Program Book - American Society of Hypertension
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Program Book - American Society of Hypertension
American Society of Hypertension, Inc. 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition Program Book Hilton New York Saturday, May 21, 2011 – Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8 More than References: 1. Pepine CJ, Handberg EM, Cooper-DeHoff RM, et al; INVEST Investigators. A calcium antagonist vs a non-calcium antagonist hypertension treatment strategy for patients with coronary artery disease. The International Verapamil-Trandolapril Study (INVEST): a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2003;290(21):2805-2816. 2. Dahlöf B, Sever PS, Poulter NR, et al; ASCOT Investigators. Prevention of cardiovascular events with an antihypertensive regimen of amlodipine adding perindopril as required versus atenolol adding bendroflumethiazide as required, in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial-Blood Pressure Lowering Arm (ASCOT-BPLA): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2005;366(9489):895-906. 3. Black HR, Elliott WJ, Grandits G, et al; CONVINCE Research Group. Principal results of the Controlled Onset Verapamil Investigation of Cardiovascular End Points (CONVINCE) trial. JAMA. 2003;289(16):2073-2082. 4. Dahlöf B, Devereux RB, Kjeldsen SE, et al; LIFE Study Group. Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension study (LIFE): a randomised trial against atenolol. Lancet. 2002;359(9311):995-1003. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover, New Jersey 07936 ©2011 Novartis 1 8 Visit booth #1100 to find out more 10 out of patients may need more than 1 agent to get to BP goal1-4 Printed in USA 4/11 DIO-1052602 About the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. The American Society of Hypertension, Inc., (ASH) is the largest organization of hypertension researchers and health care providers in the United States committed to eliminating hypertension and its consequences. ASH has a domestic and international membership of basic science and clinical investigators, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and pharmacists, as well as other individuals with a scientific interest in hypertension. The Society was founded in 1985 in order to provide a forum for the exchange of information among basic scientists, clinical investigators and others involved in the study or management of high blood pressure. The specific focus of the Society is to translate current research findings in hypertension into effective treatment strategies, in order to better address the needs of hypertensive patients. The primary mission of the Society is to improve the care of patients with hypertension and associated disorders by: • Enhancing the education and treatment of patients with hypertension • Educating health care professionals regarding hypertension and current prevention and treatment strategies • Assisting health care professionals in addressing the challenges of the modern-day care of patients with hypertension • Advocating public policy that ensures patient access to high quality hypertension care and supports increased hypertension research • Facilitating communication and collaboration among providers, investigators, policymakers, and patients in areas relating to hypertension and vascular health • Promoting the career development of researchers in hypertension and associated disorders, including research in the pathobiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and psychosocial aspects of hypertension The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. is an accredited provider of Continuing Medical Education (CME) by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. For more information contact the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. at: American Society of Hypertension, Inc. 148 Madison Avenue Fifth Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: 212-696-9099 Fax: 212-696-0711 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ash-us.org Past Presidents of the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. John H. Laragh, MD Edward G. Biglieri, MD Jay N. Cohn, MD Louis Tobian, MD Barry M. Brenner, MD Lawrence R. Krakoff, MD Michael H. Alderman, MD Michael A. Weber, MD Theodore W. Kurtz, MD Haralambos Gavras, MD Thomas D. Giles, MD Jean E. Sealey, DSC Suzanne Oparil, MD Henry R. Black, MD First President President 1988 – 1990 President 1990 – 1992 President 1992 – 1994 President 1994 – 1995 President 1995 – 1996 President 1996 – 1998 President 1998 – 2000 President 2000 – 2002 President 2002 – 2004 President 2004 – 2006 President May 19, 2006 President 2006 – 2008 President 2008 – 2010 Table of Contents General Information.................................................................... 9 Continuing Education................................................................ 9 Hilton New York Floor Layout................................................ 10 Corporate Members.................................................................... 16 Meeting Sponsors......................................................................... 17 ASH Leadership............................................................................... 18 2011 Program Committee....................................................... 19 Robert Tigerstedt Award Lecture........................................ 20 Young Scholar Award Lectures............................................. 22 Marvin Moser Clinical Hypertension Award Lecture................................................................................. 24 2011 Abstract Reviewers........................................................... 26 Poster Category Presentation by Day............................... 30 ASH Faculty....................................................................................... 32 Program at a Glance.................................................................... 35 Hypertension Highlights 2011, May 21........................... 40 ASH Program, May 21................................................................. 41 Primary Care Clinician Program, May 22......................... 49 ASH Program, May 22................................................................. 51 ASH Program, May 23................................................................. 64 ASH Program, May 24................................................................. 78 ASH Program Posters, May 21................................................ 86 ASH Program Posters, May 22................................................ 104 ASH Program Posters, May 23................................................ 125 ASH Program Late-Breaking Posters, May 23............... 144 Faculty Disclosure Listing......................................................... 145 ASH Exhibitor Floor Plan........................................................... 154 ASH Innovations Theater.......................................................... 157 ASH Exhibitors................................................................................. 158 Author Index..................................................................................... 168 Hilton New York Floor Plans.................................................... 181 5 Program Color Key The pages of this Program Book are color-coded to match the Program at a Glance (pages 35–36) and serve as a quick, identifiable reference of the type of educational activity or event taking place. Scientific Sessions* 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track Hypertension Highlights 2011 Special Event Meet the Professor Sessions Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician Debates Poster Sessions Satellite Symposia Hypertension Resource Pavilion The ASH Twenth-Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting is organized around three (3) concurrent themes: • Pathobiology of Hypertension • Translational Issues in Hypertension • Therapy of Hypertension Sessions in each of the three (3) themes (or tracks) are labeled throughout the Program Book to be easily identifiable. Future Meeting Dates Saturday, May 19, 2012 to Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Hilton New York, New York, NY Wednesday, May 15, 2013 to Saturday, May 18, 2013 San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, CA Letter from the President and Program Committee Chair Dear Colleague, On behalf of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH), we are pleased to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition of ASH. The theme of this year’s Scientific Meeting is Adolescent Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: The Expanding Epidemic. The 2011 Annual Scientific meeting topics are organized around three (3) concurrent themes: George L. Bakris, MD, FASH — Pathobiology of Hypertension — Translational Issues in Hypertension — Therapy of Hypertension The Scientific Sessions feature several innovative components designed to enhance the translation of basic and applied research into effective hypertension prevention and treatment strategies. • Hypertension Highlights 2011 – Saturday, May 21, 2011 William B. White, MD, FASH Hypertension Highlights is a full-day program dedicated to educating clinicians and scientists about some of the most interesting, controversial and evolving topics in the field. It is an ideal update for Hypertension Specialists and those wishing to become specialists in the field. • Plenary Session I – Sunday, May 22, 2011 The Keynote speaker for the opening session will be F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Director of the New York Obesity Research Center, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York. Dr. Pi-Sunyer will speak on “Blood Pressure in Obesity.” Following Dr. Pi-Sunyer’s lecture will be Dr. Rae-Ellen Kavey presenting a lecture on “Cardiovascular Risk and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents,” Dr. Sadaf Farooqi, PhD, presenting a lecture on “Mechanisms from Studies of Human Obesity” and Dr. Joseph Flynn addressing the topic of “Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertension in Childhood.” • Plenary Session II – Monday, May 23, 2011 This session will include the Awards Session as well as state-of-theart topics. Dr. Oscar Carretero will present the Robert Tigerstedt Award Lecture on “Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro, an Endogenous Tetrapeptide: Role in Target Organ Damage in Hypertension, and Autoimmune Myocarditis.” Young Scholar Awards will be presented to Drs. Michael Ryan and Alessandro Cataliotti. Dr. Murray Epstein will receive the Marvin Moser Clinical Hypertension Award. 7 Letter continued Following the Awards Session, Dr. Abraham Aviv will present a lecture on the “Leukocyte Telomere Length Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease” and Dr. Joseph Hill will discuss “Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy.” • Young Investigator-in-Training Abstract Competition Saturday, May 21, 2011 Trainees submitting the highest ranking abstracts to the meeting will present their work orally in a special session and compete for cash prizes. This highlighted session is consistent with ASH’s goal to foster and facilitate the training of young and new investigators in hypertension. • Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician – Sunday, May 22, 2011 This program will address commonplace questions that face clinicians in day-to-day care of hypertension including peri-operative hypertension management, clinical partners in ambulatory care management of hypertension and the resistant hypertensive patient. • Debates – Saturday, May 21 – Sunday, May 22, 2011 This year there are five debates on controversial topics of relevance to Hypertension Specialists. • Joint Society Symposia Interactions with other societies, both national and international, focused on the topic of hypertension and cardiovascular and kidney disease risk as it relates to obesity will be covered. This year we have a record number of joint society sessions that include: AHA Council for High Blood Pressure Research (HBPR), the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY), the China Social Worker’s Association Vascular Protection Committee, the European Society of Hypertension (ESH), Hypertension Canada, the International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA), the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB), the Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH), the National Lipid Association/American Society for Preventive Cardiology (NLA/ASPC), the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). The Society will also sponsor a small number of industry-supported Satellite Symposia which will introduce novel approaches to antihypertensive therapy. The Pavilion will host many informative scientific, technical, periodical and book exhibits designed to support you in your mission of providing the latest in care for your hypertensive patients. We look forward to seeing you in New York. Sincerely, George L. Bakris, MD, FASH President, 2010 – 2012 William B. White, MD, FASH Chair, 2011 Scientific Program Committee 8 General Information This program book has been underwritten by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Education Program Objectives In keeping with the purpose of the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH), the Twenty-Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting is designed to encourage and promote the development, advancement, and exchange of fair and balanced and evidence-based information regarding the research, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases, with the goal of improved patient care and health. The sessions will: • Present and examine new findings on the physiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of hypertension and related conditions. • Review current state-of-the-art advances in managing particular groups of patients. • Evaluate specific treatment modalities and pharmacological agents. Target Audience Physicians, scientists, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses and other health care professionals with an interest in the mechanisms or management of hypertension and related diseases will benefit from attending Scientific Sessions, Satellite Symposia, Embedded Symposia, Meet the Professor Sessions, Case Discussions, Poster Sessions and the Scientific Exposition. Continuing Education Credit The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Conflict of Interest Disclosure The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. strives to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational programs. All faculty members participating in this program have been required to disclose any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the session in which they are participating. This includes relationships in place at the time of the meeting or in the twelve (12) months preceding the meeting, with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of the policy is to identify openly any conflict of interest so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentations with the full disclosure of the facts. All Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements are available to meeting attendees in the program book on pages 145–153 and at the ASH Information/Membership Booth located at the entrance of the Hypertension Resource Pavilion on the third Floor. 9 General Information continued Disclosures not available at the time the program book was printed are included as a separate listing in the registrant bags. Dagger (†) denotes that the abstract presenting author has related disclosure information. Please reference the full Disclosure Index at the ASH Information /Membership Booth, located at the entrance of the Hypertension Resource Pavilion on the third Floor and in the Author Index of The Journal of Clinical Hypertension 2011 Abstract Supplement. Hilton New York Floor Layout For detailed floor plans of Exhibition and Poster Areas, see pages 154 & 155. For detailed floor plans of Hilton New York, see pages 181 – 183. 10 General Information continued Meeting Venue/Headquarters Hotel Hilton NY 1335 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Phone: 1-212-586-7000 Fax: 1-212-315-1374 Meeting Registration Registration for the Meeting will be held on the Third Floor Promenade. Registration Desk Hours Groups Friday, May 20 4:00 PMto 6:00 PM Individuals Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 Monday, May 23 Tuesday, May 24 6:00 PMto 7:00 AMto 7:00 AMto 5:30 AMto 7:00 AMto 9:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 9:30 AM ASH Information/Membership Booth The ASH Information/Membership booth will be located at the entrance of the Hypertension Resource Pavilion on the Third Floor. Information/Membership Booth Hours Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 Monday, May 23 Tuesday, May 24 4:00 PMto 9:00 PM 8:30 AMto 5:00 PM 8:30 AMto 5:00 PM 8:30 AMto 5:00 PM 8:30 AMto 12:00 PM Program Information Hypertension Highlights 2011 Hypertension Highlights is a full-day program dedicated to educating clinicians and scientists about some of the most interesting, controversial and evolving topics in the field. It is an ideal update for Hypertension Specialists and those wishing to become specialists in the field. Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:30 AMto 3:00 PM ASH Plenary Sessions Plenary Sessions feature engaging lectures by keynote speakers. The topics are of broad general interest. Sunday, May 22, 2011 Monday, May 23, 2011 1:15 PMto 3:00 PM 1:30 PMto 4:00 PM 11 General Information continued ASH Scientific Sessions The Scientific Sessions will address basic and clinical science issues over a wide range of topics. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Sunday, May 22, 2011 Monday, May 23, 2011 Tuesday, May 24, 2011 4:30 PMto 6:00 PM 3:30 PMto 5:15 PM 8:00 AMto10:00 AM 10:30 AMto 12:00 PM 8:15 AMto 9:30 AM 10:00 AMto11:30 AM Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician The Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician program will address commonplace questions that face clinicians in day-to-day care of hypertension. Sunday, May 22, 2011 8:00 AMto 12:30 PM Joint Sessions Special Sessions jointly sponsored by Society-related organizations will enrich the knowledge base and foster new interactions between attendees. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Sunday, May 22, 2011 Monday, May 23, 2011 4:30 PMto 6:00 PM 9:00 AMto10:30 AM 3:30 PMto 5:15 PM 8:30 AMto10:00 AM 10:30 AMto 12:00 PM Meet the Professor Sessions Distinguished faculty will provide valuable instructions on (1) writing a grant; (2) developing an abstract and lecture and (3) understanding statistics in clinical research. Attendees will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Sunday, May 22, 2011 11:00 AMto 12:00 PM Clinical Debates Clinical Debates will provide for lively discussion on controversial topics. Sunday, May 22, 2011 Monday, May 23, 2011 11:00 AMto 12:00 PM 11:45 AMto 12:15 PM 4:30 PMto 5:00 PM Abstract Presentations Authors will showcase their research in oral or poster format. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Sunday, May 22, 2011 Monday, May 23, 2011 6:00 PMto 7:00 PM 5:30 PMto 6:30 PM 4:30 PMto 5:30 PM 12 General Information continued Satellite Symposia The latest information regarding new concepts, treatments, devices and techniques will be addressed in Satellite Symposia supported by educational grants. Monday, May 23, 2011 6:00 AMto 7:30 AM ASH Hypertension Resource Pavilion - Technical Exhibits Technical Exhibits will be located in the Hypertension Resource Pavilion at the Hilton NY. ASH will host a welcome reception, lunches, and high teas in the exhibit hall. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Opening Reception 4:30 PMto 7:30 PM 6:00 PMto 7:30 PM Sunday, May 22, 2011 High Tea 10:00 AMto 1:00 PM and 3:30 PMto 6:30 PM 5:30 PMto 6:30 PM Monday, May 23, 2011 High Tea 10:00 AMto 1:30 PM and 4:00 PMto 5:30 PM 4:30 PMto 5:30 PM Innovations Theater – Rhinelander Gallery Saturday, May 21, 2011 6:30 PMto 7:30 PM Sunday, May 22, 2011 12:00 PMto 1:00 PM 5:30 PMto 6:30 PM 2011 ASH Hypertension Community Outreach ASH is proud to present its 4th Annual Hypertension Community Outreach Initiative in conjunction with the Twenty-Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting & Exposition. In 2008, ASH began the Hypertension Community Outreach Initiative in New Orleans with great success. We continued the Outreach Initiative in San Francisco in 2009 and in New York once again, in 2010. In 2011, the Outreach Initiative will provide hypertension screening and education targeting local New York underinsured and uninsured population segments. ASH will educate the residents of the New York City, Long Island and New Jersey about hypertension and provide them with products and tools to take home. Visit the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Booth #1600 in the Pavilion, learn more about the Outreach program and check your blood pressure. Multimedia CD-ROM of Scientific Meeting Audio recordings on CD-ROM including select speaker presentations in PDF format of the Scientific Sessions and Satellite Symposium will be for sale through AVMG in the Second Flood Promenade. You may also download the individual sessions in MP3 format to your computer post-conference. Visit our e-commerce store at www.ash-us.org. 13 General Information continued ASH Policy Regarding Videotaping, Photography and Audio Taping No individual is permitted to film, videotape, photograph and/or audiotape meeting symposia, scientific sessions, posters or exhibits without prior written approval from the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. ASH Information/Membership Booth The On-Site ASH Information/Membership Booth will be located at the entrance of the Hypertension Resource Pavilion on the Third Floor. ASH Staff Members Executive Office Torry Mark Sansone, Executive Director Mary Trifault, Executive Associate Scientific Meetings & Professional Affairs Melissa Levine, Associate Executive Director Ashley Buron, Program Coordinator Meeting and Exhibit Services, Hypertension Community Outreach Services Gilda C. Caputo Hansen, Director Education Services Kathleen Sheridan, Director of Education Nicole Rabin, Associate Manager, Continuing Education (CE) Services Olivia Carr, Program Manager, Educational Services Membership & Marketing Services Angel Loayza, Manager Barbara E. Escobar, Associate Manager Financial Services Kevin Lee, Manager Kereyne A. Bishop, Associate Accounting Manager Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH) Ashley Buron, Managing Editor 14 ASH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION announces its ASH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION announces its [New Logo] [New Logo] Inaugural ASH Foundation Inaugural ASH Foundation 5K & 10K Run/Walk 5K & 10K Run/Walk Monday, May 23 , 2011 rd NYC Central Park 7:00 AM rd Monday, May 23 , 2011 NYC Central Park 7:00 AM Registration: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Booth # 1200 Hypertension Resource Pavilion Running Shirt, Water bottle, and Course Maps Registration: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. will be provided upon registration. Booth # 1200 Hypertension Resource Please consider supporting the Foundation with a registration donation. Pavilion Running Shirt, Water bottle, and Course Maps will be provided upon registration. Please consider supporting the Foundation with a registration donation. The Foundation thanks Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. for their generous supporting donation. 2011 ASH Corporate Members Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Forest Laboratories, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Pfizer Inc Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. 16 ASH Sponsors The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. wishes to acknowledge the following Corporate Sponsors for their generous support of the ASH Twenty-Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting. 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting Sponsors Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation SERVIER Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. 2011 Hypertension Community Outreach The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. wishes to acknowledge and thank our Community Partners for their generous support of this program. American Kidney Fund Association of Black Cardiologists, Spirit of the Heart AVMG, Inc. Boomer Esiason Foundation Forest Pharmacueticals, Inc. Foundation of National Lipid Association Hilton NY HoMedics, Inc. Institute for Health Equity at Nassau University Medical Center Metropolitan Exposition, Inc. MR CHAMMPS at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Omron Healthcare, Inc. PepsiCo, Inc. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 17 ASH Leadership 2010-2011 Board of Directors Officers President: George L. Bakris, MD, FASH President-Elect: William B. White, MD, FASH Vice President: Sandra J. Taler, MD, FASH Secretary: John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, FASH Treasurer: Franz H. Messerli, MD, FASH Immediate Past President: Henry R. Black, MD, FASH Directors-At-Large Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FASH Alan H. Gradman, MD, FASH Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FASH Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, FASH Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD, FASH Mattew R. Weir, MD, FASH Ex Officio Non-Voting Members Thomas D. Giles, MD, FASH, Chair, ASH Specialists Program Inc. Michael A. Weber, MD, FASH, Editor-In-Chief, The Journal of Clinical Hypertension (JCH) Myron H. Weinberger, MD, Editor-In-Chief, Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH) Torry Mark Sansone, Executive Director 18 2011 Scientific Program Committee George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, President William B. White, MD, FASH, Chair Pathobiology of Hypertension David G. Harrison, MD, Co-Chair Nancy J. Brown, MD Michael W. Brands, PhD Joey P. Granger, PhD Allyn L. Mark, MD Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD, MPH J. Howard Pratt, MD Translational Issues in Hypertension Brent M. Egan, MD, FASH, Co-Chair Donald L. Batisky, MD John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, FASH Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, FASH Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, FASH Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FASH Joel Handler, MD Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN Therapy of Hypertension Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, FASH, Co-Chair Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH* Michael J. Bloch, MD, FASH* Lynne T. Braun, PhD, CNP Barry L. Carter, PharmD Joseph A. Diamond, MD, FASH F. Wilford Germino, MD, FASH* David S. Kountz, MD Louis Kuritzky, MD* Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, FASH* Aldo J. Peixoto, MD, FASH C. Venkata S. Ram, MD, FASH Scott D. Solomon, MD *Indicates Primary Care 19 Special Lecture Monday, May 23, 2011, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor Robert Tigerstedt Award Lecture Oscar A. Carretero, MD, FASH Oscar A. Carretero, MD was born in Mendoza, Argentina and received his degree from the School of Medicine at the University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. Dr. Carretero has contributed greatly to our understanding of the role of vasoactive hormones in the regulation of blood pressure and renal function, as well as the pathogenesis of hypertension and target organ damage (TOD). His research has resulted in over 360 publications. His fundamental contributions began with his initial hypothesis in 1972 that renal kinins may be involved in the regulation of sodium and water excretion, acting as natriuretic and diuretic hormones. His work has contributed uniquely to the understanding of the role of the renal kallikrein-kinin system, ranging from the development of methods to measure the components of the system and its localization to demonstrating that the renal kallikrein-kinin system is natriuretic and diuretic not only in high mineralocorticoid situations but also in the basal state. This work culminated with the demonstration that animals lacking the main kinin receptor (B2) develop hypertension when they are fed a high sodium diet. As a pioneer in the field of kinin research, where his contributions have been fundamental, numerous, and of high quality, we now understand that kinins act as paracrine hormones, regulating organ blood flow and renal function, and also participate on the chronic cardiovascular protective effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin resector blockers. He and his colleagues demonstrated that kallikrein in the kidney is produced mainly in the connecting tubule (CNT) and in collaboration with Luciano Barajas they demonstrated that the CNT returns to the glomerulus and makes contact with the afferent arteriole. Recently he demonstrated that there is a crosstalk between the CNT and the afferent arteriole, showing that when sodium is increased in the perfusate of the CNT, the afferent arteriole dilates. They call this cross talk between the CNT and the afferent arteriole connecting tubuloglomerular feedback. This seminal contribution explains why during a sodium load, renal blood flow increases. Recently he has made another seminal contribution by demonstrating that the endogenous tetrapeptide N-Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro (Ac-SDKP); that is destroyed mainly by ACE; has anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects, and also contributes to the cardiovascular and renal protective effect of ACE inhibitors. Furthermore, he discovered that the enzyme prolyl oligopeptidase is involved in the release of Ac-SDKP from the protein thymosin β-4. He has shown that inhibition of this enzyme promotes vascular and renal fibrosis. He and his group have demonstrated that this peptide inhibits fibrosis by a) decreasing inflammation, b) fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis, c) TGF expression and d) its TGF signaling (Smad phosphorylation). continued… 20 Special Lecture continued In addition, Dr. Carretero has trained numerous investigators in the field of hypertension. Among his distinguished and well-known students are Alberto Nasjletti, Professor of Pharmacology at the Medical College of New York; A Guillermo Scicli, Professor of Medicine Henry Ford Health Sciences, Wayne State University; and Sadayoshi Ito, Chairman and Professor of Medicine, Tohoku University; Luis Juncos, Division Director, Nephrology, University of Mississippi. These are among many who have become important investigators in the field of cardiovascular or renal physiology and medicine. Dr. Carretero is an active invited international lecturer, and has received many awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the InterAmerican Society of Hypertension and the Novartis award from the Council of High Blood Pressure Research, American Heart Association. He also received a Dr. Honoris Causa from University of Cordoba and a Professor Honoris Causa from the University of Mendoza. He has been Chairman, Council for High Blood Pressure Research of the AHA, and President of the Inter-American Society of Hypertension. He also serves in various NIH study sections and committees and serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. 21 Young Scholar Award* Monday, May 23, 2011, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor Alessandro Cataliotti, MD, PhD Alessandro Cataliotti, MD, PhD, is an associate consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Rochester. He holds the academic rank of associate professor of medicine. Dr. Cataliotti obtained his medical degree with the highest score cum laude from the University of Catania, Italy where he also pursued residency and fellowship in internal medicine, as well as a PhD program in cardiovascular science. Dr. Cataliotti began a research fellowship at Mayo Clinic under the supervision of Dr. Burnett in 1998. Throughout his research career, Dr. Cataliotti has been the recipient of numerous awards, including competitive travel awards from the American Society of Hypertension in 2000 and 2003; Heart Failure Society of America in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003; European Society of Hypertension in 2001; and International Society of Hypertension in 2002; and many more in the following years. Of note, Dr. Cataliotti received a two-year grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1999 in support for his research here at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Cataliotti was also a recipient of a Beginning Grant in Aid from the American Heart Association in 2003-2004. From 2005 to 2009, he was awarded a Ministry of Education, University and Research of Italy (MIUR), Rientro dei Cervelli Project. Underscoring Dr. Cataliotti’s outstanding research achievements and again recognition by his scientific peers was the awarding of one of twelve 2006 Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Grants. He has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and currently is the principal investigator of two RO1s. Dr. Cataliotti’s research has focused on humoral integration of the heart and kidney in heart failure and hypertension with a special emphasis upon the natriuretic peptide system. He has published over 70 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Circulation, Lancet, Proceedings of The National Academy of Science, American Journal of Physiology, Kidney International, Journal of American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Disease, Peptide, Journal of Hypertension, Regulatory Peptides, European Journal of Heart Failure, Hypertension, Circulation Research, American Journal of Hypertension and the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Dr. Cataliotti has been active in the discovery of novel drug delivery strategies for cardiac peptides in cardiovascular disease and in hypertension. He was the first to report feasibility of oral delivery of human B-type natriuretic peptide in experimental hypertension, and has pioneered the cardiac gene delivery strategy for natriuretic peptides in hypertensive heart disease. *Supported by an educational grant from SERVIER. 