Sommario

• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Enhancement of Biocompatibility of Synthetic Vascular Grafts by Covalent Immobilisation of Recombinant Human Tropoelastin

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    M. Byrom, S. Wise, H. Liu, B. Bao, M. Bilek, T. Weiss, P. Bannon, M. Ng

     
• • ·Inhibition of a PI3K(p110⍺)-Regulated microRNA is Protective in a Mouse Model of Pressure Overload

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    B. Bernardo, R. Lin, X. Gao, H. Kiriazis, Y. Tham, E. Boey, S. Obad, S. Kauppinen, X. Du, J. McMullen

    
• • ·Immediate Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Provides Greater Attenuation of Myocardial Injury Than Deferred Treatment in Rats After Acute Myocardial Infarction

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    J. Richardson, L. Frost, A. Bertaso, A. Carbone, S. Paton, A. Nelson, P. Psaltis, D. Wong, M. Worthley, S. Gronthos, A. Zannettino, S. Worthley

    
• • ·A Randomised Trial of Spironolactone use in Subclinical Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Anti-Fibrotic Effects on Myocardial Structure and Function

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    C. Jellis, J. Sacre, J. Wright, C. Jenkins, L. Jeffriess, B. Haluska, D. Kennedy, J. Fenwick, J. Martin, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Mechanisms and Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Human Atrial Fibrillation

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    S. Kumar, F. Sutherland, P. Sparks

    
• • ·Prospective Assessment of Electrophysiology Study (EPS) to Guide Early Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation following ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

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    S. Zaman, S. Kumar, A. Narayan, J. Sullivan, G. Sivagangabalan, A. Thiagalingam, D. Ross, P. Kovoor

    
• • ·A Multicentre, Randomised Controlled Trial of a Structured Care Algorithm to Achieve Individual Blood Pressure Targets at 26 weeks in Primary Care: The VIPER-BP Study

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    M. Carrington, G. Jennings, C. Swemmer, N. Kurstjens, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Community Screening Programs to Identify Unknown Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review

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    N. Lowres, L. Neubeck, J. Redfern, S. Freedman

    
• • ·Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury – Trans Femoral vs Trans Apical Approach TAVR: The Prince Charles Hospital Registry Data

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    J. Crowhurst, A. Incani, K. Poon, R. Shaffe, K. O’Keefe, C. Aroney, D. Walters

    
• • ·RADAR Assisted Cardiac Device Implantation: Achieving Very-Low Radiation Dose during Device Deployment

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    A. Westerink, K. Chia, M. Dooris, R. Denman, P. Martin

    
• • ·A Randomised Trial of a Weight Loss Intervention Supplement to Cardiac Rehabilitation and Diabetes Education for Overweight and Obese People Diagnosed with Coronary Heart Disease and/or Type 2 Diabetes

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    R. Gallagher, A. Kirkness, E. Zelestis, D. Hollams, C. Kneale, E. Armari, T. Bennett, J. Daly, G. Tofler

    
• • ·Australian and New Zealand Nurses’ Perceptions of Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory: A Qualitative Study

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    A. Conway, J. Rolley, P. Fulbrook, K. Page

    
• • ·Process Change Improves Time to Treatment and is Associated with Better Outcomes for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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    L. Martin, M. Murphy, A. Scanlon, C. Naismith, L. Moore, R. Gehrig-Mills, J. Basile, S. Judkins, D. Clark, O. Farouque

    
• • ·Why Chronic Heart Failure Management Programs are So Important: Results of the Which Intervention is Most Cost-Effective and Consumer Friendly in Reducing Hospital Care? (WHICH?) Trial

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    P. Newton, P. Davidson, P. Macdonald, S. Stewart

     
• • ·Abnormal microRNA Expression in Cardiac Hypertrophy and the Regulation of the Endog Gene

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    S. Quarrell, F. Marques, V. Jayaswal, C. Curl, S. Nankervis, J. Yang, L. Delbridge, S. Harrap, F. Charchar

    
• • ·Cardiomyocyte Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signalling Plays a Critical Role in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Recovery of Cardiac Function

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    L. Bienvenu, M. Reichelt, J. Morgan, L. Delbridge, M. Young

    
• • ·Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates Acute Inflammatory Responses Following Myocardial Infarction

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    D. White, N. Jennings, P. Kanellakis, A. Bobik, E. Morand, A. Dart, X. Du, X. Gao

    
• • ·Sex-Differences in Vascular Reactivity of Internal Mammary Artery and Subcutaneous Microvessels

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    A. Jaghoori, R. Jakobczak, R. Stuklis, M. Worthington, J. Edwards, D. Wilson, J. Beltrame

    
• • ·A Retrospective Analysis of Pharmacological Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) in the Northern Territory (NT), 2009–2011

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    M. Mathieson, N. Kangaharan, M. Ilton, P. Iyngkaran, D. Swan

    
• • ·Acute Endothelin-1-mediated Vasoconstriction Involves Rapid and Sustained Protein Kinase C and Rho Kinase Activation and Chronic Endothelin-1 Infusion Attenuated Thromboxane A2 and Serotonin Mediated Microvascular Constriction

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    K. Rajopadhyaya, J. Dunn, S. Copley, J. Eng, J. Beltrame, D. Wilson

    
• • ·Acute Reversal of Chronic Atrial Stretch is Associated Left Atrial Endothelial Dysfunction

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    C. Schultz, S. Willoughby, S. Kumar, P. Shenbaga, G. Joseph, S. Chandran, A. Srivastava, S. Chandy, B. John, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Androgens Promote Endothelial Progenitor Cell (EPC) Mobilisation in Response to Ischaemia

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    L. Lecce, M. Lam, M. Ng

    
• • ·Aorto-Coronary Haemodynamics: Aortic Distensibility and Coronary Flow Reserve

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    A. Nelson, R. Puri, J. Cameron, B. Dundon, J. Richardson, D. Wong, S. Worthley, M. Worthley

    
• • ·Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) Levels Correlate with Peripheral Vascular Disease Severity but not Coronary Artery Disease

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    K. Stanton, S. Rao, T. Assimes, B. Wang, S. McGee, R. Harada, A. Wilson, B. Narasimhan, M. Donoghoe, J. Olin, J. Cooke, M. Ng

    
• • ·Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Elevated Platelet and Endothelial Microparticle Levels: Evidence for a Pro-Thrombotic State

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    C. Schultz, S. Pfeiffer, H. Lim, S. Nayyar, R. Mahajan, H. Abed, K. Roberts-thomson, P. Sanders, S. Willoughby

     
• • ·Index

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• • ·Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Indices of Baroreflex Sensitivity in the Assessment of Diabetic Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy

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    K. Dias, M. Baumert, C. Jellis, J. Coombes, J. Sacre

    
• • ·Differential Effect of Atrial Pacing on Left Ventricular-Derived Compression and Decompression Waves in Ascending Aorta of Adult Sheep: Wave Intensity Analysis

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    J. Smolich, M. Cheung, D. Penny

    
• • ·Early Increases in Wave Reflection in Ex-Premature Adolescents as Assessed by Wave Intensity Analysis

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    R. Kowalski, R. Beare, J. Koleff, L. Doyle, J. Smolich, M. Cheung

    
• • ·Effect of Obesity on Arterial Stiffness in Subjects with and without Atrial Fibrillation

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    S. Willoughby, K. Dickinson, C. Schultz, P. Clifton, J. Keogh, M. Worthley, D. Lau, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Effects of Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy on Blood Pressure, Aortic Stiffness, and Central Pressure Loading in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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    J. Sacre, C. Jellis, J. Coombes

    
• • ·Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on Endothelial Progenitor Cell Counts and Endothelial Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Results of the First Randomised Sham-Controlled Study of CPAP

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    P. Simpson, C. Hoyos, P. Liu, M. Ng

    
• • ·Endothelial Progenitor Cell (EPC) Interaction with Recombinant Human Elastin (rhELN) is Through Integrin ⍺Vβ3

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    Y. Yu, S. Wise, A. Mortada, A. Weiss, D. Celermajer, M. Ng

     
• • ·Enduring Reduction in Blood Pressure in the First Australian Cohort of Patients Treated with Renal Sympathetic Denervation Therapy for Resistant Hypertension

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    S. Palmer, M. Stokes, C. Judkins, P. Williams, A. MacIsaac, R. Whitbourn

     
• • ·Epidemiology of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) in the Northern Territory (NT), 2009–2011

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    M. Mathieson, N. Kangaharan, M. Ilton, P. Iyngkaran, D. Swan

    
• • ·Fetal and Maternal Antecedents of Early Vascular Health: Does Maternal Adiposity Influence Early Atherosclerosis?

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    K. Sim, L. Begg, R. Palma-Dias, J. Chin-Dusting, M. Skilton

    
• • ·Glutathionylation Mediates Angiotensin II-induced Uncoupling of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase and Endothelial Dysfunction

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    K. Karimi Galougahi, C. Liu, A. Nunez, A. Garcia, N. Fry, C. Hawkins, H. Rasmussen, G. Figtree

    
• • ·Heme Oxygenase-1 is Necessary for Ischaemia-mediated Neovascularisation and Hypoxia-induced Metabolic Reprogramming

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    K. Chan, L. Dunn, S. Bao, M. Lam, M. Guillou, J. Ni, R. Midwinter, C. Suarna, G. Maghzal, J. Cantley, M. Ng, R. Stocker

    
• • ·Impact of Severe Aortic Stenosis on Large Artery Stiffness: A Cardiac Computed Tomography Study

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    D. Wong, A. Bertaso, M. Maia, J. Richardson, I. Meredith, S. Worthley, J. Cameron, M. Worthley

     
• • ·In Vivo Molecular Ultrasound Imaging of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis via Single-Chain Antibody-targeted Microbubbles

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    X. Wang, C. Hagemeyer, J. Hohmann, E. Leitner, F. Jia, I. Ahrens, K. Peter

    
• • ·Insights into the Pathogenesis of Exercise Limitation and Right Ventricular (RV) Afterload in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

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    E. Lau, S. Jaijee, N. Iyer, T. Corte, P. Torzillo, L. Simmons, D. Celermajer

    
• • ·Interrelationships Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in South Asian Indians in Rural Indian and Urban Australian Settings

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    M. Skilton, C. Chow, J. Harmer, D. Celermajer

    
• • ·Losartan and Doxycycline Inhibit Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Cultured Endothelial and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Derived from Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

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    M. West, M. Nataatmadja, J. West, P. Walker, F. Russell, S. Prabowo

    
• • ·Microvessels Isolated from Patients Suffering from Peripheral Artery Disease Exhibit Enhanced Serotonin Mediated Vasoconstriction

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    K. Rajopadhyaya, R. Fitridge, J. Beltrame, D. Wilson

    
• • ·Nebivolol Improves Cardiac Function following DOCA-Salt Hypertension

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    D. Jackson, C. Pullen, F. Coulson, A. Fenning

    
• • ·Potential Anti-Arrhythmic and Cardio-Protective Properties of the Novel B-Blocker Nebivolol

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    C. Pullen, A. Fenning

    
• • ·Prenatal Psychological Stress Modulates Offspring’s Long-Term Cardiovascular Activity and Reactivity to Stress

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    F. Fan, H. Tian, J. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Meng, Z. Hu, Y. Zou, X. Du, A. Dart

    
• • ·Prevalence and Resolution of Pulmonary Hypertension (PHT) in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

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    S. Jaijee, J. Yiannikis, M. Wilson, M. Vallely, M. Ng, D. Celermajer

    
• • ·Pulmonary Vascular Capacitance Measured Using Pressurewire: A Novel Index of Pulmonary Haemodynamics

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    K. Moneghetti, S. Palmer, S. Murch, A. LaGerche, D. Prior, A. MacIsaac, A. Burns

    
• • ·Redox Regulation of Na⁺–K⁺ Pump in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Implications for Vascular Tone in Heath and Disease

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    K. Karimi Galougahi, C. Liu, A. Nunez, A. Garcia, N. Fry, H. Rasmussen, G. Figtree

    
• • ·Reduced Blood Pressure and Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease from a Structured Care Algorithm in Primary Care Patients with Persistent Hypertension: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial

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    M. Carrington, G. Jennings, C. Swemmer, N. Kurstjens, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis is Associated with Elevated Endothelin-1 Levels

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    S. Willoughby, C. Scultz, S. Kumar, S. Priya, S. Nair, A. Srivastava, G. Joseph, O. George, P. Pati, D. Chase, S. Chandy, B. John, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff: Initial Blood Pressure Control in the VIPER-BP Study Cohort of Primary Care Patients with Previously Uncontrolled Hypertension

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    S. Stewart, M. Carrington, C. Swemmer, N. Kurstjens, G. Jennings

    
• • ·The Effects of ApoA-I, A-II and A-IV on Endothelium-generation from Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

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    C. Tso, K. Rye, P. Barter

    
• • ·The Heterogeneous Nature of Conduit Vessel Endothelial Function: A Study in the Brachial and Carotid Vasculature

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    V. Cox, A. Nelson, J. Richardson, D. Wong, A. Bertaso, K. Williams, S. Worthley, M. Worthley

    
• • ·The Spontaneously Hypertensive Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rat – A More Realistic Animal Model than Hypertension and Diabetes in Isolation?

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    R. Vella, A. Fenning

    
• • ·The Systemic and Reproducible Nature of Endothelial-Independent Macrovascular Vasodilation

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    V. Cox, A. Nelson, J. Richardson, D. Wong, A. Bertaso, K. Williams, S. Worthley, M. Worthley

    
• • ·Thromboxane A₂-mediated L-type Calcium Channel Activation in the Vasculature

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    Y. Chan, J. Beltrame, G. Rychkov, D. Wilson

    
• • ·Topography of Cerebral Infarction in Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale

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    S. Chan, S. Lockwood, P. Mottram, B. Clissold, V. Srikanth, T. Phan

    
• • ·Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing Reverses Low Fetal Activity Levels in Preeclampsia

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    M. Skilton, D. Blyton, N. Edwards, A. Hennessy, D. Celermajer, C. Sullivan

    
• • ·A Comparison of Mean DTN for Thrombolysis as Compared to Mean DTB Time for Primary PCI in the First 12 Months of a New Cardiac Cath Lab

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    P. Naidu

    
• • ·A Comparison of the Mode of Presentation of Three Cohorts of ACS Patients (<45, 45–60 and >60 years) in Queensland

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    A. Incani, T. Butler, T. Chen, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Dahl, J. Fu, H. Muller, D. Colburn, K. Renkin, D. Callow, C. Hammett, D. Walters

    
• • ·A Five Year Experience of the Demographic Profile of ACS Patients Referred via a Novel Web-based Triage and Transfer System

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    A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Dahl, J. Fu, H. Muller, D. Colburn, K. Renkin, D. Callow, C. Hammett, D. Walters

    
• • ·A Single Centre Observational Study of Outcomes in Diabetic Patients with Coronary Multi-vessel Disease and High SYNTAX Score

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    L. Hee, C. Mussap, C. Yang, L. Dignan, R. Kadappu, K. Juergens, L. Thomas, J. French

    
• • ·A Systematic Review of Accelerated Diagnostic Protocols to Assess Patients with Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

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    D. Wright

    
• • ·Acute Caveolar Disruption Impairs Myocardial Ischaemic Tolerance and Conventional Opioidergic Cardioprotection in Mouse Hearts

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    L. See Hoe, J. Headrick, J. Peart

    
• • ·Angiographic Predictors of Representation with Non-Target Lesion Revascularisation following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable and Unstable Coronary Syndromes

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    F. Gong, S. Duffy, A. Dart, J. Shaw

    
• • ·Are Cardiovascular Risk Calculators Derived from General Adult Population Cohorts also Suitable for the Elderly? Results from the Busselton Health Study

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    M. Knuiman, T. Briffa, M. Divitini

    
• • ·Assessment of the Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Patients with Premature Coronary Artery Disease Using Three Clinical Tools

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    C. Lu, E. Poulter, T. Bates, S. Burrows, L. Southwell, A. Juniper, J. Rankin, G. Watts

    
• • ·Assessment of Visceral Fat Rating Measured By Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD)

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    A. Puri, V. Singh, S. Pandey, C. Singh, S. Singh, R. Srivastava

    
• • ·Bypass Surgery Versus Coronary Angioplasty: Experienced Patients’ Preference

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    E. Woollard, L. Wood, K. Woollard, T. Briffa

    
• • ·Cardiac Troponin Levels in the Elderly—Time to Re-think Threshold Levels?

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    I. Webb, S. Yam, R. Cooke, A. Aitkin, P. Larsen, S. Harding

    
• • ·Cardioprotection from Ischaemia and Reperfusion Injury by a Novel Synthetic Flavonol is Prevented by Treatment with PD98059, but not with LY294002

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    C. Thomas, D. Ng, A. Kedikaetswe, C. May

    
• • ·Carotid Intima-media Thickness can Predict Coronary Artery Plaque Severity and Composition in Asymptomatic Patients at Intermediate Risk for Coronary Artery Disease

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    A. Ellims, P. Lew, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Characteristics of Aortic Wall Extracellular Matrix in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Tissue Microarray Detection of Collagen I, Collagen III and Elastin Levels

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    C. Kong, X. Lin, C. Woo, C. Lee, M. Richards, H. Wong, V. Sorokin

    
• • ·Clinical Outcomes in the First Year after Small versus Large Heart Attacks

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    R. Lane, D. Smyth, J. Elliott

    
• • ·Clinical Presentation and Management of Outpatients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease—Australian Baseline Characteristics of the CLARIFY Registry

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    C. Reid, L. Shiel, M. Jelinek, B. Freedman, B. Hockings, P. Aylward, I. Hamilton-Craig, A. Hargreaves, P. Steg, I. Ford, K. Fox

    
• • ·Comparison of Door to Balloon Time in Radial vs Femoral Access in Primary Angioplasty

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    R. Barthwal

    
• • ·Comparison of Early Biomarker Strategies with the Heart Foundation of Australia/Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Guidelines (HFA/CS-ANZ) for Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Chest Pain

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    L. Cullen, W. Parsonage, J. Greenslade, A. Lamanna, C. Hammett, S. O’Kane, K. Chu, A. Brown

    
• • ·Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography to Investigate Intermediate-Risk Chest Pain Decreases Invasive Angiography Rates and Length of Stay

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    A. Berger, G. Cranney, B. Armit

    
• • ·Concomitant Infarct Locations Identified with 15 Lead Electrocardiogram

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    D. Pickham, K. Sickler

    
• • ·Correlation of CMR and Biochemical Markers of Myocardial Injury in a Multi-centre Study: PROTECTION AMI CMR Substudy

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    S. Grover, G. Bell, C. Edwards, S. Huang, D. Leong, L. Joerg, P. Madsen, C. Bridgman, S. Low, A. Chakrabathy, G. Figtree, J. Selvanayagam

    
• • ·Cost Effectiveness of Fractional Flow Reserve in Assessing Intermediate Coronary Stenoses in a Real-life Setting

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    J. Murphy, P. Hansen, G. Figtree, G. Nelson, R. Bhindi, M. Ward

    
• • ·Delta Troponin for the Diagnosis of AMI: Comparison of 2 and 6 h Metrics Using a Contemporary Troponin Assay for Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain

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    L. Cullen, W. Parsonage, J. Greenslade, A. Lamanna, C. Hammett, M. Than, J. Tate, L. Kalinowski, J. Ungerer, K. Chu, A. Brown

    
• • ·Discrimination and High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin: The Interrelationship Between Clinical Presentation, Clinician Request and Discharge Diagnosis

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    G. Paull, R. Gallagher, R. Horvath, D. Chen

    
• • ·Do Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Categorised at High Risk by GRACE Receive more Frequent and Earlier Coronary Angiography?

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    A. Lin, A. Mustafa, G. Devlin, M. Lee, A. McLachlan, A. Kerr

    
• • ·Does Age Change the Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Mortality in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease?

