TERM ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MONOTHERAPY WITH ACE INHIBITORS AND CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS IN HYPERTENSIVE DIABETIC PATIENTS O. Koshelskaya, R. Karpov Tomsk-RUSSIA 11 293 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILES IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS E. Nelaj, M. Gjata, M. Tase Tirana-ALBANIA 11 294 / THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPY PERINDOPRIL ARGININE IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES TYPE 2 IN NATIONAL PROGRAM PREMIA K. Ivanov, V. Mychka, J. Prokhorova, S. Olimpieva, V. Kilikovsky, V. Masenko, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 11 295 / COMBINED EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER AND ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES T. Yokoi, S. Nakade, H. Masaki, H. Takahashi Moriguchi-JAPAN 11 296 / RENAL IMPAIRMENT AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN HIGH RISK VASCULAR PATIENTS: EFFECT MODIFICATION BY DIABETES S. Selvarajah (1), J. Haniff (1), Y. Graaf (2), F. Visseren (2), C. Uiterwaal (2), M. Bots (2) (1) Kuala Lumpur-MALAYSIA; (2) Utrecht-THE NETHERLANDS 11 297 / ACCURACY OF A NOVEL IONTOPHORESIS TECHNOLOGY BASED DEVICE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN CHINESE C. Sheng (1), Y. Li (1), W. Zeng (1), Q. Huang (1), J. Deslypere (2), J. Wang (1) (1) Shanghai-CHINA; (2) Paris-FRANCE 11 298 / GLYCATED HAEMOGLOBIN, FASTING GLUCOSE AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN A HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION L. Vigil, M. Lopez, M. Varela, R. Garca-Carretero, D. Ferrero, J. Ruiz Madrid-SPAIN
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11 299 / THE INFLUENCE OF RILMENIDINE ON PLASMA LIPID PROFILE AND HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS A. Ordyan, E. Ter-Stepanyants, L. Aleksanyan, A. Naghdalyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 11 300 / PREDICTORS OF NON-FATAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION EVENTS OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES K. Samedova, V. Mirzazada Baku-AZERBAIJAN 11 301 / DIFFERENT STATISTICAL METHODS TO PRESENT THE EFFECT OF ATTAINED BLOOD PRESSURE ON CVD RISK IN DIABETES BY USE OF COX REGRESSION P. M. Nilsson (1), J. Cederholm (2), B. Eliasson (3), K. Eeg Olofsson (3), B. Zethelius (2), S. Gudbjrnsdottir (3), on behalf of The National Diabetes Register (NDR) of Sweden (1) Malm, (2) Uppsala, (3) Gteborg-SWEDEN 11 302 / ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DATA IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS L. Popescu Bucharest-ROMANIA 11 303 / INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON CARDIAC GEOMETRY AND FUNCTION IN NORMOTENSIVE DIABETIC PATIENTS M. Picca, F. Agozzino Milan-ITALY 11 304 / IMPAIRED GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN NORMOTENSIVES IS ASSOCIATED WITH EXAGGERATED INOTROPIC RESPONSE IN STRESS TEST M. Daskalaki, O. Papazachou, C. Thomopoulos, N. Rodolakis, D. Papadopoulos, A. Komnou, C. Grassos, T. Makris Athens-GREECE 11 305 / CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS: INFLUENCE OF CARDIAC AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY AND METABOLIC SYNDROME E. Lunina, I. Petrukhin Tver-RUSSIA 11 306 / ENDOTHELIN 1-21 LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION LIVING IN THE EXTREME NORTH D. Isakova, E. Salahova, A. Efanov, E. Dorodneva, I. Medvedeva Tyumen-RUSSIA 11 307 / TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA 1 AND HEART REMODELING IN 2ND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION A. Berezin, A. Glavatskiy Zaporozhye-UKRAINE 11 308 / PREDICTORS OF REGRESSION OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY IN ADOLESCENTS I. Aleksandrova Moscow-RUSSIA 11 309 / SERUM SFAS AND SFASL LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION N. Stoynev, G. Kirilov, T. Tankova Sofia-BULGARIA 11 310 / DISLIPIDEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PRESENTED WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN EMERGENCY ROOM E. Zaimi, V. Hoxha, E. Petrela Tirana-ALBANIA
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11 311 / ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF DIABETES IN THE WOMEN. WHAT IS THE OPINION OF THE SPANISH DOCTORS? J. Iturralde-Iriso, D. Ramirez-Puerta, A. De Santiago-Nocito, E. Redondo-Marguello, J. Vazquez-Castro, J.C. Aguirre-Rodriguez, J. Camarero-Palacios, M.C. Gomez-Gonzalez, F. Zubiri, N. Fernandez De Cano, A. Cano-Espin, E. Garcia-Viroste SPAIN 11 312 / HYPERGLYCEMIA AND DIABETES MELLITUS ON ADMISSION WHO IS JUDGE AND SENTENCED? L. Paiva, R. Providencia, S. Barra, P. Gomes, C. Faustino, A. Botelho, A. Leitao-Marques Coimbra-PORTUGAL
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Poster Session 12
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ROOM 12 / POSTERS FROM 313 TO 327 Chairperson: C. Borghi (Bologna-ITALY)
12 318 / PREDICTION OF SPONTANEOUS RHYTHM CONVERSION IN CASE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION OF LESS THAN 48 HOURS DURATION Y. Vidergold, I. Osipova, T. Tavrovskaya, Y. Galkina, A. Timofeev Barnaul-RUSSIA 12 319 / ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS J. Martnez (1), L. Lapuerta (2), S. Rousell (1), C. Flao (1), J. Ochoa (1) (1) Logroo, (2) Soria-SPAIN 12 320 / THE INFLUENCE OF RAMIPRIL ON ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION L. Aleksanyan, E. Ter-Stepanyanc, A. Ordyan, A. Nagdalyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 12 321 / HOW RELEVANT IS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN A LARGE COHORT OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS? V. Moivas, J. Segura, J.A. Garcia-Donaire, C. Cerezo, L. Guerrero, L. Fernandez, L.M. Ruilope Madrid-SPAIN 12 322 / INFLUENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PERSISTENCE ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AMONG PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION K. Rewiuk, T. Grodzicki Krakow-POLAND 12 323 / EPIDEMIOLOGICAL GENDER DIFFERENCES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS OVER 65 YEARS. ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. FAPRES REGISTRY V. Pallares (1), L. Facila (2), P. Morillas (3), J.L. Llisterri (4), C. Sanchis (5), V. Gil (6), A. Cordero (3), J. Redon (4), V. Bertomeu (3) (1) Burriana, (2) Castellon, (3) Alicante, (4) Valencia, (5) Algemesi, (6) San Juan-SPAIN 12 324 / PREDICTIVE MODEL OF DIFFERENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION TYPES APPLIED IN THE CLINICAL SETTING I. Zacharopoulou, C. Bale, M.S. Kallistratos, N. Koyremenos, T. Zamr, V. Lezos, V. German, C.H. Antonakoudis, A.J. Manolis Athens-GREECE
12 313 / WHICH IS THE BEST RISK SCORE FOR THROMBOEMBOLIC RISK PREDICTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION? R. Providencia, S. Barra, J. Trigo, A. Botelho, N. Quintal, J. Nascimento, P. Mota, A.M. Leitao-Marque Coimbra-PORTUGAL 12 314 / WHY DO HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION HAVE A HIGHER THROMBOEMBOLIC RISK? R. Providencia, S. Barra, J. Trigo, A. Botelho, N. Quintal, J. Nascimento, P. Mota, A.M. Leitao-Marques Coimbra-PORTUGAL 12 315 / STRATIFICATION OF STROKE RISK , ANTICOAGULATION AND FREQUENCY OF VISITS OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION T. Gijn, J. Swan, T. Rua, C. Rodriguez, I. Pitillas, B. Valero, M. Ramirez, S. Jones SPAIN 12 316 / THE CONTROL OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND THE PREVALENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS AT 80 AND OLDER P. Mikus Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 12 317 / LARGE AND SMALL PREDICTORS OF THE RELAPSE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION M. Arakelyan, P. Mogutova, N. Poteshkina Moscow-RUSSIA
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12 325 / THE ROLE OF MULTIPLE RISK FACTORS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS I. Zacharopoulou, C. Bale, M.S. Kallistratos, N. Kouremenos, I. Molos, T. Zamr, C.H. Manetos, A. Kalogiros, K. Spanos, K. Kyfnidis, A.J. Manolis Athens-GREECE 12 326 / RISK FACTORS AND CHANGE OF NT-PROBNP AND CRP VALUES IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION R. Labrova, J. Spinar, R. Karlik, J. Kanovsky, P. Lokaj, R. Miklik Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC 12 327 / ATRIUM SIZE IS PREDICTOR OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RISK DEVELOPMENT O. Drapkina, V. Ivashkin Moscow-RUSSIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 13
CLINICAL ASPECTS ROOM 13 / POSTERS FROM 328 TO 372 Chairperson: S. Padmanabhan (Glasgow-UK)
13 328 / EFFECT OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICINES (TAKEN FOR CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE), ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN ASYMPTOMATIC HYPERTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS S.C. Mishra, S. Prakash, A. Banerji, R. Kalra, S. Garg Kanpur-INDIA 13 329 / INCREASED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS SUBJECTED TO LUNG TRANSPLANTATION S. Perlini, S. Surbone, I. Giovi, G. Savioli, F. Salinaro, P. Preti, T. Oggionni Pavia-ITALY 13 330 / CORRELATION OF HIGH-SENSITIVE CRP PLASMA LEVELS AND ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS V. Riegelnik, S. Perl, T. Augustin, C. Colantonio, C. Kos, B.M. Pieske, R. Zweiker Graz-AUSTRIA 13 331 / PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS V. Duraj, M. Gjata, L. Collaku, A. Tafaj Tirana-ALBANIA 13 332 / PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS BEHAVIOUR IN INADEQUATE BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL (THE PRESCAP STUDY 2010) F.J. Alonso Moreno (1), J.L. Llisterri Caro (2), G.C. Rodrguez Roca (1), M. Ferreiro Madueo (3), S. Lou Arnal (4), E. Carrasco Carrasco (5), P. Beato Fernndez (6), Ma. Prieto Daz (7), O. Garca Vallejo (8), J. Ocaa Lpez-Cepero (6), on behalf of the Working Group of Arterial Hypertension of the Spanish Society of Primary Care physicians (Group HTA / SEMERGEN) and the PRESCAP 2010 investigators (1) Toledo, (2) Valencia, (3) Sevilla, (4) Zaragoza, (5) Murcia, (6) Barcelona, (7) Oviedo, (8) Madrid-SPAIN
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13 333 / CELLULAR CA++/MG++ RATIO AS A MARKER FOR BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION K. Kisters (1), F. Tokmak (2), M.Q. Nguyen (2), B. Gremmler (1), M. Cziborra (1), M. Hausberg (3) (1) Herne, (2) Bochum, (3) Karlsruhe-GERMANY 13 334 / HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY. DO DIFFERENCES REALLY EXIST? M.. Barn Ramos, C. Luque Amado, M.I. Grana Costa, F.M. Godoy Guerrero, A. Muoz Claros, A. Ruiz Cantero Ronda-SPAIN 13 335 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD PRESSURE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEXES IN HEALTHY ADOLESCENTS E. Silva, J. Villasmil, G. Bermudez, A. Gonzalez, M. Bracho, C. Esis, G. Calmon, E. Clavell Maracaibo-VENEZUELA 13 336 / THE FREQUENCY AND THE LOCALIZATION OF HEADACHES IN AMBULATORY TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M. Klocek (1), M. Deren (2), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (1) (1) Cracow, (2) Lezajsk-POLAND 13 337 / QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION - 6 YEAR FOLLOW-UP M. Klocek, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz Cracow-POLAND 13 338 / BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT IS INADEQUATE AFTER SURGERY FOR ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC SYNDROME J. Baguet, L. Boggetto-Graham, G. Barone-Rochette, H. Pierre, O. Ormezzano, E. Vautrin, O. Chavanon Grenoble-FRANCE 13 339 / INFLUENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AT THE REHABILITATION PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION V. Shumakov, I. Malynovska, L. Tereshkevych, L. Prohna, O. Yanus Kiev-UKRAINE 13 340 / HYPERTENSION, VASCULAR EVENTS AND AUTOIMMUNE PROCESSES ORGAN SPECIFIC LIKE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED TO B12 VITAMIN DEFICIENCY S. Suarez Ortega, Y. Hernandez Aguiar, J. Arencibia Borrego, J.M. Sanchez Hernandez, J.C. Rodriguez Perez, P. Betancor Leon Santa Brigida-SPAIN 13 341 / IMPORTANCE OF THE NUMBER OF TABLETS IN THE CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN VERY ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVES P. J. Labrador, P. M. Gonzalez Castillo Plasencia-SPAIN 13 342 / PRECEREBRAL ARTERIES STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION I. Emelyanov, N. Avdonina, E. Sokalyskaya, A. Konrady, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 13 343 / ANXIETY-DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS, ASSOCIATION WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND 24- HOURS BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE N. Afanasyeva, V. Mordovin Tomsk-RUSSIA 13 344 / EVALUATION OF BPHR AS AN INDEX TO SIMPLIFY DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF HYPERTENSION IN CAUCASIAN ADOLESCENTS F. Rabbia, I. Rabbone, S. Totaro, E. Testa, M. Covella, E. Berra, C. Di Stefano, M.C. Bertello, E. Gioia, F. Cerutti, F. Veglio Turin-ITALY 13 345 / PLASMA INSULIN LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED TO BODY WATER DISTRIBUTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS EVALUATION G.L. Colussi, C. Catena, C. Petri, F. Pezzutto, L.A. Sechi Udine-ITALY 13 346 / CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPERTENSION AMONG ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES B. Gryglewska, J. Wojkowska-Mach, T. Grodzicki, P. Heczko Cracow-POLAND
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13 347 / HYPERTENSION AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS L. Baili, I. Rachdi, B. Ben Dhaou, F. Boussema, S. Ketari, S. Kochbati, O. Cherif, L. Rokbani Tunis-TUNISIA 13 348 / THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND NOCTURNAL LEVEL OF THAT PRESSURE IN RELATION TO THE STAGE OF OPTIC NERVE NEUROPATHY AND ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BLOOD FLOW IN SELECTED ARTERIES OF THE EYEBALL AND ORBIT OF PATI B. Krasinska, M. Karolczak-Kulesza, Z. Krasinski, K. Pawlaczyk-Gabriel, A. Niklas, J. Gluszek, A. Tykarski Poznan-POLAND 13 349 / ENHANCED PERSISTENCE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS TREATED WITH ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS IN THE UK L. Breitscheidel (1), A. Sandberg (2), K. Kostev (1), B. Holz (1), M.S.A. Oberdiek (2) (1) Munich & Frankfurt, (2) Munich-GERMANY 13 350 / EACH HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT IS UNIQUE, BUT NOT THAT MUCH: THE CLINICAL FORMS OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION X. Girerd, D. Rosenbaum D, P. Laroche, V. Katsadze, on behalf of the investigators of the CARAVAGE Study Paris-FRANCE 13 351 / OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO LEAD AND SERUM CYSTATIN C CONCENTRATION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION R. Poreba, P. Gac, M. Poreba, J. Antonowicz-Juchniewicz, R. Andrzejak Wroclaw-POLAND 13 352 / PULSE PRESSURE AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS T. Yaneva-Sirakova, R. Tarnovska-Kadreva, L. Traykov Sofia-BULGARIA 13 353 / VASCULAR INJURY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS. ARE MEN AND WOMEN EQUAL? PARITE STUDY C. Mounier-Vehier (1), T. Simone (2), D. Guedj (2), A. Achouba (3), E. Ghannad (4), S. Quere (3), M. Guenoun (5) (1) Lille, (2) Paris, (3) Rueil-Malmaison, (4)Yvette, (5) Marseille-FRANCE 13 354 / LACK OF EFFICACY OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TO DIAGNOSE NEW LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY D. Piskorz, A. Tommasi Rosario-ARGENTINA 13 355 / ASSOCIATION OF HEART AND VASCULAR DAMAGE IN SUBJECTS WITH CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS E. Moguchaya, O. Rotar, O. Dubrovskaya, N. Dzubenko, E. Sokalskaya, V. Ivanenko, E. Kolesova, A. Erina, E. Malev, V. Solntsev, E. Litvinenko, A. Konradi St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 13 356 / ORGAN DAMAGE AND CARDIOVASCULAR PROGNOSIS IN HYPERTENSION S. Cinza Sanjurgo (1), Je Lpez Paz (2), A. Hermida Ameijeiras (2), M. Pena Seijo (2), G. Calvo Gonzlez (2), Ml Romero Miguez (2), V. Martinez Durn (2), A. Pascual Montes (2), Jm Paz Fernndez (2), C. Calvo Gmez (2) (1) Malpica, (2) Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 13 357 / DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITHOUT LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY D. Piskorz, A. Tommasi Rosario-ARGENTINA 13 358 / INCREASED RENAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRED CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND ALBUMINURIA LEVELS. AN INVASIVE APPROACH C. Tsious, D. Tsiachris, G. Latsios, K. Dimitriadis, A. Kasiakogias, C. Thomopoulos, A. Kordalis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 13 359 / OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CHILDREN WITH PRIMARY HYPERTENSION BEFORE AND AFTER 1 YEAR OF STANDARD ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY J. Sladowska-Kozlowska, M. Litwin, A. Niemirska, A. Wierzbicka Warsaw-POLAND 13 360 / MICROALBUMINURIA IS A POOR MARKER OF VASCULAR DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITHOUT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE A. Szyndler (1), R. Nowak (1), K. Czechowicz (1), A. Dubiela (1), K. Polonis (1), W. Kucharska (1), M. Hoffmann (1), P. Boutouyrie (2), S. Laurent (2), K. Narkiewicz (1), on behalf of CareNorth research group (1) Gdansk-POLAND; (2) Paris-FRANCE
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13 361 / THE NEW METHOD TO DIAGNOSE SUBCLINICAL CARDIAC INJURY IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION WITHOUT LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY N. Koziolova, A. Bushmakina, E. Polyanskaya, N. Kovalevskaya Perm-RUSSIA 13 362 / INITIAL ORTHOSTATIC REACTIONS AND CEREBROVASCULAR PATHOLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION E. Oschepkova , N. Lazareva, Y. Kuzmina, T. Balakhonova, S. Gorieva, A. Rogoza Moscow-RUSSIA 13 363 / ARE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY RELATED TO THE TYPE RATHER THAN THE EXTENT OF THE HYPERTROPHY? C.C. Beladan, F. Matei, A. Calin, M. Rosca, B.A. Popescu, D. Muraru, R. Enache, F. Curea, C. Ginghina Bucharest-ROMANIA 13 364 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD PRESSURE AND SUBCLINICAL TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS R.E. Peuela Rodriguez, J. Lopez, I. Bastidas, R. Hernandez, M. Serrano, W. Zerpa, B. Roman, T. Peuela, S. Pereira San Cristobal-VENEZUELA 13 365 / PREDICTORS OF NORMALIZATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY AFTER 1 YEAR OF STANDARD ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN CHILDREN WITH PRIMARY HYPERTENSION J. Sladowska-Kozlowska, M. Litwin, A. Niemirska, A. Wierzbicka, R. Janas Warsaw-POLAND 13 366 / MYOCARDIAL REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS OR IMPAIRED TOLERANCE OF GLUCOSE I. Sapozhnikova, E. Tarlovskaya, A. Tarlovsky, Y. Balandina, N. Maksimchuk Kirov-RUSSIA 13 367 / GENDER SPECIFIC PROGNOSTIC DIFFERENCES IN REGARD TO THE REGRESSION OF HYPERTENSIVE LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY (12 YEARS FOLLOW-UP STUDY) I. Tasic (1), S. Kostic (1), M. Kostic (2), G. Lazarevic (2), D. Djordjevic (1), D. Lovic (2) (1) Niska Banja, (2) Nis-SERBIA 13 368 / CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ACCORDING TO GENDER N. Ali-Tatar Chentir, Y. Bouhouita, M.T. Chentir Alger-ALGERIA 13 369 / PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF THE TREATMENT EFFICACY IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE HYPERTENSION G. Andreeva, O. Isaikina, A. Deev, V. Gorbunov Moscow-RUSSIA 13 370 / DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF PREHYPERTENSION (ESH/ESC VS. JNC7) AND FEATURES OF METABOLIC SYNDROME M. Fistrek (1), S. Karanovic (1), V. Premuzic (1), M. Laganovic (1), A. Cvitkovic (2), D. Juric (2), M. Bitunjac (2), Z. Dika (1), J. Kos (1), V. Capkun (3), I. Vukovic Lela (1), B. Jelakovic (1) (1) Zagreb, (2) Slavonski Brod, (3) Split-CROATIA 13 371 / METABOLIC SYNDROME AND INCREASING LEVELS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN PATIENTS WHO RECENTLY HAD HYPERTENSION DURING PREGNANCY A.J. Vallejo Vaz, M.L. Miranda Guisado, P. Stiefel Garca-Junco, E. Pamies Andreu, S. Garca Morillo, O. Muiz Grijalvo, J. Villar Ortiz Sevilla-SPAIN 13 372 / INCREASED PLASMA LEVELS OF INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH PREECLAMPSIA M. Craina, P. Stanciu, E. Bernad, C. Serban, R. Nitu Timisoara-ROMANIA
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Poster Session 14
CLINICAL TRIALS ROOM 14 / POSTERS FROM 373 TO 391 Chairperson: S. Padmanabhan (Glasgow-UK)
14 378 / LOW DOSE ATORVASTATIN TREATMENT REDUCES AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH MILD HYPERTENSION AND HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA. A DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBOCONTROLLED STUDY. A. Kanaki, P. Saradis, P. Georgianos, P. Stafylas, I. Tziolas, A. Sioulis, E. Geropoulou, P. Zebekakis, S. Gavrilidis, V. Tyradelli, A. Lasaridis Thessaloniki-GREECE 14 379 / THE INFLUENCE OF BODY MASS INDEX ON BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND TOLERABILITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER SINGLE PILL FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER AND CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER B. Boyaci (1), P. Kizilirmak (2), M. Berktas (2) (1) Ankara, (2) Istanbul-TURKEY 14 380 / OLMESARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COMBINATION THERAPY IMPROVES HYPERTENSION GRADE CLASSIFICATION IN UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION X. Girerd (1), L.C. Rump (2), D. Rosenbaum (1), B. Ammentorp (3), J. Schmitt (3) (1) Paris-FRANCE; (2) Duesseldorf, (3) Munich-GERMANY 14 381 / EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF THE LOSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COMBINATION (PREMINENT) AFTER SWITCHING FROM AN ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKER: THE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF COMBINATION THERAPY FOR HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN OMIYA (CONCERTO) STUDY K. Hirata, Y. Sugawara, C. Suga, T. Iijima, S. Saihara, K. Takahashi, T. Hasegawa, Y. Hayakawa, S. Momomura, on behalf of the CONCERTO STUDY INVESTIGATORS GROUP Saitama-JAPAN 14 382 / FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION OF AZILSARTAN MEDOXOMIL/ CHLORTHALIDONE PROVIDES SUPERIOR BP REDUCTION TO MONOTHERAPIES IN STAGE 2 HYPERTENSION D. Sica (1), G.L. Bakris (2), W.B. White (3), M.A. Weber (4), W.C. Cushman (5), A. Roberts (6), C. Cao (6), S. Kupfer (6) (1) Richmond, (2) Chicago, (3) Farmington, (4) New York, (5) Memphis, (6) Deerfield-USA 14 383 / SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ALISKIREN IN CHILDREN: AN 8-DAY, MULTIPLE-DOSE, OPEN-LABEL STUDY J.E. Sullivan (1), D. Keefe (2), Y. Zhou (2), L. Satlin (2), J. Yan (2) (1) Louisville, (2) East Hanover-USA
14 373 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION AFTER TIMED-TREATMENT WITH OLMESARTAN IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION R. Hermida, D.E. Ayala, M.J. Fontao, A. Mojon, J.R. Fernandez Vigo-SPAIN 14 374 / EFFECTS ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE OF ADDING LOWDOSE ASPIRIN AT BEDTIME IN SUBJECTS WITH TREATED HYPERTENSION D.E. Ayala, R. Hermida Vigo-SPAIN 14 375 / INFLUENCE OF CIRCADIAN TIME OF BLOOD PRESSURE-LOWERING TREATMENT ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION R. Hermida, D.E. Ayala, A. Mojon, J.R. Fernandez Vigo-SPAIN 14 376 / ADMINISTRATION-TIME-DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE R.C. Hermida (1), D.E. Ayala (1), A. Mojon (1), M.J. Fontao (1), L. Chayan (2), M.J. Dominguez (2), J.R. Fernandez (1) (1) Vigo, (2) Santiago de Compostela-SPAIN 14 377 / EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CARVEDILOL VERSUS METOPROLOL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY E.A. Gofman, N.P. Kutishenko, S.Y. Martsevich, A.D. Deev, S.A. Shalnova, R.G. Oganov, on behalf of the Camelia Workgroup Moscow-RUSSIA
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14 384 /EFFECTS OF OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL/AMLODIPINE COMBINATION THERAPY ON AMBULATORY SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE HYPERTENSION G. Parati (1), G. Bilo (1), W. Koch (2) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Schriesheim-GERMANY 14 385 / LONG-TERM CARDIOVASCULAR SAFETY OF CRYSTALLINE GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF TWO RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS R. Palma Dos Reis (1), A. Bonazzi (2), R. Andr (3), G. Giacovelli (2), L. Rovati (2) (1) Caxias-PORTUGAL; (2) Monza-ITALY; (3) Lisboa-PORTUGAL 14 386 / RENAL DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN IN ITALY: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS: THE I-DEMAND STUDY E. Agabiti Rosei (1), M.L. Muiesan (1), M. Salvetti (1), E. Ambrosioni (2), A. Pessina (3), B. Trimarco (4), F. Costa (2), M. Volpe (5), R. Pontremoli (6), G. Leonetti (7), G. Deferrari (6) (1) Brescia, (2) Bologna, (3) Padua, (4) Naples, (5) Rome, (6) Genoa, (7) Milan-ITALY 14 387 / INCREASED DIETARY PROTEIN INTAKE LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE IN OVERWEIGHT SUBJECTS J. Dopheide (1), J.M. Geleijnse (2) S.J.L. Bakker (3) E.J. Brink (4) M.A. van Baak (1), on behalf of Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen (1) Maastricht, (2) Wageningen, (3) Groningen, (4) Zeist-THE NETHERLANDS 14 388 / FIRST RESULTS OF THE RUSSIAN MULTICENTER PROGRAM STRATEGY A: PERINDOPRIL ARGININE / INDAPAMIDE FOR HYPERTENSIVE HIGH RISK PATIENTS WITH INADEQUATE BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL hazova, L.G. Ratova, T.V. Martynyuk I.Ye. C Moscow-RUSSIA 14 389 / ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AND METABOLIC EFFECTS AND SAFETY OF HIGH-DOSE PERINDOPRIL/INDAPAMIDE IN HYPERTENSIVES: PERINDOPRIL/ INDAPAMIDE COMBINATION BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION (PICASSO) STUDY C. Farsang, on behalf of PICASSO Investigators Budapest-HUNGARY 14 390 / ALISKIREN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COMBINATION THERAPY LOWERS CENTRAL AORTIC BLOOD PRESSURE MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE ALONE IN OLDER PATIENTS WITH STAGE 2 HYPERTENSION J. Basile (1), S. Babazadeh (2), M. Lillestol (3), J. Botha (4), R. Weitzman (5) (1) Charleston, (2) Santa Ana, (3) Fargo-USA; (4) Basel-SWITZERLAND; (5) East Hanover-USA 14 391 / THE EFFECT OF INDAPAMIDE SR ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE HYPERTENSION IN THE VERY ELDERLY (HYVET) TRIAL C. Rajkumar (1), N. Beckett (2), R. Peters (2), E. Cheek (1), C. Bulpitt (2), on behalf of THE HYVET INVESTIGATORS (1) Brighton, (2) London-UK
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Poster Session 15
THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS ROOMS 15-16 / POSTERS FROM 392 TO 440 Chairperson: C. Borghi (Bologna-ITALY)
15-16 397 / LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF LISINOPRIL TREATMENT ON HAEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS V. Stojanov (1), B. Jakovljevic (1), D. Lovic (2) (1) Belgrade, (2) Ni-SERBIA 15-16 398 / EFFECT OF INTENSIVE VERSUS MODERATE BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING ON TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS 4 GENE EXPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION M. Marketou, J. Kontaraki, E. Zacharis, A. Giaouzaki, K. Stokos, G. Kochiadakis, P. Vardas Heraklion-GREECE 15-16 399 / DRUG PREFERENCE AND DRUG PRESCRIPTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY HYPERTENSION B. Georgiev, N. Gotcheva, D. Gotchev Sofia-BULGARIA 15-16 400 / HIGH PREVALENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION B. Strauch, O. Petrak, J. Rosa, T. Zelinka, Z. Somloova, L. Chytil, I. Kurcova, R. Holaj, J. Widimsky Jr Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 15-16 401 / INTERPHERONE INDUCED EFFECT OF CYLASAPRIL IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M. Mospan, L. Mishchenko Kyiv-UKRAINE 15-16 402 / COMPARISON OF CONTROLLED RELEASE CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS AND OTHER ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE N. Akiashvili, M. Janelidze, M. Beridze, N. Lobjanidze, S. Kapianidze, M. Alpaidze, N. Kvirkvelia, M. Kapianidze Tbilisi-GEORGIA 15-16 403 / BLOOD PRESSURE-LOWERING EFFECT OF ALISKIREN AND ITS ROLE ON CARDIAC AND RENAL DAMAGE IN HIGH-RISK HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS: A 12-MONTHS STUDY A. Mazza (1), D. Montemurro (2), L. Schiavon (1), A. Zanier (1), M. Zuin (1), S. Zorzan (1), S. Cuppini (1), E. Ramazzina (1) (1) Rovigo, (2) Adria-ITALY
15-16 392 / NEW COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION (EXPERIMENTAL STUDY) T. Zvyagintseva, K. Storozhenko, I. Khalin Kharkov-UKRAINE 15-16 393 / ALISKIREN PROVIDES MORE PROLONGED REDUCTIONS IN 24-HOUR MEAN AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE DURING TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL THAN TELMISARTAN R. Dsing (1), F. Baschiera (2), I.Y. Baek (2), P. Brunel (2) (1) Bonn-GERMANY; (2) Basel-SWITZERLAND 15-16 394 / ALISKIREN: EVALUATION OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ADMINISTRATION K. Gkogkos, O. Siarkou, C. Miggos, M. Manou, I. Lampropoulou, G. Pavlidis Thessaloniki-GREECE 15-16 395 / IMPACT OF TELMISARTAN TREATMENT ON POSTPRANDIAL FIBRINOLYSIS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION S. Solomou (1), I. Anyfantis (2), C. Basagiannis (2), D. Tsalta (2), I. Papargyriou (2), D. Papadogiannis (2) (1) Piraeus, (2) Athens-GREECE 15-16 396 / CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARTERIAL AGING AND CHRONIC DRUG TREATMENT A. Lieber, M.E. Safar, D. Agnoletti, Y. Zhang, J. Peroz-Froz, A. Protogerou, B.I. Levy, J. Blacher Paris-FRANCE
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15-16 418 / COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN THE GENERAL HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION: RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM INHIBITORS WITH DIURETICS OR WITH CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS? K. Tziomalos, M. Baltatzi, A. Pavlidis, K. Koulousios, V. Dourliou, A. Hatzopoulos, V. Bougatsa, L. Kirkineska, C. Savopoulos, A. Hatzitolios Thessaloniki-GREECE 15-16 419 / QUINAPRIL AND HYDROCHLORTHIAZIDE FIXED COMBINATION TREATMENT EFFECT ON LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY, BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL AND METABOLIC DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME G. Kaspruk Kyiv-UKRAINE 15-16 420 / EFFECT OF PERINDOPRIL/INDAPAMIDE ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK OR OTHER COMORBIDITIES D. Pella Presov-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 15-16 421 / COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ORIGINAL AND GENERIC RAMIPRIL IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND HIGH RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS Y. Lukina, S. Martsevich, N. Dmitrieva, O. Lerman, S. Tolpygina, V. Voronina, M. Maximova, A. Zakharova, L. Drozdova, E. Gofman Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 422 / EFFECTS OF FELODIPINE BASED COMBINATION REGIMEN ON THE SEXUAL FUNCTION IN YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION J. Yu, R. Ma, L. Yang, D. Xu, P. Liu, X. Lin, X. Guo, F. Zhao, H. Hu, X. Li, X. Zhang, P. Chang, F. Bai, X. Chen Lanzhou-CHINA 15-16 423 / IRBESARTAN/AMLODIPINE FIXED COMBINATION IN PATIENTS UNCONTROLLED ON IRBESARTAN 150 MG (I-ADD STUDY) G. Bobrie, on behalf of the I-ADD investigators Paris-FRANCE 15-16 424 / SINGLE-PILL COMBINATION OF TELMISARTAN 80 MG/ AMLODIPINE 10 MG PROVIDES SUPERIOR BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTIONS TO AMLODIPINE IN ADDED-RISK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: SUB-ANALYSIS OF THE OBESE PATIENTS IN THE TEAMSTA DIABETES STUDY A.M. Sharma (1), G. Bakris (2), T.W. Littlejohn (3), J.M. Neutel (4), M. Kobe (5), N. Ting (5), L. Ley (6) (1) Edmonton-CANADA; (2) Chicago, (3) Winston Salem, (4) Tustin, (5) Ridgefield-USA; (6) Ingelheim-GERMANY 15-16 425 / PHARMACOLOGICALLY MEDIATED HYPOTENSION DURING THE SUMMER D. Gourlis, E. Dimitrellos Maroussi-GREECE 15-16 426 / FEATURES OF TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS OF NON-ST ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA A. Skotnikov, A. Vertkin, F. Vilkoviskii Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 427 / 24-HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION WITH A PERINDOPRIL/AMLODIPINE FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION V. Nagy, E. Lantos, N. Habony Budapest-HUNGARY 15-16 428 / BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING RESPONSE, CARDIAC REMODELING AND DIASTOLIC FUNCTION WITH THE FIXED LOW - DOSE COMBINATION PERINDOPRIL/INDAPAMIDE IN 300 NEVER TREATED ROMANIAN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Popescu Bucharest-ROMANIA 15-16 429 / THE INFLUENCE OF TELMISARTAN IN COMBINATION WITH TORASEMIDE AND ATORVASTATIN ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN HYPERTENSIVES WITH HEART FAILURE M. Orynchak, O. Sheremeta Ivano-Frankivsk-UKRAINE 15-16 430 / RENOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN HYPERTENSIVES WITH NEPHROPATHY M. Orynchak, I. Gaman, O. Chovganyuk, N. Artemenko Ivano-Frankivsk-UKRAINE
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15-16 431 / COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM BLOCKADES PLUS CCBS OR DIURETICS FOR ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW R. Ma, X. Zhang, L. Yang, F. Bai, J. Yu Lanzhou-CHINA 15-16 432 / THE PATTERNS OF TREATMENT PERSISTENCE WITH ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS IN FRANCE L. Breitscheidel (1), A. Sandberg (2), K. Kostev (1), B. Holz (1), M.S.A. Oberdiek (2) (1) Munich & Frankfurt, (2) Munich-GERMANY 15-16 433 / COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF METABOLIC EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR MONOTHERAPY AND ITS COMBINATION WITH THIAZIDE DIURETIC M. Mamedov, M. Stroyeva, M. Kovrigina, E. Poddybskaya Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 434 / A DATABASE ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS BEING TREATED WITH EITHER THE SINGLE PILL COMBINATION OF VALSARTAN AND AMLODIPINE OR THE RESPECTIVE FREE COMBINATION E. Kaiser (1), S. Klebs (1), T. Lied (1), C. Sieder (1), K. Kostev (2), J. Mathes (1), S. Fuchs (1) (1) Nuernberg, (2) Frankfurt-GERMANY 15-16 435 / COMPLIANCES INFLUENCE OF PROGRESSION OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AFTER CABG (ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP) M. Gelmedova Kyiv-UKRAINE 15-16 436 / CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF A FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION OF RAMIPRIL PLUS FELODIPINE ER IN COMPARISON WITH A FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION OF TRANDOLAPRIL PLUS VERAPAMIL SR AND VALSARTAN PLUS AMLODIPINE IN THE TREATMENT OF ESSENTIAL ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION K. Widecka (1), P. Kawalec (2), J. Lis (3), M. Ostrowski (3) (1) Szczecin, (2) Krakow, (3) Warsaw-POLAND 15-16 437 / DO YOU USE MORE THAN ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS MENTORS PHYSICIANS IN FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY VERSUS THOSE WHO ARE NOT? J. Iturralde-Iriso, G. Mediavilla-Tris, A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, J. Martinez-Gorostiaga, E. Lopez De Uralde-Perez De Alben, M.A. Alarcia-Ceballos, G. Arnaiz-Garcia, A. Alcalde-Lozano, I. Lopez De Viaspre-Muguerza, A. Ruiz De Loizaga-Arellano, M.E. Ortega-Horillo, T. Esparza-Otero, E. Perez-Urrutia, M.A. Basabe-Perez, M. Pinel-Monge Vitoria-SPAIN 15-16 438 / ROSUVASTATIN EFFECT ON BLOOD PRESSURE, IS DOSEDEPENDENT? M. Pena Seijo, A. Hermida Ameijeiras, J.E. Lpez Paz, M.l. Romero Mguez, G. Calvo Gmez, F. Lado Lado, I. Rodrguez Lpez, A. Pose Reino, C. Calvo Gmez Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 15-16 439 / EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF VASOACTIVE BETAADRENOBLOCKERS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF ACUTE PHARMACOLOGICAL TEST IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION PATIENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES A. Dzizinsky (1), K. Protasov (1), V. Protasova (2), T. Kucherova (2), O. Perkova (2), O. Fedorishina (1) (1) Irkutsk, (2) Angarsk-RUSSIA 15-16 440 / EFFECT OF TELMISARTAN AND INDAPAMIDE ON THE LIPID AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN HIGH-NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE PATIENTS L. Liu, S. Zhao, X. Liu, W. Yu, A. Wang Beijing-CHINA
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14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor LATE-BREAKER POSTER SESSION 1 ROOM 17 / POSTERS FROM 441 TO 453 Chairperson: C. Borghi (Bologna-ITALY) 17 447 /THE ROLE OF DIABETES MELLITUS PRESENCE IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE CONSIDERING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HYPERTENSION AND INFLAMMATION MARKERS S. Radovanovic, A. Djokovic, M. Zdravkovic, I. Zivanovic, M. Krotin Belgrade-SERBIA 17 448 /EFFECTS OF THERAPY WITH PURINE (ADENOSINE) RECEPTORS ACTIVATOR ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION A. Bilovol, I. Knyazkova, V. Kozlovskiy Kharkov-UKRAINE 17 449 /EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVEL AND SHORT-TERM BEAT-TO-BEAT QT INTERVAL VARIABILITY IN SUBJECTS WITH NORMOGLYCEMIA R. Takcs, A. Orosz, . Halsz, M. Vrslakos, T. Vrkonyi, I. Baczk, T. Wittmann, J.G. Papp, A. Varr, C. Lengyel Szeged-HUNGARY 17 450 /ASSOCIATION C-REACTIVE PROTEIN WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND ABDOMINAL OBESITY IN ELDERLY MOSCOVITES V. Zhukova, S. Shalnova, A. Deev, V. Metelskaya Moscow-RUSSIA 17 451 /THE MUSIC THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AFTER PREVIOUS REVASCULARIZATION P. Mitrovic, B. Stefanovic, Z. Vasiljevic, A. Paladin, M. Radovanovic, N. Radovanovic, D. Rajic, G. Matic, A. Novakovic, K. Lazarevic Beograd-SERBIA 17 452 /BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY AND SPONTANEOUS ACTIVATION OF THE BAROREFLEX ARE TWO ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS. DATA FROM HEALTHY AND HYPERTENSIVE POPULATIONS O. Ormezzano, G. Barone, J.P. Baguet Grenoble-FRANCE 17 453 /DIMINISHED CARDIAC RESPONSES TO POSTURAL MANEUVRES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED LEFT VENTRICLE MASS INDEX H. Mayrovitz, A. Trif Aventura-USA
17 441 /CARDIAC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES INDUCE BROWNING OF HUMAN ADIPOCYTE PHENOTYPE BEHAVING AS CARDIOMETABOLIC HORMONES M. Bordicchia (1), S. Collins (2), D. Liu (2), E. Amri (3), G. Ailhaud (3), P. Dess-Fulgheri (1), R. Sarzani (1) (1) Ancona-ITALY; (2) Lake Nona-Orlando-USA; (3) Nice-FRANCE 17 442 /CHANGES OF THE BAROREFLEX-SENSITIVITY IN HEALTHY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING A SEMESTER AND AN EXAM PERIOD I. Fejes, P. Legrady, D. Bajcsi, G. Abraham Szeged-HUNGARY 17 443 /RETINAL ARTERIOLAR AND VENULAR PHENOTYPES IN A FLEMISH POPULATION: REPRODUCIBILITY AND CORRELATES Y. Liu (1), T. Richart (2), H. Struijker-Boudier (2), J. Staessen (1) (1) Leuven-BELGIUM; (2) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 17 444 /RETINAL VENOUS PULSATILITY IS REDUCED IN PATIENTS WITH CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE M. Golzan, S. Graham, J. Leaney, R. Cordina, D. Celemajer, A. Avolio Sydney-AUSTRALIA 17 445 /CENTRALLY-ACTING ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS REVERSE MICROVASCULAR RAREFACTION IN A RAT MODEL OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AND HYPERTENSION A. Nascimento, P. Jotha, M. Machado, F. Gomes, N. Jesus, I. Bonomo, E. Tibiria Rio De Janeiro-BRAZIL 17 446 /FEATURES OF PHARMACOTHERAPY AND DYNAMICS OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE TREATMENT OF BISOPROLOL AND AMLODIPINE S. Gahramanova, A. Bakhshaliyev Baku-AZERBAIJAN
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Clinical Case
HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Chairpersons: E. Lurbe (Valencia-SPAIN) K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (Cracow-POLAND)
How-To Session
LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY ASSESSMENT BY ECG Chairperson: P. Verdecchia (Perugia-ITALY)
Management of child with chronic kidney disease and hypertension D. Drozdz (Cracow-POLAND) Teenager with hypertension and metabolic abnormalities S. Stabouli (Thessaloniki-GREECE)
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Minisymposium
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION: CURRENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES Chairperson: G.T. McInnes (Glasgow-UK)
Minisymposium for Italian GPs

PROTEZIONE CARDIOVASCOLARE ED APPROPRIATEZZA PRESCRITTIVA: MODERNA GESTIONE DEL PAZIENTE IPERTESO Moderatore: B. Trimarco (Napoli)
Welcome and Introduction G.T. McInnes (Glasgow-UK) Blood pressure control: where we are now? G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) Treating the insulin resistant patient: case study G.T. McInnes (Glasgow-UK) Hypertension management using angiotensin receptor blockers: dening effectiveness versus efcacy L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) Panel Q&A, Summary and close G.T. McInnes (Glasgow-UK)
Nifedipina GITS, unicit, comprovata protezione cardiovascolare e nuove evidenze in terapia di associazione E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia) Telmisartan: appropriatezza prescrittiva e compliance per una migliore protezione cardiovascolare V. Costa (Bologna)
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Supported by Laboratori Guidotti/Istituto Farmacobiologico Malesci LA GESTIONE DI DIVERSI PAZIENTI IPERTESI: UN PERCORSO COMUNE ATTRAVERSO IL BLOCCO DEL RAAS Moderatori: A. Morganti (Milano) M. Volpe (Roma)

LA GESTIONE DEL PAZIENTE AD ALTO RISCHIO CARDIOVASCOLARE: DALLA PRATICA CLINICA ALLA FARMACOECONOMIA Moderatori: O. Brignoli (Brescia) G. Mancia (Milano)
Strategie terapeutiche nellipertensione arteriosa nel paziente anziano: quali valori pressori trattare e raggiungere? G. Parati (Milano) Discussione Il danno dorgano: approccio precoce al continuum cardio-renale E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia) Discussione
Nuovi approcci alla protezione cardiorenale nel paziente ad alto rischio cardiovascolare R. Pontremoli (Genova) La gestione del rischio tra costo e valore terapeutico E. Degli Esposti (Ferrara)
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Supported by Endotech IPERTENSIONE RESISTENTE: COME AFFRONTARLA Moderatori: A. Di Guardo (Catania) A. Rappelli (Ancona)
Workshop on Current Topics

SESSION I Chairpersons: P.I. Korner (Woolwich-AUSTRALIA) K.H. Rahn (Munster-GERMANY) Sympathetic hyperactivity and renal failure G. Grassi (Monza-ITALY) Vitamin D and hypertension A. Tomaschitz (Graz-AUSTRIA) Perioperative management of hypertension C. Tsious (Athens-GREECE) Hypertension, antihypertensive treatment and cancer M. Burnier (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND) General Discussion
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Ipertensione resistente: dimensione e rilevanza del problema S. Taddei (Pisa) Come affrontare il problema nella pratica di tutti i giorni A. Filippi (Bergamo)
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THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS Chairpersons: G. Cerasola (Palermo-ITALY) I. Chazova (Moscow-RUSSIA)
16.10 ACETAZOLAMIDE COUNTERACTS AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASE UNDER ACUTE EXPOSURE TO HIGH ALTITUDE G. Bilo (1), C. Lombardi (1), M. Revera (1), E. Diazzi (1), A. Giuliano (1), A. Faini (1), M.C. Valentini (1), F. Gregorini (1), A. Zambon (1), S. Hoshide (2), G. Corrao (1), G. Mancia (1), G. Parati (1), on behalf of HIGHCARE-ALPS Investigators (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Tochigi-JAPAN 16.20 NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG RELATED INHIBITION OF ALDOSTERONE GLUCURONIDATION AND ARTERIAL DYSFUNCTION: A PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY M. Crilly, A. Mangoni Aberdeen-UK 16.30 SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECT OF ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE DRUG THERAPY ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS L. DElia, R. Ippolito, M. Schiano di Cola, G. Rossi, D. De Palma, F. Galletti, P. Strazzullo Naples-ITALY 16.40 WHY DO BLACK PEOPLE RESPOND BETTER TO CALCIUMBLOCKERS AND DIURETICS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW L. Brewster (1), Y. Seedat (2) (1) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS; (2) Durban-SOUTH AFRICA 16.50 EFFECTS OF NEBIVOLOL AND ATENOLOL ON CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS J. Redon (1), E. Rodilla (2), J.M. Pascual (2), A. Vicente (1), J. Olivan (3), J. Bonet (4), P. Torguet (5), J. Almirall (6) (1) Valencia, (2) Sagunto, (3) Sevilla, (4) Badalona, (5) Girona, (6) Sabadell-SPAIN
15.30 INADEQUATE MANAGEMENT OF UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSIVES UNDER BITHERAPY: THE SEVICAP STUDY B. Pannier (1), P. Poncelet (2), P. Clerson (3), C. Koch (4) (1) Fleury-Merogis, (2) Henin-Beaumont, (3) Roubaix, (4) Rueil-MalmaisonFRANCE 15.40 ALISKIREN PENETRATES ADIPOSE AND SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE, AND REDUCES RENINANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM ACTIVITY IN OBESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S. Engeli (1), M. Boschmann (2), J. Nussberger (3), A.H.J. Danser (4), C.M. Yeh (5), M.F. Prescott (5), M. Dahlke (6), J. Jordan (1) (1) Hannover, (2) Berlin-GERMANY; (3) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND; (4) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS; (5) East Hanover-USA; (6) Basel-SWITZERLAND 15.50 EFFECT OF ACE INHIBITORS AND ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKERS ON ALLCAUSE MORTALITY IN HYPERTENSION TRIALS M. Bertrand (1), J.J. Mourad (2), K. Fox (3), E. Boersma (4), L. Van Vark (4) (1) Lambersart, (2) Bobigny-FRANCE; (3) London-UK; (4) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 16.00 ACE-INHIBITOR PHARMACOGENOMICS: CANDIDATE GENES AND GENOME-WIDE SCAN APPROACH S. Pozzoli, C. Lanzani, L. Citterio, S. Delli Carpini, E. Brioni, M. Jankarichova, M. Simonini, P. Manunta Milan-ITALY
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Topical Workshop A joint Session with the European Stroke Conference

HYPERTENSION, COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AND DEMENTIA Chairpersons: S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN)

LARGE ARTERIES Chairpersons: P. Boutouyrie (Paris-FRANCE) J. Filipovsky (Pilsen-CZECH REPUBLIC)
From hypertension to cognitive dysfunction and dementia M. Hennerici (Heidelberg-GERMANY) Carotid IMT, arterial stiffness and central BP as a risk markers for vascular cognitive impairment A. Scuteri (Rome-ITALY) Can antihypertensive treatment delay progression of white matter lesions and cognitive decline in hypertensive patients? C. Tzourio (Paris-FRANCE) General discussion: Cognitive dysfunction as target organ damage requiring evaluation in clinical practice
15.30 6-MERCAPTOPURINE INCREASES MINERALIZATION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS IN VITRO J. Prfer, M. Schuchardt, M Tlle, T. Huang, W. Zidek, M. van der Giet Berlin-GERMANY 15.40 PHENOTYPE SWITCH OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS UPON UP4A INDUCED P2Y2/6 ACTIVATION M. Schuchardt, J. Prfer, V. Jankowski, J. Jankowski, W. Zidek, M. van der Giet, M. Tlle Berlin-GERMANY 15.50 THE PREDICTIVE CAPACITY OF AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY FOR MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IS STRONGER IN LOW CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PATIENTS. A SUB-ANALYSIS OF THE EDIVA STUDY J. Maldonado (1), T. Pereira (1), J. Polnia (2), J.A. Silva (2), J. Morais (3), M. Marques (4) (1) Coimbra, (2) Matosinhos, (3) Leiria, (4) Lisbon-PORTUGAL 16.00 THE CHANGE IN PULSE WAVE VELOCITY OVER THE CARDIAC CYCLE IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX IN MIDDLE-AGED HEALTHY SUBJECTS E. Hermeling (1), S. Vermeersch (2), E. Rietzschel (2), M. De Buyzere (2), T. Gillebert (2), R. van de Laar (1), I. Ferreira (1), A. Hoeks (1), L. Van Bortel (2), R. Reneman (1), P. Segers (2), K. Reesink (1) (1) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS; (2) Ghent-BELGIUM
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16.10 INAPPROPRIATE LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IS ASSOCIATED WITH VASCULAR ORGAN DAMAGE INDEPENDENTLY ON LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN HYPERTENSION C. Giannattasio (1), F. Cesana (1), F. Soriano (1), M. Alloni (1), M. Cairo (1), G. Colombo (1), M. Pozzi (1), C. Menni (2), G. Trocino (1), A. Fontana (1), A. Capra (1), P. Canova (1), G. Grassi (1), G. Mancia (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY 16.20 THE LONGITUDINAL ASSOCATION BETWEEN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND RENAL DAMAGE IN A PRIMARY CARE POPULATION B. van Varik, H. Stoffers, F. Soomers, A. Plat, P. de Leeuw, A. Kroon Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 16.30 THE PRESSURE DEPENDENCE OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AS A NOVEL MARKER OF VASCULAR FUNCTION OBTAINED FROM PWV AND BRACHIAL BP TAKEN AT DIFFERENT ARM HEIGHTS G. Schillaci (1), B. Gavish (2), G. Pucci (1), L. Settimi (1), E. Mannarino (1) (1) Perugia-ITALY; (2) Lod-ISRAEL 16.40 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND MICROCIRCULATION EVIDENCE FOR A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M.L. Muiesan, D. Rizzoni, M. Salvetti, A. Paini, C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Aggiusti, F. Bertacchini, F. Beschi, A. Agazzi, E. Porteri, C. De Ciuceis, E. Agabiti Rosei Brescia-ITALY 16.50 EFFECT OF AGING ON AORTIC STIFFNESS IN CAMEROONIAN PYGMIES D. Lemogoum (1), W. Ngatchou (1), C. Janssens (1), M. Leeman (1), L. Van Bortel (2), J.P. Degaute (1), Ph. Van de Borne (1) (1) Brussels, (2) Ghent-BELGIUM 15.30 - 17.00 Orange Hall 2

GENETICS/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Chairpersons: A. Persu (Bruxelles-BELGIUM) G. Zalba (Pamplona-SPAIN)
15.30 A WEIGHTED GENETIC RISK SCORE PREDICTS OBESITY POORLY IN TWO DIFFERENT SPANISH POPULATIONS F. Martnez (1), M.L Mansego (1), G. Rojo (2), G. De Marco (1), S. Morcillo (2), F. Soriguer (2), J. Redn (1), M. Pineda (3), J.C. Escudero (3), R.S. Cooper (4), F.J. Chaves (1) (1) Valencia, (2) Malaga, (3) Valladolid-SPAIN; (4) Maywood-USA 15.40 SYNERGIC EFFECT OF TWO QTLS ON CHROMOSOME 1 AND 18 ACCOUNTS FOR THE DIFFERENCE OF STROKE-SUSCEPTIBILITY BETWEEN SHR AND SHRSP; A STUDY ON DOUBLE-CONGENIC STRAINS T. Nabika, Z.H. Cui, T. Ogawa, T.A. Gandolgor, K. Kawakami, H. Ohara Izumo-JAPAN 15.50 ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7) INDUCES MAS RECEPTOR INTERNALIZATION M. Gironacci (1), H. Adamo (1), G. Corradi (1), R. Santos (2), P. Ortiz (3), O. Carretero (3) (1) Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA; (2) Belo Horizonte-BRAZIL; (3) Detroit-USA 16.00 NETWORK OF SALT-SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION: TIME EFFECT ON A GENETIC HUB M. Simonini, G. Gatti, S. Delli Carpini, S. Pozzoli, L. Citterio, C. Lanzani, E. Brioni, L. Zagato, P. Manunta Milan-ITALY
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16.10 THE ROLE OF MICRORNA IN CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY INDEPENDENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE F.J. Charchar (1), E. Porrello (2), L.M. Delbridge (3), S.B. Harrap (3) (1) Ballarat-AUSTRALIA; (2) Texas-USA; (3) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA 16.20 PATHOLOGICAL INCREASE IN LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX AND CHANGING MICRORNA PROFILE IN STROKE-PRONE SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT A. Monkeviciute, D. Graham, A.F. Dominiczak, S.A. Nicklin, M.W. Mcbride Glasgow-UK 16.30 DYNAMIC GENETIC LINKAGE OF BLOOD PRESSURE PHENOTYPES I. Arenas (1), J. Tremblay (1), B. Deslauriers (1), J. Sandoval (1), O. eda (1), D. Gaudet (1), E. Merlo (1), T. Kotchen (2), A.W. Jr Cowley (2), P. Hamet (1) (1) Montreal-CANADA; (2) Milwaukee-USA 16.40 LECTURE NOVEL GENE DISCOVERIES FOR BLOOD PRESSURE M. Cauleld London-UK 15.30 - 17.00 Orange Hall 3

