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Editorial Board page ii Full-Text PDF (95 KB)
Contents page v Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
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Abstracts for the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, 13-16 August 2009, Sydney
NADPH Oxidase/ROS/p38MAPK Mediates Development of Cardiac Failure in Hearts Subjected to Chronic β2-Adrenergic Activation Qi Xu, Andrea Dalic, Karen Lu Fang, Helen Kiriazis, Rebecca H. Ritchie, Kenneth Sim, Xiaoming Gao, Grant Drummond, Anthony M. Dart, Xiao-Jun Du page S2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Role of DHCR24 in Mediating the Anti-inflammatory Effects of HDL in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells J.T.M. Tan, K.A. Rye, P.J. Barter, A.K. Heather page S2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Sca1+/CD31−/PDGFRa+ Cardiac Stem Cells are from an Epicardial/Mesodermal but not Neural-crest, Cardiomyocyte or Bone-marrow Origin James Chong, Owen Prall, Vashe Chandrakanthan, Munira Xaymardan, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Chris Scarlett, Emily Colvin, Mark Pinese, Andrew Biankin, Richard Harvey page S3 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Cardiovascular Mortality during Long-term Follow-up of 1112 Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism A.C.C. Ng, H. Wong, T. Chung, L. Kritharides page S3 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Genome-wide Linkage Analysis Identifies α-Actinin-2 as a Causative Gene in Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Christine Chiu, Joanne M. Lind, Richard D. Bagnall, Jodie Ingles, Laura Yeates, Marina Kennerson, Mika Jormakka, Jennifer A. Donald, Christopher Semsarian page S4 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
Localised High-Density Activation Mapping of Dominant Frequency Sites during Atrial Fibrillation in Humans P. De Sciscio, P. Kuklik, A.G. Brooks, M.K. Stiles, C.X. Wong, B. John, D.H. Lau, L. Wilson, G.D. Young, P. Sanders pages S4-S5 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Importance of Anisotropy in the Enhanced Vulnerability to Reentry in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation C.X. Wong, M.K. Stiles, B. John, A.G. Brooks, D.H. Lau, P. Kuklik, H. Dimitri, S.R. Willoughby, G.D. Young, P. Sanders page S5 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
National Survey of Australian Cardiologists’ Beliefs and Practice Regarding Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Depression A. Stewart, A. Driscoll, D.L. Hare page S5 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Outcome of Cardiac Electrophysiology Abstracts and Impact on the Literature C.X. Wong, M.X. Wong, N.X. Wong, M.T. Sun, P. Kuklik, A.G. Brooks, M.K. Stiles, D.H. Lau, P. Sanders page S6 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Strain Differences in Physiological versus Pathological Left Ventricular Hypertrophy using Echocardiography A.L. Penhall, R. Perry, L. Brown, C. De Pasquale, J.B. Selvanayagam, M.X. Joseph page S6 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
An Evaluation of Psychological and Physiological Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk in Early Bereavement T. Buckley, A.S. Mihailidou, R. Bartrop, C. Ward, M.C. Morel-Kopp, S. McKinley, M. Spinaze, G. Tofler page S7 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Does Experience Necessarily Equal Better Self-care in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure? J. Cameron, L. Worrall-Carter, K. Page, S. Stewart page S7 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Prevalence of ICD and/or CRT Device Therapy in HF Patients: Interim Results of an Australian Multicentre Study A. Driscoll, M. Elsik, C. Reid, H. Heynen, D.L. Hare, W. Abhayaratna, D. Prior, D. O’Donnell, P. Kistler, S. Bohra, H. Krum page S8 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Prevalent Depression in Patients with Chronic Heart Disease: Baseline Profile of the TAKE-HEART in Primary Care Study Cohort Kerena Eckert, Geoffrey Schrader, David Wilkinson, Deborah Askew, Marie-Louise Dick, Tony Wade, Thomas Marwick, Paul Scuffham, Claire Jackson, Philip Schluter, Robert Goldney, Else Jansen, Tania Stewart, Simon Stewart page S8 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a Morbid Disease Characterised by Late Morphological Evolution and Coronary-Fistulae T. Chung, J. Yiannikas, S.B. Freedman, L. Kritharides page S9 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Does Atrial Fibrillation Alter Left Atrial Size and Function in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? S. Eshoo, D.L. Ross, C. Semsarian, L. Thomas page S9 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Fabry Disease is Indistinguishable form Hypertensive Heart Disease based on Left Ventricular Mass and Left Atrial Volumes S. Eshoo, N. Sadick, D. Sillence, C. Semsarian, D.L. Ross, L. Thomas page S10 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Fitness in Childhood and Change in Fitness from Childhood to Adulthood are