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    P. Miller, K. Dracup

    
• • ·Drug-eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Left Main Coronary Artery Disease—A Meta-analysis of Randomised and Nonrandomised Studies

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    C. Cao, C. Manganas, M. Vallely, P. Bannon, S. Munkholm-Larsen, T. Yan, S. Ang

    
• • ·Dual or Triple Therapy with Warfarin and Anti-platelet Agents after STEMI or Elective PCI with Drug-eluting Stents? Results from a Multi-centre Registry

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    D. Eccleston, M. Horrigan, P. Sage, T. Rafter

    
• • ·Dynamic Changes to the Proximal Reference Segment Luminal Dimension during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Study

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    A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Pincus, A. Small, N. Bett, R. Chua, A. Mishra, D. Walters, C. Raffel

    
• • ·Effect of Combining Flavonol and Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning on Myocardial Post-ischaemia Reperfusion Salvage

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    C. Thomas, U. Varma, D. Ng, L. Delbridge, C. May

    
• • ·Effect of Revascularisation Procedure on Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcome

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    H. Jelinek, Z. Huang, D. Chang, H. Kiat

    
• • ·Effect of Treatment on Lipid Profile and Body Fat Composition in the Patients of Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD)

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    A. Puri, V. Singh, S. Pandey, R. Srivastav

    
• • ·Examining Efficacy of Nanoparticles as a Mode of Delivery of a Peptide Derived Against the Alpha-interacting Domain of the l-Type Ca²⁺ Channel in Ischaemia-reperfusion Injury in Guinea-pig Heart

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    L. Hool, H. Viola, T. Clemons, K. Swaminatha-Iyer

    
• • ·Factors that Impact Left Ventricular Systolic Function After Acute Coronary Syndromes

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    A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Dahl, J. Fu, H. Muller, D. Colburn, K. Renkin, D. Callow, C. Hammett, D. Walters

    
• • ·Field Triage for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Reduces the Incidence of Cardiogenic Shock and Subsequent In-patient Mortality

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    J. Murphy, A. Loxton, S. Soo Hoo, R. Bhindi, P. Hansen, H. Rasmussen, M. Ward, G. Nelson, R. Kozor

    
• • ·Heparin Administration Induces Instantaneous Elevation of Circulating Soluble Receptor for Advanced-glycation End-products (sRAGE)

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    S. Bappayya, J. Layland, D. Palasubramaniam, S. Hofferberth, A. Wilson-O’Brien, J. Somaratne, S. Palmer, C. Judkins, P. Conaglen, A. Newcomb, A. Wilson

     
• • ·How Well Does the GRACE Score Perform in a New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Cohort?

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    A. Lin, A. Mustafa, M. Lee, G. Devlin, I. Ternouth, A. McLachlan, A. Kerr

    
• • ·Impaired Coronary Microvascular Function in End-stage Renal Failure

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    A. Nelson, B. Dundon, R. Puri, S. Worthley, D. Torpey, J. Richardson, D. Wong, K. Bannister, R. Faull, M. Worthley

    
• • ·Ischaemic Tolerance and Conventional Preconditioning are Impaired with Chronic β-Blockade while Chronic Opioidergic Preconditioning is Preserved

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    L. See Hoe, J. Headrick, J. Peart

    
• • ·Long Term Impact of Restrictive Filling Pattern post Acute Myocardial Infarction

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    X. Brennan, L. Hee, J. Chen, C. Allman, J. French, C. Juergens, L. Thomas

    
• • ·Low Coronary Arterial Wall Shear Stress is Associated with Endothelial Dysfunction and Expansive Arterial Remodeling In Vivo: Implications for Plaque Vulnerability

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    R. Puri, D. Leong, S. Nicholls, G. Liew, A. Nelson, A. Carbone, B. Copus, D. Wong, J. Beltrame, S. Worthley, M. Worthley

    
• • ·Low Level Troponin Release in Day-case PCI Patients is Common and Does Not Preclude Same-day Discharge

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    I. Webb, M. Simmonds, P. Larsen, S. Harding

    
• • ·Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF), a Novel Biomarker and Player in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

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    X. Gao, D. White, W. Chan, X. Wang, S. Duffy, A. Taylor, X. Du, W. Gao, A. Dart

    
• • ·Management Outcomes and its Associated Economic Costs Post Coronary Angiography in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) at the Royal Darwin Hospital: A One Year Audit (2011–2012)

    Pagina :S44

    R. Prakash, R. Adams, M. Ilton, N. Kangaharan, G. Chacko

    
• • ·Microparticles Contribute to the Prothrombotic State in Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S44

    C. Schultz, S. Pfeiffer, H. Lim, M. Wortherly, S. Nayyar, R. Mahajan, H. Abed, K. Roberts-thomson, B. John, G. Young, P. Sanders, S. Willougby

     
• • ·Multifunctional Regulation of Angiogenesis by High Density Lipoproteins

    Pagina :S45

    H. Prosser, M. Ng, C. Bursill

    
• • ·Negative Effects of Ageing on Pro-survival Signalling in Murine Myocardium

    Pagina :S45

    V. Ozberk

    
• • ·NSW Pre-hospital Thrombolysis

    Pagina :S46

    P. Fletcher, S. Faddy, S. Gallagher, L. Savage, P. Stewart

    
• • ·Obesity Improves Myocardial Ischaemic Tolerance and ‘RISK’ Signalling in Middle-aged Insulin-insensitive Rats

    Pagina :S46

    E. Du Toit, D. Donner, J. Peart, J. Headrick

    
• • ·Out of Hospital Arrests Admitted to the ICU at the Gold Coast Hospital Over 12 Years

    Pagina :S46

    N. Gaikwad, G. Aroney, R. Jayasinghe, G. Comadira, J. Fields

    
• • ·Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Enhances the Amplitude of the Early Diastolic Suction Wave in the Treated Artery

    Pagina :S47

    O. Narayan, J. Cameron, I. Meredith, D. Wong, M. Leung

     
• • ·Plasma Endothelin and Adrenomedullin are Associated with Coronary Conduit and Microvascular Function

    Pagina :S47

    A. Al-Fiadh, N. Uddin, D. Clark, M. Freeman, A. Wilson, L. Burrell, O. Farouque

    
• • ·Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon (CSFP) and No Significant Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :S48

    N. Rudd, N. Nadarajah, A. Jackson, J. Mekel, V. Mutha, M. Asrar Ul Haq

    
• • ·Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients with St Elevation Myocardial Infarction—Past and Present at Auckland City Hospital

    Pagina :S48

    A. Lin, K. Looi, J. Looi, K. Chow, F. Roberts, H. White, M. Webster, C. Ellis

    
• • ·Prospective Observational Validation of the Heart Foundation of Australia (HF)/Cardiac Society of Australian and New Zealand (CSANZ) Risk Stratification Tool in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Chest Pain

    Pagina :S49

    J. Bilesky, L. Cullen, J. Greenslade, A. Lamanna, C. Hammett, A. Brown, K. Chu, W. Parsonage

    
• • ·Reducing Risk in Heart Disease—An Updated Heart Foundation Guide to Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

    Pagina :S49

    P. Davidson, N. Stocks, A. Aggarwal, J. Waddell, R. Lee

    
• • ·Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Single Centre Case Series

    Pagina :S49

    J. Murphy, R. Kozor, P. Hansen, H. Rasmussen, G. Nelson, M. Ward, R. Bhindi

    
• • ·‘Stemi-sim’—A ‘Process of Care’ Simulation can Help Improve Door to Balloon Times for Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :S50

    L. Cullen, V. Brazil, M. Dooris, M. Baldwin, H. Muller

    
• • ·The Interaction of Different Mechanical Forces on Atherosclerotic Plaques in Coronary Lesions with Differing Degrees of Eccentricity

    Pagina :S50

    A. Javadzadegan, M. Chang, A. Yong, M. Behnia, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·The Transient Cardioprotective Effects of Training and Subsequent De-training and Re-training of Acute Voluntary Wheel-running Mice

    Pagina :S51

    B. Budiono, L. See Hoe, J. Peart, S. Sabapathy, K. Ashton, L. Haseler, J. Headrick

    
• • ·The Utility of Exercise Stress Test in the Risk Stratification of Women Aged 40–54 Years with Suspected Intermediate Risk Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Pagina :S51

    A. Lamanna, A. Scott, J. Bilesky, L. Cullen, J. Greenslade, A. Brown, C. Denaro, W. Parsonage

    
• • ·Treatment Delay Components for STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI: Four Years of Progress

    Pagina :S51

    D. Murdoch, M. Yudi, A. Sweeny, M. Trikilis, R. Jayasinghe

    
• • ·Upconversion Nanoparticle-protoporphyrin IX-mediated Photodynamic Effects on THP-1 Cell-derived Macrophages

    Pagina :S52

    L. Yang, S. Hao, Z. Zhong, J. Dan, H. Wang, S. Guo, X. Du, Y. Tian

    
• • ·Use of Exercise Tolerance in Low to Intermediate Risk Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Pagina :S52

    P. Tamuno, J. Swampillai, V. Pera, G. Devlin, A. Kerr, J. Mazher

    
• • ·Validation of Wave Intensity Analysis in the Assessment of Coronary Ischaemia

    Pagina :S53

    O. Narayan, J. Cameron, I. Meredith, D. Wong, M. Leung

     
• • ·Aetiology of Left Atrial Thrombus Formation in Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Atrial Stretch Due to Mitral Stenosis

    Pagina :S54

    C. Schultz, S. Willoughby, S. Kumar, D. Chase, S. Niar, A. Srivastava, S. Chandy, B. John, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Altered Communication Between the l-Type Ca²⁺ Channel and VDAC Contributes to Metabolic Inhibition in mdx Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S54

    H. Viola, S. Davies, A. Filipovska, L. Hool

    
• • ·CaMKII Activation is Accentuated Post-ischaemia in Female Hearts—Yet Arrhythmogenesis is Suppressed. How?

    Pagina :S54

    J. Bell, M. Reichelt, C. Curl, L. Delbridge

    
• • ·Cardiomyocyte Response to Ca²⁺ Load Challenge is Enhanced in Aromatase Deficient Female Hearts

    Pagina :S55

    J. Bell, A. Wollermann, K. Mellor, C. Curl, L. Delbridge

    
• • ·Cardioprotective Effects of Combined l-Arginine and Insulin: Mechanism and Therapeutic Actions in Myocardial Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

    Pagina :S55

    K. Venardos, D. Williams, J. Peart, D. Kaye

    
• • ·CD14dimCD16+ Monocytes are Increased in Patients with Restrictive Diastolic Dysfunction

    Pagina :S56

    L. Fang, A. Beale, A. Ellims, A. Taylor, J. Chin-Dusting, A. Dart

    
• • ·Characterising l-Type Ca²⁺ Channel Function and Mitochondrial Function in the Cardiac Troponin I Mouse Model of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S56

    H. Viola, S. Davies, T. Tsoutsman, A. Filipovska, C. Semsarian, L. Hool

    
• • ·Chronotropic and Inotropic Modulation by β-Adrenergic Stimulation in the Diabetic Rat Heart

    Pagina :S56

    R. Lamberts, H. Wang, J. Baldi

    
• • ·Clinical, Morphologic and Haemodynamic Associations with Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S57

    A. Ellims, L. Iles, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Identified by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging is Associated with Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction

    Pagina :S57

    A. Ellims, L. Iles, L. Ling, J. Hare, D. Kaye, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Dual-acting Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibition Mediates Superior Anti-fibrotic and Anti-hypertrophic Effects in Cultured Cardiac Cells

    Pagina :S58

    T. von Lueder, B. Wang, L. Huang, A. Kompa, R. Webb, P. Jordan, H. Krum

    
• • ·Electrocardiographic (ECG) Abnormalities in Patients with Isolated Basal Septum Hypertrophy (IBSH), with and Without Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO)

    Pagina :S58

    C. Ayoub, I. Yiannikas, J. Ranasinghe

    
• • ·Enzyme Replacement Therapy in a Case of Anderson–Fabry Disease with Advanced Cardiac Involvement and Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias

    Pagina :S59

    D. Korczyk, J. Hill, C. Denaro, H. Finn

    
• • ·Fibrocytes, a Novel Fibroblast-like Population, are Increased in Cardiac Fibrosis

    Pagina :S59

    A. Beale, L. Fang, A. Ellims, L. Ling, A. Taylor, J. Chin-Dusting, A. Dart

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S59

    
• • ·Identification of Proteins that Mediate Functional Communication Between the L-type Calcium Channel and the Mitochondria

    Pagina :S60

    L. Hool, H. Viola

    
• • ·Impact of Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator Therapy on Visceral Obesity and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

    Pagina :S60

    D. Donner, R. Griffin, J. Headrick, E. Du Toit

    
• • ·Intracardiac Angii Elevation Induces Disparate Cardiomyocyte Ca²⁺ Handling Adaptations in Aged Females and Males

    Pagina :S60

    K. Mellor, C. Curl, I. Wendt, L. Delbridge

    
• • ·Isopropylamine/NONOate (IPA/NO) Elicits NO-independent Antihypertrophic Actions via cGMP Signalling

    Pagina :S61

    N. Cao, J. Irvine, S. Gossain, J. Love, A. Alexander, J. Horowitz, B. Kemp-Harper, R. Ritchie

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S61

    
• • ·Mechanical Stretch Alters the Morphology and Function of Atrial Endocardial Endothelial Cells

    Pagina :S61

    V. Nikolova-Krstevski, C. Leimena, D. Fatkin

    
• • ·Prevalence of Significant ECG Abnormalities in Elite Australian Athletes

    Pagina :S61

    M. Brosnan, A. LaGerche, J. Kalman, K. Fallon, A. MacIsaac, W. Lo, D. Prior

    
• • ·Relationship of Biomarkers of Myocardial Fibrosis with Myocardial Dysfunction and Metabolic Derangement in Type 2 Diabetes

    Pagina :S62

    C. Jellis, J. Sacre, C. Jenkins, B. Haluska, J. Martin, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Right Ventricular Tau is an Important Determinant of Right Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure

    Pagina :S62

    S. Murch, A. Wilson, A. LaGerche, A. MacIsaac, D. Prior, A. Burns

    
• • ·Serum Byproducts of Collagen Synthesis are not Elevated in Patients with Myocardial Fibrosis due to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S63

    A. Ellims, L. Iles, J. Hare, J. Mariani, M. Maeder, D. Kaye, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Severe and Variable Clinical Expression of a Homozygous Mutation in the Cardiac Troponin I Gene causing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S63

    B. Gray, C. Medi, L. Yeates, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Severity of Hypertrophy and Increased QTc Interval Predict Appropriate ICD Therapies in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S64

    B. Gray, C. Medi, J. Ingles, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Spontaneous Oscillatory Contractions (SPOC): Assessing the Contractility of Human Familial Cardiomyopathies

    Pagina :S64

    A. Li, D. King, E. Kable, F. Braet, T. Kagemoto, P. MacDonand, S. Ishiwata, C. dos Remedios

    
• • ·Utility of Genetic Testing in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Statewide Service

    Pagina :S65

    L. McCormack, L. Hunt, J. McGaughran, J. Atherton

    
• • ·Wnt3a-Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Role in Myocardial Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury

    Pagina :S65

    K. Venardos, D. Williams, J. Peart, S. McGee, D. Kaye

    
• • ·A Novel Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Protect Against Diet Induced Glucose Intolerance Cardiac Inflammation

    Pagina :S65

    E. Fletcher, A. Armani, M. Caprio, M. Young

    
• • ·Are Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) Associated with Elevated Filling Pressures Diabetes?

    Pagina :S66

    T. Lancefield, B. Wai, S. Patel, E. Velkoska, K. Sourris, S. Grant, A. Minson, M. Ord, J. Forbes, P. Srivastava, L. Burrell

    
• • ·Assessment of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in a Regional Community in Western Australia: Comparison Between Primary Care and Specialist Centre

    Pagina :S66

    G. Watts, D. Bell, A. Kirk, R. Barbour, L. Southwell, A. Juniper, S. Burrows, J. Emery

    
• • ·Association of HDL Cholesterol with Cancer Incidence in Type 2 Diabetes: A Case of Reverse Causality?

    Pagina :S67

    J. Morton, S. Zoungas, Q. Li, D. Celermajer, J. Chalmers, M. Woodward, M. Ng

    
• • ·Bergamot Polyphenolic Fraction Potentiates Rosuvastatin-Induced Effect on LDL-Cholesterol, Triglycerides and HDL Cholesterol

    Pagina :S67

    R. Walker, V. Mollace, F. Romeo

    
• • ·Expression of Fat Mobilising Genes in Human Epicardial Adipose Tissue

    Pagina :S67

    L. Eng, I. Jaffer, M. Riederer, P. Shah, P. Peters, F. Quehenberger, A. Woods, G. Kostner, K. Kostner

    
• • ·Greater Metabolic Activation of Pro-Survival Proteins after Ischaemia-Reperfusion (IR) in Young Compared to Mature Hearts

    Pagina :S68

    N. Liaw, L. See Hoe, F. Sheeran, J. Peart, J. Headrick, S. Pepe

    
• • ·Impact of the Atrial Arrhythmia and Underlying Substrate in the Development of Left Atrial Inflammation: Potential Link to Thrombotic Risk

    Pagina :S68

    C. Schultz, S. Willoughby, S. Kumar, O. George, P. Kumar Pati, S. Nair, A. Srivastava, S. Chandy, B. John, P. Sanders

     
• • ·LDL-Apheresis for the Treatment of Severe Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolaemia: The Australian Experience

    Pagina :S69

    M. Page, E. Ekinci, J. Burnett, P. Cannell, F. van Bockxmeer, L. Southwell, J. Gerace, T. Tait, R. O’Brien, G. Watts

    
• • ·Longitudinal Study of Bone Density in Heart or Lung Transplantation Recipients

    Pagina :S69

    T. Wang, S. O’Sullivan, G. Gamble, P. Ruygrok

    
• • ·Opportunistic Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Via a Community Laboratory

    Pagina :S70

    D. Bell, A. Hooper, R. Bender, J. McMahon, G. Edwards, F. van Bockxmeer, G. Watts, J. Burnett

    
• • ·Raising HDL Cholesterol via Infusions or Viral Overexpression has No Effect on Tumour Growth

    Pagina :S70

    J. Morton, C. Bursill, D. Celermajer, M. Ng

    
• • ·Subclinical Kidney Disease is Associated with Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy

    Pagina :S70

    H. Jelinek, K. Russel, C. Hildreth, J. Philips, H. Kiat

    
• • ·The Cardioprotective and Gastro-Modulatory Effects of Verapamil on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

    Pagina :S71

    S. Yesmine, D. Jackson, F. Coulson, A. Fenning

    
• • ·The Effect of Long-Term Infusions of HDL Cholesterol in a Murine Model of Established Atherosclerotic Plaque

    Pagina :S71

    J. Morton, C. Bursill, D. Celermajer, S. Bao, M. Ng

    
• • ·A Simple Saliva Test to Diagnose Heart Failure

    Pagina :S72

    J. Foo, K. Kostner, C. Chen, B. Schulz, J. Cooper-White, Y. Wan, L. Eng, A. Arivalagan, C. Punyadeera

    
• • ·Activated Protein C Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size and Infarct Expansion in Rats

    Pagina :S72

    W. Lay, B. Rayner, T. Sabaretnam, G. Figtree, C. Jackson, S. Hunyor, R. Bhindi

    
• • ·Antioxidant Effect of Beta-1 Adrenergic Receptor Blockade Through Macromolecular Remodelling of An Oxidative Pathway: New Tricks of An Old Dog

    Pagina :S72

    K. Karimi Galougahi, C. Liu, A. Garcia, E. Hamilton, N. Fry, G. Figtree, H. Rasmussen

    
• • ·Are Circulating Adult Stem Cell Levels Increased in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure?