HEART Chairpersons: M. Banach (Lodz-POLAND) M.A. Weber (New York, NY-USA)
15.30 THE MECHANISM OF CARDIOPROTECTIVE ACTION OF OXYTOCIN J. Gutkowska, A. Menaouar, M. Jankowski Montreal-CANADA 15.40 PREVALENCE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN HYPERTENSION: AN UP-DATED ANALYSIS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDIES C. Cuspidi, F. Negri, C. Sala, M. Masaidi, G. Mancia Milan-ITALY 15.50 CARDIOTROPHIN-1 IS A NEW KEY PLAYER IN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR FIBROSIS AND IN CARDIOVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION BEYOND HYPERTENSION N. Lopez-Andres (1), L. Calvier (1), C. Inigo (2), C. Labat (1), N. Sloboda (1), M.A. Fortuno (2), J. Diez (2), F. Zannad (1), P. Lacolley (1), P. Rossignol (1) (1) Nancy-FRANCE; (2) Pamplona-SPAIN 16.00 RIGHT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATION ASSESSED BY TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING AS AN INDICATOR OF THE SEVERITY OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION OF VARIOUS ETIOLOGY Y.A. Andreeva, M.A. Saidova, T.V. Martynyuk, V.P. Masenko, A.V. Volkov, I.Ye. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA
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16.10 UP-REGULATION OF CARDIOTROPHIN-1 IN THE SURVIVAL RESPONSE OF CARDIOMYOCYTES TO HYPOXIA G. San Jos Enriz (1), P.A. Robador (1), A. Guadall (2), M.U. Moreno (1), C. Rodrguez (2), A. Fortuo (1), J. Diez (1), J. Martnez-Gonzlez (2), G. Zalba (1) (1) Pamplona, (2) Barcelona-SPAIN 16.20 STAT3 MEDIATED ACTIVATION OF PROAPOPTOTIC GENES IN DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY G.E. Cambi (1), McH. Djeokeng (1), G. Lucchese (2), M. Bonacchi (1), G. Sani (1), A. Modesti (1), P.A. Modesti (1) (1) Florence, (2) Verona-ITALY 16.30 ETANERCEPT INDUCES A DECREASE IN LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS C. Immediato Daen, J. Morel, G. du Cailar, A.M. Dupuy, J.P. Cristol, A. Mimran, B. Combe, J. Ribstein, P. Fesler Montpellier-FRANCE 16.40 INCREASED LEFT VENTRICLE APICAL ROTATION UNDER EXPOSURE TO HYPOBARIC HYPOXIA AT VERY HIGH ALTITUDE: A SIGN OF SUBENDOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA? DATA FROM THE HIGHCARE PROJECT G. Osculati, M. Revera, G. Branzi, A. Faini, F. Ciambellotti, G. Bilo, G. Mancia, G. Parati, on behalf of HIGHCARE investigators Milan-ITALY 16.50 LEFT ATRIAL STRAIN IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS IS INFLUENCED BY AGE AND LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME: IMPLICATIONS FOR EVALUATION OF ATRIAL FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION M. Chinali (1), G.P. Aurigemma (1), U. Khan (1), J.C. Hill (1), G. De Simone (2), D.A. Tighe (1) (1) Worcester-USA; (2) Naples-ITALY 15.30 - 16.30 Green Hall 1

ACE-INIBITORI E CA-ANTAGONISTI: UNA COMBINAZIONE IDEALE PER IL TRATTAMENTO DELLIPERTENSIONE Moderatore: M.L. Muiesan (Brescia)
ACE-Inibitori e Ca-antagonisti: una combinazione ideale per il trattamento dellipertensione A. Morganti (Milano)
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Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Abbott Products Operations AG PUTTING HEART AND BRAIN IN THE FRAME: ARB-BASED STATEGY IN HYPERTENSION Chairperson: G. Parati (Milan-ITALY)
Plenary Session
Chairpersons: E.L. Schiffrin (Montreal-CANADA) P. Sleight (Oxford-UK)
17.00 - 17.20 Presidential Lecture Cardiovascular risk factors in arts K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND) 17.20 - 17.55 Debate Central blood pressure should be preferred to conventional blood pressure Pro: Against: B. Williams (Leicester-UK) S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE)
Introduction G. Parati (Milan-ITALY) SBP and the evolution of CV risk according to the Score risk chart A. Rynkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND) Cerebrovascular health in the management of hypertensive patients A. Pathak (Toulouse-FRANCE) Conclusion G. Parati (Milan-ITALY)
17.55 - 18.30 Debate Cells have the machinery to synthetize angiotensin II Pro: Against: J. Diez (Pamplona-SPAIN) A.H.J. Danser (Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS)
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ON HYPERTENSION IN OBESITY, DIABETES, AND HIGH RISK PATIENTS FIRST SESSION OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION JOINT WORKING GROUP ON HYPERTENSION IN OBESITY, DIABETES, AND HIGH RISK PATIENTS FROM CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK ASSESSMENT TO TREATMENT NEW DEVELOPMENTS Chairpersons: P. Nilsson (Malm-SWEDEN) J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY) Added metabolic risks in arterial hypertension: Epidemiology and clinical risk assessment S. Eckert (Bad Oeynhausen-GERMANY) Weight loss inuences on arterial hypertension: Myth or reality? G. Grassi (Monza-ITALY) Blood pressure-lowering aspects of lipid-lowering and anti-diabetic drugs R. Cifkov (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC) Is there a risk of strict blood pressure control in high risk hypertension? L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN)
Satellite Symposium
Sponsored by Servier IS HYPERTENSION A FATAL DISEASE TODAY ? Chairpersons: A.M. Heagerty (Manchester-UK) S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE)
Introduction S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) Mortality patterns in hypertension J. Chalmers (Sydney-AUSTRALIA) Evidence for improvement in survival with antihypertensive treatment F. Ruschitzka (Zurich-SWITZERLAND) A new dimension to hypertension management with the perindopril/ amlodipine combination N.R. Poulter (London-UK) Which patients benet the most from the perindopril/amlodipine combination J.J. Mourad (Bobigny-FRANCE) Conclusion A.M. Heagerty (Manchester-UK)
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ON HYPERTENSION AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
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ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY RENAL DENERVATION AND REFLEX BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL Chairpersons: G. Parati (Milan-ITALY) P. van de Borne (Bruxelles-BELGIUM) What do we know about reex regulation of renal sympathetic activity and blood pressure? P. van de Borne (Bruxelles-BELGIUM) Renal denervation and neurohumoral control of blood pressure M. Schlaich (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA) Renal denervation and blood pressure variability M. Azizi (Paris-FRANCE) Future ideas for research G. Parati (Milan-ITALY) Q/A and General Discussion Denervation of rEnal symPathetic Activity and hypeRTension (DEPART) study: study protocol and rationale P. van de Borne (Bruxelles-BELGIUM) General Assembly
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Joint ESH-ISMH Session

WHAT HYPERTENSIOLOGISTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION Chairpersons: S. Meryn (Wien-AUSTRIA) M. Viigimaa (Tallinn-ESTONIA) Testosterone in the hypertensive patient with ED: a secret player? C. Vlachopoulos (Athens-GREECE) Treatment of ED in the hypertensive patient S. Meryn (Wien-AUSTRIA) Sleep apnea, hypertension and sexual dysfunction J. Wolf (Gdansk-POLAND) The role of different beta-blockers on sexual/endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness M. Middeke (Munich-GERMANY)
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ON VASCULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Chairpersons: L. Van Bortel (Ghent-BELGIUM) P. Chowienczyk (London-UK) New advances in retinal imaging E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY) Heterogeneity of the vascular tree J. Van de Voorde (Ghent-BELGIUM) Links between arterial stiffness, pulse pressure and anticoagulant factors V. Regnault (Nancy-FRANCE) Plaque mechanics P. Boutouyrie (Paris-FRANCE) Reections on aortic pulse pressure P. Chowienczyk (London-UK) Progress reports reference values - Carotid stiffness and IMT L. Engelen (Paris/Maastricht-FRANCE/THE NETHERLANDS) - Femoral stiffness S. Vermeersch (Ghent-BELGIUM) - Central blood pressure A. Herbert (Paris/Manchester-FRANCE/UK) The European Network S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) Conclusions L. Van Bortel (Ghent-BELGIUM)
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ON NURSES AND PATIENT EDUCATION Chairpersons: R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) J.M. Gutirrez Vilaplana (Lleida-SPAIN) Introduction: Involvement of nurses/physician assistants on managing hypertension in Europe R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) Knowledge and skills needed by nurses/physician assistants for managing hypertension (Results from the ESH Working Group survey) S.S. Kennedy (Glasgow-UK) Research on the nurses role in the management of patients with hypertension and cardiovascular risk E. Drevenhorn (Lund-SWEDEN) Hypertension education for culturally diverse patients: What we should be aware of T.M. Ho Wong (Barcelona-SPAIN) Business meeting
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ON HYPERTENSION, HEART, THROMBOSIS AND ARRHYTHMIAS SESSION I: HYPERTENSION AND AF
Breakfast Workshop
ECONOMICAL ASPECTS IN HYPERTENSION Chairperson: E. Ambrosioni (Bologna-ITALY)
Chairpersons: A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) K. Wachtell (Copenhagen-DENMARK) Denition of AF and prevalence of HTN in AF A. Pittaras (Athens-GREECE) Risk factors and consequence of AF A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN) Risk scores in AF J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN) Why hypertension plays a key role in the prevention and treatment of AF? A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) SESSION II: CLINICAL TRIALS IN HTN AND AF Chairpersons: E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia- ITALY) S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY) Antihypertensive treatment and AF S.E. Kjeldsen (Oslo-NORWAY) RELY Trial C. Borghi (Bologna-ITALY) ROCKET AF Trial K. Tsious (Athens-GREECE) AVERROES Trial T. Kahan (Stockholm-SWEDEN) New drugs for rhythm control E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia- ITALY)
Costs of hypertension and its complications L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) Costs of antihypertensive drug therapy L.G. Mantovani (Naples-ITALY)
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ANTIAGGREGANT AND ANTITHROMBOTIC TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION: STATE-OF-THE-ART Chairperson: A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE)
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HYPERTENSION AND PREECLAMPSIA Chairpersons: R. Cifkov (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC) A.F. Dominiczak (Glasgow-UK)
Prevalence and risk factors for atrial brillation A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN) Clinical trials in hypertension and atrial brillation E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY)
Preeclampsia and future maternal health D. Carty (Glasgow-UK) Why is treatment of hypertension in pregnancy still so difcult? R. Cifkov (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC)
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CAROTID ARTERY ABNORMALITIES AND STROKE Chairpersons: S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) M.H. Olsen (Glostrup-DENMARK)

THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS Chairpersons: P. Aranda (Malaga-SPAIN) C. Farsang (Budapest-HUNGARY)
Carotid IMT and stroke F. Mattace-Raso (Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS) Carotid stiffness and stroke P. Boutouyrie (Paris-FRANCE)
9.00 TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION - SAFE BUT NO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ALTERNATIVE J. Silverdal (1), G. Mourtzinis (2), E. Stener-Victorin (1), C. Mannheimer (1), K. Manhem (1) (1) Gteborg, (2) Mlndal-SWEDEN 9.10 COMPARISON OF BLOOD PRESSURE, POTASSIUM, RENIN AND ALDOSTERONE EFFECTS OF ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE INHIBITION VS MINERALOCORTICOID BLOCKADE IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM L. Amar, M. Azizi, J. Menard, S. Peyrard, P.F. Plouin Paris-FRANCE 9.20 THERAPEUTIC INERTIA FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS PRESCRIPTION M.J. Martinez (1), Z. Perseguer (1), V. Gil-Guillen (1), D. Orozco-Beltran (1), M. Mayor (1), V. Pallares-Carratala (2), J. Redon (3) (1) San Juan, (2) Burriana, (3) Valencia-SPAIN 9.30 EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF TRIPLE COMBINATION THERAPY WITH OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL (O) PLUS AMLODIPINE (A) PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COMPARED WITH DUAL COMBINATION THERAPY WITH O PLUS A M. Volpe (1), A. Januszewicz (2) (1) Rome-ITALY; (2) Warsaw-POLAND
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9.40 REAL-LIFE BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTIONS IN HYPERTENSION PATIENTS TREATED WITH ALISKIREN. INTERIM RESULTS OF THE CANADIAN ANCHOR REGISTRY P. Ren de Cotret (1), A. Steele (2), J-M. Leclerc (3), M. Hubert (3), L. Tran (3), R. Rigal (4) (1) Qubec, (2) Ontario, (3) Dorval, (4) Montral-CANADA 9.50 INFLUENCE OF RENAL ARTERY DENERVATION ON BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY: A PROSPECTIVE CONSECUTIVE CASE-SERIES V. Baudrie, M. Frank, O. Steichen, J.L. Elghozi, M. Sapoval, G. Bobrie, P.F. Plouin, M. Azizi Paris-FRANCE 10.00 DIRECT ANGIOTENSIN AT2-RECEPTOR STIMULATION IMPROVES SURVIVAL AND NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOME IN EXPERIMENTAL STROKE (MCAO) IN MICE K. Schwengel (1), C. Thne-Reineke (1), K. Lucht (1), P. Namsolleck (1), S. Mller (1), M. Horiuchi (2), M. Iwai (2), B. Dahlf (3), A. Hallberg (4), T. Unger (1), U.M. Steckelings (1) (1) Berlin-GERMANY; (2) Ehime-JAPAN; (3) Gothenburg, (4) Uppsala-SWEDEN 10.10 CARDIOVASCULAR PROTECTION BY INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT COMBINATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS IN DAILY LIFE PRACTICE G. Mancia, F. Nicotra, A. Parodi, A. Zambon, F. Heiman, L. Merlino, I. Fortino, G. Cesana, G. Corrao Milan-ITALY 10.20 EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF AZILSARTAN MEDOXOMIL/CHLORTHALIDONE WITH OLMESARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COMBINATIONS IN STAGE 2 SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION W.C. Cushman (1), D. Sica (2), G.L. Bakris (3), M.A. Weber (4), W.B. White (5), C. Cao (6), A. Roberts (6), S. Kupfer (6) (1) Memphis, (2) Richmond, (3) Chicago, (4) New York, (5) Farmington, (6) Deerfield-USA
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10.30 CARDIORESPIRATORY RESPONSE TO EXERCISE AFTER RENAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION C. Ukena (1), F. Mahfoud (1), I. Kindermann (1), M. Kindermann (1), M.C. Brandt (2), U. Hoppe (2), H. Krum (3), M. Esler (3), P. Sobotka (4), M. Bhm (1) (1) Homburg/Saar, (2) Kln-GERMANY; (3) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA; (4) Columbus-USA 10.40 EFFECT OF A LANOSTEROL SYNTHASE POLYMORPHISM AFFECTING BLOOD PRESSURE AND ENDOGENOUS OUABAIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN TWO DIFFERENT CLINICAL SETTINGS G. Gatti, E. Messaggio, C. Lanzani, S. Delli Carpini, L. Citterio, S. Pozzoli, E. Brioni, N. Casamassima, G. Bianchi, P. Manunta Milan-ITALY 10.50 SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE: BAROREFLEX STIMULATION IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION J. Menne, B.M.W. Schmidt, M. Pichlmeier, H. Haller Hannover-GERMANY
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Topical Workshop
THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE OF OBESITY AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: G. Grassi (Monza-ITALY) J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY)
Educational Session
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Boehringer Ingelheim PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS: EVIDENCE-BASED FOUNDATIONS Chairpersons: S. Jarvis (London-UK) G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY)
How obesity increases cardiometabolic risk in hypertensive patients - an update on the role of insulin resistance - still relevant? P. Nilsson (Malm-SWEDEN) Inuences of low carbohydrate and low fat diets on ectopic lipid storage with management implications S. Engeli (Hannover-GERMANY) Renal nerves and renal denervation in obesity and insulin resistance M. Schlaich (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA) Obesity drugs and cardiovascular outcomes: Chances, challenges, or both? J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY)
Welcome and Introduction What really matters for CVD prevention S.E. Kjeldsen (Oslo-NORWAY) RAS blockade: where is the evidence? M. Volpe (Rome-ITALY) Getting to goal earlier with initial combinations B. Williams (Leicester-UK) ARB-CCB: the optimal evidence-based combination G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY)
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CLINICAL ASPECTS Chairpersons: K.L. Christensen (Aarhus-DENMARK) A. Roca-Cusachs (Barcelona-SPAIN)
9.40 REFRACTORY HYPERTENSION: EFFECTS OF NIGHTTIME ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS ADMINISTRATION ON LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS AND URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION J.E. Lpez Paz, A. Hermida Ameijeiras, M. Pena Seijo, M.L. Romero Mguez, G. Calvo Gonzalez, V. Martinez Durn, A. Pascual Montes, I. Rodrguez Lpez, A. Pose Reino, C. Calvo Gmez Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 9.50 HYPERURICEMIA AS MARKER OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS J. Cebollada, J.A. Gimeno, P. Burillo, P. Gonzalez, B. Garcia, A. Ilundain, P. Martin, C. Cabrejas, L. Clavel, J. Altemir, M.J. Iguzquiza, A.B. Maas, A. Gascon, A.L. Medrano Zaragoza-SPAIN 10.00 CAROTID RESISTIVE INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: A NEW MARKER OF TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE? I. Mateo Rodriguez, P. Morillas, H. Andrade, J. Roldan, P. Agudo, J. Castillo, M.D. Masia, B. Miralles, J. Quiles, V. Bertomeu San Juan-SPAIN 10.10 SEVERE AND LONG-STANDING PENILE ANGINA ARE ADDITIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH POOR EXERCISE PERFORMANCE IN ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION N. Ioakeimidis, C. Vlachopoulos, D. Terentes-Printzios, A. Aggelis, A. Samentzas, P. Xaplanteris, K. Aznaouridis, K. Rokkas, T. Askitis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 10.20 INFLUENCE OF INFLAMMATORY AND PROTHROMBOTIC FACTORS IN LEFT VENTRICULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS G. Vyssoulis, E. Karpanou, S.-M. Kyvelou, C. Liakos, I. Barbetseas, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 10.30 FETUIN-A AND SUBCLINICAL ORGAN DAMAGE IN RENAL DYSFUNCTION F. Tornese, R. Arsena, G. Geraci, F. Incalcaterra, L. Guarino, G. Cerasola, S. Cottone Palermo-ITALY
9.00 HEART RATE VARIABILITY CORRELATES WITH SUBCLINICAL TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN ACTIVE TREATED HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS H. Li, P.J. Gao, S.L. Chu Shanghai-CHINA 9.10 AGING WITH SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION IMPAIRS LEFT VENTRICULAR TWIST MECHANICS IN NEVER TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS : COMPARISON WITH YOUNG HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS E. J. Cho, K.Y. Choi, B.J. Kwon, D.B. Kim, S.W. Jang, J.H. Kim Seoul-SOUTH KOREA 9.20 PLASMA MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-9 AND TISSUE INHIBITOR OF MMPS-1 IN HYPERTENSION: A META-ANALYSIS C. Marchesi (1), F. Dentali (1), E. Nicolini (1), A.M. Maresca (1), M.H. Tayebjee (2), M. Franz (3), E.L. Schiffrin (4), A. Venco (1), G.Y.H. Lip (2), A.M. Grandi (1) (1) Varese-ITALY; (2) Birmingham-UK; (3) Jena-GERMANY; (4) Montreal-CANADA 9.30 CORRELATION OF TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE WITH CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN DIABETIC AND PRE-DIABETIC PATIENTS A. Oliveras (1), J. Segura (2), C. Suarez (2), M. Gomez-Marcos (3), L. Garcia-Ortiz (3), N. Martell-Claros (2), M. Abad (2), L. Vigil (4), D. Ferrero (4), S. Vazquez (1), J.J. De La Cruz (2), L.M. Ruilope (2), A. De La Sierra (5), on behalf of the PRESCEN Study, Spain (1) Barcelona, (2) Madrid, (3) Salamanca, (4) Mstoles, (5) Terrassa-SPAIN
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10.40 EFFECTS OF HYPOBARIC HYPOXIA AT HIGH ALTITUDE ON OXIDATIVE STRESS PARAMETERS. RESULTS OF THE HIGHCARE PROJECT E. Kaschina (1), T. Unger (1), M. Sommerfeld (1), G. Bilo (2), M. Revera (2), A. Piperno (2), V. Mainini (2), A. Guiliano (2), M. Tamplenizza (2), A. Faini (2), A. Dubini (2), G. Caldara (2), G. Mancia (2), G. Parati (2) (1) Berlin-GERMANY; (2) Milan-ITALY 10.50 NONDIPPERS HAVE HIGHER INCIDENCE OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND ABNORMAL STRUCTURAL DIASTOLIC AND URIC ACID CHANGES IN PREHYPERTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE MEN A. Pittaras (1), M. Doumas (2), C. Faselis (2), M. Papavasiliou (2), H. Grassos (1), D. Gourlis (1), I. Athanasiadis (1), P. Kokkinos (2) (1) Athens-GREECE; (2) Washington, DC-USA 09.00 - 11.00 Orange Hall 2

HEART FAILURE Chairpersons: S. Filipova (Bratislava-SLOVAKIA) F. Magrini (Milan-ITALY)
9.00 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND PULSE WAVE REFLECTIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED FILLING PRESSURES AND REDUCED EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH NORMAL EJECTION FRACTION A. Haiden (1), T. Weber (2), A. Schmidt (1), B. Pieske (1), E. Kraigher-Krainer (1), V. Riegelnik (1), C. Colantonio (1), R. Zweiker (1) (1) Graz, (2) Wels-AUSTRIA 9.10 PULSATILE HEMODYNAMICS IN DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE T. Weber (1), M. Ammer (1), A. Haiden (2), V. Riegelnik (2), R. Zweiker (2), S. Wassertheurer (3), B. Eber (1) (1) Wels, (2) Graz, (3) Vienna-AUSTRIA 9.20 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF 24H BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE M. Berry, J. Fourcade, O. Lairez, J. Roncalli, D. Carrie, B. Chamontin, L. Perez, A. Pathak, M. Galinier Toulouse-FRANCE 9.30 HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION: AORTIC STIFFNESS, BIOHUMORAL MARKERS AND ECOCARDIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION M. Alloni, G. Castoldi, B. Corradi, F. Cesana, A. Cir, A. Vincenzi, G. Trocino, E. Montemerlo, P. Campadello, R. Facchetti, A. Stella, G. Grassi, C. Giannattasio, G. Mancia Monza-ITALY
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9.40 ASSOCIATIONS OF PLASMA RENIN WITH 10-YEAR CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY, SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH AND DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE A. Tomaschitz (1), S. Pilz (1), E. Ritz (2), A. Morganti (3), T. Grammer (2), K. Amrein (1), B.O. Boehm (4), W. Mrz (1) (1) Graz-AUSTRIA; (2) Heidelberg-GERMANY; (3) Milan-ITALY; (4) Ulm-GERMANY 9.50 ASSOCIATION OF TIMP-2 WITH SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE A. Gonzlez, B. Lopez, J. Dez Pamplona-SPAIN 10.00 PREVENTION OF PRESSURE OVERLOAD-INDUCED MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS AND PATHOLOGICAL REMODELING BY ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2 J.C. Zhong (1), H.Y. Jin (1), W.L. Shen (1), W.Q. Niu (1), Y. Li (1), P.J. Gao (1), D.L. Zhu (1), Z. Kassiri (2), G.Y. Oudit (2) (1) Shanghai-CHINA; (2) Edmonton-CANADA 10.10 PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE VALUE OF NT PRO BNP AT PEAK EXERCISE OVER RESTING LEVELS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH IMPAIRED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION M. Kallistratos, A. Pavlidis, C. Bale, L.E. Poulimenos, E. Chamodraka, A. Dritsas, I.D. Laoutaris, D.V. Cokkinos, A.J. Manolis Athens-GREECE 10.20 PERIPHERAL CHEMOREFLEX ACTIVATION CONTRIBUTES TO SYMPATHETIC BAROREFLEX IMPAIREMENT IN HEART FAILURE F. Despas, A. Vaccaro, M. Labrunee, N. Franchitto, M. Castel, M. Galinier, J.M. Senard, A. Pathak Toulouse-FRANCE 10.30 MONOAMINOXIDASE-A AND B INTERACTION WITH PRESYNAPTIC NOREPINEPHRINE REUPTAKE MECHANISM IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE OF HEART FAILURE IN AGED SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS: AN IN VIVO EVIDENCE ON NORADRENERGIC TURNOVER IN WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE A. Cabassi, S. Halpert, M. Theullet, S. Vinci, L. Moschini, P. Govoni, A. Borghetti, S. Tedeschi, S. Binno, P. Coghi, A. Montanari, E. Parenti, E. Cremaschi, G. Regolisti, E. Fiaccadori Parma-ITALY 10.40 LECTURE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE IN HYPERTENSION F. Zannad Nancy-FRANCE
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ENDOTHELIUM Chairpersons: A. Salvetti (Pisa-ITALY) M.Schneider (Glasgow-UK)
9.40 INFLUENCE OF ERYTHROPOIETIN ON VASCULAR FUNCTION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS V. Bartels (1), U. Hillebrand (1), S. Reiermann (1), M. Kosch (1), K. Kisters (2), D. Lang (3), G. Di Marco (1), H. Pavenstdt (1), M. Hausberg (4) (1) Muenster, (2) Herne, (3) Nordhorn, (4) Karlsruhe-GERMANY 9.50 INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS INDUCED ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION BY THE HUMAN T2238C ANP GENE MOLECULAR VARIANT S. Rubattu (1), S. Sciarretta (2), C. Calvieri (2), L. Castello (2), A. Battistoni (2), M. De Giusti (2), E. Dito (2), A. Marra (2), I. Laurino (2), B. Pagliaro (2), M. Volpe (2) (1) Pozzilli, (2) Rome-ITALY 10.00 ESTRADIOL-INDUCED NITRIC OXIDE PRODUCTION AND VASCULAR RELAXATION ARE MEDIATED THROUGH ANGIOTENSIN 1-7 MAS RECEPTOR C. Hermenegildo (1), A. Sobrino (1), E. Monsalve (1), C. Bueno-Bet (1), A. Laguna-Fernndez (1), C.F. Snchez-Ferrer (2), C. Peir (2), S. Novella (1) (1) Valencia, (2) Madrid-SPAIN 10.10 ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AFTER PREECLAMPTIC PREGNANCY D. Carty, L. Anderson, C. Duncan, A. Dominiczak, C. Delles Glasgow-UK 10.20 ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL FACTORS IN A HUMAN MODEL OF BLUNTED ANGIOTENSIN II SIGNALING L. Cal, M. Facco, E. Pagnin, L. Dal Maso, M. Puato, P. Caielli, C. Agostini, A.C. Pessina Padua-ITALY 10.30 CHRONIC ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7) TREATMENT IMPROVES RENAL ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN APOLIPOPROTEINE DEFICIENT MICE S.A. Potthoff, J. Stegbauer, I. Quack, E. Mergia, T. Clasen, S. Friedrich, O. Vonend, M. Woznowski, E. Knigshausen, L. Sellin, L.C. Rump Duesseldorf-GERMANY
9.00 EFFECTS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN HIV PATIENTS D. Dozio, A. Maloberti, F. Citterio, F. Cesana, M. Alloni, P. Villa, E. Scanziani, A. Bandera, F. Sabatini, M. Cairo, G. Grassi, A. Gori, C. Giannattasio, G. Mancia Monza-ITALY 9.10 ACUTE EXPOSURE TO DIESEL PARTICLE MATTER IMPAIRS NO-MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR FUNCTION C. Dreyfuss, A. Wauters, D. Adamopoulos, C. Moentack, P. Hendrick, G. Berkenboom, P. Van De Borne, J.F. Argacha Brussels-BELGIUM 9.20 TORCETRAPIB IMPAIRS ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSION B. Simic (1), M. Hermann (1), S. Shaw (2), L. Bigler (1), U. Stalder (1), C. Drries (1), C. Besler (1), T.F. Lscher (1), F. Ruschitzka (1) (1) Zurich, (2) Bern-SWITZERLAND 9.30 ALISKIREN RESTORES NITRIC OXIDE AVAILABILITY IN THE FOREARM MICROCIRCULATION OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS A. Virdis, G. Lorenzini, E. Duranti, A. Magagna, L. Masi, L. Ghiadoni, S. Taddei Pisa-ITALY
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10.40 DO CONNEXINS 37, 40 AND 43 PLAY A ROLE IN ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN CREMASTER ARTERIES FROM TYPE-2 DIABETIC RATS? J. Reid, M. Youssef, J. Hart Melbourne-AUSTRALIA 10.50 HIGH GLUCOSE IMPAIRS ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT VASODILATION THROUGH PKC-MEDIATED NADPH-OXIDASE ACTIVATION Y. Huang, J. Menne, A. Melk, N. Shushakova, F. Gler, T. Kirsch, H. Haller, B. Schmidt Hannover-GERMANY 09.30 - 10.30 Yellow Hall
Minisymposium
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Ferrer International GENETICS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK Chairperson: A. Fernandez-Cruz (Madrid-SPAIN)
Genomics and primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases A.F. Dominiczak (Glasgow-UK) Contribution of genomics to improve the efciency of cardiovascular risk functions J. Marrugat (Barcelona-SPAIN)
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Chairpersons: A.M. Heagerty (Manchester-UK) T. Unger (Berlin-GERMANY)
12.15 PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE IN GREECE: THE DEMANT STUDY G. Stergiou (1) A. Lasaridis (2), on behalf of Hellenic Society for the Study of Hypertension; Hellenic Society of Hypertension (1) Athens, (2) Thessaloniki-GREECE
11.00 CENTRAL HEMODYNAMIC INDICES AS PREDICTORS OF COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN MIDLIFE M. Pase, A. Pipingas, M. Kras, K. Nolidin, A. Gibbs, A. Scholey, C. Stough Hawthorn-AUSTRALIA 11.15 EPIGENETIC MODULATION OF RENAL -ADRENERGIC-WNK4 PATHWAY IN SALTSENSITIVE HYPERTENSION T. Fujita, S.Y. Mu Bunkyo-Ku-JAPAN 11.30 A NEW SENSITIVE APPROACH FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF J-CURVE FINDINGS FROM THE FEVER TRIAL X. Zhang (1), Y. Zhang (1), L. Liu (1), A. Zanchetti (2) (1) Beijing-CHINA; (2) Milan-ITALY 11.45 ALDOSTERONE REDUCTION BY UNILATERAL ADRENALECTOMY REDUCES SALT APPETITE IN PATIENTS CURED OF PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM E. Pimenta, R. Gordon, A. Ahmed, D. Cowley, D. Robson, C. Kogovsek, M. Stowasser Brisbane-AUSTRALIA 12.00 THE HIGH CREATINE KINASE, HYPERTENSION-PRONE PHENOTYPE MAY HAVE GREATER BLEEDING TENDENCY D. Horjus, A. Sturk, R. Nieuwland, M. Schaap, L. Brewster Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS
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SESSION II Chairpersons: R.H. Fagard (Leuven-BELGIUM) M. Volpe (Rome-ITALY) Prognostic value of masked hypertension J.M. Mallion (Grenoble-FRANCE) Early organ damage in hypertension and diabetes: the lesson from offspring studies C. Giannattasio (Monza-ITALY) Nutrition and hypertension A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN) Treating hypertension in the old elderly. What we know and what we dont? C.J. Bulpitt (London-UK) General Discussion

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Chairpersons: C. Grassos (Athens-GREECE) B. Trimarco (Naples-ITALY)
11.00 EFFECT OF TELMISARTAN ON PAROXYMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT LEFT ATRIAL SIZE R. Fogari, A. Mugellini, A. Zoppi, G. Derosa Pavia-ITALY 11.10 PREVALENCE AND CORRELATION OF LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT IN TYPE 2 DIABETES WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE A. Sato, K. Sakai, T. Kunugi, M. Harada, K. Nagai, Y. Iwamoto Tokyo-JAPAN 11.20 DEMOGRAPHIC, ANTHROPOMETRIC, HAEMODYNAMIC AND METABOLIC DETERMINANTS OF LEFT ATRIAL SIZE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: DATA FROM THE PAMELA STUDY M. Bombelli (1), C. Cuspidi (1), D. Fodri (1), M. Peronio (1), E. Toso (1), H. Polo Friz (2), L. Primitz (2), C. Zazzeron (2), R. Facchetti (1), G. Grassi (1), R. Sega (2), G. Mancia (1) (1) Monza, (2) Vimercate-ITALY 11.30 RISK OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN RELATION TO THE PULSATILE AND STEADY COMPONENTS OF CONVENTIONAL AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN 4 EUROPEAN POPULATIONS V. Tikhonoff (1), T. Kuznetsova (2), K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (3), L. Thijs (2), S. Malyutina (4), Y. Nikitin (4), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (3), E. Casiglia (1), J.A. Staessen (2) (1) Padua-ITALY; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM; (3) Krakow-POLAND; (4) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA
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11.40 HOW TO MANAGE PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND HYPERTENSION IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT? NOVEL INSIGHT FROM THE REAL WORLD Y. Mariannini, A. Conti, E. Canuti, M. Luzzi, C. Nanna, T. Focosi, B. Paladini, G. Cerini, G. Viviani, C. Poggioni, S. Squarciotta, E. De Villa, C. Casula, S. Vicidomini Florence-ITALY 11.50 LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: ROLE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY A. Milan, E. Puglisi, C. Magnino, E. Avenatti, A. Fabbri, D. Leone, A. Vairo, C. Di Stefano, V. Crudo, M. Covella, M. Chiarlo, F. Tosello, F. Veglio Turin-ITALY 12.00 DEBATE BLOCKERS OF THE RAS PREVENT OR DELAY ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Pro: R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) Against: A.P. Maggioni (Florence-ITALY) 11.00 - 12.30 Yellow Hall
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Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by The Menarini Group THE VASODILATOR BETA-BLOCKERS Chairpersons: G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) A. Zanchetti (Milan-ITALY)
Beta-blockers issue in recent guidelines G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) How far can cardiovascular risk be reduced? An insight in vasodilator beta-blockers A. Zanchetti (Milan-ITALY) Beta-blockers and hydrochlorothiazide: a valid combination? A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE)
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BRAIN Chairpersons: A. Konradi (St. Petersburg-RUSSIA) M. Walters (Glasgow-UK)
11.50 SHORT-TERM HEART RATE VARIABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE B. Graff (1), A. Rojek (1), D. Gasecki (1), W. Kucharska (1), P. Boutouyrie (2), W. Nyka (1), S. Laurent (2), K. Narkiewicz (1) (1) Gdansk-POLAND; (2) Paris-FRANCE 12.00 NIGHTTIME PULSE PRESSURE IS A DETERMINANT OF ARTERIAL STIFNESS AND EARLY VASCULAR AGEING IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS V. Kotsis, L. Gamvrili, S. Papakatsika, G. Karallis, S. Goulopoulou, M. Sion Thessaloniki-GREECE 12.10 SUBACUTE BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND HEART RATE PREDICT FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AFTER ISCHEMIC STROKE D. Gasecki (1), M. Kwarciany (1), A. Rojek (1), K. Kowalczyk (1), P. Boutouyrie (2), W. Nyka (1), S. Laurent (2), K. Narkiewicz (1) (1) Gdansk-POLAND; (2) Paris-FRANCE 12.20 CHANGE IN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS DURING ACUTE EXPOSURE TO HYPOBARIC HYPOXIA AT HIGH ALTITUDE B. Poletti, A. Lafronza, F. Solca, S. Raspelli, P. Cuzziol, F. Cadeo, L. Carelli, P. Meriggi, C. Lombardi, G. Bilo, M. Revera, G. Caldara, V. Silani, G. Mancia, G. Parati, on behalf of the HIGHCARE-ALPS investigators Milan-ITALY
11.00 LECTURE MIGRAINE AND HYPERTENSION E. Agabiti-Rosei Brescia-ITALY 11.20 PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH ONE-YEAR COGNITIVE DECLINE IN THE ELDERLY OVER 80 YEARS: THE PARTAGE STUDY G. Watfa (1), S. Gautier (1), O. Hanon (2), P. Salvi (1), F. Fantin (3), O. Toulza (4), P. Manckoundia (5), D. Agnoletti (6), C. Labat (1), A. Benetos (1) (1) Nancy, (2) Paris-FRANCE; (3) Verona-ITALY; (4) Toulouse, (5) Dijon-FRANCE; (6) Bologna-ITALY 11.30 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND MILD KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION: A WARNING SIGN? C. Alonzo, L. Brescacin, C. Zurr, M. Schapira, F. Martn Bertuzzi, C. Poggio, L. Cmera, E. Cristiano, G. Waisman Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 11.40 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF CEREBRAL COMPLIANCE FROM CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE: COMPARISON IN NORMOTENSIVE, HYPERTENSIVE AND NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS SUBJECTS M.O. Kim (1), A. Avolio (1), Y. Li (2), P. K. Eide (3) (1) Sydney-AUSTRALIA; (2) Shanghai-CHINA; (3) Oslo-NORWAY
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Topical Workshop
GENOME STUDIES IN HYPERTENSION AND RELATED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES Chairpersons: A.F. Dominiczak (Glasgow-UK) M. Cauleld (London-UK)

LARGE ARTERIES Chairpersons: M. Safar (Paris-FRANCE) S. Taddei (Pisa-ITALY)
Novel blood pressure genes D. Levy (Framingham-USA) Exome sequencing and other new strategies for hypertension S. Padmanabhan (Glasgow-UK) Discovery of new blood pressure genes using the CVD50 BeadChip array P. Munroe (London-UK)
11.00 DNA REPAIR CAPACITY DETERMINES AGE-RELATED VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION M. Durik (1), M. Kavousi (1), I. van der Pluijm (1), A. Isaacs (1), R.Y. Ridwan (1), R. Brandt (1), A. Loot (2), I. Flemming (2), C.M. Duijn (1), J.C.M. Witteman (1), J. Hoeijmakers (1), A.H.J. Danser (1), D.J. Duncker (1), A.J.M. Roks (1) (1) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS; (2) Frankfurt-GERMANY 11.10 DETERMINANTS OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS G. Stergiou, A. Kollias, P. Giovas, L.G. Roussias Athens-GREECE 11.20 ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG TREATMENT DOES NOT ALLOW TO ACHIEVE A FULL NORMALIZATION OF THE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND METALLOPROTEINASES ALTERATIONS SEEN IN HYPERTENSION F. Cesana (1), G. Castoldi (1), B. Corradi (1), M. Alloni (1), M. Galbiati (1), M. Stucchi (1), M. Corciulo (1), P. Sormani (1), C. Menni (2), V. Bagnardi (2), A. Stella (1), G. Grassi (1), C. Giannattasio (1), G. Mancia (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY 11.30 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IS A MAJOR INDEPENDENT DETERMINANT OF VISITTO-VISIT VARIABILITY IN SBP: A 9.1 YEAR FOLLOW-UP IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVES J. Varinot, C. Collin, V. Nguyen, P. Boutouyrie, S. Laurent Paris-FRANCE
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11.40 AMBULATORY ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDEX: A USEFUL MARKER OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS? J. Kips (1), S. Vermeersch (1), P. Reymond (2), P. Boutouyrie (3), N. Stergiopulos (2), S. Laurent (3), L. Van Bortel (1), P. Segers (1) (1) Ghent-BELGIUM; (2) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND; (3) Paris-FRANCE 11.50 MATRIX GLA PROTEIN, A MARKER OF INSUFFICIENT INHIBITION OF CALCIFICATION, IS RELATED TO BLOOD PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: THE HOORN STUDY R. Rennenberg (1), L. Engelen (1), R. Henry (1), L. Schurgers (1), C. Vermeer (1), A. Kroon (1), J. Dekker (2), G. Nijpels (2), C. Stehouwer (1) (1) Maastricht, (2) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 12.00 EFFECT OF HEMODIALYSIS ON LARGE ARTERIES IN PATIENTS WITH INTRADIALYTIC HYPERTENSION C. Sierra (1), M. Briet (1), C. Edwards (1), P. Boutouyrie (2), M. Davidman (1), D. Bercovitch (1), G. Frisch (1), S.J. Nessim (1), M.L. Lipman (1), E.L. Schiffrin (1) (1) Montral-CANADA; (2) Paris-FRANCE 12.10 PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN THE ABSENCE OF KNOWN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS L. DElia, L. Costa, F. Caso, R. Peluso, M. Atteno, A. Del Puente, R. Scarpa, P. Strazzullo Naples-ITALY 12.20 THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN TOTAL AORTIC STIFFNESS, AND REGIONAL AORTIC ZONES MEASURED BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, IN MEN AT DIFFERING CORONARY RISK R. Rezai (1), J. Finn (1), F. Wu (1), N. Sattar (2), J.K. Cruickshank (1) (1) Manchester, (2) Glasgow-UK 11.00 - 12.30 Green Hall 1