Associated with Left Ventricular Mass in a Population-based Sample of Young Adults Siddharth Trivedi, Costan Magnussen, Petr Otahal, Terry Dwyer, Olli Raitakari, Alison Venn page S10 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Left Ventricular (LV) Geometry in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) in the Community S. Bhattacharyya, J.B. Somaratne, G.A. Whalley, K. Poppe, W. Bagg, R.N. Doughty page S11 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) Obstruction without Severe Hypertrophy: Relationship to Mitral Valve Coaptation Point (MVCP) and Response to Negative Ionotropic Agents Isuru Ranasinghe, Thomas Yeoh, Leonard Kritharides, John Yiannikas page S11 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Evaluation of a Novel Two-dimensional Echocardiographic Method to Measure Mitral Valve Area in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis using a Simple Ellipse Calculation D. Schlosshan, G. Aggarwal, G. Mathur, C. Alexopoulos, R. Allan, G. Cranney page S12 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
320-Slice Cardiac CT Assessment of LA Volume: Influence of Acquisition Timing and Comparison with Echocardiography S.M. Lockwood, S. Moir, M. Crossett, W. Thai, S.K. Seneviratne, P.M. Mottram page S12 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
3D TOE Assessment of PFO Anatomy: Surprising Results with Implications for Percutaneous Closure S.M. Lockwood, W. Thai, S. Moir, I.T. Meredith, R.W. Harper, P.M. Mottram pages S12-S13 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
64 Slice CT Coronary Angiography—Marked Reduction in Radiation Dose using Prospective Gating A.P. Freeman, R. Comerford, J. Lambros, S. Eggleton, D. Friedman page S13 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Development of a Core Set of Cardiac Angiographic Views that Balances Clinical Information Yield and Radiation Risk J. Rivers, J. Cameron, I. Smith page S13 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
A Magnetic Resonance Iron Oxide Imaging Agent Targeting Activated GPIIb/IIIa on Platelets Allows In vivo Detection of Thrombosis and Monitoring of Thrombolysis C. von zur Muhlen, D. von Elverfeldt, J.A. Moeller, C.E. Hagemeyer, K. Peter page S14 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
A Novel Parasternal Transthoracic Echocardiographic Window for Detecting Coronary Ostial Dilation after Modified Bentall Surgery A.C.C. Ng, D. Hanzek, A. Yong, L. Kritharides, J. Yiannikas page S14 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Detection of Abnormal Global and Regional Left Ventricular Systolic Function: A Comparison Between Cardiac CT and Transthoracic Echocardiography R. Poulter, A. Lo, M. Fuentes, M. Dooris, J.F. Younger pages S14-S15 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Abnormal Left Atrial Contraction in Friedreich Ataxia—Relation with Both Alleles of the FXN Gene R.E. Peverill, L. Donelan, J.S. Gelman, P.M. Mottram, L.A. Corben, M.B. Delatycki page S15 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Age Related Exercise Induced Changes on Right Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in a Healthy Adult Population E.M. Chia, C. Hsieh, D. Leung, L. Thomas pages S15-S16 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Alterations in Phasic Left Atrial Volumes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Shruti Kapila, Tuan Nguyen, Anita Boyd, Dominic Leung, Liza Thomas page S16 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Alternative Methods for Measurement of Tissue Doppler Signals on the IE33 and Sonos 5500—A Comparison with M-mode Echocardiography W. Thai, C. Mylrea, S.M. Lockwood, P.M. Mottram, R.E. Peverill pages S16-S17 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (74 KB)
An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure during Coronary Angiography Procedures in a Private Hospital Setting J.E. Ivanovic, P. Antonis, I.T. Meredith, S.A. Hope page S17 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Are Cardiac MRI and Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis Severity Equivalent? L.G. Kearney, B. Wai, S.K. Patel, G. Smith, M. Molan, M. Ord, C. McCormack, L.M. Burrell, P.M. Srivastava page S17 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Elective Arterio-Venous Fistula Closure following Successful Renal Transplantation is Associated with Improvements in Cardiac, but not Vascular, Structure and Function: A Cardiovascular MRI Study B.K. Dundon, M.I. Worthley, D.K. Torpey, R.F. Duncan, A.J. Nelson, P. Molaee, D.T.L. Wong, K.M. Bannister, R.J. Faull, S.G. Worthley page S18 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Elective Arterio-Venous Fistula Creation in Chronic Kidney Disease is Associated with Maladaptive Cardiovascular Compensation and may Independently Increase Overall Cardiovascular Risk: A Cardiovascular MRI Study B.K. Dundon, M.I. Worthley, D.K. Torpey, R.F. Duncan, A.J. Nelson, R. Das, D.T.L. Wong, K.M. Bannister, R.J. Faull, S.G. Worthley page S18 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Assessment