    Pagina :S73

    R. Samuel, H. Zimmet, I. Hopper, G. Paukovics, B. Wang, A. Zannettino, D. Kaye, K. Peter, N. Bassler, H. Krum

    
• • ·Cardiac Denervation in Chronic Heart Failure: Relationship to Changes in LV Function and to Arrhythmogenesis

    Pagina :S73

    T. Nguyen, J. Horowitz, S. Unger

    
• • ·Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Optimisation at Rest but not on Exercise Produces Significant Improvement in BNP: Results of a one Year Randomised, Double-Blind Clinical Trial

    Pagina :S74

    T. Stanton, B. Haluska, K. Dauber, S. Doneva, W. Stafford, G. Kaye, P. Gould, J. Hill, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Cardio-renal Anaemia Syndrome is an Independent Risk Factor for Death in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

    Pagina :S74

    K. Lu, L. Kearney, D. Hare, M. Ord, D. Toia, E. Jones, L. Burrell, P. Srivastava

    
• • ·Cell of Origin Influence Transcriptional Epigentic and Functional Profiles of iPS Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes

    Pagina :S75

    T. Medley, R. Idrizi, J. Jowett, H. Sumer, P. Verma, D. Kaye

    
• • ·Changes in Dystrophin Labelling of Transverse Tubules are Correlated with Contractile Function in Human Heart Failure

    Pagina :S75

    D. Crossman, P. Ruygrok, A. Young, C. Soeller, M. Cannell

    
• • ·Chronic Heart Failure Alters Bi-directional Pulmonary Fluid Flux

    Pagina :S75

    C. De Pasquale, G. Mayne, K. Griggs, D. Dixon, A. Bersten

    
• • ·Clinical Utilisation of pro-BNP in the Exclusion of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

    Pagina :S76

    C. Tromop van Dalen, A. Falloon, T. Boga

    
• • ·Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure Patients

    Pagina :S76

    R. Burke, G. Gillies, S. Hales, A. Sullivan, G. Tofler, R. Gallagher

    
• • ·Comorbidities and Hospital Re-admission Rates for Elderly Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension—A Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S76

    S. Quirke, B. Aliprandi-Costa, A. Ng, T. Chung, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·Comparing Outcomes in Patients with Ischaemic and Non-ischaemic Cardiomyopathy Requiring Left Ventricular Assist Device Support—A Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S77

    R. Sharma, S. Prabhu, K. Jones, A. Leet, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Defective Collagen Turnover Due to Increased Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 and 2 Expression with Aging is Associated with Cardiorenal Fibrosis and Dysfunction

    Pagina :S77

    B. Wang, S. Sangaralingham, L. Huang, H. Krum, J. Burnett

    
• • ·Diabetes-Induced Apoptosis and Superoxide Generation is Reduced With Coenzyme Q₁₀ Administration in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes

    Pagina :S78

    K. Huynh, H. Kiriazis, X. Du, J. Love, K. Jandeleit-Dahm, J. McMullen, R. Ritchie

    
• • ·Disrupting Ca²⁺ Waves, But Not Ca²⁺ Leak, Protects Against Cardiac Arrhythmia

    Pagina :S78

    P. Jones, Y. Bai, A. Vallmitjana, R. Wang, R. Clark, Q. Zhou, R. Benitez, L. Hove-Madsen, S. Chen

    
• • ·Does Drug Therapy Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Heart Failure Compared with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator? A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

    Pagina :S78

    K. Peck, Y. Lim, I. Hopper, H. Krum

    
• • ·Effect of Concomitant Speed Increase with Exercise on Invasively Measured Haemodynamics in Patients with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs)

    Pagina :S79

    K. Muthiah, D. Robson, R. Pritchard, R. Walker, P. Macdonald, A. Keogh, E. Kotlyar, P. Spratt, K. Dhital, E. Granger, P. Jansz, C. Hayward

    
• • ·Effects of Education on Urinary Incontinence in People with Chronic Heart Failure

    Pagina :S79

    R. Hwang, T. Chang, A. Krumins, F. Chuan, R. Peters, C. Marsh, S. Kuys

    
• • ·Endogenously elevated and exogenously administered bilirubin protects from myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury in the rat

    Pagina :S80

    B. Bakrania, E. Du Toit, J. Headrick, A. Bulmer

    
• • ·Gender Differences in Acute Heart Failure Admissions and Short Term Outcomes: The New Zealand Heart Failure Registry

    Pagina :S80

    V. Pera, R. Troughton, M. Lund, R. Doughty, G. Devlin

    
• • ·Giant Cell Myocarditis—A Case Series

    Pagina :S81

    M. Brown, S. McKenzie, G. Javorsky, D. Korczyk, D. Platts

    
• • ·Greater Reliance on Glycogen Utilisation in Female Hearts Under Basal Conditions and with Fasting Induced Cardiac Stress

    Pagina :S81

    M. Reichelt, K. Mellor, D. Stapleton, L. Delbridge

    
• • ·Heart Failure Patient Demographics and Beta-Blocker Dose in Australian Clinical Practice. An Analysis of Medicare Australia Dispensing Data

    Pagina :S81

    H. Krum, A. Sindone, M. Adena

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S82

    
• • ·Impaired β2-AR/CREB/VEGF Signalling Hampers Cardiac Angiogenesis and Exacerbates Heart Failure under Pressure Overload

    Pagina :S82

    Q. Xu, X. Gao, K. Sim, N. Jennings, L. Chang, A. El-Osta, A. Dart, X. Du

    
• • ·In vivo Function and Oxidative Modification of the Na⁺–K⁺ Pump in an Infarct Model of Heart Failure

    Pagina :S82

    N. Fry, A. Garcia, K. Karimi, C. Mclachlan, C. Liu, G. Figtree, H. Rasmussen

    
• • ·Incidence of Echocardiographically Detected Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Cohort of Patients Presenting with Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S83

    O. Narayan, S. Ramkumar, H. Pascoe, S. Moir, A. Appelbe, A. Black, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Initial Experience with Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Clinics Conducted via Telehealth in Queensland

    Pagina :S83

    S. McKenzie, A. Hickey, M. Brown, D. Platts, J. Maddicks-Law, D. Korczyk, G. Javorsky

    
• • ·Initial Experience with Tadalafil in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

    Pagina :S83

    S. Kodur, G. Reeves, B. Bastian, M. Eketone, K. Hales, N. Collins

    
• • ·Integrated Effects of Urocortin-2 infusion in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Findings from a Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial

    Pagina :S84

    W. Chan, R. Troughton, C. Frampton, I. Crozier, M. Richards

    
• • ·Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction In ‘Non-Cardiac’ Critical Illness: Application Of Transthoracic Echocardiography And Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration

    Pagina :S84

    D. Sturgess, D. Parmar, J. Dulhunty, R. Hegde, P. Jarrett, A. Udy

    
• • ·Lifting the Curtain on Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Revelations from the Takotsubo Index

    Pagina :S85

    E. Joshi, G. Scalia, G. Holt, B. Fitzgerald

     
• • ·Longitudinal Investigation of the Effect of Centrifugal Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (cfLVADS) on Blood Haemostatic Parameters

    Pagina :S85

    K. Muthiah, D. Connor, K. Ly, D. Robson, P. Macdonald, A. Keogh, E. Kotlyar, P. Spratt, E. Granger, K. Dhital, P. Jansz, J. Joseph, C. Hayward

    
• • ·Molecular Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation Induced Heart Failure

    Pagina :S86

    M. Byrne, L. Ling, O. Khammy, D. Williams, D. Kaye

    
• • ·Mortality, Morbidity and the Current Standard of Evidence-based Management amongst Patients Living in Regional New Zealand with Severe Heart Failure (1997–2011): The Nelson Marlborough Heart Failure Study

    Pagina :S86

    B. Grainger, S. White, S. Lake, R. Hipkiss, A. Hamer, N. Fisher, T. Pegg

    
• • ·Myocardial Infarction Accelerates Pathological Cardiac Remodeling and Renal Fibrosis Post Subtotal Nephrectomy: Implications for Cardiorenal Syndrome

    Pagina :S86

    S. Liu, A. Kompa, H. Krum, D. Kelly, B. Wang

    
• • ·Nitroxyl (HNO), The Novel Redox Sibling of NO, Enhances Left Ventricular (LV) Function and Coronary Flow via Thiol-Sensitive and cGMP-Dependent Actions: Impact of Diabetes

    Pagina :S87

    R. Ritchie, K. Chin, C. Qin, N. Cao, B. Kemp-Harper, O. Woodman

    
• • ·PDH Adaptation and Dysfunction in the Failing Human Heart

    Pagina :S87

    F. Sheeran, S. Pepe

    
• • ·Predictors of Therapeutic Dose Achievement in the Management of Heart Failure

    Pagina :S87

    A. Hickey, J. Suna, L. Marquart, C. Denaro, G. Javorsky, J. Atherton

    
• • ·Prevalence and Prognostic Importance of Combined Depression and Cognitive Impairment in Typically Older Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

    Pagina :S88

    Y. Chan, M. Carrington, A. Calderone, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Prevalence of Falls and Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults with Chronic Heart Failure

    Pagina :S88

    E. van der Ham, A. Mandrusiak, A. Krumins, J. Adsett, R. Hwang, S. Kuys

    
• • ·Prevalence of Heart Failure and Use of Beta-Blockers in Australian General Practice

    Pagina :S89

    H. Krum, M. Best, A. Tonkin, C. Hayward, D. Hare, A. Sindone, L. Valenti, H. Britt, D. Flanagan

    
• • ·Prevalence of Hyponatraemia in Acute Heart Failure Admissions and Short Term Outcomes: The New Zealand Heart Failure Registry

    Pagina :S89

    V. Pera, R. Troughton, M. Lund, R. Doughty, G. Devlin

    
• • ·Prognostic Significance of Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Failure Admissions: The New Zealand Heart Failure Registry

    Pagina :S89

    V. Pera, R. Troughton, M. Lund, R. Doughty, G. Devlin

    
• • ·Prospectively Isolated, Hypoxic-Preconditioned Mesenchymal Stem Cells Significantly Attenuate Myocardial Infarction-Induced Ventricular Dysfunction In Rats

    Pagina :S90

    J. Richardson, S. Paton, L. Frost, A. Carbone, A. Bertaso, A. Nelson, P. Psaltis, D. Wong, M. Worthley, S. Gronthos, A. Zannettino, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Radiation Dose Received by Patients Undergoing Work-up for Heart Transplantation

    Pagina :S90

    S. McKenzie, M. Brown, D. Platts, G. Javorsky, J. Maddicks-Law, M. Whitby

    
• • ·Reducing Length of Stay in Heart Failure: Initial Experience from a Tertiary Institution

    Pagina :S91

    G. Tofler, A. Sullivan, M. Farrell, M. Thomas

    
• • ·Relationship Between Heart Rate and Pump Flow in Patients Implanted with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD)

    Pagina :S91

    K. Muthiah, D. Robson, R. Walker, J. Otton, P. Macdonald, A. Keogh, E. Kotlyar, P. Spratt, K. Dhital, E. Granger, P. Jansz, C. Hayward

    
• • ·Role of Bosentan in Patients with High Transpulmonary Gradient (TPG) Secondary to Advanced Left Heart Failure (LHF) and Awaiting Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) or Heart Transplant

    Pagina :S91

    M. Imran, A. Keogh, E. Kotylar, C. Hayward, P. Macdonald, R. Prichard

    
• • ·Role of FPR1 Formyl Peptide Receptors in the Cardioprotective Actions of Annexin-A1 Against Ischaemia–Reperfusion (I–R) Injury

    Pagina :S92

    C. Qin, K. Buxton, S. Pepe, A. Cao, K. Venardos, J. Love, D. Kaye, Y. Yang, E. Morand, R. Ritchie

    
• • ·Sequential Mesenchymal Stem Cell Interventions Produce Greater Myocardial Repair than Solitary Treatment in Rats After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :S92

    J. Richardson, L. Frost, A. Bertaso, A. Carbone, S. Paton, A. Nelson, P. Psaltis, D. Wong, M. Worthley, S. Gronthos, A. Zannettino, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Severity of Pre-implantation Pulmonary Hypertension Predicts All Cause Mortality in Patients Requiring Left Ventricular Assist Device Support as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplant—A Single Centre Analysis

    Pagina :S93

    S. Prabhu, R. Sharma, J. Casan, K. Jones, J. Hare

    
• • ·Subtotal Nephrectomy Accelerates Pathological Cardiac Remodeling Post Myocardial Infarction: Implications for the Cardiorenal Syndrome

    Pagina :S93

    S. Liu, A. Kompa, H. Krum, D. Kelly, B. Wang

    
• • ·Targeting a Hard to Access Population—Heart Failure and Homelessness in Sydney

    Pagina :S94

    K. Bardsley, C. Whitfield

    
• • ·The Changes Between NTproBNP and Flow Propagation Velocity in Patients Hospitalised with Acute Heart Failure

    Pagina :S94

    A. Shaban, S. Ng, W. Nadiah, Z. Yusof

    
• • ·The Effect of Changing Frusemide to Bumetanide on Hospital Admissions and Lengths of Stay in Patients with Chronic Congestive Cardiac Failure

    Pagina :S94

    K. Ng, G. Peters, M. Brown, D. Platts, G. Javorsky

    
• • ·The Effect of N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

    Pagina :S95

    C. Jaworski, K. Rajakariar, D. Kaye, V. Mak, H. Zimmet, S. Karapanagiotidis

    
• • ·The Effects of Discontinuing Medications in Stable Systolic Heart Failure—Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Pagina :S95

    I. Hopper, R. Samuel, A. Tonkin, H. Krum

    
• • ·The LIM Domain Protein Family has a Surprising Influence on Heart Failure

    Pagina :S95

    A. Li, F. Ponten, J. Odebery, C. dos Remedios

    
• • ·The Microbiology of Ventricular Assist Devices in Queensland

    Pagina :S96

    S. McKenzie, J. Bancroft, M. Brown, D. Platts, B. Thomson, R. Horvath, G. Javorsky, C. Coulter

    
• • ·The Role of Native Heart Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Disease

    Pagina :S96

    D. Platts, M. Brown, S. MacKenzie, J. Maddicks-Law, M. Lucas, V. Bliss, G. Javorsky

    
• • ·Tissue Microarray Profiling of Four-and-a-half LIM Protein-2 in Human Heart Failure

    Pagina :S97

    S. Lal, L. Nguyen, F. Ponten, J. Odeberg, C. Remedios

    
• • ·Tranilast Reduces Pathological Cardiac Fibrosis and Improves Diastolic Function Following Kidney Dysfunction: Implication for Cardio-Renal Syndrome

    Pagina :S97

    M. Watanabe, F. See, A. Kompa, B. Wang, S. Lekawanvijit, R. Gilbert, K. Connelly, A. Boyle, D. Kelly, H. Krum

    
• • ·Uptake and Continuance of Recommendation for Fish Oil (Omega-3) Use in Heart Failure Patients (UFO-HF Study)

    Pagina :S98

    M. Lucas, M. Brown, G. Javorsky, D. Platts, S. McKenzie, P. Ferris, L. Clarkson

    
• • ·Urocortin-2 Increases Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity [MSNA] in Healthy Man

    Pagina :S98

    W. Chan, D. Jardine, J. Butler, C. Charles, R. Troughton, M. Richards

    
• • ·Which Heart Failure Intervention is Most Cost-Effective and Consumer Friendly in Reducing Hospital Care (WHICH?): A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial

    Pagina :S98

    S. Stewart, M. Carrington, T. Marwick, P. Davidson, P. Macdonald, J. Horowitz, H. Krum, P. Newton, C. Reid, Y. Chan, P. Scuffham

    
• • ·Advanced Right Atrial Substrate Promotes Atrial Flutter over Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S99

    C. Medi, A. Teh, K. Roberts-Thomson, J. Morton, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Analysis of Bipolar Electrograms Using Shannon Entropy to Characterise Atrial Figure-of-8 Re-entry: Proof of Concept in a Rat Model

    Pagina :S99

    W. Lim, P. Kuklik, A. Ganesan, D. Saint, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Atrial and Peripheral Indices of Platelet Activation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Lone Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S100

    H. Lim, S. Willoughby, C. Schultz, M. Alasady, D. Lau, D. Leong, A. Brooks, R. Mahajan, A. Ganesan, H. Abed, K. Roberts-Thomson, G. Young, M. Worthley, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Atrial Electrophysiological Remodelling in a Pre-obese Mouse Model of Type II Diabetes: Electrophysiological Mapping Studies

    Pagina :S100

    W. Lim, M. Neo, P. Kuklik, A. Ganesan, D. Saint, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Atrial Electrophysiological Remodelling in a Pre-obese Mouse Model of Type II Diabetes: Intracellular Recording Studies

    Pagina :S101

    M. Neo, W. Lim, P. Kuklik, A. Ganesan, D. Saint, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Dofetilide—Anti-arrhythmic Therapy: First Australian Experience

    Pagina :S101

    L. Eng, N. Peters, J. Hill

    
• • ·Effect of Riluzole on Aconitine Induced Arrhythmias in the In Vivo Anaesthetised Rat Model

    Pagina :S102

    D. Morris, W. Lim, S. Weiss, D. Saint

     
• • ·Effects of Intravenous Fish Oil on Human Atrial Electrophysiology: Atrial Conduction Slowing as the Predominant Mechanism of Action of Omega-3 as a Free Fatty Acid

    Pagina :S102

    S. Kumar, F. Sutherland, K. Halloran, T. Robinson, M. Wong, P. Heck, J. Lee, T. Walters, P. Sparks

    
• • ·Electrical Remodelling Following Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

    Pagina :S103

    D. O’Donnell, T. Lin, P. Rae, M. Ord, K. Lu, P. Srivastava

    
• • ·Impact of Irrigation Flow Rate on Tissue Temperature Profile and Lesion Geometry in an Ovine Thigh Muscle Radio-frequency Ablation Model

    Pagina :S103

    S. Nayyar, L. Mackenzie, D. Lau, D. Kelly, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders, A. Ganesan

     
• • ·Impact of Obesity on the Atrial Substrate is Compounded by Age

    Pagina :S103

    M. Neo, D. Morris, D. Kim, P. Sanders, D. Saint

    
• • ·Long-term Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation Attenuates Increase in Atrial Tachyarrhythmia Burden in Patients with Sinoatrial Node Disease and Implanted Permanent Pacemakers: Results from a Prospective Randomised Study

    Pagina :S104

    S. Kumar, F. Sutherland, I. Stevenson, P. Sparks

    
• • ·Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Patients Show Evidence of Abnormal Atrial Substrate

    Pagina :S104

    G. Rangnekar, A. Brooks, S. Willoughby, M. Middeldorp, J. Kim, S. Thanigaimani, E. Rasheed, K. Drury, E. Pancewicz, P. Kuklik, K. Roberts Thomson, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation: Endocardial Electroanatomic and Structural Remodelling with Obesity in an Ovine Model

    Pagina :S105

    R. Mahajan, A. Brooks, N. Shipp, H. Abed, S. Thanigaimani, M. Alasady, A. Ganesan, S. Nayyar, R. Pathak, H. Lim, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Pacemaker and Catheter Ablation Procedures can be Performed Safely Without Interrupting Dabigatran Therapy: A Case Series

    Pagina :S105

    D. Murdoch, J. Betts, D. Wright, J. Lindemann, C. Taylor, J. Wright, H. Haqqani, R. Denman

    
• • ·Rapid Atrial Rates and Atrio-Ventricular Dyssynchrony Predispose to Increased Thrombogenesis in the Human Left Atrium in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S106

    H. Lim, S. Willoughby, C. Schultz, M. Alasady, C. Gan, A. Brooks, D. Lau, D. Leong, A. Ganesan, H. Abed, R. Mahajan, S. Nayyar, K. Roberts-Thomson, G. Young, M. Worthley, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Selection Bias Exists for Selection of Contemporary Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Patients

    Pagina :S106

    G. Rangnekar, A. Brooks, T. Perera, E. Brook, C. Hughes, R. Sharp, R. Mahajan, S. Nayyar, S. Willoughby, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Symptom/Rhythm Detection Using 7 Day Event Monitors

    Pagina :S107

    C. Fisher, J. Chen, G. Harris, J. Young, E. Jones, D. O’Donnell

    
• • ·Temporal Trends of Rehospitalisation in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

    Pagina :S107

    G. Rangnekar, A. Brooks, G. Maniakis-Grivas, T. Parera, E. Brook, C. Wong, M. Alasady, A. Ganesan, P. Kuklik, S. Willoughby, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

     
• • ·The Effect of Inflammation on Incident Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Pagina :S108

    R. Pathak, W.P. Abhayaratna, J.B. Gunning, A. Mehta, M. Alasady, H.S. Lim, D.H. Lau, H.S. Abed, P. Sanders

    
• • ·The Effects of Connexin45 Over-expression on Cardiac Physiology in the Intact Animal

    Pagina :S108

    P. Fahmy, A. Kanthan, R. Rao, I. Alexander, E. Kizana

    
• • ·Three Year Outcomes of Patients Admitted with First Unexplained Syncope After a Comprehensive Evaluation with Validated Diagnostic Protocols

    Pagina :S109

    F. Nadri, A. Toufaili, R. Rajaratnam, A. Chen, K. Sarathy

    
• • ·Ventricular Tachycardia Inducibility During Electrophysiology Study Continues to Play an Important Role in Patient Selection for Device Therapy

    Pagina :S109

    A. Berger, H. Dimitri

    
• • ·Weight Reduction is Associated with a Partial Reverse-Remodelling of Electroanatomic and Histological Substrate for AF with Normalisation of Expression of Intercellular Coupling Protein Connexin-43: An Ovine Study

    Pagina :S109

    R. Mahajan, A. Brooks, N. Shipp, J. Finne, J. Manavis, C. Samuel, H. Abed, M. Alasady, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·A Novel Technique of Multi-point Pacing in Substrate Evaluation Using Conduction Velocity with Non-contact Mapping

    Pagina :S110

    C. Hsieh, K. Huang, J. Lu, M. Barry, P. Kovoor

    
• • ·Ablation Catheter Irrigation Pattern Affects Ablation Times During Single Ring Pulmonary Vein Isolation

    Pagina :S110

    M. Govindan, M. Phang, S. Thomas

    
• • ·Absence of Gender-based Differences in Pulmonary Vein or Left Atrial Electrophysiology in Patients Undergoing AF Ablation

    Pagina :S111

    T. Walters, A. Teh, S. Spence, P. Kistler, J. Morton, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Absence of Gender-based Differences in Pulmonary Vein or Left Atrial Electrophysiology in Patients Undergoing SVT Ablation

    Pagina :S111

    T. Walters, A. Teh, S. Spence, J. Morton, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Acute Emergency Department Management of AF: Scope for a Reduction in Hospital Admissions

    Pagina :S111

    A. Brooks, E. Brook, G. Rangnekar, T. Perera, C. Hughes, R. Sharp, A. Ganesan, P. Kuklik, S. Nayyar, K. Roberts-Thomson, G. Hughes, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Adherence to Anti-coagulation Guidelines in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department for Acute AF Management

    Pagina :S112

    A. Brooks, T. Perera, E. Brook, C. Hughes, R. Sharp, A. Ganesan, P. Kuklik, H. Lim, K. Roberts-Thomson, G. Hughes, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Aetiology and Treatment of Pacemaker and ICD Infection Requiring Lead Extraction

    Pagina :S112

    S. Gomes, R. Giles, G. Cranney

    
• • ·Are Laser Powered Sheaths Really Required to Extract Pacemaker and Defibrillator Leads Safely?

    Pagina :S112

    S. Luis, D. Wright, J. Betts, J. Lindermann, C. Taylor, J. Wright, H. Haqqani, R. Denman

    
• • ·Atrial Fibrillation Ablation—How Successful is Success

    Pagina :S113

    I. Subiakto, M. Swale, F. Chehadi, T. Lin, J. Mckenna, D. O’Donnell

    
• • ·Atrial Fibrillation Ablation is Associated with Increased Ventricular Ectopy

    Pagina :S113

    F. Chahadi, C. Singleton, A. McGavigan

    
• • ·Atrial Fibrillation in Elite Athletes

    Pagina :S114

    M. O’Donnell, C. Morgan, B. Taylor, D. O’Donnell

    
• • ·Automated Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator: A Competing Risks Analysis

    Pagina :S114

    H. Tayeb, A. Nelson, P. Psaltis, G. Awwad, D. Scherer, S. Shakib, B. Dundon, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Avoidance of Ablation over the Oesophagus—Results of Modification of AF Ablation Strategy Using Real Time Assessment of Oesophageal Position

    Pagina :S114

    F. Chahadi, C. Sinleton, A. Gavin, J. Bowyer, A. McGavigan

    
• • ·Back to the First Factor? Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure

    Pagina :S115

    A. Brooks, A. Ganesan, R. Mahajan, S. Nayyar, M. Alasady, H. Lim, G. Rangnekar, P. Kuklik, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Cardiac Biomarkers and Atrial Strain as Indices of Reverse Remodelling After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S115

    T. Walters, T. Stanton, L. Short, S. Doneva, G. Dimeski, C. Hall, P. Gould

    
• • ·Case Report: Development of Reversible Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus on Dabigatran Therapy in a 60 Year Old Woman with Atrial Fibrillation Switched from Warfarin

    Pagina :S116

    J. Humphries, K. Phillips

    
• • ·Characterisation of Catheter–Tissue Contact Force During Epicardial RF Ablation in an Ovine Model

    Pagina :S116

    M. Wong, G. Edwards, S. Spence, C. Bradley, G. Squires, S. Kumar, J. Kalman, J. Morton

    
• • ·Characterisation of Activation Patterns at Sites of Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms (CFAE) During Human Persistent AF: Active or Passive Mechanism?

    Pagina :S116

    G. Lee, S. Kumar, A. Teh, A. Madry, S. Spence, J. Morton, P. Sparks, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Characterisation of Activation Patterns at Sites of High Dominant Frequency During Human Persistent AF

    Pagina :S117

    G. Lee, S. Kumar, A. Teh, A. Madry, S. Spence, J. Morton, P. Sparks, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Characterisation of Activation Patterns at Sites of Short Atrial Fibrillation Cycle Length (AFCL) During Human Persistent AF: Do They Identify Drivers?

    Pagina :S117

    G. Lee, S. Kumar, A. Teh, A. Madry, S. Spence, J. Morton, P. Sparks, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Characterisation of Atrial Activation Patterns in Human Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Multiple Wavelets or Focal Drivers?

    Pagina :S117

    G. Lee, A. Teh, S. Kumar, A. Madry, S. Spence, J. Morton, P. Sparks, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Comparison of Pre-acquired CT Versus Real Time Assessment of Oesophageal Position in AF Ablation

    Pagina :S118

    A. Gavin, C. Singleton, J. Bowyer, A. McGavigan

    
• • ·Concealed and Manifest Premature His Bundle Depolarisations Simulating Heart Block and Tachycardia

    Pagina :S118

    H. Lim, R. Mahajan, M. Alasady, A. Brooks, J. Kim, A. Ganesan, H. Abed, S. Nayyar, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

     
• • ·Conservative Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Elite Athletes

    Pagina :S119

    M. O’Donnell, C. Morgan, B. Taylor, D. O’Donnell

    
• • ·Day Case Electrophysiology Studies: A Five-Year Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S119

    S. Healy, L. Ling, D. Adam, J. Krafchek, E. Kotschet, J. Alison, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Delayed Thromboembolic Events after Successful Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S119

    R. Sharp, M. Middeldorp, D. Lau, R. Mahajan, H. Lim, S. Nayyar, H. Abed, M. Alasady, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Diathermy Induced Ventricular Fibrillation with High Voltage Lead Insulation Failure

    Pagina :S120

    P. Gunaruwan, M. Barlow

    
• • ·Diffuse Ventricular Fibrosis in Atrial Fibrillation is Associated With Aging, Ejection Fraction, and Body Mass Index

    Pagina :S120

    L. Ling, P. Kistler, A. Ellims, L. Iles, A. Teh, G. Lee, M. Wong, G. Hughes, D. Kaye, J. Kalman, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Distinct Phases of Repetitive Activity During Atrial Fibrillation in Sheep Atria: High Density Mapping Study

    Pagina :S121

    P. Kuklik, A. Ganesan, D. Lau, A. Brooks, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Effect of Respiration on Catheter Movement and Stability During Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation for Atrial Flutter

    Pagina :S121

    S. Kumar, J. Morton, G. Lee, M. Wong, S. Spence, K. Halloran, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Effect of Respiration on Catheter–Tissue Contact Force During Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S121

    S. Kumar, J. Morton, J. Lee, N. Kelland, M. Wong, K. Halloran, S. Spence, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Effect of Respiration on Contact Force During Cavo-tricuspid Isthmus Ablation for Atrial Flutter

    Pagina :S122

    S. Kumar, J. Morton, M. Wong, G. Lee, S. Spence, K. Halloran, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Efficacy of Antitachycardia Pacing for Very Fast Ventricular Tachycardia (200–250 ms Cycle Length) and Low Energy Shock (5J) for Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

    Pagina :S122

    S. Zaman, G. Sivagangabalan, W. Chik, W. Stafford, J. Hayes, R. Denman, G. Young, P. Sanders, P. Kovoor

    
• • ·Electrophysiology Study (EPS) Predicts Spontaneous Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Recurrence in Primary and Secondary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Patients

    Pagina :S123

    S. Zaman, G. Sivagangabalan, W. Chik, W. Stafford, J. Hayes, R. Denman, G. Young, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Epicardial Wave Mapping in Human Persistent AF – The Search for AF Drivers

    Pagina :S123

    G. Lee, S. Kumar, A. Teh, A. Madry, S. Spence, M. Larobina, J. Goldblatt, R. Brown, V. Atkinsin, S. Moten, P. Sparks, J. Morton, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Epidemiology of Cardiac Electrophysiology in Australia

    Pagina :S123

    B. Wilsmore, M. William

    
• • ·Evaluating the Benefit of Primary Prevention AICD Insertion in Patients with Ischaemic and Non-ischaemic Cardiomyopathy Real World Experience Beyond Four Years of Follow-up

    Pagina :S124

    S. Prabhu, J. Casan, A. McLellan, M. Obeyesekere, R. Sharma, J. Mariani, A. Broughton, P. Kistler

    
• • ·First Two Years Experience and Clinical Outcomes after Watchman^® Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedure: Case Series in a Single Centre

    Pagina :S124

    J. Humphries, K. Phillips

    
• • ·Fish Oil Supplementation for the Prevention of Persistent AF Recurrence After Cardioversion: Who Benefits Most?

    Pagina :S124

    S. Kumar, F. Sutherland, P. Sparks

    
• • ·Fish Oil Supplementation When Commenced >One Month Pre-Cardioversion Increases Rates of Pharmacological Reversion and Reduces Rates of Persistent AF Recurrence after Electrical Cardioversion Over One Year: Results from A Prospective Randomised Study

    Pagina :S125

    S. Kumar, F. Sutherland, P. Sparks

    
• • ·Focal Non-coronary Cusp Atrial Tachycardia: Ablation Without Intracardiac Mapping

    Pagina :S125

    C. Taylor, V. Deen, J. Betts, J. Wright, J. Lindemann, D. Wright, R. Denman, H. Haqqani

    
• • ·High-Density Mapping of Ventricular Scar: Insights into Channels of Ventricular Tachycardia

    Pagina :S126

    S. Nayyar, L. Wilson, D. Chapman, H. Lim, A. Ganesan, R. Mahajan, H. Abed, A. Brooks, G. Young, P. Sanders, K. Roberts-Thomson

    
• • ·How Important is the Underlying Substrate in Determining Success After Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation?

    Pagina :S126

    R. Sharp, M. Middeldorp, A. Brooks, A. Gupta, H. Abed, D. Lau, R. Mahajan, H. Lim, S. Nayyar, M. Alasady, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Impact of Coronary Artery Disease Intervention on the Incidence and Prognosis of Atrial Fibrillation after Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review

    Pagina :S126

    M. Alasady, W. Abhayaratna, R. Pathak, N. Chia, A. Mehta, S. Nayyar, R. Mahajan, H. Lim, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Impact of Epicardial Fat on Catheter–Tissue Contact Force During RF Ablation in an Ovine Model

    Pagina :S127

    M. Wong, G. Edwards, S. Spence, C. Bradley, G. Squires, S. Kumar, J. Kalman, J. Morton

    
• • ·Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Leads: Very Long-Term (10 Year) Outcomes of Ventricular Lead Performance

    Pagina :S127

    C. Medi, C. Singleton, M. McGuire

     
• • ·Implantable Loop Recorders in Patients with Unexplained Syncope

    Pagina :S127

    J. Swampillai, R. Allen, S. Levings, M. Webber, C. Wade, M. Stiles, S. Heald

    
• • ·Incidence, Clinical Features and Risk Factors Predisposing to Severe Oesophageal Injury from Transoesophageal Echocardiography During Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Characterising Oesophageal Injury of a Different Sort

    Pagina :S128

    S. Kumar, L. Ling, K. Halloran, J. Morton, S. Joseph, P. Kistler, S. Spence, P. Sparks, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Inflammatory Markers and Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Successful Cardioversion: Results of a Meta-Analysis

    Pagina :S128

    R. Pathak, W.P. Abhayaratna, J.B. Gunning, A. Mehta, M. Alasady, H.S. Lim, D.H. Lau, H.S. Abed, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Left of the Middle: Paraseptal Atrial Tachycardias from an Uncommon Focus

    Pagina :S129

    M. Wong, J. Kalman, H. Liang, C. Medi, A. Teh, G. Lee, S. Kumar, J. Morton, P. Kistler

    
• • ·Left Ventricular Electrical Characteristics at Implant Predict Response to Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

    Pagina :S129

    T. Lin, P. Rae, M. Ord, K. Lu, P. Srivastava, D. O’Donnell

    
• • ·Left Ventricular Lead Reposition for Non-Response to Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

    Pagina :S129

    T. Lin, P. Srivastava, D. O’Donnell

    
• • ·Long Term Outcome Following Catheter Ablation for Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S130

    D. Walker, S. Townsend, K. Phillips

    
• • ·Index

    Pagina :S130

    
• • ·Long-Term Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review

    Pagina :S130

    A. Ganesan, N. Shipp, A. Brooks, P. Kuklik, D. Lau, H. Lim, T. Sullivan, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identifies Persistent Left Ventricular Dilatation and Diffuse Fibrosis Long After Functional Recovery in Tachycardia-Mediated Cardiomyopathy: A Five-Year Follow-up Study

    Pagina :S131

    L. Ling, P. Kistler, C. Medi, A. Ellims, L. Iles, A. Teh, G. Lee, C. Sherratt, D. Kaye, J. Kalman, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Monitoring Procedural Outcomes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

    Pagina :S131

    J. Hayes, W. Stafford, M. Adsett, I. Smith, J. Rivers

    
• • ·Multifrequency Transcranial Doppler Measurement of Microembolism During Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Characterisation of Solid and Gaseous Emboli

    Pagina :S131

    C. Medi, L. Evered, B. Silbert, A. Teh, S. Kumar, K. Halloran, J. Morton, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Obesity and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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    C. Wong, A. Brooks, M. Sun, T. Sullivan, D. Lau, D. Leong, A. Ganesan, K. Roberts-Thomson, G. Wittert, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Pacemaker Battery Longevity Projections/Box Change Data for Audits

    Pagina :S132

    J. England

    
• • ·Patients with Lone Atrial Fibrillation Harbor Diffuse Ventricular Fibrosis

    Pagina :S132

    L. Ling, A. Taylor, A. Ellims, L. Iles, A. Teh, G. Lee, M. Wong, D. Kaye, J. Kalman, P. Kistler

    
• • ·Pericardial Fat is Associated with Left Atrial Structure and Function: Implications for Atrial Fibrillation

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    C. Wong, H. Abed, P. Molaee, A. Nelson, A. Brooks, D. Leong, D. Lau, K. Roberts-Thomson, W. Abhayaratna, J. Selvanayagam, S. Worthley, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Phenotyping Post-Hospitalisation Heart Rate and Rhythm Control in Typically Older Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation and at High Risk of Future Morbidity and Premature Mortality

    Pagina :S133

    J. Ball, M. Carrington, L. Waite, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Point-By-Point CFAE Mapping: Are We Mapping Region Specific or Temporal Variance?

    Pagina :S134

    A. Brooks, P. Kuklik, A. Ganesan, R. Mahajan, M. Baumert, D. Lau, H. Lim, S. Nayyar, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Prospective Characterisation of Catheter–Tissue Contact Force at Different Anatomical Sites During Antral Pulmonary Vein Isolation

    Pagina :S134

    S. Kumar, J. Morton, J. Lee, M. Wong, N. Kelland, S. Spence, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Performed as a Day Procedure: A Five Year Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S134

    S. Healy, L. Ling, D. Adam, E. Kotschet, L. Bittinger, J. Alison, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Pulmonary Vein Isolation Plus Roof Line for Patients with Persistent AF

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    S. Prabhu, G. Lee, H. Ling, S. Nanayakkara, D. Blusztein, S. Rahul, P. Kistler

    
• • ·Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation – Early Clinical Experience

    Pagina :S135

    L. Ling, S. Healy, D. Adam, L. Bittinger, J. Alison

    
• • ·Pulmonary Vein Re-connection Following Cryoballoon Ablation

    Pagina :S135

    N. Jackson, M. Barlow, J. Leitch

    
• • ·Radiofrequency Ablation using the Hansen Robotic System – Safety and Efficacy Data from the First 100 Cases in Australia

    Pagina :S136

    F. Chahadi, C. Singleton, J. Bowyer, A. Gavin, A. McGavigan

    
• • ·Safety and Efficacy of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S136

    A. Sepahpour, S. Singarayar, M. McGuire

    
• • ·Shannon Conduction Heterogeneity Index – A Novel Way of Characterisation of Heterogeneity of the Wave Conduction in Heart Muscle Using Shannon Entropy

    Pagina :S137

    P. Kuklik, W. Lim, A. Ganesan, A. Brooks, D. Lau, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Shannon Entropy Localises the Pivot Zone of Rotors: Implications For Ablation

    Pagina :S137

    A. Ganesan, P. Kuklik, D. Lau, A. Brooks, M. Baumert, W. Lim, S. Thanigaimani, S. Nayyar, R. Mahajan, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Significant Radiation Dose Reduction During Complex Catheter Ablation Procedures by Removal of the Stationary Grid

    Pagina :S137

    J. Crowhurst, B. Robinson, M. Whitby, R. Denman, H. Haqqani

     
• • ·Single Centre Experience of Over One Thousand Lead Extractions

    Pagina :S138

    S. Gomes, R. Giles, G. Cranney

    
• • ·Sites of Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Vein Reconnection can be Predicted During the Index Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal AF

    Pagina :S138

    S. Kumar, F. Sutherland, P. Sparks

    
• • ·St Jude Medical Riata High Voltage ICD Lead Long Term Performance Report a Single Centre Experience

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    J. Ng, J. Bashir, S. Karim, E. Hahn, C. Kerr, S. Chakrabarti, J. Yeung, M. Bennett, J. Teoh

    
• • ·Subtle Left Ventricular Dysfunction Persists Long After Curative Arrhythmia Ablation in Tachycardia-Mediated Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S139

    L. Ling, P. Kistler, C. Medi, A. Ellims, L. Iles, A. Teh, G. Lee, C. Sherratt, D. Kaye, J. Kalman, A. Taylor

    
• • ·Successful Catheter Ablation and Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm Decreases Platelet Activation and Improves Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S139

    H. Lim, S. Willoughby, C. Schultz, A. Chakrabarty, M. Alasady, D. Lau, J. Dang, A. Brooks, R. Mahajan, A. Ganesan, H. Abed, S. Nayyar, K. Roberts-Thomson, G. Young, M. Worthley, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias (SVA) are Extremely Strong Predictors for Future Inappropriate Therapies (IT) and can be Significantly Minimized by Utilisation of a SVA Discriminator Algorithm in Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

    Pagina :S140

    W. Chik, G. Sivagangabalan, S. Zaman, R. Denman, W. Stafford, J. Hayes, G. Young, P. Sanders, P. Kovoor

    
• • ·Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia

    Pagina :S140

    K. Lim, G. Trim, J. Meulet, J. Brabant, A. Henry, S. Myers

    
• • ·The Green Lane and Auckland City Hospital Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Experience

    Pagina :S140

    A. Martin, S. Sinclair, M. Hood, N. Lever, J. Stewart

    
• • ·The Time to Elective Replacement of BV Implantable Defibrillators: Manufacturers are not Created Equal?

    Pagina :S141

    R. Denman, J. Lindermann, J. Betts, D. Wright, C. Taylor, J. Wright, H. Haqqani

     
• • ·Utility of Intracardiac Echocardiography in Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation for Typical Right Atrial Flutter

    Pagina :S142

    N. Wessel, K. Phillips

    
• • ·Variation in Electrical and Mechanical Dyssynchrony with Multipolar Left Ventricular Leads

    Pagina :S142

    T. Lin, J. Grewal, P. Srivastava, D. O’Donnell

    
• • ·Varying Modes of Presentation of Lead Failure in the 8F Silicone Riata ICD Lead

    Pagina :S142

    J. Wright, J. Lindermann, J. Betts, C. Taylor, J. Betts, H. Haqqani, R. Denman

    
• • ·30 Day and Twelve Month Outcome Data from Two Combined Public/private Catheter Labs

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    M. Pitney, N. Jepson, R. Giles, S. Ooi, R. Allan, A. Lau, D. Friedman, E. Loh, J. Matthews, R. Goldsmith, D. Stevenson

    
• • ·A Comparison of the Risk Factor Profile of Three Cohorts of ACS Patients (<45, 45–60 and > 60 years) in Queensland

    Pagina :S143

    A. Incani, T. Butler, T. Chen, M. Savage, M. Dahl, J. Fu, H. Muller, D. Colburn, K. Renkin, D. Callow, C. Hammett, D. Walters

    
• • ·A Decade of PCI Experience with Off-site Surgical Back-up at Box Hill Hospital: What Have We Learnt?

    Pagina :S144

    C. Shields, L. Roberts, K. Munnar, H. Jangwal, D. Tong, J. Beale, M. Phan, A. Burton, B. Collins, C. Scully, M. Rowe, Y. Cheong, G. Proimos, D. Fernando, C. Goods, G. New

    
• • ·A Decade of Primary PCI: Has Field Triage Improved Door to Balloon Time (D2BT) and Outcomes?