BASIC PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS Chairpersons: R. Kreutz (Berlin-GERMANY) J. Polonia (Oporto-PORTUGAL)
11.00 IS THE ENHANCED VASOCONSTRICTOR RESPONSE TO ANGIOTENSIN II IN PREECLAMPSIA MEDIATED BY AT2 RECEPTORS? K. Verdonk, J.H.M. van Esch, W. Visser, E.A.P. Steegers, A.H.J. Danser, A.H. van den Meiracker Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 11.10 PRE AND POST JUNCTIONAL ALPHA-ADRENOCEPTOR MEDIATED RESPONSES IN THE AORTA OF NEWBORN RABBITS P. Melo, M. Moreira-Rodrigues, M. Pereira, P. Mendes, L. Graa, D. Moura Porto-PORTUGAL 11.20 THE MODULATION OF AORTIC THICKENING AND STIFFNESS IN L-NAMEINDUCED HYPERTENSION: THE ROLE OF AT2 RECEPTOR STIMULATION S. Becker (1), K. Schwengel (1), K. Lucht (1), S. Slavic (1), E. Kaschina (1), J. Leonhardt (1), J. Baulmann (2), T. Unger (1), U.M. Steckelings (1), L. Paulis (3) (1) Berlin, (2) Wrzburg-GERMANY; (3) Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 11.30 HYPERTENSION AND RENAL FUNCTIONAL TOXICITY DURING VEGF-RECEPTOR INHIBITION WITH SUNITINIB: FOCUS ON ENDOTHELIN-1 AND OXIDATIVE STRESS M. Kappers (1), F. Smedts (2), J. van Esch (1), S. Sleijfer (1), F. Leijten (1), S. Wesseling (3), A. Danser (1), A. van den Meiracker (1) (1) Rotterdam, (2) Delft, (3) Utrecht-THE NETHERLANDS
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11.40 INTERMITTENT TREATMENT WITH VALSARTAN CHRONICALLY ENHANCES SBP AMPLITUDE AND FAILS TO PREVENT END ORGAN DAMAGES IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS C. Bouissou-Schurtz (1), H. Dabire (1), Y. Zhang (2), M. Safar (2), D. Laude (2), P. Lacolley (3), Y. Bezie (2) (1) Maison-Alfort, (2) Paris, (3) Nancy-FRANCE 11.50 SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS EXERT A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON PERIPHERAL WAVE REFLECTIONS V. Katsi, G. Souretis, K. Kontoaggelos, K. Koundi, I. Vlasseros, A.N. Koumoulidis, M. Divani, S. Christakopoulos, P. Sakkas, C. Stefanadis, G. Papadimitriou, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 12.00 OFFSPRING OF MOTHER RATS EXPOSED TO CIGARETTE SMOKE CONDENSATE ARE CHARACTERIZED BY ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE AND REDUCED SODIUM URINARY EXCRETION M. Zarzecki (1), M. Adamczak (1), A. Wystrychowski (1), M.L. Gross (2), E. Ritz (2), A. Wiecek (1) (1) Katowice-POLAND; (2) Heidelberg-GERMANY 12.10 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL CATALASE REDUCES THE RENAL MEDULLARY EXPRESSION OF NOX4 AND AT1 RECEPTOR BUT MARKEDLY INCREASES SYSTEMIC ANGIOTENSINOGEN LEVELS IN ANGIOTENSIN II-INFUSED RATS T. Sousa, S. Oliveira, J. Afonso, M. Morato, D. Patinha, S. Fraga, F. Carvalho, A. Albino-Teixeira Porto-PORTUGAL 12.20 THE RENIN INHIBITOR ALISKIREN IMPROVES VASCULAR REMODELING IN DOUBLE TRANSGENIC RATS C. Savoia, E. Arrabito, R. Parente, L. Zezza, L. Sada, L. Madaro, C. Nicoletti, M. Dagostino, L. Pucci, A. Alonzo, C. Rossi, M. Volpe Rome-ITALY 12.45 - 14.15 Auditorium
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SESSION 2 - HYPERTENSION RELATED PROBLEMS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT Chairpersons: S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY) A.M. Heagerty (Manchester-UK)
Erectile dysfunction W. Kiowski (Zurich-SWITZERLAND) P.A. van Zwieten (Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS) Sport and hypertension C. Giannattasio (Monza-ITALY) Statins and hypertension: to be given to all patients? H.A.J. Struijker Boudier (Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS) Blood pressure variability: a new life? D.L. Clement (Gent-BELGIUM)
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Satellite Symposium
Sponsored By Servier ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN DIABETES: STATE-OF-THE-ART IN 2011 Chairpersons: G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN)
Introduction G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) Current objectives for antihypertensive treatment in diabetes P.M. Nilsson (Malm-SWEDEN) Antihypertensive treatment for diabetic patients: making a choice based on evidence L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) Improving microvascular function in diabetic patients: why and how P. Camici (London-UK) Concomitant antihypertensive and antidiabetic treatment: friends or foes? S. Colagiuri (Sydney-AUSTRALIA) Conclusion L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN)
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14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor ATTENDED POSTER SESSIONS Chairperson: J. Segura (Madrid-SPAIN)
PS 16. EPIDEMIOLOGY ROOM 1 / POSTERS FROM 1 TO 41 PS 29. CLINICAL ASPECTS ROOMS 14-15 / POSTERS FROM 399 TO 441 Chairperson: G.S. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE)
PS 17. BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT ROOM 2 / POSTERS FROM 42 TO 80 PS 23. HEART ROOM 8 / POSTERS FROM 208 TO 241 Chairperson: R. Sanchez (Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA)
PS 18. BASIC PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS ROOM 3 / POSTERS FROM 81 TO 102 PS 20. GENETICS/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ROOM 5 / POSTERS FROM 121 TO 147 PS 25. RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND VASOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ROOM 10 / POSTERS FROM 277 TO 309 Chairperson: J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY)
PS 19. ATHEROSCLEROSIS ROOM 4 / POSTERS FROM 103 TO 120 PS 26. OBESITY ROOM 11 / POSTERS FROM 310 TO 348 PS 27. DIABETES ROOM 12 / POSTERS FROM 349 TO 381 LATE-BREAKER POSTER SESSION 2 ROOM 17 / POSTERS FROM 442 TO 454
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M. de Buyzere (Gent-BELGIUM)
ENDOTHELIUM ROOM 6 / POSTERS FROM 148 TO 171 LARGE ARTERIES ROOM 7 / POSTERS FROM 172 TO 207 RENAL ASPECTS ROOM 9 / POSTERS FROM 242 TO 276 HEART FAILURE ROOM 13 / POSTERS FROM 382 TO 398
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EPIDEMIOLOGY ROOM 1 / POSTERS FROM 1 TO 41 Chairperson: J. Segura (Madrid-SPAIN)
1 6 / 10-YEAR POPULATION-BASED FOLLOW UP STUDY OF INFLAMMATORY, PROTHROMBOTIC MARKERS AND THE MARKERS FOR THE RISK OF ALL-CAUSE DEATH K. Ogata, T. Miyamoto, H. Adachi, Y. Hirai, M. Enomoto, A. Fukami, M. Otsuka, Y. Nanjo, K. Yoshikawa, E. Esaki, E. Kumagai, A. Kasahara, E. Tsukagawa, K. Murayama, T. Imaizumi Kurume-SHI-JAPAN 1 7 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS AT THE TIME OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSIS IN SPAIN: RISCOR-E STUDY (FINAL RESULTS) J.L. Llisterri (1), J. Garcia-Puig (2), M.A. Orellana (2), L. Bermudez (2) (1) Valencia, (2) Madrid-SPAIN 1 8 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS R.E. Peuela Rodriguez, J. Lopez, I. Bastidas, R. Hernandez, M. Serrano, W. Zerpa, B. Roman, T. Peuela, S. Pereira San Cristobal-VENEZUELA 1 9 / MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN FRANCE AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. PARITE STUDY T. Simone (1), C. Mounier-Vehier (2), D. Guedj (1), E. Ghannad (3), A. Achouba (4), S. Quere (4), M. Guenoun (5) (1) Paris, (2) Lille, (3) Gif/Yvette, (4) Rueil-Malmaison, (5) Marseille-FRANCE 1 10 / SCREENING OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS ON THE SAINTPETERSBURG STREETS O. Rotar, A. Tanicheva, L. Korostovtseva, V. Ivanenko, N. Lisovskaya, A. Kandinskii, N. Egin, A. Kazymly, N. Avdonina, E. Kolesova, A. Konradi St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 1 11 / PREHYPERTENSION IN ASTURIAS. ANNUAL EVOLUTION OF THE PREVASTURIAS STUDY J. Baos Martinez (1), C. Vidal Gonzalez (2), M.B. Gonzalez Lopez (3), V. Lopez Fernandez (3), A. Iglesias Garcia (4), D. Gonzalez Corral (4), J.A. Tarrazo Suarez (5), J.M. Fernandez Rodriguez-Lacin (6), S. Tranche Iparraguirre (3), A. Soler Sanchez (7), M.J. Fernandez Menendez (3), R. Abad Rodriguez (5), M. Fernandez Menendez (3), R. Marin Iranzo (3), M.A. Prieto Diaz (3), on behalf of THE PREVASTURIAS STUDY (1) Pola De Laviana, (2) Aviles, (3) Oviedo, (4) Luanco, (5) Pola De Siero, (6) Gijon, (7) Luarca-SPAIN
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1 1 / HYPERTENSION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES O. Rice (1), M. Ahmad (1), R. Sahibzada (2), M. Rehan (2), N. Heeney (2) (1) Gillingham, (2) London-UK 1 2 / PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN CEMENT PLANT WORKERS M. Kilic, A. Dogan Yozgat-TURKEY 1 3 / EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HYPERTENSION IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION. RESULTS OF FEDERAL MONITORING PROGRAM IN 2003-2010 Y. Balanova, T. Timofeeva, V. Konstantinov, I. Koltunov, A. Kapustina, I. Lelchuk, G. Muromsteva, A. Deev, S. Shalnova Moscow-RUSSIA 1 4 / PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN RUSSIA (PYFAGOR III STUDY) M. Leonova, Y. Belousov, A. Galitskii, L. Shteinberg Moscow-RUSSIA 1 5 / PROGNOSIS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS IN THE VERY ELDERLY: THE PROTEGER STUDY Y. Zhang (1), D. Agnoletti (2), J. Peroz (2), A. Lieber (2), P. Iaria (2), A.D. Protogerou (3), M.E. Safar (2), J Blacher (2) (1) Shanghai-CHINA; (2) Paris-FRANCE; (3) Athens-GREECE
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1 12 / COULD INTRATHORACIC FAT BE RELATED TO HYPERTENSION? A. Faustino, R. Providencia, L. Paiva, P. Mota, M. Costa, A. Leito-Marques Coimbra-PORTUGAL 1 13 / IS HIGH PREVALENCE OF ELEVATED HEART RATE IN HUNGARIAN HYPERTENSIVES A FACTOR FOR THE HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR MORTALITY IN HUNGARY? B. Sonkodi (1), S. Sonkodi (2), E. Helis (3), G. Abraham (2), P. Legrady (2), P. Turton (3), G. Fodor (3), S. Steiner (3) (1) Budapest, (2) Szeged-HUNGARY; (3) Ottawa-CANADA 1 14 / HYPERTENSION AND INCREASED RISK OF STROKE AS RESULT OF LIFESTYLE CHANGES IN A SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK POPULATION: THE THUSA AND SABPA STUDIES N. Malan, L. Malan, A. Schutte, J. Van Rooyen, H. Huisman, R. Schutte, C. Fourie Potchefstroom-SOUTH AFRICA 1 15 / RISK OF SUSTAINED HYPERTENSION IN MASKED AND WHITE-COAT HYPERTENSION: A FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF AN ELDERLY COMMUNITY-BASED COHORT C. Cacciolati, O. Hanon, A. Alperovitch, C. Dufouil, C. Tzourio Paris-FRANCE 1 16 / PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN BADAJOZ - SPAIN WITH THE NEW WHO RECOMMENDATIONS D. Fernndez-Bergs (1), F. Flix Redondo (1), L. Lozano (2), J. Prez-Castn (3), H. Sanz (4), A. Cabrera De Len (5), A. Hidalgo (1), Y. Morcillo (1), V. Tejero (1), P. lvarez-Palacios (1) (1) Villanueva de la Serena, (2) Mrida, (3) Don Benito, (4) Barcelona, (5) Santa Cruz de Tenerife-SPAIN 1 17 / INFLUENCE OF HORMONAL STATUS ON FORMATION OF THE ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN WOMEN WITH CHD IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS F. Gasimova Baku-AZERBAIJAN 1 18 / PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN HIGH RISK ELDERLY PATIENTS FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE. IS ABI HELPFUL IN DISCRIMINATING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE? J. Borges, N. Araujo, S. Grespan, N. Izukawa, A. Prakasan, H. Demmler, M. Borges, D. Coelho, R. Souza, F.S. Neto, M. Bertolami, L. Piegas Sao Paulo-BRAZIL 1 19 / IS DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE VERY PREVALENT IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS? J. Borges, A. Carvalho, N. Araujo, S. Grespan, H. Demmler, M. Borges, D. Coelho, R. Souza, F. Neto, M. Bertolami, L. Piegas Sao Paulo-BRAZIL 1 20 / CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOME OF BLACK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN THE OASIS OF ALGERIAN SAHARA A. Bachir Cherif (1), F. Hamida (1), A. Taleb (1), S. Benkhedda (2), M. Safar (3), A. Benetos (4), M. Bouaa (1), M. Temmar (5) (1) Blida, (2) Mustapha-ALGERIA; (3) Paris, (4) Nancy-FRANCE; (5) Ghardaia-ALGERIA 1 21 / HIGH PREVALENCE OF UNDIAGNOSED HYPERTENSION IN YOUNG MALE SUBJECTS: DATA FROM THE BRISIGHELLA HEART STUDY M. Rosticci, A. Cicero, A. Dormi, S. DAddato, C. Borghi, on behalf of Brisighella Heart Study staff Bologna-ITALY 1 22 / SCREENING OF LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS IN VISITORS OF MUSEUM A. Tanicheva, O. Rotar, L. Korostovtseva, A. Erina, E. Moguchaya, A. Kazymly, N. Avdonina, A. Konradi, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 1 23 / DIFFERENCES IN THE CONTROL LEVEL OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK BY GENDER IN A HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME SEEN AT PRIMARY CARE. OPENMET STUDY O. Gonzlez, A. Galgo, C. lvarez, P. Tarilonte Madrid-SPAIN 1 24 / ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION NONADHERENCE IN ZAGREB, CROATIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY M. Leppe, J. Culig, J. Boskovic Zagreb-CROATIA 1 25 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE AND LEVEL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN SPANISH HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS J. Abelln (1), A. Roca-Cusachs (2), R. Lahoz (2), J. Salazar (2) (1) San Andrs, (2) Barcelona-SPAIN
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1 26 / QUALITY OF LIFE ACCORDING TO BLOOD PRESSURE AND COMORBIDITIES IN HYPERTENSIVE SPANISH PATIENTS A. Roca-Cusachs (1), J. Abelln (2), B. Font (1), R. Lahoz (1), J. Salazar (1) (1) Barcelona, (2) San Andrs-SPAIN 1 27 / PREVALENCE OF TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS ATTENDING PRIMARY CARE: C.V.P.C. STUDY (EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CARDIO-VASCULAR STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE) E. Skliros, A. Papazaropoulou, A. Sotiropoulos, C. Papafragos, A. Gikas, O. Apostolou, C. Xipnitos, C. Tountas Athens-GREECE 1 28 / PREVALENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN AN ETHNIC GROUP VERSUS ROMANIAN ADULT POPULATION ARE THEY DIFFERENT? M. Dorobantu, D. Bartos, E. Badila, G. Oprea, S. Ghiorghe, R. Lungu, M. Hostiuc, A. Nastac Bucharest-ROMANIA 1 29 / MAIN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND HYPERTENSION IN A SUBGROUP OF WOMEN POPULATION IN TALLINN DURING 10 YEARS OF FOLLOW - UP T. Shipilova, J. Abina, I. Pshenichnikov, D. Karai, J. Ripulk, J. Kaik Tallinn-ESTONIA 1 30 / GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES X. Zhang, Y. Zhang Chengdu-CHINA 1 31 / EASTERN EUROPEAN HYPERTENSIVE IMMIGRANTS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY POOR HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN COMPARISON TO NATIVE HYPERTENSIVES V. Katsi, G. Souretis, N. Alexopoulos, I. Vlasseros, A.N. Koumoulidis, M. Divani, D. Barlagiannis, C.H. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 1 32 / METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS AND HEART RATE OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED NON-TREATED HYPERTENSIVE, PREHYPERTENSIVE AND NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS S. Karanovic (1), D. Juric (2), J. Juras (1), V. Capkun (3), Z. Dika (1), I. Vukovic Lela (1), M. Fistrek (1), J. Kos (1), M. Laganovic (1), A. Cvitkovic (2), V. Premuzic (1), I. Pecin (1), M. Bitunjac (2), N. Leko (2), B. Jelakovic (1) (1) Zagreb, (2) Slavonski Brod, (3) Split-CROATIA 1 33 / METABOLIC SYNDROME IN THE POPULATION ATTENDED IN PRIMARY CARE SETTING F. Valls-Roca (1), V. Pallares-Carratala (2), V. Gil-Guillen (3), D. Orozco-Beltran (3), J.L. Llisterri-Caro (4), T. Fuster (5), J. Redon (4), A. Fernandez (3), J.C. Andres (3) (1) Beniganim, (2) Burriana, (3) San Juan, (4) Valencia, (5) Gandia-SPAIN 1 34 / EVALUATING PREVALENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS , HYPERTENSION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR CONTROL AMONG PHYSICIANS OF SEVERAL REGIONS IN RUSSIA L. Drozdova, S. Martsevich, V. Voronina Moscow-RUSSIA 1 35 / DIFFERENCE OF AGE CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN MONOTHERAPY AND COMBINATION THERAPY E. Arslan (1), S. Erdine (1), M. Senocak (1), A.M. Erdem (1), A. Kaya (2) (1) Istanbul, (2) Konya-TURKEY 1 36 / KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOUR CONSIDERING NUTRITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS - COMPARISON BETWEEN TREATED MIGRANT AND NATIVE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS FOLLOWED AT PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CENTERS A.M. Pinto, V. Alarco, S. Guiomar, P. Nicola, E. Rocha Lisbon-PORTUGAL 1 37 / THE EFFECTS OF ENRICHED POTASSIUM SALT ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHINA RURAL POPULATION H.Y. Zhang (1), S. Liang (2), X. Wang (1), L. Liu (1) (1) Beijing, (2) Xingtai-CHINA 1 38 / ASSESSMENT OF THERAPEUTIC BEHAVIOUR IN UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS F.J. Alonso Moreno (1), J.R. Banegas (2), J.J. De La Cruz (2), C. lvarez (2), P. Tarilonte (2) (1) Toledo, (2) Madrid-SPAIN
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1 39 / ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY IN SCREENING OF RUSSIAN MENTALLY WORKING SUBJECTS O. Rotar, V. Ivanenko, L. Korostovtseva, I. Fursova, K. Kitalaeva, A. Konradi, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 1 40 / HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY AND EMERGENCY - A PROSPECTIVE STUDY C. Carmo, A. Joosten, C. Maltez, M. Fernandes, J. Rodrigues Lavradio-PORTUGAL 1 41 / AUGMENTED SALT INTAKE MAY EXPLAIN THE EXCESSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR BURDEN OF HYPERTENSIVE IMMIGRANTS V. Katsi, G. Souretis, C. Vlachopoulos, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
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BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT ROOM 2 / POSTERS FROM 42 TO 80 Chairperson: G.S. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE)
2 42 / AUSCULTATORY VERSUS OSCILLOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN OCTOGENARIANS I.A. Jacobsen, J.U. Rosholm, S. Arnspang, L. Matzen Odense-DENMARK 2 43 / THE RELATIONSHIP OF VARIABILITY OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSE PRESSURE AND EARLY MORNING PRESSURE FROM AMBULATORY ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING WITH TISSUE DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS UNDER ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY D. Bastac (1), Z. Joksimovic (2), on behalf of SERBIAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION (1) Zajecar-SERBIA; (2) Bor-JUGOSLAVIJA 2 44 / THE NOCTURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE FALL IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS OF PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS B. Krasinska, M. Karolczak-Kulesza, Z. Krasinski, K. Pawlaczyk-Gabriel, A. Niklas, J. Gluszek, A. Tykarski Poznan-POLAND 2 45 / IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLINIC AND HOME BLOOD PRESSURE A BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE TRUE WHITE-COAT EFFECT THAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLINIC AND 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE? F. Saladini, E. Benetti, P. Bratti, E. Bonso, D. Palomba, P. Palatini Padua-ITALY 2 46 / ASSOCIATION OF HOME BLOOD PRESSURE WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX: A META-ANALYSIS G.S. Stergiou, I.A. Bliziotis, A. Destounis Athens-GREECE
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2 47 / SEVEN-DAY AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND NIGHT-TO-DAY BLOOD PRESSURE RATIO J. Dusek (1), J. Siegelova (1), A. Havelkova (1), B. Fiser (1), M. Pohanka (1), J. Pochmonova (1), G. Cornelissen (2), F. Halberg (2) (1) Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC; (2) Minneapolis-USA 2 48 / PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CLINIC AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION D.E. Ayala (1), R.C. Hermida (1), A. Mojon (1), L. Chayan (2), M.J. Dominguez (2), M.J. Fontao (1), I. Alonso (1), J.R. Fernandez (1) (1) Vigo, (2) Santiago de Compostela-SPAIN 2 49 / INTER-ARM DIFFERENCE IN AUTOMATED OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS E. Andreadis, A. Tsakanikas, E. Angelopoulos, G. Agaliotis, G. Mousoulis Athens-GREECE 2 50 / ACCURACY OF A 14.5 X 32 CM CUFF FOR SELF BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN OBESE SUBJECTS OVER A WIDE RANGE OF ARM CIRCUMFERENCES S. Masiero (1), C. Fania (1), F. Saladini (1), G. Frick (2), P. Palatini (1) (1) Padua-ITALY; (2) Widnau-SWITZERLAND 2 51 / PRACTICAL SOLUTION FOR ACCURATE AUTOMATIC ASSESSMENT OF MORNING BP SURGE, NIGHT BP DIP AND OTHER ABPM INDICES AFFECTED BY INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY OF DAYTIME/NIGHTTIME PATTERN S. Pekarskiy, V. Mordovin, M. Kolodina, G. Semke Tomsk-RUSSIA 2 52 / IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS HIGH 24-H AMBULATORY PULSE PRESSURE AND LOW 24H DIASTOLIC PRESSURE VALUES PREDICT CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS WITHIN A J SHAPE PATTERN T. Teixeira (1), J.N. Figueiredo (1), M. Bastos (1), J. Nobre dos Santos (1), J. Polonia (2) (1) Aveiro, (2) Oporto-PORTUGAL 2 53 / AUTOMATED OSCILLOMETRIC ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX ASSESSMENT: HOW MANY MEASUREMENTS ARE REQUIRED? A. Kollias, A. Xilomenos, A. Protogerou, E. Dimakakos, G.S. Stergiou Athens-GREECE 2 54 / SHORT TERM REPRODUCIBILITY OF AUTOMATED OSCILLOMETRIC ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX MEASUREMENT A. Kollias, A. Xilomenos, A. Protogerou, E. Dimakakos, G.S. Stergiou Athens-GREECE 2 55 / ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS AWARENESS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES HOSPITAL G. Sakalyte, R. Slapikas, R.M. Babarskiene, R. Karaliute, E. Rumbinaite Kaunas-LITHUANIA 2 56 / BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND INTER-ARM DIFFERENCES, A META-ANALYSIS W. Verberk (1), F. Kessels (2), T. Thien (3) (1) Taipei-TAIWAN; (2) Maastricht, (3) Nijmegen-THE NETHERLANDS 2 57 / HIGHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER NIGHTTIME SYSTOLIC BLOOD VARIABILITY: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY G. Wuerzner, M. Bochud, M. Pruijm, C. Zweiacker, S. Tremblay, M. Burnier Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 2 58 / DYNAMICS OF THE CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION RECEIVING RILMENIDINE MONOTHERAPY E. Velizhanina, A. Rudakov Tyumen-RUSSIA 2 59 / THE INFLUENCE OF CHRONOTHERAPY ON CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE RHYTHM IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Fedorova, V. Gorbunov, E. Platonova, A. Deev, V. Belolipetskaya Moscow-RUSSIA 2 60 / OFFICE AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS: CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF BELGIAN PHYSICIANS (SHAREBELGIUM) A. Persu, P. Van der Niepen, on behalf of the Supporting Hypertension Awareness and Research Europe-wide (SHARE) Steering Committee Brussels-BELGIUM 2 61 / REPRODUCIBILITY OF NON-DIPPING STATUS IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS V. Kotsis, L. Gamvrili, S. Papakatsika, G. Karallis, S. Goulopoulou, M. Sion Thessaloniki-GREECE
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2 62 / COMPARISON OF BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN THE STANDING POSITION AFTER SUPINE- VERSUS SEATED- REST IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVES M. Rescaldani, C. Sala, F. Magrini Milan-ITALY 2 63 / FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT S. Pereira, C. Paulo, M.J. Lima Porto-PORTUGAL 2 64 / DIFFERENCES IN DAY TIME PULSE PRESSURE VARIABILITY BETWEEN THE BRACHIAL ARTERY AND THE AORTA IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS A. Protogerou (1), T. Papaioannou (1), P. Skakis (1), J. Blacher (2), E. Karatzis (1), J. Lekakis (1), D. Papadogiannis (1), C. Stefanadis (1), M. Safar (2) (1) Athens-GREECE; (2) Paris-FRANCE 2 65 / GENDER DIFFERENCES AND TIME RATE OF BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATION E. Koroboki, E. Manios, G. Barlas, F. Michas, E. Alexaki, A. Panoutsopoulos, V. Chouzouri, K. Vemmos, N. Zakopoulos Athens-GREECE 2 66 / BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND LVM IN CENTENARIANS D. Solari (1), S. Carugo (1), A. Esposito (1), A. Pernigotti (1), C. Redaelli (1), M. Maisaidi (1), F. Magrini (1), G. Mancia (2) (1) Milan, (2) Monza-ITALY 2 67 / A METHOD TO IMPROVE EFFICACY OF ABPM IN EVALUATION OF HYPERTENSION S. Pekarskiy, V. Mordovin, G. Semke, T. Ripp Tomsk-RUSSIA 2 68 / ESTIMATION OF CENTRAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE FROM ARM CUFF PRESSURE A. Guilcher, S. Brett, B. Clapp, P. Chowienczyk London-UK 2 69 / THE IMPORTANCE OF 24-HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN TAKAYASU ARTERITIS O. Sivakova, N. Chikhladze, A. Rogoza, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 2 70 / BLOOD PRESSURE AND GLOBAL RISK ASSESSMENT J. Eckner (1), C.A. Larsson (2), E. Bog-Hansen (1), L. Rastam (2), U. Lindblad (1) (1) Gothenburg, (2) Malm-SWEDEN 2 71 / THE EFFECT OF THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLINICAL AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION G. Andreeva, L. Zhigareva, A. Deev, V. Gorbunov Moscow-RUSSIA 2 72 / BP VARIABILITY, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS J. Al-Said (1), K. Mzayen (1), A. Koubba Manama-BAHRAIN 2 73 / PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MASKED AND WHITE-COAT HYPERTENSION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: THE FINN-HOME STUDY M.R. Hnninen, T. Niiranen, P. Puukka, J. Johansson, A. Jula Turku-FINLAND 2 74 / THE NORMALIZATION QUOTIENT AVOIDS THE INTERFERENCE FROM SYMPATHIC IN AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING G. Malgieri SantAgata Dei Goti-ITALY 2 75 / PREDICTORS OF ISOLATED CLINIC AND MASKED HYPERTENSION BASED ON HOME OR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE: THE MEDIT-HABP (MEDITERRANEAN HOME VS. AMBULATORY BP) STUDY G. Parati (1), S. Omboni (2), G.S. Stergiou (3), E.G. Nasothimiou (3), A. De La Sierra (4), L.M. Ruilope (5) (1) Milan, (2) Varese-ITALY; (3) Athens-GREECE; (4) Terrassa, (5) Madrid-SPAIN 2 76 / RELEVANCE OF BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AMONG THE ELDERLY: FINDINGS FROM THE MARACAIBO AGING STUDY L. Mena (1), J.D. Melgarejo (2), C. Chavez (2), S. Pineda (2), G. Calmon (2), E.R. Silva (2), G.E. Maestre (2) (1) Mazatlan-MEXICO; (2) Maracaibo-VENEZUELA 2 77 / GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BLOOD PRESSURE TRENDS IN LEVEL 1 MEDICAL STUDENTS S. Kultygina, C.H. Lyashenko, Y. Venevtseva, A. Melnikov Tula-RUSSIA
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2 78 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KIDNEY DAMAGE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY, AT HOME AND IN THE PHYSICIANS OFFICE. THE PALMERA STUDY J. Sendra-Lillo (1), D. Sabater-Hernndez (2), A. Sendra-Ortol (1), F. Martnez-Martnez (2) (1) Palmera, (2) Granada-SPAIN 2 79 / CIRCADIAN PATTERNS AND REST/ACTIVITY INDEX: THE CORRELATION WITH VASCULAR RISK IN THE AMBULATORY MONITORING BLOOD PRESSURE S. Suarez Ortega, J. Artiles Vizcano, B. Alonso Ortiz, A. Gil Diaz, P. Jimenez Santana, J.C. Rodriguez Perez, P. Betancor Leon Santa Brigida-SPAIN 2 80 / MASKED HYPERTENSION PREDICTION IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M. Smirnova, A. Deev, V. Gorbunov, G. Andreeva Moscow-RUSSIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 18
BASIC PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS ROOM 3 / POSTERS FROM 81 TO 102 Chairperson: R. Sanchez (Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA)
3 81 / COMPARISON OF ABDOMINAL AORTA MECHANICS AND STRUCTURE IN LONG-TERM CHEMICAL-SYMPATHECTOMIZED VS. SINOAORTIC-DENERVATED RATS C. Bouissou-Schurtz (1), M. Safar (1), P. Lacolley (2), G. Gabella (3), P. Challande (1), V. Molinie (1), Y. Bezie (1) (1) Paris, (2) Nancy-FRANCE; (3) London-UK 3 82 / CATALASE INHIBITION INTO THE FOURTH CEREBRAL VENTRICLE AFFECTS BEZOLD-JARISCH REFLEX IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS L.C. De Abreu (1), C. Ferreira (2), P.H.N. Saldiva (2), V.E. Valenti (2) (1) Santo Andr, (2) So Paulo-BRAZIL 3 83 / MODULATION OF NADPH OXIDASE ACTIVITY A. Schulz, V. Jankowski, W. Zidek, J. Jankowski Berlin-GERMANY 3 84 / ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF THE MOSS RHODOBRYUM ONTARIENSE IN VIVO B. Pejin (1), S. Newmaster (2), M. Sabovljevic (1), Z. Miloradovic (1), J. Grujic-Milanovic (1), M. Ivanov (1), N. Mihailovic-Stanojevic (1), D.J. Jovovic (1), V. Tesevic (1), V. Vajs (1) (1) Belgrade-SERBIA; (2) Guelph-CANADA 3 85 / IMPLICATION OF MYOCARDIAL NOS AND CONNEXIN-43 IN THE MECHANISMS OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS-RELATED CARDIOPROTECTION OF RATS SUFFERING FROM HYPERTENSION J. Radosinska, B. Bacova, I. Bernatova, V. Knezl, T. Benova, N. Tribulova Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC
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3 86 / BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF RED PALM OIL DEMONSTRATED IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS B. Bacova (1), C. Viczencz (1), J. Radosinska (1), V. Knezl (1), I. Bernatova (1), R. Sotnikova (1), J. Navarova (1), J. Van Royen (2), N. Tribulova (1) (1) Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC; (2) Bellwille-SOUTH AFRICA 3 87 / CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF P38MAPK INHIBITOR ON ADIPONECTIN AND ROS IN DAHL SALT-SENSITIVE HYPERTENSIVE RATS H. Takeshima, N. Kobayashi, W. Koguchi, M. Ishikawa, F. Sugiyama, T. Ishimitsu Tochigi-JAPAN 3 88 / DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE TO ENDOTHELIN-1 IN NORMAL AND UREMIC RATS TREATED WITH ERYTHROPOIETIN B. Falardeau, S. Blanger, R. Larivire, M. Lebel Quebec-CANADA 3 89 / EARLY ARTERY REMODELING IN RATS WITH FETAL ZINC RESTRICTION C. Arranz, R. Sanchez, L. Veiras, S. Massara, M. Cernielo, A. Costa, A. Tomat Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 3 90 / THE GENDER PARTICULARITIES IN ACTIVITY OF THE NO-ERGIC SYSTEM IN NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE RATS UNDER NORMAL AND STRESS CONDITIONS Y. Kuznetsova, O. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, T. Anishchenko, I. Semyachkin-Glushkovsky, O. Bibikova, S. Sindeev, A. Sjestnova Saratov-RUSSIA 3 91 / GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE, GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE, SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE, AND CATALASE ACTIVITY IN THE KIDNEY OF SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS: EFFECT OF WILD THYME N. Mihailovic-Stanojevic, B. Bugarski, D. Komes, Z. Miloradovic, J. Grujic Milanovic, M. Ivanov, D. Bugarski, D.J. Jovovic Belgrade-SERBIA 3 92 / REDUCTION OF SUPEROXIDE RADICALS (O2-) REVERTS THE EARLY HYPERTENSIVE RESPONSE TO ACUTE RENAL DENERVATION IN RATS ON HIGH SODIUM DIET A. Walkowska, E. Kompanowska - Jezierska, K.H Olszyn ski, J. Sadowski Warsaw-POLAND 3 93 / ACTIVITY OF VASORELAXATION AND VASOCONSTRICTION MECHANISMS IN RATS WITH EARLY AND ESTABLISHED STRESS-INDUCED HYPERTENSION O. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, V. Berdnikova, Ya. Kuznecova, I. Semyachkin-Glushkovskij, S. Syndeev, O. Bibikova, A. Sjestnova, A. Vinogradov Saratov-RUSSIA 3 94 / IMPACT OF HIGH FRUCTOSE CONSUMPTION ON VASCULAR REACTIVITY AND CARDIAC FUNCTION IN HIGH SODIUM FED RATS C. Oudot (1), S. Tanguy (2), G. Du Cailar (1), B. Jover (1), C. Rugale (1) (1) Montpellier, (2) Avignon-FRANCE 3 95 / PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 ACTIVATION ATTENUATES VASODILATORY RESPONSE IN RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION J. Stegbauer (1), E. Mergia (2), S.A. Potthoff (1), I. Quack (1), S. Friedrich (1), D. Koesling (2), L.C. Rump (1) (1) Dsseldorf, (2) Bochum-GERMANY 3 96 / CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN AGEDEPENDENT VASCULAR FUNCTION S.A. Potthoff, Y. Mori, J. Stegbauer, H. Hoch, E. Knigshausen, M. Woznowski, O. Vonend, L. Sellin, L.C. Rump, I. Quack Duesseldorf-GERMANY 3 97 / THE PHARMACOKINETICS AND MYOCARDIAL LEVELS OF COENZYME Q10 AFTER INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION OF ITS SOLUBILIZED FORM E. Kalenikova, E. Gorodetskaya, E. Charitonova, O. Medvedev Moscow-RUSSIA 3 98 / GW9662, A PPAR-ANTAGONIST, INHIBITS TELMISARTAN- MEDIATED GENE MODULATION, AND ACTIVATED PPAR F. Younis, Y. Oron, N. Stern, R. Limor, T. Rosenthal Tel Aviv-ISRAEL 3 99 / MONONUCLEAR AND BINUCLEAR DINITROSYL-IRON COMPLEXES AS POTENT HYPOTENSIVE AND CARDIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES IN MAMMALIAN ORGANISM A.A. Timoshin, D.Yu. Drobotova, V.L. Lakomkin, O.V. Tskitishvili, L.I. Serebryakova, A.F. Vanin Moscow-RUSSIA
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3 100 / OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT MODULATES OXIDATIVE STATUS IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT D. Dekanski, Z. Miloradovic , N. Mihailovic -Stanojevic , J. Grujic -Milanovic , M. Ivanov, D. Jovovic Belgrade-SERBIA 3 101 / EFFECTS OF CLONIDINE AND MOXONIDINE ON NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE IN GUINEA PIG ILEUM: INVOLVEMENT OF 2-ADRENOCEPTORS OR IMIDAZOLINE I1-RECEPTORS L. Kozaeva, N. Korobov, O. Medvedev Moscow-RUSSIA 3 102 / POSTJUNCTIONAL -ADRENOCEPTOR-MEDIATED RESPONSES IN THE AORTA OF NEWBORN AND YOUNG ADULT RABBITS M. Moreira-Rodrigues, L. Graa, P. Mendes, M. Pereira, P. Serro, D. Moura Porto-PORTUGAL 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 19
ATHEROSCLEROSIS ROOM 4 / POSTERS FROM 103 TO 120 Chairperson: J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY)
4 103 / FETUIN-A AND INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVES F. Incalcaterra, C. Geraci, R. Arsena, F. Tornese, R. Riccobene, F. Vaccaro, C. Altieri, G. Cerasola, S. Cottone Palermo-ITALY 4 104 / KNOWN HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AS ONSET MANIFESTATION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE A. Ioannidis, D. Tsounis Patra-GREECE 4 105 / HYPERTENSION AND HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE ONE YEAR AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION A. Ioannidis, D. Tsounis Patra-GREECE 4 106 / USEFULNESS OF OXIDIZED-LDL-CHOLESTEROL EVALUATIONS TO ESTIMATE CARDIOVASCULAR ORGAN DAMAGE IN THE EARLY STAGE OF HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME E. Geshi, S. Irie, T. Katagiri, S. Goto Yokohama-JAPAN 4 107 / FASTING INSULIN AS A PREDICTOR OF INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS OF CAROTID ARTERY IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Mishchenko, O. Yarynkina, S. Savytskyi, L. Mkhitarian Kyiv-UKRAINE
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4 108 / HIGHER RISK OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS: A CALL TO ACTION? P. Forcada, C. Kotliar, C. Busso, C. Lagodin, S. Obregon, S. Gonzalez, C. Castelaro, J. Chiabaut, F. Inserra, L. Eimer, L. Suar Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 4 109 / CORRELATION OF C-PEPTIDE WITH THE CAROTID ATHEROMATOSIS OF TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M.V. Papavasileiou, I. Vasiliadis, I. Tsiantis, G. Lambropoulou, G. Papadimitriou, S. Charizopoulos, S. Karas Athens-GREECE 4 110 / A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMMON CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS AS A DIRECT SIGN OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC SUBCLINICAL DISEASE IN RUSSIAN AND GERMAN POPULATIONS I. Sobenin (1), R. Erbel (2) (1) Moscow-RUSSIA; (2) Essen-GERMANY 4 111 / VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IS ASSOCIATED WITH VASCULAR DAMAGE INDEPENDENTLY OF BLOOD PRESSURE C. Castellaro, M. Princz, F. Inserra, D. Olano, P. Forcada, S. Gonzalez, S. Obregon, J. Chiabaut Svane, E. Cavanagh, C. Kotliar Pilar-ARGENTINA 4 112 / GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE AND ADIPONECTIN AS DETERMINANTS OF PRESENCE AND ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF EARLY CAROTID PLAQUES IN NORMAL SUBJECTS M. Kozakova, C. Palombo, C. Morizzo, M. Paterni, E. Ferrannini Pisa-ITALY 4 113 / THE INFLUENCE OF CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS ON CAROTID INTIMAMEDIA THICKNESS PROGRESSION V. Kovacic, D. Ljutic, M. Sain, J. Radic, I. Jelicic Split-CROATIA 4 114 / NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE LEVELS AND INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN HIGH RISK REFERRALS M. Nuti, C. Grigoratos, P. Spontoni, G. DellOmo, A. Balbarini, R. Pedrinelli Pisa-ITALY 4 115 / ASSOCIATION OF CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITH POLYMORPHISM OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE AND ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENES A. Ryabikov (1), E. Mazdorova (1), S. Malyutina (1), V. Maximov (1), M. Voevoda (1), T. Kuznetsova (2), J.A. Staessen (3), Y. Nikitin (1) (1) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM; (3) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 4 116 / EFFECT OF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TREATMENT ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN APOE DEFICIENT MICE K. Makaritsis, M. Ioannou, K. Kapatou, E. Kouvaras, E. Begas, G. Koukoulis, G. Dalekos Larissa-GREECE 4 117 / ALISKIREN IN LONG-TERM BRACHIAL AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAROTID ENDOARTERECTOMY: PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE ASPIV STUDY F. Guerra, A. Giovagnoli, A. Buglioni, V. Pierini, V. Cesari, M. DAnzeo, A. Pocognoli, P. Dess-Fulgheri, R. Sarzani Ancona-ITALY 4 118 / THE ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX AS A PREDICTOR OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE S. Kostic, D. Mijalkovic, I. Tasic Niska Banja-SERBIA 4 119 / THE ATHEROGENIC INDEX OF PLASMA CAN EASILY IDENTIFY AN INCREASED TREND FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S. Dragan, C. Serban, R. Christodorescu, M. Badalica, D. Velimirovici, M. Rada Timisoara-ROMANIA 4 120 / CORRELATION BETWEEN INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS AND ESTIMATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN THE GROUP OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Woznicka-Leskiewicz, A. Posadzy-Malaczynska Poznan-POLAND
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Poster Session 20
GENETICS/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ROOM 5 / POSTERS FROM 121 TO 147 Chairperson: R. Sanchez (Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA)
5 125 / ASSOCIATION STUDY OF THE 2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND HYPERTENSION IN THE NORTHERN HAN CHINESE S. Wen (1), Y. Lou (1), J. Liu (1), Y. Li (2), Y. Liu (1), Z. Wang (1), K. Liu (1), H. Wu (2), Q. Niu (1), W. Gu (1), Y. Guo (1), Z. Li (1) (1) Beijing, (2) Shanghai-CHINA 5 126 / A-ADDUCIN GLY460TRP POLYMORPHISM AND ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION RISK IN CHINESE: A META-ANALYSIS S. Wen (1), K. Liu (1), Y. Liu (1), J. Liu (1), Z. Wang (1), Y. Lou (1), Y. Huang (2), Q. Niu (1), W. Gu (1), X. Zhu (1) (1) Beijing, (2) Shanghai-CHINA 5 127 / BLOOD PRESSURE AND URINARY SODIUM EXCRETION IN RELATION TO 16 GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS IN THE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE SYSTEM IN CHINESE B. Hu Shanghai-CHINA 5 128 / THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ENOS AND CAVEOLIN-1 GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN ESRD PATIENTS: A PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY A. Testa, M.C. Sanguedolce, B. Spoto, F. Mallamaci, L. Malatino, G. Tripepi, C. Zoccali Reggio Calabria-ITALY 5 129 / THE CC VARIANT OF LOCUS 9P21 INCREASES CORONARY DISEASE RISK WITH HIGH VALUES OF HS-CRP R. Palma dos Reis (1), B. Silva (2), H. Caf (2), M. Serro (2), A.C. Sousa (2), A. Pereira (2), G. Guerra (2), A.I. Freitas (2), S. Freitas (2), C. Freitas (2), I. Ornelas (2), A. Brehm (2), J.J. Arajo (2), I. Mendona (2) (1) Lisbon, (2) Funchal-PORTUGAL 5 130 / IDENTIFICATION OF THE INTEGRIN ITGA11 AS A NEW CANDIDATE GENE FOR ALBUMINURIA A. Schulz (1), A. Sietmann (2), J. Hnsch (1), M. Stoll (2), R. Kreutz (1) (1) Berlin, (2) Mnster-GERMANY 5 131 / SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM INFLUENCE ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSION F. Cesana (1), S. Nava (1), L. Bof (1), C. Menni (2), M. Betelli (1), A. Cereda (1), M. Stucchi (1), F. Soriano (1), M. Rigoldi (1), F. Bertola (1), G. Grassi (1), C. Giannattasio (1), G. Mancia (1) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY
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5 132 / EFFICACY OF COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY AND BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION CORRELATE WITH POLYMORPHISMS OF FIVE GENES L. Sydorchuk (1), K. Amosova (2), A. Sydorchuk (1), R. Sydorchuk (1), J. Ursuliak (1), I. Sydorchuk (1) (1) Chernivtsi, (2) Kyiv-UKRAINE 5 133 / HETEROPLASMIC MTDNA DEFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN HYPERTENSION A. Postnov, I. Sobenina, M. Sazonovaa, A. Orekhov Moscow-RUSSIA 5 134 / ALTERED EXPRESSION PROFILE AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CYTOKINE GENES WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION Y. Timasheva (1), T. Nasibullin (2), I. Tuktarova (2), A. Zakirova (2), O. Mustana (2) (1) Tartu-ESTONIA; (2) Ufa-RUSSIA 5 135 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VKORC1-1639G/A, CYP2C9*2 AND *3 POLYMORPHISMS AND WARFARIN DOSAGE IN CHINESE Y. Shen, X. Wang, X. Liu, L. Liu Beijing-CHINA 5 136 / FUNCTIONAL SNPS OF KLOTHO GENE ARE RELATED WITH SERUM CHOLESTEROL LEVEL AMONG KOREAN MIDDLE-AGED SUBJECTS M.H. Cha, M.M. Ko, J.H. Lim, B.K. Kang, M.S. Lee Daejeon-SOUTH KOREA 5 137 / THE PREVALENCE AND RELATIONSHIP TO HYPERTENSION OF THE R563Q MUTATION OF -CHAIN OF THE EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL IN SOUTHERN AFRICA B. Rayner, E. Jones, E. Owen Cape Town-SOUTH AFRICA 5 138 / THE IMPACT OF THE ALA379VAL POLYMORPHISM OF LIPOPROTEINASSOCIATED PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 IN INFLAMMATORY AND THROMBOTIC PROCESSES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS D. Kardara, D. Tousoulis, C. Antoniades, N. Koumallos, P. Xaplanteris, N. Papageorgiou, C. Vasiliadou, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 5 139 / HERITABILITY OF STEROID SYNTHESIS IN THE SWISS KIDNEY PROJECT ON GENES IN HYPERTENSION D. Ackermann (1), G. Ehret (2), I. Guessous (2), B. Ponte (3), M. Prujim (2), B. Dick (1), M. Burnier (2), F. Frey (1), P.Y. Martin (3), F. Paccaud (2), M. Bochud (2) (1) Bern, (2) Lausanne, (3) Geneva-SWITZERLAND 5 140 / INCREASED MIGRATION OF MONOCYTES IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL CANONICAL TYPE 3 CHANNELS Z. Zhao, Z. Yan, Z. Luo, D. Liu, Z. Zhu Chongqing-CHINA 5 141 / EFFECT OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE ON MECHANISMS COUPLING EXCITATION OF SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS GUINEA PIG URETER I. Kovalev (1), S. Gusakova (1), M. Baskakov (1), A. Popov (1), O. Melnik (1), T. Vtorushina (1), D. Nosov (1), A. Zheludeva (1), L. Smagliy (1), M. Medvedev (1), S. Orlov (2) (1) Tomsk-RUSSIA; (2) Montreal-CANADA 5 142 / MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE ON CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE M. Baskakov (1), S. Gusakova (1), A. Zheludeva (1), L. Smagly (1), I. Kovalev (1), M. Medvedev (1), S. Orlov (2) (1) Tomsk-RUSSIA; (2) Montreal-CANADA 5 142 / HYDROGEN SULFIDE INFLUENCE ON VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES L. Smagly, A. Zheludeva, S. Gusakova, M. Baskakov Tomsk-RUSSIA 5 143 / INFLUENCE OF MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES CAUSE OF PE-INDUCED CONTRACTILITY OF SMOOTH MUSCLES OF A PULMONARY ARTERY OF GUINEA PIG A. Nosarev, T. Zaytceva, A. Savelieva, L. Kapilevich, O. Nosareva Tomsk-RUSSIA 5 144 / LYS 109 ARG AND GLU 223 ARG POLYMORPHISMS IN THE LEPTIN RECEPTOR GENE AND LEPTIN RECEPTOR NUMBER IN HEALTHY PREHYPERTENSIVES A. Kotrotsou, D.P. Papadopoulos, I. Mourouzis, A.A. Dellaportas, M. Bonios, I. Vlahodimitris, P. Kribas, C. Ekonomou Athens-GREECE
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5 145 / MICE LACKING ATP2B1 GENE, THE NEW HYPERTENSION CANDIDATE GENE, IN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE SHOWS BLOOD PRESSURE ELEVATION Y. Kobayashi (1), N. Hirawa (1), M. Fujita (1), N. Miyazaki (1), A. Fujiwara (1), Y. Yamamoto (1), S. Yoshida (1), S. Saka (1), H. Wakui (1), K. Yatsu (1), Y. Toya (1), G. Yasuda (1), H. Ueshima (2), T. Miki (3), S. Umemura (1) (1) Yokohama, (2) Otsu, (3) Toon-JAPAN 5 146 / BLOCKADE OF ALPHA1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AMELIORATES INDOXYL SULFATE-INDUCED MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1 EXPRESSION IN HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS BY INHIBITING NADPH OXIDASE-NF-B PATHWAY T. Morita, J. Tatebe, N. Masai, G. Yoshino, J. Yamasaki Tokyo-JAPAN 5 147 / UPREGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION OF BRADYKININ RECEPTORS TYPE 1 AND 2 IN PERIPHERAL MONOCYTES IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION M. Marketou (1), J. Kontaraki (1), E. Zacharis (1), G. Kochiadakis (1), I. Gavras (2), H. Gavras (2), P. Vardas (1) (1) Heraklion-GREECE; (2) Boston-USA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 21
ENDOTHELIUM ROOM 6 / POSTERS FROM 148 TO 171 Chairperson: M. de Buyzere (Gent-BELGIUM)
6 148 / THE ROLE OF INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL ACTIVATION IN HYPERTENSIVE CHILDREN WITH ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION M. Andor, O. Margineanu, M. Tomescu, D. Lighezan, R. Christodorescu, A. Thanaraj Timisoara-ROMANIA 6 149 / REDUCED NITRIC OXIDE AVAILABILITY IN SMALL ARTERIES FROM PATIENTS WITH PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA. ROLE OF COX-2-DERIVED CONTRACTING PROSTANOIDS A. Virdis, E. Duranti, A. Bacca, D. Carrara, V. Tantardini, S. Taddei, G. Bernini Pisa-ITALY 6 150 / EFFECTS OF EXERCISE AEROBIC TRAINING ON ENDOTHELIAL REACTIVITY AND DNA METHYLATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M. Vicenzi, V. Bollati, V. Rossi, F. Barretta, A. Mercurio, M. Guazzi, P. Bertazzi Milan-ITALY 6 151 / EFFECT OF FELODIPINE ON CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE RHYTHM AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS V.F. Mordovin, A.Yu. Falkovskaya Tomsk-RUSSIA 6 152 / EFFECTS OF EXERCISE TRAINING ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN OLDER HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S. Ilic, M. Deljanin Ilic, G. Kocic, R. Pavlovic Nis-SERBIA
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6 153 / DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFICACY OF THERAPY WITH NONSELECTIVE ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST BOSENTAN IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION O. Arkhipova, E. Kobal, N. Danilov, T. Martynyuk, L. Samoilenko, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 6 154 / PDE5 INHIBITION IMPROVES DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS BY BLOOD PRESSURE INDEPENDENT MECHANISM AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION H. Moreno (1), R.C. Santos (1), V.N. Figueiredo (1), T. Quinaglia (1), A.P. Faria (1), C.T. Demacq (1), J.E. Tanus-Santos (2), J.R. Mattos (1), O.R. Coelho (1), L.C. Martins (1) (1) Campinas, (2) Ribeiro Preto-BRAZIL 6 155 / DIETARY CALCIUM INTAKE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM, ADIPOSITY, METABOLIC PROFILE, BLOOD PRESSURE AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION T. Ferreira, M. Torres, D. Valena, M. Rodrigues, S. Nascimento, J. Nogueira Neto, S. Argolo, C. Lima, M. Guedes, A. Sanjuliani Rio de Janeiro-BRAZIL 6 156 / ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND VASCULAR REACTIVITY IN HYPERTENSION K. Keramida, E. Karpanou, G. Vyssoulis Athens-GREECE 6 157 / CORRELATION OF ERECTILE FUNCTION WITH ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION M.V. Papavasileiou (1), M. Doumas (2), A. Pittaras (1), P. Arsenos (1), I. Tsiantis (1), C. Giannakopoulos (1), S. Karas (1) (1) Athens, (2) Thessaloniki-GREECE 6 158 / MECHANISMS OF MICROVASCULAR PERMEABILITY MEDIATED BY NITRIC OXIDE F. Snchez (1), N. Marin (1), D. Hirigoyen (2), R. Carrasco (1), P. Zamorano (1), M. Boric (2), W. Duran (3) (1) Valdivia, (2) Santiago-CHILE; (3) Newark-USA 6 159 / ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M.V. Papavasileiou, A. Anastasopoulou, D. Mitas, I. Tsiantis, I. Vasiliadis, G. Lambropoulou, S. Karas Athens-GREECE 6 160 / CHRONIC OUABAIN TREATMENT IMPAIRS ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN MESENTERIC RESISTANCE ARTERIES FROM SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS H.T. Oliveira (1), A.P. Davel (2), F.E. Xavier (3), L.V. Rossoni (1) (1) Sao Paulo, (2) Campinas, (3) Recife-BRAZIL 6 161 / ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HEART TRANSPLANTATION F. Margulis, D. Radlovachki, A. Ini, L. Ahualli Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 6 162 / CIRCULATING ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY E. Karelkina, O. Moiseeva, V. Moroshkin, O. Irtuga, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 6 163 / CYSTATIN C, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS R. Arsena, F. Tornese, C. Geraci, G. Giammarresi, M. Guarneri, M. Mogavero, A. Ocello, G. Cersaola, S. Cottone Palermo-ITALY 6 164 / THE NOVEL VASODILATION INDEX OF FRACTION OF DILATION DEFICIT AND NITRIC OXIDE METABOLITES S. Malyutina, M. Ryabikov, Yu. Ragino, A. Ryabikov Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 6 165 / ACUTE ORAL SALT LOADING IN UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVES: EFFECTS ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE M. Vicenzi (1), A. Dallaca (1), A. Caretti (1), V. Rossi (1), P. Bianciardi (1), M. Samaja (1), T. Gnecchi Ruscone (2), M. Guazzi (1) (1) Milan, (2) Merate-ITALY 6 166 / ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION POSSIBLY RELATED TO LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS A. Vintila, C. Grigore, A. Ionicioiu, M. Muraru, I. Bruckner Bucharest-ROMANIA
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6 167 / ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION EVALUATED BY MEANS OF CHANGES IN CAROTID-RADIAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY ASSOCIATED WITH REACTIVE HYPERAEMIA: DEPENDENCE ON THE BASAL VELOCITY LEVELS AND ON THE TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA LENGTH J. Torrado (1), I. Farro (1), Y. Zcalo (1), F. Farro (1), M. Valero (2), D. Bia (1), R. Armentano (1) (1) Montevideo-URUGUAY; (2) Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 6 168 / THE ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF FIXED COMBINATION OF AMLODIPINE AND ATORVASTATIN K. Yanovska Kyiv-UKRAINE 6 169 / ROLE OF ESTROGEN AND ENDOTHELIN-1 IN GENDER DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIMENTAL HYPOXIC N. Medvedeva, M. Ilatovskaya, M. Artemieva, Yu. Kovaleva, O. Medvedev Moscow-RUSSIA 6 170 / VALIDATION OF A NEW AND NON INVASIVE METHOD TO ASSESS NO-MEDIATED VASODILATATION IN HUMANS: IONTOPHORESIS OF L-NAME ASSOCIATED C. Dreyfuss, A. Wauters, A. Khaldi, D. Adamopoulos, S. Pochet, G. Berkenboom, P. Van De Borne, J.F. Argacha Brussels-BELGIUM 6 171 / OBESITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRED ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN THE POSTPRANDIAL STATE A. Jonk (1), A. Houben (1), N. Schaper (1), P. De Leeuw (1), E. Sern (2), Y. Smulders (2), C. Stehouwer (1) (1) Maastricht, (2) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 22
LARGE ARTERIES ROOM 7 / POSTERS FROM 172 TO 207 Chairperson: M. de Buyzere (Gent-BELGIUM)
7 172 / THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE AUGMENTATION INDEX IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS E. Belu, R. Musetescu, A.E. Musetescu, D.D. Ionescu Craiova-ROMANIA 7 173 / EFFECTS OF ACETAZOLAMIDE ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE WAVEFORM CHANGES INDUCED BY HIGH ALTITUDE EXPOSURE M. Revera (1), P. Salvi (2), A. Giuliano (1), A. Faini (1), G. Bilo (1), F. Gregorini (1), C. Lombardi (1), S. Salerno (1), E. Lisi (1), C. Ramos (1), G. Mancia (1), G. Parati (1), on behalf of HIGHCARE-ALPS Investigators (1) Milan, (2) Bologna-ITALY 7 174 / INCREASED CAROTID IMT IN EARLY HYPERTENSION REPRESENTS AN ADAPTIVE MECHANISM TO INCREASED PULSATILE LOAD C. Palombo (1), M. Kozakova (2), C. Morizzo (1), G. Bini (1), A. Corciu (1), A.M. Sironi (1), G. DellOmo (1), R. Pedrinelli (1) (1) Pisa, (2) Genoa-ITALY
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7 177 / THE INFLUENCE OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND ARTERIAL WALL SHEAR STRESS M. Rajzer, W. Wojciechowska, M. Klocek, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz Krakow-POLAND 7 178 / PULSE WAVE SEPARATION ANALYSIS RELATIONSHIP TO HYPERTENSIVE END-ORGAN DAMAGE T. Weber (1), S. Wassertheurer (2), M. Rammer (1), B. Hametner (2), J. Kropf (2), C. Mayer (2), B. Eber (1) (1) Wels, (2) Vienna-AUSTRIA 7 179 / COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ARTERIAL PROPERTIES AFTER AN ISCHEMIC ATHEROTHROMBOTIC STROKE OR AN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME G. Barone-Rochette, G. Vanzetto, O. Detante, M. Hommel, J.M. Mallion, J.P. Baguet Grenoble-FRANCE 7 180 / THE INFLUENCE OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND SELECTED MATRIX METALOPROTEINASES PLASMA ACTIVITY M. Rajzer, W. Wojciechowska, D. Fedak, M. Klocek, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz Krakow-POLAND 7 181 / PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND BIOLOGIC CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS M.A. Gomez-Marcos, J.I. Recio-Rodriguez, E. Rodriguez-Sanchez, M.C. Patino-Alonso, C. Agudo-Conde, C. Castao-Sanchez, C. Rodriguez-Martin, P. Delgado-Benito, J. Prieto-Mateos, L. Garcia-Ortiz Salamanca-SPAIN 7 182 / LONG-TERM REDUCTION IN AORTIC STIFFNESS IN ROUTINE CLINICAL PRACTICE I. Orlova, I. Patrusheva, I. Barinova, Z. Blankova, F. Ageev Moscow-RUSSIA 7 183 / ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CENTRAL PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE R. Akhmetov, I. Goncharov, Y. Kotovskaya, S. Villevalde, L. Alexandria, A. Safarova, V. Moiseev Moscow-RUSSIA 7 184 / INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS ESTIMATED BY PULSE PRESSURE LEADS TO IMPAIRED MAXIMUM AEROBIC EXERCISE IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS H. Triantafyllidi, K. Kontsas, P. Trivilou, I. Ikonomidis, S. Tzortzis, C. Kotakos, J. Lekakis, D. Kremastinos, M. Anastasiou-Nana Athens-GREECE 7 185 / CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, ABDOMINAL AORTA, INTESTINAL DYSBIOSIS AND POLYMORPHISM OF ACE (I/D), AGTR1 (A1166C) GENES IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION L. Sydorchuk, O. Kushnir, J. Ursuliak, A. Sydorchuk, A. Sokolenko, R. Sydorchuk, I. Sydorchuk Chernivtsi-UKRAINE 7 186 / PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES HAVE INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS L. Zanoli (1), M. Cannavo (2), S. Rastelli (2), L. Di Pino (2), I. Monte (2), G. Inserra (2), P. Castellino (2) (1) Paris-FRANCE; (2) Catania-ITALY 7 187 / AORTIC STIFFNESS IS A DETERMINANT OF CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS IN PATIENTS AT INTERMEDIATE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK R. Ferr, N. Plana, J. Merino, C. Buixadera, M. Heras, L. Masana Reus-SPAIN 7 188 / IMPAIRED BARORECEPTOR SENSITIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED AUGMENTATION INDEX F. Michas (1), E. Manios (1), K. Stamatelopoulos (1), E. Koroboki (1), V. Chouzouri (1), A. Dimitriou (1), R. Panerai (2), N. Zakopoulos (1) (1) Athens-GREECE; (2) Leicester-UK 7 189 / EFFECTIVENESS OF EUROPEAN RECOMMENDATIONS IN SECONDARY PREVENTION AMONG CORONARY PATIENTS TO IMPROVE ARTERIAL RIGIDITY T. Denolle (1), A. Richard (1), S. Nicolas (1), A.M. Dib (1), I. Cimarosti (2), F. Revault DAllonnes (1) (1) Dinard, (2) Rennes-FRANCE 7 190 / DIFFERENT EFFECT OF ALISKIREN AND RAMIPRIL ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTION IN PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION PATIENTS L. Ghiadoni, R.M. Bruno, G. Cartoni, F. Stea, A. Magagna, A. Virdis, S. Taddei Pisa-ITALY
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7 191 / INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND RELATIONSHIP WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN UNTREATED PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION E. Gkaliagkousi, S. Douma, M. Doumas, K. Vogiatzis, P. Anyfanti, E. Gavriilaki, A Triantafyllou, K. Petidis, C. Zamboulis Thessaloniki-GREECE 7 192 / ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN WOMEN WITH MODERATE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS I. Barinova, E. Seredenina, F. Ageev Moscow-RUSSIA 7 193 / STENT IMPLANTATION IN THE AORTIC ISTHMIC REGION IN AN ANIMAL MODEL L. Semplicini, H. Poser, I. Iacopetti, N. Maschietto, E. Valerio, G. Ceolotto, T. Pilla, G.M. De Benedictis, G. Gerardi, F. Stella, D. Bernardini, L. Aresu, O. Milanesi, A. Semplicini Padua-ITALY 7 194 / THORACIC AORTIC DILATATION IN PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION O. Irtyuga, A. Redko, V. Uspensky, O. Moiseeva St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 7 195 / THE IMPORTANCE OF AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION J. Strizova (1), J. Filipovsky (1), J. Seidlerova (1), M. Dolejsova (1), O. Mayer, Jr. (1), R. Cifkov (2) (1) Pilsen, (2) Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 7 196 / AGE-RELATED PROGRESSION OF CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE COMPONENTS AND THE IMPACT OF NITROVASODILATION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN FEMALE TWINS M. Cecelja, B. Jiang, T. Spector, P. Chowienczyk London-UK 7 197 / DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF VASODILATORS ON HUMAN FOREARM MUSCULAR CONDUIT ARTERIES AND RESISTANCE VESSELS H. Fok, B. Jiang, A. Donald, P. Chowienczyk London-UK 7 198 / PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY V. Pallares-Carratala (1), V. Gil-Guillen (2), D. Orozco-Beltran (2), C. De La Sen (3), F. Valls-Roca (4), J. Redon (5), J.L. Martinez (2), J. Navarro-Perez (5), C. Fluix (5), C. Carratala (2), A. Fernandez (2), J.C. Andres (2) (1) Burriana, (2) San Juan, (3) Alicante, (4) Beniganim, (5) Valencia-SPAIN 7 199 / PULSE WAVE REFLECTION BUT NOT ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IS POSITIVELY INFLUENCED BY AT1-RECEPTOR-ANTAGONISM IN PATIENTS WITH STAGE I AND II ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION A. Mitchell (1), U. Rushentsova (1), S. Klebs (2), H. Bruck (1), A. Kribben (1), Th. Philipp (1), J. Nrnberger (1) (1) Essen, (2) Nrnberg-GERMANY 7 200 / CHRONIC PERINDOPRIL TREATMENT DECREASES AORTIC STIFFNESS AND CALCIFICATION IN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE RATS K. Ng, C. Hildreth, J. Phillips, A. Avolio Sydney-AUSTRALIA 7 201 / INCREASED TISSUE TRANGLUTAMINASE ACTIVITY IN THE RAT AORTA FOLLOWING SINGLE EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY GAMMA-IRRADIATION Y.-Y. Liu (1), L. Santhanam (2), D. Berkowitz (2), A. Avolio (1) (1) Sydney-AUSTRALIA; (2) Baltimore-USA 7 202 / INCREASED CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN BLACK YOUNG ADULTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE BUT REDUCED LARGE ARTERY STIFFNESS C. McEniery (1), Y. Yasmin (1), A. Garrett (2), N. Baber (2), J. Cockcroft (3), I. Wilkinson (1) (1) Cambridge, (2) Hatfield, (3) Cardiff-UK 7 203 / SURGERY FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC HYPOPLASIA: LONG-TERM RESULTS OF SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE J.N. Albertini, A. Duprey, G. Nourissat, J.P. Favre, X. Barral Saint-Etienne-FRANCE 7 204 / ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN SUBTYPES OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE L. Gamvrili, S. Papakatsika, G. Karallis, S. Goulopoulou, V. Kotsis Thessaloniki-GREECE
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7 205 / ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS IS CORRELATED WITH IMT AND IS DEPENDENT OF TRIGLYCERIDES S. Parra, R. Ferr, J. Ribalta, G. Vives, F. Marimon, A. Castro Reus-SPAIN 7 206 / SEX-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES IN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS ASSOCIATIONS IN CHILDREN GOING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL H. Triantafyllidi, P. Trivilou, C. Varounis, K. Kontsas, B. Souridis, S. Tzortzis, C. Arvaniti, G. Gasparinatos, A. Karagkiouli, J. Lekakis, D. Kremastinos, M. Anastasiou-Nana Athens-GREECE 7 207 / BEHAVIOUR OF CENTRAL PRESSURE AND PULSE PRESSURE IN PRE AND POST MENOPAUSE WOMEN WITH HYPERTENSION R. Cabrera Sole (1), S. Garcia Ruiz (1), E. Luepke (2), C. Turpin Lucas (1), R. Fernandez (1), M. Aguilera Saldaa (1) (1) Albacete, (2) Madrid-SPAIN 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 23
HEART ROOM 8 / POSTERS FROM 208 TO 241 Chairperson: G.S. Stergiou (Athens-GREECE)
8 208 / IMPACT OF AGE ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS OVER 65 YEARS V. Pallares-Carratala (1), J. Castillo (2), P. Morillas-Blasco (2), L. Facila-Rubio (2), V. Bertomeu-Maritnez (2), J. Redon (3) (1) Burriana, (2) Alicante, (3) Valencia-SPAIN 8 209 / INDEXING CARDIAC PARAMETERS IN ECHOGRAPHIC PRACTICE: DO ESTIMATES DEPEND ON HOW WEIGHT AND HEIGHT HAVE BEEN ASSESSED? A STUDY ON LEFT ATRIAL DILATATION C. Cuspidi, F. Negri, M.L. Muiesan, A.M. Grandi, L. Lonati, A. Ganau, D. Degli Esposti, A. Milan, C. Sala, R. Facchetti, G. Mancia on behalf of Working Group on Heart and Hypertension of the Italian Society of Hypertension Milan-ITALY 8 210 / PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC ALTERATIONS IN SUBJECTS WITH MASKED HYPERTENSION M. Camafort, J. Sobrino, M. Domenech, E. Vinyoles, J.I. Cornago, C. Fernandez, F. Pazos, C. Gonzalez, J.R. Gomez-Martino, F. Cabades, J. Bronsoms, B. Climent, F.L. Martinez, R. Molero, A. Coca, on behalf of the ESTHEN Study Group SPAIN 8 211 / SOME PREDICTORS OF ASYMMETRIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY FORMING IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION A. Barsukov, E. Pronina, S. Shoustov, M. Resvantzev St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 8 212 / PREVALENCE OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND RISK FACTORS IN ELDERLY MALES FROM A RURAL COMMUNITY W. Tsai, H. Hsiao, J. Chen, P. Liu, L. Tsai, C. Wu Tainan-TAIWAN
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8 213 / RELATIONS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR STRUCTURE TO ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS V. Aursulesei, A. Cozma, M.D. Datcu Iasi-ROMANIA 8 214 / LEFT CARDIAC GEOMETRY AND FUNCTION IN ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION: INFLUENCE OF GENDER M. Picca, F. Agozzino Milan-ITALY 8 215 / COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF MANIDIPINE AND AMLODIPINE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CONCENTRIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY M. Picca, F. Agozzino Milan-ITALY 8 216 / SHOULD WE AVOID BLOCKING THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH AORTIC STENOSIS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW B. Flam, T. Kahan Stockholm-SWEDEN 8 217 / EFFECT OF COMBINATION THERAPY WITH BONE-MARROW MONONUCLEAR CELLS IMPLANTATION AND EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID ON CARDIAC PERFORMANCE IN MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA W. Koguchi, N. Kobayashi, H. Takeshima, M. Ishikawa, F. Sugiyama, T. Ishimitsu Tochigi-JAPAN 8 218 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN SUBJECTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR CONCENTRIC REMODELING AT BASELINE EXAMINATION: A META-ANALYSIS S. Pierdomenico, M. Di Nicola, A. Pierdomenico, D. Lapenna, F. Cuccurullo Chieti-ITALY 8 219 / THE QT INTERVAL AND T WAVE VARIABLES IN AGING HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS I. Mozos, R. Patrascu, C. Serban, A. Pacurari, L. Susan Timisoara-ROMANIA 8 220 / THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT-MEDIATED IMPROVEMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IS REFLECTED IN EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM AS REDUCED PREVALENCE OF HUMP SIGN AND OF FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS C. Liakos, A. Michaelides, G. Vyssoulis, E. Chatzistamatiou, A. Synetos, A. Tsokanis, I. Giatrakos, A. Bratsas, M. Markou, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 8 221 / BLOOD FLOW VELOCITIES IN THE DISTAL SEGMENT OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY E. Pavlyukova, R. Karpov Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 222 / EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION COMBINED WITH ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION A. Vasilyev, V. Ryabov, V. Markov, R. Karpov Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 223 / CHANGES OF APPROPRIATENESS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS DURING ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT S. Villevalde, A. Safarova, M. Vorobyeva, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 8 224 / THE CORRELATION WITH THE RESPOSIVENESS OF THE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY RELATIVE TO ACUTE BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION AND LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION J.K. Park (1), J.H. Shin (1), S.H. Kim (2), Y.H. Lim (1), J.H. Shin (1), J.U. Lee (2), K.S. Kim (1), S.K. Kim (2), J.H. Kim (1), H.K. Lim (1) (1) Seoul, (2) Guri-SOUTH KOREA 8 225 / PREDICTORS OF 90 DAY MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION WHO PRESENT WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION M. Liew, J. Chow, V.H. Tan, P.P. Goh, S.H. Ong, H.W. Gan, C.H. Tan, K.L. Tong, G. Leong Singapore-SINGAPORE 8 226 / EVALUATION CONTRACTILE RESERVE FREE WALL OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE USING POSTURAL TEST IN SELECTION OF PATIENTS FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY M. Zlobina, E. Kaygorodova Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 227 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REPOLARIZATION DISPERSION AND LEFT VENTRICULAR MUSCLE MASS IN ELITE ATHLETES AND IN SEDENTARY HEALTHY MEN Z. Major, Z. Kneffel, Z. Komka, A. Udvardy, M. Tth, G. Pavlik Budapest-HUNGARY
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8 228 / THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES OF REPOLARIZATION, ARRHYTHMIA AND THE VOLTAGE OF R WAVE IN AVL ARE A DETERMINANT IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ON HYPERTENSION E. Martn-Riobo, J. Redondo Sanchez, L.A. Perula De Torres, J.E. Garcia Criado, A. Lopez Granados, E. Camacho Navarro, M. Gimenez-Pimentel Crdoba-SPAIN 8 229 / ASSESSEMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR PRESSURE-VOLUME RELATIONSHIP IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENT: VALIDATION OF A NEW NON INVASIVE TOOL F. Faita (1), S. Rimoldi (2), E. Rexhaj (3), D. Hutter (2), E. Bianchini (1), V. Gemignani (1), T. Bombardini (1), U. Scherrer (3), C. Sartori (3), L. Pratali (1) (1) Pisa-ITALY; (2) Bern, (3) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 8 230 / EXERCISE PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH EISENMENGER SYNDROME N. Goncharova, O. Moiseeva, E. Andreeva, A. Alehin St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 8 231 / ISOPROTERENOL-INDUCED CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY IS PRECEDED BY AN OVEREXPRESSION OF CARDIOMYOCYTE GROWTH FACTORS IN VIVO P. Krenek, L. Pivackova, H. Cernecka, K. Turcekova, M. Olvedy, J. Klimas, P. Ochodnicky, B. Gajdacova, A. Adameova, J. Kyselovic Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 8 232 / ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC OPTIMIZATION OF THE AV INTERVAL MAY IMPROVE THE OUTCOME OF THE DDD PACEMAKER HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Belu, R. Musetescu, C. Bataiosu, M. Popescu, D. Toader, R. Mustafa, M. Cosulschi, N. Florescu, D.D. Ionescu Craiova-ROMANIA 8 233 / THE IMPACT OF BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERN ON LEFT VENTRICULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION B. Ivanovic, M. Tadic Belgrade-SERBIA 8 234 / LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY INHIBITION IN EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION H. Gmez Llamb, D. Surez, G. Ottaviano, A. Mller, N. Paglia, M. Otero Losada, J. Milei Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 8 235 / CORRELATIONS BETWEEN P-HIRES AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF FILLING PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION D. Toader, E. Belu, R. Radu, M. Popescu, R. Musetescu, D.D. Ionescu Craiova-ROMANIA 8 236 / ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF INCREASED FILLING PRESSURE AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS D. Toader, E. Belu, R. Radu, M. Popescu, R. Musetescu, D.D. Ionescu Craiova-ROMANIA 8 237 / PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF AORTIC VALVE CALCIFICATION UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION A. Faustino, R. Providncia, L. Paiva, P. Mota, M. Costa, A. Leito-Marques Coimbra-PORTUGAL 8 238 / 4-D TOMOGRAPHIC RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF NONSELECTIVE ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST BOSENTAN INFLUENCE ON RIGHT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION O. Arkhipova, T. Martynyuk, L. Samoilenko, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 8 239 / PULMONARY VASCULAR CHANGES IN PULMONARY ARTERY HYPERTENSION: OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - CLINICAL APPLICATION E. Belyatko, N. Danilov, R. Atanesjn, M. Mitroshkin, Y. Matchin, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 8 240/ HIGH FIELD 31P MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY TO MEASURE MYOCARDIAL METABOLITES IN NORMOTENSIVES AND PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION V. Mazaev, I. Chazova, S. Ternovoy Moscow-RUSSIA 8 241 / EPICARDIAL TO ENDOCARDIAL SYSTOLIC CONTRACTILE GRADIENT IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS BY TWO DIMENSIONAL STRAIN IMAGING: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SHEAR M. Chinali (1), G.P. Aurigemma (1), Z. Zachittella (1), N. Metha (1), H. Pokrel (1), J. Hill (1), G. de Simone (2), D. Tighe (1) (1) Worcester-USA; (2) Naples-ITALY
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Poster Session 24
RENAL ASPECTS ROOM 9 / POSTERS FROM 242 TO 276 Chairperson: M. de Buyzere (Gent-BELGIUM)
9 247 / LOW NORMAL RANGE OF ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE AND MICROALBUMINURIA ARE INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN NEVER TREATED HYPERTENSIVES M.Y. Rhee (1), Y.S. Kim (1), Y.K Kim (1), M.M. Lee (1), D.K. Na (2), J.H. Bae (2), S.Y. Kim (2), C.Y. Lim (1) (1) Goyang, (2) Gyeongju-SOUTH KOREA 9 248 / LONG-TERM TOLERABILITY OF ULTRAHIGH DOSES OF ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKERS IN PATIENTS WITH STAGE 3-4 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE P. Aranda, P. Hidalgo, T. Jimnez, C. Jironda, D. Martnez, D. Hernndez Malaga-SPAIN 9 249 / THE CKD-EPIS NEW GLOMERULAR FILTRATE RATE EQUATION COULD AFFECT THE CLASSIFICATION OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE RESPECT OF THE MDRDS EQUATION J.M. Elorza-Ricart, A. Oliveras-Puig, A. Dalf-Baqu, E. Hermosilla-Prez, F. Fina-Avils, E. Gibert-Llorach, N. Camprodon-Tuneu, J. Ros-Bar Barcelona-SPAIN 9 250 / IF WE USE GLOMERULAR FILTRATE RATE EQUATIONS, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH THE DIAGNOSE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY INSUFFICIENCY COULD BE FOUR-FOLDED J.M. Elorza-Ricart, A. Oliveras-Puig, F. Fina-Avils, E. Hermosilla-Prez, E. Gibert-Llorach, S. Bonveh-Nadeu, E. Bolvar-Puigoriol, A. Dalf-Baqu Barcelona-SPAIN 9 251 / PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY AND URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION INDEPENDENTLY PREDICTS RENAL OUTCOME IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY R. Sanchez, M.J. Sanchez, A.J. Ramirez Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 9 252 / RENAL HEMODYNAMIC STATUS AND AGING - USEFULNESS OF THE RESISTIVE INDEX IN RENAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY AS AN INDICATOR OF VASCULAR DAMAGE T. Kawai, K. Kamide, M. Onishi, K. Hongyo, I. Shimaoka, Y. Takeya, M. Ohishi, H. Rakugi Suita-JAPAN
9 242 / EFFECT OF POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTATION ON RENAL TUBULAR FUNCTION, AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN HEALTHY CONTROL SUBJECTS IN A RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, CROSSOVER STUDY S.K. Matthesen, P.H. Gjorup, T. Larsen, T.G. Lauridsen, K.M. Nykjaer, H. Vase, E.B. Pedersen Holstebro-DENMARK 9 243 / LOSARTAN DECREASES RENAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE AND INCREASES HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS LEVEL IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS WITH ACUTE RENAL FAILURE M. Ivanov, Z. Miloradovic, N. Mihailovic-Stanojevic, J. Grujic Milanovic, D.J. Jovovic Belgrade-SERBIA 9 244 / PREVALENCE AND AGREEMENT OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS IN RENAL DISEASE AND ITS EVALUATION BY ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS T. Gijon, J. Swan, T. Rua, I. Pitillas, B. Valero, C. Rodriguez, M.L. Lopez, B. Artola Madrid-SPAIN 9 245 / URIDINE ADENOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE ACTS AS AN AUTOCRINE HORMONE AFFECTING GLOMERULAR V. Jankowski (1), A. Patzak (1), S. Herget-Rosenthal (2), W. Zidek (1), J. Jankowski (1) (1) Berlin, (2) Essen-GERMANY 9 246 / CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IS PREDICTABLE BY URIC ACID LEVELS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION H. Sonoda (1), H. Takase (2), S. Tanaka (1), Y. Dohi (1), G. Kimura (1) (1) Nagoya, (2) Hamamatsu-JAPAN
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9 253 / HYPERTENSION IS RELATED WITH RENAL STRUCTURE IN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE A. Idrizi, M. Barbullushi, A. Koroshi, N. Spahia, V. Bajrami, X.H. Xhaferri, S. Kodra, N. Thereska Tirana-ALBANIA 9 254 / THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AT THE ONSET OF CLINICAL LUPUS NEPHRITIS T. Backa, A. Idrizi, M. Barbullushi, A. Koroshi, X.H. Xhaferri Tirana-ALBANIA 9 255 / CORRELATES OF RENAL FUNCTION WITH HEMODYNAMIC, METABOLIC AND STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS IN NEVER TREATED NON-DIABETIC GRADE 1 ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION A. Berbari, S. Mallat, N. Daouk Beirut-LEBANON 9 256 / THE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF CAROTID DISTENSION RATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK OF PATIENTS WITH MODERATE RENAL DYSFUNCTION L. Zanoli, M. Alivon, N. Estrugo, H. Ketthab, J.F. Pruny, S. Yanes, K. Bean, J.P. Empana, X. Jouven, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie Paris-FRANCE 9 257 / IMPAIRED CORONARY FLOW RESERVE IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ALBUMINURIA LEVELS IN UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVES D. Tsiachris, C. Tsious, K. Dimitriadis, D. Syrseloudis, A. Kasiakogias, I. Bafakis, D. Rousos, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 9 258 / VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION AND REMODELING OCCURRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RENAL IMPAIRMENT IN NEPHRECTOMIZED RATS H. Toba, S. Murata, Y. Oshima, Y. Kojima, K. Nakashima, K. Noda, J. Wang, M. Kobara, T. Nakata Kyoto-JAPAN 9 259 / PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS J. Pigareva, S. Avdoshina, M. Efremovtseva, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 9 260 / FETAL ZINC DEFICIENCY: INFLUENCE ON RENAL NITRIC OXIDE AND OXIDATIVE STRESS C. Arranz, S. Aguirre, L. Savignano, D. Cardelli Alcalde, F. Mendes Garrido, M. Mac Laughlin, R. Elesgaray, C. Canif, A. Costa, A. Tomat Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 9 261 / PREVALENCE OF TRADITIONAL RISK FACTORS IN ISCHEMIC HYPERTENSIVE NEPHROPATHY PATIENTS S. Radenkovic, V. Kalezic, P. Vuksanovic Nis-SERBIA 9 262 / HYPERTENSION PREVALENCE, TREATMENT, AND CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH IGA NEPHROPATHY AFTER LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP PERIOD V. Monhart, V. Hamplova Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 9 263 / TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN PREDIALYSIS CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE PATIENTS I. Prkacin Zagreb-CROATIA 9 264 / MICROALBUMINURIA IS THE MOST INTEGRATED SIGN OF TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S. Villevalde, E. Tuykhmenev, A. Klimenko, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 9 265 / RENOPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF PERINDOPRIL IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSIVE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE V. Radchenko, L. Mishchenko, V. Bezrodnyi, O. Matova Kyiv-UKRAINE 9 266 / THE RENAL DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM AND AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER EXPRESSION IN AGED WKY AND SHR RATS V. Pinto, M.J. Pinho, J. Amaral, E. Silva, S. Simo, M.P. Serro, J. Afonso, P. Gomes, P. Soares-Da-Silva Porto-PORTUGAL 9 267 / THE EFFECT OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS ON ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR TREATMENT A. Ptinopoulou (1), I. Tziolas (1), M. Pikilidou (1), B.H. Stricker (2), P. Zebekakis (1), A. Lasaridis (1) (1) Thessaloniki-GREECE; (2) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS
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9 268 / RENAL FUNCTION PROGRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS UNDERGOING INTENSIVE MEDICAL THERAPY K. Flores, E. Espinel, I. Gil, A. Marin, E. Jatem, I. Torres, J.L. Tovar, D. Seron Barcelona-SPAIN 9 269 / HIGH SALT INDUCED GLOMERULAR DAMAGE IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL DOWN-REGULATION OF ACE2 S. Bernardi (1), B. Toffoli (2), C. Zennaro (2), R. Candido (2), P. Losurdo (2), N. Sabato (2), R. Carretta (2), G. Bellini (2), C. Tikellis (1), M.C. Thomas (1), F. Fallo (3), P. Mulatero (4), F. Veglio (4), B. Fabris (2) (1) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA; (2) Trieste, (3) Padua, (4) Turin-ITALY 9 270 / EFFECT OF 2-CHLOROADENOSINE ON RENAL REDOX STATUS IN DIABETIC WISTAR AND SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS M. Morato, D. Patinha, J. Afonso, T. Sousa, A. Albino-Teixeira Porto-PORTUGAL 9 271 / PREVALENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE USING MDRD-4 AND CKD-EPI FORMULA IN PRIMARY CARE L. Carrascal Garca, I. Gamboa Apstegui, I. Rodriguez-Min Otero, J.M. Lobos Bejarano, L. Egido Flores, J. Castellanos Maroto, C. Cervantes Guijarro, X. De Castro Caillaux, R. Clemente Vargas, N. Del Ro Hernndez, M. Vicente Cuevas Madrid-SPAIN 9 272 / FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE EARLY POST-TRANSPLANT PERIOD A. Laucyte, M. Miglinas Vilnius-LITHUANIA 9 273 / N-DOMAIN ANGIOTENSIN I-CONVERTING ENZYME WITH 90 KDA EXPRESSION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT MODEL C. Aparecido Leite (1), T. Sousa Cunha (1), M.C. Camargo De Andrade (1), F. Aparecida Ronchi (1), D. Yuri Arita (1), F. Klein (2), F. Barrinha Fernandes (1), A. Barrinha Fernandes (1), I. Kazue Mizuno (1), A. Alves Leitao (1), D.E. Casarini (1) (1) Sao Paulo, (2) Campinas-BRAZIL 9 274 / BLOOD RHEOLOGY AND RENAL TRANSPLANTATION: AN INTRIGUING RELATIONSHIP FOR ASSESSING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK M. Zanazzi, C. Fatini, A. Larti, E. Sticchi, N. Paudice, L. Moscarelli, L. Mannini, R. Abbate Florence-ITALY
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Poster Session 25
RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND VASOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ROOM 10 / POSTERS FROM 277 TO 309 Chairperson: R. Sanchez (Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA)
10 282 / THE INITIATORY SOURCE OF LOCAL ANG II TO INDUCE VASCULAR REMODELING COMES FROM THE APOPTOTIC ENDOTHELIAL CELLS T. Hsieh (1), M. Kou (1), F. Chiang (2), M. Hbert (3), S. Wu (1) (1) Kaohsiung City, (2) Taipei-TAIWAN; (3) Montreal-CANADA 10 283 /CHANGES IN HEMOGLOBIN AND ERYTHROPOIETIN LEVEL AFTER INITIATION OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME-INHIBITORS IN GENERAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A 4-MONTHS PROSPECTIVE STUDY W. Treesutat, P. Gojaseni, A. Chittinandana Bangkok-THAILAND 10 284 / ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS AND ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME ACTIVITY IN CHILDHOOD A. Ajala, M. Rangel, A. Febba, M.W. Strufaldi, R. Sesso, D.E. Casarini, M. Franco So Paulo-BRAZIL 10 285 / THE RENIN INHIBITOR VTP-27999 BLOCKS STORED RENIN MORE POTENTLY THAN ALISKIREN M. Krop (1), R. Gregg (2), G. McGeehan (2), A. Danser (1) (1) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS; (2) Washington-USA 10 286 / GALECTIN-3 IS A POTENTIAL MEDIATOR OF ALDOSTERONE EFFECTS IN VASCULAR REMODELING L. Calvier (1), B. Martin-Fernndez (2), V. Lahera (2), F. Zannad (1), V. Cachofeiro (2), P. Lacolley (1), P. Rossignol (1), N. Lopez-Andrs (1) (1) Nancy-FRANCE; (2) Madrid-SPAIN 10 287 / UPREGULATION OF RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION L. Morais, I. Watanabe, M. Franco, D. Arita, M. Gabbay, D. Casarini, S. Dib So Paulo-BRAZIL 10 288 / IMPACT OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INSERTION/ DELETION POLYMORPHISM ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND PROTEIN EXCRETION IN PATIENTS WITH OVERT PROTEINURIA M. Zivko (1), R. Kusec (2), K. Galesic (2) (1) Virovitica, (2) Zagreb-CROATIA 10 289 / RENAL ENHANCEMENT OF AT1 RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN PREVENTS SALT-INDUCED HYPERTENSION K. Tamura, H. Wakui, Y. Tsurumi-Ikeya, T. Dejima, A. Maeda, M. Ohsawa, T. Kanaoka, J. Oshikawa, Y. Kobayashi, S. Minegishi, S. Yoshida, S. Masuda, K. Azuma, T. Ishigami, S. Umemura Yokohama-JAPAN
10 277 / C-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE EFFECTS ON VASCULAR REACTIVITY IN HYPERTENSION. PARTICIPATION OF NITRIC OXIDE SYSTEM M.A. Costa, C. Canif, D. Suarez Di Salvo, F. Mendes Garrido, M. Cerniello, C. Arranz Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 10 278 / PRE-PUBERTAL BLOCKADE OF ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR EXERTS LONG-TERM THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS THROUGH SUSTAINED ENHANCEMENT OF RENAL ATRAP EXPRESSION IN DAHL SALT-SENSITIVE HYPERTENSIVE RATS T. Dejima, K. Tamura, H. Wakui, A. Maeda, M. Ohsawa, T. Kanaoka, S. Haku, S. Masuda, A. Shigenaga, K. Azuma, M. Matsuda, M. Yabana, K. Uchino, S. Umemura Yokohama-JAPAN 10 279 / SUPPRESSION OF PLASMA RENIN CONCENTRATION AND ANGIOTENSIN II AFTER INHIBITION OF SYSTEMIC NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHESIS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS. A DOSE-RESPONSE STUDY T. Larsen, F.H. Christensen, J.N. Bech, E.B. Pedersen Holstebro-DENMARK 10 280 / ARE BNP AND COLLAGEN PEPTIDE PREDICTING THE PRESENCE OF LV REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DEVELOPED HYPERTENSION? B. Yoo Wonju-SOUTH KOREA 10 281 / GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS IN ANGIOTENSINOGEN AND ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE ARE DIFFERENTIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR AND CALCIUM-CHANNEL BLOCKER Y. Feng, Y. Zhou, H. Dong, S. Lin Guangzhou-CHINA
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10 290 / DIFFERENCES AMONG RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM BLOCKADES FOR THE TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN THE MODEL OF SODIUM SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION T. Ishigami, S. Minegishi, N. Araki, M. Umemura, H. Ushio, K. Abe, K. Uchino, S. Umemura Yokohama-JAPAN 10 291 / THE EFFICACY OF ADDING EPLERENONE, A SELECTIVE MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION - SUBGROUP ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY F. Satoh, R. Morimoto, Y. Iwakura, Y. Ono, M. Kudo, S. Ito Sendai-JAPAN 10 292 / OPPOSITE CHANGES OF PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY AND ALDOSTERONE INDUCED BY SUNITIB TREATMENT IN NEOPLASTIC PATIENTS M. Rescaldani, D. Gambini, L. Turolo, G. Bolla, M. Tomirotti, F. Magrini, C. Sala Milan-ITALY 10 293 / HYPERKALEMIA WITH ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS MONOTHERAPY IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION. A META-ANALYSIS J. Romero, W. Gonzalez, J. Kahan, A. Shah, F. Messerli New York-USA 10 294 / EFFECTS OF EXERCISE ON PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY AND BLOOD PRESSURE: DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF DIRECT RENIN INHIBITION (ALISKIREN) VERSUS ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKADE (VALSARTAN) B. Williams (1), F. Baschiera (2), P.S. Lacy (1), M.F. Prescott (3), J. Botha (2), P. Brunel (2) (1) Leicester-UK; (2) Basel-SWITZERLAND; (3) East Hanover-USA 10 295 / PROSPECTIVE STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE PREVALENCE OF THE 90 KDA ISOFORM OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME IN VITRIA - BRAZIL PRELIMINARY RESULTS A.C. Da Silva Febba (1), F. Barrinha Fernandes (1), D. Sanches Aragao (1), R. de Castro Cintra Sesso (1), J. Geraldo Mill (2), M. do Carmo Franco (1), D.E. Casarini (1) (1) Sao Paulo, (2) Vitoria-BRAZIL 10 296 / CIRCULATING RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM PROFILE IN OBESE ADOLESCENTS F. Barrinha Fernandes (1), A. Barrinha Fernandes (1), A.C. da Silva Febba (1), C. Aparecido Leite (1), M.S. de Souza Vitalle (1), F. Fernandes Jung (2), D.E. Casarini (1) (1) Sao Paulo,-BRAZIL, (2) Washington, D.C-USA 10 297 / A PROXIMAL DIRECT REPEAT MOTIF CHARACTERIZED AS A NEGATIVE REGULATORY ELEMENT IN THE HUMAN RENIN GENE T. Konoshita, S. Mizuno, Y. Makino, S. Wakahara, K. Arakawa, I. Inoki, I. Miyamori Eiheiji-JAPAN 10 298 / HYPERKALEMIA AND COUGH WITH ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS MONOTHERAPY IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION. A METAANALYSIS J. Romero, J. Kahan, W. Gonzalez New York-USA 10 299 / RENIN AND ALDOSTERONE IN NEVER-TREATED HYPERTENSIVES WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION D. Terentes-Printzios, C. Vlachopoulos, G. Vyssoulis, N. Ioakeimidis, A. Aggelis, A. Samentzas, P. Pietri, N. Alexopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, P. Xaplanteris, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 10 300 / MODULATION OF EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND MAPK BY SUBPRESSOR DOSE OF ANGIOTENSIN II AND AT1 RECEPTOR BLOCKADE K.A.S. Viegas, T.C. Souza, N.B. Rabechi, C.J. Piva, J.C.S. Silva, V.G. Barauna, L.C.G. Campos, A.A. Miyakawa, J.E. Krieger, S. Lacchini Sao Paulo-BRAZIL 10 301 / RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM PARTICIPATION IN REMODELING OF CARDIAC ARTERIES OF CHRONIC SODIUM-OVERLOADED MICE C.T. Lima, J.C.S. Silva, T.C. Souza, K.A.S. Viegas, S. Lacchini Sao Paulo-BRAZIL 10 302 / PROINFLAMMATORY EFFECT MEDIATED BY ANGIOTENSIN II ON CARDIAC VESSELS INDEPENDENT OF HEMODYNAMIC ALTERATIONS T.C. Souza De Oliveira, K.A.S Viegas, N.B. Rabechi, T. Alba-Loureiro, L.E. Souza, R. Curi, M.C. Irigoyen, S. Lacchini Sao Paulo-BRAZIL
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10 303 / CYTOKINES SERUM PROFILE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS TREATED WITH CARVEDILOL I. Voloshyna (1), V. Vizir (2) (1) Berdyansk, (2) Zaporozhye-UKRAINE 10 304 / INFLUENCE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND SERUM URIC ACID ON SUBCLINICAL DAMAGE ARTERIES IN THE ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Oschepkova, V. Dmitriev, O. Gushchina, V. Titov, A. Rogoza Moscow-RUSSIA 10 305 / RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH, METHYLGLYOXAL AND TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN THE ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS V. Dmitriev, E. Oschepkova, V. Titov, A. Rogoza, T. Polevaya Moscow-RUSSIA 10 306 / THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR 1 AND INSULIN - LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 AND LEFT VENTRICLE REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS S. Koval, T. Starchenko, K. Pershyna, L. Reznik, V. Shkapo Kharkov-UKRAINE 10 307 / THE EFFECT OF LOSARTAN THERAPY ON SERUM URIC ACID AND MALONDIALDEHYDE IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION O. Gushchina, E. Oschepkova, V. Dmitriev, V. Titov, N. Lazareva, A. Rogoza Moscow-RUSSIA 10 308 / THE INFLUENCE OF LISINOPRIL ON THE LEVEL OF URIC ACID IN SERUM, IN URINE AND RENAL FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Oschepkova, O. Gushchina, V. Dmitriev, V. Titov, N. Lazareva, A. Rogoza Moscow-RUSSIA 10 309 / SERUM ADIPOKINES CONCENTRATION AND MOXONIDINE THERAPY IN HYPERTENSIVE POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME E. Chubenko, O. Belyaeva, E. Bazhenova, O. Berkovich, E. Baranova, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 26
OBESITY ROOM 11 / POSTERS FROM 310 TO 348 Chairperson: J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY)
11 310 / RENAL DENERVATION REDUCES CENTRAL SYMPATHETIC DRIVE AND IMPROVES INSULIN SENSITIVITY IN PCOS M. Schlaich (1), N. Straznicky (1), M. Grima (1), C. Ika Sari (1), E. Lambert (1), R. Chopra (1), G. Lambert (1), F. Mahfoud (2), M. Boehm (2), M. Esler (1) (1) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA; (2) Homburg/Saar-GERMANY 11 311 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME O. Korneeva, O. Drapkina, N. Korneev, V. Ivashkin Moscow-RUSSIA 11 312 / HEMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPERTENSION IN METABOLIC SYNDROME E. Praskurnichiy, N. Pozdnyakova Moscow-RUSSIA 11 313 / VALUE CONSENSUS DEFINITION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME (2009) IN IDENTIFYING PATIENTS OF HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK I. Chulaievska, V. Romanov, T. Belayieva, O. Mitchenko Kyiv-UKRAINE 11 314 / LEPTIN CONCENTRATIONS IN HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN WITH METABOLIC DISORDERS IN MENOPAUSE N. Pytetska, on behalf of Department of Internal Medicine Kharkiv-UKRAINE
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11 315 / PHYSICIANS EXPECTATIONS ABOUT NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY: THE HYPERTENSION 2020 PROJECT A. Coca (1), J. Ampudia (2), E. Lopez De Sa (3), P. Aranda (4), P. Conthe (3), J.l. Llisterri (2) (1) Barcelona, (2) Valencia, (3) Madrid, (4) Malaga-SPAIN 11 316 / EFFECT OF PROTEIN DIET IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME N. Escribano, P. Zafrilla, J.A. Gomez, J. Abellan, J. Mulero Murcia-SPAIN 11 317 / MANIDIPINE RISES ADIPONECTIN AND REDUCES THE RISK OF NEW ONSET DIABETES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH THE METABOLIC SYNDROME F. J. Martinez-Martin, on behalf of the MARCADOR study group Las Palmas De Gran Canaria-SPAIN 11 318 / BIOLOGICAL MATURITY, METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES AND TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERTENSION M. Litwin, A. Niemirska, P. Pludowsky, E. Jurkiewicz, A. Wierzbicka, Z. Wawer Warsaw-POLAND 11 319 / THE EFFECT OF BODY MASS INDEX ON THE SYSTEMIC CATECHOLAMINE AND HAEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE TO INCREASED SYMPATHETIC ACTIVATION J. Coulson, J. Cockcroft Cardiff-UK 11 320 / INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-2 IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PERIMENOPAUSAL WOMEN A. Olszanecka, A. Posnik-Urbanska, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz, D. Czarnecka, D. Fedak Krakow-POLAND 11 321 / THICKNESS OF EPICARDIAL FAT AS A POSSIBLE MARKER OF METABOLIC SYNDROME G. Chumakova (1), N. Veselovskaya (2), A. Kozarenko (2), O. Gritsenko (1) (1) Barnaul, (2) Kemerovo-RUSSIA 11 322 / OLMESARTAN PLUS AMLODIPINE (BUT NOT PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE) MAY IMPROVE OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME F. J. Martinez-Martin (1), H. Rodriguez-Rosas (1), J. Lopez-Fernandez (2) (1) Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, (2) La Laguna-SPAIN 11 323 / THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPY VILDAGLIPTIN IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE V. Mychka, K. Ivanov, V. Masenko Moscow-RUSSIA 11 324 / GENE-SPECIFIC DISRUPTION OF ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTORASSOCIATED PROTEIN REVEALS A NOVEL ROLE IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME A. Maeda, K. Tamura, H. Wakui, T. Dejima, M. Ohsawa, T. Kanaoka, S. Haku, S. Masuda, K. Azuma, M. Matsuda, Y. Toya, S. Umemura Yokohama-JAPAN 11 325 / METABOLIC SYNDROME IN YOUNG ADULTS. A RISK FACTOR FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES A.C. Pacurari, L. Radu, A. Narita, C. Serban, L. Susan, S. Gotia, I. Romosan Timisoara-ROMANIA 11 326 / BLOOD PRESSURE, URINARY OUTPUT AND SODIUM EXCRETION RESPONSE TO LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE IN OBESE PATIENTS G. Wuerzner, N. Glatz, V. Forni, S. Tremblay, C. Zweiacker, B. Vogt, M. Burnier Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 11 327 / EFFECT OF Q192R POLYMORPHISM OF PARAOXONASE-1 GENE ON METABOLIC SYNDROME COMPONENTS O. Bolshakova, O. Belyaeva, V. Larionova, V. Timoshin, E. Baranova St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 11 328 / OBESITY IS AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT OF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN YOUNG MEN BORN SMALL FOR GESTATION AGE I. Vukovic Lela, M. Laganovic, V. Premuzic, S. Karanovic, D. Kuzmanic, M. Vrcic Kirhmajer, L.J. Banc, M. Fistrek, J. Kos, B. Jelakovic Zagreb-CROATIA 11 329 / RAMIPRIL IN TREATED PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME AND DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION O. Drapkina, V. Ivashkin Moscow-RUSSIA 11 330 / CLINICAL CHARACTERISTIC IN PATIENTS WITH AH AND METABOLIC SYNDROME O. Drapkina, O. Korneeva, V. Ivashkin Moscow-RUSSIA
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11 331 / LIPID TETRAD INDEX AND LIPID PENTAD INDEX FOR EVALUATION OF THE ATHEROGENIC RISK IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME C. Serban, S. Dragan, I. Mozos, L. Susan, L. Noveanu, A. Pacurari, R. Christodorescu, G. Savoiu, M. Craina, S. Gotia, I. Romosan Timisoara-ROMANIA 11 332 / RISK OF FALL IN THE ELDEST AFFECTED BY METABOLIC SYNDROME F. DAmico, T. Pipicella Messina-ITALY 11 333 / RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE-SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH ABDOMINAL OBESITY AND HYPERTENSION E. Baranova, E. Bazhenova, O. Belyaeva, A. Berezina, T. Karonova, T. Ivanova, T. Nutfullina, O. Berkovich, E. Nikolaychuk, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 11 334 / LONGEVITY-ASSOCIATED GENES IN CIRCULATING PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL PREDICT METABOLIC SYNDROME G. Ceolotto, S. Vigili De Kreutzenberg, G.P. Fadini, A. Cattelan, F. Stella, A. Avogaro, A. Semplicini Padua-ITALY 11 335 / DECREASED INSULIN SENSITIVITY BUT COMPARABLE PLASMA LEPTIN AND ADIPONECTIN CONCENTRATIONS IN YOUNG LEAN HYPERTENSIVE MEN A. Penesova, Z. Radikova, V. Belan, E. Cizmarova, M. Vlcek, R. Imrich Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 11 336 / DISORDES OF BLOOD FIBRINOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME AND HYPERURICEMIA E. Salakhova, D. Isakova, A. Efanov, E. Yusupova, E. Dorodneva, I. Medvedeva Tyumen-RUSSIA 11 337 / RHO-KINASE INHIBITION IMPROVES NITRIC OXIDE-DEPENDENT VASODILATOR REACTIVITY DURING HYPERINSULINEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME F. Schinzari, M. Tesauro, V. Rovella, P. Gentileschi, N. Mores, A. Adamo, C. Cardillo Rome-ITALY 11 338 / CIRCULATING INDICES OF INFLAMMATION/OXIDATIVE STRESS IN NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE OBESE PATIENTS C. De Ciuceis, A. Pilu, E. Porteri, E. La Boria, C. Corbellini, G.E.M. Boari, F. Mittempergher, E. Di Betta, C. Casella, C. Agabiti Rosei, G. Ruggeri, D. Rizzoni, E. Agabiti Rosei Brescia-ITALY 11 339 / ABDOMINAL OBESITY, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND INSULIN RESISTANCE E. Chubenko, O. Belyaeva, O. Bolshakova, O. Berkovich, E. Bazhenova, T. Karonova, E. Baranova, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 11 340 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METABOLIC SYNDROME COMPONENTS AND 24 HOUR DOUBLE PRODUCT IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE W. Sobiczewski, M. Wirtwein, E. Kowalczys, M. Nedoszytko, M. Gruchala, A. Rynkiewicz Gdansk-POLAND 11 341 / LEPTIN, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S. Potabenko Kharkiv-UKRAINE 11 342 / HOME VERSUS CLINIC BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME FOLLOWING A HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION IN PRIMARY CARE K. Sabourin, M. Stuckey, S. Shapiro, C. Munoz, R. Petrella London-CANADA 11 343 / EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBACETE M.. Palomino Medina (1), P.J. Tarraga Lopez (2), J. Lucas Perez Romero (2), M. Lucas Perez Romero (2), P. Rodenas Romero (2), M.T. Tolosa Navalon (2), J.L. Castro Navarro (2), E. Arjona Laborda (2), J. Solera Albero (2), M.L. Marcos Navarro (2) (1) Almodovar Del Pinar, (2) Albacete-SPAIN 11 344 / THERE ARE GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CENTRAL OBESITY AND METABOLIC PROFILE CONCERNING PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL WAVE REFLECTIONS V. Katsi, G. Souretis, D. Tousoulis, C. Vlachopoulos, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE
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11 345 / THE EFFECT OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING-ENZYME INHIBITION ON LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN OBESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY S. Vatinian, S. Gurgenyan, K. Nikoghosyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 11 346 / LEPTIN AS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION E. Loginova, G. Nechaeva, M. Shupina, A. Semenkin, O. Drokina Omsk-RUSSIA 11 347 / BLOOD ADIPONECTIN LEVEL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC DISTURBANCES V. Bozhko, S. Koval, I. Snegurskaya, L. Tsioma, D. Miloslavsky, O. Mysnichenko Kharkov-UKRAINE 11 348 / THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN METABOLIC SYNDROME, INFLAMMATION AND COGNITIVE DECLINE A. Vicario (1), M. Del Sueldo (2), J. Zilberman (2), G.H. Cerezo (1) (1) Buenos Aires, (2) Villa Mara-ARGENTINA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 27
DIABETES ROOM 12 / POSTERS FROM 349 TO 381 Chairperson: J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY)
12 349 / MORTALITY RISK IS ATTENUATED IN HYPERTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES A.J. Manolis (1), A. Pittaras (1), M. Doumas (2), M.S. Kallistratos (1), N. Kouremenos (1), C. Faselis (2), E. Nylen (2), J.P. Kokkinos (2), P. Kokkinos (2) (1) Athens-GREECE; (2) Washington, DC-USA 12 350 / CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERN AND PREVALENCE OF NOCTURNAL HYPERTENSION IN SUBJECTS WITH AND WITHOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES: THE HYGIA PROJECT M.C. Castieira (1), A. Moya (2), J. Perez de Lis (3), L. Pousa (3), J.L. Salgado (3), S. Hernaiz (3), A. Mojon (3), J.R. Fernandez (3), R.C. Hermida (3), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Lugo, (2) Pontevedra, (3) Vigo-SPAIN 12 351 / INFLUENCE OF SLEEP-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE FOR THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF ISOLATED OFFICE AND MASKED HYPERTENSION AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: THE HYGIA PROJECT A. Moya (1), E. Sineiro (1), M.C. Castieira (2), S.M. Gomara (1), A. Mojon (3), M.J. Fontao (3), S. Lorenzo (3), D.E. Ayala (3), R.C. Hermida (3), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Pontevedra, (2) Lugo, (3) Vigo-SPAIN 12 352 / IMPROVEMENT OF CONTROL IN SUBJECTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AFTER A TWO-SIDED INTERVENTION: DIABETES EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY V.J. Gavara Palomar, C. Ariza Copado, M. Soto Martinez, F. Aguera Mengual, F. Alcazar Manzanera, J.M. Borrachero Guijarro, J.R. Lorca Serralta, A. Martinez Urea, V. Martinez Velez, M. Rodriguez Martinez, J.M. Sanchez Gil, A. Lemos Monteiro Cartagena-SPAIN
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12 353 / RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS OF ANTI-DIABETIC MEDICATION IN PROTEINURIC DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY PATIENTS J. Al Wakeel, D. Hammad, A.H. Mitwalli, A. Al Suwaida, M. Al Ghonaim Riyadh-SAUDI ARABIA 12 354 / DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF TARGET BLOOD PRESSURE ACHIEVED DURING COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY WITH AND WITHOUT RAAS INHIBITORS ON INTRARENAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE IN HYPERTENSIVE DIABETIC PATIENTS O. Koshelskaya, O. Zhuravleva, R. Karpov Tomsk-RUSSIA 12 355 / RISK OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN MEN OF STRESS PROFESSIONS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION I. Osipova (1), I. Kalinina (1), G. Simonova (2), O. Antropova (1), A. Zalzman (1), E. Vorobeva (1) (1) Barnaul, (2) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 12 356 / EFFECT OF ALISKIREN ON QT DISPERSION IN DIABETIC AND NON DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS R. Fogari, A. Mugellini, A. Zoppi, G. Derosa Pavia-ITALY 12 357 / LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES; EFFECT OF INDEXING TO HEIGHT VERSUS BODY SURFACE AREA ON PREVALENCE AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS B. Wai, S.K. Patel, S. Grant, P.M. Srivastava, L.M. Burrell Melbourne-AUSTRALIA 12 358 / HYPOADIPONECTINEMIA AS A RISK FACTOR OF DIABETES MELLITUS 2 TYPE IN OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION T. Ambrosova, T. Ashcheulova Kharkiv-UKRAINE 12 359 / MICROALBUMINURIA AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS E. Nelaj, M. Gjata, L. Collaku, E. Sadiku, J. Klosi, M. Tase Tirana-ALBANIA 12 360 / INCREASED PULSE PRESSURE AND RISK OF FOOT ULCERS IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS E. Shavarova (1), M. Rennis (2), Z.H. Kobalava (1) (1) Moscow-RUSSIA; (2) Manjeri-INDIA 12 361 / EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST VALSARTAN IN HYPERTENSIVE TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH REDUCED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION TAKING ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTINGENZYME INHIBITOR RAMIPRIL S. Vatinian, S. Gurgenyan, K. Nikoghosyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 12 362 / CHANGES IN SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE INTERVAL VARIABILITY IN CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS E. Zavodna, N. Honzikova, Z. Novakova, H. Hrstkova, M. Pejchlova, L. Brazdova, B. Fiser Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC 12 363 / SUPERIOR BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION WITH ALISKIREN IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN REAL LIFE. RESULTS OF THE 3A REGISTRY U. Zeymer (1), R. Dechend (2), E. Deeg (1), E. Kaiser (3), R. Schmieder (4) (1) Ludwigshafen, (2) Berlin, (3) Nrnberg, (4) Erlangen-GERMANY 12 364 / THE LEVEL OF UROTENSIN-II IN BLOOD OF PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS S. Koval, T. Starchenko, A. Zamaziy, O. Gubanova Kharkov-UKRAINE 12 365 / PREVALENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND OTHER MICROANGIOPATHIES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION T. Shiryaeva, I. Aleksandrova, E. Titovich, E. Andrianova, Y. Suntzov Moscow-RUSSIA 12 366 / PIOGLITAZONE CAN REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN JAPANESE METABOLIC SYNDROME WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE T. Furumoto (1), S. Fujii (2), H. Tsutsui (1) (1) Sapporo, (2) Nagoya-JAPAN 12 367 / EFFECT OF PRODUCTS OF XANTHINE-XANTHINE OXIDASE TO CA2 +-DEPENDENT POTASSIUM PERMEABILITY OF ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANES PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ACCOMPANIED BY TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS I. Petrova, O. Trubacheva, A. Sitozhevskiy, T. Suslova Tomsk-RUSSIA
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12 368 / RELATION BETWEEN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND DIABETIC FOOT PROGRESSION IN INDIAN DIABETIC POPULATION M. Rennis (1), E. Shavarova (2), Z. Kobalava (2) (1) Manjeri-INDIA; (2) Moscow-RUSSIA 12 369 / RELATIONSHIP OF AUTONOMIC IMBALANCE AND CIRCADIAN DISRUPTION WITH OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Boer-Martins (1), V.N. Figueiredo (1), L.C. Martins (1), C. Demacq (1), F. Consolin-Colombo (2), F.P.S. Cannavan (1), M.J. Figueiredo (1), R.C. Santos (1), T. Quinaglia (1), H. Moreno (1) (1) Campinas, (2) Sao Paulo-BRAZIL 12 370 / THE PRESENCE OF DIABETES IN PREGNANT WOMEN AS A RISK FACTOR FOR PREECLAMPSIA P. Stanciu, M. Craina, E. Bernad, S. Pantea, C. Serban, R. Nitu Timisoara-ROMANIA 12 371 / DUAL INHIBITION OF CLASSICAL PKCALPHA AND BETA ISOFORMS LEADS TO PROTECTION AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL MURINE DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY J. Menne, J.K. Park, N. Shushakova, H. Haller, M. Meier Hannover-GERMANY 12 372 / IMPACT OF HSCRP AND ADIPO-CYTOKINE IN CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES T. Kunugi (1), A. Sato (1), K. Nagai (1), M. Era (1), K. Sakai (1), S. Hasumi (2), Y. Iwamoto (1) (1) Tokyo, (2) Ibaraki-JAPAN 12 373 / BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABLES AND PREVALENT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN SUB-SAHARAN INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES A.P. Kengne (1), S.P. Choukem (2), M.Y. Dehayem (3), A.I. Dzudie (2) (1) Cape Town-SOUTH AFRICA; (2) Douala, (3) Yaounde-CAMEROON 12 374 / SIMVASTATIN IN ESCALATION DOSES IMPROVE RENAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND MILD-TO-MODERATE PROTEINURIA A. Berezin (1), T. Panasenko (1), V. Seden (2) (1) Zaporozhye, (2) Kherson-UKRAINE 12 375 / CLINICAL INFLUENCE OF BETA-ADRENOBLOCKER BISOPROLOL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND TYPE 2 DIABETES K. Nikoghosyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 12 376 / CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF HYPERTENSIVE DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: DATA FROM AN ALGERIAN OUTPATIENT N. Ali-Tatar Chentir, F. Djender, N. Belahneche, Y. Bouhouita, M.T. Chentir Alger-ALGERIA 12 377 / IMPACT OF DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION ON LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION A. Banushi, S. Qirko, E. Petrela, A. Deliana, T. Goda, G. Husi, A. Goda Tirana-ALBANIA 12 378 / DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVES ARE CHARACTERISED BY POOR QUALITY OF LIFE V. Katsi, G. Souretis, D. Tousoulis, C. Vlachopoulos, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 12 379 / IS DIFFERENT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DIABETIC PATIENTS IN MENTOR PRACTICES FAMILY PHYSICIAN OR IN NON-MENTOR? J. Iturralde-Iriso, G. Mediavilla-Tris, A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, J.L. Hurtado-Mendoza, E. Lopez De Uralde Perez De Alben, M.L. Alarcia-Ceballos, M. Lasso De La Vega-Martinez, A. Iiguez De Cirano-Landa, O. Ruiz De Arbulo-Ruiz De Alegria, M.A. Roldan-Marrodan, A. Lamin-Labiad, L.M. Sanchez-Gonzalez, A.I. Gil-Moreno, N. Sanchez-Garrido Lestache, U. Blanco-Fuentes Vitoria-SPAIN 12 380 / RENOPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF THE LISINOPRIL AND AMLODIPINE FIXED COMBINATION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES MELLITUS K. Protasov, O. Fedorishina, A. Dzizinsky, N. Antonenko Irkutsk-RUSSIA 12 381 / GREEN TEA EXTRACT IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION BY REDUCING NADPH OXIDASE ACTIVITY IN PREDIABETIC STAGE OF TYPE 2 DIABETIC RAT MODEL S. Ihm, W. Chung, S. Jang, O. Kim, K. Chang, J. Lee, W. Chung, K. Seung, J. Kim Bucheon-SOUTH KOREA
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Poster Session 28
HEART FAILURE ROOM 13 / POSTERS FROM 382 TO 398 Chairperson: M. de Buyzere (Gent-BELGIUM)
13 387 / AUTONOMIC INDEXES OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY AND BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY ARE SIMILARLY ALTERED IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTS, INDEPENDENTLY FROM THEIR EJECTION FRACTION A. Radaelli (1), G. Paolini (1), D. Bonfanti (1), M. Di Rienzo (2), G. Mancia (2), P. Castiglioni (2) (1) Monza, (2) Milan-ITALY 13 388 / HYPERTENSION INCREASES ELECTRICAL INSTABILITY IN POSTINFARCTION HEART FAILURE I. Mozos, M. Hancu Timisoara-ROMANIA 13 389 / DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS D. Mitas, M.V. Papavasileiou, A. Anastasopoulou, I. Tsiantis, I. Vasiliadis, G. Lambropoulou, C. Giannakopoulos, G. Papadimitriou, S. Karas Athens-GREECE 13 390 / PULMONARY ULTRASOUND COMET TAIL ARTIFACT IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND HEART FAILURE M. Tsverava, D. Tsverava Tbilisi-GEORGIA 13 391 / PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD FLOW DEPENDING ON AETIOLOGY OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE I. Shkurat Kyiv-UKRAINE 13 392 / DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE AND PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN AGEING PATIENTS G. Lombardo, F. DAmico Messina-ITALY 13 393 / THE EFFECT OF OLMESARTAN ON MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS IN ANIMAL MODEL OF ADRIAMYCIN INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY AND EXPRESSION OF CARDIAC ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN IN H9C2 CELLS W. Chung, J. Kim, Y. Choi, C. Park, S. Ihm, H. Youn, M. Lee Seoul-SOUTH KOREA 13 394 / SERUM CYSTATIN C IS ASSOCIATED WITH DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND ALTERED COLLAGEN METABOLISM IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE A. Huerta, A. Gonzlez, B. Lpez, O. Beloqui, J. Dez Pamplona-SPAIN
13 382 / INFLUENCE OF BETA-BLOCKER ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION, ALBUMINURIA AND FIBRONECTINE IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED SYSTOLIC FUNCTION O. Soya, O. Kuryata, A. Miroshnichenko Dnipropetrovsk-UKRAINE 13 383 / A HERBAL MEDICINE (KAMPO): KAMI-SHOYO-SAN COULD PREVENT STRESS INDUCED CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION LIKE AND BLOCKER Y. Takano, F. Ishikura, M. Egawa, K. Komaru, S. Toyokawa Suita-JAPAN 13 384 / CENTRAL PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED SYSTOLIC FUNCTION I. Goncharov, R. Akhmetov, Y. Kotovskaya, L. Alexandria, A. Safarova, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 13 385 / CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH HISTORY OF LONGSTANDING HYPERTENSION MANIFESTED AS PULMONARY OEDEMA (DATA FROM THE AHEAD REGISTRY) M. Felsoci (1), J. Parenica (1), J. Jarkovsky (1), J. Widimsky (2), A. Linhart (2), F. Malek (2), M. Fedorco (3), Z. Coufal (4), R. Miklik (1), J. Spinar (1) (1) Brno, (2) Prague, (3) Olomouc, (4) Zlin-CZECH REPUBLIC 13 386 / EFFECT OF COMBINATION THERAPY WITH BONE-MARROW MONONUCLEAR CELLS IMPLANTATION AND FASUDIL ON ANGIOGENESIS AND CARDIAC PERFORMANCE IN MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA N. Kobayashi, H. Takeshima, W. Koguchi, M. Ishikawa, F. Sugiyama, T. Ishimitsu Tochigi-JAPAN
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13 395 / MYOCARDIAL HIBERNATION IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AS PREDICTOR OF HEART FAILURE O. Barnett, Y. Kyyak Lviv-UKRAINE 13 396 / OSTEOPONTIN PLASMA LEVEL AS A TARGET IN THE ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC REMODELLING A. Berezin (1), V. Seden (2) (1) Zaporozhye, (2) Kherson-UKRAINE 13 397 / ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION MAY PREDICT THE NEW ONSET DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS K. Hristova (1), A. La Gerche (2), Tz. Katova (1), V. Kostova (1), I. Simova (1) (1) Sofia-BULGARIA; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM 13 398 / PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF THE DEPRESSED LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH PACING E. Belu, R. Musetescu, C. Bataiosu, M. Popescu, M. Cosulschi, N. Florescu, D.-D. Ionescu Craiova-ROMANIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 29
CLINICAL ASPECTS ROOMS 14-15 / POSTERS FROM 399 TO 441 Chairperson: J. Segura (Madrid-SPAIN)
14-15 399 / ALBUMINURIA IN RELATION TO THE SINGLE AND COMBINED EFFECTS OF SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURES IN CHINESE C. Sheng, B. Hu, J. Zou, Y. Li, J. Wang Shanghai-CHINA 14-15 400 / COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS SURVIVAL IN DEPENDENCE OF CONCOMITANT CONDITIONS A. Barsukov, T. Sveklina, S. Shoustov St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 14-15 401 / HEART RATE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION R. Zivkovic, B. Ladjevic, O. Milovic, L.J. Suric Lambic, M. Zdravkovic Belgrade-SERBIA 14-15 402 / THE APELIN CONCENTRATION IN YOUNG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH EXCEEDED BODY WEIGHT A. Strazynska, W. Bryl, K. Hoffmann, D. Pupek-Musialik Poznan-POLAND 14-15 403 / PROGNOSTIC IMPORTANCE OF HEART RATE AND INTERACTION WITH BETA-BLOCKER IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION E. Muxfeldt, P. Dick, R. Fiszman, F. Souza, G. Salles Rio De Janeiro-BRAZIL 14-15 404 / MICROALBUMINURIA IN NON DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVES N. Vijayakumar, J. Rajesh, S. Vithiavathi Puducherry-INDIA
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14-15 405 / COMPLICATIONS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF HOSPITALIZATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION R. Musetescu, D. Toader, E. Belu, A.E. Musetescu, M. Popescu, D.D. Ionescu Craiova-ROMANIA 14-15 406 / PREDICTORS AND IMPACT OF MITRAL REGURGITATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION S. Barra, R. Providncia, L. Paiva, P. Gomes, F. Caetano, C. Faustino, A. Leito Marques Vila Nova De Gaia-PORTUGAL 14-15 407 / PREVALENCE OF MICROALBUMINURIA AND STATINS TREATMENT C. Mena, N.R. Robles, J. Polo, J. Velasco, E. Angulo, J. Espinosa Badajoz-Caceres-SPAIN on behalf of MICREX Investigators Group 14-15 408 / NON STEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS OR ASPIRIN TREATMENT: INFLUENCE ON MICROALBUMINURIA PREVALENCE C. Mena, N.R. Robles, J. Velasco, J. Polo, E. Angulo, J. Espinosa Badajoz-Caceres-SPAIN on behalf of MICREX Investigators Group 14-15 409 / FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED CAROTID INTIMAMEDIA THICKNESS AND BEING NON-DIPPER ON 24 HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN NON-OBESE NORMOTENSIVE YOUNG PATIENTS AFFECTED BY PCOS S. Ertek (1), E. Akgul (1), A.F. Cicero (2), S. Cehreli (1), G. Erdogan (1) (1) Ankara-TURKEY, (2) Bologna-ITALY 14-15 410 / INFLUENCE OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND BODY MASS INDEX ON THE EFFICACY OF IVABRADINE IN THAI PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS D. Piyayotai, P. Chotnoparatpat Bangkok-THAILAND 14-15 411 / THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN 24-H AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURES MONITORING PARAMETERS, 24-HOUR URINE COLLECTION SODIUM AND POTASSIUM EXCRETION AND MICROALBUMIN/CREATININE RATIO IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION A. Brzeska, J. Porzezinska-Furtak, K. Widecka, T. Miazgowski Szczecin-POLAND 14-15 412 / PROFILE OF THE YOUNG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE M.. Barn Ramos, A.A. Perez Rivera, A. Ruz Zafra, M.I. Maiz Jimnez, C. Luque Amado, A. Muoz Claros, I. Gallardo Romero, F.M. Godoy Guerrero, A. Ruiz Cantero Ronda-SPAIN 14-15 413 / PROFILE OF REFERRED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS FROM PRIMARY CARE TO SPECIALIZED CARE N. Martell-Claros, J.L. Zamorano, A. Galgo-Nafria Madrid-SPAIN 14-15 414 / ASSOCIATION OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND LIPID PROFILE WITH SUBCLINICAL ORGAN DAMAGE BASED ON ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX IN THE GROUP OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Woznicka-Leskiewicz, A. Posadzy-Malaczynska Poznan-POLAND 14-15 415 / ACEI-RELATED ANGIOEDEMA: LONG-TERM STUDY FOLLOW-UP OF 111 PATIENTS L.M. Beltrami, L.C. Zingale, R. Vacchini, L.A. Dalla Vecchia, S. Carugo, M. Cicardi Milan-ITALY 14-15 416 / INTERCONNECTION OF AN UNFAVOURABLE BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE AND ARRHYTHMIAS IN HYPERTESIVE PATIENTS E. Rebeko, A. Mrochek Minsk-BELARUS 14-15 417 / THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MICROALBUMINURIA AND THE DETERMINING ACTIVITY FACTORS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS V. Duraj, M. Gjata, L. Collaku, A. Tafaj Tirana-ALBANIA 14-15 418 / INFLUENCE OF SMOKING ON MINERALS STATUS AND SERUM LIPIDS AND GLUCOSE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS J. Suliburska, P. Bogdanski, M. Szulinska, D. Pupek-Musialik Poznan-POLAND 14-15 419 / INVESTIGATION OF SUBCLINICAL TARGET ORGAN DAMAGES, CARDIAC AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY AND BAROREFLEX-SENSITIVITY IN DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVES P. Legrady (1), I. Fejes (1), D. Bajcsi (1), P. Kempler (2), A. Kovacs (1), A. Letoha (1), I. Torok (1), G. Abraham (1) (1) Szeged, (2) Budapest-HUNGARY
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14-15 435 / URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION-PREVALENCE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN SLOVENIA AND TELMISARTAN REDUCTION EFFECT J. Brguljan, R. Accetto, B. Salobir, P. Dolenc Ljubljana-SLOVENIA 14-15 436 / CLINICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND DOPPLER CHARACTERISTIC OF OBESE AND NON OBESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS. IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO I. Burazor (1), S. Stefanovic (2), M. Burazor (1), V. Stefanovic (2) (1) Nis-SERBIA; (2) Knjazevac-JUGOSLAVIJA 14-15 437 / HYPERURICEMIA CONTRIBUTES TO HYPERTENSION AND RENAL DYSFUNCTION K. Takeda Kyoto-JAPAN 14-15 438 / THE PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE HOSPITAL PRACTICE A.U. Gurina, S.U. Volkova, I.V. Medvedeva Tyumen-RUSSIA 14-15 439 / VERY PREMATURE BIRTH INFLUENCES BLOOD PRESSURE AND SUBCLINICAL ORGAN DAMAGE IN YOUNG MEN BORN SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE M. Laganovic , D. Kuzmanic , I. Vukovic Lela, M. Vrkic Kirhmajer, L.J. Banc , M. Miloevic , V. Premuic , S. Karanovic , L.J. Fodor, B. Jelakovic Zagreb-CROATIA 14-15 440 / MICROALBUMINURIA AND SERUM URIC ACID LEVELS IN PREECLAMPTIC WOMEN M. Craina, P. Stanciu, E. Bernad, C. Serban, R. Nitu Timisoara-ROMANIA 14-15 441 / ASSOCIATION OF INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME WITH PREECLAMPSIA M. Craina, P. Stanciu, E. Bernad, C. Serban, R. Nitu Timisoara-ROMANIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor LATE-BREAKER POSTER SESSION 2 ROOM 17 / POSTERS FROM 442 TO 454 Chairperson: J. Jordan (Hannover-GERMANY)
17 442 / SWITCHING THERAPY TO BEDTIME OF UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION R. Farah, Rola Farah Nahariya-ISRAEL 17 443 / NEW INDICES DERIVED FROM AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SURVIVAL B. Gavish (1), M. Bursztyn (2) (1) Lod, (2) Jerusalem-ISRAEL 17 444 / HYPERTENSION IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN SUBJECTS WITH HIGH CREATINE KINASE L. Brewster (1), I. Oudman (1), J. Clark (2), G Vanmontfrans (1) (1) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS; (2) Cincinnati-USA 17 445 / THE IMPACT OF POORLY CONTROLLED HYPERTENSION ON AMBULATORY CARE RESOURCES IN MALAYSIA Q. Alefan (1), M. Izham (2), T.A.Razak (1), A. Ayub (3) (1) Kuantan, (2) Penang, (3) Petaling Jaya-MALAYSIA 17 446 / RESULTS OF MONITORING OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HYPERTENSION DEPENDING ON THE BONE MINERAL DENSITY I. Golovach, T. Chipko, D. Golovach, O. Lasorenko, A. Vlasenko, O. Avramenko, V. Matijko Kyiv-UKRAINE 17 447 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING FOR STRATIFICATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN OBESE AND NON-OBESE SUBJECTS T.W. Hansen (1), K. Asayama (2), L. Thijs (2), J. Boggia (3), Y. Li (4), M. Kikuya (5), T. Ohkubo (5), C. Torp Pedersen (1), K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (6), V. Tikhonoff (7), S. Malyutina (8), L. Lind (9), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (6), Y. Imai (5), J.A. Staessen (2), on behalf of the IDACO Investigators (1) Copenhagen-DENMARK; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM; (3) Montevideo-URUGUAY; (4) Shanghai-CHINA, (5) Sendai-JAPAN; (6) Krakow-POLAND; (7) Padua-ITALY; (8) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA; (9) Uppsala-SWEDEN
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17 448 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAT TISSUE DISTRIBUTION, METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES AND TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN CHILDREN WITH PRIMARY HYPERTENSION - PROSPECTIVE STUDY A. Niemirska, M. Litwin, E. Jurkiewicz Warsaw-POLAND 17 449 / AUTOMATED OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE RECORDED AT ONE MINUTE INTERVALS M. Myers Toronto-CANADA 17 450 / INSULIN PROMOTES VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION VIA MICRORNA-208 MEDIATED DOWN-REGULATION OF P21 Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, X.K. Wang, Y. Zhang, C. Zeng Chongqing-CHINA 17 451 / SOLUBLE FORM OF ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME-1 IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID: A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER OF CEREBRAL VASOSPASM S. Kuruppu Clayton-AUSTRALIA 17 452 / THE RESPONSE OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN SALT-SENSITIVE PATIENTS TO TEST THE LOAD A. Kirichenko, Y. Novichkova, N. Zakirova Moscow-RUSSIA 17 453 / PECULIARITIES OF DAILY RHYTHM IN SALT-SENSITIVE PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION A. Kirichenko, Y. Novichkova, N. Zakirova Moscow-RUSSIA 17 454 / 24 HOUR AMBULATORY RECORDING OF AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND CENTRAL SYSTOLIC AUGMENTATION A FEASIBILITY STUDY L. Luzardo (1), I. Lujambio (1), M. Sottolano (1), A. da Rosa (1), O. Noboa (1), L. Thijs (2), J.A. Staessen (3), J. Boggia (1) (1) Montevideo-URUGUAY; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM; (3) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS
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HOW TO READ AND INTERPRET THE RESULTS OF TRIALS Chairperson: B. Dahlf (Goteborg-SWEDEN)
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Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Medtronic Ardian CATHETER-BASED RENAL DENERVATION TREATMENT FOR HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: G. Grassi (Milan-ITALY) R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY)
How-To Session
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Fukuda Denshi CARDIO-ANKLE VASCULAR STIFFNESS INDEX (CAVI) Chairperson: R. Asmar (Paris-FRANCE)
Introduction R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) Renal denervation in essential hypertension - Physiology and historical perspective G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY) Catheter-based renal denervation, clinical results (Symplicity HTN-1 and HTN-2 Trials) M. Esler (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA) Catheter-based renal denervation, additional indications, background and physiology M. Schlaich (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA) Closing comments G. Grassi (Milan-ITALY)
CAVI as a novel indicator of vascular function A. Schmidt-Trucksss (Basel-SWITZERLAND) Assessment of CAVI in healthy population and subjects with chronic lifestylerelated diseases P. Dobk (Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC) Aortic stiffness and cardiac function: insights from CAVI P. Leeson (Oxford-UK)
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HOW TO ASSESS PATIENTS COMPLIANCE TO TREATMENT Chairpersons: M. Viigimaa (Tallinn-ESTONIA) S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY)
Clinical Case
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA AND MEDULLARY CARCINOMA OF THYROID GLAND Chairperson: M. Castellano (Brescia-ITALY)
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14.30 - 15.30 Orange Hall 3 15.30 - 17.00 Auditorium

