Top Scoring Abstracts by Council
2010 Top Scoring Abstracts | 2011 Abstracts Online
| ATVB | BCVS | 3CPR | CVSA |
| CVDY | CVN | CVRI | CLCD |
| EPI | FGTB | HBPR | KCVD |
| NPAM | PVD | QCOR | Stroke |
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB)
SESSION: Coronary Physiology and Pathology: Basic, Translational and Clinical Science
CORE: Core 7. Vascular Disease: Biology and Clinical Science
TOPIC: 708. Microcirculation and Cerebral/Coronary/Peripheral Circulation
TITLE: Targeting Mitochondrial DNA to Reduce Consequences of Oxidative Stress: Role in the Prevention of the Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
AUTHOR: Giacinta Guarini
ATVB Council Website
Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS)
SESSION: Molecular Interventions In Ischemic Cardioprotection
CORE: Core 5. Myocardium: Function and Failure
TOPIC: 514. Protection of Ischemic Myocardium
TITLE: The Presence of the Mother DNA Identifies a Cardiac Stem Cell Class Which Promotes a Remarkable Recovery of the Infarcted Heart
AUTHOR: Donato Cappetta
BCVS Council Website
Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR)
SESSION: New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure
CORE: Core 7. Vascular Disease: Biology and Clinical Science
TOPIC: 723. Pulmonary Hypertension
TITLE: A miRNA Signature of the Failing Right Ventricle
AUTHOR: Roxane Paulin
3CPR Council Website
Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia (CVSA)
SESSION: Heart Failure: Clinical and Preclinical Cell-Based Therapy
CORE: Core 5. Myocardium: Function and Failure
TOPIC: 502. Heart Failure: Cell & Gene Based Therapies
TITLE: Effects of Intracoronary Stem Cell Transplantation in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: 5-Year Follow-Up
AUTHOR: Bojan Vrtovec
CVSA Council Website
Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY)
SESSION: Alexander S. Nadas Lecture, Best of CVDY and the Latest from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial
CORE: Main Events
TOPIC: 308. Pediatric Imaging
TITLE: Does Initial Shunt Type for the Norwood Procedure Impact Echocardiographic Measures of Cardiac Size and Function During Infancy? The Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial
AUTHOR: Peter Frommelt
CVDY Council Website
Cardiovascular Nursing (CVN)
SESSION: Improving Cardiovascular Health: Intervention Research
CORE: Core 2. Epidemiology and Prevention of CV Disease: Physiology, Pharmacology and Lifestyle
TOPIC: 204. Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects
TITLE: Improving Lifestyle Exercise in Cardiac Patients: Results of the SystemCHANGE Trial
AUTHOR: Shirley Moore
CVN Council Website
Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention (CVRI)
SESSION: Charles T. Dotter Lecture and Contemporary Imaging Topics
CORE: Main Events
TOPIC: 107. Computed Tomography (CT): Coronary Artery
TITLE: Prognostic Value of Coronary CT Angiography for the Prediction of Mortality and Non-Fatal Major Adverse Cardiac Events: Results from the Multinational CONFIRM Registry
AUTHOR: Stephan Achenbach
CVRI Council Website
Clinical Cardiology (CLCD)
SESSION: Antiplatelet Therapy, Unique Populations and Outcomes: Latest Updates in ACS Research
CORE: Core 7. Vascular Disease: Biology and Clinical Science
TOPIC: 716. Unstable Angina, NSTEMI and STEMI: Prognosis and Pharmacologic Therapy
TITLE: Causes and Timing of Death in Patients With NSTE ACS: An Analysis of the TIMI Trials
AUTHOR: David Berg
CLCD Council Website
Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI)
SESSION: Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award in Epidemiology and Prevention for Investigators in Training
CORE: Main Events
TOPIC: 211. Epidemiology: Population Studies, Risk Factors, Biomarkers
TITLE: NGAL is Independently Associated with Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study
AUTHOR: Lori Daniels
EPI Council Website