    Pagina :S144

    K. Munnur, L. Roberts, C. Shields, H. Jangwel, D. Tong, J. Beale, M. Phan, A. Burton, B. Collins, C. Scully, M. Rowe, G. Proimos, Y. Cheong, D. Fernando, C. Goods, G. New

    
• • ·Access Site Complications Including Bleeding and Death following Percutaneous Intervention via the Femoral Artery Approach a Regional Centre Experience

    Pagina :S144

    P. Shetty, S. Sundar

    
• • ·Ambulance Pre-notification of STEMI Markedly Reduces Door-to-First Device Time-single Centre’s Preliminary Results

    Pagina :S145

    D. Natarajan, K. Soon, N. Cox, A. Adel, S. Marasovic, A. Zakariyya, C. Wong

    
• • ·An Institutional Experience of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Percutaneous Closure at the Gold Coast Hospital (GCH)

    Pagina :S145

    Y. Wee, A. Gangasandra Basavaraj, V. Kulkarni, R. Jayasinghe

    
• • ·Analysis of Readmission Rates and Costs Following Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: The MIG Experience

    Pagina :S146

    T. Ariyaratne, Z. Ademi, S. Duffy, B. Billah, A. Brennan, N. Andrianopoulos, G. New, A. Black, D. Clark, B. Yan, A. Ajani, C. Reid

    
• • ·Aortic Annular Eccentricity Index Assessed on Computed Tomography is Related to Paravalvular Aortic Regurgitation Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With CoreValve

    Pagina :S146

    D. Wong, A. Bertaso, G. Liew, V. Thomson, M. Cunnington, J. Richardson, I. Meredith, S. Lockwood, R. Gooley, G. Kourlis, B. Lorraine, M. Worthley, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Bifurcation PCI in STEMI is Associated with Adverse 12 Month Clinical Outcomes

    Pagina :S147

    L. Tay, W. Ahmar, Y. Malaiapan, A. White, M. Leung, N. Jenkins, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Cardiac Interventions in the Foetal Lamb Using a Transhepatic Approach

    Pagina :S147

    F. Wong, S. Menahem, A. Veldman, D. Schranz, A. Edwards

    
• • ·Commencement of a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Program in a Private Rural Setting with Low Volume PCI Without Onsite Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S148

    N. Rudd, N. Nadarajah, A. Jackson, J. Mekel, V. Mutha, M. Asrar ul Haq

    
• • ·Comparing Outcomes of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarct During Regular-Hours and After-Hours

    Pagina :S148

    G. Femia, S. Patel

    
• • ·Comparison of Radial and Femoral approaches in Primary and Rescue PCI

    Pagina :S148

    Z. Zhang, S. Burgess, M. Simmonds, P. Matsis, A. Aitken, A. Sasse, M. Abernethy, D. Luo, S. Harding

    
• • ·Contemporary Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PPCIs) assessed using Zwolle PPCI score

    Pagina :S149

    T. Yip, N. Andrianopoulos, A. Black, D. Clark, G. New, S. Duffy, M. Sebastian, A. Brennan, C. Reid, A. Ajani

     
• • ·Contemporary Treatment and Outcome of Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions in 200 Patients in a Single Centre Study

    Pagina :S149

    M. Emami, K. Poon, A. Incani, M. Savage, M. Pincus, A. Small, R. Chua, A. Mishra, J. Bett, O. Raffel, D. Walters

    
• • ·Decreases in Mortality after Treatment of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) between 1997 and 2010

    Pagina :S150

    J. Elliott, R. Lane, C. Frampton, J. Blake, D. McClean, D. Smyth

    
• • ·Depth of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Does Not Correlate with Aortic Regurgitation or Need for Permanent Pacing

    Pagina :S150

    J. Nathan, R. Sharma, H. Thomson, R. Dick, A. Walton, S. Duffy

    
• • ·Development and Initial Evaluation of Intracoronary 3D-Optical Coherence Tomography

    Pagina :S151

    J. Doherty, H. Lowe

     
• • ·Does Long-term Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy Reduce Long-term Mortality after Coronary Angioplasty? Results from 11,410 Australian Patients

    Pagina :S151

    D. Eccleston, N. Andrianopoulos, M. Brooks, E.A. Ajani, D. Clark, B. Yan, A. Brennan, C. Reid

    
• • ·Does STEMI Management in Australia Meet 2012 Performance Targets? Results from a National Multi-centre Registry

    Pagina :S152

    D. Eccleston, P. Sage, T. Rafter, G. Holt, A. Whelan, M. Horrigan

    
• • ·Does Thrombus Aspiration Improve Clinical Outcomes post Primary PCI? Insights from the Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Registry

    Pagina :S152

    C. Shields, N. Andrianopoulos, L. Roberts, S. Sidharta, S. Duffy, A. Ajani, M. Sebastian, D. Clark, A. Brennan, P. Loane, K. Munnar, A. Black, G. New

    
• • ·Drug Eluting Balloon as a Novel Revascularisation Technique Early Experience of Major Regional Centre in New Zealand

    Pagina :S153

    A. Zakariyya, K. Abercrombie, C. Sebastian, G. Devlin

    
• • ·Echogenic needle use facilitates in plane ultrasound guided femoral access

    Pagina :S153

    V. Nguyen, P. Nguyen-Do, C. Juergens, D. Owensby, S. Lo, A. Lee, J. French, P. Shetty, D. Leung, A. Yeung, C. Mussap, T. Nguyen-Dang, D. Richards, N. Tait, D. Taylor, R. Rajartnam

    
• • ·Elective PCI under General Anaesthesia: Clinical Features, Angiographic Characteristics and In-hospital Outcomes

    Pagina :S153

    J. Chandrasekhar, M. Pitney

    
• • ·Evaluating the Performance of the CRUSADE Bleeding Risk Score for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :S154

    D. Stub, N. Andrianopoulos, A. Brennan, P. Loane, R. Sharma, A. Ajani, G. New, A. Walton, A. Black, D. Clark, A. Dart, O. Farouque, S. Duffy

    
• • ·EWMA Charts for Monitoring Low Event Rate Outcomes: Application to Lesion Treatment Failure in PCI

    Pagina :S154

    J. Rivers, I. Smith, K. Mengersen, J. Cameron

    
• • ·Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Support Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in a Sheep Model of Refractory Ischaemic Cardiac Arrest

    Pagina :S155

    D. Stub, M. Byrne, V. Pellegrino, D. Kaye

    
• • ·First Medical Contact to Balloon Time – The Impact of Field 12 Lead ECG

    Pagina :S155

    A. Hutchison, B. Dundon, Y. Malaiapan, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·First Reported Experience of on Table DYNA CT for Guidance of Trans Catheter Pulmonary Melody Valve Implantation

    Pagina :S155

    J. Crowhurst, D. Campbell, K. Poon, A. Incani, M. Nicolae, D. Walters

     
• • ·Gender Differences in Radiation Exposure During Coronary Stenting

    Pagina :S156

    L. Hee, M. Kumar, L. Thomas, A. Hopkins, C. Juergens, S. Lo, J. French, C. Mussap

     
• • ·Gender Differences in STEMI

    Pagina :S156

    A. Hutchison, G. Seah, Y. Malaiapan, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Heart Rate as a Predictor of Outcome Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :S157

    J. O’Brien, C. Reid, N. Andrianopoulos, A. Ajani, D. Clark, H. Krum, P. Loane, D. Stub, G. New, M. Sebastian, A. Brennan, A. Dart, S. Duffy

    
• • ·How Well do We Manage STEMI in Australian Private Hospitals? Results from a National Multi-centre Registry

    Pagina :S157

    D. Eccleston, T. Rafter, P. Sage, D. Latchem, M. Horrigan

    
• • ·Impact of Bleeding on Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :S158

    D. Stub, N. Andrianopoulos, A. Brennan, P. Loane, R. Sharma, A. Ajani, G. New, A. Walton, A. Black, D. Clark, O. Farouque, A. Dart, S. Duffy

    
• • ·Impact of Initial Presentation to a Hospital Without Cardiac Interventional Facilities in Patients Undergoing PCI for Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Pagina :S159

    D. Stub, N. Andrianopoulos, J. Shaw, A. Ajani, A. Brennan, D. Clark, O. Farouque, C. Reid, G. New, M. Sebastian, A. Dart, S. Duffy

    
• • ·Impact of Three Different Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Antagonists on Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Platelet Receptor Inhibition, Tissue Level Perfusion and Clinical Outcomes

    Pagina :S159

    S. Rajendran, R. Gupta, J. Luu, D. Parikh, P. Diu, I. Shugman, S. Lo, J. French, C. Juergens

    
• • ·Impaired Baseline Microcirculatory Function and Diabetes are Associated with Post PCI Coronary Microcirculatory Dysfunction

    Pagina :S160

    J. Layland, R. Witbourn, A. Burns, S. Palmer, A. Wilson-O’Brien, G. Leitl, A. MacIsaac, A. Wilson

    
• • ·Implantation of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices Without Post-Procedural Warfarin

    Pagina :S160

    D. Wynne, P. Roy, D. Baron, D. Muller, B. Gunalingam

    
• • ·Improved Radiation Safety with Dual Axis Rotational Coronary Angiogaphy (DARCA)

    Pagina :S160

    S. Sahay, A. Baldwin, G. Bright, A. Farshid

    
• • ·Improvement in the Compliance of Staff Wearing Dosimeters in The Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory

    Pagina :S161

    J. Crowhurst, B. Robinson, D. Walters

     
• • ·Initial Experience of Optical Coherence Tomography to Guide Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at The Prince Charles Hospital

    Pagina :S161

    A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Pincus, A. Small, A. Mishra, R. Chua, N. Bett, D. Walters, C. Raffel

    
• • ·Investigating the Relationship between Crusade Bleeding Score and Bleeding in TAVR patients – The Prince Charles Hospital Registry

    Pagina :S162

    A. Incani, T. Butler, K. Poon, M. Savage, C. Aroney, C. Raffel, D. Walters

     
• • ·Is Stent Length Still a Major Predictor of Outcomes in the DES Era?

    Pagina :S162

    J. Chandrasekhar, K. Kalam, P. Marley, A. Farshid

    
• • ·Issues in Establishing the Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated with Mechanical CPR, Hypothermia, ECMO and Early Reperfusion (CHEER) Study

    Pagina :S163

    D. Stub, S. Bernard, V. Pellegrino, K. Smith, T. Walker, M. Stephenson, M. Reid, J. Sheldrake, L. Hockings, S. Duffy, J. Shaw, P. Cameron, D. Smit, D. Kaye

    
• • ·Long Term Survival of Elderly Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock (CS)

    Pagina :S163

    H. Sugumar, H. Lim, N. Andrianopoulos, A. Brennan, S. Duffy, G. New, A. Ajani, O. Farouque, T. Yip, C. Reid, K. Charter, A. Al-Fiadh, D. Fernando, D. Clark

     
• • ·Long-Term Outcomes after ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Everolimus Eluting Stents or Bare Metal Stents

    Pagina :S164

    R. Saireddy, J. Elliott, D. Smyth, D. McClean, J. Blake

    
• • ·Lower Incidence of MACE and Stent Thrombosis with Prasugrel in STEMI

    Pagina :S164

    J. Chandrasekhar, C. Allada, L. Arnolda, D. Coles, D. McGill, S. O’Connor, M. Rahman, R. Tan, A. Farshid

    
• • ·Lower MACE Rates with Integrity™ Stents Compared to Contemporary Bare Metal Stents in High Risk PCI Cohort

    Pagina :S164

    R. Samanta, J. Chandrasekhar, A. Farshid, C. Allada, D. Mcgill, S. O’Connor, M. Rahman, R. Tan

     
• • ·Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) as an Alternative to Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; A Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S165

    J. Mazhar, C. Murphy, G. Figtree, G. Nelson, R. Bhindi

    
• • ·Optical Coherence Tomography Findings of the Acute Effects of Stent Implantation: Insights from the Prince Charles Hospital Optical Coherence Tomography (TPCH-OCT) Registry

    Pagina :S165

    M. Indrajith, K. Poon, A. Incani, M. Savage, D. Walters, C. Raffel

    
• • ·Outcome for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Utilising Drug Eluting Stents (DES) and Bare Metal Stents (BMS): Results from a Prospective Database

    Pagina :S166

    J. Cameron, I. Smith, J. Rivers

    
• • ·Outcomes of a Newly Established Radial Program: A Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S166

    L. Couper, R. Sharma, S. Prabhu, D. Stub, M. Freilich, C. Hengel, J. Shaw

    
• • ·Outcomes of a Newly Established TAVI Program

    Pagina :S166

    R. Sharma, P. Yang, J. Nathan, R. Dick, S. Duffy, A. Walton

    
• • ·Outcomes Post PCI in the Elderly

    Pagina :S167

    E. Robertson, K. Burns, B. Bailey, M. Adams, S. Patel

    
• • ·Paclitaxel Drug Eluting Balloon: Analysis of Implementation for the Treatment of In-stent Restenosis and Side Branch Disease

    Pagina :S167

    A. Camuglia, O. Raffel, A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, D. Walters

    
• • ·Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: The Wellington Experience 2009–2012

    Pagina :S167

    P. Lou, A. Morgan, S. Harding, P. Matsis, A. Sasse

    
• • ·PCI for STEMI with Cardiogenic Shock, Pre-hospital Arrest or Intubation: Contemporary Real-world Experience

    Pagina :S168

    J. Amin, S. Butterly, A. Malancioiu, P. Garrahy, R. Lim

    
• • ·Pre-Hospital Notification Trial for Primary PCI: A Collaboration between the Victorian Cardiac Clinical Network (Department of Health), Ambulance Victoria and Participating Victorian Public Hospitals

    Pagina :S168

    H. Jangwal, H. Parker, B. Barger, K. Smith, G. Toogood, K. Soon, Y. Malaiapan, W. Van Gaal, R. Whitbourn, L. Grigg, A. Black, A. Broughton, O. Farouque, L. Roberts, K. Sanders, R. Harper, J. Lefkovits, G. New

    
• • ·Predicting Fractional Flow Reserve Using Optical Coherence Tomography Parameters In Patients With Stable Chest Pain Versus Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Pagina :S169

    R. Poulter, I. Lim, S. Hoole, D. Wood, J. Saw, A. Fung, J. Hamburger

    
• • ·Procedural and In-patient Outcomes in Patients Aged 80 Years or Older Undergoing Contemporary Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :S169

    J. Murphy, R. Kozor, S. Soo Hoo, A. Loxton, G. Figtree, P. Hansen, H. Rasmussen, M. Ward, G. Nelson, R. Bhindi

    
• • ·Radial Approach Delivers Safe Dose of Radiation in Routine Cardiac Catheterisation Procedures

    Pagina :S169

    B. Gray, H. Klimis, S. Inam, B. Bailey, S. Patel

    
• • ·Radial Artery Anomalies and Subsequent Impact on Transradial Coronary Procedures—A Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S170

    R. Szirt, W. Petrushnko, A. Lee, T. David, P. Shetty

    
• • ·Radial PCI in STEMI

    Pagina :S170

    M. Lawrence, A. Hutchison, Y. Malaiapan, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Radiation Exposure During Percutaneous Treatment of Structural Heart Disease

    Pagina :S171

    J. Boland, B. Love, D. Muller

    
• • ·Rates of Procedural Success in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention via the Radial Artery is Similar During Emergency Cases When Compared with Non-emergency Cases

    Pagina :S171

    J. Murphy, G. Figtree, M. Ward, R. Bhindi, R. Kozor

    
• • ·Reduced Times to Transfer Using a Novel Web-based Triage and Transfer System for Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Five Year Experience

    Pagina :S171

    A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Dahl, J. Fu, H. Muller, D. Colburn, K. Renkin, D. Callow, C. Hammett, D. Walters

    
• • ·Relationship Between Restenosis and Over-aggressive Stent Expansion in Non-complex PCI Without IVUS Guidance

    Pagina :S172

    K. Haladyn, Y. Chacko, R. Chan, R. Lim

    
• • ·Role of a Nurse Co-ordinator in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement program: Meeting the Needs of a Cohort of High Demand Patients with Significant Co-Morbidities

    Pagina :S172

    J. Turner, R. Ienco, J. Rankin, R. Larbalestier, G. Yong

    
• • ·Routine Use of Appropriateness Criteria and Departmental Discussion in Referrals for Non-Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :S173

    B. Ko, Y. Malaiapan, R. Gooley, R. Hilling Smith, K. Garner, R. Harper, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Same Day PCI Discharge

    Pagina :S173

    S. Koneru, B. Herman

    
• • ·Selective Use of Drug Eluting Stents in Management of Coronary Heart Disease While Maintaining a Low Target Vessel Revascularisation Rate

    Pagina :S173

    I. Shugman, H. Idris, P. Diu, J. Gohil, K. Kadappu, D. Leung, A. Hopkins, D. Tobing, S. Lo, C. Juergens, J. French

    
• • ·Seven Lessons Learned in Seven Years: The MIG Experience

    Pagina :S174

    A. Ajani, D. Clark, J. Cole, N. Andrianopoulos, P. Loane, S. Duffy, G. New, A. Black, M. Brooks, S. Biswas, A. Brennan, C. Reid

    
• • ·Significant Disagreement Between the VerifyNow and Multiplate Assays in the Classification of High Platelet Reactivity on Clopidogrel

    Pagina :S174

    L. Johnston, A. Holley, M. Chen-Xu, P. Larsen, S. Harding

    
• • ·Single Centre Clinical Experience and Discharge Planning Using High Sensitivity Troponin T Post Elective PCI

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    J. Chandrasekhar, G. Paull, G. Youssef, J. Weaver, D. Rees

    
• • ·Sizing Transcatheter Aortic Valves: Can an Ellipse Formula Obviate the Need to Directly Measure the Aortic Annulus Area Using Computed Tomography?

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    M. Watts, S. Joshi, J. Wong, E. Liu, R. Warren, M. Larobina, J. Goldblatt, R. Gurvitch

    
• • ·Sizing Transcatheter Aortic Valves: Is Sizing According to the Aortic Annular Area Different to Sizing According to the Annular Diameter?

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    M. Watts, S. Joshi, J. Wong, E. Liu, R. Warren, M. Larobina, J. Golblatt, R. Gurvitch

    
• • ·Social Differences in the Treatment of STEMI

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    E. Tsoi, A. Hutchison, Y. Malaiapan, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Presentation, Assessment, Treatment and Clinical Outcomes

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    A. Camuglia, K. Poon, A. Incani, A. Small, M. Pincus, J. Bett, M. Savage, D. Walters, O. Raffel

    
• • ·Standardised Pre-hospital Notification of ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients by Ambulance Service Facilitates Achievement of Guideline Adherence at Three Tertiary Cardiac Centres

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    S. Butterly, S. Rashford, M. Dooris, R. Jayasinghe, P. Garrahy

    
• • ·Stent Usage Trends in Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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    M. Savage, E. Johnston, A. Incani, K. Poon, J. Crowhurst, M. Pincus, C. Raffel, D. Walters

    
• • ·The Clinical Utility of Dyna CT and Aortic Valve Guide Software in TAVR—The Prince Charles Registry

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    A. Incani, J. Crowhurst, K. Poon, M. Savage, C. Aroney, C. Raffel, D. Walters

    
• • ·The Impact of the Cardiac Cycle on Aortic Annular Dimensions as Measured by Computed Tomography (CT) and the Implications for CT Sizing Criteria in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

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    A. Willson, J. Webb, R. Gurvitch, M. Freeman, S. Toggweiler, R. Binder, D. Wood, J. Leipsic

    
• • ·The Implications of CT Sizing on Valve Selection and Paravalvular Regurgitation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

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    A. Willson, J. Webb, M. Freeman, R. Gurvitch, S. Toggweiler, R. Binder, D. Wood, J. Leipsic

    
• • ·The Index of Microcirculatory Resistance is Less Reproducible in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

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    J. Layland, D. Carrick, R. McGeoch, S. Palmer, A. Burns, A. MacIsaac, R. Whitbourn, A. Wilson, K. Oldroyd, C. Berry

    
• • ·The Intracoronary Delivery of DNAzymes Targeting Egr-1 Upon Restoration of Blood Flow Reduces Inflammation and Subsequent Tissue Damage Following Acute Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion

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    B. Rayner, G. Figtree, W. Lay, T. Sabaretnam, J. Mazar, J. Weaver, S. Grieve, S. Hunyor, L. Khachigian, R. Bhindi

    
• • ·The Tyranny of Distance: Emergency Regional Transfers for STEMI

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    M. Dooris

     
• • ·Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Risk Score and Sex Is There a difference?