22 Young Scholar Award* Monday, May 23, 2011, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor Michael J. Ryan, PhD Dr. Ryan is an Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. He earned his doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1999 and received his post-doctoral training at the University of Iowa from 1999-2004. In 2004, he was recruited as an Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where he rose to his current rank of Associate Professor in 2009. Dr. Ryan’s research focuses on the mechanistic role that chronic inflammation has in the development of hypertension. In order to examine this link, he studies an animal model that develops the chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Hypertension is prevalent and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in individuals with SLE. Dr. Ryan is specifically interested in the effect of immune and inflammatory mediators on renal function, renal injury and vascular physiology as it pertains to the development of hypertension. His work has been continuously funded by the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health. Dr. Ryan currently sits on the editorial board of Hypertension, the American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, the Journal of Hypertension and Frontiers in Vascular Physiology. He is an active member of the American Heart Association peer review system serving as a co-chair of the Vascular Biology & Blood Pressure II peer review committee. Dr. Ryan is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and serves on the Leadership Committee of the Council for High Blood Pressure as well as on the Greater Southeast Affiliate Research Committee. Ryan is also an active member of the American Physiological Society. He has served on the Porter Physiology Development Committee and currently serves on the Education Committee of the American Physiological Society where he actively contributes to the educational missions of the society. *Supported by an educational grant from SERVIER. 23 Special Lecture Monday, May 23, 2011, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor Marvin Moser Clinical Hypertension Award Lecture Murray Epstein, MD Dr. Murray Epstein is Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami, School of Medicine. He was a recipient of the 1990 Distinguished Scientist Award of the National Kidney Foundation. He served as a member of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee and is a contributor to the 6th Report of the Joint National Committee. Dr. Epstein is listed in Who’s Who in America (59th, 60th and 61st edition) and Who’s Who in Medicine. Dr. Epstein has authored over 400 journal articles and book chapters. Many of these have related to 1) the pathogenesis and management of hypertension, 2) renal function in diseases characterized by abnormal volume regulation, and 3) the role of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system. He has also written extensively on head out water immersion, a unique clinical investigational model that he has defined and applied to the study of a wide range of disease states. The unique attributes of this clinical investigative model include a prompt redistribution of circulating blood volume with a consequent relative central hypervolemia, in the absence of concomitant changes in plasma composition. Dr. Epstein has successfully applied the immersion model as a clinical investigative tool to characterize the determinants of deranged volume homeostasis and renin-aldosterone, eicosanoid, kallikrein, vasopressin and ANF responsiveness in diverse edematous disorders including advanced liver diseases, chronic renal failure and hypertension. He has also utilized the immersion model to define the relative roles of volume and the renin-angiotensin axis as determinants of aldosterone responsiveness in anephric humans. Dr. Epstein has also defined the effects of calcium antagonists on renal hemodynamics and renal function At the preclinical level Dr. Epstein, in collaboration with his co-investigator Dr. Rodger Loutzenhiser, developed and used the isolated perfused hydronephrotic kidney model to visualize the renal microvasculature and define the effect of interventions with calcium antagonists and a wide array of vasoconstrictors including angiotensin II and endothelin on the afferent and efferent arterioles. He extended these studies to the clinical arena in order to define the effect of calcium antagonists on renal hemodynamics and as prophylactic agents to obviate acute renal failure in diverse clinical settings. Most recently Dr. Epstein has focused his clinical and investigative attention on the role of aldosterone as a pivotal determinant of cardiovascular and renal injury, and the use of aldosterone blockade to reverse these adverse effects. Currently his major investigative focus is on mineralocorticoid receptor blockade as an intervention to abrogate progressive kidney disease, and as an intervention to confer cardiovascular and renal benefits in patients with chronic kidney disease, and in ESRD patients who are being treated by hemodialysis. continued… 24 Special Lecture continued A member of several editorial boards, Dr. Epstein also serves as a reviewer for numerous prominent journals and for study sections for granting agencies. Dr. Epstein has served as the editor of 4 editions of THE KIDNEY IN LIVER DISEASE (Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia, 1996), the premier book in the field, which surveys the wide spectrum of renal functional abnormalities in liver disease. Dr. Epstein has also co authored HYPERTENSION: PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT (1988), which has subsequently been published in Spanish and Portuguese editions. He has also edited CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS AND THE KIDNEY (Hanley & Belfus, 1990), the first comprehensive book to survey the diverse effects of calcium antagonists on renal function, and the clinical applicability of these findings, including renal protection. Most recently, Dr. Epstein has edited 3 editions of CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE (Hanley and Belfus, 1992, 1997, and 2002), the first comprehensive book to survey the effects of calcium antagonists on both cardiovascular and renal function. In addition, this book considers the effects of calcium antagonists on other organ systems including the management of gastrointestinal disorders, and disorders of the cerebral circulation. Dr. Epstein has also co-edited ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (Hanley & Belfus 2001), the first comprehensive book to survey the effects of AT1 receptor antagonists on both cardiovascular and renal function. In addition, this book considers the effects of these novel agents in elucidating the profound physiological effects of angiotensin II. Dr. Epstein, who is a 1963 graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, did his postgraduate medical training at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin and at the Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center of Western Reserve University from 1966 to 1968, he was a Research Fellow in Nephrology in the Kidney Laboratory of Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, under Professor John P. Merrill. Dr. Epstein was also an Established Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is ABIM-certified in internal medicine and nephrology, and is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology. Dr Epstein has also been designated a Hypertension Specialist by the American Society of Hypertension. 25 2011 Abstract Reviewers Gilbert M. Eisner, MD, FASH Washington, DC William J. Elliott, MD, PhD, FASH Yakima, WA Michael Ernst, PharmD Iowa City, IA Bonita Falkner, MD, FASH Philadelphia, PA Pamela J. Fall, MD, FASH Augusta, GA Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD Houston, TX John M. Flack, MD, MPH Detroit, MI Joseph T. Flynn, MD, FASH Seattle, WA Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH Lincoln, IL Alan H. Gradman, MD, FASH Pittsburgh, PA Joey P. Granger, PhD Jackson, MS Richard H. Grimm, Jr., MD, PhD Minneapolis, MN John E. Hall, PhD Jackson, MS Joel Handler, MD Anaheim, CA Willa A. Hsueh, MD Houston, TX David J. Hyman, MD, MPH Houston, TX Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD, FASH Ann Arbor, MI Richard J. Johnson, MD Denver, CO John B. Kostis, MD, FASH New Brunswick, NJ David S. Kountz, MD Neptune, NJ Louis Kuritzky, MD Gainesville, FL Theodore W. Kurtz, MD San Francisco, CA Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FASH Charleston, SC Lewis Landsberg, MD Chicago, IL Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH, FASH Baltimore, MD Steven A. Atlas, MD, FASH Bronx, NY George L. Bakris, MD, FASH Chicago, IL Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH Charleston, SC Donald L. Batisky, MD Atlanta, GA Dan R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH Bedford, MA John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, FASH Rochester, NY Henry R. Black, MD, FASH New York, NY Michael J. Bloch, MD, FASH Reno, NV Michael W. Brands, PhD Augusta, GA Lynne T. Braun, PhD, CNP Chicago, IL Robert D. Brook, MD, FASH Ann Arbor, MI Angela L. Brown, MD St. Louis, MO David A. Calhoun, MD Birmingham, AL Oscar A. Carretero, MD, FASH Detroit, MI Barry L. Carter, PharmD Iowa City, IA John R. Cockcroft, MD Cardiff, United Kingdom Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, FASH Aurora, CO Prakash C. Deedwania, MD, FASH Fresno, CA Joseph A. Diamond, MD, FASH New Hyde Park, NY Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, FASH Minneapolis, MN Brent M. Egan, MD, FASH Charleston, SC 26 2011 Abstract Reviewers continued Friedrich C. Luft, MD Berlin, Germany Giuseppe Mancia, MD Milan, Italy Samuel J. Mann, MD New York, NY Allyn L. Mark, MD Iowa City, IA Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN Palo Alto, CA Gary Mitchell, MD Norwood, MA Michael A. Moore, MD, FASH Winston Salem, NC L. Gabriel Navar, PhD New Orleans, LA Shawna D. Nesbitt, MD, MS, FASH Dallas, TX Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD, MPH Los Angeles, CA Daniel T. O’Connor, MD San Diego, CA Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, FASH New York, NY Suzanne Oparil, MD, FASH Birmingham, AL Vasilios Papademetriou, MD, FASH Washington, DC Aldo J. Peixoto, MD, FASH West Haven, CT Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, FASH Worcester, MA Bertram Pitt, MD Ann Arbor, MI J. Howard Pratt, MD Indianapolis, IN L. Michael Prisant, MD, FASH Augusta, GA Clive Rosendorff, MD, PhD, FASH Bronx, NY Gary E. Sander, MD, PhD, FASH Metairie, LA Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, PhD Montreal, Canada Alan B. Schwartz, MD, FASH Philadelphia, PA Scott D. Solomon, MD Boston, MA James R. Sowers, MD, FASH Columbia, MO Jan A. Staessen, MD, PhD Leuven, Belgium Sandra J. Taler, MD, FASH Rochester, MN Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD, FASH Houston, TX Sheldon W. Tobe, MD, FASH Toronto, Canada Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD Sterling, IL Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD Ottawa, Canada Raymond R. Townsend, MD Philadelphia, PA Jason G. Umans, MD, PhD Bethesda, MD Alan B. Weder, MD Ann Arbor, MI Myron H. Weinberger, MD Indianapolis, IN Howard Weintraub, MD New York, NY Matthew R. Weir, MD, FASH Baltimore, MD William B. White, MD, FASH Farmington, CT Peter W. F. Wilson, MD Atlanta, GA Nathan D. Wong, PhD, MPH Irvine, CA Jackson T. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD, FASH Cleveland, OH Steven A. Yarows, MD, FASH Chelsea, MI 27 3 More than half of hypertensive patients need 3 or more agents to help them get to BP GOAL1-4 References: 1. Pepine CJ, Handberg EM, Cooper-DeHoff RM, et al; INVEST Investigators. A calcium antagonist vs a non-calcium antagonist hypertension treatment strategy for patients with coronary artery disease. The International Verapamil-Trandolapril Study (INVEST): a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2003;290(21):2805-2816. 2. Wright JT Jr, Bakris G, Greene T, et al; African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension Study Group. Effect of blood pressure lowering and antihypertensive drug class on progression of hypertensive kidney disease: results from the AASK trial. JAMA. 2002;288(19):2421-2431. 3. Cushman WC, Ford CE, Cutler JA, et al; ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. Success and predictors of blood pressure control in diverse North American settings: the Antihypertensive and Lipid-lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack trial (ALLHAT). J Clin Hypertens. 2002;4(6):393404. 4. Jamerson K, Weber MA, Bakris GL, et al; ACCOMPLISH Trial Investigators. Benazepril plus amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension in high-risk patients. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(23):2417-2428. 5. Flack JM, Calhoun DA, Satlin L, Barbier M, Hilkat R, Brunel P. Efficacy and safety of initial combination therapy with amlodipine/ valsartan compared with amlodipine monotherapy in black patients with stage 2 hypertension: the EX-STAND study. J Hum Hypertens. 2009;23(7):479-489. 6. Flack JM, Sica DA, Bakris G, et al. Management of high blood pressure in blacks: an update of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks consensus statement. Hypertension. 2010;56(5):780-800. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover, New Jersey 07936 ©2011 Novartis ? Looking for antihypertensive EFFICACY in African American patients?5,6,* Visit booth #1100 to find out more *Patients with stage 2/severe hypertension, including African American patients with moderate-to-severe hypertension. Stage 2 hypertension is defined as ≥160/100 mm Hg. Printed in USA 4/11 EXR-1052006 Poster Category Presentation Posters will be displayed in the Second Floor Promenade. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Posters on Display: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adolescent Hypertension and Obesity.............................. (PO-1 – PO-5) Antiatherosclerotic Drugs................................................... (PO-6 – PO-7) Cardiac Structure and Function/Imaging....................... (PO-8 – PO-10) Comprehensive Multi-Level Interventions for Hypertension Management in High-Risk Groups....... (PO-11 – PO-30) Endothelial Function....................................................... (PO-31 – PO-45) Epidemiology/Special Populations................................ (PO-46 – PO-78) Immune Mechanisms in Hypertension......................... (PO-79 – PO-82) Metabolic Syndrome (Diabetes/Glycemic Control; Dysglycemic Drugs; Insulin Resistance).....................(PO-83 – PO-102) New Insights into the Role of Uric Acid in Hypertension............................................................(PO-103 – PO-104) Pediatric Hypertension................................................(PO-105 – PO-111) Risk Factors (Lipids)....................................................(PO-112 – PO-115) Stroke.............................................................................(PO-117 – PO-119) Vascular Injury/Inflammation and Remodeling......(PO-120 – PO-123) Sunday, May 22, 2011 Posters on Display: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Featured Posters Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring......................(FP-1 – FP-4) Adolescent Hypertension...................................................(FP-5 – FP-8) Aldosterone and Anti-Aldosterone Agents..............(PO-124 – PO-130) Antihypertensive Drugs and Pharmacology............(PO-131 – PO-157) Clinical Trials................................................................(PO-158 – PO-184) Coronary Artery Disease.............................................(PO-185 – PO-191) Genetics/Gene Therapy/Proteomics..........................(PO-192 – PO-198) Heart Failure/Hypertrophy (Diastolic Dysfunction)...............................................(PO-199 – PO-216) Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.............................................................(PO-217 – PO-226) Kidney and Hypertension...........................................(PO-227 – PO-242) Off-Target Cardiovascular Effects of Non-Cardiovascular Drugs.........................................(PO-243 – PO-244) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 30 Poster Category Presentation Monday, May 23, 2011 Posters on Display: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Featured Posters Cardiac Structure and Function..................................... (FP-9 – FP-13) Arterial Structure and Compliance............................(PO-245 – PO-259) Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring............(PO-260 – PO-305A) Cellular Mechanisms (Cell Biology; Cell Membrane Transport/Ion Channels; Coagulation/Thrombosis; Growth Factors)..............(PO-306 – PO-308) Lipid Metabolism...........................................................................(PO-309) Neural Hormonal Mechanisms (Renin; Neural Control; Vasoactive Autacoids).....................................................................(PO-310 – PO-312) Non – Pharmacological Therapy (Alternative Medicine; Diet; Physical Activity)..............................(PO-313 – PO-322) Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention.................(PO-323 – PO-330) Obesity...........................................................................(PO-331 – PO-339) Patient – Provider-Healthcare System Issues............(PO-340 – PO-355) Preclinical Models/Experimental Hypertension......(PO-357 – PO-358) Pregnancy......................................................................(PO-359 – PO-361) Salt-Sensitive Mechanisms of Hypertension.............(PO-362 – PO-364) Secondary Hypertension.............................................