Time: Mon 08:30-12:30
Room: Posters (Zone 6)

Poster session 3

Biomarkers.

• P01916 Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide as a prognostic marker in patients with mild to moderate chronic heart failure./ S. Von Haehling, EA. Jankowska, NG. Morgenthaler, W. Doehner, P. Rozentryt, M. Cicoira, GS. Filippatos, P. Ponikowski, A. Bergmann, SD. Anker (London - GB, Wroclaw - PL, Hennigsdorf/Berlin - DE, Zabrze - PL, Verona - IT, Athens - GR)
• P01917 Plasma apelin levels and body composition in severe heart failure accompanied with cardiac cachexia ./ M. Marchel, KJ. Filipiak, P. Stolarz, A. Kondracka, DA. Kosior, P. Scislo, J. Kochanowski, G. Opolski (Warsaw - PL)
• P01918 Effects of low vs high doses of Losartan on LV function and sympathetic activity in patients with class II-III NYHA heart failure./ M. Ruzicka, E. Coletta, R. Davis, J. Floras, H. Haddad, FHH. Leenen (Ottawa - CA, Toronto - CA)
• P01919 Variation in B-type natriuretic peptide in ambulatory subjects with stable chronic heart failure is associated with variability in directly measured left atrial pressure./ J.L.T. Ritzema-Carter, AM. Richards, MG. Nicholls, C. Frampton, I. Melton, I. Crozier, R. Doughty, N. Eigler, WT. Abraham, RW. Troughton (Christchurch - NZ, Auckland - NZ, Los Angeles - US, Columbus - US)
• P01920 Urocortin 2 as a novel neurohumoral modulator of diastolic function./ C. Bras-Silva, D. Monteiro-Sousa, AJ. Duarte, AF. Lete-Moreira (Porto - PT)
• P01921 Release of apelin from the heart failing due to pressure overload./ S. Helske, PT. Kovanen, J. Lommi, H. Turto, K. Werkkala, M. Kupari (Helsinki - FI)
• P01922 NT-proBNP is strongly correlated with systolic left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction, but does not predict left ventricular recovery, regardless of bone marrow cell treatment./ K. Lunde, S. Aakhus, S. Solheim, R. Wergeland, H. Arnesen, K. Forfang (Oslo - NO)
• P01923 Inotropic responsiveness of the rat heart to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) ./ K-D. Schlueter, A. Schlier, R. Schreckenberg (Giessen - DE)
• P01924 time course of b-type and n-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock treated with intraaortic counter-pulsation./ H. Lemm, R. Prondzinsky, A. Geppert, N. Wegener, M. Swyter, J. Carter, A. Christoph, K. Huber, K. Werdan, M. Buerke (Halle - DE, Vienna - AT)
• P01925 Severe bradycardia increases serum BNP./ J. Higueras Nafria, P. Marcos-Alberca, CG. Santos-Gallego, A. Pinero, J. Benezet-Mazuecos, B. Paredes, A. Pastor, L. Duarte, J. Farre (Madrid - ES)
• P01926 Use of B-type Natriuretic Peptide in the risk stratification of community-acquired pneumonia./ C. Mueller, T. Breidthardt, M. Noveanu, M. Potocki, K. Laule, M. Christ, M. Christ-Crain, B. Mueller (Basel - CH)
• P01927 Stress hormones and biomarkers in apical ballooning syndrome./ M. Madhavan, A. Elesber, A. Lerman, CS. Rihal, A. Prasad (Rochester - US)
• P01928 The potential use of BNP as a screening tool in the cardiovascular risk assessment of patients felt suitable for renal transplantation./ N. Johnston, T. Steedman, J. Foster, AG. Jardine, HJ. Dargie (Glasgow - GB)
• P01929 Comparison between BNP and NT-proBNP diagnostic accuracy for early diagnosis of heart failure./ M. Emdin, M. Fontana, A. Giannoni, A. Gabutti, C. Mammini, R. Poletti, C. Prontera, L. Zyw, A. Clerico, C. Passino (Pisa - IT)
• P01930 NT-proBNP predicts long-term risk of cardiac death in patients with advanced dilative cardiomyopathy. A ten years follow-up study./ F. Krackhardt, HD. Duengen, K. Kehrt, S. Hasfeldt, R. Dietz, W. Haverkamp (Berlin - DE)
• P01931 The positive inotropic effect of relaxin-2 in atrial myocardium is preserved in end-stage heart failure./ T. Dschietzig, T. Kinkel, G. Baumann, K. Stangl (Berlin - DE)
• P01932 The international collaborative study of N-terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide NTproBNP in primary care (ICON-PC) - a preliminary analysis./ P. Hildebrandt, D. Gaze, J. Rosenberg, PO. Collinson (Roskilde - DK, London - GB, Frederiksberg - DK)
• P01933 Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in patients with chronic heart failure./ D. Greig, P. Castro, R. Miranda, R. Concepcion, M. Chiong, H. Alcaino, G. Diaz-Araya, C. Bustos, H. Verdejo, S. Lavandero (Santiago - CL)
• P01934 Knowledge of NT-proBNP results improves hospitalization outcomes in patients with suspected acute heart failure./ G. Moe, Z. Mariano, F. Camacho (Toronto - CA)