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    U. Allahwala, J. Tang, J. Murphy, S. Soo Hoo, G. Nelson, R. Bhindi

    
• • ·Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Risk Score Remains Relevant in the Era of Field Triage of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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    U. Allahwala, J. Tang, J. Murphy, S. Soo Hoo, G. Nelson, R. Bhindi

    
• • ·Toward an In-depth Understanding of Cardiovascular Interventional Nursing: A Qualitative Study into Nursing within the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Setting

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    J. Rolley, A. Conway, K. Page, R. Whitbourn

    
• • ·Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis—12 Month Outcome Data from a Single Victorian Centre

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    S. Lockwood, S. Moir, P. Mottram, P. Antonis, J. Harley, S. Ciavarella, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Regurgitation

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    G. Yong, J. Turner, S. Shetty, J. Rankin, R. Larbalestier

    
• • ·Transradial PCI in Patients Presenting with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is not Associated with Increased Door-to-balloon Times (D2BT)

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    O. Narayan, N. Andrianopoulos, M. Sebastian, A. Ajani, T. Yip, C. Reid, C. Hiew, G. New, S. Duffy, P. Loane, D. Clark, D. Stub, A. Black

    
• • ·Ultrasound Guided Thrombin Injection – A Safe and Efficacious Treatment for Iatrogenic Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysms Despite Concomitant Antiplatelet and Antithrombotic Therapy

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    D. Chen, A. Sammel, P. Jain, P. Batt, N. Jepson

    
• • ·Valve Sizing in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: By How Much is it Safe to Oversize The Short Axis as Determined by Computed Tomography?

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    R. Gurvitch, A. Willson, J. Leipsic, M. Watts, M. Brooks, R. Warren, S. Joshi, J. Wong, J. Webb

    
• • ·Valve-in-Valve TAVI: A Safe and Effective Approach for Para-prosthetic Aortic Regurgitation

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    R. Sharma, P. Yang, L. Zhao, J. Nathan, R. Dick, S. Duffy, A. Walton

    
• • ·Zotarolimus and Everolimus DES: Which Should You Choose?

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    J. Cole, A. Ajani, N. Andrianopoulos, S. Duffy, A. Black, A. Brennan, G. New, S. Vaidya, S. Biswas, M. Watts, D. Clark

    
• • ·Three Dimensional Global Strain is a Potential New Marker for Assessment of Left Ventricular Function: A Comparative Study to Three Dimensional Echocardiography

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    S. Luis, A. Yamada, D. Sathianathan, S. Ta’i, A. Benjamin, L. Haseler, L. Hourigan, D. Burstow, J. Chan

    
• • ·Abnormal Left Ventricular Contractile Response to Exercise in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Disease: A Newly Described Phenomenon Associated With Subclinical Left Ventricular Myocardial Dysfunction

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    A. Nasis, S. Moir, I. Meredith, J. Cameron, T. Barton, P. Mottram

    
• • ·Accuracy of Pocket Ultrasound in Assessing Left Ventricular Function: A Costly Toy or Clinical Tool?

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    Y. Singbal, S. Napier, S. Ranjan, L. Roberts, S. Wahi

    
• • ·Appropriateness Use Criteria of Transthoracic Echocardiography in a Tertiary Referral Centre

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    A. Adel, S. Venkatesan, A. Taeed, D. Natarajan, K. Soon, N. Cox, C. Wong

    
• • ·Assessment of Regional Myocardial Function in Rats using 1.5 T Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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    J. Richardson, A. Bertaso, D. Wong, L. Frost, A. Carbone, A. Nelson, P. Psaltis, S. Paton, B. Koschade, K. Williams, M. Worthley, K. Teo, S. Gronthos, A. Zannettino, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Baseline Differences in Atrial Function for Patients Undergoing DC Cardioversion for AF: A Velocity Vector Imaging Echocardiography Study

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    T. Le, A. Berger, H. Dimitri, L. Thomas

    
• • ·Biventricular Ventricular Dysfunction Following Administration of Anthracycline (AC) Chemotherapy In Breast Cancer: A Prospective Multi-Centre Study Using Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Biochemical Markers

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    S. Grover, C. De Pasquale, D. Leong, A. Chakrabathy, K. Cheong, D. Kotasek, R. Joshi, A. Penhall, L. Joerg, M. Joseph, B. Koczwara, J. Selvanayagam

    
• • ·Can a ‘Normal’ Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram Rule Out the Diagnosis of Endocarditis in High Risk Bacteraemic Patients, Including Those with Staph Aureus?

    Pagina :S187

    T. Barton, P. Mottram, S. Moir

    
• • ·Can Cardiac CT be Used to Assess LA Size?

    Pagina :S188

    M. Truong, D. Moses, L. Thomas, S. Eshoo

    
• • ·Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Derived Relative Atrial Index Accurately Identifies Secundum Atrial Septal Defects

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    V. Cox, J. Richardson, A. Nelson, M. Cunnington, D. Wong, A. Bertaso, K. Teo, M. Worthley, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

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    J. Richardson, M. Cunnington, D. Wong, A. Bertaso, A. Nelson, S. Azarisman, H. Chua, K. Williams, B. Koschade, M. Worthely, K. Teo, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Coronary Sinus Morphology in Atrial Septal Defect Patients

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    V. Cox, J. Richardson, A. Nelson, M. Cunnington, D. Wong, A. Bertaso, K. Teo, M. Worthley, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and no Known Cardiovascular Disease

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    K. Stockton, K. Bennell, D. Kandiah, J. Paratz, A. Ng, R. van der Geest, J. Younger

    
• • ·Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, Transthoracic and Transoesophageal Echocardiography: A Comparison of In Vivo Ventricular Function Assessment in Rats

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    J. Richardson, A. Bertaso, B. Koschade, D. Wong, K. Williams, L. Frost, A. Carbone, S. Paton, A. Nelson, P. Psaltis, M. Worthley, K. Teo, S. Gronthos, A. Zannettino, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Derived Coronary Sinus Flow Reserve Can Accurately Determine Global Myocardial Perfusion

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    J. Richardson, A. Nelson, A. Bertaso, D. Wong, M. Cunnington, S. Azarisman, H. Chua, T. Baillie, T. Glenie, B. Koschade, K. Williams, K. Teo, M. Worthley, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Cardiac MRI Predictors of Short-Term Outcomes After High Risk Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

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    M. Sheriff, O. Mouline, M. Vallely, M. Wilson, R. Puranik

    
• • ·Cardiac MRI: Indications and Clinical Utility—A Single Centre Experience

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    R. Rayoo, L. Kearney, J. Grewal, M. Ord, K. Lu, G. Smith, P. Srivastava

    
• • ·Combined CT Coronary Angiography and Myocardial Perfusion Imaging to Detect Functionally Significant Coronary Stenoses in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease—Comparison with Fractional Flow Reserve

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    B. Ko, J. Cameron, M. Leung, I. Meredith, P. Antonis, M. Crossett, S. Seneviratne

    
• • ·Comparative Assessment of CT and MR Perfusion with a Myocardial Perfusion Phantom

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    J. Otton, A. Chiribiri, G. Morton, B. Bigalke, M. Paul, S. Hussain, R. Jogiya, J. McCrohon, E. Nagel

    
• • ·Comparison Between Coronary CTA and Invasive Coronary Angiography in the Evaluation of Calcified Plaques (COCICA Study)

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    A. Adel, K. Soon, C. Wong, M. Mykytowycz

    
• • ·Comparison of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction with Multiple-Gated Acquisition Scan and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Anterior Myocardial Infarcts

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    S. Grover, D. Leong, L. Joerg, P. Madsen, A. Chakrabathy, G. Bell, J. Selvanayagam

    
• • ·Comparison of Multiple Angiographic Scoring Systems to Assess the Extent of Coronary Artery Disease in CT and Invasive Coronary Angiography

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    A. Lau, A. Li, S. Eggleton, D. Friedman, K. Prados

    
• • ·Comparison of Semi-Automated versus Manually Adjusted Three Dimensional and Real Time (Single Heart Beat Acquisition) Three Dimensional Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (3DLVEF and rt3DLVEF)

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    S. Hillier, K. Guppy-Coles, K. Smith, A. Lo, J. Younger, J. Atherton, S. Prasad

    
• • ·Comparison of Traditional and Recent Classification Systems in the Grading of Diastolic Function in Asymptomatic Older Subjects

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    J. Coller, M. McGrady, L. Shiel, C. Reid, U. Boffa, D. Liew, S. Stewart, R. Wolfe, H. Krum, D. Campbell, D. Prior

    
• • ·Coronary CT Angiography is Cost-Saving When Used Appropriately in a Private Outpatient Cardiology Service

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    C. Hamilton-Craig, J. Fenwick, K. Lapish, B. Fitzgerald

    
• • ·Correlation between Three Dimensional Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (3DLVEF) and Real Time (Single Heart Beat Acquisition) Three Dimensional Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (rt3DLVEF)

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    S. Hillier, K. Guppy-Coles, K. Smith, A. Lo, J. Younger, J. Atherton, S. Prasad

    
• • ·Correlations Between Multidirectional Strain and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by 3-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Hypertensive Patients

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    S. Napier, F. Enfantie, L. Eng, S. Wahi, W. Wang, A. Ng

     
• • ·CT Coronary Angiography Excludes Clinically Significant Disease Even in the Presence of High Coronary Calcium

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    C. Yu, J. Otton, D. Boshell, K. Sesel, J. McCrohon, N. Sammal, M. Feneley, L. Bester

    
• • ·Delta DTI Improves Stress Echocardiography in the Real World

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    B. Fitzgerald, G. Scalia

    
• • ·Determinants of a Restrictive Filling Pattern Post Acute Myocardial Infarction

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    X. Brennan, L. Hee, J. Chen, C. Allman, J. French, C. Juergens, L. Thomas

    
• • ·Determinants of Left Atrial Reservoir Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Population-Based Study

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    A. Bhat, W. Abhayaratna

    
• • ·Development of a Consensus Document to Improve Multi-Reader Concordance and Accuracy of AR Severity Grading by Echocardiography—A Study with Cardiac MRI Correlation

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    A. Dahiya, M. Bolen, R. Grimm, L. Rodriguez, J. Thomas, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Diagnostic Accuracy of Combined Coronary Angiography and Adenosine Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using 320-Detector Computed Tomography: A Pilot Study

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    A. Nasis, B. Ko, M. Leung, P. Antonis, D. Nandurkar, L. Kyi, J. Cameron, I. Meredith, S. Seneviratne

    
• • ·Diagnostic Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Presenting with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Unobstructed Coronary Arteries

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    C. Luis, S. Luis, M. Habibian, A. Courtney, M. Indrajith, W. Strugnell, K. Poon, R. Slaughter, D. Walters, C. Hamilton-Craig, O. Raffel

    
• • ·Discordance of Left Atrial Volume Index and Left Atrial Area in Defining Severe Left Atrial Enlargement

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    D. Devenney, S. Soh, J. Palasubramaniam, L. Wishart, L. Darkin, M. Zanoni, D. Wong, A. Soward

    
• • ·Do We Get an Accurate Impression about Left Ventricular Geometry with Prospective Gated 320 Slice CT Coronary Angiogram Studies? Implications for CT Coronary Angiography Reporting

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    T. Barton, A. Nasis, J. Lipshutz, P. Mottram, S. Moir

    
• • ·Does Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Reduce Unnecessary Invasive Diagnostic Coronary Angiography in Patients Admitted with Acute Chest Pain?

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    R. Hilling-Smith, A. Baradi, E. Potter, J. Cameron, I. Meredith, S. Seneviratne, N. Nerlekar

    
• • ·Does Nosocomial Staph Aureus Infection Confer a Lower Risk of Endocarditis?

    Pagina :S199

    T. Barton, N. Nerlekar, R. Stuart, P. Mottram, S. Moir

    
• • ·Does Right Ventricular Function Predict Six Minute Walk Distance in Pulmonary Hypertension?

    Pagina :S200

    Y. Singbal, N. Nundlall, A. Thomas, S. Wahi

    
• • ·Early Right Ventricular Dysfunction After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVI): A Prospective Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Study of Open versus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

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    G. Crouch, J. Bennetts, C. Bradbrook, A. Penhall, R. Baker, A. Sinhall, J. Selvanayagam

    
• • ·Echocardiograph Outcomes at One Year for the Australian and New Zealand Source Registry: Edwards Sapien Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

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    D. Walters, A. Sinhal, D. Barron, S. Pasupati, S. Thambar, G. Yong, N. Jepson, R. Bhindi, J. Bennetts, R. Larbalestier, A. Clarke, P. Brady, H. Wolfenden, A. James, A. El Gamel, P. Jansz, D. Chew

     
• • ·Echocardiographic Parameters in the Assessment of Friedreich’s Ataxia with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function

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    L. Eng, D. Duncan, I. Cukovski, L. Jijnasu, K. Davies, P. Palka

    
• • ·Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Esmolol to Control Heart Rate Prior to 320-Slice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography

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    A. Berger, G. Cranney, B. Armit

    
• • ·Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function in the Intermediate Term After Anthracycline Chemotherapy: A Comparison of LVEF and Global Longitudinal Strain

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    P. Stoodley, D. Richards, A. Boyd, R. Hui, P. Harnett, S. Meikle, J. Clarke, L. Thomas

    
• • ·Evaluation of Right Ventricular Systolic Function—A Comparison of 2D RV Strain and 3-Dimensional Echocardiography with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

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    J. Chen, K. Lu, L. Kearney, K. Profitis, S. Harberts, M. Ord, I. Vujacic, P. Calafiore, G. Smith, P. Srivastava, E. Jones

    
• • ·Excellent Agreement Between Longitudinal Strain by 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

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    L. Eng, S. Napier, F. Enfantie, S. Wahi, W. Wang, A. Ng

     
• • ·Feasibility of Intracardiac Echocardiographic Only Guidance for Atrial Septal Puncture-Initial Experience in an Ovine Model

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    D. Platts, O. Raffel, S. Diab, K. Dunster, J. Bellaprt-Rubio, J. Fraser

    
• • ·Feasibility of Real Time (Single Heart Beat Acquisition) Three Dimensional Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (rt3DLVEF) Measurement in Routine Clinical Practice

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    S. Hillier, K. Guppy-Coles, K. Smith, A. Lo, J. Younger, J. Atherton, S. Prasad

    
• • ·Feasibility of Three Dimensional Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (3DLVEF) Measurement in Routine Clinical Practice

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    S. Hillier, K. Guppy-Coles, K. Smith, A. Lo, J. Younger, J. Atherton, S. Prasad

    
• • ·Four-Dimensional (Spatio-Temporal) Image Processing of Myocardial CT-Perfusion Images

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    J. Otton, T. Kühl, K. Kofoed, J. McCrohon, M. Feneley, A. Chiribiri, E. Nagel

    
• • ·Frequency of Non-Coronary Findings Detected on Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography that Lead to a Non-Coronary Diagnosis of Chest Pain

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    P. Sinha, A. Nasis, S. Seneviratne, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Gender-Specific Diagnostic Performance of Non-invasive Fractional Flow Reserve Derived from Coronary CT Angiograms: Results from the Prospective Multicenter DISCOVER-FLOW Study

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    J. Min, B. Koo, A. Erglis, J. Doh, S. Jegere, J. Leipsic

    
• • ·Geometric Accuracy of Mechanical and Phased-Array Intravascular Ultrasound Catheters: A Phantom Study

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    L. Frost, J. Richardson, A. Carbone, R. Puri, A. Nelson, S. Sidhartha, M. Worthley, S. Worthely

    
• • ·High Pitch Spiral Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Results in Significantly Lower Mean Effective Radiation Exposure Compared to Sequential Mode

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    J. Morze, D. Palamuthusingam, L. Gillinder, M. Fryer, J. Coucher, B. Ong, S. Ngai, W. Wang, A. Ng

     
• • ·High Prevalence of Disease in Patients Referred for Coronary CT in a Large Public Hospital Referral Centre

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    C. Hamilton-Craig, M. Hansen, R. O’Rourke, J. Ayres, A. Wesley, M. Molan

    
• • ·Impact of BMI on Radiation Dose in 320 Slice Multidetector Cardiac CT

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    M. Tung, J. Cameron, I. Meredith, S. Seneviratne

     
• • ·Impact of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Ejection Fraction on Eligibility for Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation

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    S. Joshi, K. Connelly, L. Jimenez-Juan, M. Hansen, P. Dorian, A. Crean, G. Wright, A. Yan, H. Leong-Poi

    
• • ·Impact of Echo-Contrast (Definity^®) to Enhance Spectral Doppler Tricuspid Regurgitation Signals

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    A. Call, K. Marriott, G. King, R. Pascoe

    
• • ·Impact of New Task Force Criteria in the Diagnosis of ARVC

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    G. Femia, S. Singarayar, R. Sy, C. Hsu, M. McGuire, C. Semsarian, R. Puranik

    
• • ·Impact of Quantitative Feedback and Benchmark Selection on Radiation Use by Cardiologists Performing Cardiac Angiography

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    J. Rivers, I. Smith, R. Brighouse, K. Foster, C. Ryan, J. Cameron

    
• • ·Impact of Renal Dysfunction on Left Atrial Parameters in CKD with Hypertension

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    K. Kadappu, A. Kuncoro, L. Hee, A. Boyd, S. Eshoo, A. Aravindan, G. Suryanarayanan, T. Spicer, J. French, L. Thomas

    
• • ·Incorporating CT Coronary Angiography in the Acute Chest Pain Pathway—An Efficient Model of Resource Utilization

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    A. To, J. Christiansen, C. Edwards, D. Cranefield, H. Hart, J. Wickham

    
• • ·Inter-observer Variability for Assessment of Infarct Size in a Multi-centre Study: PROTECTION AMI CMR Substudy

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    S. Grover, G. Srinivasan, G. Bell, C. Edwards, S. Huang, D. Leong, C. Bridgman, A. Chakrabathy, G. Figtree, J. Selvanayagam

    
• • ·Interpretability of Coronary CT Angiography During Myocardial CT Perfusion Imaging Using Intravenous Adenosine Versus Regadenoson: Implications For Study Protocols

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    R. Poulter, A. Fung, S. Nicolaou, J. Mayo

    
• • ·Is Contemporary TTE Imaging Sensitive for Detection of Vegetations or Abscess Cavities in Patients with Suspected Endocarditis?

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    T. Barton, P. Mottram, S. Moir

    
• • ·Is Automated Measurement of LV Ejection Fraction Clinically Useful in Unselected Patients? A Comparison with 3-D Echocardiography

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    G. Romanelli, S. Moir, S. Lockwood, R. Hassam, Q. Li, P. Mottram

    
• • ·Is Left Atrial Changes in Diabetes Mellitus More Than Diastolic Dysfunction?

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    K. Kadappu, A. Boyd, S. Eshoo, B. Haluka, A. Yeo, T. Marwick, L. Thomas

    
• • ·Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Wall Thickness Detected by High Resolution Transthoracic Echocardiography Predicts Future Ischaemic Events

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    R. Perry, M. Joseph, D. Chew, A. Hamilton, J. Selvanayagam, P. Aylward, C. De Pasquale

    
• • ·Left Ventricular Mass Predicts Left Atrial Thrombus in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

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    A. Boyd, T. McKay, S. Nasibi, D. Richards, L. Thomas

    
• • ·Left Ventricular Torsional and Longitudinal Function by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in a Large Cohort of Professional Soccer Players

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    T. von Lueder, A. Hodt, G. Gjerdalen, T. Andersen, E. Solberg, K. Steine

    
• • ·Low-Dose Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in the Investigation of Acute Chest Pain from the Emergency Department

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    A. Berger, G. Cranney, D. Moses, B. Armit

    
• • ·Measurement of Area at Risk by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison of T2-Weighted Imaging with the Endocardial Surface Area Method

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    S. Pasupathy, C. Neil, J. Beltrame

    
• • ·Mild Overweight is Associated with Progressive Increase in Left Ventricular Wall Thickness in a Normal Population

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    E. Robertson, R. Jeremy

    
• • ·Myocardial Grid-Tagging is a Superior Predictor of Myocardial Viability Than Late Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Post STEMI

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    D. Wong, D. Leong, M. Weightman, M. Leung, J. Richardson, A. Bertaso, K. Teo, I. Meredith, M. Worthley, S. Worthley

    
• • ·Non-invasive Assessment of Interstitial Myocardial Fibrosis in Pressure-Overload Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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• • ·Novel Ultrafast Cardiac Dedicated SPECT-CT Enables Major Reductions in Patient Dose and Scan Time, While Synergistically Obtaining High Quality Diagnostic Images of Cardiac Anatomy and Function in a Single Scan Session

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• • ·Performance of Rest Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Management of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Room in Developing Nations (PREMIER trial)—Final Results

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• • ·Predictors of 6-Minute Walk Test in at Risk Population without Heart Failure

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• • ·Prognostic Implications for Left Atrial Size and Function in Chronic Kidney Disease

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• • ·Prognostic Value of Stress Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac MRI

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• • ·Pulmonary Angiography Without Contrast or Ionizing Radiation with Pulmonary ASL

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• • ·Quantification of Coronary Calcium by 9.4 T MRI with Ultra-Short Echo Time and High-Definition CT Compared with Histology

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• • ·Radiation Exposure in a Consecutive Series of Patients in Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Using a Dual Source 128-Slice Computed Tomography Scanner

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• • ·Real-Time 3-Dimensional Global Speckle Tracking: A New Tool for Quantitative Stress Echocardiography

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• • ·Reduction of Radiation Dose in Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography (CTCA) with Iterative Reconstruction (iDose)

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• • ·Reproducibility of Echocardiographic Estimates of Pulmonary Haemodynamics and RV Function in Patients with Scleroderma

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• • ·Role of Cardiac MRI in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) with Normal or Minor Coronary Artery Disease

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• • ·Routine Annual Transthoracic Echocardiograms in the End Stage Renal Disease Population: Clinically Valid or Economic Misadventure?

