Thursday, 29 September 2005 (Poster Area I) 08:30-17:30

Poster Session

     The posters will be on display all day (08:30 to 17:30). The chaired discussion will be from 12:15 to 13:45 (during the lunch break).     
Inflammation in Vascular Disease

Moderator: A.R. Pries (Berlin, DE)

(P186) Endothelium-depent prothrombotic and fibrinolytic factors in patients with ischemic heart disease and chronic heart failure.

E.V. Shlyakhto, K.A. Khmelnitskaya, M.U. Sitnikova (Saint Petersburg, RU)
(P187) C-Reactive protein and complement C3: associations with haemostatic and cardiovascular risk factors in the Leeds Family Study.

U.K. Prasad, A.M. Carter, M.S. Freeman, P.J. Grant (Leeds, GB)
(P188) The use of plasma NT-pro BNP, Interleukin 6, TNFα and sCD 40L in assessment of acute heart failure severity in emergency department.

R. Pudil, C. Andrys, M. Tichy, J. Vojacek (Hradec Kralove, CZ)
(P189) High-sensitivity C-reactive protein predicts the presence of coronary artery disease in non-selected, consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiograpy.

H.F. Alber, A. Suessenbacher, J. Doerler, A. Ladurner, J.R. Kurz, W. Dichtl, M. Frick, O. Pachinger, F. Weidinger (Innsbruck, AT)
(P190) Circulating tissue kallikrein is upregulated in patients with acute myocardial infarction and correlates with functional, biochemical and cellular markers of adverse clinical outcome.

W. Wojakowski, R. Wyderka, M. Tendera, A. Zebzda, M. Majka, M. Ratajczak, C. Emanueli, P. Madeddu (Katowice and Kraków, PL; Louisville, US; Bristol, GB)
(P191) Change of compliance of the allogenic vascular grafts implanted in infected environment.

M. Gabriel, K. Wachal, K. Pawlaczyk, G. Oszkinis, A. Korcz (Poznań, PL)
(P192) Markers of inflammation and vascular disease.

E. Dósa, A. Szabó, S. Rugonfalvi-Kiss, L. Selmeci, G. Füst, L. Entz (Budapest, HU)
(P193) Inflammatory markers and restenosis after coronary stenting. Effects of statins.

I. Raimbekova, M. Ezhov, A. Sumarokov, A. Samko, V. Masenko, V. Naumov (Moscow, RU)
(P194) C-reactive protein and complement in angiotensin II-induced organ damage.

E. Shagdarsuren, M. Wellner, J-H. Braesen, J-K. Park, N. Henke, R. Dechend, P. Gratze, A. Fiebeler, F.C. Luft, D.N. Mueller (Berlin and Hannover, DE)
(P195) Autoantibody titers against various forms of modified LDL in patients with stable angina are influenced by the lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (PAF-acetylhydrolase) activity and the extent of oxidation.

A. Papathanasiou, E. Lourida, J. Goudevenos, A. Tselepis (Ioannina, GR)
(P196) Associations of C-reactive protein and complement C3 levels in patients with myocardial infarction.

U.K. Prasad, P.J. Grant, A.M. Carter (Leeds, GB)
(P197) Endothelial proliferation, migration and transformation during the initial phases of intimal formation.

M.C. DeRuiter, P.H.A. Quax, C.J. VanMunsteren, N. Aoyama, B.P. Hierck, A.C. Gittenberger-de Groot (Leiden, NL; Kanagana, JP)
(P198) S100A4: a marker for activated smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis and restenosis.

A.C. Brisset, M. Bacchetta, A. Geinoz, Chr. Chaponnier, H. Hao, J-C. Sanchez, E. Camenzind, G. Gabbiani, M-L. Bochaton-Piallat, for Department of Pathology and Immunology - Faculty of Medicine Geneva - CMU (Geneva, CH; Hyogo, JP)