of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Function and Detection of Complications using Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) D. Platts, C. Hamilton Craig, B. Bell, T. Boga, J. Bancroft, D. Burstow page S19 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Assessment of Paravalvular Prosthetic Mitral Regurgitation with Multi-Modality Imaging: Procedural and Follow-up Results Akshay Mishra, Richard Slaughter, Christian Hamilton-Craig, Tau Boga, Greg Scalia, Darryl Burstow, Darren Walters page S19 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Assessment of the Variability of the Coronary Sinus by Cardiac Computed Tomography R. Poulter, M. Dooris, J.F. Younger pages S19-S20 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Leads to reverse Remodelling of Cardiac Chambers: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study P. Molaee, K.S.L. Teo, P. Kuklik, S.G. Worthley, P. Sanders page S20 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Automated Two-dimensional Speckle Tracking Strain Imaging for Coronary Artery Disease in Patients undergoing Dobutamine Echocardiography Arnod C.T. Ng, Phuong Pham, Jane Vidaic, Christine Allman, Melissa Leung, Liza Thomas, Dominic Leung pages S20-S21 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (243 KB)
Baseline Echocardiographic Parameters as Predictors of Arrhythmia Recurrence following Left Atrial Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation V.A. See, T.W. Lim, S.P. Thomas, D.L. Ross, L. Thomas page S21 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (234 KB)
Can Left Atrial Volume be used as a Surrogate Marker of Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure? K.K. Kadappu, A.C. Boyd, C. Allman, S. Lo, D. Leung, L. Thomas pages S21-S22 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (244 KB)
Cardiac CT Differences in Patients with Calcium Score 0 Vs. Small Amount of Coronary Calcium G. Szto, V. O'Shea, G. Hall, L. Valerio page S22 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging predicts Improvement in Left Ventricular Remodeling following Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Michelle J. Butler, Maros Elsik, Chiew Wong, Angeline Leet, Archer Broughton, Peter Kistler, Heinz Pfluger, Andrew Taylor page S22 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Changes in Left Atrial Function in Severe Valvular Mitral Regurgitation E.M. Chia, J. Vidaic, D. Leung, L. Thomas page S23 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Changes in Left Atrial Mechanical Function Early After Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Melissa Leung, Arnold C.T. Ng, Dominic Y. Leung page S23 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Changes in Left Atrial Size and Function with Chronic Kidney Disease Tuan Nguyen, Shruti Kapila, Anita Boyd, Dominic Leung, Liza Thomas pages S23-S24 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Severe Chronic Kidney Disease B. Jacobson, A. Farshid, G. Talaulikar, M. Alasady, P. Johnson, J. Craig, S. Searle, U. Musial page S24 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Prior CABG as Determined by CT Coronary Angiography G. Szto, V. O'Shea, G. Hall, L. Valerio pages S24-S25 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Clinical Utility of a Characteristic Echocardiographic Sign in Pulmonary Embolism M.X. Joseph, M. Winter, R. Perry, A.L. Penhall, S. Carlsen, D.P. Chew, C. De Pasquale page S25 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Clinical Utility of Biplane and Real-time 3D Transoesophageal Echocardiography Julie Humphries, Ramesh Bansal, Christopher Kramer, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran pages S25-S26 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Comparing Tissue Doppler Imaging with Speckle Tracking in Estimating Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure K.K. Kadappu, A.C. Boyd, C. Allman, S. Lo, D.Y.C. Leung, L. Thomas page S26 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Comparison of Atrial Strain and Strain Rate and Volumes to Measure Phasic Atrial Function A.C. Boyd, D.L. Ross, D.Y. Leung, L. Thomas page S26 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Comparison of Simultaneous Transthoracic Echocardiographic (TTE) and Right Heart Catheter Evaluation of Right Heart Haemodynamics M. Brown, D. Platts, F. Kermeen, G. Javorsky, D. Sathianathan, C. Hamilton-Craig, C. West, N. Kelly, D. Burstow page S27 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Comparison of Tissue Doppler ‘On Line’ Versus ‘Off Line’ Echocardiographic Estimation of Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure K.K. Kadappu, A.C. Boyd, C. Allman, S. Lo, D.Y.C. Leung, L. Thomas page S27 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Can CT Coronary Angiography and Cardiac MRI Effectively Exclude Ischaemia in LV Dysfunction? A Prospective Trial C. Hamilton-Craig, J. Layland, M. Seleem, M. Hansen, W. Strugnell, D.L. Walters, R. Slaughter pages S27-S28 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
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