PROTEZIONE CARDIOVASCOLARE A 360 Moderatori: E. Ambrosioni (Bologna) A.C. Pessina (Padova)

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Chairpersons: K. Kiowski (Zurich-SWITZERLAND) B. Waeber (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND)
Moderno inquadramento del paziente cardiovascolare: i criteri di scelta tra la monoterapia e la terapia di associazione P. Verdecchia (Perugia) Discussione Il ruolo della prevenzione: vero che non possiamo sostenere i costi? F.V. Costa (Bologna) Discussione
15.30 LECTURE THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AT HIGH ALTITUDE G. Parati Milan-ITALY 15.50 VALIDATION OF THE NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE BY THE SPHYGMOCOR AND OMRON DEVICES AGAINST THE INVASIVE CATHETER MEASUREMENT F.H. Ding, Y. Li, R.Y. Zhang, Q. Zhang, W.X. Fan, J.G. Wang Shanghai-CHINA 16.00 TRONCO-CONICAL CUFFS CAN PROVIDE MORE ACCURATE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS THAN CYLINDRICAL CUFFS IN PEOPLE WITH LARGE ARMS E. Benetti (1), S. Masiero (1), C. Fania (1), A. Pimazzoni (2), P. Palatini (1) (1) Padua, (2) Costermano-ITALY 16.10 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF WITHIN-AND BETWEEN-VISIT BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN A POPULATION STUDY A. Odili (1), T. Kuznetsova (2), L. Thijs (2), J. Yu (2), J. Staessen (2) (1) Abuja-NIGERIA; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM 16.20 PROGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVES FOLLOWED-UP FOR 8,2 YEARS J. Bastos (1), S. Bertoquini (2), J. Polonia (2) (1) Aveiro, (2) Porto-PORTUGAL
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16.30 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN VERY ELDERLY PATIENTS MORTALITY P. Cuffaro, D. Giunta, M.L. Posadas Martnez, M. Rada, M. Morales, J. Barochiner, L. Aparicio, J. Ale, C. Galarza, G. Waisman Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 16.40 PREDICTIVE VALUE OF ABPM DERIVED VASCULAR INDICES IN DIFFERENT AGE STRATA. RESULTS OF DUBLIN OUTCOME STUDY G. Bilo (1), B. Gavish (2), E. Dolan (3), E. OBrian (3), G. Mancia (1), G. Parati (1) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Lod-ISRAEL; (3) Dublin-IRELAND 16.50 DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING: THE MEDITHABP STUDY (MEDITERRANEAN HOME VS. AMBULATORY BP) G.S. Stergiou (1), E.G. Nasothimiou (1), S. Omboni (2), A. De La Sierra (3), L.M. Ruilope (4), G. Parati (5) (1) Athens-GREECE; (2) Varese-ITALY; (3) Terrassa-SPAIN; (4) Madrid-SPAIN; (5) Milan-ITALY 15.30 - 17.00 Red Hall
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PROTECTING THE KIDNEY IN HYPERTENSION: A REAPPRAISAL OF THE EVIDENCE Chairpersons: J.L. Rodicio (Madrid-SPAIN) J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
Debate: Blood pressure should be lowered below 125/75 mmHg Pro: M. Burnier (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND) Against: L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) Changes in GFR and albuminuria - What does it mean? R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY)
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REGULATORY ASPECTS OF HYPERTENSION DRUGS DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL Chairpersons: E. Ambrosioni (Bologna-ITALY) C. Farsang (Budapest-HUNGARY)

HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES Chairpersons: J.P. Nazar (Lisbon-PORTUGAL) B.H. Watschinger (Wien-AUSTRIA)
The European Medicines Regulatory Network C. Avendao (Madrid-SPAIN) Discussion The expanding use of generics. Advantages and problems E. Degli Esposti (Ferrara-ITALY) Discussion The extended role of nurses in the management of chronic disease D. Morin (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND) Discussion
15.30 EFFECTS OF A MULTIFACETED INTERVENTION ON GPS ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS OF HIGH RISK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS. ESCAPE TRIAL D. Pouchain (1), D. Huas (1), J.P. Lebeau (1), F. Boutitie (2), M. Lievre (2), E. Bruckert (3), J. Chapman (3), X. Girerd (3) (1) Vincennes, (2) Lyon, (3) Paris-FRANCE 15.40 PHYSICIAN INERTIA IN RELATION TO ACHIEVEMENT OF BP GOALS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH COMORBIDITIES IN THE SHARE SURVEY R.E. Schmieder (1), J. Redon (2) (1) Erlangen-GERMANY; (2) Valencia-SPAIN 15.50 RANDOMIZED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A STRUCTURED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM (HERZ.LEBEN) ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS R. Zweiker, S. Perl, V. Riegelnik, C. Kos, P. Mrak, H. Ederer, I. Rakovac, P. Beck, G. Klima, H. Nagy, T. Pieber Graz-AUSTRIA 16.00 DISCREPANCY BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE GUIDELINES (SHARE-BELGIUM) A. Persu, P. Van der Niepen, on behalf of the Supporting Hypertension Awareness and Research Europe-wide (SHARE) Steering Committee Brussels-BELGIUM
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16.10 NON PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION TO TREAT HYPERTENSION: INTENSIVE VERSUS REFERRED CARE L.A. Ferrara, D. Pacioni, B. Russo, L. Staiano, R. Gente, V. Di Fronzo, M.F. Di Rosa, L. Maione Naples-ITALY 16.20 REDUCED COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR TREATING TOBACCO USE AMONG HYPERTENSIVES V. Katsi, G. Souretis, I. Vlasseros, D. Alexopoulos, D. Papoutsis, P. Theodoropoulos, M. Divani, P. Bounas, J. Orestis, D. Barlagiannis, C. Benekos, Ch. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 16.30 FAILURE TO INTENSIFY THERAPY RELATED TO INADEQUATE CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION AND DYSLIPIDEMIA: A COMBINED STITCH AND STITCH2 ANALYSIS S. Nelson, G. Dresser, J. Mahon, B. Feagan, M. Vandervoort, C. Wong, R. Feldman London-CANADA 16.40 LECTURE ECONOMIC ASPECT OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY: MODELS, SIMULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY F. Gueyfer Lyon-FRANCE 15.30 - 17.00 Orange Hall 2

CLINICAL TRIALS Chairpersons: A. Mimran (Montpellier-FRANCE) J.A. Staessen (Leuven-BELGIUM)
15.30 DETAILED ANALYSIS OF VALSARTAN ON STROKE EVENT REDUCTION IN JAPANESE HIGH-RISK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS NEW FINDING FROM KYOTO HEART STUDY T. Sawada, S. Kimura, J. Shiraishi, H. Yamada, H. Matsubara Kyoto-JAPAN 15.40 USEFULNESS OF THE NUMBER NEEDED TO TREAT (OR TO HARM) IN CLINICAL TRIALS. REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENTS ON CORONARY OUTCOME AND MORTALITY REDUCTION J. Mourad (1), K. Kobalava (2) (1) Bobigny-FRANCE; (2) Moscow-RUSSIA 15.50 HIGHER CARDIOVASCULAR (CV) RISK OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS REQUIRING ADD-ON THERAPY IN THE FELODIPINE EVENT REDUCTION (FEVER) RANDOMIZED TRIAL Y.Q. Zhang (1) X.Z. Zhang (1) L.S. Liu (1) A. Zanchetti (2), on behalf of FEVER Study Group (1) Beijing-CHINA; (2) Milan-ITALY 16.00 EFFECTS OF SINGLE OR MULTIPLE DRUG THERAPIES ON CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN HYPERTENSION: ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM THE VALUE TRIAL M. Weber (1), S. Julius (2), S. Kjeldsen (3), Y. Jia (4), H. Brunner (5), D. Zappe (4), T. Hua (4), G. McInnes (6), A. Schork (2), G. Mancia (7), A. Zanchetti (7) (1) Brooklyn, (2) Ann Arbor-USA; (3) Oslo-NORWAY; (4) East Hanover-USA; (5) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND; (6) Glasgow-UK; (7) Milan-ITALY
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16.10 REAL LIFE ANALYSIS OF BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN OVER 5000 RESISTANT HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM THE 3A REGISTRY R. Dechend (1), R.E. Schmieder (2), E.A. Kaiser (3), E. Deeg (4), J. Senges (4), U. Zeymer (4) (1) Berlin, (2) Erlangen, (3) Nuernberg, (4) Ludwigshafen-GERMANY 16.20 BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOME IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: EVIDENCE FROM THE ACTION TRIAL P.A. Meredith, S. Lloyd, I. Ford, H.L. Elliott Glasgow-UK 16.30 INTENSIFIED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY AND BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN OLDER THAN 70 OF CHINESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS Z. Jin, S. Guoying, Z. Xiaowei, Z. Ye, F. Pingya, W. Jiguang Shanghai-CHINA 16.40 CLINIC AND 24 H LONG-TERM BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN NON BETA-BLOCKER AND BETA-BLOCKER-TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS. DATA FROM ELSA TRIAL G. Mancia, R. Facchetti, G. Parati, A. Zanchetti Milan-ITALY 16.50 CHANGES IN VISIT-TO-VISIT BP VARIABILITY WITH BETABLOCKER, DIURETIC AND CALCIUM ANTAGONIST H. Charvat (1), T. Bejan-Angoulvant (1), V. Musini (2), F. Boutitie (1), M. Perez (2), J.A. Staessen (3), S.J. Pocock (4), J.M. Wright (2), F. Gueyfer (1) (1) Bron-FRANCE; (2) Vancouver-CANADA; (3) Leuven-BELGIUM; (4) London-UK 15.30 - 17.00 Orange Hall 3

RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND VASOACTIVE SUBSTANCES Chairpersons: B. Jelakovic (Zagreb-CROATIA) A.H. van den Meiracker (Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS)
15.30 COMPOUND 21 INDUCES VASORELAXATION VIA AN ENDOTHELIUM - AND ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 2 RECEPTOR-INDEPENDENT MECHANISM J. Van Esch (1), K. Verdonk (1), W. Batenburg (1), E. Moltzer (1), R. Van Veghel (1), T. Unger (2), U. Steckelings (2), A. Danser (1) (1) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS; (2) Berlin-GERMANY 15.40 CHANGES IN BAROREFLEX CONTROL OF HEART RATE PRODUCED BY CENTRAL INFUSION OF THE NOVEL NONPEPTIDE AT2 RECEPTOR AGONIST, COMPOUND 21 D. Villela (1), M. Campagnole-Santos (2), T. Unger (1), U. Steckelings (1), R. Santos (2) (1) Berlin-GERMANY; (2) Belo Horizonte-BRAZIL 15.50 IMPACT OF NALP3 INFLAMMASOME ON BLOOD PRESSURE, RENIN AND RENAL AND CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY IN 2K1C AND DOCA/SALT MICE Q. Wang (1), A. So (1), J. Nussberger (1), S. Schaefer (2), M. Burnier (1) (1) Lausanne, (2) Bern-SWITZERLAND 16.00 (PRO)RENIN RECEPTOR BLOCKADE COUNTERACTS THE BENEFICIAL VASCULAR EFFECTS OF RENIN INHIBITION IN DIABETIC TRANSGENIC MREN2 RATS (TGR(MREN2)27) W.W. Batenburg, M. van den Heuvel, J.H.M. van Esch, R. van Veghel, A.H.J. Danser Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS
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16.10 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF (PRO)RENIN RECEPTOR IN THE MEDIUM OF HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS, HUVEC K.B. Biswas (1), A.H.M.N. Nabi (1), Y. Arai (1), T. Nakagawa (1), A. Ebihara (1), A. Ichihara (2), T. Inagami (3), F. Suzuki (1) (1) Gifu, (2) Tokyo-JAPAN; (3) Nashville-USA 16.20 URINARY RENIN, BUT NOT ANGIOTENSINOGEN, REFLECTS RENAL RENINANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM (RAS) ACTIVITY AND THE EFFICACY OF RAS BLOCKADE IN THE KIDNEY M. van den Heuvel, W. Batenburg, S. Jainandunsing, I. Garrelds, J. van Gool, A. van den Meiracker, A. Danser Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 16.30 EFFECT OF OLMESARTAN ON OXIDATIVE STRESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS. MECHANISTIC SUPPORT TO CLINICAL TRIALS DERIVED EVIDENCE L. Cal, L. Dal Maso, P. Caielli, E. Pagnin, M. Pengo, A.C. Pessina Padua-ITALY 16.40 VTP-27999: A NOVEL RENIN INHIBITOR WITH POTENTIAL FOR SUPERIOR NEPHROPROTECTION R. Gregg (1), G. McGeehan (1), C. Bryson (1), A. Danser (2), D. Claremon (1), J. Balcarek (1) (1) Fort Washington-USA; (2) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 16.50 CELL-SPECIFIC DELETION OF THE TYPE 1A (AT1A) ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR FROM COLLECTING DUCT EXAGGERATES ANGIOTENSIN II - DEPENDENT HYPERTENSION J. Stegbauer (1), S.B. Gurley (2), M.A. Sparks (2), L.C. Rump (1), T.M. Coffman (2) (1) Dsseldorf-GERMANY; (2) Durham-USA 16.00 - 17.00 Yellow Hall
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Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Servier WHAT ARE THE TRUE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RAS INHIBITORS Chairpersons: P. Camici (London-UK) N.R. Poulter (London-UK)
Introduction P. Camici (London-UK) Basic researchers point of view B. Lvy (Paris-FRANCE) Clinical researchers point of view S. Taddei (Pisa-ITALY) Clinical trialists point of view A.S. Hall (Leeds-UK) Discussion All participants Conclusion N.R. Poulter (London-UK)
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Chairpersons: E. Ambrosioni (Bologna-ITALY) K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND) J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
Satellite Symposium
Sponsored By Omron Healthcare Europe CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION FROM CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICE TO NEW APPROACHES Chairpersons: A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
17.00-18.00 Presentation of Awards Bjrn Folkow Award P.M. de Leeuw (Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS) Alberto Zanchetti Life Achievement Award A.L. Mark (Iowa City, IA-USA) Lennart Hansson Memorial Lecture L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) Peter Sleight Award E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY) Peter A. van Zwieten Award M. Azizi (Paris-FRANCE) ESH Honorary Membership D.L. Clement (Gent-BELGIUM) Servier Grant Research K.E. Kotliar (Munich-GERMANY) Paul Milliez Award P.F. Plouin (Paris-FRANCE) Jiri Widimsky Sr Award Z. Somloova (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC) A. Rojek (Gdansk-POLAND) P. Studinger (Budapest-HUNGARY) 18.00 Bjrn Folkow Award Lecture Mechanisms in hypertension: Gdel, Escher, Bach revisited P.M. de Leeuw (Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS)
Introduction A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) Blood pressure measurement: whats new? J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN) Role of central blood pressure G. Schillaci (Perugia-ITALY) Hypertension and arrhythmias A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) The role of inammation in heart disease and stroke C. Tsious (Athens-GREECE) Closing remarks J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN)
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RESISTANT HYPERTENSION: WHICH DRUGS ? Chairperson: S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY)
Introduction S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY) How to manage resistant hypertension in primary care A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN) Renal nerve ablation and baroreex stimulation R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) Conclusions S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY)
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THE PICKERING SYNDROME - A PEBBLE IN THE MOSAIC OF CARDIO-RENAL SYNDROME Chairpersons: F.H. Messerli (New York, NY-USA) P. Sleight (Oxford-UK)
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PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Chairperson: E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY)
Heart M.L. Muiesan (Brescia-ITALY) Historic aspects and denition of the Pickering syndrome F.H. Messerli (New York, NY-USA) Pathogenesis, clinical ndings - The Pickering syndrome S. Rimoldi (Bern-SWITZERLAND) The cardio-renal syndrome - Classication and therapeutic considerations M. Burnier (Lausanne-SWITZERLAND) Atherosclerotic plaque S. Vermeersch (Gent-BELGIUM)
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THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS Chairpersons: M. Doumas (Thessaloniki-GREECE) F. Pinto (Sant M. Feira-PORTUGAL)
9.40 LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINATION OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL/AMLODIPINE BESYLATE + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE BASED ON HYPERTENSION SEVERITY: THE TRINITY STUDY D. Kereiakes (1), S. Chrysant (2), J. Izzo (3), T. Littlejohn (4), S. Oparil (5), M. Melino (6), J. Lee (6), V. Fernandez (6), R. Heyrman (6) (1) Cincinnati, (2) Oklahoma City, (3) Buffalo, (4) Winston-Salem, (5) Birmingham, (6) Parsippany-USA 9.50 LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINATION OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL/AMLODIPINE BESYLATE + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE STRATIFIED BY DIABETES STATUS AND BODY MASS INDEX: SUBGROUP ANALYSES OF THE TRINITY STUDY S. Oparil (1), J. Izzo (2), S. Chrysant (3), D. Kereiakes (4), T. Littlejohn (5), M. Melino (6), J. Lee (6), V. Fernandez (6), R. Heyrman (6) (1) Birmingham, (2) Buffalo, (3) Oklahoma City, (4) Cincinnati, (5) Winston-Salem, (6) Parsippany-USA 10.00 LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINATION OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL/AMLODIPINE BESYLATE + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE STRATIFIED BY RACE: A TRINITY STUDY SUBGROUP ANALYSIS S. Chrysant (1), D. Kereiakes (2), J. Izzo (3), T. Littlejohn (4), S. Oparil (5), M. Melino (6), J. Lee (6), V. Fernandez (6), R. Heyrman (6) (1) Oklahoma City, (2) Cincinnati, (3) Buffalo, (4) Winston-Salem, (5) Birmingham, (6) Parsippany-USA 10.10 DISTRIBUTION OF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTIONS FROM THE TRINITY STUDY: EFFICACY OF COMBINATION OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL + AMLODIPINE BESYLATE + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE T. Littlejohn (1), D. Kereiakes (2), S. Chrysant (3), J. Izzo (4), S. Oparil (5), M. Melino (6), J. Lee (6), V. Fernandez (6), R. Heyrman (6) (1) Winston-Salem, (2) Cincinnati, (3) Oklahoma City, (4) Buffalo, (5) Birmingham, (6) Parsippany-USA
9.00 DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP OF AMLODIPINE / LOSARTAN COMBINATION IN HYPERTENSION C. Park (1), H. Youn (1), S. Chae (2), J. Yang (3), M. Kim (4), T. Hong (4), C. Kim (5), J. Kim (1), B. Hong (1), J. Jeong (6), S. Park (1), J. Kwan (7), Y. Choi (1), S. Cho (1) (1) Seoul, (2) Taegu, (3) Ilsan, (4) Pusan, (5) Bundang, (6) Iksan, (7) IncheonSOUTH KOREA 9.10 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIPID PROFILE IN EUROPE. THE EURIKA STUDY C. Borghi Bologna-ITALY 9.20 ALDOSTERONE-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS LEAD TO PROLONGED BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS P.M. Jansen (1), K. Verdonk (1), B.P. Imholz (2), A.H.J. Danser (1), A.H. van den Meiracker (1) (1) Rotterdam, (2) Waalwijk-THE NETHERLANDS 9.30 THERAPEUTIC INFLUENCE OF COMBINATION THERAPY ON LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IS RELATED TO POLYMORPHISMS OF ACE, AGTR1, ENOS, PPAR-GAMMA2, AND ADRBETA1 GENES L. Sydorchuk (1), K. Amosova (2), A. Sydorchuk (1), R. Sydorchuk (1), J. Ursuliak (1), I. Sydorchuk (1) (1) Chernivtsi, (2) Kyiv-UKRAINE
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10.20 SINGLE-PILL COMBINATION OF TELMISARTAN 80 MG/AMLODIPINE 10 MG PROVIDES SUPERIOR BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTIONS TO AMLODIPINE IN ADDED RISK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: TEAMSTA DIABETES STUDY A.M. Sharma (1), G. Bakris (2), T.W. Littlejohn (3), J.M. Neutel (4), M. Kobe (5), N. Ting (5), L. Ley (6) (1) Edmonton-CANADA; (2) Chicago, (3) Winston Salem, (4) Tustin, (5) Ridgefield-USA; (6) Ingelheim-GERMANY 10.30 SUPERIOR PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AFTER SWITCHING TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION FROM RAMIPRIL/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE TO PERINDOPRIL/INDAPAMIDE T. Mengden (1), W. Sehnert (2) (1) Bad Nauheim, (2) Dortmund-GERMANY 10.40 THE EFFECT OF A COMBINATION OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER AND DIURETIC ON LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A MULTICENTER TRIAL H. Kihara (1), H. Ito (2), K. Ishii (3), H. Watanabe (4), K. Shimada (5), J. Yoshikawa (6), on behalf of EDEN Investigators (1) Asahikawa, (2) Okayama, (3) Osaka, (4) Tokyo, (5) Osaka, (6) Nishinomiya-JAPAN 10.50 BETA-BLOCKERS ARE RELATIVELY OVERUSED IN FINLAND. WHY ARE WE NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES? RESULTS FROM A LARGE NATIONAL DATABASE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2006 T. Ahola (1), A. Jula (1), I. Kantola (1), P. Puukka (1), A. Reunanen (2) (1) Turku, (2) Helsinki-FINLAND 09.00 - 10.30 Red Hall
Topical Workshop
ADVANCES IN ADRENAL HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: G. Opocher (Padua-ITALY) P.F. Plouin (Paris-FRANCE)
Recent advances in primary aldosteronism G.P. Rossi (Padua-ITALY) Recent progress in the genetics of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma N. Burnichon (Paris-FRANCE) Hypertension in patients with hypercortisolism and/or adrenal incidentalomas M. Terzolo (Turin-ITALY)
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Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Novartis VASCULAR AGING: SHIFTING THE PARADIGM OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION/REDUCTION IN HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: J. Cockcroft (Cardiff-UK) G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY)
Topical Workshop
SMALL VESSELS - LARGE PROBLEMS Chairpersons: E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY) J. Gasowski (Cracow-POLAND)
Introduction J. Gasowski (Cracow-POLAND) Pathophysiology of small vessels in hypertension C. Aalkjaer (Aarhus-DENMARK) Alterations in small artery structure and function in diabetes and obesity D. Rizzoni (Brescia-ITALY) Role of perivascular fat tissue in health and disease A.M. Heagerty (Manchester-UK) Small vessels disease of the brain: from genes through hypertension to ageing A. Slowik (Cracow-POLAND) General Discussion Concluding remarks E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia-ITALY)
Introduction J. Cockcroft (Cardiff-UK) Dening vascular aging and CV risk S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) Impact of vascular aging on CVD P. Nilsson (Malm-SWEDEN) Interventions to reduce central aortic pressure, arterial stiffness and morbidity mortality B. Williams (Leicester-UK) Towards scoring of vascular aging and total CV prediction C. Vlachopoulos (Athens-GREECE) Conclusions G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY)
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RENAL ASPECTS Chairpersons: A.E. Birbari (Beirut-LEBANON) H. Ibsen (Holbaek-DENMARK)
9.40 IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH VASCULAR STIFFNESS AND INFLAMMATION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE S.H. Rossi (1), E.P. McQuarrie (1), R.M. Mackenzie (1), W.H. Miller (1), J.A. Dymott (1), M.U. Moreno (1), C. Taurino (1), A.M. Miller (1), U. Neisius (1), G.A. Berg (2), Z. Burneikaite (2), J. Hoyle (2), J.A. Hannay (1), A.F. Dominiczak (1), C. Delles (1) (1) Glasgow, (2) Clydebank-UK 9.50 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IS AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINANT OF COMPENSATORY HYPERFILTRATION AFTER KIDNEY DONATION P. Fesler, J. Ribstein, G. du Cailar, G. Mourad, A. Mimran Montpellier-FRANCE 10.00 SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF INTRARENAL EPROSARTAN INFUSION ON THE RENAL HANDLING OF ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE R. Ronden, A. Houben, C. Tazelaar, J. Bakker, J. Bierau, C. Stehouwer, P. de Leeuw, A. Kroon Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 10.10 RENAL DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY IS INCREASED IN THE RENALASE KNOCKOUT MOUSE MODEL J. Quelhas-Santos (1), P. Serro (1), C. Fernandes-Cerqueira (1), L. Silva (1), I. Soares-Silva (1), D. Sizova (2), B. Sampaio-Maia (1), G. Desir (2), M. Pestana (1) (1) Porto-PORTUGAL; (2) New Haven-USA 10.20 IN VIVO INTRARENAL EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN II AT1- AND AT2-RECEPTOR BLOCKADE IN BOTH NORMAL AND DIABETIC RATS D. Patinha (1), A. Fasching (1), A. Albino-Teixeira (2), M. Morato (2), F. Palm (1) (1) Uppsala-SWEDEN; (2) Porto-PORTUGAL 10.30 SUSTAINED REDUCTION OF CENTRAL SYMPATHETIC OUTFLOW AFTER RENAL DENERVATION IN END STAGE RENAL DISEASE M. Schlaich (1), G. Lambert (1), E. Lambert (1), H. Krum (1), T. Walton (1), P. Sobotka (2), M. Esler (1) (1) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA; (2) Mountain View-USA 10.40 LECTURE HYPERTENSIVE NEPHROPATHY: CAUSE OR CONSEQUENCE? E. Ritz Heidelberg-GERMANY
9.00 EVALUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE BEFORE AND AFTER PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL RENAL ANGIOPLASTY IN FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA J. Smit (1), T. Wierema (2), P. de Leeuw (1) (1) Maastricht, (2) Tilburg-THE NETHERLANDS 9.10 CYSTATIN C IS SUPERIOR TO CREATININE-BASED GFR ESTIMATES IN PREDICTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN A MIDDLE-AGED CAUCASIAN POPULATION P. Svensson-Frbom, M. Ohlson Andersson, B. Hedblad, G. Engstrm, A. Christensson, O. Melander Malm-SWEDEN 9.20 PREVENTION OF MICROALBUMINURIA IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION J. Menne (1), J.L. Izzo (2), S. Ito (3), A. Januszewicz (4), S. Katayama (5), A. Mimran (6), T.J. Rabelink (7), E. Ritz (8), L.M. Ruilope (9), L.C. Rump (10), G.C. Viberti (11), H. Haller (1) (1) Hannover-GERMANY; (2) Buffalo-USA; (3) Sendai-JAPAN; (4) Warsaw-POLAND; (5) Iruma-JAPAN; (6) Montpellier-FRANCE; (7) Leiden-THE NETHERLANDS; (8) Heidelberg-GERMANY; (9) Madrid-SPAIN; (10) Dsseldorf-GERMANY; (11) London-UK 9.30 LOW-GRADE RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS AND THE RENAL HANDLING OF THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE R. Ronden, A. Houben, J. Bakker, J. Bierau, C. Stehouwer, P. de Leeuw, A. Kroon Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS
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RISK FACTORS Chairpersons: G. Leonetti (Milan-ITALY) L.S. Liu (Beijing-CHINA)
9.50 SODIUM AND POTASSIUM INTAKE OF THE ITALIAN ADULT POPULATION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE MINISAL-GIRCSI STUDY R. Ippolito (1), C. Donfrancesco (2), C. Lo Noce (2), O. Russo (1), L. Palmieri (2), D. Vanuzzo (3), F. Galletti (1), S. Giampaoli (2), P. Strazzullo (1) (1) Naples, (2) Rome, (3) Udine-ITALY 10.00 OLIVETTI HEART STUDY: CIGARETTE SMOKING PREDICTS THE CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS AND THE RISK OF HYPERTENSION L. DElia, D. De Palma, G. Rossi, R. Ippolito, P. Strazzullo, F. Galletti Naples-ITALY 10.10 CAFFEINE INTAKE IS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED RISK OF HYPERTENSION IN NON-SMOKERS I. Guessous (1), M. Pruijm (1), F. Paccaud (1), V. Mooser (2), M. Burnier (1), G. Waeber (1), J.M. Gaspoz (3), P. Vollenweider (1), M. Bochud (1) (1) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND; (2) King of Prussia-USA; (3) Geneva-SWITZERLAND 10.20 A POPULATION BASED ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN THE REGION OF MADRID (SPAIN) A. Sarria Santamera, M.A. Martin Martinez Madrid-SPAIN 10.30 PREECLAMPTIC WOMEN DISPLAY SALT SENSITIVITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DAMAGE BEFORE THEIR MENOPAUSE G. Martillotti, G. Wagner, J. Abdulcadir, M. Boulvain, O. Irion, P. Saudan, A. Pechere-Bertschi Geneva-SWITZERLAND 10.40 EFFECT OF SELF-ADMINISTERED RISK ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE J. Tyszkiewicz, B. Symonides, J. Bugajska, Z. Gaciong Warsaw-POLAND 10.50 THE ROLE OF MATERNAL MALARIA IN THE RISE OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN NIGERIAN INFANTS Omolola Ayoola, I. Gemmell, P.E. Clayton, J.K. Cruickshank Manchester-UK
9.00 MOST IMPORTANT CONSTITUENTS OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION L. Yankovskaya Grodno-BELARUS 9.10 DAIRY CONSUMPTION AND INCIDENCE OF HYPERTENSION: DOSE-RESPONSE META-ANALYSIS OF PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDIES L.D.M. Verberne (1), S.S. Soedamah-Muthu (1), E.L. Ding (2), F.B. Hu (2), J.M. Geleijnse (1) (1) Wageningen-THE NETHERLANDS, (2) Boston-USA 9.20 HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBOURHOOD: A COMMUNITY-BASED CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN SINGAPORE L.E. Wee, G.C.H Koh, W.X. Yeo, B. Seow, R.T. Chin Singapore-SINGAPORE 9.30 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH DETERIORATED HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS V. Katsi, G. Souretis, K. Kontoangelos, S. Veioglanis, K. Koundi, I. Vlasseros, P. Sakkas, C.H. Stefanadis, G.N. Papadimitriou, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 9.40 ABO AND RHESUS BLOOD GROUPS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S.M. Kyvelou, G. Vyssoulis, E. Karpanou, V. Tzamou, T. Gialernios, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE
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EPIDEMIOLOGY Chairpersons: D. Lovic (Nis-SERBIA) M.H. Olsen (Glostrup-DENMARK)
9.40 PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN A HYPERTENSION UNIT R.M. Bruno, I. Del Frate, V. Mazzi, E. Daghini, L. Ghiadoni, S. Taddei Pisa-ITALY 9.50 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN NORTH AFRICA: THE ETHNA STUDY C. Nejjari (1), M. Arharbi (2), M.T. Chentir (3), R. Boujnah (4), O. Kemmou (5), H. Megdiche (4), F. Boulahrouf (3), K. Messoussi (3), V. Bulatov (5) (1) Fs, (2) Rabat-MOROCCO; (3) Alger-ALGERIA; (4) Tunis-TUNISIA; (5) Casablanca-MOROCCO 10.00 THE PROGNOSTIC SHIFT FROM DIASTOLIC TO SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE MORGAM PROJECT J.K.K. Vishram (1), H. Ibsen (2), A. Borglykke (2), T. Jrgensen (2), A.H. Andreasen (2), G. Broda (3), L. Palmieri (4), S. Giampaoli (4), C. Donfranscesco (4), F. Kee (5), M.M. Ferrario (6), K. Kuulasmaa (7), O. Saarela (7), S. Sans (8), M.H Olsen (1) (1) Glostrup, (2) Holbk-DENMARK; (3) Warsaw-POLAND; (4) Rome-ITALY; (5) Belfast-UK; (6) Varese-ITALY; (7) Helsinki-FINLAND; (8) Barcelona-SPAIN 10.10 THE IMPACT OF FETAL SIZE AND MATERNAL FACTORS IN NEWBORN BLOOD PRESSURE C. Garcia-Vicent (1), I. Torro (2), F. Aguilar (1), J. Alvarez (1), F. Ponce (2), E. Lurbe (2) (1) Valencia, (2) Madrid-SPAIN 10.20 CIRCADIAN RYTHM OF RENAL URATE HANDLING IN THE GENERAL POPULATION M. Bochud, M. Maillard, T. Lyngdoh, P. Vollenweider, F. Paccaud, M. Burnier Lausanne-SWITZERLAND 10.30 CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS BY BLOOD PRESSURE CATEGORIES IN A CZECH POPULATION RANDOM SAMPLE. CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA AND LONGITUDINAL TRENDS R. Cifkov, Z. Skodova, J. Bruthans, V. Lanska, M. Jozifova, P. Wohlfahrt, A. Krajcoviechova, V. Adamkova, M. Galovcova, R. Poledne, P. Stavek Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC
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9.00 EFFECTS OF PREHYPERTENSION AND HYPERTENSION SUBTYPE ON CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION H. Arima, Y. Murakami, M. Woodward, on behalf of THE ASIA PACIFIC COHORT STUDIES COLLABORATION Sydney-AUSTRALIA 9.10 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SALT INTAKE AND CENTRAL AORTIC HEMODYNAMICS IN A COHORT OF UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS J. Polonia, J.A. Silva, S. Bertoquini, L. Barbosa Matosinhos-PORTUGAL 9.20 BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN A SPANISH HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION AGED 80 YEARS OR OLDER ATTENDED IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS (THE PRESCAP 2010 STUDY) G.C. Rodrguez Roca (1), J.L. Llisterri Caro (2), F.J. Alonso Moreno (1), L.M. Artigao Rodenas (3), V. Barrios Alonso (4), J. Polo Garcia (5), C. Escobar Cervantes (4), J.A. Santos Rodriguez (6), J.M. Fernandez Toro (5), D. Asensio Torres (7), on behalf of the working group of arterial hypertension of the Spanish Society of Primary Care physicians (Group HTA / SEMERGEN) and the PRESCAP 2010 investigators (1) Toledo, (2) Valencia, (3) Albacete, (4) Madrid, (5) Cceres, (6) Corua, (7) Barcelona-SPAIN 9.30 ADVERSE EFFECT OF VARIOUS CLINICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ON BLOOD PRESSURE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE V. Heazlewood (1), K. Kotseva (2), El. Turner (2), D. Wood (2) (1) Caboolture-AUSTRALIA; (2) London-UK
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10.40 INCOME FACTORS IN POPULATION BLOOD PRESSURE AND HYPERTENSION. RESULTS FROM THE COPENHAGEN CITY HEART STUDY U.O. Andersen, G.B. Jensen Copenhagen-DENMARK 10.50 PREVALENCE OF ABNORMAL URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION IN A GENERAL POPULATION SAMPLE IN SPAIN F. J. Felix, D. Fernandez-Berges, J. Perez, M. Zaro, L. Lozano, P. Alvarez-Palacios, A. Garcia, V. Tejero, Y. Morcillo, A. Hidalgo, N.R. Robles, on behalf of HERMEX STUDY GROUP Don Benito-SPAIN 09.00 - 11.00 Green Hall 1
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DIABETES Chairpersons: J.J. Mourad (Bobigny-FRANCE) T. Rosenthal (Tel Aviv-ISRAEL)
9.00 GENETIC VARIANTS IN THE SIRT1 GENE MAY AFFECT DIABETES RISK IN INTERACTION WITH PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO FAMINE I.P.G. Botden (1), M.C. Zilllikens (1), S.R. De Rooij (2), J.G. Langendonk (1), A.H.J. Danser (1), E.J.G. Sijbrands (1), T.J. Roseboom (2) (1) Rotterdam, (2) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 9.10 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES: SUB-GROUP ANALYSES FROM THE ONTARGET TRIAL J. Redon (1), G. Mancia (2), P. Sleight (3), H. Schumacher (4), P. Gao (5), J. Pogue (5), R. Fagard (6), P. Verdecchia (7), M. Weber (8), M. Bhm (9), B. Williams (10), K. Yusoff (11), K. Teo (5), S. Yusuf (5) (1) Valencia-SPAIN; (2) Milan-ITALY; (3) Oxford-UK; (4) Ingleheim-GERMANY; (5) Hamilton-CANADA; (6) Leuven-BELGIUM; (7) Perugia-ITALY; (8) Brooklyn-USA; (9) Homburg-GERMANY; (10) Leicester-UK; (11) Shah Alam-MALAYSIA 9.20 RESTING HEART RATE AND THE RISK OF DEATH AND CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS J. Chalmers (1), M. Woodward (1), A. Rodgers (1), C. Chow (1), A. Patel (1), R. Webster (1), D. Batty (2), Q. Li (1), T. Ninomiya (3), S. Zoungas (1), G. Hillis (1) (1) Sydney-AUSTRALIA; (2) London-UK; (3) Fukuoka-JAPAN 9.30 PRESERVED CAPILLARY DENSITY IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES F. Feihl, J. Aellen, A. Dabiri, A. Heim, L. Liaudet, M. Burnier, J. Ruiz, B. Waeber Lausanne-SWITZERLAND
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9.40 EFFECTS OF INTENSIVE BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION ON MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND STROKE IN DIABETES: A META-ANALYSIS IN 73,913 PATIENTS G. Reboldi (1), G. Gentile (1), F. Angeli (1), G. Ambrosio (1), G. Mancia (2), P. Verdecchia (3) (1) Perugia, (2) Milan, (3) Assisi-ITALY 9.50 HIGH CENTRAL PULSE PRESSURE IS COMMON IN TYPE 2 DIABETES DESPITE CLINICAL NORMOTENSION, AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH MARKERS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS M. Wijkman, T. Lnne, J. Engvall, T. Lindstrm, C.J. stgren, F.H. Nystrom Linkping-SWEDEN 10.00 MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION INCREASES THE RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. A META-ANALYSIS D. Muris, A. Houben, M. Schram, C. Stehouwer Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 10.10 HIGHER HEART RATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED INSULIN SENSITIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES T. Bulum, I. Prkacin, L. Duvnjak Zagreb-CROATIA 10.20 PREVENTION OF MICROALBUMINURIA: EFFECT OF BASELINE UACR AND CHANGES IN THE EGFR ON OUTCOME (ROADMAP TRIAL) H. Haller (1), S. Ito (2), J.L. Izzo Jr. (3), A. Januszewicz (4), S. Katayama (5), J. Menne (1), A. Mimran (6), T.J. Rabelink (7), E. Ritz (8), L.M. Ruilope (9), L.C. Rump (10), G.C. Viberti (11) (1) Hannover-GERMANY; (2) Sendai-JAPAN; (3) Buffalo-USA; (4) Warsaw-POLAND; (5) Iruma-JAPAN; (6) Montpellier-FRANCE; (7) Leiden-THE NETHERLANDS; (8) Heidelberg-GERMANY; (9) Madrid-SPAIN; (10) Dsseldorf-GERMANY; (11) London-UK 10.30 EVALUATING BENCHMARKING TO OPTIMIZE MANAGEMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS: CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION IN THE EUROPEAN OPTIMISE STUDY C. Brotons (1), M. Elisaf (2), M. Hermans (3), G. Michel (4), E. Muls (5), A. Matthys (3) (1) Barcelona-SPAIN; (2) Ioannina-GREECE, (3) Brussels-BELGIUM; (4) Luxembourg-LUXEMBOURG; (5) Leuven-BELGIUM 10.40 PREDICTIVE VALUE OF BLOOD BACTERIAL DNA ON THE ONSET OF TYPE 2 DIABETES FROM GENERAL POPULATION J. Amar (1), M. Serino (1), C. Lange (2), C. Chabot (1), O. Bouchez (3), J. Mariette (4), L. Perez (1), M. Courntey (1), M. Marre (5), P. Klopp (1), O. Lantieri (6), J. Dore (7), M.A. Charles (2), B. Balkau (2), R. Burcelin (1) (1) Toulouse, (2) Villejuif, (3) Auzeville, (4) Castanet Tolosan, (5) Paris, (6) La Riche, (7) Jouy en Josas-FRANCE 10.50 NIGHTTIME SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS: DUBLIN OUTCOME STUDY L. Van Der Poel, E. Dolan, O. OBrien Dublin-IRELAND
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Chairpersons: L.H. Lindholm (Umea-SWEDEN) A. Stella (Monza-ITALY)
12.00 BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION FOLLOWING INTERVENTION ON PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK FACTORS X. Trudel (1), M. Gilbert-Ouimet (1), C. Brisson (1), A. Milot (1), M. Vezina (1), B. Masse (2) (1) Quebec-CANADA; (2) Seatle-USA 12.15 HYPERTENSION PHENOTYPES DEFINED BY OFFICE AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN 9,153 SUBJECTS REFERRED TO HYPERTENSION CLINICS IN FOUR CONTINENTS: THE ARTEMIS INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY G. Parati (1), S. Omboni (2), G. Stergiou (3), A. de la Sierra (4), E. Dolan (5), G. Head (6), T. Kahan (7), I. Kantola (8), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (9), K. Narkiewicz (10), T. Ohkubo (11), J. Siegelov (12), E. Silva (13) Y. Zhang (14), G. Mancia (1), on behalf of ARTEMIS (international Ambulatory blood pressure Registry: TeleMonitoring of hypertension and cardiovascular rIsk project) Investigators (1) Milan, (2) Varese-ITALY; (3) Athens-GREECE; (4) Terrassa-SPAIN; (5) Dublin-IRELAND; (6) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA; (7) Stockholm-SWEDEN; (8) TurkuFINLAND; (9) Krakow-POLAND; (10) Gdansk-POLAND; (11) Sendai-JAPAN; (12) Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC; (13) Maracaibo-VENEZUELA; (14) Beijing-CHINA
11.00 SYSTOLIC INTER-ARM BLOOD PRESSURE DIFFERENCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED CARDIOVASCULAR AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN HYPERTENSION: META-ANALYSIS C. Clark, R. Taylor, A. Shore, J. Campbell Exeter-UK 11.15 TREATING HYPERTENSION WITH FIRST-LINE THERAPIES IS CHEAPER THAN DOING NOTHING R. Hughes (1), K. Lovibond (1), M. Cauleld (1), B. Williams (2) (1) London, (2) Leiscester-UK 11.30 MEDICE CURA TE IPSUM: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND CONTROL AMONG PHYSICIANS IN SPAIN E. Calvo-Bonacho (1), L.M. Ruilope-Urioste (1), M.A. Snchez-Chaparro (2), C. Catalina-Romero (1), J.V. Monsonis-Artero (1), V. Navarro-Bisquert (1), E. Delgado-Palomar (1), I. Genis-Giner (1), A. Zanchetti (3) (1) Madrid, (2) Mlaga-SPAIN; (3) Milan-ITALY 11.45 AZILSARTAN MEDOXOMIL/CHLORTHALIDONE FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION LOWERS BP MORE THAN OLMESARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION IN STAGE 2 SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION W.C. Cushman (1), G. Bakris (2), W.B. White (3), M. Weber (4), D. Sica (5), A. Roberts (6), E. Lloyd (6), S. Kupfer (6) (1) Memphis, (2) Chicago, (3) Farmington, (4) New York, (5) Richmond, (6) Deerfield-USA
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Topical Workshop
TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN ACUTE STROKE Chairpersons: S.E. Kjeldsen (Oslo-NORWAY) A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN)
Educational Session
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by Boehringer Ingelheim MANAGING COMPLEX HYPERTENSION: THE CHALLENGE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES Chairpersons: A. Ceriello (Barcelona-SPAIN) P. Fioretto (Padua-ITALY)
The epidemiology of high blood pressure in acute stroke J. Chalmers (Sydney-AUSTRALIA) The principal results of the SCAST study E. Berge (Oslo-NORWAY) Ongoing research and future treatment of high blood pressure in acute stroke P. Bath (Nottingham-UK) Panel Discussion
Welcome and Introduction Why is the treatment of hypertension in type 2 diabetes so difcult? R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) What should be the BP target in patients with diabetes? A.M. Heagerty (Manchester-UK) New alternatives in treating diabetes P. Fioretto (Padua-ITALY) Managing cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes and hypertension A. Ceriello (Barcelona-SPAIN)
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CLINICAL ASPECTS Chairpersons: J. Alsaid (Manama-BAHRAIN) A. Januszevicz (Warsaw-POLAND)
11.40 BETTER COMPLIANCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS REDUCES CARDIOVASCULAR RISK G. Mancia, A. Parodi, F. Nicotra, A. Zambon, L. Merlino, G. Cesana, G. Corrao Milan-ITALY 11.50 ASSOCIATION OF MARINOBUFAGENIN-INDUCED NA/K-ATPASE INHIBITION WITH SALT-SENSITIVITY OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION AND EFFECTS OF ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST A. Kpnradi (1), I. Emelyanov (1), E. Frolova (1), O. Fedorov (2), A. Bagrov (2) (1) St. Petersburg-RUSSIA; (2) Baltimore-USA 12.00 INDEXES OF PERCEIVED STRESS AND ANXIETY: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN NEWLY EVALUATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS C. Del Seppia, L. Mezzasalma, S. Ghione, A. Gemignani, E. Fommei Pisa-ITALY 12.10 PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES AND URGENCIES A. Paini, M. Salvetti, S. Cobelli, L. Torazzi, C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Aggiusti, D. Zotti, A. Bazza, F. Bertacchini, F. Beschi, D. Stassaldi, C. Concoreggi, E. Agabiti Rosei, M.L. Muiesan Brescia-ITALY 12.20 HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES AND URGENCIES IN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. ASSOCIATION WITH SUBSEQUENT CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS DURING 2 YEARS FOLLOW-UP M. Salvetti, A. Paini, L. Torazzi, S. Cobelli, C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Aggiusti, A. Bazza, D. Zotti, F. Bertacchini, D. Stassaldi, C. Concoreggi, E. Agabiti Rosei, M.L. Muiesan Brescia-ITALY
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11.00 CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE D. Celovska (1), J. Stasko (2), J. Gonsorcik (3), A. Dukat (1) (1) Bratislava, (2) Presov, (3) Kosice-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 11.10 QUANTIFICATION OF CLINICAL INERTIA DURING GENERAL PRACTITIONERS MANAGEMENT OF UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS CLEPSYDRE STUDY X. Girerd (1), B. Fiquet (2), S. Quere (2), A. Francillon (2) (1) Paris, (2) Rueil-Malmaison-FRANCE 11.20 OPTIMAL CUT-OFF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TRUE RESISTANT HYPERTENSION AND EFFECT OF SPIRONOLACTONE J.A. Garcia-Donaire, J. Segura, C. Cerezo, V. Moivas, L. Fernandez, L. Guerrero, L.M. Ruilope Madrid-SPAIN 11.30 TRENDS IN ALBUMINURIA UNDER RAS SUPPRESSION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE C. Cerezo (1), J. Segura (1), J.R. Banegas (1), J.J. De La Cruz (1), J.A. Garcia Donaire (1), T.J. Rabelink (2), L.M. Ruilope (1) (1) Madrid-SPAIN; (2) Leiden-THE NETHERLANDS
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LARGE ARTERIES Chairpersons: B. Chamontin (Toulouse-FRANCE) M. Hausberg (Munster-GERMANY)
11.40 INSULIN, FATTY ACID SYNTHASE, HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS AND MEASURE OF ARTERIAL PROPERTIES. THE ROTTERDAM STUDY G. Verwoert (1), F. Mattace-Raso (1), A. Hofman (1), B. Westerhof (2), W. Bos (3), E. Sijbrands (1), J. Witteman (1) (1) Rotterdam, (2) Amsterdam, (3) Nieuwegein-THE NETHERLANDS 11.50 NORMAL VALUES FOR AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN A PEDIATRIC POPULATION D. Kracht (1), A. Doyon (2), C. Jacobi (1), F. Schaefer (2), S. Sorrentino (1), B. Schmidt (1), E. Wuehl (2), A. Melk (1) (1) Hannover, (2) Heidelberg-GERMANY 12.00 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAROTID ARTERY PROPERTIES, MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR VARIABILITY D. Hering (1), R. Nowak (1), K. Czechowicz (1), W. Kucharska (1), P. Brands (2), P. Boutouyrie (3), S. Laurent (3), K. Narkiewicz (1) (1) Gdansk-POLAND; (2) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS; (3) Paris-FRANCE 12.10 LECTURE MEASURING CENTRAL BP AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS. VALUE AND DRAWBACKS R. Asmar Paris-FRANCE
11.00 CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF WORSE OUTCOME IN YOUNG TO MIDDLE AGE SUBJECTS SCREENED FOR STAGE I HYPERTENSION F. Saladini (1), E. Benetti (1), M. Santonastaso (2), L. Mos (3), N. Zanatta (2), G. Garavelli (4), A. Bortolazzi (5), P. Palatini (1) (1) Padua, (2) Vittorio Veneto, (3) San Daniele del Friuli, (4) Cremona, (5) Rovigo-ITALY 11.10 AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND HEARTSCORE: IMPROVING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION T. Pereira (1), J. Maldonado (1), J. Polnia (2), J.A. Silva (2), J. Morais (3), M. Marques (4) (1) Coimbra, (2) Matosinhos, (3) Leiria, (4) Lisboa-PORTUGAL 11.20 COMPARISON OF TWO RADIO-FREQUENCY BASED ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSMENT OF CAROTID STIFFNESS C. Palombo (1), M. Kozakova (2), C. Morizzo (1), G. Bini (1), N. Guraschi (2), V. Di Bello (1), A. Balbarini (1) (1) Pisa, (2) Genoa-ITALY 11.30 CENTRAL PRESSURES AND PRESSURE AMPLIFICATION AS PREDICTORS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND MORTALITY. THE ROTTERDAM STUDY F. Mattace-Raso (1), B. Westerhof (2), G. Verwoert (1), W.J. Bos (3), I. Guelen (2), A. Hofman (1), J.C.M. Witteman (1) (1) Rotterdam, (2) Amsterdam, (3) Nieuwegein-THE NETHERLANDS
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HEART Chairpersons: A.C. Pessina (Padua-ITALY) M.K. Tsious (Athens-GREECE)
11.40 THE PARADOX OF DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND LONG TERM EVENT FREE SURVIVAL G. Berton (1), R. Cordiano (2), R. Palmieri (2), G.L. Guarnieri (1), L. Collot (1), S. Pianca (1), P. Mormino (3), R. De Toni (3), P. Palatini (3) (1) Conegliano, (2) Adria, (3) Padua-ITALY 11.50 CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ESTIMATES OF SYSTOLIC FUNCTION AND SUBCLNICAL CARDIAC ORGAN DAMAGE DO NOT SHOW ANY RELATIONSHIP IN A COHORT OF DIABETIC AND PREDIABETIC PATIENTS L. Sans Atxer, S. Vazquez, J. Pascual, A. Oliveras Barcelona-SPAIN 12.00 AORTIC ENLARGEMENT IS ASSOCIATED TO CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION A. Milan, E. Puglisi, C. Magnino, E. Avenatti, A. Fabbri, D. Leone, A. Vairo, C. Di Stefano, V. Crudo, M. Covella, F. Tosello, M. Chiarlo, F. Veglio Turin-ITALY 12.10 PREVALENCE OF SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION DESPITE NORMAL OR SUPERNORMAL EJECTION FRACTION IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH HYPERTENSIVE KIDNEY DISEASE: THE AASK STUDY M. Chinali, G.P. Aurigemma, R.A. Phillips, G. Peterson, H. Pokrel Worcester-USA 12.20 METABOLIC SYNDROME RELATIONSHIP WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN OVERWEIGHT/OBESE HYPERTENSIVES IS DEPENDENT ON BODY MASS INDEX F. Guerra, L. Mancinelli, L. Angelini, A. Buglioni, V. Pierini, P. Dess-Fulgheri, R. Sarzani Ancona-ITALY
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11.00 HERITABILITY OF LEFT VENTRICULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN CAUCASIAN FAMILIES Y. Jin (1), T. Kuznetsova (1), M. Bochud (2), T. Richart (3), L. Thijs (1), D. Cusi (4), R. Fagard (1), J. Staessen (1) (1) Leuven-BELGIUM; (2) Lausanne-SWITZERLAND; (3) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS; (4) Milan-ITALY 11.10 BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION POST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION THE FARIM REGISTRY J. Spinar, J. Vitovec, L. Spinarova Brno-CZECH REPUBLIC 11.20 MICROVASCULAR BUT NOT MACROVASCULAR FEATURES SUPPORT DIAGNOSIS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE U.N. Neisius, E. Olson, S. Rossi, H. Ibrahim, A. Dominiczak, C. Delles Glasgow-UK 11.30 LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH NORMAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAM A. Palermo, E. Nardi, G. Mule, P. Cusimano, M. Costanzo, G. Bonanno, G. Cerasola Palermo-ITALY
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ENDOCRINE ASPECTS Chairpersons: P. Stylianou (Nicosia-CYPRUS) J. Widimsky Jr. (Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC)
11.50 CHANGES OF ENERGY METABOLISM IN PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA O. Petrk, T. Zelinka, D. Haluzkov, P. Kavlkov, B. trauch, J. Rosa, R. Holaj, Z. omlov, T. Indra, A. Vrnkov, D. Michalsk, M. Haluzk, J. Widimsk Jr. Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 12.00 THE ADRENAL VEIN SAMPLING INTERNATIONAL STUDY ON USE AND INTERPRETATION OF ADRENAL VEIN SAMPLING FOR DIFFERENTIATING THE MAJOR SUBTYPES OF PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM G.P. Rossi (1), M. Barisa (1), B. Allolio (2), R. Auchus (3), G. Kline (4), A. Lacroix (5), J.W.M. Lenders (6), S.B. Magill (7), M. Naruse (8), T. Nishikawa (9), P.F. Plouin (10), M. Reincke (11), L.C. Rump (12), F. Satoh (13), M. Stowasser (14) (1) Padua-ITALY; (2) Wuerzburg-GERMANY; (3) Dallas, (4) Calgary-USA; (5) Montreal-CANADA; (6) Nijmegen-THE NETHERLANDS; (7) Menomonee Falls-USA; (8) Kyoto, (9) Yokohama City-JAPAN; (10) Paris-FRANCE; (11) Munich, (12) Duesseldorf-GERMANY; (13) Sendai-JAPAN; (14) Brisbane-AUSTRALIA 12.10 UNDER- EXPRESSION OF THE TWIK-RELATED ACID-SENSITIVE K+ CHANNEL 2 (TASK-2) GENE IS A HALLMARK OF ALDOSTERONE PRODUCING ADENOMA CAUSING HUMAN PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM L. Lenzini (1), T.M. Seccia (1), B. Caroccia (1), G. Skander (1), C. Recarti (1), M.R. Pelizzo (1), A.C. Pessina (1), G. Ceolotto (1), A.S. Belloni (1), W.E. Rainey (2), G.P. Rossi (1) (1) Padua-ITALY; (2) Augusta-USA 12.20 TARGETED CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP FOR PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA/ PARAGANGLIOMA IN A POPULATION OF SUSCEPTIBLE SUBJECTS IDENTIFIED BY GENETIC ANALYSIS M. Giacche, L. Mori, M.C. Tacchetti, A. Panarotto, L. Dafni, C. Cappelli, E. Agabiti Rosei, M. Castellano Brescia-ITALY
11.00 SERUM ANDROGENS IN PRE-ECLAMPTIC AND NORMOTESIVE PREGNANT WOMEN M. Kashanian, F. Sharifzadeh, F. Fatemi Tehran-IRAN 11.10 BENEFITS OF MONITORING PATIENTS OPERATED ON FOR PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA OR FUNCTIONAL PARAGANGLIOMA J.P. Baguet, C. Dalliet, N. Wion-Barbot, P. Chaffanjon, O. Chabre Grenoble-FRANCE 11.20 PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM J. Rosa, O. Petrak, B. Strauch, Z. Somloova, T. Indra, T. Zelinka, R. Holaj, J. Widimsky Jr. Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 11.30 DIFFERENCES IN PULSE WAVE VELOCITY BETWEEN MAIN TYPES OF PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM Z. Somloova, J. Rosa, T. Indra, O. Petrak, B. Strauch, T. Zelinka, R. Holaj, J. Widimsky Jr. Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 11.40 THE COMPARISON OF CLINICAL FEATURES BETWEEN HYPOKALEMIC AND NORMOKALEMIC PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM PATIENTS L. Zhu, Y.C. Gong, S.X Chen, X.F Tang, B. Tao, X.H. Lu, B.X. Lin, W.Q. Niu, S.L Chu, P.J. Gao, D.L. Zhu Shanghai-CHINA
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How-To Session
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant by HemoSapiens Inc. HEMODYNAMIC FACTORS AND APPROACHES IN HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: S. Laurent (Paris-FRANCE) M. Viigimaa (Tallinn-ESTONIA)
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SESSION 3 - TREATMENT ISSUES Chairpersons: J.L. Rodicio (Madrid-SPAIN) P.A. van Zwieten (Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS)
Dementia A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN) Atrial brillation and hypertension A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) Use of the 4th drug in the treatment of hypertension. The place of aldosterone antagonists and alpha-blockers J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN) The patient with pre-hypertension S. Julius (Ann Arbor, MI-USA)
Unmet needs in the therapeutic management of hypertensive patients G. Parati (Milan-ITALY) Management of antihypertensive treatment based on hemodynamic criteria. Examples by clinical cases K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND)
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14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor ATTENDED POSTER SESSIONS Chairperson: G. Seravalle (Milan-ITALY)
PS 30. EPIDEMIOLOGY ROOM 1 / POSTERS FROM 1 TO 48 PS 31. BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT ROOM 2 / POSTERS FROM 49 TO 85 PS 36. HEART ROOM 7 / POSTERS FROM 200 TO 232 Chairperson: G.A. Head (Prahran-AUSTRALIA)
PS 32. HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES ROOM 3 / POSTERS FROM 86 TO 109 PS 33. BASIC PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS ROOM 4 / POSTERS FROM 110 TO 131 PS 38. NEURAL MECHANISMS ROOM 9 / POSTERS FROM 257 TO 269 Chairperson: C. Delles (Glasgow-UK)
PS 34. GENETICS/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ROOM 5 / POSTERS FROM 132 TO 159 PS 37. BRAIN ROOM 8 / POSTERS FROM 233 TO 256 Chairperson: G. Schillaci (Perugia-ITALY)
PS 35. LARGE ARTERIES ROOM 6 / POSTERS FROM 160 TO 199 PS 41. HAEMODYNAMICS ROOM 12 / POSTERS FROM 312 TO 326 Chairperson: L. Lonati (Milan-ITALY)
PS 39. ENDOCRINE ASPECTS ROOM 10 / POSTERS FROM 270 TO 294 PS 40. HEART FAILURE ROOM 11 / POSTERS FROM 295 TO 311 LATE-BREAKER POSTER SESSION 3 ROOM 17 / POSTERS FROM 441 TO 451 Chairperson: A. Oliveras (Barcelona-SPAIN)
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PS 42. CLINICAL ASPECTS ROOM 13 / POSTERS FROM 327 TO 370 PS 43. CLINICAL TRIALS ROOM 14 / POSTERS FROM 371 TO 392 PS 44. THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS ROOMS 15-16 / POSTERS FROM 393 TO 440
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EPIDEMIOLOGY ROOM 1 / POSTERS FROM 1 TO 48 Chairperson: G. Seravalle (Milan-ITALY)
1 6 / 14- YEARS INFLUENCE OF STRESS IN THE FAMILY ON THE RISK OF DEVELOPING OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN GENERAL POPULATION MEN 25-64 YEARS OLD IN RUSSIA (PROGRAM WHO MONICA-PSYCHOSOCIAL) V. Gafarov, E. Gromova, A. Gafarova, I. Gagulin Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 1 7 / WHAT IS THE OPINION OF THE SPANISH PHYSICIANS ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF HYPERTENSION IN WOMEN J. Iturralde-Iriso, D. Ramirez-Puerta, A. De Santiago-Nocito, E. Redondo-Marguello, J.C. Aguirre-Rodriguez, J. Vazquez-Castro, J. Camarero-Palacios, M.C. Gomez-Gonzalez, F. Zubiri, N. Fernandez De Cano, A. Cano Espin, E. Garcia Viroste SPAIN 1 8 / HOW EFFECTIVE IS LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION ON DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION CONTROL AMONG OBESE? M. Gharipour, N. Sarrafzadegan, N. Toghianifar, A. Khosravi, S. Zarfeshani Isfahan-IRAN 1 9 / HIGH LEVEL OF PLASMA REMNANT-LIKE PARTICLE CHOLESTEROL PREDICTS DEVELOPMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS A. Kasahara, H. Adachi, Y. Hirai, M. Enomoto, A. Fukami, M. Otsuka, T. Miyamoto, Y. Nanjo, K. Yoshikawa, E. Kumagai, E. Esaki, K. Yokoi, K. Ogata, K. Murayama, T. Imaizumi Kurume-JAPAN 1 10 / HIGH LEVEL OF PLASMA ENDOTHELIN-1 IS A PREDICTOR OF 10-YEAR MORTALITY IN A JAPANESE GENERAL POPULATION K. Yokoi, H. Adachi, Y. Hirai, M. Enomoto, A. Fukami, M. Otsuka, T. Miyamoto, Y. Nanjo, K. Yoshikawa, E. Esaki, E Kumagai, A. Kasahara, E. Tsukagawa, K. Murayama, T. Imaizumi Kurume-JAPAN 1 11 / PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN ATHEROTHROMBOTIC DISEASE IN TWO MODES OF ACUTE CLINICAL PRESENTATION G. Barone-Rochette, G. Vanzetto, O. Detante, P.Y. Benhamou, M. Hommel, J.M. Mallion, J.P. Baguet Grenoble-FRANCE
1 1 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK EPIDEMIOLOGY IN GEORGIAN POPULATION L. Sturua, B. Tsinamdzgvrishvili, D. Trapaidze, T. Abesadze, G. Abesadze, R. Tataradze, on behalf of NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PUBLIC HEALTH Tbilisi-GEORGIA 1 2 / A HALF OF STROKE PATIENTS COULD NOT HAVE A NORMAL LIFE EXPECTANCY; AKITA STROKE REGISTRY M. Izumi, K. Kario Shimotuke City-JAPAN 1 3 / PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN A HOSPITAL SURVEY C. Paulo, S. Pereira, E. Pinho, J. Mascarenhas, L. Silva, S. Ferreira, R. Santos, M. Silva, A. Flores, A. Vilas-Boas, V. Brs, M.J. Lima Porto-PORTUGAL 1 4 / REAL LIFE ANALYSIS AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS CLASSIFIED BY THE SEVERITY OF BLOOD PRESSURE RESULTS FROM THE 3A REGISTRY R. Dechend (1), R.E. Schmieder (2), E. Deeg (3), J. Senges (3), E.A. Kaiser (4), U. Zeymer (3) (1) Berlin, (2) Erlangen, (3) Ludwigshafen, (4) Nuernberg-GERMANY 1 5 / EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HYPERTENSION IN AHMEDABAD, INDIA H. Nayak Ahmedabad-INDIA
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1 12 / HYPERTENSION IN COMMUNITY DWELLING SUBJECTS AGED 85 YEARS: IS IT A MORTALITY RISK FACTOR? M. Bursztyn, E. Ein-Mor, J. Stessman Jerusalem-ISRAEL 1 13 / ABDOMINAL OBESITY, BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN BULGARIAN URBAN POPULATION S.T. Naydenov, S.V. Torbova, F. Nikolov, S.V. Tsonev, N. Naydenova Sofia-BULGARIA 1 14 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN WOMEN ATTENDED IN PRIMARY CARE. BASELINE DATA OF THE EVA STUDY M.A. Prieto Diaz (1), N. Suliman Jabary (2), F.J. Garcia Norro (3), F.J. Montero Luque (3), V. Garcia Vazquez (4), R. Sanchez Martinez (2), J. Florez Garcia (5), A. Gallardo Gonzalez (2), E. Fernandez Huelga (6), A. Diaz Villanueva (7), M.E. Martin Ceinos (2), R. Alonso Reguera (6), A. De La Vega Cuyas (5), B. Buznego Alvarez (8), F. Fernandez-Vega (6), on behalf of THE EVA STUDY INVESTIGATORS (1) Pruvia, (2) Valladolid, (3) Leon, (4) Cangas De Onis, (5) Aviles, (6) Oviedo, (7) Langreo, (8) Gijon-SPAIN 1 15 / EVALUATION OF DIFFERENCES IN BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE STRATEGIES ACCORDING TO PATIENTS AGE C. Sierra, M. Domnech, A. Coca, G. Muoz, B. Font, on behalf of the EXPRESION Study Group Barcelona-SPAIN 1 16 / HYPERTENSION TREATMENT AS THE INITIATION OF COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL RISK MANAGEMENT K. Kim, Y.S. Cho, T.J. Youn, G.Y. Cho, I.H. Chae, D.J. Choi, C.H. Kim Seongnam-SOUTH KOREA 1 17 / THE INFLUENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME ON THE OCCURRENCE AND SEVERITY OF CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY B. Lovic (1), D. Lovic (1), D. Djordjevic (1), M. Lovic (1), V. Stojanov (2), B. Jakovljevic (2), T. Lovic (1) (1) Ni, (2) Belgrade-SERBIA 1 18 / ASSOCIATED FACTORS TO INADEQUATE CONTROL OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER MEDICAL TREATMENT: CLINICAL PRACTICE BASED STUDY IN ARGENTINA G. Micali (1) D. Piskorz (2), on behalf of HTA NC study Investigators (1) Buenos Aires, (2) Rosario-ARGENTINA 1 19 / RESISTANT HYPERTENSION OR POOR THERAPEUTIC CONTROL B. Georgiev, N. Gotcheva, D. Gotchev Sofia-BULGARIA 1 20 / THE PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC DISORDERS IN YOUNG PEOPLE A. Osipov, E. Popova, L. Borisova, O. Antropova, V. Kondakov, I. Osipova Barnaul-RUSSIA 1 21 / CIRCULATING ADIPOCYTOKINES LEVELS IN CHILDREN: THE ASSOCIATION WITH BIRTH WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE AND METABOLIC FACTORS M. Franco, M. Rangel, R. Puccini, M.W. Strufaldi So Paulo-BRAZIL 1 22 / COMPARISON OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING PROFILE IN AFRICAN BLACKS AND CAUCASIANS UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS MATCHED FOR AGE AND GENDER J. Polonia (1), C. Mavimbe (2), L. Barbosa (1), J.A. Silva (1), D. Diogo (2), T. Madede (2), A. Damasceno (2) (1) Matosinhos-PORTUGAL; (2) Maputo-MOZAMBIQUE 1 23 / METABOLIC SYNDROME AND THE RISK OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE: DATA FROM THE EVALUATION OF ANKLE/BRACHIAL INDEX IN HUNGARIAN HYPERTENSIVES (ERV) SCREENING PROGRAM K. Farkas, Z. Jrai, E. Kolossvry, A. Ludnyi, I. Kiss Budapest-HUNGARY 1 24 / SURVEY OF MEDICATIONS USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH HYPER-CHOLESTEROLEMIA SEEN IN PRIMARY CARE CENTRES IN WEST ATTICA, GREECE (THE ELEFSIS I STUDY) S. Tsoutsos (1), M. Kiousi (1), A. Komantzia (1), G. Karahalios (2), G. Panoutsopoulos (2), Z. Alexiou (2), I. Kalpogiannakis (2), L. Hasbant (2), A. Korakidou (1) (1) Megara, (2) Elefsis-GREECE
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1 25 / COMPARISON OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE BETWEEN NON HYPERTENSIVE DIABETIC AND NON DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE AFRICAN PATIENTS B. Alonge (1), A. Odili (2) (1) Kaduna, (2) Abuja-NIGERIA 1 26 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. STUDY AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS M. Gonzalez-Benitez, I. Gallardo-Romero, A. Ruz-Zafra, M. Baron-Ramos, C. Luque-Amado, A. Muoz-Claros, A. Perez-Rivera, M. Maiz-Jimenez, M. Godoy-Guerrero, A. Ruiz-Cantero Ronda-SPAIN 1 27 / MICROALBUMINURIA IN RELATION TO THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND ITS COMPONENTS IN A CHINESE POPULATION C. Sheng, B. Hu, W. Fan, J. Zou, Y. Li, J. Wang Shanghai-CHINA 1 28 / HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE INCIDENCE AND PREDICTIVE FACTORS ACCORDING TO AGE IN THE IPC COHORT B. Pannier (1), G. London (2), F. Thomas (1), K. Bean (1), N. Danchin (1) (1) Paris, (2) Fleury-Merogis-FRANCE 1 29 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR(S) PREVALENCE IN GREEK HYPERTENSIVES. EFFECT OF GENDER AND AGE G. Vyssoulis, E. Karpanou, C. Liakos, S.M. Kyvelou, V. Tzamou, A. Michaelides, A. Triantafyllou, P. Spanos, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 1 30 / COMMON ACTIVITY OF PHYSICIAN, PHARMACIST AND PATIENT TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION IN HYPERTENSION M. Leppe, J. Culig, J. Boskovic Zagreb-CROATIA 1 31 / RISK FACTORS FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION OF HYPERTENSION IN THE POPULATION LIVING IN THE RADIONUCLIDE CONTAMINATED TERRITORY A. Stchastlivenko Vitebsk-BELARUS 1 32 / EXPLORING CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC RISK IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN GREECE D. Richter, D. Georgiopoulos, G. Rombopoulos, G. Lambrou Athens-GREECE 1 33 / CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENT HYPERTENSION IN A CHINESE PATIENTS SERIES X. Yang, P. Gao, J. Wang, Y. Li Shanghai-CHINA 1 34 / CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENTS ATTACHED TO THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OF TOMSK AND TOMSK REGION A. Vasilyev, M. Komarova, T. Poponina Tomsk-RUSSIA 1 35 / THE INCREMENTAL EFFECT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON REDUCED ARTERIAL ELASTICITY IN EASTERN EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS V. Katsi, G. Souretis, C. Masoura, D. Barlagiannis, I. Vlasseros, M. Divani, A.N. Koumoulidis, D. Tsiachris, D. Papoutsis, N. Kalovidouris, D. Alexopoulos, C.H. Vlachopoulos, C.H. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 1 36 / IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS AT HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK: A CLINICAL PRACTICE STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS F. Valls-Roca (1), V. Pallares-Carratala (2), V. Gil-Guillen (3), D. Orozco-Beltran (3), J.L. Llisterri-Caro (4), T. Fuster (5), J. Redon (4), A. Fernandez (3), J.C. Andres (3) (1) Beniganim, (2) Burriana, (3) San Juan, (4) Valencia, (5) Gandia-SPAIN 1 37 / CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS PREVALENCE IN GREEK HYPERTENSIVES STRATIFIED BY GENDER AND AGE C. Liakos, G. Vyssoulis, E. Karpanou, S.M. Kyvelou, V. Tzamou, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 1 38 / AGE- AND SEX- RELATED DIFFERENCES IN NUTRITION PATTERN IN SUBJECTS WITH HIGH NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE O. Molchanova, A. Britov Moscow-RUSSIA 1 39 / PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY IN FEMALE POPULATION 25-64 YEARS IN RUSSIA D. Panov, V. Gafarov, I. Gagulin, E. Gromova Novosibirsk-RUSSIA
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1 40 / POORLY CONTROLLED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT MONITORED IN GENERAL PRACTICE: CLINICAL PROFILE AND ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT J.R. Banegas (1), F.J. Alonso Moreno (2), J.J. De La Cruz (1), C. lvarez (1), P. Tarilonte (1) (1) Madrid, (2) Toledo-SPAIN 1 41 / PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS AND THEIR CHANGES IN A GREEK HYPERTENSION CLINIC A. Ptinopoulou, I. Tziolas, M. Pikilidou, P. Zebekakis, O. Giata, A. Lasaridis Thessaloniki-GREECE 1 42 / PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR PREHYPERTENSION AND HYPERTENSION IN FIVE INDIAN CITIES J. Fedacko (1), R.B. Singh (2), D. Pella (1), S. Ghosh (2), R. Begom (3), Z.A. Tumbi (4), A.K. De (5), M. Haque (6), S. Vajpeyee (7), T. Lopuchovsky (1), P. Fedackova (1), L. Jedlickova (1), L. Merkovska (1), B. Novakova (1), P. Jarcuska (1) (1) Kosice-SLOVAK REPUBLIC; (2) Moradabad, (3) Trivandrum, (4) Mumbai, (5) Kolkotta, (6) Nagpur, (7) Surat-INDIA 1 43 / RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD: THE ROLE OF BIRTH WEIGHT AND CURRENT OBESITY C. Ponzio, R. Sesso, M.W. Strufaldi, M. Franco So Paulo-BRAZIL 1 44 / PREVALENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND LIPID DISORDERS IN ELDERLY WOMEN OF TALLINN, ESTONIA (2002-2004) J. Abina, M. Saava, M. Viigimaa, P. Laane Tallinn-ESTONIA 1 45 / SELF-EVALUATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN EMPLOYEES USING INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-BASED AVATAR SYSTEM J. Tyszkiewicz, B. Symonides, J. Bugajska, Z. Gaciong Warsaw-POLAND 1 46 / ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF DYSFUNCTION ERECTILE IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBACETE M.. Palomino Medina (1), P. J. Tarraga Lopez (2), J. Lucas Perez Romero (2), M. Lucas Perez Romero (2), P. Rodenas Romero (2), M.T. Tolosa Navalon (2), J.L. Castro Navarro (2), E. Arjona Laborda (2), J. Solera Albero (2), M.L. Marcos Navarro (2) (1) Almodovar Del Pinar, (2) Albacete-SPAIN
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BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT ROOM 2 / POSTERS FROM 49 TO 85 Chairperson: G. Seravalle (Milan-ITALY)
2 54 / GENDER-INDEPENDENT ELEVATION OF FASTING GLUCOSE WITH THE PROGRESSIVE DECREASE IN SLEEP-TIME RELATIVE BLOOD PRESSURE DECLINE: THE HYGIA PROJECT D.E. Ayala (1), J.J. Crespo (1), A. Moya (2), P.A. Callejas (1), P. Eiroa (1), A. Otero (3), A. Mojon (1), J.R. Fernandez (1), R.C. Hermida (1), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Vigo, (2) Pontevedra, (3) Orense-SPAIN 2 55 / INFLUENCE OF DURATION OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING (48 VS 24 HOURS) ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT R. Hermida, D.E. Ayala, M.J. Fontao, A. Mojon, J.R. Fernandez Vigo-SPAIN 2 56 / EFFECTS OF TIME OF HYPERTENSION TREATMENT ON THE CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERN OF SUBJECTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION: THE HYGIA PROJECT M.T. Rios (1), M. Dominguez-Sardia (1), L. Pousa (1), J. Perez de Lis (1), A. Otero (2), M.J. Fontao (1), J.R. Fernandez (1), D.E. Ayala (1), R.C. Hermida (1), on behalf of Hygia Project Investigators (1) Vigo, (2) Orense-SPAIN 2 57 / THE ROLE OF HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN THE CHRONOTHERAPY OF HYPERTENSION V. Gorbunov, E. Fedorova, A. Deev, V. Belolipetskaya Moscow-RUSSIA 2 58 / BENCHMARKING AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AGAINST TRADITIONAL AND ADVANCED BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS REGARDING THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH SUBCLINICAL ORGAN DAMAGE: THE SABPA STUDY A.E. Schutte, R. Schutte, H.W. Huisman, J.M. Van Rooyen, C.M.T. Fourie, N.T. Malan, L. Malan Potchefstroom-SOUTH AFRICA 2 59 / INTER-ARM BLOOD PRESSURE DIFFERENCES: IMPORTANCE OF ITS RECOGNITION FOR CLINICAL DECISION IN 1057 HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS J. Maldonado (1), T. Pereira (1), P. Rodrigues (2), M. Carvalho (2) (1) Coimbra, (2) Aveleira-PORTUGAL 2 60 / PATIENTS PREFERENCE FOR OUT-OF-OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE EVALUATION METHOD: AMBULATORY OR HOME MONITORING? E.G. Nasothimiou, N. Karpettas, A. Destounis, G. Stergiou Athens-GREECE
2 49 / AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AS PREDICTOR OF CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS VALUES IN ADOLESCENTS G. Bermudez, E. Silva, J.J. Villasmil, L. Chacin, M. Bracho, C. Esis, G. Calmon, E. Clavell, A. Gonzalez Maracaibo-VENEZUELA 2 50 / DIFFERENCES IN ORGAN DAMAGE FOR DIPPER AND NON-DIPPER PATTERNS IN 2 ETHNIC GROUPS Y. Izumi (1), N. Takekoshi (1), T. Kanda (1), T. Mizuno (1), Y. Ozawa (2), Y. Kasamaki (2), M. Ohta (2), T. Nakayama (2), H. Kawamura (2), M. Maisumo (3), H. Dilxat (3) (1) Himi, (2) Tokyo-JAPAN; (3) Urumqi-CHINA 2 51 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MORNING BLOOD PRESSURE SURGE AND EARLY ORGAN DAMAGE IN PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS A. Prejbisz, K. Jozwik-Plebanek, E. Florczak, M. Makowiecka-Ciesla, B. Pucilowska-Jankowska, K. Paschalis-Purtak, A. Klisiewicz, B. Kusmierczyk-Droszcz, B. Pregowska-Chwala, T. Zielinski, M. Kluk, G. Kowalewski, M. Kabat, P. Hoffman, A. Januszewicz Warsaw-POLAND 2 52 / REPRODUCIBILITY OF 24-HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY INDICES G.S. Stergiou, A. Kollias, D. Tzamouranis, V. Rarra, L.G. Roussias Athens-GREECE 2 53 / REFERENCE VALUES FOR OFFICE AND SELF-MEASURED BLOOD PRESSURE DURING PREGNANCY I. Fabry (1), T. Richart (2), L. Thijs (3), L. Van Bortel (1), J. Staessen (3) (1) Ghent-BELGIUM; (2) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS; (3) Leuven-BELGIUM
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2 61 / NIGHTTIME PHYSIOLOGICAL MELATONIN LEVELS ARE INVERSELY ASSOCIATED WITH NOCTURNAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG THE ELDERLY K. Obayashi (1), K. Saeki (1), K. Tomioka (1), N. Okamoto (1), S. Nezu (1), J. Iwamoto (2), Y. Ikada (1), N. Kurumatani (1) (1) Nara, (2) Mie-JAPAN 2 62 / HOME VERSUS AMBULATORY MONITORING IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DIURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE AND THE DETECTION OF NONDIPPERS G.S. Stergiou, E.N. Nasothimiou, A. Destounis, I. Evagelou, D. Tzamouranis, L.G. Roussias Athens-GREECE 2 63 / SEASONAL VARIATION OF CLINIC, HOME AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS G.S. Stergiou, A. Destounis, A. Kollias, P. Kalogeropoulos Athens-GREECE 2 64 / NON-DIPPING PATTERN IS RELATED TO HYPOADIPONECTINEMIA AND INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS I. Andrikou, C. Tsious, I. Bafakis, K. Kintis, M. Almyroudi, D. Syrseloudis, A. Kordalis, D. Aragiannis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 2 65 / PERSONALITY TRAITS IN MASKED HYPERTENSION D. Sanchez Gels, J. Altamirano, H. Gmez Llamb, S. Azzara Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 2 66 / KOROTKOV-BASED AUTOMATIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER USING THE ANALYSIS OF ARTERIAL WALL BEHAVIOUR DURING CUFF-DEFLATION M. Takata, A. Shimakura, M. Ohara Toyama-JAPAN 2 67 / THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OFFICE AND HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS TO THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M.V. Papavasileiou, D. Mitas, A. Anastasopoulou, I. Tsiantis, G. Lambropoulou, I. Vasiliadis, C. Giannakopoulos, S. Karas Athens-GREECE 2 68 / CLINIC, HOME AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AS INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS OF TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE E.G. Nasothimiou, N. Karpettas, A. Destounis, A. Protogerou, I. Moyssakis, G.S. Stergiou Athens-GREECE 2 69 / BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY ASSESSED BY CLINIC, HOME AND AMBULATORY MEASUREMENTS E.G. Nasothimiou, N. Karpettas, A. Destounis, I. Moyssakis, D. Tzamouranis, G.S. Stergiou Athens-GREECE 2 70 / SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AMPLIFICATION IS DECREASED DURING NIGHT HOURS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS A. Bednarek, P . Jankowski, A. Olszanecka, A. Windak, D. Czarnecka, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz Cracow-POLAND 2 71 / CHARACTERISTICS OF ABPM IN OCTOGENARIANS E. Podjarny (1), E. Golan (1), J. Bernheim (2) (1) Kfar Saba, (2) Tel-Aviv-ISRAEL 2 72 / BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CERTIFICATE: A NEED FOR BETTER HYPERTENSION CARE B. Almustafa (1), A. Almobarak (1), E. Alsalman (2), N. Alfaraj (1), M. Hejlis (1), N. Aleid (1) (1) Qatif, (2) Khobar-SAUDI ARABIA 2 73 / COMPARING THE SYSTOLIC-DIASTOLIC VARIABILITY RATIO DETERMINED USING 24H AMBULATORY WITH GRAVITY GENERATED BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATIONS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING ARM LEVEL B. Gavish (1), M. Litvak (2), J. Mekler (2), M. Bursztyn (2) (1) Lod, (2) Jerusalem-ISRAEL 2 74 / INFLUENCE OF CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERNS ON HEART RATE AND PULSE PRESSURE LEVEL IN HEALTHY AND HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS A. Rekhviashvili, B. Tsinamdzgvrishvili, M. Nadareishvili Tbilisi-GEORGIA 2 75 / NOCTURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE DECLINE, IF NOT ADJUSTED FOR ASCERTAINED SLEEP TIME, OVERESTIMATES THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE VASCULAR DAMAGE P. Nazzaro, G. Schirosi, V. Vulpis, L. De Benedittis, G. Grandolfo, F. Federico Bari-ITALY
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2 76 / A NOVEL INDEX OF SODIUM-SENSITIVITY DERIVED FROM 24-HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE RECORDINGS PERFORMED UNDER USUAL DIET P. Castiglioni (1), G. Parati (1), L. Brambilla (2), V. Brambilla (2), M. Gualerzi (2), M. Di Rienzo (1), P. Coruzzi (2) (1) Milan, (2) Parma-ITALY 2 77 / A COMPARISON OF OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE, TELEMEDICAL HOME BLOOD PRESSURE AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING N. Hoffmann-Petersen (1), T. Tambo (2), K. Bejder (2), E.B. Pedersen (1) (1) Holstebro, (2) Herning-DENMARK 2 78 / WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION AND DEMENTIA: ROLE OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS M.C. Pieraccioli, N. Nesti, L. Lambertucci, S. Zanieri, E. Mossello, M. Belladonna, A.M. Mello, N. Marchionni, A. Ungar Florence-ITALY 2 79 / IMPROVED HOME BLOOD PRESSURE LOGBOOK FOR USE IN INDIRECT TELEMONITORING J. Peleska Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 2 80 / HYPERTENSION AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK EVALUATION WITH A NEW CRITERIA IN AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING G. Malgieri SantAgata Dei Goti-ITALY 2 81 / COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF AMBULATORY AND HOME ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDICES IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVE MENOPAUSAL WOMEN E. Platonova, M. Bystrova, V. Gorbunov, A. Deev Moscow-RUSSIA 2 82 / IMPORTANCE OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH TINNITUS L. Gaspar, M. Makovnik, S. Hlinstakova, E. Gasparova, A. Dukat, M. Fulleova Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 2 83 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD PRESSURE ELEVATION DURING EXERCISE TEST AND NIGHT-TO-DAY BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES IN AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS S. Filipova, D. Skultetyova, P. Chnupa Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 2 84 / BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY ASSESSED BY ABPM: HOW SHOULD WE MEASURE IT? G. Ferraro, F. Colombo, G. Palmieri, A.M. Agrati Milan-ITALY 2 85 / ALARM REACTION RELATED TO WHITE-COAT EFFECT AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN SUCCESSIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN A NATIONWIDE SURVEY IN SOUTH KOREA J.H. Shin (1), J.K. Park (1), S.H Kim (2), Y.H. Lim (1), J.H. Shin (1), J.U. Lee (2), S.G. Kim (2), J.H. Kim (1), H.K. Lim (1) (1) Seoul, (2) Guri-SOUTH KOREA
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HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES ROOM 3 / POSTERS FROM 86 TO 109 Chairperson: G.A. Head (Prahran-AUSTRALIA)
3 91 / EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE INCREASE ON TREATED HYPERTENSIVES D. Gourlis (1), C. Grassos (2), A. Pittaras (2) (1) Nea Erythrea, (2) Athens-GREECE 3 92 / THERAPEUTIC INERTIA IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION TREATMENT A. Radziemski, A. Niklas, A. Tykarski Poznan-POLAND 3 93 / DYSLIPIDEMIC HYPERTENSIVES DO NOT ACHIEVE THE CHOLESTEROL GOAL V. Katsi, G. Souretis, P. Theodoropoulos, I. Vlasseros, A.N. Koumoulidis, D. Barlagiannis, M. Divani, C. Benekos, J. Orestis, D. Alexopoulos, C.H. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 3 94 / REACHING TARGET LIPID LEVELS AND RESERVES IN HYPOLIPIDEMIC THERAPY IN PATIENTS AT VERY HIGH RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS TWO CENTRES EXPERIENCE F. Malek (1), J.J. Frohlich (2), J.A. Klinke (2), V. Skalnikova (1), P. Neuzil (1) (1) Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC; (2) Vancouver-CANADA 3 95 / STRATIFICATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN YOUNG HYPERTENSIVE MEN WITH GRADE I ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION V. Podzolkov, T. Safronova Moscow-RUSSIA 3 96 / COMPLIANCE TO TREATMENTS AMONG CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS IN THE BANJA LUKA REGION, REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA D. Vulic (1), S. Loncar (1), L.J. Sormaz (2), B. Vulic (1), J. Marinkovic (3), M. Ostojic (3) (1) Banja Luka, (2) Laktasi-BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA; (3) Belgrade-JUGOSLAVIJA 3 97 / WHY TARGET BLOOD PRESSURE IS NOT REACHED IN HYPERTENSIVE TYPE II DIABETES PATIENTS: ANALYSIS OF REAL PRACTICE M. Barabanschikova, L.S. Pak, E.A. Prokhorovich, A. Malykhina Moscow-RUSSIA 3 98 / SMS THERAPY: A NEW APPROACH TO INCREASING COMPLIANCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT M.M. Ciulla, R. Meazza, P. Giagnoni, C. Vecchiato, G. Acquistapace, C. Benfenati, P. Nicolini, G.L. Perrucci, F. Magrini Milan-ITALY
3 86 / MEETING TARGET LIPID LEVELS IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY IN EAST-TALLINN CENTRAL HOSPITAL (ESTONIA) E. Meots, K. Traumann, K. Tutt Tallinn-ESTONIA 3 87 / INFLUENCE OF DIABETIC PATIENTS ON ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG AMONG HYPERTENSION ON HYPERTENSION PREVALENCE BEFORE AND AFTER HYPERTENSION GUIDELINES IN 2003, KOREAN NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL SURVEY(K-NHANES) DATA J. Shin (1), Y. Lim (1), S. Kim (1), Y. Kim (2), J. Lee (1) (1) Seoul, (2) Busan-SOUTH KOREA 3 88 / PHYSICIAN ATTITUDES TO BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS (SHARE SURVEY) R. Kreutz (1), S. Erdine (2) (1) Berlin-GERMANY; (2) Istanbul-TURKEY 3 89 / INTERVENTION STUDY IN A HIGH RISK POPULATION M. Iurciuc, L. Craciun, C. Avram, S. Ursoniu, A. Rusu, S. Iurciuc, D. Gaita Timisoara-ROMANIA 3 90 / HYPERTENSION GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION AND MULTIPLE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR CONTROL IN GENERAL PRACTICE (HYGIA-GP STUDY) A. Symeonidis, A. Karotsis, V. Rarra, N. Karpettas, G.S. Stergiou Athens-GREECE
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3 99 / EARLY BENEFIT OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN A POPULATION AT VERY HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK P. Delsart, A. Noel, N. Vernet, P. Bocquet, L.M. Gore, G. Claisse, C. Craeymeersch, M. Goudji, P. Fayolle, C. Mounier-Vehier Lille-FRANCE 3 100 / THE EFFECTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN CHINESE PATIENTS AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION Y. Gao, Y. Li, J. Zheng, R. Wang, H. Meng Taiyuan-CHINA 3 101 / MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN MURCIA (SPAIN). PRELIMINARY RESULTS J. Abellan, M.P. Zafrilla, M.C. Martinez, M.P. Zaragoza, P. Rosique, M. Leal, on behalf of Cooperative Group of food and cardiovascular risk COF Murcia Murcia-SPAIN 3 102 / ECONOMIC EFFICACY OF FIXED COMBINATION OF PERINDOPRIL/ INDAPAMIDE IN TREATMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (MODELLING SURVEY IN RUSSIA) M. Leonova, A. Bykov, Y. Churilin Moscow-RUSSIA 3 103 / PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF DRUGS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION A. Kochar, P. Meghana Mohali-INDIA 3 104 / CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF TREATMENT WITH ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS J. Swindle (1), S. Panjabi (2), K. Ramaswamy (2), P. Buzinec (1), S. Iorga (1) (1) Eden Prarie, (2) Parsippany-USA 3 105 / TREATMENT APPROACH TO ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF BULGARIAN CITIES: IS IT DIFFERENT? S. Tsonev, S. Torbova, S. Naydenov, N. Naydenova Sofia-BULGARIA 3 106 / CHANGES OF CLINICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND DOPPLER CHARACTERISTIC IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS DUE TO TREATMENT WITHIN ONE YEAR FOLLOW UP I. Burazor (1), S. Stefanovic (2), M. Burazor (1), V. Stefanovic (2) (1) Nis-SERBIA; (2) Knjazevac-JUGOSLAVIJA 3 107 / LIPIDS IN A HEALTH AREA OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY (SPAIN): CONTROL LEVEL AND ECONOMIC EXPENSE G. Mediavilla-Tris, J. Iturralde Iriso, A.A. Rodrguez-Fernndez, J. Martnez-Gorostiaga, M L. Alarcia-Ceballos, I. LZ De Viaspre-Muguerza, G. Arnaiz-Garcia, V. Espnola-Morel, L. Bastida-Eizaguirre, J.L. Hurtado-Mendoza, J. Garcia-LZ De Armentia, E. LZ De Uralde-PZ De Albeniz, A. LZ De Viaspre-Muguerza, A. Ruiz De Loizaga-Arellano, J. Ocharan-Corcuera Vitoria-SPAIN 3 108 / GAP BETWEEN GUIDELINE AND PRIMARY PRACTICE IN TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION C. Park, K. Lee, J. Na, C. Choi, H. Lim, E. Kim, S. Rha, H. Seo, D. Oh Seoul-SOUTH KOREA 3 109 / TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION IS BETTER AFTER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE THAN IN PRIMARY CARE N. Gotcheva, B. Georgiev, A. Alexandrov, D. Gotchev Sofia-BULGARIA
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BASIC PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS ROOM 4 / POSTERS FROM 110 TO 131 Chairperson: G.A. Head (Prahran-AUSTRALIA)
4 115 / EFFECT OF AGE AND GENDER ON BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES, DEVELOPMENT OF RENAL HYPERTENSION AND BLOOD NITRIC OXIDE LEVELS IN WHITE RATS V. Berdnikova, T. Anishchenko, O. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, I. Semyachkin-Glushkovsky, T. Sindyakova, S. Sindeev, O. Bibikova, A. Sjestnova Saratov-RUSSIA 4 116 / PHALARIS CANARIENSIS (BIRDSEED) REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS: ROLE OF THE TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM C. Dos Santos Passos, O. Ykuta, L.N. Carvalho, R.R. Campos Jr, M.A. Boim So Paulo-BRAZIL 4 117 / AGE DEPENDENT CHANGES IN ANTI-AGE ANTIBODIES AND SOME MARKERS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS A. Dimitrova, S. Tisheva, M. Atanasova, M. Georgieva, A. Russeva Pleven-BULGARIA 4 118 / ENDOTHELIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR PROMOTES RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION DEVELOPMENT IN RATS (ONE KIDNEY, ONE CLIP GOLDBLATT MODEL) M. Ilatovskaya, V.F. Pozdnev, N.A. Medvedeva Moscow-RUSSIA 4 119 / ENHANCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO OXIDATIVE STRESS-INDUCED CELL DEATH IN HYPERTENSION IS LINKED TO REDUCED CATALASE ACTIVITY AND INCREASED JNK ACTIVATION P. Gomes, S. Simo, J. Amaral, P. Soares-Da-Silva Porto-PORTUGAL 4 120 / PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE C IS INVOLVED IN HYPOXIC PULMONARY VASOCONSTRICTION I. Strielkov (1), A. Khromov (1), A. Soloviev (1), J. Ward (2) (1) Kyiv-UKRAINE; (2) London-UK 4 121 / VASCULAR RESPONSE TO ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE CHRONIC TREATMENT IN HYPERTENSION M.A. Costa, M. Romero, G. Bouchet, L. Savignano, C. Canif, R. Elesgaray, M. Mac Laughlin, C. Arranz Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA
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4 110 / INHIBITORY EFFECT OF MG2+ ON PHOSPHATE-INDUCED VASCULAR CALCIFICATION V. Jankowski (1), S. Salem (1), J. Passlick-Deetjen (2), M. Peter (2), W. Zidek (1), J. Jankowski (1) (1) Berlin, (2) Bad Homburg-GERMANY 4 111 / EFFECT OF CYCLOSPORINE A ADMINISTRATION IN PREGNANT RATS ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN THEIR OFFSPRING N. Slabiak-Blaz (1), M. Adamczak (1), E. Ritz (2), A. Wiecek (1) (1) Katowice-POLAND; (2) Heidelberg-GERMANY 4 112 / DIURIDINE TETRAPHOSPHATE: A POTENT ENDOTHELIUM-DERIVED ANGIOGENIC FACTOR V. Jankowski, M. Toelle, M. Van Der Giet, K. Lehmann, W. Zidek, J. Jankowski Berlin-GERMANY 4 113 / PARAMETER OF ARTERIES ELASTICITY FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION A. Pristrom, T. Nechesova, E. Gaishun Minsk-BELARUS 4 114 / ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AND CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF OLEA EUROPEA LEAF EXTRACT IN GENETICALLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS Z. Miloradovic, N. Mihailovic-Stanojevic, J. Grujic Milanovic, M. Ivanov, D. Dekanski, D.J. Jovovic Belgrade-SERBIA
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4 122 / LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND NITRIC OXIDE LEVELS.EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS R. Cabrera Sole, L. Iiguez, J. Caas, M.J. Fernandez Martinez Albacete-SPAIN 4 123 / THE CONTRIBUTION OF MECHANISMS DEPENDENT AND NOTDEPENDENT ON SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN A MODEL OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE A. Tsukanova, V. Babosha, M. Davydova Moscow-RUSSIA 4 124 / SINGLE INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF COENZYME Q10 FOLLOWING CHRONIC CORONARY OCCLUSION LIMITS POSTINFARCT MYOCARDIAL REMODELLING IN RATS E. Gorodetskaya, E. Kalenikova, A. Ivanov, O. Medvedev Moscow-RUSSIA 4 125 / MTOR INHIBITORS REDUCES THE IN VITRO MINERALIZATION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS J. Prfer (1), M. Schuchardt (1), M. Tlle (1), M. Hhne (2), W. Zidek (1), M. van der Giet (1) (1) Berlin, (2) Nrnberg-GERMANY 4 126 / AGE- AND SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES OF ATORVASTATIN EFFICACY DEMONSTRATED IN THE SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY OF RATS SUFFERING FROM HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA AND HYPERTENSION R. Sotnikova, B. Bacova, J. Vlkovicova, J. Navarova, N. Tribulova Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 4 127 / EFFECTS OF ALISKIREN ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSIVE RATS J. Hermanowicz, A. Mogielnicki, K. Kramkowski, W. Buczko Bialystok-POLAND 4 128 / VASOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF PITAVASTATIN ON ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN ISCHEMIC HINDLIMB H. Takeshima, N. Kobayashi, W. Koguchi, M. Ishikawa, F. Sugiyama, T. Ishimitsu Tochigi-JAPAN
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4 129 / EFFECTS OF PROXODOLOL AND CARVEDILOL ON BLOOD COENZYMES Q9 AND Q10 LEVELS IN ISCHEMIC RAT MODEL OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE O. Medvedev, D. Shashurin, E. Kalenikova Moscow-RUSSIA 4 130 / MODULATION OF NITRIC OXIDE PRODUCTION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS BY A LOW DOSE OF L-NAME IN RATS WITH GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO HYPERTENSION I. Bernatova (1), A. Puzserova (1), J. Kopincova (2) (1) Bratislava, (2) Martin-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 4 131 / EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF SALT III AS NEW POSSIBLE ALLOSTERIC MODULATOR OF ANGIOTENSIN I CONVERTING ENZYME A. Barrinha Fernandes (1), F. Aparecida Ronchi (1), R. Inacio Reis (1), P. Tambarussi Baraldi (2), L.G. Robello (2), D.E. Casarini (1) (1) Sao Paulo, (2) Hortolandia-BRAZIL
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GENETICS/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ROOM 5 / POSTERS FROM 132 TO 159 Chairperson: C. Delles (Glasgow-UK)
5 136 / THE RS10947803 SNP OF KCNK17 IS ASSOCIATED WITH CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE BUT NOT ISCHEMIC STROKE IN A CHINESE POPULATION Y. Wang, Y. Shen, L. Wu, X. Liu, H. Zhang, L. Liu, X. Wang Beijing-CHINA 5 137 / INFLUENCE OF OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY ON THE GENETIC PREDICTION OF HYPERTENSION G. Ceolotto (1), L. Mos (2), M. Santonastaso (3), F. Ragazzo (1), S. Cozzio (4), G. Zanata (5), A. Cattelan (1), P. Palatini (1) (1) Padua, (2) San Daniele del Friuli, (3) Vittorio Veneto, (4) Trento, (5) Sacile-ITALY 5 138 / THE AGT M235T AND THE GNB3 C825T POLYMORPHISMS AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN PREHYPERTENSION C. Maniotis, D. Papadogiannis, A. Miliou, C. Tsious, K. Chantziara, G. Vaiopoulos, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 5 139 / -374 T/A POLYMORPHISM IN THE RECEPTOR OF ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ONSET OF DIABETES MELLITUS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, AND RENAL DYSFUNCTION IN JAPANESE HYPERTENSIVES T. Kawai, K. Kamide, N. Katoh, Y. Tatara, R. Oguro, K. Sugimoto, T. Katsuya, M. Ohishi, H. Rakugi Suita-JAPAN 5 140 / DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH ADVENTITIAL REMODELING IN ADVENTITIAL FIBROBLASTS FROM SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS S. Guo, P. Gao, D. Zhu Shanghai-CHINA 5 141 / GENETIC VARIATIONS SCREENING OF TNNT2 AND MYH7 GENE IN A COHORT OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC AND DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY M. Jachymova, A. Muravska, T. Palecek, P. Kuchynka, H. Rehakova, S. Magage, A. Kral, T. Zima, K. Horky, A. Linhart Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 5 142 / PHARMACOGENETICS IN ANTIDYSLIPIDEMIC TREATMENT: A TOOL TO PREDICT CREATINE KINASE ELEVATION DURING STATIN TREATMENT? M. Ferrari, L. Guasti, F. Marino, M. Serrat, L. Castiglioni, V. Macchi, S. Contini, G. Interlandi, M. Cosentino Varese-ITALY
5 132 / GENETIC POLYMORPHISM DETERMINES CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A DOUBLECENTRE STUDY OF TWO CANDIDATE GENES AND THEIR VARIANTS J. Ursuliak, L. Sydorchuk, A. Sydorchuk, R. Sydorchuk, I. Sydorchuk Chernivtsi-UKRAINE 5 133 / PRAISE A FAIR DAY WITH TWINS: CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSE PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS A.D. Tarnoki (1), D.L. Tarnoki (1), M.A. Stazi (2), E. Medda (2), F. Fanelli (2), C. Baracchini (3), G. Meneghetti (3), G. Schillaci (4), I. Preda (1), K. Karlinger (1), A. Lannert (1), A.A. Molnar (1), L. Littvay (1), Z. Garami (5), V. Berczi (1) (1) Budapest-HUNGARY; (2) Rome, (3) Padua, (4) Perugia-ITALY; (5) Houston-USA 5 134 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A46G AND C79G POLYMORPHISMS IN THE 2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR GENE AND ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION RISK AMONG THE HAN CHINESE POPULATION: A META-ANALYSIS S. Wen (1), Y. Lou (1), Y. Liu (1), H. Wu (2), Z. Wang (1), K. Liu (1), Y. Li (2), Z. Li (1) (1) Beijing, (2) Shanghai-CHINA 5 135 / PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL AUGMENTATION INDEXES IN RELATION TO THE CYP4F2 POLYMORPHISMS IN CHINESE B. Hu Shanghai-CHINA
