Pulmonary hypertension: right ventricle and basic physiology

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: F. De Man (Amsterdam, Netherlands), R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium), R. Quarck (Leuven, Belgium), S. Wort (London, United Kingdom)
ASK1 promotes maladaptive remodeling in a rodent model of pulmonary hypertension
J. Liles, G. Budas, F. Liang, D. Phan, S. Fernandes, J. Jia, J. Oliver, L. Yao, L. Chi, A. Dhalla, L. Belardinelli (Fremont, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Afterload reduction governs improvement in RV systolic function and ventriculo-arterial adaptation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) undergoing rapid dose escalation of treprostinil
F. Rischard, R. Vanderpool, H. Champion, M. Simon, M. Rischard, I. Jenkins, S. Knoper, L. Hansen, A. Waxman (Tucson, Pittsburgh, Boston, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Cardiac MRI derived right ventriculo-arterial coupling in pulmonary hypertension as a predictor of survival
M. Brewis, R. Naeije, A. Bellofiore, N. Chesler, A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom; Brussels, Belgium; Madison, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Right heart hypertrophy in mice deficient of the mitochondrial regulator protein p66shc is decreased after chronic hypoxic exposure by a cyclophilin D dependent mechanism
M. Gierhardt, N. Sommer, R. Schreckenberg, K. D. Schlueter, A. H. Ghofrani, R. T. Schermuly, S. Rainer, W. Norbert (Giessen, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
mir-126 contribute to angiogenesis defect in pulmonary arterial hypertension right ventricle failure
F. Potus, R. Paulin, E. Michelakis, S. Provencher, S. Bonnet (Quebec, Edmonton, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Prognostic value of TDI assessment of right ventricular function in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
R. Petkov, Y. Yamakova, E. Petkova (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Miniaturization of the organ care system® into rat lungs for the establishment of ex-vivo therapy
B. Wiegmann, D. Jonigk, P. Braubach, K. Höffler, S. Bachmann, J. Weder, A. Ciubutaro, A. Haverich (Hannover, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Comparision of catheter-directed therapy with the systemic thrombolysis for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism with right ventricular dysfunction
A. Gorek Dilektasli, E. Demirdogen Cetinoglu, N. A. Acet, C. Erdogan, A. Ursavas, F. Coskun, E. Ege (Bursa, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Genetic effects on the diameter of thoracic aorta and pulmonary arteries: A twin study
A. D. Tarnoki, D. L. Tarnoki, P. Maurovich-Horvat, A. L. Jermendy, F. Somogyi, B. Merkely, G. Jermendy (Budapest, Hungary)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Cerebral tissue oxygenation in arterial and thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
S. Müller-Mottet, F. F. Hildenbrand, S. Keusch, M. Maggiorini, R. Speich, K. E. Bloch, S. Ulrich (Zürich, Switzerland)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Isolated hypocapnia: A sign not to be neglected
A. Ayari, N. Chaouch, S. Bacha, N. Kortas, H. Racil, S. Cheikh Rouhou, A. Chabbou (Tunis, Tunisia)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Hemodynamic effects of different vasodilators in patients with type II pulmonary hypertension (PH)
A. Bautin, D. Tashkhanov, S. Datsenko, P. Fedotov, A. Iakovlev, O. Moiseeva, M. Sitnikova (Saint - Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Pulmonary artery pressure and bronchial nitric oxide flux
M. Bellocchia, A. Ciuffreda, A. Vecchiè, L. Mercante, C. Magnino, A. Milan, I. Parisi, D. Libertucci, W. Grosso Marra, C. Bucca (Turin, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Relationship between improved pulmonary arterial pressure and changes in interventricular septal configuration by 320-slice CT in patients under pulmonary endarterectomy
T. Sugiura, N. Tanabe, Y. Matsuura, H. Kasai, N. Kawata, A. Shigeta, S. Sakao, Y. Kasahara, K. Tatsumi (Chiba, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Sildenafil improves heart rate variability, pulmonary hemodynamics and functional status in pulmonary arterial hypertension
K. Semen, L. Solovey, M. Vasyliv, D. Kaminskyy, O. Yelisyeyeva, O. Yavorskiy (Lviv, Ukraine)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Interventricular septal curvature obtained by echocardiography can predict severity of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
A. Matsumura, H. Kasai, T. Sugiura, A. Shigeta, R. Ema, Y. Sakurai, Y. Matsuura, M. Yahaba, N. Kawata, S. Sakao, Y. Kasahara, N. Tanabe, K. Tatsumi (Chiba, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Improving the safety of right heart catheterisation in sickle cell disease
J. L. Bacon, P. K. Molanguri, A. Loveridge, F. J. Raphael, B. Madden (London, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Non-invasive cardiac output assessment in pulmonary hypertension
L. Mayer, F. Blumberg, R. Wensel, M. Pfeifer, M. Arzt, T. Lange (Regensburg, Recklinghausen, Germany; London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The effect of pulmonary hypertension on aerobic exercise capacity in lung transplant candidates with advanced COPD
Y. Adir, J. Ollech, B. Vainshelboim, Y. Shostak, K. Mordechai (Haifa, Petach Tikva, Israel)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Unique characteristics of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease compared to the rest of pulmonary arterial hypertension subgroups
S. A. Mouratoglou, G. Giannakoulas, A. Kallifatidis, G. Pitsiou, I. Stannopoulos, S. Hadjimiltiades, H. Karvounis (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster