2007

Editorial Board
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Abstracts for the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, 9-12 August 2007, Christchurch

Patient-Centred Modular Secondary Prevention Improves Risk Factors (RFs), Global Risk and Knowledge Following Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS): A Randomised Controlled Trial
• Julie Redfern,
• Tom Briffa,
• Elizabeth Ellis,
• Ben Freedman
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S2
Baseline and “On-Treatment” Risk Scores for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Infective Endocarditis
• R. Sy,
• C. Chawantanpipat,
• D. Richmond,
• L. Kritharides
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S2
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Antagonise the Irreversible Antiplatelet Effect of Aspirin
• P.A. Gladding,
• M.W. Webster,
• H. Farrell,
• I. Zeng,
• R. Park,
• N. Ruijine
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S2-S3
Gene Therapy for Experimental Heart Failure Utilising Percutaneous Cardiac-Restricted Delivery of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-ATPase
• Justin A. Mariani,
• Anka Smolic,
• Tanneale Marshall,
• John M. Power,
• David M. Kaye
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S3
Reduced Cardiac Fibrosis and Improved Ventricular Function in an Experimental Model of Myocardial Infarction Using a Purpose Designed Direct Antifibrotic Drug
• M. Elsik,
• Y. Zhang,
• B. Wang,
• ...
• R. Gilbert,
• H. Krum,
• D.J. Kelly
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S3-S4
PKA/PKC cross-talk mediates NADPH oxidase-induced Na⁺–K⁺ pump inhibition in cardiac myocytes
• G.A. Figtree,
• C. White,
• A. Garcia,
• E.J. Hamilton,
• H.H. Rasmussen
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Perception of Coronary Risk Factors in Patients Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• R. Fernandez,
• P. Davidson,
• R. Griffiths,
• C. Juergens,
• Y. Salamonson
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S4
Effects of Short-Term Lifestyle and Exercise Intervention on Total Arterial Compliance in Healthy Patients with Type II Diabetes
• Brian A. Haluska,
• Leanne Jeffriess,
• Melodie Downey,
• ...
• Johannes Prins,
• Stephane G. Carlier,
• Thomas H. Marwick
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S5
Hypertension: Are the Guidelines Being Followed?
• N. Campbell,
• A. Young-Whitford,
• D. Jacobs
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S5
Endeavor II Three-Year Clinical Results: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Multicentre Trial of the Endeavor Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent for Treatment of Native Coronary Arteries
• I. Meredith,
• John Ormiston,
• W. Wijns,
• J. Fajadet,
• R. Kuntz
• on behalf of Endeavor II investigators
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S5-S6
The Effect of Intended Duration of Clopidogrel Use on Early and Late Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Drug-Eluting Stents
• M.J. Butler,
• D. Eccleston,
• A.E. Ajani,
• ...
• A.M. Dart,
• S.J. Duffy
• on behalf of the Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG)
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Changing Survival of Patients with Heart Failure in New Zealand over 18 Years
• C.A. Wasywich,
• G.D. Gamble,
• R.N. Doughty
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S6-S7
Plasma Coenzyme Q₁₀ (CoQ₁₀) is an Independent Predictor of Survival in Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
• S. Molyneux,
• C. Florkowski,
• M. Richards,
• P. George
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S7
Role of Vascular Territory in Global and Regional Abnormalities of Left Ventricular Rotation and Torsion in Patients with Myocardial Ischaemia and Infarction
• M. Bansal,
• R. Leano,
• T.H. Marwick
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Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• A. Yong,
• A.C.C. Ng,
• R. Alcock,
• ...
• L. Kritharides,
• H.C. Lowe,
• D. Brieger
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Echocardiographic Abnormalities Predict Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
• J.M. Castro,
• N. Anavekar,
• G. Jerums,
• P.M. Srivastava,
• L.M. Burrell
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The Stretch–Compression Type of Coronary Artery Movement Predicts the Location of Culprit Lesions Responsible for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarctions
• Aiden O’Loughlin,
• M. Biostat,
• Karen Byth
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S8-S9
Poor Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) With and Without Reperfusion After ST Elevation/Left Bundle Branch Block (STE/LBBB)
• C. Medi,
• G. Montalescot,
• A. Budaj,
• ...
• J. López-Sendón,
• G. FitzGerald,
• D. Brieger
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S9
Are NZ Guideline Adjustments to Framingham Scores Justified for CVD Risk Prediction?
• J.B. Broad,
• R.J. Marshall,
• S. Wells,
• A.J. Kerr,
• T. Riddell,
• R. Jackson
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S9-S10
A Population Based Analysis of the Prognostic Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• S. Stewart,
• M.J. Carrington,
• N.F. Murphy,
• J.J.V. McMurray
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S10
Is Telemonitoring the Answer for Chronic Heart Failure Patients Distal to Specialist Services?
• R.A. Clark,
• S.C. Inglis,
• F.A. McAlister,
• J.G.F. Cleland,
• S. Stewart
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S10
A Comparative Study of AAV2/1/SERCA2a Delivered via the V-Focus Cardiac Delivery System vs. Direct Intra-coronary Infusion in an Ovine Pacing Model of Heart Failure
• M.J. Byrne,
• A. Bilney,
• A. Preveolos,
• A. Smolic,
• J.M. Power,
• D.M. Kaye
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S11
Reduced Surface Tension Normalises Lung Mechanics in a Rodent Chronic Heart Failure Model
• C.G. De Pasquale,
• D.-L. Bryan,
• H. De Smet,
• A.D. Bersten
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S11
Improving Self-Care Through Patient Education: Using The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Tool (SCHFI)
• H. McGrinder,
• B. Kent,
• M. Honey,
• R. Doughty
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S11-S12
Influence of CNI-Free versus CNI-Based Immunosuppression on Rejection and Infection After Heart Transplantation
• A.S. Leet,
• M. Richardson,
• A. Taylor,
• P. Bergin,
• D.M. Kaye
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S12
The Heart Failure Preceptorship: Evaluation of a Novel, Brief Practice Based Method of Updating Physician Management of Heart Failure
• A.P. Sindone,
• H. Wong,
• D. Nguyen
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S12
Recombinant Human Neuregulin-1 (rhNRG-1) Improves Cardiac Output in Patients with Stable Chronic Heart Failure
• A. Jabbour,
• C. Hayward,
• A. Keogh,
• ...
• J. McCrohon,
• R.M. Graham,
• P. Macdonald
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S13
Reduction in Heart Failure Re-Admission Rates to All Hospitals over 4 Years by an Outpatient Multidisciplinary Cardiomyopathy Service
• M.L. Kerlin,
• W. Chan,
• A. Aggarwal,
• J. Wong,
• L.E. Grigg
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S13
Is Addition of Angiotensin Receptor Blockade Superior to Increasing Dose of ACE-Inhibitor in Patients Receiving Low-Dose ACE-Inhibitors for Heart Failure?
• J. Brack,
• A. Sindone,
• R. Funston,
• ...
• M. Skiba,
• K.-C. Ueng,
• H. Krum
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S13-S14
Use of Plasma Aminoterminal Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) Concentrations to Guide Outpatient Management of Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
• V. Pandeli,
• G. Gordon,
• P. Elmore,
• ...
• C.C.S. Lim,
• L. Roberts,
• G. New
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Service Variability of Chronic Heart Failure Management Programs Questions the Quality of Health Related Outcomes
• A. Driscoll,
• L. Worrall-Carter,
• D.L. Hare,
• ...
• B. Riegel,
• A. Tonkin,
• S. Stewart
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S14
Brain Natriuretic Peptide: Just a Guide to Heart Failure or Biomarker of LV Remodelling?
• David M. Kaye,
• Di Holst,
• Peter Bergin
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S15
Multidisciplinary Community Care for Congestive Cardiac Failure Decreases Hospital Admissions in an Elderly Patient Population
• D. Zentner,
• S. Joshi,
• P. Price,
• ...
• A. Kurzel,
• B. Treacher,
• L. Grigg
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S15
High Dyssynchrony Index (DI) Predicts But Does Not Exclude Response to Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)
• M. Swale,
• H.S. Lim,
• K. Phillips,
• D. Harbarts,
• D. O’Donnell
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S15-S16
Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)—Is 100% Response Possible?
• M. Swale,
• H.S. Lim,
• K. Phillips,
• D. Harbarts,
• D. O’Donnell
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Comparison of Predicted Optimal Settings of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) by Different Echocardiographic Measures
• M. Swale,
• D. Harbarts,
• C. McCormack,
• D. O’Donnell
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S16
The Long-Term Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program in Western Australia—8 Years on
• C.A. Wood,
• L. Dembo,
• R. Larbalestier,
• G. O’Driscoll
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Statistical Modelling to Predict Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure Symptoms
• K.K. Poppe,
• G.A. Whalley,
• S.P. Wright,
• R.N. Doughty,
• C.M. Triggs
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S17
Is the Burden of Heart Failure Shifting to the Community?
• C.A. Wasywich,
• G.D. Gamble,
• R.N. Doughty
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S17
Effect of Perhexilene on Myocardial Deformation in Patients with Ischaemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
• M. Bansal,
• J. Chan,
• R. Leano,
• V. Cross,
• T.H. Marwick
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S18
Impact of Congestive Cardiac Failure on Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: An Analysis of the Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Registry
• B.P. Yan,
• A.E. Ajani,
• S.J. Duffy,
• ...
• N. Andrianopoulos,
• H. Krum
• on behalf of the Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG)
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S18
What are the Optimal Parameters to Define a Restrictive Filling Pattern in Chronic Heart Failure?
• D. Prior,
• K. Poppe,
• G. Whalley,
• R. Doughty
• on behalf of the MeRGE HF Collaborators
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S19
Chronic Heart Failure Management Programmes: Where Are We Now?
• M. McGrady,
• H. Krum,
• S. Stewart,
• A. Driscoll,
• J.L. Lattimore
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S19
The Prognostic Significance of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
• J. Somaratne,
• C. Berry,
• J. McMurray,
• R. Doughty,
• G. Whalley
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S19-S20
Population-Based Screening of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction using 12-Lead Electrocardiography and Natriuretic Peptides
• W.P. Abhayaratna,
• G. Nikolic,
• W.T. Smith,
• N.H. Becker
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S20
Heart Rate Variability as a Prognostic Indicator in DCM Due to Lamin A/C Deficiency
• S. Chandar,
• S. Natarajan,
• J. Michalicek,
• ...
• J. Wu,
• I. Ahmed,
• D. Fatkin
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S20