(PO-365 – PO-367) Late-Breaking Posters......................................... (LB-PO-01 – LB-PO-03) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 31 2011 ASH Faculty Rajiv Agarwal, MD Indianapolis, IN Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH, FASH Baltimore, MD Nancy Artinian, PhD, RN Detroit, MI Phyllis August, MD, MPH New York, NY Abraham Aviv, MD Newark, NJ George L. Bakris, MD, FASH Chicago, IL Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH Charleston, SC Donald L. Batisky, MD Atlanta, GA John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, FASH Rochester, NY Henry R. Black, MD, FASH New York, NY Michael J. Bloch, MD, FASH Reno, NV William E. Boden, MD Buffalo, NY Michael W. Brands, PhD Augusta, GA Lynne T. Braun, PhD, CNP Chicago, IL Emmanuel Bravo, MD Cleveland, OH Angela L. Brown, MD St. Louis, MO Nancy J. Brown, MD Nashville, TN David A. Bushinsky, MD Rochester, NY Norman R. C. Campbell, MD Calgary, Canada Oscar A. Carretero, MD Detroit, MI Barry L. Carter, PharmD Iowa City, IA Alessandro Cataliotti, MD, PhD Rochester, MN John R. Cockcroft, MD Cardiff, United Kingdom Jay N. Cohn, MD Minneapolis, MN Steven D. Crowley, PhD Durham, NC William C. Cushman, MD, FASH Memphis, TN Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, FASH Aurora, CO Michael H. Davidson, MD Chicago, IL Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, FASH Minneapolis, MN Lance D. Dworkin, MD Providence, RI Brent M. Egan, MD, FASH Charleston, SC Paula T. Einhorn, MD, MS Bethesda, MD William J. Elliott, MD, PhD, FASH Yakima, WA Murray Epstein, MD Miami, FL Murray D. Esler, MBBS, PhD Melbourne, Australia Bonita Falkner, MD, FASH Philadelphia, PA Sadaf Farooqi, PhD Cambridge, United Kingdom Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD Houston, TX Ross Feldman, MD London, Canada Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FASH Atlanta, GA John M. Flack, MD, MPH Detroit, MI Joseph T. Flynn, MD, FASH Seattle, WA Stanley S. Franklin, MD, FASH Los Angeles, CA William H. Frishman, MD Valhalla, NY James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH Ann Arbor, MI Leonard M. Fromer, MD Los Angeles, CA Jeffrey L. Garvin, PhD Detroit, MI 32 2011 ASH Faculty continued Rae-Ellen W. Kavey, MD, MPH Rochester, NY Donald E. Kohan, MD, PhD Salt Lake City, UT David S. Kountz, MD Neptune, NJ Lawrence R. Krakoff, MD New York, NY Henry Krum, MBBS, PhD Melbourne, Australia Louis Kuritzky, MD Gainesville, FL Theodore W. Kurtz, MD San Francisco, CA Robert F. Kushner, MD Chicago, IL Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FASH Charleston, SC Edward G. Lakatta, MD Baltimore, MD Babbette LaMarca, PhD Jackson, MS Marc B. Lande, MD, MPH Rochester, NY Daniel Levy, MD Framingham, MA Nita A. Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH Birmingham, AL Tianhu Liu, MD Chengdu, China Charles J. Lowenstein, MD Rochester, NY Jianfang Luo, MD Guangzhou, China James M. Luther, MD Nashville, TN Guiseppe Mancia, MD Milan, Italy Samuel J. Mann, MD New York, NY Athanasios J. Manolis, MD, PhD Athens, Greece Allyn L. Mark, MD Iowa City, IA Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA, FASH Miami, FL Haralambos Gavras, MD Boston, MA F. Wilford Germino, MD, FASH Orland Park, IL Ali G. Gharavi, MD New York, NY Thomas D. Giles, MD, FASH New Orleans, LA Alan S. Go, MD Oakland, CA Alan H. Gradman, MD, FASH Pittsburgh, PA Joey P. Granger, PhD Jackson, MS Richard H. Grimm, Jr., MD, PhD Minneapolis, MN Yuan Guo, MD, MS Beijing, China John E. Hall, PhD Jackson, MS Joel Handler, MD Anaheim, CA David Harder, MD, PhD Milwaukee, WI Raymond C. Harris, MD Nashville, TN David G. Harrison, MD Atlanta, GA Joseph A. Hill, MD, PhD Dallas, TX Norman K. Hollenberg, MD, PhD Boston, MA Suzanne Hughes, RN, MSN Akron, OH Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD, FASH Buffalo, NY Edgar A. Jaimes, MD Birmingham, AL Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD, FASH Ann Arbor, MI Julie A. Johnson, PharmD Gainesville, FL Richard J. Johnson, MD Denver, CO Pedro A. Jose, MD Washington, DC Luis Juncos, MD Córdoba, Argentina 33 2011 ASH Faculty continued David L. Mattson, PhD Milwaukee, WI Richard J. McManus, MD Birmingham, United Kingdom John Merenich, MD Denver, CO Franz H. Messerli, MD, FASH New York, NY Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN Palo Alto, CA Mark E. Molitch, MD Chicago, IL Krzysztof Narkiewicz, MD, PhD Gdánsk, Poland L. Gabriel Navar, PhD New Orleans, LA Shawna D. Nesbitt, MD, MS, FASH Dallas, TX Joel M. Neutel, MD, FASH Tustin, CA Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD, MPH Los Angeles, CA Eoin O’Brien, MD Dublin, Ireland Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, FASH New York, NY Suzanne Oparil, MD, FASH Birmingham, AL Julio A. Panza, MD Washington, DC Vasilios Papademetriou, MD, FASH Washington, DC Gianfranco Parati, MD Milan, Italy Aldo J. Peixoto, MD, FASH West Haven, CT Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, FASH Worcester, MA Thomas A. Pearson, MD, PhD, MPH Rochester, NY F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH New York, NY Bertram Pitt, MD Ann Arbor, MI Velvie A. Pogue, MD New York, NY David M. Pollock, PhD Augusta, GA J. Howard Pratt, MD Indianapolis, IN Henry A. Punzi, MD Carrollton, TX Leopoldo Raij, MD, FASH Miami, FL C. Venkata S. Ram, MD, FASH Dallas, TX James Rippe, MD Shrewsbury, MA Talma Rosenthal, MD Tel Aviv, Israel Peter M. Rothwell, MD Oxford, United Kingdom Luis M. Ruilope, MD Madrid, Spain Michael J. Ryan, PhD Jackson, MS Elijah Saunders, MD, FASH Baltimore, MD Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, PhD Montreal, Canada Roland E. Schmieder, MD Erlangen, Germany Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD New York, NY Domenic A. Sica, MD Richmond, VA Sidney Smith, Jr., MD Chapel Hill, NC Matthew Sorrentino, MD Chicago, IL Thomas A. Sos, MD New York, NY James R. Sowers, MD, FASH Columbia, MO Lesley A. Stevens, MD, MS Boston, MA Allan D. Struthers, MD Dundee, United Kingdom Laura P. Svetkey, MD Durham, NC Sandra J. Taler, MD, FASH Rochester, MN Ting Tao, MD Shanghai, China 34 2011 American Society of Hypertension Annual Meeting & Expostion – Program at a Glance Day – Date – Time Pathobiology Translational Therapy Special Sessions Joint Sessions Debates/Meet the Professor Innovations Theater Satellite Symposia Saturday, May 21, 2011 Pavilion Hours – Open 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM Posters on Display – 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM; Poster Viewing – 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Americas Hall, 3rd Floor Hypertension Highlights 2011 Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM East Ballroom, 3rd Floor Membership Meeting ASH Members Only Saturday, May 21, 2011 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM Trianon Rendezvous, 3rd Floor Saturday, May 21, 2011 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Young Investigator Competition Award Joint Session – American Heart Association’s Council for High Blood Pressure Research Trianon Rendezvous, 3rd Floor Sutton North, 2nd Floor Genomics and Hypertension Joint Session – Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Beekman Parlor, 2nd Floor Sutton South, 2nd Floor Joint Session – Association for Research into Atterial Structure and Physiology and North American Artery Regent Parlor, 2nd Floor Joint Session – National Lipid Association/American Society of Preventive Cardiology Sutton Center, 2nd Floor Innovations Theater Saturday, May 21, 2011 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor Saturday, May 21, 2011 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Opening Reception – Hypertension Resource Pavilion Americas Hall, 3rd Floor Sunday, May 22, 2011 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Hypertension Resource Pavilion Opens – 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Brunch Americas Hall, 3rd Floor Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician 2011 Sunday, May 22, 2011 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM Joint Session – International Pediatric Hypertension Association Sunday, May 22, 2011 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Sutton North, 2nd Floor Joint Session – China Social Worker’s Association Vascular Protection Committee Sutton Center, 2nd Floor Joint Session – Hypertension Canada Sutton South, 2nd Floor Joint Session – Inter-American Society of Hypertension Regent Parlor, 2nd Floor Meet the Professor – How to Write a 12 Page Grant Sunday, May 22, 2011 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Beekman Parlor, 2nd Floor Meet the Professor – Understanding Statistics in Clinical Research Sutton North, 2nd Floor Meet the Professor – How to Develop an Abstract/ Lecture Sutton Center, 2nd Floor Debate – Is it Blood Pressure Variablility or Average Daily Blood Pressure that Best Predicts Stroke? Sutton South, 2nd Floor Debate – Surgical Intervention for Renal Artery Stenosis is Indicated Regent Parlor, 2nd Floor Sunday, May 22, 2011 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM West Ballroom, 3rd Floor Sunday, May 22, 2011 1:15 PM to 3:00 PM Plenary Session I Innovations Theater Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor East Ballroom, 3rd Floor Sunday, May 22, 2011 3:30 PM to 5:15 PM Aldosterone Hypertension in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Comprehensive MultiLevel Interventions for Hypertension Management in High-Risk Groups Mercury Ballroom, 3rd Floor East Ballroom, 3rd Floor West Ballroom, 3rd Floor Control of Hypertension is Leaving the Office: The Role of Home Blood Pressure and Telemedicine Joint Session – International Society of Hypertension in Blacks Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor Trianon Rendezvous, 3rd Floor Sunday, May 22, 2011 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM High Tea and Poster Viewing Americas Hall, 3rd Floor Innovations Theater Sunday, May 22, 2011 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor Monday, May 23, 2011 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM Hypertension Resource Pavilion Opens – Lunch in Pavilion 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM Americas Hall, 3rd Floor Symposia Monday, May 23, 2011 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor Monday, May 23, 2011 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Monday, May 23, 2011 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Off-Target Cardiovascular Effects of NonCardiovascular Drugs New Insights into the Role of Uric Acid in Hypertension Devices and Surgical Ablation for Refractory Hypertension Mercury Ballroom, 3rd Floor East Ballroom, 3rd Floor West Ballroom, 3rd Floor Immune Mechanisms in Hypertension Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Hospital Setting Management of Hypertension in Diabetics and Chronic Kidney Disease Mercury Ballroom, 3rd Floor East Ballroom, 3rd Floor West Ballroom, 3rd Floor Joint Session – National Kidney Foundation Trianon Rendezvous, 3rd Floor Hyperkalemia Management in High Risk Patients: New Evidence-Based Approaches Joint Session – European Society of Hypertension Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor Trianon Rendezvous, 3rd Floor Debate Are Elevated Potassium Levels Really a Concern? Monday, May 23, 2011 11:45 AM to 12:15 PM Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor Plenary Session II Monday, May 23, 2011 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM East Ballroom, 3rd Floor Monday, May 23, 2011 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Hypertension Resource Pavilion Opens – High Tea and Poster Viewing 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Americas Hall, 3rd Floor Debate The Dominant Contributor to Systemic Hypertension is: Sympathetic Nervous System not the RAAS; or Activation of the Intrarenal RAAS not the SNS Monday, May 23, 2011 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM Beekman Parlor, 2nd Floor Debate Hypertension is a Disorder of the Kidney Sutton North, 2nd Floor Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:15 AM to 9:30 AM West Ballroom, 3rd Floor Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Salt-Sensitive Mechanisms of Hypertension Integrated Cardiovascular Disease Guidelines and Implementation Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Sutton North, 2nd Floor Sutton Center, 2nd Floor Beekman Parlor, 2nd Floor American Society of Hypertension, Inc. 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition 2011 Program at a Glance Hilton New York Saturday, May 21, 2011 – Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2011 ASH Faculty continued Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD, FASH Houston, TX Jens Titze, MD Erlangen, Germany Sheldon W. Tobe, MD, FASH Toronto, Canada Robert D. Toto, MD Dallas, TX Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD Ottawa, Canada Raymond R. Townsend, MD Philadelphia, PA Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD New York, NY Ronald G. Victor, MD Los Angeles, CA Hongyu Wang, MD, PhD Beijing, China R. Clinton Webb, PhD Augusta, GA David J. Webb, MD Edinburgh, United Kingdom Michael A. Weber, MD, FASH New York, NY Alan B. Weder, MD Ann Arbor, MI Myron H. Weinberger, MD Indianapolis, IN Matthew R. Weir, MD, FASH Baltimore, MD Adam Whaley-Connell, DO, FASH Columbia, MO Andrew Whelton, MD Baltimore, MD William B. White, MD, FASH Farmington, CT Ian B. Wilkinson, MD Cambridge, United Kingdom Bryan Williams, MD Leicester, United Kingdom Gordon H. Williams, MD Boston, MA Peter W. F. Wilson, MD Atlanta, GA Nathan D. Wong, PhD, MPH Irvine, CA Martin S. Zand, MD Rochester, NY 37 Program Color Key The pages of this Program Book are color-coded to match the Program at a Glance (pages 35–36) and serve as a quick, identifiable reference of the type of educational activity or event taking place. Scientific Sessions* 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track Hypertension Highlights 2011 Special Event Meet the Professor Sessions Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician Debates Poster Sessions Satellite Symposia Hypertension Resource Pavilion The ASH Twenth-Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting is organized around three (3) concurrent themes: • Pathobiology of Hypertension • Translational Issues in Hypertension • Therapy of Hypertension Sessions in each of the three (3) themes (or tracks) are labeled throughout the Program Book to be easily identifiable. 2011 American Society of Hypertension Program May 21 Saturday Morning Hypertension Highlights 2011 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor Part I: Co-Chairs: 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Henry R. Black, MD, FASH, New York, NY and Michael A. Weber, MD, FASH, New York, NY Breakfast Cardiovascular Effects of Anti-Diabetic Drugs Nancy J. Brown, MD, Nashville, TN Role of the Kidney in Angiotensin II Hypertension Steven D. Crowley, PhD, Durham, NC Neurohormonal Assessment in the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension Ronald G. Victor, MD, Los Angeles, CA Break Part II: 10:30 AM 11:15 AM 12:15 PM Panel Discussion: Hypertension and Obesity in Adolescence: Epidemiology, Nutritional Aspects, Evaluation and Management Moderator: Bonita Falkner, MD, FASH, Philadelphia, PA Panel Discussion Participants: Donald L. Batisky, MD, Atlanta, GA Joseph T. Flynn, MD, FASH, Seattle, WA and Robert F. Kushner, MD, Chicago, IL Partnership with the Patient to Improve Blood Pressure Control and the Role of the Hypertension Specialist in the “Medical Home” Moderator: Elijah Saunders, MD, FASH, Baltimore, MD Joel Handler, MD, Anaheim, CA and Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN, Palo Alto, CA Lunch Part III: 1:00 PM 2:15 PM Panel Discussion: Resistant Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and New/Old Treatment Considerations Moderator: C. Venkata S. Ram, MD, FASH, Dallas, TX Panel Discussion Participants: Michael W. Brands, PhD, Augusta, GA John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, FASH, Rochester, NY Domenic A. Sica, MD, Richmond, VA and Gordon H. Williams, MD, Boston, MA Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Hypertension Moderator: Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, FASH, Worcester, MA Panel Discussion Participants: Brent M. Egan, MD, FASH, Charleston, SC and Matthew Sorrentino, MD, Chicago, IL 40 Saturday Afternoon ASH Membership Meeting 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM • Trianon Rendezvous • Third Floor ASH Annual Membership Meeting 41 May 21 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Sessions 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM • Beekman Parlor • Second Floor Genomics and Hypertension Co-Chairs: 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM Theodore W. Kurtz, MD, San Francisco, CA and Alan B. Weder, MD, Ann Arbor, MI Pharmacogenetics and Cardiovascular Disease Nita A. Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH, Birmingham, AL Genomics of Experimental Hypertension: Translation to Humans Theodore W. Kurtz, MD Antihypertensive Drug Pharmacogenomics Julie A. Johnson, PharmD, Gainesville, FL 42 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Sessions 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM • Sutton North • Second Floor Advancements in the Pathophysiology of Hypertension: Some Novel Concepts Held in Partnership with the American Heart Association’s Council for High Blood Pressure Research (HBPR) Co-Chairs: 4:30 PM 4:40 PM 5:06 PM 5:32 PM Phyllis August, MD, MPH, New York, NY and Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD, Ottawa, Canada Overview Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Preeclampsia: Novel Concepts Joey P. Granger, PhD, Jackson, MS Vascular Function, Hypertension and Erectile Dysfunction: Novel Mechanisms R. Clinton Webb, PhD, Augusta, GA Obesity-Related Hypertension: Basic Concepts and Clinical Implications John E. Hall, PhD, Jackson, MS 43 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Sessions 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM • Sutton Center • Second Floor Cardiovascular Risk Prevention Held in Partnership with the American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) and the National Lipid Association (NLA) Co-Chairs: 4:30 PM 4:40 PM 5:00 PM 5:20 PM 5:40 PM George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL and Peter W. F. Wilson, MD, Atlanta, GA Welcoming Remarks Peter W. F. Wilson, MD Prevention Strategy and National Healthcare Thomas A. Pearson, MD, PhD, MPH, Rochester, NY National Health Forum Initiatives: Dollars and Cents Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FASH, Atlanta, GA Aggressive Medical Management versus Intervention: An Uphill Road to Policy Change William E. Boden, MD, Buffalo, NY Leadership Panel Discussion George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL, Michael H. Davidson, MD, Chicago, IL and Nathan D. Wong, PhD, MPH, Irvine, CA Questions and Answers 44 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Sessions 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM • Sutton South • Second Floor Advocating for Adherence to Better Control Hypertension Held in Partnership with the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) Co-Chairs: 4:30 PM 4:52 PM 5:14 PM 5:36 PM Nancy Artinian, PhD, RN, Detroit, MI and Barry L. Carter, PharmD, Iowa City, IA Enhancing Adherence in Ethically-Diverse Populations Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, FASH, New York, NY and Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD, New York, NY From Adherence to Advocacy: The Need to Reduce Sodium Suzanne Hughes, RN, MSN, Akron, OH Adherence and Persistence with Medications: The ASH Position Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN, Palo Alto, CA Practical Tips to Assess and Promote Adherence in Clinical Practice Lynne T. Braun, PhD, CNP, Chicago, IL 45 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Sessions 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM • Regent Parlor • Second Floor Arterial Stiffness: A Paradigm Shift in Understanding the Increased Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Aging and Chronic Disease Held in Partnership with the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY) and North American Artery (NAA) Co-Chairs: 4:30 PM 4:52 PM 5:14 PM 5:36 PM John R. Cockcroft, MD, Cardiff, United Kingdom and Stanley S. Franklin, MD, FASH, Los Angeles, CA Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular Disease John R. Cockcroft, MD Vasculitides Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular Disease Ian B. Wilkinson, MD, Cambridge, United Kingdom Is Vascular Aging Inevitable? Edward G. Lakatta, MD, Baltimore, MD Pulse Wave Analysis in Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease Raymond R. Townsend, MD, Philadelphia, PA 46 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Sessions 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM • Trianon Rendezvous • Third Floor Young Investigator-in-Training Abstract Competition Moderator: Judges: 4:30 PM 4:42 PM 4:54 PM 5:06 PM 5:18 PM Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD, FASH, Houston, TX Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, FASH, Aurora, CO, Thomas D. Giles, MD, FASH, New Orleans, LA, Lawrence R. Krakoff, MD, New York, NY, Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD, MPH, Los Angeles, CA, and Myron H. Weinberger, MD, Indianapolis, IN OR-1: Waist Hip Ratio vs Body Mass Index as Predictors of Endothelial Dysfunction Arantxa Rodriguez, Rosa Fabregate, Martin Fabregate, Susana Tello, Angelica Fernandez, Asuncion Guerri, Nuria De la Torre, Jose Saban‑Ruiz. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. OR-2: M-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide, a Novel AntiHypertensive Therapeutic Peptide, Is Markedly Resistant to In Vitro Degradation Paul M. McKie, Alessandro Cataliotti, Tomoko Ichiki, S. Jeson Sangaralingham, Valentina Cannone, John C. Burnett, Jr. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US. OR-3: Outcomes with Atenolol or Other β-Blockers: Network and Bayesian Meta-Analyses of Clinical Trials in Hypertension W. Kurtis Childers†,1 William J. Elliott,1 Sanjib Basu,2 Peter M. Meyer.2 1Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA, US; 2RUSH Medical College, Chicago, IL, US. OR-4: Role of Renal DJ-1 in the Regulation of Oxidative Stress Santiago Cuevas Gonzalez, Yanrong Zhang, Yu Yang, Laureano D. Asico, Pedro A. Jose, Ines Armando. Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC, US. OR-5: Adiposity, Metabolic and Dietary Risk Factors Associated with Prehypertension in Black and White Adolescent Males: A Cross-Sectional Study Samip J. Parikh, Haidong Zhu, Norman K. Pollock, Inger Stallmann-Jorgensen, Gutin Bernard, Yanbin Dong. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, US. 47 May 21 Saturday Evening Posters Posters will be displayed in the Second Floor Promenade. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Posters on Display: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adolescent Hypertension and Obesity.............................. (PO-1 – PO-5) Antiatherosclerotic Drugs................................................... (PO-6 – PO-7) Cardiac Structure and Function/Imaging....................... (PO-8 – PO-10) Comprehensive Multi-Level Interventions for Hypertension Management in High-Risk Groups....... (PO-11 – PO-30) Endothelial Function....................................................... (PO-31 – PO-45) Epidemiology/Special Populations................................ (PO-46 – PO-78) Immune Mechanisms in Hypertension......................... (PO-79 – PO-82) Metabolic Syndrome (Diabetes/Glycemic Control; Dysglycemic Drugs; Insulin Resistance).....................(PO-83 – PO-102) New Insights into the Role of Uric Acid in Hypertension............................................................(PO-103 – PO-104) Pediatric Hypertension................................................(PO-105 – PO-111) Risk Factors (Lipids)....................................................(PO-112 – PO-115) Stroke.............................................................................(PO-117 – PO-119) Vascular Injury/Inflammation and Remodeling......(PO-120 – PO-123) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 48 Sunday Morning May 22 Sessions 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM • West Ballroom • Third Floor Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician 2011 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM The Management of the Hypertensive Patient Before and After Surgery Co-Chairs: 8:00 AM 8:10 AM 8:35 AM Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH, Charleston, SC and F. Wilford Germino, MD, FASH, Orland Park, IL Case Presentation F. Wilford Germino, MD, FASH Pre-operative Evaluation of the Patient with Hypertension James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH, Ann Arbor, MI Peri-operative Management of the Hospitalized Patient with Hypertension John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, FASH, Rochester, NY 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM A Systems Approach to Optimize Blood Pressure Control Co-Chairs: 9:00 AM 9:20 AM 9:40 AM 10:00 AM Paula T. Einhorn, MD, MS, Bethesda, MD and Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, FASH, New York, NY Exporting Lifestyle Modification into Your Practice Laura P. Svetkey, MD, Durham, NC Electronic Medical Records and the Hypertension Initiative in the Carolinas Brent M. Egan, MD, FASH, Charleston, SC A Team Based Approach to Blood Pressure Control Barry L. Carter, PharmD, Iowa City, IA Break 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM Evaluation of Resistant Hypertension Co-Chairs: 10:15 AM Louis Kuritzky, MD, Gainesville, FL and Samuel J. Mann, MD, New York, NY Out of Office Monitoring to Rule Out Resistant Hypertension Angela L. Brown, MD, St. Louis, MO continued… 49 May 22 Sunday morning Sessions continued 10:30 AM 10:55 AM 11:15 AM Outpatient Evaluation for Secondary Causes of Resistant Hypertension Emmanuel Bravo, MD, Cleveland, OH Treatment of Resistant Hypertension: Tricks of the Trade William J. Elliott, MD, PhD, FASH, Yakima, WA Panel Discussion: How Has the Management of Hypertension in Primary Care Changed Since JNC 7? Chair: Michael J. Bloch, MD, FASH, Reno, NV Panel Discussion Participants: George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL, Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH, Charleston, SC, Angela L. Brown, MD, St. Louis, MO and Leonard M. Fromer, MD, Los Angeles, CA This Live activity, Hypertension for the Primary Care Clinician 2011, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 4.25 Prescriptive credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 50 Sunday Morning May 22 Sessions 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM • Sutton North • Second Floor The Role of Neurohumoral and Vasoactive Substances in Hypertension Held in Partnership with the International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA) Co-Chairs: 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Donald L. Batisky, MD, Atlanta, GA and Jay N. Cohn, MD, Minneapolis, MN Effects of Endothelin Blockade on Blood Pressure: Pro and Con David M. Pollock, PhD, Augusta, GA The Interplay of Race/Ethnicity, Inflammation and Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents Marc B. Lande, MD, MPH, Rochester, NY Dopamine, the Kidney and Hypertension Pedro A. Jose, MD, Washington, DC 51 May 22 Sunday Morning Sessions 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM • Regent Parlor • Second Floor Renin-Angiotensin System in Hypertension: Regulation and Consequences Held in Partnership with the Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH) Co-Chairs: 9:00 AM 9:22 AM 9:44 AM 10:06 AM Haralambos Gavras, MD, Boston, MA and L. Gabriel Navar, PhD, New Orleans, LA Introduction: The Intratubular RAS in Hypertension L. Gabriel Navar, PhD Role of the Transcription Factor ETS-1 as Mediator of Angiotensin II Induced End-Organ Injury Edgar A. Jaimes, MD, Birmingham, AL Hypertension, Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress Leopoldo Raij, MD, FASH, Miami, FL Therapeutic Efficacy of New Renin Inhibitors Luis Juncos, MD, Córdoba, Argentina 52 Sunday Morning May 22 Sessions 9:00 AM – 10:40 AM • Sutton Center • Second Floor The 3rd American Society of Hypertension/China Social Worker’s Association Vascular Protection Committee Session on Early Vascular Disease Detection and Management: Experience from China Co-Chairs: 9:00 AM 9:20 AM 9:40 AM 10:00 AM 10:20 AM Suzanne Oparil, MD, FASH, Birmingham, AL and Hongyu Wang, MD, PhD, Beijing, China Chinese Guidelines for Early Vascular Disease Detection 2011: Experience from China Hongyu Wang, MD, PhD Role of Cardiometabolic Syndrome and Related Vascular Disease in Chinese Elderly Ting Tao, MD, Shanghai, China Epidemiology of Hypertension and Peripheral Vascular Disease in China Jianfang Luo, MD, Guangzhou, China Carotid IMT Examination for Atherosclerosis Screening in Diabetes Yuan Guo, MD, MS, Beijing, China Arterial Stiffness Parameters Integrated for Vascular Health Evaluation in Hypertensive Patients Tianhu Liu, MD, Chengdu, China 53 May 22 Sunday Morning Sessions 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM • Sutton South • Second Floor Overcoming Clinical Inertia: Changing Practice Paradigms on Both Sides of the 49th Parallel Held in Partnership with Hypertension Canada Co-Chairs: 9:00 AM 9:10 AM 9:35 AM 10:00 AM 10:10 AM 10:20 AM Ross Feldman, MD, London, Canada and Alan H. Gradman, MD, FASH, Pittsburgh, PA Introduction: Definitions and Scope of the Issue Joel M. Neutel, MD, FASH, Tustin, CA Clinic Focused Educational Interventions to Improve Blood Pressure Control: Using the Heart and Stroke Hypertension Clinic Model as the Paradigm Sheldon W. Tobe, MD, FASH, Toronto, Canada Simplifying Treatment Algorithms as a Means of Reducing Clinical Inertia Ross Feldman, MD US Approaches for Guidelines Implementation William C. Cushman, MD, FASH, Memphis, TN Implementation and Impact of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program Norman R.C. Campbell, MD, Calgary, Canada Questions and Answers 54 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters Posters will be displayed in the Second Floor Promenade. Sunday, May 22, 2011 Posters on Display: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Featured Posters Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring......................(FP-1 – FP-4) Adolescent Hypertension...................................................(FP-5 – FP-8) Aldosterone and Anti-Aldosterone Agents..............(PO-124 – PO-130) Antihypertensive Drugs and Pharmacology............(PO-131 – PO-157) Clinical Trials................................................................(PO-158 – PO-184) Coronary Artery Disease.............................................(PO-185 – PO-191) Genetics/Gene Therapy/Proteomics..........................(PO-192 – PO-198) Heart Failure/Hypertrophy (Diastolic Dysfunction)...............................................(PO-199 – PO-216) Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.............................................................(PO-217 – PO-226) Kidney and Hypertension...........................................(PO-227 – PO-242) Off-Target Cardiovascular Effects of Non-Cardiovascular Drugs.........................................(PO-243 – PO-244) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 55 May 22 Sunday Morning Debates 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sutton South • Second Floor Debate: Is it Blood Pressure Variability or Average Daily Blood Pressure that Best Predicts Stroke? Moderator: 11:00 AM 11:20 AM 11:40 AM 11:55 AM William B. White, MD, FASH, Farmington, CT Blood Pressure Variability Peter M. Rothwell, MD, Oxford, United Kingdom Average Daily Blood Pressure Eoin O’Brien, MD, Dublin, Ireland Rebuttal Questions and Answers Regent Parlor • Second Floor Debate: Surgical Intervention for Renal Artery Stenosis is Indicated Moderator: 11:00 AM 11:20 AM 11:40 AM 11:55 AM Bryan Williams, MD, Leicester, United Kingdom Yes: Thomas A. Sos, MD, New York, NY No: Lance D. Dworkin, MD, Providence, RI Rebuttal Questions and Answers 56 Sunday Morning May 22 Special Sessions 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Meet the Professor Sessions Beekman Parlor • Second Floor How to Write a 12 Page Grant David Harder, MD, PhD, Milwaukee, WI Sutton North • Second Floor Understanding Statistics in Clinical Research Richard H. Grimm, Jr., MD, PhD, Minneapolis, MN Sutton Center • Second Floor How to Develop an Abstract/Lecture David G. Harrison, MD, Atlanta, GA 57 May 22 Sunday Afternoon Plenary Session I 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor Plenary Session I Co-Chairs: 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:20 PM 2:40 PM George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL and William B. White, MD, FASH, Farmington, CT President’s Opening Address Keynote Lecture: Blood Pressure in Obesity F. Xavier Pi‑Sunyer, MD, MPH, New York, NY Cardiovascular Risk and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents Rae‑Ellen W. Kavey, MD, MPH, Rochester, NY Mechanisms from Studies of Human Obesity Sadaf Farooqi, PhD, Cambridge, United Kingdom Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertension in Childhood Joseph T. Flynn, MD, FASH, Seattle, WA 58 Sunday Afternoon May 22 Sessions 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM • Mercury Ballroom • Third Floor 1 Aldosterone J. Howard Pratt, MD, Indianapolis, IN and Gordon H. Williams, MD, Boston, MA 3:30 PM Non-Renal Effects of Aldosterone James M. Luther, MD, Nashville, TN 3:50 PM Interactions Between Aldosterone and Nitric Oxide Charles J. Lowenstein, MD, Rochester, NY 4:10 PM Role of Aldosterone and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Activation in Obesity Related Hypertension John E. Hall, PhD, Jackson, MS Original Communications 4:30 PM OR-6: Spironolactone Reverses ChlorthalidoneInduced Sympathetic Activation in Hypertensive Patients Prafull Raheja, Debbie Arbique, Zhijun Wang, Wanpen Vongpatanasin. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, US. 4:45 PM OR-7: Plasma Aldosterone Levels Affect Calcium Metabolism in Patients with Essential Hypertension Gian Luca Colussi, Cristiana Catena, GianLuca Colussi, Leonardo A. Sechi. University of Udine, Udine, IT. 5:00 PM OR-8: Inappropriately Intense Salt Restriction, Which Causes Elevation of Plasma Aldosterone Level, Might Augment Myocardial Fibrosis in Animal Model of Renal Tubular Injury Tatsuhiko Mori,1 Kenichi Hasegawa,2 Hirohisa Matsuda,1 Yasuo Matsumura,2 Nobukazu Ishizaka.1 1Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, JP; 2Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Takatsuki, JP. Co-Chairs: 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 59 May 22 Sunday Afternoon Special Sessions 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor 2 Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Indianapolis, IN and Aldo J. Peixoto, MD, FASH, West Haven, CT 3:30 PM Clinical Epidemiology of Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Rajiv Agarwal, MD 3:50 PM Hypertension in Advanced Kidney Disease Luis M. Ruilope, MD, Madrid, Spain 4:10 PM Hypertension in Renal Transplant Patients Martin S. Zand, MD, Rochester, NY Original Communications 4:30 PM OR-9: Administration-Time-Dependent Effects of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Ramon C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Artemio Mojon, Maria J. Fontao, Luisa Chayan, Jose R. Fernandez. University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. 4:45 PM OR-10: Carvedilol for the Treatment of Intradialytic Hypertension: The Mechanisms and Treatment of Intradialytic Hypertension (MATCH) Study Jula K. Inrig, Peter Van Buren, Catherine Kim, Robert Toto. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, US. 5:00 PM OR-11: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment – Addition of CKD and Race to the Framingham Equation Paul E. Drawz,1,2 Sarah Baraniuk,3 Barry R. Davis,3 Mahboob Rahman.2,4 1MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, US; 2Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, US; 3University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, US; 4University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, US. Co-Chairs: 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 60 Sunday Afternoon May 22 Sessions 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM • West Ballroom • Third Floor 3 Comprehensive Multi-Level Interventions for Hypertension Management in High-Risk Groups Daniel Levy, MD, Framingham, MA and Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, FASH, Worcester, MA 3:30 PM Hypertension in Minorities: A New York State Clinical Guidance Statement Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD, FASH, Buffalo, NY 3:50 PM Clinical Trial Interventions: Where Have We Gone Right or Wrong? Bryan Williams, MD, Leicester, United Kingdom 4:10 PM Integrated and Alternate Approaches to Treatment William J. Elliott, MD, PhD, FASH, Yakima, WA Original Communications 4:30 PM OR-12: Influence of Inflammatory and Prothrombotic Factors in Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Essential Hypertensive Patients Gregory Vyssoulis,1 Eva Karpanou,2 Stella Maria Kyvelou,1 I. Barbetseas,1 C. Stefanadis.1 11st Cardiology Clinic Athens University Hippokration Hospital, GR; 21st Cardiology Clinic Onassis Cardiosurgery Center, GR. 4:45 PM OR-13: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Hypertension Project 2001-2009: How an Integrated Care Delivery System Increased Blood Pressure Control Rates from 44% to 80% in 8 Years Marc G. Jaffe, Joseph D. Young. The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA, US. 5:00 PM OR-14: Intensive Blood Pressure Control Does Not Increase Falls and Fractures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes:The ACCORD Trial Karen Margolis,1 Lisa Palermo,2 Eric Vittinghoff,2 Hal Atkinson,3 Gregory Evans,3 Bruce Hamilton,4 Robert Josse,5 Patrick O’Connor,1 Debra Simmons,6 Margaret Tiktin,7 Ann Schwartz.2 1HealthPartners Research Foundation, US; 2U of CA-SF, US; 3Wake Forest SOM, US; 4Baltimore VAMC, US; 5University of Toronto, CA; 6Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, US; 7Case Western Research University, US. Co-Chairs: 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 61 May 22 Sunday Afternoon Sessions 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM • Trianon Rendezvous • Third Floor New Perspectives in ISHIB Consensus Statement: Is Clinical Judgment Medically Appropriate? Held in Partnership with the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) Co-Chairs: 3:30 PM 3:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:20 PM 4:40 PM Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD, FASH, Ann Arbor, MI and Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FASH, Charleston, SC Is There a Role for Opinion in Guidelines or Consensus Reports? A Perspective Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FASH, Atlanta, GA Highlights of the New Consensus Statement Shawna D. Nesbitt, MD, MS, FASH, Dallas, TX Debate Supporting Perspective John M. Flack MD, MPH, Detroit, MI Opposing Perspective William C. Cushman, MD, FASH, Memphis, TN Rebuttal 62 Sunday Afternoon May 22 Sessions 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM • Trianon Ballroom • Third Floor Control of Hypertension is Leaving the Office: The Role of Home Blood Pressure and Telemedicine Co-Chairs: 3:30 PM 3:52 PM 4:14 PM 4:36 PM Lawrence R. Krakoff, MD, New York, NY and William B. White, MD, FASH, Farmington, CT Home Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk Gianfranco Parati, MD, Milan, Italy Using Home Blood Pressure in Clinical Practice Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, FASH, New York, NY Home Blood Pressure and Telemetry to Improve Hypertension Control Richard J. McManus, MD, Birmingham, United Kingdom The Future of Telemedicine in the Management of Hypertension Lawrence R. Krakoff, MD Supported by an educational grant from Omron Healthcare, Inc. 63 May 23 Monday morning Satellite Symposium 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM • Trianon Ballroom • Third Floor The Role of Beta-Blockers in Hypertension: A Healthy Debate Chairman: Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH, Charleston, SC Learning Objectives: • Describe the differences and similarities among agents within the beta-blocker class of antihypertensive agents • Summarize the results of key clinical trials investigating beta blockade in African American, Hispanic, and Asian patient populations • List reasons why beta-blockers should or should not be used as first line or second step therapy for hypertension Program Agenda: 6:00 AM Welcome Overview of Program Learning Objectives Audience Response System (ARS) Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH, Chairman 6:05 AM The Class Effect With Beta-Blockers: Does One Size Fit All? Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD, FASH, Houston, TX 6:25 AM Beta-Blockers and Ethnicity: What Do We Really Know? Henry A. Punzi, MD, Dallas, TX 6:45 AM Debate: Beta-Blockers Are Appropriate for First Line or Second Step Therapy in Patients With Hypertension AGREE: William H. Frishman, MD, Valhalla, NY DISAGREE: Franz H. Messerli, MD, FASH, New York, NY 7:15 AM Faculty Panel Discussion With Questions From the Audience Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH, Moderator Review of Program Learning Objectives and Closing 7:30 AM Remarks Jan N. Basile, MD, FASH, Moderator A Breakfast will be held at 5:30 AM in the Trianon Ballroom. Supported by an educational grant from Forest Laboratories, Inc. 64 Monday Morning May 23 Sessions 8:00 AM – 10:05 AM • Mercury Ballroom • Third Floor 1 Off-Target Cardiovascular Effects of NonCardiovascular Drugs Franz H. Messerli, MD, FASH, New York, NY and Suzanne Oparil, MD, FASH, Birmingham, AL 8:00 AM Anti-VEGF and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD, Ottawa, Canada 8:20 AM Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Raymond C. Harris, MD, Nashville, TN 8:40 AM PDE5 Inhibitors and Organic Nitrates David J. Webb, MD, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 9:00 AM PPAR Agents Julio A. Panza, MD, Washington, DC Original Communications 9:20 AM OR-15: Effects on Ambulatory Blood Pressure of Adding Low-Dose Aspirin at Bedtime in Subjects with Treated Hypertension Ramon C. Hermida, University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. 9:35 AM OR-16: Cardio-Metabolic Effects of Acute and Sub-Acute Exposures to Ambient Levels of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution Robert D. Brook,1 Robert L. Bard,1 J. Timothy Dvonch,1 Masako Morishita,1 Niko Kaciroti,1 Sanjay Rajagopalan.2 1University of Michigan, US; 2Ohio State University, US. 9:50 AM OR-17: Impact of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Nocturnal Blood Pressure W. B. White†,1 L. Lavange,2 A. Marquis.2 1University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, US; 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, US. Co-Chairs: 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 65 May 23 Monday morning Sessions 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM • East Ballroom • Third Floor 2 New Insights into the Role of Uric Acid in Hypertension Co-Chairs: Richard J. Johnson, MD, Denver, CO and Andrew Whelton, MD, Baltimore, MD 8:00 AM Fructose-Obesity-Uric Acid Link Richard J. Johnson, MD 8:25 AM Oxidative Stress and Impact of Uric Acid Allan D. Struthers, MD, Dundee, United Kingdom 8:40 AM Urate-Lowering and Blood Pressure Response Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD, Houston, TX Original Communications 9:00 AM OR-18: Associations of Uric Acid with Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, L-arginine and Arterial Stiffening in Hypertension K. Dimitriadis, C. Tsioufis, A. Aggelis, S. Kyvelou, E. Stefanadi, L. Lioni, D. Flessas, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. 9:15 AM OR-19: Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid Agonist Attenuates Adipogenesis Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Via Heme Oxygenase-PPARg Pathways DongHyun Kim,1 Luca Vanella,1 Nitin Puri,1 Michal L. Schwartzman,2 John R. Falck,3 Komal Sodhi,1 Nader G. Abraham.1 1University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, US; 2New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, US; 3University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, US. 9:30 AM OR-20: Effect of Allopurinol on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review Vikram Agarwal,1 Nidhi Hans,2 Franz Messerli.1 1St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY, US; 2Harvard School of Public Health, MA, US. 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 66 Monday Morning May 23 Sessions 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM • West Ballroom • Third Floor 3 Devices and Surgical Ablation for Refractory Hypertension Domenic A. Sica, MD, Richmond, VA and Ronald G. Victor, MD, Los Angeles, CA 8:00 AM How to Evaluate and Choose the Appropriate Patient? Henry Krum, MBBS, PhD, Melbourne, Australia 8:20 AM Renal Nerve Ablation Roland E. Schmieder, MD, Erlangen, Germany 8:40 AM Carotid Baroreceptor Manipulation John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, FASH, Rochester, NY Original Communications 9:00 AM OR-21: True Resistant Hypertension: Optimal CutOff Ambulatory Blood Pressure Level for Diagnosis and Effect of Spironolactone Jose A. Garcia‑Donaire, Julian Segura, Cesar Cerezo, Luis M. Ruilope. Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, ES. 9:15 AM OR-22: Individualized Programming Demonstrates Feasibility of Unilateral Approach to Delivery of Baroreflex Activation Therapy® Domenic Sica†,1 John Bisognano,2 Mitra Nadim,3 Luis Sanchez,4 George Bakris.5 1Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, US; 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, US; 3University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, US; 4Washington University, St. Louis, MO, US; 5University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US. 9:30 AM OR-23: The Efficacy of Adding the Direct Renin Inhibitor Aliskiren on the Patients with Resistant Hypertension (55% Had Chronic Kidney Disease) – Subgroup Analysis on Different Levels of Plasma Renin Activity Fumitoshi Satoh, Ryo Morimoto, Masataka Kudo, Yoshitugu Iwakura, Yoshikiyo Ono, Sadayoshi Ito. Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, JP 9:45 AM OR-24: Exploring the Prevalence of Resistant Hypertension in a Large Ethnically Diverse Hypertensive Population Simran Bhandari, In Lu Liu, Jiaxiao Shi, Federico Calara, Scott Rasgon, John Sim. Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, US. Co-Chairs: 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 67 May 23 Monday morning Sessions 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM • Trianon Rendezvous • Third Floor The Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP): A New Longitudinal Dimension for a New Decade Held in Partnership with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Co-Chairs: 8:30 AM 8:52 AM 9:14 AM 9:36 AM George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL and Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD, New York, NY KEEP: CKD Screening Program Overview George L. Bakris, MD, FASH KEEP: Longitudinal Preliminary Results Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD KEEP: Experience with the CKD-EPI Equation Lesley A. Stevens, MD, MS Boston, MA Where Do We Stand on Blood Pressure Control in KEEP? Adam Whaley‑Connell, DO, FASH, Columbia, MO 68 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters Posters will be displayed in the Second Floor Promenade. Monday, May 23, 2011 Posters on Display: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Featured Posters Cardiac Structure and Function..................................... (FP-9 – FP-13) Arterial Structure and Compliance............................(PO-245 – PO-259) Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring............(PO-260 – PO-305A) Cellular Mechanisms (Cell Biology; Cell Membrane Transport/Ion Channels; Coagulation/Thrombosis; Growth Factors)..............(PO-306 – PO-308) Lipid Metabolism...........................................................................(PO-309) Neural Hormonal Mechanisms (Renin; Neural Control; Vasoactive Autacoids).....................................................................(PO-310 – PO-312) Non – Pharmacological Therapy (Alternative Medicine; Diet; Physical Activity)..............................(PO-313 – PO-322) Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention.................(PO-323 – PO-330) Obesity...........................................................................(PO-331 – PO-339) Patient – Provider-Healthcare System Issues............(PO-340 – PO-355) Preclinical Models/Experimental Hypertension......(PO-357 – PO-358) Pregnancy......................................................................(PO-359 – PO-361) Salt-Sensitive Mechanisms of Hypertension.............(PO-362 – PO-364) Secondary Hypertension.............................................(PO-365 – PO-367) Late-Breaking Posters......................................... (LB-PO-01 – LB-PO-03) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 69 May 23 Monday morning Sessions 10:05 AM – 11:35 AM • Trianon Ballroom • Third Floor Hyperkalemia Management in High Risk Patients: New Evidence-Based Approaches Co-Chairs: 10:05 AM 10:35 AM 11:05 AM Murray Epstein, MD, Miami, FL and Luis M. Ruilope, MD, Madrid, Spain The Spectrum of Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Potassium Abnormalities Domenic A. Sica, MD, Richmond, VA Use of RAAS Inhibitors for Cardio-Renal Risk Reduction and Potassium Management Luis M. Ruilope, MD Conventional versus Novel Approaches to the Management of Hyperkalemia David A. Bushinsky, MD, Rochester, NY Supported by an educational grant from Relypsa, Inc. 70 Monday Morning May 23 Debate 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM • Trianon Ballroom • Third Floor Debate: Are Elevated Potassium Levels Really a Concern? Moderator: 11:35 AM 11:45 AM 11:55 AM Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA, FASH, Miami, FL Yes: Vasilios Papademetriou, MD, FASH, Washington, DC No: Bertram Pitt, MD, Ann Arbor, MI Rebuttal 71 May 23 Monday morning Sessions 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM • Mercury Ballroom • Third Floor 1 Immune Mechanisms in Hypertension Co-Chairs: 10:30 AM 10:52 AM 11:14 AM 11:36 AM Michael W. Brands, PhD, Augusta, GA and David G. Harrison, MD, Atlanta, GA The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in PregnancyInduced Hypertension Babbette LaMarca, PhD, Jackson, MS T-Regulatory Cells in Hypertension Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, PhD, Montreal, Canada Novel Mechanisms of Renal Injury in Hypertension David L. Mattson, PhD, Milwaukee, WI Adaptive Immune Response in Hypertension David G. Harrison, MD 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 72 Monday Morning May 23 Sessions 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor 2 Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Hospital Setting Co-Chairs: 10:30 AM 10:52 AM 11:14 AM 11:36 AM William J. Elliott, MD, PhD, FASH, Yakima, WA and Sandra J. Taler, MD, FASH, Rochester, MN Hypertension in the Emergency Department C. Venkata S. Ram, MD, FASH, Dallas, TX Hypertension in the Inpatient Unit Alan B. Weder, MD, Ann Arbor, MI Hypertension in the Peri-operative Period Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, FASH, Minneapolis, MN Hypertension in the Dialysis Unit Aldo J. Peixoto, MD, FASH, West Haven, CT 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 73 May 23 Monday morning Sessions 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM • West Ballroom • Third Floor 3 Management of Hypertension in Diabetics and Chronic Kidney Disease Co-Chairs: 10:30 AM 10:52 AM 11:14 AM 11:36 AM James R. Sowers, MD, FASH, Columbia, MO and Bryan Williams, MD, Leicester, United Kingdom Is There an Optimal Blood Pressure Goal in the Patient with Type-2 Diabetes? Matthew R. Weir, MD, FASH, Baltimore, MD Prevention of Renal Disease in the Hypertensive, Type-2 Diabetic Robert D. Toto, MD, Dallas, TX Prevention of Renal Disease in the AfricanAmerican Patient with Hypertension Velvie A. Pogue, MD, New York, NY Management of Metabolic Co-Morbidities in the Hypertensive Patient Mark E. Molitch, MD, Chicago, IL 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 74 Monday Morning May 23 Sessions 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM • Trianon Rendezvous • Third Floor Blood Pressure Variability and Treatment Goals Held in Partnership with the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Co-Chairs: 10:30 AM 10:52 AM 11:14 AM 11:36 AM George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL and Krzysztof Narkiewicz, MD, PhD, Gdánsk, Poland Short and Long-Term Blood Pressure Variability Giuseppe Mancia, MD, Milan, Italy J-Curve Revisited Athanasios J. Manolis, MD, PhD, Athens, Greece Target Blood Pressure in Nephropatic Patients George L. Bakris, MD, FASH Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Targets William B. White, MD, FASH, Farmington, CT 75 May 23 Monday Afternoon Plenary Session II 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM • East Ballroom • Third Floor Award Presentations Co-Chairs: George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL and Norman K. Hollenberg, MD, PhD, Boston, MA 1:30 PM Robert Tigerstedt Award Lecture Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro, an Endogenous Tetrapeptide: Role in Target Organ Damage in Hypertension, and Autoimmune Myocarditis Oscar A. Carretero, MD, FASH, Detroit, MI 2:00 PM Young Scholar Award Lecture* Novel Mechanisms Linking Chronic Inflammation and Hypertension in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Michael J. Ryan, PhD, Jackson, MS 2:20 PM Young Scholar Award Lecture* State Rescued with Innovative BNP Based Technologies Alessandro Cataliotti, MD, PhD, Rochester, MN 2:40 PM Marvin Moser Clinical Award Lecture Water Immersion: A Model of Volume Expansion for Assessing Renin-Aldosterone Responsiveness and Renal Sodium Handling in Humans Murray Epstein, MD, Miami, FL State-of-the-Art Lectures Co-Chairs: 3:00 PM 3:30 PM George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL and David G. Harrison, MD, Atlanta, GA Leukocyte Telomere Length Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease Abraham Aviv, MD, Newark, NJ Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy Joseph A. Hill, MD, PhD, Dallas, TX *Supported by an educational grant from SERVIER. 