Friday, 30 September 2005 (Poster Area E) 08:30-16:00

Poster Session

     The posters will be on display all day (08:30 to 16:00). The chaired discussion will be from 12:45 to 14:15 (during the lunch break).     
NOS Inhibitors

Moderators: R.H. Böger (Hamburg, DE), P. Vallance (London, GB)

(P291) Determination of a reference value for asymmetrical dimethylarginine in a cohort of 500 healthy subjects.

F. Schulze, R. Maas, R. Freese, E. Schwedhelm, E. Silberhorn, R.H. Böger (Hamburg, DE)
(P292) Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA): predictive power for acute coronary events in apparently healthy men depends on smoking status.

R. Maas, F. Schulze, J. Baumert, H. Löwel, R. Böger, W. König (Hamburg, Neuherberg and Ulm, DE)
(P293) Pathophysiological concentrations of ADMA alter human coronary artery endothelial cell gene expression: an insight into the pathophysiological significance of raised plasma ADMA levels.

C. Smith, S. Anthony, M. Malaki, M. Hubank, J. Leiper, P. Vallance (London, GB)
(P294) Plasma concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine are associated with titers of anti-dsDNA antibodies, cardiovascular events and disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

T. Teerlink, I. Bultink, H. Heijst, B. Dijkmans, A. Voskuyl (Amsterdam, NL)
(P295) Regulatory effects of NOS inhibitors on the activity of Rho GTPases and endothelial function in pulmonary macro and microvascular endothelial cells in vitro.

L. Yen Fen Tsang, P. Vallance, J. Leiper, B. Wojciak-Stothard (London, GB)
(P296) Effect of experimental myocardial infarction on the expression of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase isoforms (DDAH I and II) and ADMA concentrations in the heart.

G. Gray, M. Patrizio, M. Malaki, L. Sherry, A. Miller, A. Wallace, J. Leiper, P. Vallance (Edinburgh and London, GB)
(P297) Potential therapeutic benefit of novel DDAH inhibitors for the treatment of endotoxemia.

M. Nandi, S. Rossiter, B. Torondel, M. Malaki, C. Smith, R. Stidwill, J. Leiper, P. Vallance (London, GB)
(P298) Prognostic value of brachial artery endothelial function and wall thickness.

A. Suessenbacher, M. Frick, H.F. Alber, W. Dichtl, O. Pachinger, F. Weidinger (Innsbruck, AT)
(P299) Improvement in rather than single assessment of brachial artery endothelial function predicts cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease patients.

A. Suessenbacher, M. Frick, H. Alber, O. Pachinger, F. Weidinger (Innsbruck, AT)
(P300) Molecular basis for vascular protection by atorvastatin in L-name induced accelerated hypertension.

M. Dupuis, S. Nadaud, I. Brocheriou, S. Raoux, M. Haloui, L. Louedec, F. Capron, J-B. Michel, F. Soubrier (Paris, FR)
(P301) Distribution and vasodilatory function of nitric oxide and superoxide after myocardial infarction.

A. Berges, L. Van Nassauw, J-P. Timmermans, Chr. Vrints (Antwerp, BE)
(P302) Endothelial nitric oxide synthase is essential for vasodilation during blood flow recovery , but not for collateral artery growth.

B. Mees, S. Wagner, E. Ninci, S. Tribulova, S. Martin, R. van Haperen, S. Kostin, M. Heil, R. de Crom, W. Schaper (Rotterdam, NL; Bad Nauheim, DE)
(P303) Condition of nitric oxide system, free radical lipid peroxidation processes and a fat acids spectrum of blood of patients with primary right ventricular heart failure owing to pulmonary hypertension.

E.N. Amosova, E.M. Zadorin, L.F. Konopleva (Kiev, UA)