Functional Genomics and Translational Biology (FGTB)
SESSION: Novel Approaches to Defining Risk of Coronary Artery and Valvular Disease
CORE: Core 3. Genetics, Genomics and Congenital CV Disorders
TOPIC: 306. Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics and Pharmacogenomics of Cardiovascular Disease
TITLE: A Meta-Analysis of Genome Wide Association Studies Identifies Novel Loci for Aortic Valvular and Mitral Annular Calcium and Implicates <i>LPA</i> in the Development of Aortic Stenosis
AUTHOR: George Thanassoulis
FGTB Council Website
SESSION: Novel Approaches to Defining Risk of Coronary Artery and Valvular Disease
CORE: Core 3. Genetics, Genomics and Congenital CV Disorders
TOPIC: 306. Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics and Pharmacogenomics of Cardiovascular Disease
TITLE: A Study of 63,253 Cases and 126,820 Controls Identifies Multiple Novel Loci for Coronary Artery Disease and Detects Independent Signals in Many of the Established Ones
AUTHOR: Christina Willenborg
FGTB Council Website
High Blood Pressure Research (HBPR)
SESSION: Hypertension: Predicting Treatment Benefit
CORE: Core 7. Vascular Disease: Biology and Clinical Science
TOPIC: 720. Hypertension: Clinical
TITLE: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Does Not Improve Blood Pressure Control Beyond Standard Antihypertensive Treatment: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study
AUTHOR: Alexandros Kasiakogias
HBPR Council Website
Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease (KCVD)
SESSION: Receptor Pharmacology
CORE: Core 7. Vascular Disease: Biology and Clinical Science
TOPIC: 713. Receptor Pharmacology
TITLE: Evidence that microRNA-21 plays a role in Atrial Natriuretic Peptide- and Nitric Oxide-dependent Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cellcontraction/relaxation
AUTHOR: Kumar Kotlo
KCVD Council Website
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism (NPAM)
SESSION: You Are (Mainly) What You Eat
CORE: Core 2. Epidemiology and Prevention of CV Disease: Physiology, Pharmacology and Lifestyle
TOPIC: 206. Nutrition in CVD Risk and Prevention
TITLE: Importance of Controlling Dietary Intake of Saturated Fat for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Lessons From the Metabolic Ward Studies
AUTHOR: Robert Clarke
NPAM Council Website
SESSION: You Are (Mainly) What You Eat
CORE: Core 2. Epidemiology and Prevention of CV Disease: Physiology, Pharmacology and Lifestyle
TOPIC: 206. Nutrition in CVD Risk and Prevention
TITLE: Effect of Carbohydrate, Unsaturated Fats and Protein Intake on Measures of Insulin Sensitivity: Results From the OmniHeart Trial
AUTHOR: Meghana Gadgil
NPAM Council Website
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
SESSION: Advances in Endovascular Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease
CORE: Core 6. Catheter-Based and Surgical Interventions
TOPIC: 604. Endovascular Therapy
TITLE: Pre-Procedural Serum Albumin and C-reactive Protein Levels Predict Clinical Outcome After Endovascular Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
AUTHOR: Hideki Ishii
PVD Council Website
Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR)
SESSION: Improving AMI Care and Outcomes Outside the Cath Lab
CORE: Core 2. Epidemiology and Prevention of CV Disease: Physiology, Pharmacology and Lifestyle
TOPIC: 725. Acute and Chronic Coronary Artery Disease: Quality Care and Outcomes
TITLE: Depression Recognition and 1-Year Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
AUTHOR: Kim Smolderen
QCOR Council Website
Stroke
SESSION: Stroke: Risks and Outcomes
CORE: Core 7. Vascular Disease: Biology and Clinical Science
TOPIC: 722. Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke (Clinical)
TITLE: Most Strokes Occur More Than 48 Hours Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in STEMI: the Stroke Experience in APEX-AMI Trial
AUTHOR: Jeffrey Guptill
Stroke Council Website