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5 143 / HV1 REGION OF MTDNA IS A POSSIBLE MARKER OF PREDISPOSITION TO ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION IN UZBEK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS G. Abdullaeva, A. Nagay, G. Khamidullaeva Tashkent-UZBEKISTAN 5 144 / C825T POLYMORPHISM OF GNB3 GENE AND SALT SENSITIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION A. Nagay, G. Khamidullaeva, G. Abdullaeva Tashkent-UZBEKISTAN 5 145 / THE A640G POLYMORPHISM OF CYBA ASSOCIATES WITH PHAGOCYTIC NADPH OXIDASE AND SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES M.U. Moreno, G. San Jos, A. Fortuo, J.L. Miguel-Carrasco, . Beloqui, J. Dez, G. Zalba Pamplona-SPAIN 5 146 / PATTERN IDENTIFICATION/SYNDROME DIFFERENTIATION: GENETIC ASSOCIATION OF CODING REGION POLYMORPHISM OF PON1 AMONG KOREAN STROKE PATIENTS J.H. Lim (1), M.H. Cha (1), M.M. Ko (1), B.K. Kang (1), H.Y. Ko (2), O.S. Bang (1) (1) Daejeon, (2) Chungju-SOUTH KOREA 5 147 / ASSOCIATION OF CHROMOSOMAL REGIONS 8P21.2 AND 2Q32.2 WITH URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION IN SPANISH GENERAL POPULATION F. Martnez, M.L. Mansego, P. Rentero, E. Solaz, F.J. Chaves, J. Redn Valencia-SPAIN 5 148 / A VARIANT UPSTREAM OF THE CDH13 ADIPONECTIN RECEPTOR GENE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN SWEDES C. Fava Verona-ITALY 5 149 / DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME URINARY STEROIDS IN THE SWISS KIDNEY PROJECT ON GENES IN HYPERTENSION D. Ackermann (1), G. Ehret (2), I. Guessous (2), B. Ponte (3), M. Pruijm (2), B. Dick (1), M. Burnier (2), F. Frey (1), P.Y. Martin (3), F. Paccaud (2), M. Bochud (2) (1) Bern, (2) Lausanne, (3) Geneva-SWITZERLAND 5 150 / ASSOCIATION OF ALPHA-1-A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ARG347CYS POLYMORPHISM WITH BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS IN A LATIN-AMERICAN POPULATION J.E. Ochoa (1), M.M. Correa (2), J.A. Gallo (2), J.G. McEwen (2), G. Bilo (1), D. Aristizabal (2), G. Parati (1) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Medellin-COLOMBIA 5 151 / AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THREE TAG SNPS WITHIN THE FTO GENE AND SMOKING BEHAVIOUR V. Adamkova, J.A. Hubacek, D. Dlouha, V. Lanska Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 5 152 / ROS-DEPENDENT MECHANISMS OF REGULATION OF CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY OF SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS S. Gusakova, M. Baskakov, I. Kovalev, A. Zheludeva L. Smagly, K. Eremenko, S. Efremov, D. Nosov, T. Vtorushina Tomsk-RUSSIA 5 153 / ROLE OF CYTOSKELETON AND NITRIC OXIDE IN REGULATION PHENYLEPHRINE-INDUCED CONTRACTION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE A. Zheludeva, O. Melnik, K. Eremenko, S. Gusakova Tomsk-RUSSIA 5 154 / IL-8 REDUCED VCAM-1 FROM SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS BY INCREASING P-ERK WHEN 3-D CO-CULTURED WITH VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS Q.Y. Dai, Z. Zhang Shanghai-CHINA 5 155 / TELOMERE ATTRITION OVER FIFTEEN YEARS IS ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL MARKERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR AGEING IN MIDDLE-AGED SUBJECTS THE MALMO DIET AND CANCER STUDY, SWEDEN P.M. Nilsson (1), D. Dahlman (1), G. Roos (2), K. Nordfjll (2), O. Melander (1) (1) Malm, (2) Ume-SWEDEN 5 156 / ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE INSERTION-DELECTION POLYMORPHISM IN THE MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN 1 GENE AND ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION V. Belonogova, Y. Timasheva, O.L. Mustana, T. Nasibullin, I.L. Tuktarova Ufa-RUSSIA
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5 157 / MYCOPHENOLIC ACID DIMINISHES MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1 PRODUCTION IN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS VIA ROS INHIBITION M. Schuchardt (1), M. Tlle (1), J. Prfer (1), S. Huber (1), T. Huang (1), M. Hhne (2), W. Zidek (1), M. van der Giet (1) (1) Berlin, (2) Nrnberg-GERMANY 5 158 / ASSOCIATION OF DISMETABOLIC DISORDERS IN HYPERTENSION WITH POLYMORPHISM OF PPAR-GAMMA2 (PRO12ALA) AND ACE (I/D) GENES A. Sokolenko, L. Sydorchuk, A. Sydorchuk, J. Ursuliak, R. Sydorchuk Chernivtsi-UKRAINE 5 159 / MYOSPRYN K2960N GENE VARIANT AND DAMAGE OF HEART AND LARGE ARTERIES IN RUSSIAN PATIENTS E. Moguchaya, O. Rotar, A. Klyushina, N. Smolina, A. Kostareva, O. Dubrovskaya, N. Dzubenko, E. Malev, V. Ivanenko, V. Solntsev, A. Konradi, E. Shlyakhto St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 35
LARGE ARTERIES ROOM 6 / POSTERS FROM 160 TO 199 Chairperson: G. Schillaci (Perugia-ITALY)
6 160 / INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF URIC ACID WITH ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE, L-ARGININE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION K. Dimitriadis, C. Tsious, L. Lioni, N. Alexopoulos, P. Pietri, A. Miliou, I. Bafakis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 6 161 / DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF CYCLOSPORINE AND TACROLIMUS ON ARTERIAL FUNCTION F. Seibert, C. Behrendt, S. Schmidt, M. van der Giet, W. Zidek, T.H. Westhoff Berlin-GERMANY 6 162 / VALIDATION OF A NEW NON-INVASIVE TONOMETER FOR DETERMINING AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN RATS E. Tartagni (1), G. Simon (2), N. Sloboda (2), C. Labat (2), C. Borghi (1), L. Joly (2), P. Salvi (1), A. Benetos (2), P. Lacolley (2) (1) Bologna-ITALY; (2) Nancy-FRANCE 6 163 / AGE-RELATED EFFECTS OF POSTURAL CHANGES ON AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY K. Xu, M. Butlin, A. Avolio Sydney-AUSTRALIA 6 164 / PRESSURE-INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AORTIC STIFFNESS AND LEFT VENTRICULAR CONCENTRIC GEOMETRY G. Schillaci, G. Pucci, L. Settimi, M. Pilati, A. Baroni, E. Mannarino Perugia-ITALY
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6 165 / AORTIC STIFFNESS IN BLACK-AFRICAN PATIENTS WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION D. Lemogoum (1), W. Ngatchou (1), P. Ndobo (2), M. Leeman (1), L. Van Bortel (3), C. Kouanfack (2), J.P. Degaute (1), P.H. Van de Borne (1) (1) Brussels-BELGIUM; (2) Yaounde-CAMEROON; (3) Gent-BELGIUM 6 166 / PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS FOR PROGRESSION OF AORTIC DIAMETER AFTER SURGERY FOR TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION OR HAEMATOMA J.P. Baguet, L. Boggetto-Graham, M. Rodiere, O. Chavanon, F. Thony, J.L. Pepin, G. Barone-Rochette, E. Vautrin Grenoble-FRANCE 6 167 / AORTIC STIFFNESS AFTER SURGERY FOR TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION OR HAEMATOMA J.P. Baguet, L. Boggetto-Graham, O. Chavanon, S. Bottari, G. Barone-Rochette, P. Faure, H. Pierre, O. Ormezzano, E. Vautrin Grenoble-FRANCE 6 168 / PLASMA ENDOTHELIN-1 IS ASSOCIATED WITH AORTIC STIFFNESS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION G. Mul, S. Cottone, P. Cusimano, A. Palermo, A.C. Foraci, T. Viola, M. Costanzo, E. Nardi, G. Cerasola Palermo-ITALY 6 169 / ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN NORMAL AND DECREASED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE A. Troshina, Y. Kotovskaya, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 6 170 / ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INCREASE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM O. Ryabtseva, Z. Blankova, T. Chazova, F. Ageev, I. Orlova Moscow-RUSSIA 6 171 / HYPERTENSION AND HIGHER LEFT VENTRICULAR END-DIASTOLIC PRESSURE INFLUENCE THE AORTIC DISTENSIBILITY M.S. Shin (1), B.R. Kim (2), K.H. Lee (1), W.J. Chung (1), W.C. Kang (1), T.H. Ahn (1), I.S. Choi (1), E.K. Shin (1) (1) Incheon, (2) Seoul-SOUTH KOREA 6 172 / OFFICE AND AMBULATORY HEART RATE AS MARKER OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS L. Garcia-Ortiz, A. Garcia-Garcia, E. Rodriguez-Sanchez, J.I. Recio-Rodriguez, C. Agudo-Conde, A. De Cabo-Laso, B. Sanchez-Salgado, J. Prieto-Mateos, P. Delgado-Benito, M.A. Gomez-Marcos Salamanca-SPAIN 6 173 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RETINAL VESSEL DIAMETERS AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS J.I. Recio-Rodriguez, M.A. Gomez-Marcos, L.J. Gonzalez-Elena, J. Parra-Sanchez, C. Agudo-Conde, M.C. Patino-Alonso, D. Prez-Arechaederra, P. Delgado-Benito, J. Prieto-Mateos, L. Garcia-Ortiz Salamanca-SPAIN 6 174 / CHANGES OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE DURING LONG-TERM ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY V. Ivanenko, O. Rotar, I. Emelyanov, A. Konradi St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 6 175 / ELASTIC AND MUSCULAR ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME S. Kushnir, Y. Sirenko Kiev-UKRAINE 6 176 / ESTIMATION OF MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE AT BRACHIAL LEVEL IS NOT INFLUENCED BY REGIONAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS S. Graf, D. Craiem, R. Armentano, H. Baglivo, R. Sanchez Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 6 177 / HIGHER FREQUENCY OF RENAL CYST AND HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH AORTIC ANEURYSM T. Hashizume (1), M. Arita (2), S. Shioji (1), T. Akasaka (2) (1) Tanabe, (2) Wakayama-JAPAN 6 178 / DETERMINATION OF THE BEST ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX THRESHOLD VALUES FOR THE ROUTINE DETECTION OF A SIGNIFICANT LOWER LIMB ARTERIAL STENOSIS USING AN AUTOMATED DEVICE D. Rosenbaum, S. Rodriguez-Carranza, P. Laroche, E. Bruckert, P. Giral, X. Girerd Paris-FRANCE
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6 179 / PARAMETERS OF PRESSURE WAVE REFLECTION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX IN THE GENERAL POPULATION J. Seidlerov (1), J. Filipovsk (1), R. Cfkov (2), P. Wohlfahrt (2), A. Krajc oviechov (2) (1) Pilsen, (2) Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 6 180 / AGE RELATED SHIFT OF THE REFLECTION POINT FROM PERIPHERAL TO CENTRAL ARTERIES IN HYPERTENSIVES: A MYTH OR A FACT? P. Forcada, S. Gonzalez, S. Obregon, J. Chiabaut, D. Olano, E. Cavanagh, F. Inserra, C. Kotliar Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 6 181 / SYMMETRIC DIMETHYL-L-ARGININE LEVEL IS POSITIVELY CORRELATED WITH CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS L. Klima (1), K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (1), J. Menne (2), A. Olszanecka (1), W. Wojciechowska (1), G. Bilo (3), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (1) (1) Cracow-POLAND; (2) Hannover-GERMANY; (3) Milan-ITALY 6 182 / LEVELS OF METALLOPROTEINASES MMP-2 AND MMP-9 IN UNTREATED PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH INDICES OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS E. Gkaliagkousi, S. Douma, M. Doumas, K. Vogiatzis, E. Gavriilaki, P. Anyfanti, A. Triantafyllou, K. Petidis, C. Zamboulis Thessaloniki-GREECE 6 183 / DIFFERENT IMPACT OF AGE ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS PARAMETERS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS E. Troitskaya, S. Villevalde, Y. Kotovskaya, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 6 184 / ASSOCIATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS WITH INFLAMMATION BIOMARKERS IN A CHINESE GENERAL POPULATON:THE JINGNING STUDY F.H. Li, Y. Li, H.Q. Fan, C.S. Sheng, W.X. Fan, Y. Zhang, B.C. Hu, J.G. Wang Shanghai-CHINA 6 185 / ASSESSMENT OF CAROTID ELASTICITY DURING EXERCISE: A REPRODUCIBILITY STUDY F. Faita, E. Bianchini, R.M. Bruno, A.I. Corciu, V. Gemignani, L. Ghiadoni, E. Picano, R. Sicari Pisa-ITALY 6 186 / DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THREE SINGLE CONSECUTIVE AND AVERAGED MEASUREMENTS OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN TERMS OF THE EXTRAPOLATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF AORTIC STIFFNESS T. Papaionnou, A. Protogerou, N. Skliros, E. Nasothymiou, D. Tzamouranis, A. Achimastos, D. Papadogiannis, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 6 187 / OMEGA 3 DIET SUPPLEMENTATION AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF MENOPAUSE P. Losurdo, E. Panizon, M. Jevnikar, L. Macaluso, B. Fabris, B. Toffoli, M. Bardelli, G. Biolo, M. Zanetti, S. Mazzucco, G. Gortan Cappellari, R. Carretta Trieste-ITALY 6 188 / PARAMETERS OF COMMON CAROTID ARTERY ELASTICITY ASSESSED BY ECHO-TRACKING TECHNOLOGY IN YOUNG MEN WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION GRADE 1 A. Zairova, A. Rogoza, E. Oschepkova Moscow-RUSSIA 6 189 / LIFETIME FIBRE INTAKE AND ITS MAJOR DIETARY SOURCES ARE FAVOURABLY ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD: THE AMSTERDAM GROWTH AND HEALTH LONGITUDINAL STUDY R.J.J. Van De Laar (1), C.D.A. Stehouwer (1), B.C.T. Van Bussel (1), S.J. Te Velde (2), M.H. Prins (1), J.W.R. Twisk (2), I. Ferreira (1) (1) Maastricht, (2) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 6 190 / WEAK CARDIAC EJECTION PATTERNS RESULTS IN INCREASED CENTRAL TO PERIPHERAL PULSE PRESSURE AMPLIFICATION B. Westerhof (1), B. van den Bogaard (1), B.J. van den Born (1), J.P. van den Wijngaard (1), F. Mattace-Raso (2) (1) Amsterdam, (2) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 6 191 / SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY CONTRIBUTES TO ABDOMINAL AORTIC COMPLIANCE AND WALL DISTENSIBILITY IN RATS G. Lindesay, K. Viegas, M. Butlin, A. Avolio Sydney-AUSTRALIA 6 192 / EFFECT OF HEART RATE ON AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IS MODULATED BY WALL VISCOELASTICITY: A MODELLING STUDY K. Xu, M. Butlin, A. Avolio Sydney-AUSTRALIA
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6 193 / CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY: AGE ADJUSTED DISTANCE ESTIMATION S. Huybrechts, D. Devos, S. Vermeersch, D. Mahieu, E. Achten, T. De Backer, P. Segers, L. Van Bortel Gent-BELGIUM 6 194 / DETERMINANTS OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN HYPERTENSIVES D. Terentes-Printzios, C. Vlachopoulos, G. Vyssoulis, K. Aznaouridis, N. Ioakeimidis, P. Pietri, P. Xaplanteris, N. Alexopoulos, E. Christoforatou, A. Samentzas, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 6 195 / VALIDATION OF THE VICORDER DEVICE IN CHILDREN - A COMPARISON WITH THE SPHYGMOCOR D. Kracht (1), S. Baig (1), A. Doyon (2), C. Jacobi (1), F. Schaefer (2), E. Wuehl (2), A. Melk (1), B. Schmidt (1) (1) Hannover, (2) Heidelberg-GERMANY 6 196 / ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAROTID ARTERIES STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND SERUM URIC ACID IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS O. Gulkevych Kyiv-UKRAINE 6 197 / NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS USING THE ANALYSIS OF OSCILLOMETRIC WAVEFORM DURING CUFF-INFLATION M. Takata (1), A. Shimakura (1), T. Kusakabe (2), K. Ide (2) (1) Toyama, (2) Osaka-JAPAN 6 198 / CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC AND PREDIABETIC PATIENTS: CORRELATION WITH PERIPHERAL BLOOD PRESSURE A. Oliveras (1), J. Segura (2), C. Suarez (2), M. Gomez-Marcos (3), L. Garcia-Ortiz (3), N. Martell-Claros (2), M. Abad (2), L. Vigil (4), D. Ferrero (4), L. Sans (1), J.J. De La Cruz (2), L.M. Ruilope (2), A. De La Sierra (5), on behalf of the PRESCEN Study, Spain (1) Barcelona, (2) Madrid, (3) Salamanca, (4) Mstoles, (5) Terrassa-SPAIN 6 199 / CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE AFTER MENTAL STRESS IN OBESE ADOLESCENTS M. Rovina, G. Tonini, E. Faleschini, B. Fabris, M. Bardelli, F. Fischetti, R. Carretta Trieste-ITALY 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 36
HEART ROOM 7 / POSTERS FROM 200 TO 232 Chairperson: G. Seravalle (Milan-ITALY)
7 200 / PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT IN HYPERTENSIVE OUTPATIENTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE F. Negri, C. Cuspidi, L. Lonati, M.L. Muiesan, A. Capra, A. Milan, C. Sala, G.B. Danzi, M. Longo, A. Morganti, on behalf of Working Group on Heart and Hypertension of the Italian Society of Hypertension Milan-ITALY 7 201 / MITRAL DECELERATION INDEX IS ASSOCIATED TO AORTIC ROOT DILATATION AND NOT TO BIVENTRICULAR STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION F. Negri, C. Cuspidi, C. Sala, G. Mancia Milan-ITALY 7 202 / ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ALTERATIONS IN MASKED HYPERTENSION M. Camafort, J. Sobrino, M. Domenech, E. Vinyoles, A. Segarra, J.E. Lopez-Paz, J. Saban, J. Saban, L.M. Cuadrado, F. Gamazo, A. Vicente, M.J. Adrian, A. Felip, J. Vila, A. Coca, on behalf of the ESTHEN Study Group SPAIN 7 203 / DETECTION OF SUBCLINICAL DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS USING DIASTOLIC STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY M. Deljanin Ilic, S. Ilic, V. Stoickov, V. Ilic Nis-SERBIA 7 204 / CAN THE SILENT MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA BE DETECTED IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING? S. Gurgenyan, S. Vatinyan, K. Nikoghosyan Yerevan-ARMENIA
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7 205 / PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY S. Cinza Sanjurgo (1), A. Hermida Ameijeiras (2), J.E. Lpez Paz (2), M. Pena Seijo (2), G. Calvo Gonzlez (2), M.L. Romero Miguez (2), V. Martinez Durn (2), A. Pascual Montes (2), J.M. Paz Fernndez (2), C. Calvo Gmez (2) (1) Malpica, (2) Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 7 206 / ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EAS INDEX BY TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING AND VENTRICULAR STIFFNESS INDEX OR VENTRICULOARTERIAL INTERACTION H. Sako, S. Miura, K. Saku Fukuoka-JAPAN 7 207 / TISSUE DOPPLER INDEXES OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION IN RELATION TO THE PULSATILE AND STEADY COMPONENTS OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN A GENERAL POPULATION T. Kuznetsova (1), W. Sakiewicz (2), M. Kloch-Badelek (3), J. Dhooge (1), A. Ryabikov (4), K. Kunicka (2), E. Swierblewska (2), L. Thijs (1), S. Malyutina (4), K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (3), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (3), K. Narkiewicz (2), J.A. Staessen (1) (1) Leuven-BELGIUM; (2) Gdansk, (3) Cracow-POLAND; (4) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 7 208 / TEN-YEAR DYNAMICS OF CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT INITIAL LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY O. Matova, S. Pavlenko, O. Chervonopiskaya, L. Mishchenko Kyiv-UKRAINE 7 209 / MORPHO-FUNCTIONAL HEART PECULIARITIES OF YOUNG SWIMMERS WITH SMALL ANOMALIES OF HEART EVOLUTION A. Smolensky, O. Belichenko, A. Michailova Moscow-RUSSIA 7 210 / LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE D. Drozdz, Z. Kordon, P. Kwinta, K. Zachwieja, A. Rudzinski, J.A. Pietrzyk, M. Drozdz Cracow-POLAND 7 211 / FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH A PROLONGED QT INTERVAL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS I. Mozos, R. Patrascu, C. Serban, A. Pacurari, A. Tudor, L. Susan Timisoara-ROMANIA 7 212 / EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPY USING BETA-BLOCKERS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND STABLE EFFORT ANGINA S. Vatinian, S. Gurgenyan, K. Nikoghosyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 7 213 / ASSOCIATION OF INAPPROPRIATE LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M. Vorobyeva, S. Villevalde, A. Safarova, Z. Kobalava Moscow-RUSSIA 7 214 / ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM URIC ACID AND LEFT ATRIUM SIZE IN HYPERTENSIVES IS INDEPENDENT OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE C. Esis, M. Bracho, E. Silva, A. Gonzalez, S. Briceno, J. Villasmil Maracaibo-VENEZUELA 7 215 / NOVEL APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY BY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY V. Kuznetsov, E. Martynova, V. Solovyev, L. Evlampieva, V. Todosiychuk, D. Krinochkin, S. Vdovenko, E. Gorbatenko, E. Isaeva, A. Naimushina Tyumen-RUSSIA 7 216 / HYPERTENSION-RELATED LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IS ASSOCIATED WITH RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION V. Katsi, C. Aggeli, I. Felekos, L. Raftopoulos, G. Souretis, I. Vlasseros, C.H. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 7 217 / CARDIAC AQUAPORIN 1 DURING OSMOTIC STRESS INDUCED BY WATER RESTRICTION V. Netti, M. Vatrella, M. Chamorro, D. Vives, M.I. Rosn, A. Fellet, A.M. Balaszczuk Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA
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7 218 / IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION: IS LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX ASSOCIATED WITH NEW-ONSET HYPERTENSION? M. Bracho, C. Esis, E. Silva, A. Gonzalez, J. Villasmil, S. Briceno, G. Bermudez, G. Calmon Maracaibo-VENEZUELA 7 219 / EFFECTIVENESS OF NUCLEAR SCAN STRATEGY IN CHEST PAIN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH HYPERTENSION M. Luzzi, A. Conti, C. Nanna, T. Focosi, Y. Mariannini, E. Canuti, G. Cerini, G. Viviani, S. Squarciotta, E. De Villa, S. Vicidomini, C. Gallini, E. Costanzo Florence-ITALY 7 220 / NINE YEARS FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSIVE LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND PREDICTIVE VALUE OF NON-INVASIVE PARAMETERS D. Djordjevic (1), I. Tasic (1), B. Stamenkovic (1), M. Lovic (1), D. Lovic (2), B. Lovic (2) (1) Niska Banja, (2) Nis-SERBIA 7 221 / IMPACT OF DIABETES IN CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS A. Banushi, E. Zaimi, E. Petrela, A. Deljana, S. Qirko Tirana-ALBANIA 7 222 / INTERRELATIONS OF PULSE ARTERIAL PRESSURE, MITRAL REGURGITATION AND LEFT HEART REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE L. Zhuravlyova, I. Ilchenko, A. Yankevich Kharkiv-UKRAINE 7 223 / PREDICTORS OF DEVELOPMENT FATAL CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH INITIALLY CONCENTRIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY (IN 20 YEARS) L. Zelenenka Kyiv-UKRAINE 7 224 / LEFT ATRIAL REMODELLING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS N. Dovganych Kyiv-UKRAINE 7 225 / CIRCULATING STROMELYSIN-1 AS A POSSIBLE MARKER OF SEVERITY OF CARDIOVASCULAR REMODELING IN OBESITY PATIENTS AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION A. Berezin, T. Panasenko Zaporozhye-UKRAINE 7 226 / ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DATA IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT HYPERTROPHY E. Rebeko, A. Mrochek, D. Goncharik, V. Golenischa, O. Kovalenko, A. Chasnoyt Minsk-BELARUS 7 227 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IMPAIRED LUNG FUNCTION AND CARDIAC FUNCTION IN OLDER INDIVIDUALS B.J. Mcdonnell (1), I. Munnery (1), M. Munnery (1), I. Wilkinson (2), C. Mc Eniery (2), J. Cockcroft (1), on behalf of the Anglo-Cardiff Collaborative Trial investigators (1) Cardiff, (2) Cambridge-UK 7 228 / GEOMETRICAL CHANGES OF LEFT VENTRICLE IN HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN D. Lovic (1), V. Stojanov (2), B. Jakovljevic (2) (1) Nis, (2) Belgrade-SERBIA 7 229 / TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING IN ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND HIGH BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LEVELS AS COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Y.A. Andreeva, M.A. Saidova, T.V. Martynyuk, V.P. Masenko, A.V. Volkov, I.Ye. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 7 230 / POSSIBILITIES OF TRADITIONAL DOPPLER AND TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING IN DETECTION OF SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC HEART FUNCTION IN VARIOUS FORMS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Y.A. Andreeva, M.A. Saidova, T.V. Martynyuk, V.P. Masenko, K.A. Zikov, A.V. Volkov, I.Ye. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 7 231 / ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF THE THICKNESS OF LEFT PART OF INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION SEVERITY V. Kuznetsov, D. Krinochkin, L. Gapon, A. Vershinina, N. Shurkevich Tyumen-RUSSIA
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7 232 / REFERENCE VALUES FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR STRAIN BY TWO DIMENSIONAL STRAIN IMAGING IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS: IMPACT OF TECHNICAL AND CLINICAL CONFOUNDERS M. Chinali (1), G.P. Aurigemma (1), N. Metha (1), Z. Zichittella (1), H. Pokrel (1), G. De Simone (2), J.H. Hill (1), D. Tighe (1) (1) Worcester-USA; (2) Naples-ITALY 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 37
BRAIN ROOM 8 / POSTERS FROM 233 TO 256 Chairperson: C. Delles (Glasgow-UK)
8 233 / PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF VALSARTAN FOR STROKE IN JAPANESE SUBJECTS: AN ANALYSIS OF JIKEI HEART STUDY M. Shimizu (1), H. Yoshida (1), K. Ikewaki (2), I. Taniguchi (3), M. Yoshimura (3), G. Rosano (4), B. Dahlf (5), S. Mochizuki (3) (1) Kashiwa-shi, (2) Tokorozawa, (3) Minato-ku-JAPAN; (4) Rome-ITALY; (5) Gteborg-SWEDEN 8 234 / RISK FACTORS ANALYSIS BY SUBTYPES IN ISCHEMIC AND HEMORRHAGIC STROKE K. Suzuki (1), K. Yoshimura (2) (1) Akita, (2) Tokyo-JAPAN 8 235 / EFFECT OF VERAPAMIL ON SUBCLINICAL BRAIN DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS A.Yu. Falkovskaya, V.F. Mordovin, V.Yu. Ussov Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 236 / HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH STRUCTURAL PATHOLOGY OF A BRAIN AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT N. Afanasyeva, V. Mordovin, G. Semke Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 237 / SIGNIFICANCE OF CEREBRAL HYPERTENSIVE CRISES IN DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF A BRAIN IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS G. Semke, V. Mordovin, N. Afanasyeva, S. Pekarsky Tomsk-RUSSIA
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8 238 / DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF A BRAIN IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSIVE CRISES OVER THE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS G. Semke, V. Mordovin, N. Afanasyeva, S. Pekarsky Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 239 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX, WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSIVITY AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN HYPERTENSIVE STROKE PATIENTS S. Kapianidze, M. Janelidze, M. Beridze, N. Lobjanidze, N. Akiashvili, T. Maisuradze, M. Kapianidze, N. Kvirkvelia Tbilisi-GEORGIA 8 240 / LONG-TERM OUTCOMES WITH EARLY INITIATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN ISCHEMIC STROKE L. Brescacin, C. Alonzo, M. Zurru, F. Ortega, S. Brienza, R. Martinez, M. Carretero, L. Camera, E. Cristiano, W. Waisman Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 8 241 / MIGHT ANTIHYPERTENSIVE-DRUG CHOICE NEGATIVELY INFLUENCE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN STROKE PATIENTS UNDER STATIN THERAPY? L. Brescacin, C. Alonzo, M. Zurru, S. Brienza, F. Ortega, R. Martinez, J. Montecchia, L. Camera, E. Cristiano, G. Waisman Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 8 242 / PROTEGE-ACV PROGRAM: A USEFUL TOOL TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM ADHERENCE TO SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION GOALS C. Alonzo, L. Brescacn, C. Zurr, S. Brienza, R. Martnez, F. Ortega, D. Gil, L. Cmera, E. Cristiano, G. Waisman Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 8 243 / PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS ERRORS IN HANDLING HYPERTENSION AND HYPERGLYCEMIA IN ACUTE STROKE. A PROSPECTIVE SURVEY IN A RURAL AREA OF SOUTHERN SPAIN L. Castilla-Guerra (1), M.C. Fernandez-Moreno (2), L. Serrano-Rodriguez (2), L. Alpanseque-Hoogenstein (2), F. Villalba (2), C. Gonzalez (2), E. Carmona-Nimo (2), F. Pozuelo-Del Rosal (2), S. Vergara (2), J. Marin-Martin (2), A. Espino-Montoro (2), M.D. Jimenez-Hernandez (2), J.M. Lopez-Chozas (2) (1) Castilleja De Guzman, (2) Seville-SPAIN 8 244 / CORRELATION BETWEEN CAROTID WALL CHANGES AND COGNITIVE DECLINE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS C. Serban, S. Dragan, L. Susan, I. Mozos, A. Pacurari, R. Christodorescu, R. Susan, A. Caraba, A. Tudor, I. Romosan Timisoara-ROMANIA 8 245 / FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE ELDERLY PATIENTS L. Susan, C. Serban, A. Pacurari, I. Mozos, R. Susan, A. Narita, M. Susan, I. Romosan Timisoara-ROMANIA 8 246 / TIME-DEPENDENT CHANGES IN CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN PATIENTS AFTER ISCHEMIC STROKE M. Kwarciany (1), D. Gasecki (1), A. Rojek (1), R. Nowak (1), K. Kowalczyk (1), P. Boutouyrie (2), W. Nyka (1), S. Laurent (2), K. Narkiewicz (1) (1) Gdansk-POLAND; (2) Paris-FRANCE 8 247 / MULTINFARCTUAL ISCHEMIC CEREBRAL DISEASE IN THE PATTI FOR STROKE INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE MODEL A. Grippa, F. DAmico Messina-ITALY 8 248 / RETINAL VASCULAR DETERIORATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY ADVERSE CARDIAC REMODELING IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION V. Katsi, G. Souretis, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Alexopoulos, K. Benekos, I. Vlasseros, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros Athens-GREECE 8 249 / TREATED AND NON-TREATED HYPERTENSION: COMPARISION OF LOBAR AND DEEP INTRACEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE T. Maisuradze, M. Janelidze, M. Beridze, S. Kapianidze, N. Kvirkvelia, N. Guldedava, I. Urushadze, N. Akiashvili, M. Kapianidze Tbilisi-GEORGIA 8 250 / DISORDER OF BRAIN PERFUSION IN NON-COMPLICATED ARTERIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IMPACTS NEGATIVELY ON RECOVERY OF MEMORY UNDER ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT A. Kadykov, Y. Varakin, E. Oschepkova, G. Gornostayeva, M. Prokopovich, A. Fonyakin, N. Lazareva Moscow-RUSSIA
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8 251 / EFFECT OF AMLODIPINE ON CAROTID STRUCTURE AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION O. Gulkevych Kyiv-UKRAINE 8 252 / VASCULAR REACTIVITY OF BRAIN IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA BY HYPEROXIA T. Ripp, V. Mordovin, S. Zapodovnikov, E. Ripp Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 253 / HISTORY OF HYPERTENSIVE CRISES IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SEVERE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF BRAIN INVOLVEMENT AND PROGRESSIVE IMPAIRMENT OF BIOELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF A BRAIN IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS G. Semke, V. Mordovin Tomsk-RUSSIA 8 254 / HYPERTENSION AND MULTIPLE BRAIN DAMAGE INTEGRITY IN LATELIFE DEPRESSION N. Lobjanidze, M. Janelidze, M. Beridze, N. Kvirkvelia, N. Akiashvili, S. Kapianidze, I. Urushadze, T. Maisuradze, M. Kapianidze Tbilisi-GEORGIA 8 255 / PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA AND STROKE G. Potapova, I. Chazova, N. Kuznetsov, V. Sitina, E. Popov, I. Gavrilov Moscow-RUSSIA 8 256 / COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN UNSUFFICIENTLY CONTROLLED GRADE-1 HYPERTENSIVES P. Nazzaro, M.F. De Caro, C. Spinelli, G. Schirosi, G. Grandolfo, L. De Benedittis, F. Federico Bari-ITALY 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 38
NEURAL MECHANISMS ROOM 9 / POSTERS FROM 257 TO 269 Chairperson: G.A. Head (Prahran-AUSTRALIA)
9 257 / SIDESTREAM CIGARETTE SMOKE EFFECTS ON BAROCEPTOR REFLEX L.C. De Abreu (1), C. Ferreira (2), P.H.N. Saldiva (2), V.E. Valenti (2) (1) Santo Andr, (2) So Paulo-BRAZIL 9 258 / BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY VARIABILITY IN JUVENILE SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS L.C. De Abreu (1), C. Ferreira (2), P.H.N. Saldiva (2), V.E. Valenti (2) (1) Santo Andr, (2) So Paulo-BRAZIL 9 259 / THE ROLE OF THE CARDIAC AUTONOMIC BALANCE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION S. Gonzlez, C. Kotliar, P. Forcada, E. Cavanagh, J. Chiabaut Svane, F. Inserra, C. Castellaro, S. Obregon, D. Olano, A. Hita Pilar-ARGENTINA 9 260 / DEFENSIVE ACTIVE COPING ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION: THE SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN AFRICAN (SABPA) STUDY L. Malan (1), N. Malan (1), H. Huisman (1), J. Van Rooyen (1), R .Schutte (1), A. Schutte (1), C. Fourie (1), J. Potgieter (1), B. Harvey (1), M. Hamer (2), E. De Geus (3), T. Ziemssen (4), M. Reimann (4), Y. Seedat (5) (1) Potchefstroom-SOUTH AFRICA; (2) London-UK; (3) Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS; (4) Dresden-GERMANY; (5) Durban-SOUTH AFRICA 9 261 / NEW APPROACHES TO CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY EVALUATION DURING TILT TESTING OF PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION K. Protasov, S. Kuklin, A. Dzizinsky, V. Boronova, N. Antonenko Irkutsk-RUSSIA
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9 262 / CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IMPROVES BARORECEPTOR SENSITIVITY IN MOLATERAL CAROTID STENOSIS L.A. Dalla Vecchia, M. Pisacreta, T. Porretta, R. Gornati, R. Furlan Milan-ITALY 9 263 / AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND HAEMODYNAMIC CHANGES INDUCED BY A HALF MARATHON L.A. Dalla Vecchia (1), E. Traversi (2), D. Lucini (1), M. Malacarne (1), M. Pagani (1) (1) Milan, (2) Montescano-ITALY 9 264 / CARDIAC AUTONOMIC REGULATION AFTER ACUTE LUNG EXPOSURE TO CARBON NANOTUBES: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN CONSCIOUS RATS J.M. Legramante, S. Sacco, P. Crobeddu, A. Pietroiusti, A. Magrini, F. Valentini, G. Palleschi, G. Galante Rome-ITALY 9 265 / CHARACTERIZATION OF HEMODYNAMIC AND AUTONOMIC RESPONSE TO STRESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS APPROACH J. Gallo (1), D. Aguirre-Acevedo (1), J.E. Ochoa (2), M. Correa (1), G. Bilo (2), D. Aristizabal (1), G. Parati (2) (1) Medellin-COLOMBIA; (2) Milan-ITALY 9 266 / IMPACT OF BARORECEPTOR SENSITIVITY ON PULSE WAVE VELOCITY F. Michas (1), E. Manios (1), K. Stamatelopoulos (1), E. Koroboki (1), V. Chouzouri (1), A. Dimitriou (1), R. Panerai (2), N. Zakopoulos (1) (1) Athens-GREECE, (2) Leicester-UK 9 267 / AN ARTERIAL BAROREFLEX INDEX DERIVED FROM AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION-RELATED SUBCLINICAL TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE H. Li, P.J. Gao, S.L. Chu Shanghai-CHINA 9 268 / SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY AND CIRCULATING SERUM CYTOKINES RELATED TO DIPPING STATUS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS V. Popov (1), V. Vizir (2), I. Voloshyna (2) (1) Moscow-RUSSIA; (2) Zaporozhye-UKRAINE 9 269 / EFFECTS ON BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY AND RENAL RESISTIVE INDEX OF DAILY SESSIONS OF MUSIC GUIDED SLOW-BREATHING C. Bazzini (1), A. Ferrari (1), M. Boddi (1), G. Costanzo (1), M.S. Romano (1), L. Massetti (1), G. Tartarisco (2), G. Pioggia (2), P.A. Modesti (1) (1) Florence, (2) Pisa-ITALY 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 39
ENDOCRINE ASPECTS ROOM 10 / POSTERS FROM 270 TO 294 Chairperson: L. Lonati (Milan-ITALY)
10 270 / AGING IN THYROID DYSFUNCTION: ARE CAVEOLINS PROTEINS INVOLVED IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR NITRIC OXIDE PRODUCTION? L.I. Sarati, C.R. Marinez, N. Artes, A.M. Balaszczuk, A.L Fellet Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 10 271 / ATHEROGENIC POTENTIAL OF SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM AND WAYS OF HIS CORRECTION V. Romanov, I. Chulaievska, A. Iluischina, A. Logvinenko, L. Yakuschko, O. Mitchenko Kyiv-UKRAINE 10 272 / SUBTLE HYPERPARATHYROIDISM: A NOVEL FEATURE OF PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM THAT IS CORRECTED BY ADRENALECTOMY C. Maniero, A. Fassina, T.M. Seccia, G. Albertin, R. De Caro, L. Calo, A.C. Pessina, G.P. Rossi Padua-ITALY 10 273 / PRORENIN AND PRORENIN RECEPTOR ACTIVATION RESULTS IN ERK 1/2 PHOSPHORYLATION IN HUMAN ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA CELL LINES C. Recarti, T.M. Seccia, L. Lenzini, G. Skander, B. Caroccia, G. Ceolotto, L. Petrelli, A.S. Belloni, A.C. Pessina, G.P. Rossi Padua-ITALY 10 274 / URINARY PROSTASIN, A SERIN- PROTEASE ACTIVATING ENAC, IS PHYSIOLOGICALLY MODULATED BY NATRIURESIS IN NORMOTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS L. Chiecchi (1), F. Pizzolo (1), K. Kitamura (2), R. Raffaelli (1), L. Consoli (1), M. Gunasekaran (1), A. Castagna (1), G. Salvagno (1), P. Guarini (1), O. Olivieri (1) (1) Verona-ITALY; (2) Kumamoto-JAPAN
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10 275 / ACUTE D2 RECEPTOR DOPAMINERGIC BLOCKADE DOES NOT AFFECT ADRENAL CORTISOL AND CHROMOGRANIN A RELEASE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM T.M. Seccia, D. Miotto, R. De Toni, V. Gallina, A.C. Pessina, G.P. Rossi Padua-ITALY 10 276 / MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN PATIENTS WITH ADENOCARCINOMA OF ADRENAL GLAND AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION O. Belichenko, A. Vorontsov, E. Averkieva, V. Vladimirova, A. Smolenskiy, A. Mikhailova Moscow-RUSSIA 10 277 / MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN PATIENTS WITH MYELOLIPOMA OF ADRENAL GLAND AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION O. Belichenko, A. Smolenskiy, A. Vorontsov, V. Vladimirova, E. Averkieva, A. Mikhailova Moscow-RUSSIA 10 278 / CONCURRENT PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM AND SUBCLINICAL CORTISOL HYPERSECRETION. A PERSPECTIVE STUDY F. Fallo (1), C. Bertello (2), D. Tizzani (2), N. Sonino (1), A. Fassina (1), M.C. Zennaro (3), M. Covella (2), E. Berra (2), V. Crudo (2), J. Burrello (2), D. Leone (2), F. Veglio (2), P. Mulatero (2) (1) Padua, Turin-ITALY; (2) Paris-FRANCE 10 279 / PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM. A CONTROLLED STUDY N. Sonino (1), E. Tomba (2), M.L. Genesia (3), C. Bertello (3), V. Crudo (3), J. Burrello (3), M. Covella (3), E. Berra (3), D. Leone (3), P. Mulatero (3), F. Veglio (3), G.A. Fava (2), F. Fallo (1) (1) Padua, (2) Bologna, (3) Turin-ITALY 10 280 / BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM BEFORE AND AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT L. Petramala, M.C. Formicuccia, L. Zinnamosca, D. Cotesta, C. Marinelli, S. Sciomer, G. Cavallaro, G. De Toma, C. Letizia Rome-ITALY 10 281 / SENSITIVITY, SPECIFICITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF THE ALDOSTERONE-TO-RENIN-RATIO AS A SCREENING TEST FOR PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM P.M. Jansen, A.H.J. Danser, A.H. van den Meiracker, on behalf of the Dutch ARRAT Investigators Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 10 282 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRIIODOTHYRONINE WITH BLOOD PRESSURE AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN EUTHYROID TYPE 1 DIABETIC PATIENTS T. Bulum, I. Prkacin, L. Duvnjak Zagreb-CROATIA 10 283 / EFFECTS OF FEMALE SEX HORMONES AND CONTRACEPTIVE PILL ON THE 11BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2 ACTIVITY ESTIMATED BY URINARY METABOLITES RATIO F. Pizzolo, R. Raffaelli, L. Chiecchi, A. Memmo, L. Consoli, A.M. Stanzial, P. Guarini, G.C. Guidi, M. Franchi, O. Olivieri Verona-ITALY 10 284 / PLASMA ALDOSTERONE LEVELS ON NORMAL, LOW AND HIGH SODIUM INTAKE IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION WITH NORMAL AND LOW PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY J. Ciric, M. Zarkovic, B. Beleslin, M. Stojkovic Belgrade-SERBIA 10 285 / EFFECT OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA ON BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL AND VARIABILITY K. Michel-Rowicka, M. Peczkowska, H. Janaszek-Sitkowska, A. Prejbisz, E. Szwench, K. Jozwik-Plebanek, S. Kolodziejczyk-Kruk, M. Kabat, A. Januszewicz Warsaw-POLAND 10 286 / HUMORAL AND CELL-MEDIATED AUTOIMMUNITY MECHANISMS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM G. Rossitto (1), E. Rossi (2), L. Lenzini (1), A. Fassina (1), F. Marino (1), M. Facco (1), C. Agostini (1), A. Cabrelle (1), A. Teramo (1), T.M. Seccia (1), G.P. Rossi (1) (1) Padua, (2) Reggio Emilia-ITALY 10 287 / PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM AND ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AT DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOW-UP V. Ronconi, F. Turchi, V. Di Tizio, G. Appolloni, M. Boscaro, G. Giacchetti Ancona-ITALY 10 288 / HORMONAL AND METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMAS A. Nikolic, J. Ciric, B. Beleslin, M. Stojkovic, M. Zarkovic Belgrade-SERBIA
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10 289 / INCREASED PREVALENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AMONG PATIENTS WITH NON-FUNCTIONING ADRENAL ADENOMAS V. Vasilev, J. Matrozova, S. Zacharieva Sofia-BULGARIA 10 290 / ADRENALECTOMY IMPROVES COMMON CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM R. Holaj, B. trauch, J. Rosa, T. Zelinka, O. Petrk, D. Michalsk, K. Novk, J. Widimsk Jr. Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 10 291 / AN ABDOMINAL CT SCAN IN FIRST LINE IS AN EFFICIENT INVESTIGATION IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSIVES SUSPECTED TO HAVE AN ADRENAL CAUSE D. Rosenbaum, F. Villeneuve, C.H. Gury, X. Girerd Paris-FRANCE 10 292 / GENETICALLY NEGATIVE PARAGANGLIOMA OF THE BLADDER IN CHILDREN. REPORT ON 3 CASES J. Antoniewicz, M. Baka-Ostrowska, P. Gasto, L. Skobejko-Wodarska, A. Kos ciesza, B. Dembowska-Bagin ska, A. Januszewicz, M. Pe czkowska, R. Grenda Warsaw-POLAND 10 293 / MODULATION OF THE ALDOSTERONE/MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR SYSTEM IN AGED WKY AND SHR: EFFECT OF LONG-TERM FOOD RESTRICTION P. Gomes, V. Pinto, M.J. Pinho, S. Simo, E. Silva, M.P. Serro, P. Soares-Da-Silva Porto-PORTUGAL 10 294 / BLOOD PRESSURE, GONADOTROPINES AND ESTRADIOL VARIATIONS IN WOMEN WITH MILD AND SEVERE HOT FLUSHES M. Stojanovic (1), V. Stojanov (1), M. Ivovic (1), M. Tancic (1), D. Lovic (2), L.J. Marina (1), M. Marinkovic (1), M. Matic (1), B. Subotic (1), J. Ciric (1), M. Zarkovic (1), S. Vujovic (1) (1) Belgrade, (2) Nis-SERBIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 40
HEART FAILURE ROOM 11 / POSTERS FROM 295 TO 311 Chairperson: L. Lonati (Milan-ITALY)
11 295 / THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD PRESSURE FOR THE PROGNOSIS OF PATIENT HOSPITALISED WITH ACUTE HEART - ACUTE HEART DATABASE (AHEAD) REGISTRY J. Spinar (1), J. Parenica (1), J. Vitovec (1), P. Widimsky (2), A. Linhart (2), F. Malek (2), L. Spinarova (1), R. Miklik (1), J. Jarkovsky (1), L. Dusek (1) (1) Brno, (2) Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC 11 296 / PREVALENCE OF DIASTOLIC LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION IN EUROPEAN POPULATIONS BASED ON CROSS-VALIDATED DIAGNOSTIC THRESHOLDS M. Kloch-Badelek (1), T. Kuznetsova (2), W. Sakiewicz (3), V. Tikhonoff (4), A. Ryabikov (5), A. Gonzlez (6), L. Thijs (2), Y. Jin (2), S. Malyutina (5), K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (1), E. Casiglia (4), J. Dez (6), K. Narkiewicz (3), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (1), J. Staessen (2), on behalf of the European Project On Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) Investigators (1) Cracow-POLAND; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM; (3) Gdansk-POLAND; (4) PaduaITALY, (5) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA; (6) Pamplona-SPAIN 11 297 / THE EFFECT OF CARVEDILOL VERSUS METOPROLOL ON PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH GENETIC VARIANTS OF THE BETA2-RECEPTOR B. Van den Bogaard, O. De Peuter, J. Truijen, P. Kamphuisen, B.J. Van den Born Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 11 298 / AMLODIPINE, CALCIUM CHANNEL ANTAGONIST COULD PREVENT STRESS INDUCED CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION LIKE AND BLOCKER Y. Takano, F. Ishikura, M. Egawa, K. Komaru, S. Toyokawa Suita-JAPAN
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11 299 / THE EVALUATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE IN RELATION TO GENERATED BLOOD PRESSURE K. Malaczynska-Rajpold, I. Niskiewicz, M. Laskowski, E. Straburzynska-Migaj Poznan-POLAND 11 300 / EFFECT OF HYPERTENSION ON CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS PROGNOSIS E. Mezhonov, S. Shalaev Tyumen-RUSSIA 11 301 / PARAMETERS OF CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE V. Ivanenko St. Petersburg-RUSSIA 11 302 / PEAK OXYGEN PULSE IN MILD CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS THE EFFECTS OF BETA-BLOCKERS S. Dimopoulos, A. Ntalianis, A. Tasoulis, C. Kapelios, C. Manetos, S. Koutroumpi, V. Agapitou, G. Tzanis, S. Sventzouri, J. Terrovitis, S. Nanas Athens-GREECE 11 303 / NEUROTICISM PERSONALITY TRAIT, ANXIETY STATE AND SEVERITY OF DISEASE, INDEPENDENTLY PREDICT QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE L. Samartzis, S. Dimopoulos, E. Kaldara, C. Manetos, A. Ntalianis, V. Agapitou, S. Vakrou, S. Gyftopoulos, J. Terrovitis, S. Nanas Athens-GREECE 11 304 / ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE M. Tsverava, D. Tsverava Tbilisi-GEORGIA 11 305 / THE CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE BY ABPM CAN REDUCE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE HOSPITAL READMISSION? E. Badila, S.A. Frunza, S. Ghiorghe, C. Tirziu, D. Bartos, M. Dorobantu Bucharest-ROMANIA 11 306 / EFFECTS OF BETA-BLOCKERS ON PEROXIDE OXIDATION IN ISCHEMIC MODEL OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN RATS D. Shashurin, A. Piryazev, O. Azizova, O. Medvedev Moscow-RUSSIA 11 307 / EFFECTS OF TESTOSTERONE ON CARDIAC FUNCTION IN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE RATS J. Klimas, P. Krenek, G. Doka, J. Kyselovic Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 11 308 / HEART FAILURE AND LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION AFTER ACUTE Q-MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH ANTECEDENT HYPERTENSION E. Amosova, A. Bezrodnyi, I. Prudkiy, N. Netyazhenko, Y. Sychenko, O. Gerula Kyiv-UKRAINE 11 309 / HYPERTENSION CONTROL AND POSTURAL BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS B. Wizner (1), M. Fedyk-ukasik (1), W. Musia (2), J. Grski (3), T. Rywik (4), T. Grodzicki (1) (1) Cracow, (2) Bialystok, (3) Gdynia, (4) Warsaw-POLAND 11 310 / STATE OF AUTONOMIC REGULATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE G. Dadashova, A Bakhshaliyev Baku-AZERBAIJAN 11 311 / CHANGES OF PARAMETERS OF COAGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE TREATED WITH FILTRATION PLASMAPHERESIS L. Simonyan, Lu. Simonyan, L. Khachatryan Yerevan-ARMENIA
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Poster Session 41
HAEMODYNAMICS ROOM 12 / POSTERS FROM 312 TO 326 Chairperson: G. Schillaci (Perugia-ITALY)
12 317 / INCREASE STROKE VOLUME DETERMINES A HYPERDYNAMIC PATTERN IN PREDOMINANTLY DIASTOLIC HYPERTENSION C. Romero (1), R. Chamale (1), P. Jimenez (1), J. Ale (2), G. Waisman (2), A. Tabares (1), M. Orias (1) (1) Cordoba, (2) Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 12 318 / TRANSTHORACIC DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION IN THE ASSESSMENT OF SYSTOLIC PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION E. Kobal, N. Danilov, T. Martynyuk, O. Arkhipova, M. Saidova, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 12 319 / THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND THE CHANGE OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE WAVE VELOCITY BY ACUTE BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION: A STUDY USING BRACHIAL-ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND SUBLINGUAL ADMINISTRATION OF NITROGLYCERIN J.K. Park (1), J.H. Shin (1), S.H. Kim (2), Y.H. Lim (1), J.H. Shin (1), J.U. Lee (2), K.S. Kim (1), S.K. Kim (2), J.H. Kim (1), H.K. Lim (1) (1) Seoul, (2) Guri-SOUTH KOREA 12 320 / PARAMETERS OF CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION I. Chernova, S. Serdyuk, M. Loukianov, S. Boytsov Moscow-RUSSIA 12 321 / SHORT-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE FALLS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION K. Protasov, V. Boronova, A. Dzizinsky, D. Sinkevich Irkutsk-RUSSIA 12 322 / SYNCHRONISATION OF 0.1 HZ RHYTHMS IN CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PREDICTOR OF FATAL EVENTS IN FIVE-YEAR PERIOD A. Kiselev, O. Posnenkova, V. Gridnev, V. Shwartz, M. Prokhorov, A. Karavaev, V. Ponomarenko, V. Bezruchko, P. Dovgalevsky Saratov-RUSSIA 12 323 / NON-UNIFORM EFFECT OF VERAPAMIL ON BAROREFLEX-MEDIATED VASOMOTION IN FOREARM MUSCLES OF HYPERTENSIVES I. Kukulis, V. Dzerve, D. Matisone, R. Erts Riga-LATVIA
12 312 / INTENSIFIED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT FOR 6 MONTHS DOES NOT IMPROVE EJECTION FRACTION OR VENTRICULO-VASCULAR COUPLING IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE-II-DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION T.K. Sonder, J. Lambrechtsen, J. Hangaard, K. Egstrup Svendborg-DENMARK 12 313 / DIFFERENCES IN POSTPRANDIAL HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE ON A HIGH PROTEIN VERSUS A HIGH CARBOHYDRATE DIET J. Dopheide (1), J.M. Geleijnse (2), S.J.L. Bakker (3), E.J. Brink (4), M.A. van Baak (1), on behalf of Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen (1) Maastricht, (2) Wageningen, (3) Groningen, (4) Zeist-THE NETHERLANDS 12 314 / AN INVASIVE BUT SIMPLE AND ACCURATE METHOD FOR ASCENDING AORTA-FEMORAL ARTERY PULSE WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT H. Kilic, S. Orcun, R. Akdemir, O. Karakurt, E. Yeter, M. Dogan, S. Acikel, G. Cagirci, U. Arslantas Ankara-TURKEY 12 315 / DIFFERENTIAL PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF LEFT VENTRICLE PEAK WALL STRESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION S. Barra, P. Gomes, L. Paiva, F. Caetano, C. Faustino, R. Providncia, A. Leito Marques Vila Nova De Gaia-PORTUGAL 12 316 / THE DIASTOLIC PART OF THE CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE WAVEFORM SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED IN PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS A. Heim, L. Liaudet, B. Waeber, F. Feihl Lausanne-SWITZERLAND
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12 324 / CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS, MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION AND LEFT HEART CHAMBERS REMODELING IN THE PATIENTS WITH POSTINFARCTION CARDIOSCLEROSIS AND NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE M. Dolzhenko (1), A. Bazylevich (2), S. Potashev (1) (1) Kiev, (2) Lviv-UKRAINE 12 325 / THE EFFECT OF COLD PRESSOR TEST UPON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS K. Keramida, E. Karpanou, G. Vyssoulis Athens-GREECE 12 326 / CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE ESTIMATED BY RADIAL APPLANATION TONOMETRY IN HYPERTENSIVE PULMONARY OEDEMA O. Istratoaie, R. Mustafa Craiova-ROMANIA 14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor
Poster Session 42
CLINICAL ASPECTS ROOM 13 / POSTERS FROM 327 TO 370 Chairperson: A. Oliveras (Barcelona-SPAIN)
13 327 / HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN ARE CHARACTERIZED BY POOR QUALITY OF LIFE COMPARED TO HYPERTENSIVE MEN V. Katsi, G. Souretis, J. Orestis, J. Vlasseros, C. Benekos, M. Divani, D. Barlagiannis, N. Alexopoulos, C. Vlachopoulos Athens-GREECE 13 328 / SECONDARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS: STUDY POST-ANGIOPLASTY M.I. Poveda-Garca, M.A. Esteban-Moreno, F.J. Gonzlez-Martnez, M.D. Del Pino Y Pino Almera-SPAIN 13 329 / IS MICROALBUMINURIA RELATED TO CAROTID ABNORMALITIES IN ELDERLY SUBJECTS? M. Otero-Losada, J.H. Altamirano, D. Sanchez Gelos, J. Milei Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA 13 330 / HEMORHEOLOGY, SUBCLINICAL INFLAMMATION AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS V. Dmitriev, E. Oschepkova, N. Ageeva, A. Rogoza, V. Titov Moscow-RUSSIA 13 331 / SYSTEMATIC REVIEW: NEUTROPHILS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES AND/OR CARDIAC REVASCULARIZATION L. Guasti, F. Dentali, L. Castiglioni, L. Maroni, F. Marino, A. Squizzato, W. Ageno, G. Gaudio, A.M. Grandi, M. Cosentino, S. Contini, V. Macchi, M. Serrat, G. Interlandi, A. Venco Varese-ITALY
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13 332 / PREVALENCE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN GENERAL POPULATION BY SEVENTEEN DIFFERENT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CRITERIA. THE HERMEX STUDY F. Felix-Redondo (1), D. Fernandez-Berges (1), A. Calderon (2), L. Consuegra (3), V. Barrios (2), P. Alvarez-Palacios (1), A. Hidalgo (1), V. Tejero (1), Y. Morcillo (1) (1) Villanueva De La Serena, (2) Madrid, (3) Cartagena-SPAIN 13 333 / MAGNESIUM THERAPY IN BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION K. Kisters (1), F. Tokmak (2), M.Q. Nguyen (2), B. Gremmler (1), C. Funke (1), M. Hausberg (3) (1) Herne, (2) Bochum, (3) Karlsruhe-GERMANY 13 334 / FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION IN OUR AREA M.. Barn Ramos, A. Ruz Zafra, M.I. Maiz Jimnez, A. Perez Rivera, I. Gallardo Romero, A. Ruiz Cantero Ronda-SPAIN 13 335 / ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN HYPERTENSIVE MEN: A DIFFERENT REALITY? F. Caetano, I. Almeida, J. Silva, L. Paiva, P. Mota, A. Botelho, A. Leito-Marques Coimbra-PORTUGAL 13 336 / CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH NEWLYDIAGNOSED HYPERTENSION S. Seki, I. Taniguchi, M. Yoshimura Tokyo-JAPAN 13 337 / ASSESSMENT OF MICROALBUMINURIA IMPROVES THE DEFINITION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS A. Meccariello (1), F. Buono (1), F. Basile (2), V. Falco (2), E. Fedele (2), F. Romeo (3), C. Morisco (1) (1) Naples, (2) Nola, (3) Rome-ITALY 13 338 / ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN LONG-LIVERS: PREVALENCE, CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS V. Sushynsky, M. Pristrom Minsk-BELARUS 13 339 / ELECTRIC HEART INSTABILITY IN MEN OF STRESS PROFESSIONS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION K. Shakhmatova, A. Zalzman, O. Antropova, I. Osipova, N. Lobanova Barnaul-RUSSIA 13 340 / COMPARISON OF INTERFERENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND SLEEP DISORDERS AMONG NORMAL ADULT POPULATION AND REFUGEES L. Chinchaladze, M. Janelidze, M. Beridze, M. Jibladze, N. Lobjanidze, T. Maisuradze, N. Akiashvili, S. Kapianidze, M. Kapianidze Tbilisi-GEORGIA 13 341 / THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN METABOLIC DISORDERS, 24-H AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND ADIPONECTIN LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION A. Brzeska, J. Porzezinska-Furtak, K. Widecka, T. Miazgowski Szczecin-POLAND 13 342 / PREVENTION OF RADIAL ARTERY GRAFT VASOSPASM DURING CABG IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION COMBINED WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: CLINICAL ASPECTS M. Dyakova, Y. Vechersky, V. Zatolokin, K. Eremenko Tomsk-RUSSIA 13 343 / USEFULNESS OF A SIMPLE ANTICIPATORY PRESCRIPTION TOOL TO FIGHT AGAINST THERAPEUTIC INERTIA IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION J.J. Mourad, S. Le Jeune, M. Lopez-Sublet, on behalf of THE CASSANDRE STUDY INVESTIGATORS Bobigny-FRANCE 13 344 / BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN ELDERLY PATIENTS P.J. Labrador, P.M. Gonzalez Castillo Plasencia-SPAIN 13 345 / HIGH SODIUM CONSUMPTION: A SIMPLE RULE TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AT RISK L. Luzardo Domenichelli, J. Boggia, M. Sottolano, I. Lujambio, A. Barindelli, O. Noboa Montevideo-URUGUAY 13 346 / THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS M.L. Genesia, E. Testa, E. Berra, M. Covella, S. Totaro, D. Leone, F. Rabbia, F. Veglio Turin-ITALY
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13 347 / EFFECT OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT WITH QUINAPRIL ON BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY PARAMETERS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ACCORDING TO TIME OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION A. Niklas, K. Niklas, A. Radziemski, A. Tykarski Poznan-POLAND 13 348 / MENOPAUSE AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL J. Zilberman, A. Vicario, G. Cerezo, M. Del Sueldo Cordoba-ARGENTINA 13 349 / THE RESPONSIVENESS OF THE BRACHIAL-ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY RELATIVE TO ACUTE BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION AND ITS CLINICAL DETERMINANTS J.K. Park (1), J.H. Shin (1), S.H. Kim (2), Y.H. Lim (1), J.H. Shin (1), J.U. Lee (2), K.S. Kim (1), S.K. Kim (2), J.H. Kim (1), H.K. Lim (1) (1) Seoul, (2) Guri-SOUTH KOREA 13 350 / EVALUATION OF BODY FLUID DISTRIBUTION AND HORMONAL SYSTEMS IN HYPERTENSION C. Catena, G.L. Colussi, C. Petri, F. Pezzutto, L.A. Sechi Udine-ITALY 13 351 / HEADACHE: PREVALENCE OF A NEW CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION S. Leoni, B. Stagni, S. Flori, I. Serio, L. Bolondi Bologna-ITALY 13 352 / LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK M. Santos, J. Silva, T. Rodrigues, L. Sopa Santarm-PORTUGAL 13 353 / EVALUATION OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A DEPARTMENT OF SUB-ACUTE CARE WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF INJURY AFTER AN ACCIDENTAL FALL: PREVALENCE OF TRUE SYNCOPE L.M. Beltrami, L. Bagnara, V. De Grazia, A. Fontanella, R. Ghidini, A. Lucini, V. Mansi, F. Zilli, L.C. Zingale, L.A. Dalla Vecchia Milan-ITALY 13 354 / DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS POPULATION C. Konin, M. Adoh, E. Kramoh, J.B. Anzouan-Kacou, R. Nguetta, A. Yaye, J.J. Ndjessan, A. Essam Nloo Abidjan-IVORY COAST 13 355 / LATE FOLLOW UP OF THE LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITHOUT REMODELING D. Piskorz, A. Tommasi Rosario-ARGENTINA 13 356 / IMPACT OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN DAMAGE SUBCLINICAL TARGET ORGAN IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS R.E. Peuela Rodriguez, J. Lopez, I. Bastidas, R. Hernandez, M. Serrano, W. Zerpa, B. Roman, T. Peuela, S. Pereira San Cristobal-VENEZUELA 13 357 / LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY: INFLUENCE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC METHOD USED ON THE PROGNOSIS S. Cinza Sanjurgo (1), J.E. Lpez Paz (2), A. Hermida Ameijeiras (2), G. Calvo Gonzlez (2), M.L. Romero Mguez (2), V. Martinez Durn (2), A. Pascual Montes (2), J.M. Paz Fernndez (2), G. Calvo Gmez (2) (1) Malpica, (2) Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 13 358 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WAVE INTENSITY ANALYSIS AND CAROTID STIFFNESS IN DETECTION OF VENTRICULAR ARTERIAL STIFFENING D. Skultetyova, S. Filipova, P. Chnupa, J. Skultety Bratislava-SLOVAK REPUBLIC 13 359 / PREVALENCE OF ORGANIC DAMAGE AND SUBCLINICAL LESIONS IN REFRACTORY HYPERTENSION D. Abellan Rivero, N. Ortega Lopez, P. Gomez Jara, S. Balanza Galindo, G. Ortega Gonzalez, J. Rodriguez Romero, J.L. Abellan Atenza, J. Abellan Aleman Murcia-SPAIN 13 360 / HOW TO DETERMINE THE ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX IN THE INTERNAL MEDICINE OFFICES OF TWO SPANISH HOSPITALS J.J. Tamarit-Garca, B. Roig-Espert, C. Sala-Sinz, F. Garca-Tolosa, L. Snchez-Surez, A. Sez-Segura, J.M. Giner-Morales, I. Carbonell-Casa, V. Navarro-Ibnez Valencia-SPAIN
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13 361 / THE PREVALENCE OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN NATIONAL-WIDE DIREG STUDY O. Drapkina, V. Ivashkin Moscow-RUSSIA 13 362 / RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN A GENERAL POPULATION IN NORTHERN ITALY: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE M. Salvetti, M.L. Muiesan, A. Paini, C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Aggiusti, F. Bertacchini, D. Stassaldi, F. Beschi, S. Cobelli, G. Rubagotti, C. Monteduro, M. Castellano, E. Agabiti Rosei Brescia-ITALY 13 363 / PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS TREATMENT IN CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS OF NORTH CAUCASUS R. Didigova (1), Z. Ugurchieva (1), M. Imagozeva (2), A. Inarokova (2), A. Kontsevaya (3), M. Mamedov (3) (1) Magas, (2) Nalchik, (3) Moscow-RUSSIA 13 364 / DEFINITION OF HYPERTENSION IN AFRICA P. Ghataorhe (1), N. Heeney (2), M. Rehan (2), R. Sahibzada (2), N. Heeney (2), M. Ahmad (1), I. Jawad (1), K. Nijjer (1) (1) Gillingham, (2) London-UK 13 365 / PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF WHITE-COAT DIAGNOSED BY AMBULATORY MONITORING IN INITIALLY UNTREATED SUBJECTS C. dos Santos Moreira, P. Alcntara, C. Alcntara, V. Ramalhinho, C. Bastos, J. Braz Nogueira Lisbon-PORTUGAL 13 366 / ASSOCIATION OF EARLY SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE WITH FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN UNCOMPLICATED MILD TO MODERATE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT M.S. Cho, C.H. Lee, J.Y. Lee, C. Park Seoul-SOUTH KOREA 13 367 / INCREASING OF HIGHLY SENSITIVE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND FIBRINOGEN LEVELS IN WOMEN WITH PREECLAMPSIA M. Craina, P. Stanciu, E. Bernad, C. Serban, R. Nitu Timisoara-ROMANIA
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13 368 /FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HELLP SYNDROME P. Stanciu, M. Craina, E. Bernad, C. Serban, R. Nitu Timisoara-ROMANIA 13 369 / PREVALENCE AND PREDICTIVE VALUE OF MASKED HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY O. Papazachou, C. Thomopoulos, M. Daskalaki, N. Rodolakis, D. Papadopoulos, A. Komnou, M. Papavassiliou, T. Makris Athens-GREECE 13 370 / MATERNAL AND FETAL OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH HELLP SYNDROME AS A SEVERE HYPERTENSIVE DISORDER IN PREGNANCY M.L. Miranda Guisado, A.J. Vallejo Vaz, P. Stiefel Garca-Junco, V. Alfaro Lara, L.M. Beltrn Romero, L. Gmez Morales, S. Rodrguez Suarez, A. Gonzlez, J. Villar Ortiz Sevilla-SPAIN
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Poster Session 43
CLINICAL TRIALS ROOM 14 / POSTERS FROM 371 TO 392 Chairperson: A. Oliveras (Barcelona-SPAIN)
14 376 / EFFICACY OF TREATMENT BASED ON LORISTA HD LOSARTAN 100 MG + HYDROCHLORTHIAZIDE 25 MG IN COMPARISON WITH COMBINATION BISOPROLOL 10 MG + HYDROCHLORTHIAZIDE 25 MG IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: ELIZA TRIAL G. Radchenko, X. Micheeva, Yu. Sirenko, S. Kushnir, G. Ponomareva Kiev-UKRAINE 14 377 / ADDITION OF SPIRONOLACTONE IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (ASPIRANT): A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL J. Vclavk (1), R. Sedlk (2), M. Plach (3), K. Navrtil (1), J. Plek (4), J. Jarkovsk (3), T. Vclavk (5), R. Husr (6), E. Kocinov (1), M. Tborsk (1) (1) Olomouc, (2) Proste jov, (3) Brno, (4) Ostrava, (5) Prague, (6) Hranice n. Mor.-CZECH REPUBLIC 14 378 / DECREASING SLEEP-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINED BY AMBULATORY MONITORING REDUCES CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION R. Hermida (1), D.E. Ayala (1), A. Mojon (1), L. Chayan (2), M.J. Dominguez (2), M.J. Fontao (1), I. Alonso (1), J.R. Fernandez (1) (1) Vigo, (2) Santiago de Compostela-SPAIN 14 379 / NO DIFFERENCE IN PULSE WAVE VELOCITY BETWEEN PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM AND ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION I. Kantola, V. Vliaho, J. Varis Turku-FINLAND 14 380 / IMPACT OF INDAPAMIDE SR, AMLODIPINE, AND CANDESARTAN ON BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY: THE X-CELLENT TRIAL Y. Zhang (1), D. Agnoletti (2), M.E. Safar (2), J. Blacher (2) (1) Shanghai-CHINA; (2) Paris-FRANCE 14 381 / BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN CARDIO-RENAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM THE 3A REGISTRY M. Lehmann (1), R. Dechend (2), E. Kaiser (3), E. Deeg (4), J. Senges (4), U. Zeymer (4), R.E. Schmieder (1) (1) Erlangen, (2) Berlin, (3) Nuernberg, (4) Ludwigshafen-GERMANY 14 382 / AMLODIPINE/VALSARTAN SINGLE PILL COMBINATION REAL LIFE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION I. Chazova (1), N. Dongre (2), A. Vigdorchik (1) (1) Moscow-RUSSIA; (2) Basel-SWITZERLAND
14 371 / ADMINISTRATION-TIME DIFFERENTIAL BENEFIT ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION OF THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF HYPERTENSION MEDICATIONS R.C. Hermida, D.E. Ayala, A. Mojon, J.R. Fernandez Vigo-SPAIN 14 372 / CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTROLLED VS RESISTANT ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AFTER A STANDARDIZED 4-WEEK THREE DRUGREGIMEN G. Bobrie, M. Frank, M. Azizi, S. Peyrard, P. Boutouyrie, G. Chatellier, S. Laurent, J. Menard, P.F. Plouin Paris-FRANCE 14 373 / CHIEF: CHINESE HYPERTENSION INTERVENTION EFFICACY STUDY W. Wang, L.Y. Ma, M.B. Liu, Q. Deng, Y.Q. Zhang, L.S. Liu Beijing-CHINA 14 374 / ADMINISTRATION-TIME DEPENDENT EFFECTS ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE AS ADDED THERAPY IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS UNCONTROLLED WITH VALSARTAN D.E. Ayala, R.C. Hermida, A. Mojon, J.R. Fernandez Vigo-SPAIN 14 375 / INFLUENCE OF NUMBER OF HYPERTENSION MEDICATIONS AND CIRCADIAN TIME OF TREATMENT ON CARDIOVASCULAR MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY R. Hermida, D.E. Ayala, A. Mojon, J.R. Fernandez Vigo-SPAIN
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14 383 / CHANGES IN WITHIN- AND BETWEEN-INDIVIDUAL BP VARIABILITY WITH BETA-BLOCKER, DIURETIC AND CALCIUM ANTAGONIST T. Bejan-Angoulvant (1), H. Charvat (1), V. Musini (2), F. Boutitie (1), M. Perez (2), J.A. Staessen (3), S.J. Pocock (4), J.M. Wright (2), F. Gueyfer (1) (1) Bron Cedex-FRANCE; (2) Vancouver-CANADA; (3) Leuven-BELGIUM; (4) London-UK 14 384 / COMPARATIVE STUDY OF A LONG-TERM CONTINUOUS THERAPY BY ANTAGONISTS OF CALCIUM IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION F.Z. Gasimova, R.N. Mammadova, F.N. Gasimova Baku-AZERBAIJAN 14 385 / HAEMODYNAMIC IN PENILE ARTERIES AND DYNAMIC OF SEXUAL HORMONES IN MEN WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION IN SHORT-TERM MONOTHERAPY BY BISOPROLOL, NEBIVOLOL, CARVEDILOL G. Nur-Mammadova, I. Mustafayev Baku-AZERBAIJAN 14 386 / ALISKIREN-BASED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT REGIMEN PROVIDES EFFECTIVE BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES D. Richter (1), C. Mickel (2), S. Acharya (3), C. Militaru (4), P. Brunel (5) (1) Jarny-FRANCE; (2) East Hanover-USA; (3) Hyderabad-INDIA; (4) CraiovaROMANIA; (5) Basel-SWITZERLAND 14 387 / ADDITION OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE INCREASES ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFICACY IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE HYPERTENSION WHOSE BLOOD PRESSURE IS INADEQUATELY CONTROLLED BY DUAL COMBINATION THERAPY WITH OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL PLUS AMLODIPINE J. Scholze (1), D. Magometschnigg (2) (1) Berlin-GERMANY; (2) Wien-AUSTRIA 14 388 / EFFECTS OF OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL/AMLODIPINE COMBINATION THERAPY ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE GOAL ACHIEVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE HYPERTENSION G. Bilo (1), G. Parati (1), W. Koch (2) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Schriesheim-GERMANY 14 389 / DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFICACY OF PERINDOPRIL ARGININE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE PREMIA NATIONAL PROGRAM I. Chazova, V. Mychka, M. Kirilova, U. Prokhorova Moscow-RUSSIA 14 390 / DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT ON OXIDATIVE STRESS AND INFLAMMATION M. Serg (1), P. Kampus (1), J. Kals (1), M. Zagura (1), J. Eha (1), K. Zilmer (1), T. Kullisaar (1), C.M. Mceniery (2), I.B. Wilkinson (2), M. Zilmer (1) (1) Tartu-ESTONIA; (2) Cambridge-UK 14 391 / THE INFLUENCE OF AGE AND INITIAL BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS ON BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND TOLERABILITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER SINGLE PILL FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER AND CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER B. Boyaci (1), P. Kizilirmak (2), M. Berktas (2) (1) Ankara, (2) Istanbul-TURKEY 14 392 / ALISKIREN/AMLODIPINE COMBINATION THERAPY LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN AMLODIPINE ALONE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS OR METABOLIC SYNDROME R.C. Braun-Dullaeus (1), D. Zappe (2), C. Cherif Papst (3), J. Zhang (2) (1) Magdeburg-GERMANY; (2) East Hanover-USA; (3) Basel-SWITZERLAND
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Poster Session 44
THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS ROOMS 15-16 / POSTERS FROM 393 TO 440 Chairperson: A. Oliveras (Barcelona-SPAIN)
15-16 398 / CHRONOTHERAPEUTIC ADMINISTRATION OF ALOPURINOL AT PREHYPERTENSION A. Hermida Ameijeiras, J.E. Lpez Paz, M. Pena Seijo, G. Calvo Gonzalez, M.L. Romero Mguez, A. Pascual Montes, V. Martinez Durn, A. Pose Reino, I. Rodrguez Lpez, C. Calvo Gmez Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN 15-16 399 / ARE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION APPROPRIATELY TREATED? S. Barra, L. Paiva, R. Providncia, P. Gomes, C. Faustino, F. Caetano, A. Leito Marque Vila Nova De Gaia-PORTUGAL 15-16 400 / INFLUENCE OF THE LONG-TERM THERAPY BY RAMIPRIL AND LOSARTAN ON THE PLATELET AGGREGATION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION D. Shorikova, E. Shorikov Chernivtsy-UKRAINE 15-16 401 / EPROSARTAN-BASED HYPERTENSION THERAPY, SYSTOLIC ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION: ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE EAST DATA FROM THE OSCAR STUDY G.A. Radaideh (1), P. Choueiry (2), E. Eid (2), A. Ismail (2), J-P. Berrou (3), A. Sedefdjian (4), F. Svenier (4), A. Pathak (5), on behalf of the OSCAR Publication Group (1) Dubai-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; (2) Beirut-LEBANON; (3) AllschwilSWITZERLAND; (4) Rueil-Malmaison, (5) Toulouse-FRANCE 15-16 402 / BLOOD PRESSURE RESPONSES TO EPROSARTAN-BASED THERAPY AND TRENDS IN COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH INITIAL RESISTANT HYPERTENSION: SUB-ANALYSIS OF THE OSCAR STUDY R.J. Petrella (1), E. Shlyakhto (2), A.O. Conrady (2), J-P. Berrou (3), A. Sedefjian (4), A. Pathak (5), on behalf of the OSCAR Publication Group (1) London-CANADA; (2) St. Petersburg-RUSSIA; (3) Allschwil-SWITZERLAND; (4) Rueil-Malmaison, (5) Toulouse-FRANCE 15-16 403 / ALISKIREN CHRONOTHERAPEUTIC REGIMEN IN NO-DIPPER HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS J.E. Lpez Paz, A. Hermida Ameijeiras, M. Pena Seijo, G. Calvo Gonzalez, M.L. Romero Mguez, F. Lado Lado, I. Rodrguez Lpez, A. Pose Reino, C. Calvo Gmez Santiago De Compostela-SPAIN
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15-16 393 / ADVANCED FORM OF PERINDOPRIL ARGININE IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE MENOPAUSAL AND NON-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN THE NATIONAL PROGRAM PREMIA M. Kirillova, V. Mychka, J. Prokhorova, S. Olimpieva, V. Kilikovsky, I. Chazova Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 394 / EFFECTS OF ALISKIREN-BASED THERAPY ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE AND CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE IN UNTREATED PATIENTS WITH MILD-TO-MODERATE ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION T. Kanaoka, K. Tamura, H. Wakui, M. Osawa, M. Yanagi, S. Haku, A. Maeda, T. Dejima, K. Azushima, K. Azuma, Y. Toya, S. Umemura Yokohama-JAPAN 15-16 395 / THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AND RENOPROTECTIVE EFFICACY OF ALISKIREN: RESULTS OF EVERY OTHER DAY ADMINISTRATION G. Spanos, R. Kalaitzidis, K. Pappas, D. Karasavvidou, E. Evangelou, K. Siamopoulos Ioannina-GREECE 15-16 396 / EFFECTS OF ALISKIREN VERSUS TELMISARTAN ON CENTRAL AORTIC SYSTOLIC PRESSURE DURING ACTIVE TREATMENT AND FOLLOWING TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL R. Dsing (1), B. Williams (2), F. Baschiera (3), I-Y. Baek (3), P. Brunel (3) (1) Bonn-GERMANY; (2) Leicester-UK; (3) Basel-SWITZERLAND 15-16 397 / IRBESARTAN/AMLODIPINE FIXED COMBINATION IN PATIENTS UNCONTROLLED ON AMLODIPINE 5 MG (I-COMBINE STUDY) G. Bobrie, on behalf of the I-COMBINE investigators Paris-FRANCE
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15-16 404 / MAGNESIUM SUPPLEMENTATION ON BLOOD PRESSURE, INTRACELLULAR IONS LEVEL AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS USING DIURETICS V. Maluly, M. Rodrigues, D. Valena, M. Torres, S. Argolo, J. Nogueira Neto, A. Sanjuliani Rio de Janeiro-BRAZIL 15-16 405 / PECULIARITIES OF BETA BLOCKERS EFFECT ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT SYMPATHO-VAGAL BALANCE T. Ovdiienko Kiev-UKRAINE 15-16 406 / INAPPROPRIATE ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN HYPERTENSION V. Gil-Guillen (1), V. Pallares-Carratala (2), M.J. Matinez (1), Z. Perseguer (1), D. Orozco (1), M. Mayor (1), F. Valls-Roca (3) (1) San Juan, (2) Burriana, (3) Beniganim-SPAIN 15-16 407 / ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND AGE: THE EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE CENTRE S. Flori, S. Leoni, B. Stagni, I. Serio, L. Bolondi Bologna-ITALY 15-16 408 / LERCANIDIPINE EFFECTS IN HYPERTENSIVE NEPHROPATHY PATIENTS L. Bezrodna, L. Mishchenko, V. Bezrodnyy, O. Kupchinska, M. Mospan Kiev-UKRAINE 15-16 409 / POPULATION PHARMACOKINETIC-PHARMACODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF EPROSARTAN P.C. Van Rijn-Bikker (1), O. Ackaert (2), R. van Hest (3), N. Snelder (2), B. Ploeger (2), G. van Montfrans (1), R. Koopmans (4), R. Mathot (1) (1) Amsterdam, (2) Leiden, (3) The Hague, (4) Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 15-16 410 / PHYSICIANS EXPECTATIONS ABOUT NEW DRUGS FOR THE CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION: THE HYPERTENSION 2020 PROJECT A. Coca (1), E. Lopez De Sa (2), P. Aranda (3), P. Conthe (2), J.L. Llisterri (4), J. Ampudia (4) (1) Barcelona, (2) Madrid, (3) Malaga, (4) Valencia-SPAIN 15-16 411 / ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AND VASOPROTECTIVE EFFICACY OF COMBINED THERAPY WITH LERCANIDIPINE AND PERINDOPRIL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Hasova, G. Khamidullaeva, B. Karimova, F. Zakirova Tashkent-UZBEKISTAN 15-16 412 / RENAL SYMPATHETIC NERVE DENERVATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION: FIRST RESULTS IN ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS N. Van der Linde, T. Leertouwer, P. Pattynama, A. Van den Meiracker Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 15-16 413 / CHANGES OF MARKERS FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DURING IVABRADINE THERAPY N. Koziolova, M. Surovtseva, M. Eltsova, A. Chernyavina Perm-RUSSIA 15-16 414 / IMPACT OF COMPUTER SYSTEM USING TEXT MESSAGES FOR PATIENT FEEDBACK ON BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION O. Posnenkova, A. Kiselev, V. Gridnev, V. Schwarz, P. Dovgalevsky Saratov-RUSSIA 15-16 415 / THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT NITRATES FORMS ON 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH ANGINA PECTORIS AND HYPERTENSION N. Pozdnyakova, V. Gorbunov, E. Kokurina Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 416 / THE IMPACT OF A COMMUNITY TRIAL ON PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT IN INDIVIDUALS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME 2000-2007: FINDINGS FROM THE ISFAHAN HEALTHY HEART PROGRAM M. Gharipour Isfahan-IRAN 15-16 417 / EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH DOSE OF PERINDOPRIL/INDAPAMIDE FIXED COMBINATION ON AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE ADDED TO CURRENT ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY IN UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS D. Raev, T. Yanev Sofia-BULGARIA 15-16 418 / INFLUENCE COMBINATION LERCANIDIPINE WITH DILTIAZEM ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION O. Rekovets, Yu. Sirenko, A. Dobrokhod, G. Primak, A. Vaschilko, K. Mikheeva, S. Kushnir, E. Pavlyuk, V. Granich Kiev-UKRAINE
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15-16 419 / DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS BETWEEN ALISKIREN AND BENAZEPRIL WHEN USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKER ON ALBUMINURIA AND CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION M. Ohsawa, K. Tamura, K. Azushima, S. Haku, T. Kanaoka, A. Maeda, T. Dejima, H. Wakui, K. Azuma, Y. Toya, S. Umemura Yokohama-JAPAN 15-16 420 / FIXED COMBINATION OF VALSARTAN AND AMLODIPINE: DECREASE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION ACCOMPANIED BY METABOLIC SYNDROME N. Maksimchuk, E. Tarlovskaya, S. Malchicova, I. Sapozhnikova Kirov-RUSSIA 15-16 421 / AMLODIPINE AND VALSARTAN SINGLE PILL COMBINATION EFFICACY AND SAFETY IN TREATMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN REAL LIFE PRACTICE IN RUSSIA I. Chazova, Y. Karpov, A. Vigdorchik, A. Zazulina Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 422 / LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINATION OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL/AMLODIPINE BESYLATE+HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE STRATIFIED BY AGE: A TRINITY STUDY SUBGROUP ANALYSIS S. Chrysant (1), D. Kereiakes (2), S. Oparil (3), J. Izzo (4), T. Littlejohn (5), M. Melino (6), J. Lee (6), V. Fernandez (6), R. Heyrman (6) (1) Oklahoma City, (2) Cincinnati, (3) Birmingham, (4) Buffalo, (5) WinstonSalem, (6) Parsippany-USA 15-16 423 / EFFECTIVENESS OF COMBINATION OF THE DIRECT RENIN INHIBITOR ALISKIREN AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Samerkhanova, M. Loukyanov, S. Boizov Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 424 / BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION WITH FIXED-COMBINATION PERINDOPRIL ARGININE/AMLODIPINE IN THE IMPRESS NATIONAL PROGRAM R. Accetto, P. Dolenc Ljubljana-SLOVENIA 15-16 425 / COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER (ARB)DIURETIC VERSUS ARBCALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER COMBINATION THERAPY FOR HYPERTENSION UNCONTROLLED BY ARB MONOTHERAPY: THE KANAGAWA COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY (K-CAT) STUDY J. Oshikawa (1), Y. Toya (1), J. Okabayashi (2), S. Kobayashi (3), T. Mikawa (4), M. Miyakawa (1), K. Shimizu (5), G. Yasuda (1), K. Kimura (4), S. Umemura (1) (1) Yokohama, (2) Yamato, (3) Kamakura, (4) Kawasaki, (5) Sagamihara-JAPAN 15-16 426 / CLINICAL AND VASOPROTECTIVE EFFICIENCY OF COMBINED THERAPY WITH LERCANIDIPINE WITH PERINDOPRIL AND EPROSARTAN IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS L. Khazova, F. Zakirova, B. Karimova, G. Khamidullaeva Tashkent-UZBEKISTAN 15-16 427 / EFFECT OF COMBINED THERAPY WITH LERCANIDIPINE AND RAMIPRIL ON LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION E. Ter-Stepanyants, A. Ordyan, L. Aleksanyan, A. Naghdalyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 15-16 428 /COMPARISON OF MONOTHERAPY VS COMBINATION THERAPY ON BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL E. Arslan (1), S. Erdine (1), M. Senocak (1), A.M. Erdem (1), A. Kaya (2) (1) Istanbul, (2) Konya-TURKEY 15-16 429 / LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION, PULSE PRESSURE AND CENTRAL PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS SUBMITTED TO COMBINED OR MONOTHERAPY TREATMENT R. Cabrera Sole, S. Garcia Ruiz, S.J. Martinez Gonzalez, C. Turpin Lucas, M. Aguilera Saldaa, M.J. Fernandez Martinez Albacete-SPAIN 15-16 430 / COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM BLOCKADES PLUS CCB OR DIURETIC FOR ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW R. Ma, X. Zhang, L. Yang, F. Bai, J. Yu Lanzhou-CHINA
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15-16 431 / EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF LOSARTAN AND COMBINATION OF LOSARTAN AND AMLODIPINE IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION E. Bazaeva, E. Mordvinova, A. Rogoza, M. Loukyanov, S. Boytsov Moscow-RUSSIA 15-16 432 / EFFICACY OF THE SINGLE-PILL COMBINATION OF ALISKIREN 300/AMLODIPINE 10MG (+/- HCT 12.5) IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS NOT CONTROLLED BY THE COMBINATION OF OLMESARTAN 40/AMLODIPINE 10MG INCLUDING A SUBANALYSIS OF THE NON ELDERLY VS ELDERLY C. Axthelm (1), C. Sieder (2), E. Kaiser (2) (1) Pirna, (2) Nuernberg-GERMANY 15-16 433 / EFFICACY OF THE SINGLE-PILL COMBINATION OF ALISKIREN 300/AMLODIPINE 10MG IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS NOT CONTROLLED BY THE COMBINATION OF OLMESARTAN 40/AMLODIPINE 10MG - A SUBANALYIS IN OVERWEIGHT, OBESE AND METABOLIC RISK PATIENTS A. Axthelm (1), C. Sieder (2), E. Kaiser (2) (1) Pirna, (2) Nuernberg-GERMANY 15-16 434 / EFFECT OF COMBINATION THERAPY WITH PERINDOPRIL AND AMLODIPINE ON ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE M. Drambyan, N. Fljyan, A. Ter-Margaryan, Y. Makaryan Yerevan-ARMENIA 15-16 435 / COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT COMBINATION IN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS K. Nikoghosyan, S. Gurgenyan, S. Vatinian Yerevan-ARMENIA 15-16 436 / INFLUENCE OF THE LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND ELEVATED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS ON CORONARY EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM TREATMENT S. Gurgenyan, S. Vatinyan, K. Nikoghosyan Yerevan-ARMENIA 15-16 437 / EFFICACY OF ROSUVASTATIN ON GLUCOSE, LIPID METABOLISM AND BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES IN HYPERTENSIVE ELDERLY PATIENTS L. Susan, C. Serban, A. Pacurari, I. Mozos, R. Susan, A. Narita, S. Gotia, M. Susan, I. Romosan Timisoara-ROMANIA
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15-16 438 / THE POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING ALISKIREN IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION E. Velizhanina, T. Zhupanova, A. Rudakov Tyumen-RUSSIA 15-16 439 / EFFICIENCY OF EPLERENONE AS FIRST CHOICE ADDITION DRUG TO THE TREATMENT OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION D. Agapakis (1), M. Baltatzi (2), Ch. Savopoulos (2), E. Massa (2), A. Myrou (2), E. Satsoglou (1), A. Hatzitolios (2) (1) Goumenissa, (2) Thessaloniki-GREECE 15-16 440 / THE EFFECT OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS ON SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR TREATMENT A. Ptinopoulou (1), I. Tziolas (1), M. Pikilidou (1), B.H. Stricker (2), P. Zebekakis (1), O. Giata (1), A. Lasaridis (1) (1) Thessaloniki-GREECE; (2) Rotterdam-THE NETHERLANDS
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14.00 - 15.30 Ground Floor LATE-BREAKER POSTER SESSION 3 ROOM 17 / POSTERS FROM 441 TO 451 Chairperson: L. Lonati (Milan-ITALY) 17 447 / ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN AND RALOXIFEN: A MATTER OF TIMING S. Novella (1), M. Heras (2), C. Hermenegildo (1), A.P. Dantas (2) (1) Valencia, (2) Barcelona-SPAIN 17 448 / EVIDENCE THAT CAT1 OVER EXPRESSION CAN PREVENT OXIDATIVE STRESS INDUCED HYPERTENSION G. Konstantinidis, G. Head, R. Evans, T. Nguyen-Huu, D. Kaye, N. Rajapakse Melbourne-AUSTRALIA 17 449 / BIOCHEMICAL AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPOURICEMICS PATIENTS WITH RESPECT TO THOSE WITH NORMAL OR HIGH URIC ACID LEVELS A.Y. Sanchez (1), S. Suria (1), M. Riao (1), N. Esparza (1), C. Garcia-Canton (1), F. Batista (1), I. Auyanet (1), V. Garcia-Nieto (2), M.D. Checa (1) (1) Las Palmas, (2) Santa Cruz De Tenerife-SPAIN 17 450 / NOMOGRAM OF CIRCULATING SOLUBLE FMS-LIKE TYROSINE KINASE-1 AND PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR IN NORMOTENSIVE THAI PREGNANT WOMEN T. Wataganara, B. Pratumvinit, J. Leetheerakul, S. Pongprasobchai, P. Lahfahroengron, J. Pooliam Bangkok-THAILAND 17 451 / MATURATION OF THE POSTJUNCTIONAL RESPONSES TO ANGIOTENSIN II IN THE RABBIT AORTA E. Csar, L. Graa, L. Coutinho, M. Moreira-Rodrigues, D. Moura, on behalf of Neuropharmacology, IBMC, Porto Porto-PORTUGAL
17 441 / DEPRIVATION AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN PEOPLE ATTENDING PRIVATE MEDICAL SCREENING: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS L. Guo (1), A. Ogunleye (2), G. Sandercock (2), D. Brodie (1) Uxbridge, (2) Colchester-UK 17 442 / USE OF ALISKIREN IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE: DATA FROM A LARGE ITALIAN COHORT OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL AIFA WEB-BASED DRUG MONITORING SYSTEM M. Volpe (1), G. Tocci (1), F. Bianchini (2), M. De Rosa (3), E. Fedozzi (3), A. Covezzoli (3), A.P. Maggioni (2) (1) Rome, (2) Florence, (3) Casalecchio di Reno- ITALY 17 443 / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENAL FUNCTION, LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION AND PLASMA NT-PROBNP IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS Y. Yang, Y. Wang, P.J. Gao Shanghai-CHINA 17 444 / ROLE OF (PRO)RENIN RECEPTOR BLOCKADE IN PREVENTING OBESITY AND OBESITY-RELATED DISEASE B. Ahmed, S. Bisotto, C. Michel, T. Nguyen, P.W. Schiller, J.L. Lavoie Montral-CANADA 17 445 / MYOCARDIAL REMODELING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE O. Kochubei, O. Kovalyova, G. Demydenko Kharkiv-UKRAINE 17 446 / CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPID METABOLISM DISORDERS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY O. Pionova, O. Kovalyova Kharkiv-UKRAINE
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Clinical Case
HYPERTENSION AND DYSLIPOPROTEINEMIA Chairperson: J.M. Mallion (Grenoble-FRANCE)
WHEN TO USE RENAL ANGIOPLASTY Chairperson: A. Morganti (Milan-ITALY)
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How-To Session
HOW TO ASSESS AND INTERPRET RETINAL CHANGES Chairperson: C. Cuspidi (Monza-ITALY)