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• • ·Safety of Echo-Contrast (Definity) in Treadmill Stress Echocardiography—Single Centre Experience

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• • ·Safety of Heart Rate Control and Relationship to Radiation Exposure from Coronary CT Angiography in 4,171 Studies

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• • ·Safety of Perflutren Microsphere Contrast Echocardiography: Review of 1121 Consecutive Cases

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• • ·Septal Contrast Enhancement Morphology Does Not Correlate with Biochemical or Echocardiographic Outcomes in TASH

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• • ·Should Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiography Be a Routine Investigation for Cardiac Source of Embolus?

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• • ·Significant Bias Associated With Left Ventricular Volume Measurements by MRI Compared to Echo (2D, 2D-Contrast and 3D)—A Systematic Review

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• • ·Single Tertiary Centre Experience in a New Collaborative Cardiology and Radiology Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Service for Acute Chest Pain Assessment

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• • ·Six Year Follow Up and Outcome of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Detected Left Ventricular Trabeculation Without Non-compaction in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

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• • ·Sonographer Learning Curve in Three Dimensional Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (3DLVEF) Measurement

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• • ·Speckle-Tracking Strain of the Left Atrium: A Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiographic Validation Study

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• • ·State Cardiac Network Quality Standards and Guidelines Improve Performance and Clinical Efficiency—A Step in the Right Direction

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• • ·Stress Echocardiography of the Right Ventricle

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• • ·Superior Haemodynamic Performance Of Mechanical Over Tissue Mitral Prostheses in 179 Transoesophageal Echocardiography Proven Normal Prostheses

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• • ·TAVI Results in a Change in Cardiac Structure but not Function at 12 Months

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• • ·Temporal Trends in Cardiac CT Radiation Exposure and the Impact of the PROTECTION Trials

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• • ·The Highest or Brightest TR Signal—Correlation of Non-invasive RVSP from TR Spectral Doppler and Simultaneously Measured Invasive RVSP in Right Heart Catheterisation in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension

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• • ·The Incidence and Associated Abnormalities of Atrial Septal Aneurysms—A Review of 106,418 Echocardiograms

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• • ·The Incidence, Mimickers and Role of Multimodality Imaging in Left Ventricular Noncompaction

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• • ·The Link Between Parathyroid Hormone, Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction in Individuals with Mild Renal Impairment

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• • ·The New Dimension in Aortic Measurements

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• • ·The Predictive Value of Segmental vs Global Left Ventricular Dysfunction on Echocardiography for Myocardial Infarction as Identified by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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    S. Joshi, M. Hansen, L. Jimenez-Juan, E. Teo, K. Connelly, A. Crean, A. Yan, H. Leong-Poi

    
• • ·The Sensitivity of Transthoracic and Transoesophageal Echocardiography for Detection of Right-sided Infective Endocarditis: Comparison with Surgical Findings

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• • ·Tissue Doppler Parameters of Right Ventricular Diastolic Function Do Not Predict Dobutamine-Induced Changes in Pulmonary Haemodynamics in Patients With Scleroderma

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• • ·Tissue Doppler Versus 2D-Speckle Atrial Strain and Strain Rate with Normal Aging

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• • ·Transoesophageal Echocardiography is Essential to Guide Selection of Patients and Determine Long Term Success in Aortic Valve Preserving Procedures

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• • ·Usefulness of Cardiac Ultrasound in the Investigation of Young (age < 50) Patients Presenting with Acute Stroke Syndrome

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• • ·Utility of Cardiac CT to Assess Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Following Device Implantation: A Comparison with Transoesophageal Echocardiography

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• • ·Utility of Cardiac MRI in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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    A. Luhach, C. Semsarian, D. Richmond, S. Singarayar, R. Sy, R. Puranik

    
• • ·Validation and Feasibility of 3 Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography to Quantify Left Ventricular Regional Deformation

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    A. Yamada, S. Luis, D. Sathianathan, S. Ta’i, V. Speranza, L. Hourigan, L. Haseler, D. Burstow, J. Chan

    
• • ·Validation of 3-D Echocardiography with Cardiac MRI for the Assessment of Chamber Function in Patients with Cardiomyopathy

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    K. Muthiah, A. Chye, C. Wainwright, P. Macdonald, A. Keogh, E. Kotlyar, J. McCrohon, C. Hayward

    
• • ·Validation of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Atrial Pericardial Adipose Tissue

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    R. Mahajan, P. Kuklik, S. Grover, A. Brooks, P. Sanders, J. Selvanayagam

    
• • ·Validation of Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance T1 Mapping of the Human Atrium – Quantification of Remodelling Associated with Atrial Fibrillation

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    L. Ling, A. Taylor, L. Iles, A. Ellims, A. Teh, G. Lee, M. Wong, M. Sellenger, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Validation of Right to Left Atrial Area Ratio in Predicting Long-term Prognosis following Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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    V. Chow, A. Ng, T. Chung, L. Kritharides

     
• • ·Which Echocardiographic Measurement Should Be Performed to Accurately Evaluate Ascending Aorta Dimension? A Comparison with 320 Slice Cardiac CT

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    S. Lockwood, R. Brownless, P. Mottram, S. Moir

    
• • ·12-Lead ECG Screening in Elite Athletes – An Initial Australian Experience

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• • ·Altered Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation may Cause Therapeutic Failure

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    K. Shekar, S. Diab, C. Mcdonald, S. Fisquet, K. Dunster, L. Fung, D. Platts, S. Ghassabian, A. Barnett, J. Roberts, M. Smith, J. Fraser

     
• • ·CPR-ECMO for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: What are the Predictive Factors for Survival and are We Missing Anyone?

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    S. Andvik, C. Soto, A. Jackson, R. Pye, M. Nichols, G. Fulde, E. Granger

    
• • ·Fractional Flow Reserve Assessment of Epicardial Coronary Artery Stenosis in the Setting of Severe Degenerative Valvular Aortic Stenosis

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    A. Camuglia, K. Poon, O. Raffel, A. Incani, M. Savage, D. Walters

    
• • ·Implementation of Secure Wireless Data Transmission on 12-lead ECG Improves Workflow in a Tertiary Hospital

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• • ·Is Morphine Superior to Fentanyl for Analgesia during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adult Patients?

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• • ·Patient and Doctor Satisfaction in a New Cardiology Remote TeleHealth Service

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• • ·Rabbit Aortic Vasodilation Assessment by 1.5 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Intravascular Ultrasound

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• • ·Recombinant Fibrillin-1 Fragment, PF8, a New Candidate to Biofunctionalise Endovascular Stents and Grafts

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• • ·Smart Phone and Tablet PC Use by the Medical Profession—A Vital Clinical Tool or a Dangerous Distraction? “SMart Phone Utilisation for Rational Fact Finding”

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• • ·Trends in the Use of Lesion Evaluation Technology

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• • ·21 Cases of Stress Cardiomyopathy Following the Christchurch, New Zealand 2011 Earthquake – Self Reported Health Outcome at 1 Year

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• • ·A Novel Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography-guided Algorithm for Chest Pain Evaluation in the Emergency Department is Effective and Safe at Long-term Follow-up

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• • ·Acute Pulmonary Embolism despite Warfarin Therapy and the Prognostic Importance of Admission INR

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• • ·All Cause Mortality Following an Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Admission: Six Year Follow-up of the 2002 New Zealand (NZ) Acute Coronary Syndromes Audit

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• • ·Assessment of Long-term Functional Capacity of Survivors of Sub-massive Pulmonary Embolism Utilising the Six-minute Walk Test

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    V. Chow, A. Ng, L. Seccombe, S. Quirke, T. Chung, M. Peters, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·ATLANTIC (Administration of Ticagrelor in the cath Lab or in the Ambulance for New sT elevation myocardial Infarction to open the Coronary artery)—Rationale and Design of the 30 Day International, Randomised, Parallel-group, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase IV Study: The Australian Perspective

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    C. Hammet, S. Rashford, D. Eccleston, M. Chan, G. Montalescot, A. van’t Hof, C. Hamm, J. Lassen, F. Lapostolle

    
• • ·Atrial Fibrillation in Australia – Results from the Garfield Study

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    H. Gibbs, A. Kakkar

    
• • ·Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Increased Mortality and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Events in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A 10 Year Follow-Up

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    C. Medi, L. Yeates, J. Ingles, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Baseline Brachial Artery Diameter and Flow are Associated with Flow Mediated Dilatation and Brachial Artery Haemodynamics at Hyperaemia

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• • ·Baseline Brachial Artery Diameter, Reactive Hyperaemia Velocity and Shear Rate Correlates with Retinal Vascular Calibre

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• • ·Biphasic Cardioversions of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias: The Role of High-Energy Defibrillators in a Local Hospital Setting

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    M. Wittwer, J. Kealley, M. Arstall

    
• • ·Cigarette Smoking and Triglyceride Levels are Independently Associated with Dynamic Retinal Microcirculatory Function

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• • ·Classical Clinical Signs of Infective Endocarditis are Archaic for Diagnosis in a Contemporary Medical Practice

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    M. Nolan, G. Vessey, A. Penhall, J. Selvanayagam, M. Joseph

    
• • ·Clinical and Echocardiographic Risk Factors for Left Atrial Thrombus

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• • ·Correlation of Electrocardiographic and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Indices of Infarct Size in Acute St Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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    Y. Du, S. Pasupathy, C. Neil, J. Beltrame

    
• • ·Costly Time Delays for Weekend Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Patient Admissions: Implications for Service Delivery

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    C. Ellis, P. Horan, M. Gordon, G. Gamble

     
• • ·Determinants of Platelet Response to Nitric Oxide in Association with Atrial Fibrillation: Evidence for an Acute Suppression of Response

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    N. Procter, J. Ball, M. Carrington, H. Nguyen, D. Ngo, Y. Chirkov, S. Stewart, J. Horowitz

    
• • ·Do Recent Clinical Trial Cohorts Reflect the Clinical Conundrums Posed by “Real World” Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation? Comparison of the Standard versus Atrial Fibrillation spEcific managemenT studY (SAFETY) Cohort

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    J. Ball, M. Carrington, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Does Volunteering for Studies Improve Long Term Outcome in Cardiac Resynchronisation Patients?

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• • ·Echocardiographic risk factors for left atrial thrombus in pre-cardioversion patients

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• • ·Elevated Plasma High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Endothelin are Associated with Decreased Flicker-light Induced Retinal Arteriolar Dilatation

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• • ·Engaging the Cardiovascular Community using Twitter

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    J. Redfern, J. Ingles, L. Neubeck, S. Johnston, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Estimating Exercise Capacity in Australian Patients

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    B. Fitzgerald, R. Lindsay, G. Scalia

    
• • ·Evaluating the Performance of the Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes with Early Implementation of the ACC/AHA Guidelines (CRUSADE) and the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Bleeding Scores in the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Population

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    L. Edwards, I. Ranasinghe, D. Brieger

    
• • ·Factors Which Predict Individuals Whose Coronary Arteries are “Old Before Their Time”: The Value of Computed Tomographic (Ct) Calcium Score Testing

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• • ·High Prevalence of Early and Pre-Existing Cognitive Impairment in a Low-Risk Population of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

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• • ·High Rates of Two-Year Rehospitalisation for a Cardiac Cause in Patients with Non-ACS Troponin Elevations

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    A. Hutchison, R. Rajendram, R. Harper, J. Cameron, I. Meredith

    
• • ·Impact of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background on Outcomes of Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndromes: Results from the CONCORDANCE Registry

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• • ·Improving Stress Testing Compliance Following Chest Pain Presentations to the Emergency Department

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    K. Chung, D. Playford, S. Macdonald

    
• • ·Incidence and Pre-operative Predictors of Myocardial Injury after Non Cardiac Surgery

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    J. Mooney, G. Hillis, J. Jagnoor, J. Makinen, R. Halliwell, A. Thiagalingam, P. Kovoor, S. Li, M. Clough, C. Chow

    
• • ·Infective Endocarditis: Fulfilling the Modified Duke Criteria and Clinical Outcome

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    S. Marasovic, V. Mutha, M. Ul Haq, N. Sharma, N. Rudd, M. Jolic, A. Adel, C. Wong

    
• • ·Inter-Hospital Transfer (IHT) for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI): A Geospatial Analysis of Transfer Patterns

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    I. Ranasinghe, F. Barzi, D. Brieger, M. Gallagher

    
• • ·Inter-tester Reliability of Heart Rate Variability in CHF Patients

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• • ·Is Remote Telemetry Monitoring of Non-Cardiology Patients Worthwhile?

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    K. Munnur, L. Roberts, C. Shields, H. Jangwel, D. Tong, G. Kerr, V. Pandelli, J. Cooke, Y. Cheong, B. Chou, A. Hamer, C. Goods, G. Gordon, R. Low, G. Proimos, M. Rowe, I. Stevenson, G. New

    
• • ·Is the Mortality Risk Following an Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Admission to a Non-Intervention Centre Related to Access to Cardiac Angiography? 18 Month Follow-Up of the 2002/2007 New Zealand (NZ) ACS Audits

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    C. Ellis, G. Gamble, A. Hamer, G. Devlin, J. Elliott, P. Matsis, M. Williams, S. Mann, J. French, M. Richards, H. White

     
• • ·Long-term Outcomes and Survival with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Results from 10 Year Follow-Up

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    C. Medi, C. Singleton, M. McGuire

     
• • ·Mortality Outcomes Following Inter-hospital Transfer (IHT) for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

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    I. Ranasinghe, F. Barzi, D. Brieger, M. Gallagher

    
• • ·Patterns of Use and Outcomes from Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Western Australia 1988–2009

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    P. Bradshaw, M. Hobbs, T. Briffa, L. Nedkoff, M. Knuiman

    
• • ·Performance of the Aldrich and Wilkins Electrocardiographic Methods in Assessing Area at Risk in Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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    Y. Du, S. Pasupathy, C. Neil, J. Beltrame

    
• • ·Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome as a State of Premature Ageing of the Nitric Oxide System

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    W. Chan, A. Sverdlov, D. Ngo, S. Rajendran, Y. Chirkov, J. Horowitz

    
• • ·Prognostic Impact of Serum Sodium Fluctuations on In-hospital and Long-term Outcome Following Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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    A. Ng, V. Chow, A. Yong, T. Chung, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·Rational Use of Toe in Conjunction with Appropriateness Criteria, TTE and Blood Cultures

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    A. Ghoshal, R. Yadav, D. Anand, K. Gunawardene, A. Farley

    
• • ·Residual LV Systolic Dysfunction Post-Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy

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• • ·Safety and Feasibility of Right Heart Catheterisation in Patients on Warfarin

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• • ·Serial Troponin T in Normal Individuals

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    R. Szirt, A. Tiberio, D. Martin, M. Premaratne, M. Aquilina, A. Lee, P. Shetty

    
• • ·Subtle Cognitive Dysfunction Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

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    C. Medi, L. Evered, B. Silbert, A. Teh, K. Halloran, J. Morton, P. Kistler, J. Kalman

    
• • ·Suitability of Emergency Department (ED) Patients with Undifferentiated Chest Pain for CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA)

    Pagina :S260

    J. Bilesky, J. Younger, W. Parsonage, J. Greenslade, A. Lamanna, C. Hammett, A. Brown, K. Chu, L. Cullen

    
• • ·Ten-year Trends in the Use of Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Versus the Use of Coronary Intervention for the Treatment of Ischaemic Heart Disease in Australia

    Pagina :S260

    S. Kumar, J. Kalman

    
• • ·The Prevalence of Detectable Cardiac Troponin and Its Relationship to Cardiovascular Outcomes in Asymptomatic Individuals from the General Population—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Pagina :S261

    J. Sze, C. Chow, J. Mooney, F. Barzi, G. Hillis

    
• • ·The Safety of Anti-Platelet Interruption in Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S261

    R. Alcock, D. Kouzios, C. Naoum, G. Hillis, D. Brieger

    
• • ·Troponin Elevation is not a Strong Predictor of Abnormalities on Echocardiography Following Blunt Trauma to the Chest Wall

    Pagina :S262

    M. Fryer, S. Butterly, A. Ng, D. Harrop, B. Lowe, W. Wang

    
• • ·Troponin I Elevation Occurs Early in Blunt Chest Trauma in the Absence of Underlying Heart Disease

    Pagina :S262

    M. Fryer, S. Butterly, A. Ng, D. Harrop, B. Lowe, W. Wang

    
• • ·Twelve-Month Results from the CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Australia–New Zealand Study

    Pagina :S263

    I. Meredith, D. Walters, T. Walton, S. Worthley, J. Ormiston, S. Pasupati, G. Yong, R. Whitbourn, D. Muller

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S263

    
• • ·Use of Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers (PPM) and Outcomes for Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

    Pagina :S263

    P. Bradshaw, M. Hobbs, T. Briffa, L. Nedkoff, M. Knuiman

    
• • ·Use of Secondary Prevention Medications in Patients Following Admission with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Australia—The CONCORDANCE Study

    Pagina :S264

    C. Chow, I. Ranasinghe, A. Blenkhorn, K. Alford, M. Ilton, A. Patel

    
• • ·Utility of a Six-Hour TIMI Risk Score (TIMI-6) to Improve Risk Stratification in Intermediate Risk Chest Pain Patients

    Pagina :S264

    L. Carr, J. Bilesky, J. Younger, W. Parsonage, J. Greenslade, A. Brown, L. Cullen

    
• • ·Variations in ACS Presentation Amongst Patients with Different BMI’s—Data from the Queensland ACS Web Referral System

    Pagina :S264

    A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Dahl, J. Fu, H. Muller, D. Colburn, K. Renkin, D. Callow, C. Hammett, D. Walters

    
• • ·Biomarkers of Thoracic Aneurysm in Heritable Aortopathy

    Pagina :S265

    Y. Lu, B. Hambly, R. Jeremy

    
• • ·Cardiomyocytes Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells have a Distinctive Micro-RNA Signature

    Pagina :S265

    D. Arasaratnam, D. Elliott, K. Koutsis, A. White

    
• • ·Characterisation of Pro-Angiogenic Mediators in Age-Related Impairment Following Ischaemic Injury

    Pagina :S265

    Y. Lam, L. Lecce, M. Ng

    
• • ·Cost-Effectiveness of the ‘Molecular Autopsy’ in Sudden Unexplained Death in the Young

    Pagina :S266

    J. Ingles, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Efficient Atrial and Ventricular Transduction Following Tail Vein Injection of AAV2/9 Viral Vector

    Pagina :S266

    P. Fahmy, A. Kanthan, R. Rao, I. Alexander, E. Kizana

     
• • ·Enhanced Parasympathetic Nervous Activity in Huntington’s Disease Transgenic Mice

    Pagina :S267

    H. Kiriazis, N. Jennings, P. Davern, G. Lambert, Y. Su, T. Pang, X. Du, L. La Greca, G. Head, A. Hannan, X. Du

    
• • ·Familial Combined Hyperlipidaemia is Common Among Patients with a Presumptive Clinical Diagnosis of Famililal Hypercholesterolaemia: Implications for Cascade Screening Programs

    Pagina :S267

    P. Suganthan, D. Bell, T. Bates, A. Juniper, J. Burnett, F. van Bockxmeer, L. Southwell, G. Watts

    
• • ·Genetic Testing for Inherited Heart Diseases: Longitudinal Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