SESSION III Chairpersons: J. Chalmers (Sydney-AUSTRALIA) H. Wang (Beijing-CHINA)
Traditional assessment of retinal vascular changes in arterial hypertension: value and limitations C. Cuspidi (Monza-ITALY) Recent approaches in retinal vascular imaging D. Rizzoni (Brescia-ITALY)
Hypertension and neglected co-morbidities C. Borghi (Bologna-ITALY) Immunosystem and hypertension D.N. Mller (Berlin-GERMANY) Isolated diastolic hypertension J. Sundstrm (Uppsala-SWEDEN) High salt intake: a catastrophy? R.E. Schmieder (Erlangen-GERMANY) General Discussion
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Topical Workshop
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA (OSA): AN UNRECOGNIZED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR Chairpersons: G. Parati (Milan-ITALY) J. Hedner (Gotenburg-SWEDEN)
Topical Workshop
JOINT SYMPOSIUM EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION (ESH) AND LATINAMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION (LASH) Chairpersons: A. Coca (Barcelona-SPAIN) R. Snchez (Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA)
How to identify OSA J. Hedner (Gotenburg-SWEDEN) OSA, resistant hypertension and stroke K. Narkiewicz (Gdansk-POLAND) OSA and arrhythmias J.L. Ppin (Grenoble-FRANCE) Treatment of OSA and of OSA-related hypertension R. Tkacova (Kosice-SLOVAK REPUBLIC)
Epidemiology of cardiovascular risk in Latinamerican countries D. Piskorz (Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA) Evaluation of silent damage in low resource countries J. Redon (Valencia-SPAIN) Evaluation of biological markers of heart damage in hypertension J. Diez (Pamplona-SPAIN) European Guidelines vs JNC Guidelines in Latinamerican countries M. Daz (Montevideo-URUGUAY)
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CLINICAL TRIALS Chairpersons: R. Accetto (LJublJana-SLOVENIA) J.K. Cruickshank (Manchester-UK)
16.10 BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN 7000 ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM THE 3A REGISTRY R.E. Schmieder (1), M. Lehmann (1), R. Dechend (2), E. Kaiser (3), E. Deeg (4), J. Senges (4), U. Zeymer (4) (1) Erlangen, (2) Berlin, (3) Nuernberg, (4) Ludwigshafen-GERMANY 16.20 BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING DRUGS DO NOT DECREASE THE RISK OF SUDDEN DEATH Y. Mimouni (1), A. Le Digarcher (1), M. Armanet (1), R. Quarta Colosso (1), T. Bejan Angoulvant (1), P. Chevalier (1), J.M. Wright (2), F. Gueyfer (1) (1) Bron-FRANCE, (2) Vancouver-CANADA 16.30 THE EFFECT OF CARVEDILOL, NEBIVOLOL AND METOPROLOL ON CENTRAL ARTERIAL PRESSURE AND ITS DETERMINANTS: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL P. Studinger (1), P. Torzsa (1), B. Fekete (1), J. Kapocsi (1), Z. Jarai (1), J. Nemcsik (1), A. Tabak (1), T. Othmane (1), P. Salvi (2), A. Tisler (1) (1) Budapest-HUNGARY; (2) Nancy-FRANCE 16.40 BLOOD PRESSURE TARGETS RECOMMENDED BY GUIDELINES AND INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL EVENTS IN THE ONTARGET TRIAL G. Mancia (1), H. Schumacher (2), J. Redon (3), P. Verdecchia (4), R. Schmieder (5), G. Jennings (6), K. Yusoff (7), L. Ryden (8), G.-L. Liu (9), R. Fagard (10), K. Teo (11), P. Sleight (12), S. Yusuf (11) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Ingelheim-GERMANY; (3) Valencia-SPAIN; (4) Assisi-ITALY; (5) Erlangen-GERMANY; (6) Melbourne-AUSTRALIA; (7) Selangor-MALAYSIA; (8) Stockholm-SWEDEN; (9) Beijing-CHINA; (10) Leuven-BELGIUM; (11) HamiltonCANADA; (12) Oxford-UK 16.50 BENEFITS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RISKS OF M-HEALTH REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING OF HYPERTENSION IN DIABETES: A 1-YEAR RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL A. Tisler (1), J. Irvine (2), W. McIsaac (2), D. Feig (2), J. Cafazzo (2), A. Logan (2) (1) Budapest-HUNGARY; (2) Toronto-CANADA
15.30 EFFECTS OF VALSARTAN FOR HIGH-RISK HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH NEWONSET DIABETES: NEW FINDING FROM KYOTO HEART STUDY T. Sawada, S. Kimura, J. Shiraishi, H. Yamada, H. Matsubara Kyoto-JAPAN 15.40 EFFECT OF ATORVASTATIN TREATMENT ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CENTRAL AORTIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH MILD HYPERTENSION AND HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA. A DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBOCONTROLLED STUDY A. Kanaki, P. Georgianos, P. Saradis, I. Tziolas, E. Zairi, L. Hadjistavri, V. Liakopoulos, S. Iliadis, V. Tyradelli, A. Lasaridis Thessaloniki-GREECE 15.50 BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN RELATION TO AUTONOMIC NERVOUS DYSREGULATION: THE X-CELLENT TRIAL Y. Zhang (1), D. Agnoletti (2), J. Blacher (2), M.E. Safar (2) (1) Shanghai-CHINA; (2) Paris-FRANCE 16.00 PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION TREATED BY SEQUENTIAL NEPHRON BLOCKADE VS SEQUENTIAL RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM BLOCKADE G. Bobrie, M. Franck, M. Azizi, S. Peyrard, P. Boutouyrie, G. Chatellier, S. Laurent, J. Menard, P-F. Plouin Paris-FRANCE
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15.30 - 17.00 Orange Hall 2