    Pagina :S268

    J. Ingles, L. Yeates, L. O’Brien, J. McGaughran, P. Scuffham, J. Atherton, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Investigation of Estrogen Receptor Alpha, Beta Adrenergic Receptor and COMT as Candidate Genes for Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S268

    G. Figtree, R. Bagnall, I. Abdulla, W. Yan, S. Bucholz, R. Cordina, C. O’Neill, J. Horowitz, C. Semsarian, M. Ward

    
• • ·Lipoprotein(a) as an Independent Predictor of Premature Coronary Heart Disease in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

    Pagina :S268

    D. Chan, R. Wood, S. Mercier, A. Juniper, F. van Bockxmeer, T. Bates, J. Burnett, G. Watts

    
• • ·Methods for In Vivo Atrial Gene Transfer using Adeno-associated Virus 2/9

    Pagina :S269

    A. Kanthan, P. Fahmy, R. Rao, I. Alexander, E. Kizana

     
• • ·Parental Characteristics and Cascade Screening of Children for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

    Pagina :S269

    G. Watts, L. Southwell, A. Juniper, T. Bates, D. Chan, F. van Bockxmeer

    
• • ·Post-Mortem Review and Genetic Analysis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Cases

    Pagina :S270

    A. Evans, R. Bagnall, E. Tu, J. Duflou, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Rare Non-synonymous Variations in the Transcriptional Activation Domains of GATA5 in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and its Associated Aortopathy

    Pagina :S270

    R. Padang, R. Bagnall, D. Richmond, P. Bannon, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·Rate of Aneurysm Formation is Reduced with Increased Aortic Stiffness

    Pagina :S271

    R. Jeremy, K. Vis, A. DeWit

    
• • ·Reliable Procedure to Maintain RNA Quality During Laser Capture Microdissection of Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

    Pagina :S271

    C. Woo, C. Kong, Y. Chan, C. Wong, J. Leong, C. Lee, V. Sorokin

    
• • ·The Association of Chromosome 9p21 Variation and Coronary Artery Disease Replicated in an Australian Cohort

    Pagina :S272

    D. Arasaratnam, D. Elliott, T. Medley, B. Kingwell

    
• • ·The Key Role of Family History in Predicting Genetic Testing Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :S272

    J. Ingles, T. Sarina, F. Lau, L. McCormack, L. Yeates, J. McGaughran, J. Atherton, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·The National Genetic Heart Disease Registry: An Update

    Pagina :S273

    J. Ingles, T. Sarina, A. Evans, L. Yeates, J. Kawa, L. Hunt, V. Connell, B. Gray, C. Armstrong, K. Ogden, A. Davis, R. Weintraub, J. Vohra, D. McTaggart, I. Winship, J. McGaughran, J. Atherton, C. Semsarian

    
• • ·The Spectrum of Left Ventricular Changes in Friedreich Ataxia—Relation to Age and GAA Repeats in the Frataxin Gene

    Pagina :S273

    G. Romanelli, M. Delatycki, L. Donelan, R. Hassam, L. Corben, R. Peverill

    
• • ·Up-Regulation of Autophagic Pathways Early in Life Might Contribute to Cardiac Hypertrophy in a Heritable Polygenic Model

    Pagina :S274

    F. Marques, S. Quarrell, V. Jayaswal, C. Curl, S. Nankervis, J. Yang, L. Delbridge, S. Harrap, F. Charchar

    
• • ·Accuracy of Industry Generated Effective Orifice Area Calculators for Aortic Valve Replacement

    Pagina :S274

    J. Chan, P. Naidu, A. Cheng, J. Kumar, A. Appelbe, C. Hiew, A. Black, C. Yap, X. Zhang

    
• • ·An Australian-based Outreach Program of Valve Replacement Surgery for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Fiji: Early and Late Mortality, and Major Adverse Valve-related Events, Over a 10 Year Period, 2001–2011

    Pagina :S275

    L. Thomson Mangnall, R. Gallagher, M. Fry, M. Windus

    
• • ·Application of Funnel Plots and Variable Life Adjusted Displays (VLAD) on Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) Registry

    Pagina :S275

    N. Andrianopoulos, L. Tran, G. Shardey, J. Smith, P. Cameron, C. Reid

    
• • ·Australian and New Zealand Source Registry: Edwards Sapien Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement-Outcomes at 1 Year

    Pagina :S276

    D. Walters, A. Sinhal, D. Barron, S. Pasupati, S. Thambar, G. Yong, N. Jepson, R. Bhindi, J. Bennetts, R. Larbalestier, A. Clarke, P. Brady, H. Wolfenden, A. James, A. El Gamel, P. Jansz, D. Chew

    
• • ·Body Mass Index Predicts Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Contemporary Meta-Analysis

    Pagina :S276

    C. Wong, A. Brooks, M. Sun, D. Lau, T. Sullivan, D. Leong, K. Roberts-Thomson, G. Wittert, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Comprehensive Haemodynamic Description of Prosthetic Valve Function by Transthoracic Echocardiography in 171 Normal Mitral Valve Prostheses

    Pagina :S276

    H. Samardhi, C. West, J. Chan, G. Scalia, D. Burstow

    
• • ·Current Level IA Evidence for Radial Artery versus Saphenous Vein in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

    Pagina :S277

    C. Cao, P. Bannon, S. Munkholm-Larsen, T. Yan, S. Ang

    
• • ·Early and Late Coagulation and Fibrinolysis After CABG and OPCAB

    Pagina :S277

    J. Edelman, C. Reddel, J. Fraser, P. Bannon, L. Kritharides, J. Curnow, M. Vallely

    
• • ·Early Outcome of Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery at a Tertiary Referral Centre

    Pagina :S277

    M. Premaratne, D. Wong, G. Cranney, G. Mathur, H. Wolfenden, P. Grant, Z. Akhunji

    
• • ·Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Life for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

    Pagina :S278

    E. Buratto, V. Tarzia, T. Bottio, R. Bianco, N. Gasparetto, L. Cacciavillani, A. Marzari, S. Illecito, G. Gerosa

    
• • ·Is the Expanded Use of Intra-Operative Transoesophageal Echocardiograpy (IO-TOE) in Cardiac Surgery Warranted?

    Pagina :S278

    J. Rivers, B. Garlick, I. Smith, M. Gardner

    
• • ·Is There a Trend Towards Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacements in Young to Middle-Aged Adults? A Seven-Year Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S278

    H. Liu, B. Garlick, T. Mau, G. Hart, A. Hilless, G. Scalia

     
• • ·Jarvik 2000: Long Term Results and Quality of Life

    Pagina :S279

    E. Buratto, V. Tarzia, T. Bottio, G. Gerosa

    
• • ·Long-Term Clinical Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients With Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy With or Without Preoperative Myocardial Viability Study

    Pagina :S280

    P. Naidu, J. Chan, C. Yap, C. Hiew

    
• • ·Low Short Term Mortality in Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement; Implications for Decision Making for Patient Selection for Surgery and Transcatheter Techniques

    Pagina :S280

    D. Mullany, B. Thomson, L. Drake, P. Tesar, D. Walters

    
• • ·Measurement of Pre-operative Troponin to Predict Outcomes after Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)

    Pagina :S280

    E. Buratto, J. Dimitriou, P. Conaglen, L. Shan, A. Newcomb

    
• • ·Mitochondrial DNA in the Circulation After CABG

    Pagina :S281

    J. Edelman, M. Kirschner, P. Bannon, J. Fraser, L. Kritharides, G. Reid, M. Vallely

    
• • ·Neutrophils are Hyporesponsive After OPCAB

    Pagina :S281

    J. Edelman, L. Fung, G. Pennings, L. Kritharides, P. Bannon, J. Fraser, M. Vallely

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S282

    
• • ·Predictors of Survival in Heritable Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

    Pagina :S282

    A. Sherrah, S. Andvik, P. Bannon, S. Padang, R. Jeremy

    
• • ·Preoperative Function is Associated with Length of Stay Following Open Heart Surgery

    Pagina :S282

    O. Tronstad, S. Kuys, P. Pohlner, M. Roll, B. Pearse

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S282

    
• • ·Single vs Double Anti-platelet Therapy: Investigating Determinants of Peri-operative Hemostasis and Bleeding in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. A Prospective Controlled Study

    Pagina :S283

    E. Buratto, V. Tarzia, C. Paosini, T. Bottio, G. Rizzoli, C. Dal Lin, L. Spiezia, P. Simioni, G. Gerosa

    
• • ·The Effect of Procedural Volume on Patient Outcome in Valvular Surgery in Australia

    Pagina :S283

    S. Ch’ng, A. Cochrane, J. Smith, C. Smith, R. Wolfe, C. Reid

    
• • ·Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation, Ganglionated Plexi and Atrial Substrate Ablation: First Australasian Results of a Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Lone Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S283

    T. Ramanathan, L. Wigg, D. Heaven, M. Hood, W. Smith

    
• • ·Trend and Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Sweden: The Effect of Country of Birth, Socioeconomic Position, Sex, and Age

    Pagina :S284

    D. Dzayee

    
• • ·Why do Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves (BAV) have Surgery?

    Pagina :S284

    P. Choudhary, D. Jackson, D. Celermajer, P. Bannon

    
• • ·Developing Standards for Specialist Heart Failure Nurses: A Delphi Study

    Pagina :S284

    R. Peters, M. Podger, P. Fulbrook

    
• • ·Health Related Quality of Life of Older People After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Comparison of Health Status Outcomes by Age

    Pagina :S285

    S. Soo Hoo, G. Robyn, E. Doug

    
• • ·Impact of a Multidisciplinary, Home-Based Health Care Program Versus Usual Care for Privately Insured Cardiac Patients

    Pagina :S285

    Y. Chan, M. Carrington, A. Calderone, P. Scuffham, S. Goldstein, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Introduction of Surgical Safety Checklist Ensures Consent Completion in Cath Lab

    Pagina :S286

    D. Webber

    
• • ·Nursing Knowledge and Practice of Placement of Lead V1 in Critical Care in New Zealand, Opportunities for Improvement

    Pagina :S286

    J. Ongley, K. Nelson, R. Menza

    
• • ·Optimising the Management of High Risk Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Promising Signs from the Standard versus Atrial Fibrillation spEcific managemenT studY (SAFETY)

    Pagina :S286

    J. Ball, M. Carrington, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Psychological Symptoms: A Review of Screening Practices for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

    Pagina :S287

    K. Corones, K. Theobald, R. Clark

    
• • ·Respiratory Monitoring Practices During Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Could be Improved by Using Capnography to Assess Ventilation

    Pagina :S287

    A. Conway, J. Rolley, K. Page, P. Fulbrook

    
• • ·Retention of Self-Care Information Post Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :S288

    M. Boyde, K. Grenfell, R. Brown, S. Bannear, N. Lollback, J. Witt, L. Jiggins, L. Aitken

    
• • ·Screening to Promote Effective Self-care for Heart Failure Patients

    Pagina :S288

    J. Cameron, M. Perona, C. Ski, D. Thompson

    
• • ·The Effect of Spiritual Training on Anxiety of CABG Candidates in Iran

    Pagina :S289

    M. Hosseini, P. Davidson, A. Salehi, M. Khoshknab Fallahi

    
• • ·Aortopathy in Turner’s Syndrome (TS)—A Potentially Lethal Complication

    Pagina :S289

    H. Klimis, P. Choudhary, J. Duflou, D. Jackson, D. Celermajer

    
• • ·Atrial Septal Stent Fenestration in the Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension

    Pagina :S289

    B. Anderson, R. Justo, S. Fox, C. Ward

    
• • ·Cardiovascular Follow-Up 10–15 Years Post Kawasaki Disease

    Pagina :S290

    A. Hohls

    
• • ·Causes of Death in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot in Adults

    Pagina :S290

    S. O’Meagher, J. Duflou, P. Choudhary, D. Celermajer, R. Puranik

    
• • ·Characterisation of Endothelial Impairment in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

    Pagina :S290

    R. Cordina, J. Leaney, S. O’Meagher, S. Nahkla, S. Graham, D. Celermajer

    
• • ·Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Following Percutaneous and Surgical Treatment of Congenital Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

    Pagina :S291

    H. Samardhi, S. Luis, S. Lee, J. Voityl, C. Mengel, O. Raffel, D. Radford

    
• • ·Derivation of Transthoracic Echocardiographic Reference Ranges for Left Ventricular, Left Atrial and Aortic Root M-Mode Dimensions in Preterm Infants

    Pagina :S291

    S. Farrell, S. Hope

     
• • ·Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure in Children with Single-Ventricle Circulation

    Pagina :S292

    D. Yim, P. Alexander, Y. d’Udekem, B. Jones, M. Cheung

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S292

    
• • ·Exercise Testing (Et) in Coarctation of Aorta (COA)—A 20-Year Experience

    Pagina :S292

    T. Goh, K. Tan, T. Goh, Y. Willis, C. Chan

    
• • ·Fertility and Pregnancy in Women with a Fontan Circulation

    Pagina :S293

    D. Zentner, I. King, A. Kotevski, L. Grigg, Y. d’Udekem

    
• • ·Health-Related Quality of Life and Congenital Heart Disease in Australia

    Pagina :S293

    K. Eagleson, R. Justo, F. Boyle, R. Ware, S. Johnson

    
• • ·Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Initial Experience of Adult Survivors

    Pagina :S293

    A. Ng, L. Grigg, D. Zentner, M. Cheung

    
• • ·Impact of 3D Electro-Anatomical Mapping on Radiation Exposure During Paediatric Electrophysiology Studies

    Pagina :S294

    J. Mathew, A. Davis, K. Mikkelsen, S. Kamberi, A. Pflaumer

    
• • ·Indications for and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery in Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Centre Review

    Pagina :S294

    A. Gupta, A. Cochrane, S. Menahem, V. Sharma

    
• • ·Influence of Procedural Risk on Cardiac Catheterisation Complications

    Pagina :S295

    B. Anderson, C. Ward, J. Morwood, S. Fox, J. Johnson, R. Justo

    
• • ·Key Role of RV Hypertrophy for Maintaining Exercise Capacity in Adults with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

    Pagina :S295

    M. Seneviratne, S. O’Meagher, P. Munoz, D. Celermajer, R. Puranik

    
• • ·Long Term Problems from Surgical Patch Closure of Multiple Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects

    Pagina :S295

    L. Hofmeyr, D. Radford

    
• • ·Long-Term Outcome After the Mustard Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries: 40-Year Follow-up from a Large Single Centre Series

    Pagina :S296

    T. Hornung, C. O’Donnell, A. Kerr, N. Wilson

    
• • ·Markedly Impaired Exercise Capacity and Abnormal Ventricular Compaction in Young Adults with Single Ventricle Heart Disease

    Pagina :S296

    P. Choudhary, R. Cordina, S. O’Meagher, D. Tanous, D. Celermajer, R. Puranik

    
• • ·Peripheral Muscle Training Augments Cardiac Filling, Stroke Volume and Exercise Capacity in Adults with Single Ventricle Hearts and Fontan-Type Physiology

    Pagina :S296

    R. Cordina, S. O’Meagher, A. Karmali, C. Rae, C. Leis, G. Kemp, R. Puranik, N. Singh, D. Celermajer

    
• • ·Prevalence of QTc Abnormalities in a Population of Children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

    Pagina :S297

    S. J V Rao, K. Peacock, R. Hawker

    
• • ·Psychosocial Adjustment in Genetic Aortic Disorders (Marfan, Loeys-Dietz and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection): A Qualitative Insight

    Pagina :S297

    E. Connors, I. Juraskova, R. Jeremy

    
• • ·Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning Fails to Protect Cyanosed Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Pagina :S298

    B. Jones, S. Pepe, F. Sheeran, S. Donath, P. Hardy, L. Shekerdemian, D. Penny, I. McKenzie, S. Horton, C. Brizard, Y. d’Udekem, I. Konstantinov, M. Cheung

    
• • ·Routine Peri-Operative Transoesophageal Echocardiography in Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Procedures

    Pagina :S298

    M. Grips, F. Stanley, A. Moray, A. Gooi, T. Karl, S. Provenzano, R. Justo

    
• • ·RPAH Adult Congenital Heart Disease Database: Facilitating Lifetime Management of Congenital Heart Disease

    Pagina :S299

    D. Jackson, P. Bannon, R. Cordina, L. Pressley, G. Sholler, D. Winlaw, D. Celermajer

    
• • ·Small Pulmonary Artery Stents: Single Centre Experience

    Pagina :S299

    B. Anderson, A. Moray, T. Karl, S. Provenzano, R. Justo, C. Ward

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S299

    
• • ·Surgical Repair of Adult Coarctation in Auckland

    Pagina :S299

    T. Oh, K. Finucane

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S300

    
• • ·The Implantation of Medtronic Melody^® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve: The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane Experience

    Pagina :S300

    L. Hofmeyr, M. Nicolae, D. Walters

    
• • ·Velocardiofacial Syndrome: Experience at an Adult Congenital Cardiac Centre

    Pagina :S300

    E. Teo, D. Zentner, L. Grigg

    
• • ·A Retrospective Analysis on the Differences in Demographic Characteristics and Management Outcomes Between the Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Patients Admitted with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) At Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) Between 2010 and 2011

    Pagina :S301

    R. Prakash, R. Adams, M. Ilton, N. Kangaharan, G. Chacko

    
• • ·A Multidisciplinary and Culturally Appropriate Model of Care in Cardiac Outreach Clinic Improves Indigenous Patient Continuity of Care

    Pagina :S301

    V. Bryce, C. Sullivan, C. Hall, W. Wang, A. Ng

     
• • ·Differences Among Maori And Non-Maori Inpatients With Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S302

    M. Webber, M. Mannakarra, J. Swampillai, I. Gray, M. Stiles

    
• • ·Heart Failure, Ventricular Dysfunction and Risk Factor Prevalence in a Young Aboriginal Population: The Heart of the Heart Study

    Pagina :S302

    M. McGrady, H. Krum, M. Carrington, S. Stewart, C. Zeitz, G. Lee, T. Marwick, B. Haluska, A. Brown

    
• • ·Impact of a Face to Face Cardiac Clinic at the Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern

    Pagina :S303

    A. Bolton, G. Ozorio, V. Booth, J. Robertson, R. Puranik

    
• • ·Impact of Age, Gender and Indigenous Status on Access to Diagnostic Coronary Angiography for Patients Presenting with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (NSTEACS) in Australia

    Pagina :S303

    Y. Roe, C. Zeitz, M. Mittinty, R. McDermott, D. Chew

    
• • ·Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with an Increase in Fracture Risk: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    Pagina :S303

    C. Wong, T. Sullivan, M. Sun, A. Brooks, D. Leong, D. Lau, K. Roberts-Thomson, P. Sanders

    
• • ·Comorbid Generalised Anxiety Disorder with Depression Exacerbates Reductions in Autonomic Control of Heart Rate

    Pagina :S304

    H. Jelinek, A. Kemp, D. Quintana

    
• • ·This abstract has been withdrawn.

    Pagina :S304

    
• • ·Diurnal and Seasonal Variation in the Timing of Symptom Onset in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Pagina :S304

    A. Incani, K. Poon, M. Savage, M. Dahl, J. Fu, H. Muller, D. Colburn, K. Renkin, D. Callow, C. Hammett, D. Walters

    
• • ·Impact of Cognitive Impairment on the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :S304

    J. Ball, M. Carrington, S. Stewart

    
• • ·Impact of the National Heart Foundation “Warning Signs of Heart Attack” Advertisement Campaign on Patients Initial Reactions to the Symptoms of Heart Attack

    Pagina :S305

    S. Tummala, A. Farshid, E. Liow

    
• • ·New Parenthood After Heart Transplantation

    Pagina :S305

    A. Ruygrok, H. Gibbs, E. Painter, A. Coverdale, P. Ruygrok, C. Wasywich

    
• • ·Psychosocial Interventions for Coronary Heart Disease and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Pagina :S306

    C. Ski, C. Chavez, M. Jelinek, J. Reid, D. Thompson

    
• • ·An Equation Allowing Heart Rate Index to be Used as a Predictor of Oxygen Uptake

    Pagina :S306

    J. Wicks, N. Oldridge, L. Nielsen, C. Vickers

    
• • ·Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Attendance Predicts Lower Mortality in Both a Time and Dose-dependent Manner at 14 years Post Acute Cardiac Events

    Pagina :S306

    A. Ng, A. Beauchamp, M. Worcester, B. Murphy, A. Goble

    
• • ·Contemporary Sex-age Specific Rate Ratios for Incident and Recurrent Atherothrombotic Disease Hospitalisations

    Pagina :S307

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