HAEMODYNAMICS Chairpersons: E. Gerdts (Bergen-NORWAY) C. Grassos (Athens-GREECE)
16.10 THE SHORT TERM EFFECT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY ON HAEMODYNAMICS B. Van Den Bogaard, B.A. De Weijer, M.J. Serlie, B.J. Van Den Born Amsterdam-THE NETHERLANDS 16.20 PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN YOUNG PEOPLE: ROLE OF BIRTH WEIGHT, POSTNATAL GROWTH, LIFESTYLE, ANTHROPOMETRIC AND HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS P. Salvi (1), M. Temmar (2), L. Joly (3), M. Iaia (4), C. Borghi (1), A. Benetos (3) (1) Bologna-ITALY; (2) Ghardaia-ALGERIA; (3) Nancy-FRANCE; (4) Cesena-ITALY 16.30 DIFFERENT CALIBRATION METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE PROVIDES CLINICALLY DIFFERENT RESULTS T.K. Sonder, J. Lambrechtsen, J. Hangaard, K. Egstrup Svendborg-DENMARK 16.40 LECTURE EXERCISE AS THERAPY IN HYPERTENSION: PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL BACKGROUND M. Pagani Milan-ITALY
15.30 AORTIC ROOT DILATATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A MULTICENTER SURVEY IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PRACTICE C. Cuspidi, F. Negri, M. Salvetti, L. Lonati, C. Sala, A. Capra, A. Milan, G.B. Danzi, A. Morganti, on behalf of Working Group on Heart and Hypertension of the Italian Society of Hypertension Milan-ITALY 15.40 RENAL FLOW RESERVE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMA LEVELS IN HYPERTENSION. AN INVASIVE APPROACH OF RENAL MICROCIRCULATION C. Tsious, D. Tsiachris, G. Latsios, K. Dimitriadis, I. Tatsis, D. Syrseloudis, D. Rousos, C. Stefanadis Athens-GREECE 15.50 THE ISOLATED AND ASSOCIATED EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE AND LOWDOSE ESTROGEN THERAPY ON BLOOD PRESSURE, SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY AND FOREARM BLOOD FLOW IN HEALTHY POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN B. Oneda, T. Arajo, J. Gusmo, F. Bernardo, C. Forjaz, S. Abraho, E. Labes, A. Fonseca, D. Mion Jr, T. Tinucci So Paulo-BRAZIL 16.00 PULSE PROPAGATION AND WAVE REFLECTION IN ARTERIES: NEW INSIGHTS USING ADVANCED MODELING METHODS L. Taelman, J. Degroote, A. Swillens, J. Vierendeels, P. Segers Gent-BELGIUM
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15.30 - 17.00 Orange Hall 3

NEURAL MECHANISMS Chairpersons: J.L. Reid (Glasgow-UK) C. Rump (Dusseldorf-GERMANY)
16.30 LONGITUDINAL TRACKING OF MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BLOOD PRESSURE IN NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS D. Hering, K. Czechowicz, R. Nowak, W. Kucharska, K. Narkiewicz Gdansk-POLAND 16.40 IMPACT OF ELEVATED PERIPHERAL CHEMOSENSITIVITY ON SPONTANEOUS BAROREFLEX FUNCTION IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH CARDIORENAL ANAEMIA SYNDROME N. Franchitto, F. Despas, M Labrunee, M. Galinier, J.M. Senard, A. Pathak Toulouse-FRANCE 16.50 ASSOCIATION OF BETA-1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR SER49GLY POLYMORPHISM WITH BEAT-TO-BEAT CARDIAC DYNAMICS IN LATINS J.E. Ochoa (1), M.M. Correa (2), J.A. Gallo (2), J.G. McEwen (2), G. Bilo (1), D. Aristizabal (2), G. Parati (1) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Medellin-COLOMBIA
15.30 LECTURE SLEEP, DEATH AND THE HEART V.K. Somers Rochester, MN-USA 15.50 SUSTAINED VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT RESPONSE OF BLOOD PRESSURE WITH CAROTID BAROREFLEX ACTIVATION IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION T. Alnima, I. Scheffers, P.W. De Leeuw, B. Winkens, H.A. Jongen-Vancraybex, A.A. Kroon Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS 16.00 MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY IS NOT INFLUENCED BY LONG-TERM SLOW BREATHING TRAINING IN HYPERTENSION D. Hering (1), W. Kucharska (1), T. Kara (2), V.K. Somers (2), G. Parati (3), K. Narkiewicz (1) (1) Gdansk-POLAND; (2) Rochester-USA; (3) Milan-ITALY 16.10 NEUROADRENERGIC PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION G.L. Seravalle (1), M. Volpe (2), F. Ganz (2), L. Magni (2), G. Brambilla (2), R. Delloro (2), M. Bombelli (2), G. Mancia (2), G. Grassi (2) (1) Milan, (2) Monza-ITALY 16.20 CHANGES IN SYMPATHETIC TONE CORRELATE WITH REGIONAL CHANGES IN BRAIN ACTIVATION J. Coulson, K. Murphy, A. Harris, M. Fjodorova, J. Cockcroft, R. Wise Cardiff-UK
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15.30 - 17.00 Green Hall 1

GENETICS/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Chairpersons: J. Hoyer (Marburg-GERMANY) A.V. Stanton (Dublin-IRELAND)
16.10 TISSUE-SPECIFIC REGULATION OF KIBRA GENE EXPRESSION IN NEUROBLASTOMA AND KIDNEY CELLS K. Guske, M. Herrmann, M. Schelleckes, B. Schmitz, K. Duning, J. Kremerskothen, S.M. Brand, E. Brand Munster-GERMANY 16.20 MOLECULAR MECHANISM FOR ANGIOTENSIN II INDUCED PROTEINURIA E. Koenigshausen, M. Ruetze, U. Zierhut, S.A. Potthoff, M. Woznowski, J. Stegbauer, I. Quack, L.C. Rump, L. Sellin Dusseldorf-GERMANY 16.30 SMOKING AND OBESITY ASSOCIATED BDNF GENE VARIANCE PREDICTS TOTAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN SMOKERS (THE CARENORTH CONSORTIUM) S. Halldn (1), M. Sjgren (1), B. Hedblad (1), G. Engstrm (1), K. Narkiewicz (2), M. Hoffmann (2), B. Wahlstrand (3), T. Hedner (3), O. Melander (1) (1) Malm-SWEDEN; (2) Gdansk-POLAND; (3) Gteborg-SWEDEN 16.40 PROTEIN KINASE, CGMP-DEPENDENT, TYPE I GENE (PRKG1) AFFECTS SALTSENSITIVE HYPERTENSION MEDIATING SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL RELAXATION AND VASODILATION L. Citterio, S. Delli Carpini, M. Simonini, C. Lanzani, L. Zagato, E. Brioni, C. Barlassina, E. Salvi, D. Cusi, P. Manunta Milan-ITALY 16.50 ISOLATION OF A QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS ON CHROMOSOME 18 INFLUENCING VARIABILITY OF BP AND PULSE INTERVAL IN SODIUM LOADED SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS G. Parati (1), T. Kurtz (2), M. Pravenec (3), M. Di Rienzo (1), G. Mancia (1), P. Castiglioni (1) (1) Milan-ITALY; (2) Ann Arbor-USA; (3) Prague-CZECH REPUBLIC
15.30 LONGITUDINAL CHANGE IN BLOOD PRESSURE IN RELATION TO 5 CANDIDATE GENES AND URINARY SODIUM EXCRETION IN 1405 SUBJECTS FROM 5 EUROPEAN POPULATIONS K. Stolarz-Skrzypek (1), T. Kuznetsova (2), L. Thijs (2), W. Wojciechowska (1), V. Tikhonoff (3), J. Seidlerova (4), E. Brand (5), G. Bianchi (6), S. Malyutina (7), E. Casiglia (3), J. Filipovsky (4), K. Kawecka-Jaszcz (1), Y. Nikitin (7), J. Staessen (2), on behalf of the European Project on Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) Investigators (1) Krakow-POLAND; (2) Leuven-BELGIUM; (3) Padua-ITALY; (4) Pilsen-CZECH REPUBLIC; (5) Munster-GERMANY; (6) Milan-ITALY; (7) Novosibirsk-RUSSIA 15.40 INVESTIGATION OF THE 9P21 LOCUS AS A SUSCEPTIBLE LOCUS FOR RENAL ARTERIAL FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA X. Jeunemaitre, E. Grand, D. Vernerey, D. Kahila, T. Ong, L. Golmard, B. Fiquet, J. Julien, A.P. Gimenez-Roqueplo, P. Meneton, P. Boutouyrie, M. Azizi, P.F Plouin Paris-FRANCE 15.50 TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF SOLUBLE ADENYLYL CYCLASE AND SAC BINDING TO CAMP RESPONSE ELEMENT BINDING SITES M. Herrmann, K. Guske, B. Schmitz, A. Salomon, S.M. Brand, E. Brand Munster-GERMANY 16.00 ANALYSIS OF 5-FLANKING REGULATORY ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE I ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN 1 (HIVEP1) A. Salomon (1), B. Schmitz (1), A. Rtrige (1), E. Brand (1), P.E. Morange (2), F. Cambien (3), L. Tiret (3), D. Tregouet (3), S.M. Brand (1) (1) Munster-GERMANY; (2) Marseille, (3) Paris-FRANCE
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17.00 - 18.30 Auditorium 18.30 - 20.30 Orange Hall 1
Plenary Session
Chairpersons: S.B. Harrap (Melbourne-AUSTRALIA) J.L. Rodicio (Madrid-SPAIN)
Special Workshop from Balcan Countries

Chairpersons: A.J. Manolis (Athens-GREECE) V. Stojanov (Belgrade-SERBIA)
17.00 - 17.20 Lennart Hansson Memorial Lecture Cross-talk between the kidney and the cardiovascular system L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) 17.20 - 17.55 Debate Heart rate reduction in hypertension: benecial or detrimental? Detrimental: Benecial: F.H. Messerli (New York, NY-USA) S. Julius (Ann Arbor, MI-USA)
Cardiovascular risk assessment: are we understanding? S. Erdine (Istanbul-TURKEY) Hypertension and target organ damage: experiences from Serbia D. Lovic (Nis-SERBIA) Are we ready for an epidemiological study in Balkan countries? A. Pittaras (Athens-GREECE) EUROASPIRE III - Coaching primary care model D. Gaita (Timisoara-ROMANIA)
17.55 - 18.30 Debate Meta-analysis: rst-rank evidence or second-hand information? First-rank: J. Staessen (Leuven-BELGIUM) Second-hand: A. Zanchetti (Milan-ITALY)
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18.30 - 20.30 Orange Hall 2
ESH Working Group

ON HYPERTENSION AND THE KIDNEY THE PREHYPERTENSIVE KIDNEY Chairperson: P.W. de Leeuw (Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS)
Early markers of renal dysfunction in prehypertension A. Rosenkranz (Graz-AUSTRIA) Tubulo-interstitial changes in early hypertension H. Haller (Hannover-GERMANY) Renal dysfunction and chronic abnormalities in prehypertension L.M. Ruilope (Madrid-SPAIN) Pathophysiological renal characteristics of prehypertension P.W. de Leeuw (Maastricht-THE NETHERLANDS) Fibromuscular dysplasia in prehypertension: the French approach A. Persu (Brussels-BELGIUM)
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21st European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention

Milan 17-20, 2011

Opening Ceremony and Concert

19.00 - 20.00 Ground Floor

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Milan 17-20, 2011

ESH Working Group

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Milan 17-20, 2011

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21st European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention

Milan 17-20, 2011

21st European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention

Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 1A

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Milan 17-20, 2011

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 1B

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Milan 17-20, 2011

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 1C

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 1D

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Milan 17-20, 2011

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Minisymposium for Interventional Doctors

Basi siopatologiche A. Stella (Monza) Dati clinici G. Grassi (Monza)

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Milan 17-20, 2011

21st European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention

Milan 17-20, 2011

Short and long-term blood pressure variability G. Mancia (Milan-ITALY)

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 2A

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 2B

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 2C

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Milan 17-20, 2011

Parallel Oral Session 2D

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Milan 17-20, 2011

21st European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention

Milan 17-20, 2011

21st European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention

Milan 17-20, 2011