76 Monday Afternoon May 23 Debates 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Beekman Parlor • Second Floor Debate: The Dominant Contributor to Systemic Hypertension is Moderator: 4:30 PM 4:40 PM 4:50 PM Murray Epstein, MD, Miami, FL Sympathetic Nervous System not the RAAS Murray D. Esler, MBBS, PhD, Melbourne, Australia Activation of the Intrarenal RAAS not the SNS L. Gabriel Navar, PhD, New Orleans, LA Rebuttal Sutton North • Second Floor Debate: Hypertension is a Disorder of the Kidney Moderator: 4:30 PM 4:40 PM 4:50 PM Jens Titze, MD, Erlangen, Germany Yes: Joey P. Granger, PhD, Jackson, MS No: Allyn L. Mark, MD, Iowa City, IA Rebuttal 77 May 24 Tuesday MORNING Sessions 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM • West Ballroom • Third Floor Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Co-Chairs: 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, Chicago, IL and William B. White, MD, FASH, Farmington, CT LB-OR-01: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Effects in Three Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials with Controlled-Release Phentermine/ Topiramate Suzanne Oparil†,1 Wesley Day,2 Charles Bowden.2 1University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, US; 2Vivus, Mountain View, CA, US. LB-OR-02: Longterm (3 – 5 Months) Spaceflight Promotes a Sustained Decrease in Blood Pressure and Systemic Vascular Resistance in Astronauts Peter Norsk,1 Ali Asmar,1 Niels Juel Christensen.2 1University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DK; 2Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, DK. LB-OR-03: Azilsartan Medoxomil Plus Chlorthalidone Reduces BP More Effectively Than Olmesartan Plus HCTZ in Stage 2 Systolic Hypertension William C. Cushman†,1 George Bakris,2 William B. White,3 Michael Weber,4 Domenic Sica,5 Andrew Roberts,6 Eric Lloyd,6 Stuart Kupfer.6 1University of TN College of Medicine, US; 2U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, US; 3U of CT School of Medicine, US; 4New York, NY, US; 5VA Commonwealth U Health System, US; 6Takeda Global Research & Development, US. LB-OR-04: Common Blood Pressure Genetic Variants and Their Relations to Hypertension, Target-Organ Damage, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The International Collaboration for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies (ICBP) Georg Ehret,1 Patricia Munroe,4 Christopher NewtonCheh,5 Kenneth Rice,3 Cornelia van Duin,6 Aravinda Chakravarti,1 Daniel Levy,2 Mark Caulfield,4 Toby Johnson.4 1Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, US; 2NHLBI, Framingham, MA, US; 3University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US; 4London School of Medicine, London, GB; 5Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, US; 6The Rotterdam Study, Rotterdam, NL. continued… 78 Tuesday Morning May 24 Sessions continued 9:15 AM LB-OR-05: Sixteen Novel Loci Influence Blood Pressure in Diverse Populations Georg B. Ehret,1 Patricia B. Munroe,2 Kenneth M. Rice,3 Murielle Bochud,4 Andrew D. Johnson,5 Daniel I. Chasman,6 Albert V. Smith,7 Bruce M. Pstay,3 Goncalo R. Abecasis,8 Aravinda Chakravarti,1 Paul Elliott,9 Cornelia M. van Duijn,10 Christopher Newton Cheh,11 Daniel Levy,5 Mark J. Caulfield,2 Toby Johnson.2 1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, US; 2Queen Mary University of London, GB; 3University of Washington, Seattle, US; 4University of Lausanne, CH; 5National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, US; 6Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, US; 7University of Iceland, Reykajvik, IS; 8University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, US; 9Imperial College, GB; 10Erasmus Medical Center, NL; 11Massachusetts General Hospital, US. 79 May 24 Tuesday MORNING Sessions 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM • Sutton North • Second Floor 1 Salt-Sensitive Mechanisms of Hypertension Co-Chairs: 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Allyn L. Mark, MD, Iowa City, IA and Jens Titze, MD, Erlangen, Germany Renal Sodium Handling, Endothelin, and Genetic Models Donald E. Kohan, MD, PhD, Salt Lake City, UT Significance of Non-Osmotic Sodium Jens Titze, MD Nitric Oxide, Superoxide and Renal Sodium Handling Jeffrey L. Garvin, PhD, Detroit, MI 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 80 Tuesday Morning May 24 Sessions 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM • Sutton Center • Second Floor 2 Integrated Cardiovascular Disease Guidelines and Implementation Co-Chairs: 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Henry R. Black, MD, FASH, New York, NY and Sidney Smith, Jr., MD, Chapel Hill, NC Rationale for the NHLBI Integrated Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Guidelines Sidney Smith, Jr., MD Implementation of the Integrated Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Guidelines John Merenich, MD, Denver, CO Results of the Integrated Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Guidelines Implementation in Northern California Alan S. Go, MD, Oakland, CA 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 81 May 24 Tuesday MORNING Sessions 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM • Beekman Parlor • Second Floor 3 Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Co-Chairs: 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH, FASH, Baltimore, MD and David S. Kountz, MD, Neptune, NJ High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sucrose and Fructose: What Do We Really Know? James Rippe, MD, Shrewsbury, MA Cations and Blood Pressure Control Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH, FASH Low Protein and Renal Protection Robert D. Toto, MD, Dallas, TX 1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track 82 Hypertension Awareness Campaign for Your Patients ARE YOU 1 IN 3? GET THE FACTS. KNOW YOUR RISKS. Help spread the word by visiting 1in3people.com. As per the American Heart Association, 1 in 3 US adults has high blood pressure.1 1. Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, et al; for the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2011 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011;123;e18-e209. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover, New Jersey 07936 © 2011 Novartis Printed in USA 4/11 CVF-1058015 Printed on Recycled Paper 2011 American Society of Hypertension Program Posters May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters Posters will be displayed in the Second Floor Promenade. Saturday, May 21, 2011 Posters on Display: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adolescent Hypertension and Obesity.............................. (PO-1 – PO-5) Antiatherosclerotic Drugs................................................... (PO-6 – PO-7) Cardiac Structure and Function/Imaging....................... (PO-8 – PO-10) Comprehensive Multi-Level Interventions for Hypertension Management in High-Risk Groups....... (PO-11 – PO-30) Endothelial Function....................................................... (PO-31 – PO-45) Epidemiology/Special Populations................................ (PO-46 – PO-78) Immune Mechanisms in Hypertension......................... (PO-79 – PO-82) Metabolic Syndrome (Diabetes/Glycemic Control; Dysglycemic Drugs; Insulin Resistance).....................(PO-83 – PO-102) New Insights into the Role of Uric Acid in Hypertension............................................................(PO-103 – PO-104) Pediatric Hypertension................................................(PO-105 – PO-111) Risk Factors (Lipids)....................................................(PO-112 – PO-115) Stroke.............................................................................(PO-117 – PO-119) Vascular Injury/Inflammation and Remodeling......(PO-120 – PO-123) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 86 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM • Second Floor Promenade Adolescent hypertension and obesity PO-1: PO-2: PO-3: PO-5: Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Abdominal Obesity and Essential Hypertension Evgeny V. Shlyakhto,1 Olga D. Belyaeva,2 Olga O. Bolshakova,1 Aelita V. Berezina,2 Olga O. Berkovich,2 Elena I. Baranova.2 1Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, Saint-Petersburg, RU; 2Saint-Petersburg State Medical University, SaintPetersburg, RU. Prevalence of Hypertension in Pediatric Oncology Survivors Kathy K. Y. Lee‑Son,1 Sheila L. Pritchard,2 Douglas G. Matsell,1 Josephine X. Chow,1 Janis M. Dionne.1 1BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CA; 2BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CA. Blood Pressure Variability in White Coat Hypertensive Adolescents Egle R. Silva, Jose J. Villasmil, Greily A. Bermudez, Mayela J. Bracho, Carlos E. Esis, Gustavo E. Calmon, Alicex C. Gonzalez. Instituto de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, VE. Pharmacologic Management of Primary Hypertension in Adolescents Esther Yoon, Lisa Cohn, Albert Rocchini, David Kershaw, Gary Freed, Frank Ascione, Sarah Clark. University of Michigan, US. Antiatherosclerotic Drugs PO-6: PO-7: Effects of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitors on Blood Pressure Vikram V. Agarwal, Alexandros Briasoulis, Franz H. Messerli. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, US. Statin Effect on the Blood Pressure in Young and Elderly Adults: Meta-Analysis Camila Hartmann, Manuela S. Baldo, Talita R. Strano, Tariane F. Foiato, Emilton Lima, Jr.. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BR. Cardiac Structure and Function/Imaging PO-8: Effect of Telmisartan on Paroxymal Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertensive Patients with Different Left Atrial Size Roberto Fogari, Amedeo Mugellini, Annalisa Zoppi, Gianluigi Marasi, Pierangelo Lazzari. University of Pavia, Pavia, IT. 87 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-9: PO-10: Effect of Aliskiren on QT Dispersion in Diabetic and Non Diabetic Hypertensive Patients Roberto Fogari, Amedeo Mugellini, Annalisa Zoppi, Gianluigi Marasi, Pierangelo Lazzari. University of Pavia, IT. Impact of Antihypertensive Therapy on Dyssynchrony in Patients with Never-Treated Hypertension Beom‑June Kwon, Sung‑Won Jang, Kyu‑Young Choi, Dong‑Bin Kim, Eun‑Joo Cho, Ho‑Joong Youn, Tae‑Ho Rho, Jae‑Hyung Kim. The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, KR. Comprehensive multi-level interventions for hypertension management in highrisk groups PO-11: PO-12: PO-13: PO-14: PO-15: Refractory Hypertension Characterized by Heightened Sympathetic Tone Maria Czarina Acelajado,1 Roberto Pisoni,2 Tanja Dudenbostel,3 Suzanne Oparil,3 David A. Calhoun.3 1Philippine General Hospital, Manila, PH; 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US; 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Prehypertension has Increased Peripheral Resistance in Patients with Obesity Ricardo M. Cabrera Sole,1 Caridad Turpin Lucas,1 Erik Luepke,2 Santiago Garcia Ruiz,1 Santos J. Martinez.1 1University General Hospital of Albacete, Albacete, ES; 2University General Hospital “La Paz”, Madrid, ES. Some Fixed Combinations are Better Reducing Central Blood Pressure and Hypertensive Time than Others Ricardo M. Cabrera Sole,1 Caridad Turpin Lucas,1 Santiago Garcia Ruiz,1 Ana Galdamez Nuñez,2 Erik Luepke,3 Manuel Aguilera Saldaña.1 1University General Hospital of Albacete, Albacete, ES; 2Health Center of Villacerrada, Albacete, ES; 3University General Hospital “La Paz”, Madrid, ES. Prevalence of Orthostatic Hypotension among Very Elderly Persons with Hypertension Elaine Ku,1 Yee Lu,1 Edward Schneider,1 Rick Smith,2 Vito M. Campese.1 1USC/Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, US; 2Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging, Reseda, CA, US. Effects of Renal Stenting on Renal and Cardiac Outcomes in Patients with Resistant Hypertension Cristiana Catena, GianLuca Colussi, Frine Capobianco, Stefania Fedrizzi, Leonardo A. Sechi. University of Udine, Udine, IT. 88 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters PO-16: PO-17: PO-18: PO-19: PO-20: PO-21: PO-22: Evaluation of a Treatment Algorithm Using Combination Therapy for the Management of Patients with Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia (STITCH2) G. K. Dresser†, S. A. E. Nelson, J. L. Mahon, G. Y. Zou, M. K. Vandervoort, C. J. Wong, B. G. Feagan, R. D. Feldman. Robarts Research Institute, London, CA. Sex Differences Impact the Hemodynamics of Untreated Essential Hypertensive Subjects Carlos M. Ferrario,1,2 Ronald D. Smith.1 1Consortium Southeastern Hypertension Control, Winston Salem, NC, US; 2Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, US. Improving Global Vascular Risk Management Using the COSEHC™ Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tool Carlos M. Ferrario†,1,2 Michael A. Moore,1 Debra Simmons,1,2 Chris Colby,3 Alex Exuzides,3 Sumeet Panjabi.4 1Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control, Winston Salem, NC, US; 2Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, US; 3ICON Clinical Research, San Francisco, CA, US; 4Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, US. A COSEHC Sponsored Quality Improvement Initiative Enriches Chronic Disease Practice and Performance of North Carolina Diabetic Patients Mazen Hamad,1 Brian Forrest,2 Michael Moore,2 Debra Simmons,2 JaNae Joyner.2 1Cary Healthcare Associates, Cary, NC, US; 2The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC), Winston Salem, NC, US. Cardiovascular Care Disparities in a South Carolina Primary Care Site Participating in the COSEHC Customized Model of Intervention and Care (COSMIC) Project JaNae Joyner,1 Brian Forrest,1 Kristina Yu‑Isenberg,2 Debra Simmons,1 Daniel Lackland.1 1The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC), Winston Salem, NC, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, US. Adherence to Comprehensive Interventions for Management of Uncontrolled Hypertension Tessa J. Kerby, Stephen E. Asche, Michael V. Maciosek, JoAnn M. SperlHillen, Simrandeep K. Tiawana, Patrick J. O’Connor, Karen L. Margolis. HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, US. Blood Pressure Control in Spanish Speaking Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus Using a Group Visit Model Mateo Levine Ledezma, Marie F. Martinez, Scott A. Rasgon. Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA, US. 89 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-23: PO-25: PO-26: PO-27: PO-28: PO-29: PO-30: A Multi-Level Intervention to Control Hypertension in African Americans Gbenga Ogedegbe,1 Jonathan Tobin,2 Joseph Schwartz,3 Thomas Pickering.3 1NYU School of Medicine, NY, NY, US; 2Clinical Directors Network, NY, NY, US; 3Columbia University, NY, NY, US. Physical Characteristics of Salt in the Treatment and Prevention of Hypertension Maithri Reddy,1 Podduturu S. Reddy,2 Sushma Reddy.1 1Endocrinology & Diabetes Center, Fort Gratiot, MI, US; 2St.Clair Pulmonary & Critical Care, Port Huron, MI, US. Relation between Cardiovascular Risk Score, Asymptomatic Peripheral Disease and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Juan José Tamarit‑García,1 Belén Roig‑Espert,2 Vicente Navarro‑Ibáñez.2 1Dr. Peset Universitary Hospital, Valencia, ES; 2Manises Hospital, Manises, Valencia, ES. A Computer-Mediated Intervention and DASH Diet, WHEELS-I Program, Sustains Improved Blood Pressure over 8 Weeks in Women from Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds Margaret Scisney‑Matlock,1 Susan Steigerwalt,2 Kenneth Jamerson,1 Stephanie Lucas,3 Susan Pressler,1 Amanda Sen,1 Elizabeth Brough.1 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US; 2St. John Health System, Detroit, MI, US; 3Center Preventative Medicine, St Clair Shores, MI, US. Relationships between Aggressive Systolic BP Goals, Nocturnal BP Dipping, and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes: The SANDS Study Angela Silverman,3 Mihriye Mete,3 Jerome L. Fleg,2 Marie Russell,1 Robert E. Ratner,3 Mary J. Roman,4 Mario Stylianou,2 Jason G. Umans,3 Matthew R. Weir,5 Barbara V. Howard.3 1Phoenix Indian Medical Center, US; 2National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, US; 3MedStar Health Research Institute, US; 4Weill Medical College of Cornell University, US; 5University of Maryland School of Medicine, US. Improved Hypertension Control Rates through a Multidisciplinary Regional Approach Ann M. Wells, Stephanie C. Schneider, Jennifer Bajaj, Susan Schreiner, Beverly Kroner. Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, CO, US. Clinical Pharmacist-Physician Team Approach in Treating Resistant Hypertension Cases Sandra A. Yoo, Joel Handler, Alec V. Does. Kaiser Permanente, Anaheim, CA, US. 90 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters Endothelial Function PO-31: PO-32: PO-33: PO-34: PO-35: PO-37: PO-38: PO-39: A Novel ANP-Like Peptide, ANP1-28RR, Revealed by a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of the ANP Gene, rs5065 Codes for a Peptide with Increased Permeability Properties In Vitro Valentina Cannone, Brenda K. Huntley, Guido Boerrigter, Alessandro Cataliotti, Denise M. Heublein, John C. Burnett. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US. Exaggerated Exercise Blood Pressure Response is Associated with Arterial Stiffness, Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Osteoprotegerin in Essential Hypertension K. Dimitriadis, C. Tsioufis, A. Aggelis, A. Michaelides, S. Aslam, C. Wilcox, V. Papademetriou, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Endothelial Impact of Blood Pressure above the Goals in Hypertensive Patients Jose Saban‑Ruiz, Martin Fabregate, Rosa Fabregate, Olivia Sanchez, Susana Tello, Angelica Fernandez, Nuria De la Torre, Arantxa Rodriguez. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. Plasma Sodium but Not Sodium to Potassium Ratio Could be a Simple and Low-Cost Technique to Predict Vascular Inflammation. Correlation with Resistin Levels Martin Fabregate, Rosa Fabregate, Nuria De la Torre, Cristina Martinez, Arantxa Rodriguez, Ana Alonso, Carlos Moreno, Jose Saban‑Ruiz. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. Time for Action. Correlation between Plasma Renin Activity and Biomarkers. A Mandatory Study as Result of a Recent Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Analysis Jose Saban‑Ruiz, Martin Fabregate, Rosa Fabregate, Elena Tutor, Elena Castresana, Nuria De la Torre, Juanjo Villafruela, Susana Tello, Arantxa Rodriguez. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. Variability of Flow Mediated Dilation Technique: A Multicentre Italian Study Francesco Faita, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Vincenzo Gemignani, Elisabetta Bianchini, Almerina Biggi, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Gaetano A. Lanza, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Francesco Cosentino, Stefano Taddei. Working Group on Endothelium of the Italian Society of Hypertension, IT. Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertensive Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Olga Gonzalez‑Albarran, Sara Calvo, Marta Carrasco, Marta Cano, Berniza Calderon, Ana Maria Matei. Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, ES. Normative Brachial Artery Diameter Dilatation Following Reactive Hyperemia Martha A. Kaeser, Daniel W. Haun, Norman W. Kettner. Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, MO, US. 91 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-40: PO-41: PO-42: PO-43: PO-44: PO-45: Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atherosclerosis: Multiple Associations in the Setting of Hypertension A. Kasiakogias, C. Tsioufis, C. Thomopoulos, I. Andrikou, M. Almiroudi, I. Mpafakis, K. Kintis, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Modulation of Vascular Function and Oxidative Stress in Type II Diabetes Mellitus: Effects of AlphaLipoic Acid Bobby V. Khan†,1 Tahir Haque,1 Desikan Rajagopal,1 Nadya Merchant,1 Barry Connell,2 Tarek M. Saleh.2 1Atlanta Vascular Research Foundation, Atlanta, GA, US; 2University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, CA. Atherogenic Index of the Plasma as Marker of Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction Rosa Fabregate, Arantxa Rodriguez, Martin Fabregate, Elena Marin, Andres Reyes, Cristina Martinez, Susana Tello, Nuria De la Torre, Jose Saban‑Ruiz. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. The Effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin-II Receptor Antagonists on the Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Heart with Arterial Hypertension Nestor M. Seredyuk, Igor P. Vakalyuk, Vitaliy N. Seredyuk, Sergiy V. Fedorov. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA. Associations of Renal Flow Reserve with Endothelial Dysfunction in Essential Hypertensives C. Tsioufis, D. Tsiachris, I. Tatsis, K. Dimitriadis, D. Syrseloudis, I. Kallikazaros, V. Papademetriou, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Increased Endothelin-1 Vasoconstrictor Tone with Prehypertension Brian R. Weil,1 Michael L. Mestek,1 Jared J. Greiner,1 Brian L. Stauffer,2 Christopher A. DeSouza.1 1University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, US; 2University of Colorado Denver and the Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, US. Epidemiology/Special Populations PO-46: Management of Hypertensive Patients in France as a Function of Gender and Cardiovascular Risk: PARITE Study Simon Tabassome,1 Claire Mounier‑Vehier,2 Dominique Guedj,3 Assya Achouba,4 Emmanuel Ghannad,5 Stéphane Quéré,4 Maxime Guenoun.6 1CHU Saint-Antoine, Paris, FR; 2Cardiologic Hospital, Lille, FR; 3Cardiologist, Paris, FR; 4Novartis Pharma SAS, Paris, FR; 5Cardiologist, Gif sur Yvette, FR; 6Cardiologist, Marseille, FR. 92 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters PO-47: PO-48: PO-49: PO-50: PO-51: PO-52: PO-53: PO-54: The Relationship of Resistant Hypertension and Treatment Outcomes with Total Compliance and Brain Natriuretic Peptide in an African American Hypertensive Cohort Omid Bakhtar, Brian A. Ference, Phillip D. Levy, Samar A. Nasser, Lowell Hedquist, John M. Flack. Division of Translational Research and Clinical Epidemiology, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, US. Which Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Parameters Predict Mortality in Elderly Subjects? Iddo Z. Ben‑Dov,1 Michael Bursztyn.2 1The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, US; 2Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, IL. Birth Weight, Stimulus Response and Hemodynamic Variability Implicates Ethnic Contrasts of Autonomic Control of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure and an Effect on CV Disease Wei Chen, Pronabesh DasMahapatra, Camilo Fernandez, Gerald S. Berenson. Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, US. Changes in Levels of Serum Cholesterol and Development of Hypertension in the Brisighella Heart Study Claudio Borghi, Ada Dormi, Sergio d’Addato, Arrigo Cicero, Luca Laghi, Eugenio Roberto Cosentino, Maddalena Veronesi. St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, IT. Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Alex Briasoulis, Vikram Agarwal, Manpreet S. Sabharwal, George Syros, Girish N. Nadkarni, Franz H. Messerli. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, US. Trends in Albuminuria under RAS Suppression and Relationship with Cardiovascular Disease Cesar Cerezo,1 Julian Segura,1 Jose R. Banegas,2 Juan J. de la Cruz,2 Ton J. Rabelink,3 Luis M. Ruilope.1 1Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, ES; 2Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, ES; 3Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL. Large Change in the Opinon on Antihypertensive Drug Treatment among General Practioners in Sweden between 2002 and 2009 John K. F. Dahlström, Mats Persson, Bo Carlberg, Lars‑Hjalmar Lindholm. Family Medicine, Umeå, SE. Novel Method for Assessing the Prevalence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in a Community Screening Program in a South East Region of US Mahfouz El Shahawy,1 Miglena Entcheva,1 Susan Gaida,1 Joshua Grant.2 1Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, US; 2Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, US. 93 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-55: PO-56: PO-57: PO-58: PO-59: PO-60: PO-61: Pre-Hypertension: Is it a Disease? Mahfouz El Shahawy,1 Miglena Entcheva,1 Susan Gaida,1 Joshua Grant.2 1Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, US; 2Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, US. Exercise Capacity Predicts Progression from PreHypertension to Hypertension in African American Men Charles Faselis,1,2 Raya Kheirbek,1 Michael Doumas,1,2 Ross Fletcher,1 Vasilios Papademetriou,1,3 Peter Kokkinos.1,2,3 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, US; 2George Washington University, Washington, DC, US; 3Georgetown University, Washington, DC, US. Biracial (Black-White) Divergence and Correlates of Augmentation Index among Younger Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study Camilo Fernandez, Pronabesh DasMahapatra, Wei Chen, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, Gerald S. Berenson. Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, US. Use of Electronic Health Records to Evaluate Hypertension Pharmacoepidemiology in a Primary Care Practice Network Christopher Hebert†, Rustam Kudyakov, Yahya Daoud, Dunlei Cheng, Andrew Masica. Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, TX, US. Cardiovascular Risk Factors Prevalence in Greek Hypertensives Stratified by Gender and Age Gregory Vyssoulis,1 Eva Karpanou,2 Stella Maria Kyvelou,1 M. Liakos,1 C. Stefanadis.1 11st Cardiology Clinic Athens University Hippokration Hospital, GR; 21st Cardiology Clinic Onassis Cardiosurgery Center, GR. ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups and Cardiovascular Risk in Essential Hypertensive Patients Stella Maria Kyvelou,1 Gregory Vyssoulis,1 Eva Karpanou,2 T. Gialernios,1 C. Stefanadis.1 11st Cardology Clinic Athens University Hippokration Hospital, GR; 21st Cardiology Clinic Onassis Cardiosurgery Center, GR. Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Valsartan/ Hydrochlorothiazide Single Pill Combination in Asian Patients with Essential Hypertension: An Observational Study Wen‑Ter Lai†,1 Jeong‑Euy Park,2 Neelesh Dongre,3 Jackson Wang.3 1Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TW; 2Samsung Medical Center, Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KR; 3Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH. 94 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters PO-62: PO-63: PO-64: PO-65: PO-66: PO-67: PO-68: PO-69: PO-70: Trends in Serum Lipids, Hypertension, Physician Advice and Compliance among ReproductiveAged Women: United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008 Tabassum H. Laz, Mahbubur Rahman, Abbey B. Berenson. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, US. Excessive Blood Pressure Elevation during Exercise Correlates with Low Fitness among Normotensive Firefighters Adi Leiba,1,2 Dorothee M. Baur,1,3 Stefanos N. Kales.1,3 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, US; 2Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, IL; 3Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, US. Smoking and Hypertension: Do They Follow the Same Trend? Aurelio Leone. City Hospital, Massa, Ms, IT. Arterial Hypertension and Liver Cirrhosis: The Experience of a Single Liver Unit Simona Leoni, Serena Flori, Barbara Stagni, Ilaria Serio, Luigi Bolondi. Malpighi Hospital, Division of Internal Medicine Prof. Bolondi, Bologna, IT. Blood Pressure Control and Age: The Experience of a Single Centre Serena Flori, Simona Leoni, Barbara Stagni, Ilaria Serio, Luigi Bolondi. Malpighi Hospital, Division of Internal Medicine, Bologna, IT. The Effect of Coffee on Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease among Hypertensive Individuals: Meta-Analysis Arthur E. Mesas, Luz Leon‑Muñoz, Fernando Rodriguez‑Artalejo, Esther Lopez‑Garcia. Autonoma University of Madrid, Madrid, ES. Mechanisms Underlying Increased Aortic BP in Black Versus White Young Adults: The ENIGMA Study Carmel M. McEniery,1 Andrew T. Garrett,2 Nigel Baber,2 John R. Cockcroft,3 Ian B. Wilkinson.1 1University of Cambridge, Cambridge, GB; 2University of Hertfordshire, GB; 3Cardiff University, GB. Diabetes Type 2 and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Adult Mediterranean Population Javier Nieto,1 Patricio Giralt,2 Maria Jose Ballesteros,1 G. Gutierrez,3 Carmen Mora,1 Agustin Carreño.1 1Hospital General, Ciudad Real, ES; 2Fundacion Sociosanitaria, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, ES; 3Consejería de Salud, Toledo, ES. Serum Uric Acid is an Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality in Hypertensive Patients Mitsuru Ohishi, Yasushi Takeya, Miyuki Onishi, Yuji Tatara, Kei Kamide, Hiromi Rakugi. Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, JP. 95 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-71: PO-72: PO-73: PO-74: PO-75: PO-76: PO-77: Blood Pressure Control and All Cause Mortality in Old and Very Old Patients with Hypertension Vasilios Papademetriou, Richard Amdur, Charles Faselis, Michael Doumas, Costas Tsioufis, Peter Kokkinos, Ross D. Fletcher. Veterans Administration and Georgetown University Medical Centers Washington DC, Washington, DC, US. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Profile in Untreated African Blacks and Causasians Untreated Hypertensive Patients Matched for Age and Gender Albertino Damasceno,1 C. Mavimbe,1 Loide Barbosa,2 Jose A. Silva,2 Domingos Diogo,1 T. Madede,1 Jorge Polonia.2 1Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, MZ; 2Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, PT. Regional Differences in Hypertensive Cardiovascular Remodeling between Fishing and Farming Communities in Japan Koji Sakata,1 Yuichiro Yano,2 Takuro Imamura,1 Kazuo Kitamura,1 Kazuomi Kario.2 1University of Miyazaki, JP; 2Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, JP. Relevance of Atrial Fibrillation in a Large Cohort of Hypertensive Patients Julian Segura,1 Vanesa Moñivas,1,2 Jose A. GarciaDonaire,1 Cesar Cerezo,1 Luis M. Ruilope.1 1Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, ES; 2Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, ES. Periodontal Disease Severity and Albumin Excretion in Hypertensive Patients: A Positive Association Beyond Systemic Inflammation C. Tsioufis, A. Kasiakogias, C. Thomopoulos, N. Soldatos, A. Kordalis, M. Almiroudi, K. Kintis, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Efficacy of Amlodipine/Olmesartan Medoxomil with or without Hydrochlorothiazide in Elderly Patients Uncontrolled by Monotherapy Matthew R. Weir†,1 Henry A. Punzi,2 Ali Shojaee,3 William F. Waverczak,3 Jen‑Fue Maa.3 1University of Maryland School of Medicine, US; 2Trinity Hypertension & Metabolic Research Institute, US; 3Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., US. Blood Pressure Therapy and Risk of CVD: Framingham Heart Study Experience Peter W. F. Wilson†,1 Michael Pencina,2 Ralph B. D’Agostino,2 Asya Lyass,2 R. S. Vasan,2 Philip A. Wolf,2 Daniel Levy.3 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US; 2Boston University, Boston, MA, US; 3Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, US. 96 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters Immune mechanisms in hypertension PO-79: PO-80: PO-81: PO-82: Renal Specific Silencing of Dopamine D2 Receptors in Mice Increases Blood Pressure and ProInflammatory Factors Ines Armando, Santiago Cuevas, Yanrong Zhang, Laureano Asico, Crisanto Escano, Pedro A. Jose. Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, US. Macrophages Regulate Pressor Responses to Endothelin-1 E. L. Owen, N. Dhaun, M. Bailey, D. J. Webb, D. C. Kluth. University of Edinburgh, GB. BMI Influences the Association of an IL-6 Polymorphism on Increased Insulin Resistance in a Hypertensive Population P. Underwood,1 B. Chamarthi,1 J. Williams,1 B. Sun,1 P. Hopkins,2 G. Adler,1 G. Williams.1 1Brigham and Women’s Hospital, US; 2University of Utah, US. Correlation between Endothelial Dysfunction and Inflammatory Markers at the Chronic Heart Failure with Arterial Hypertension Roman I. Yatsyshyn, Natalya G. Yatsyshyn. Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA. Metabolic Syndrome (Diabetes/Glycemic Control; Dysglycemic Drugs; Insulin Resistance) PO-83: PO-84: PO-85: Screening for Diabetes in a Developing Country Olutayo Christopher Alebiosu,1 Olawale Ogunsemi,2 Olatunde Odusan,2 Oluranti Familoni.2 1College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun, NG; 2Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Ogun State, NG. Metabolic Profile and Framingham Heart Scores among Hypertensives in Turkey from 2003 to 2007 Mustafa Arici,1 Ulver Derici,2 Cetin Turgan,1 Yunus Erdem,1 Sukru Sindel,2 Bulent Altun,1 Bulent Erbay,3 Oktay Karatan,3 Enver Hasanoglu,2 Sali Caglar.4 1Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TR; 2Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TR; 3Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TR; 4Turkish Society of Hypertension and Renal Diseases, Ankara, TR. Gender-Independent Elevation of Fasting Glucose with the Progressive Decrease in Sleep-Time Relative Blood Pressure Decline: The Hygia Project Diana E. Ayala,1 Juan J. Crespo,2 Ana Moya,3 Pedro A. Callejas,2 Peregrina Eiroa,2 Alfonso Otero,4 Artemio Mojon,1 Jose R. Fernandez,1 Ramon C. Hermida,1 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.1 1University of Vigo, Vigo, ES; 2Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Vigo, ES; 3Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Pontevedra, ES; 4Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Orense, ES. 97 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-86: PO-87: PO-88: PO-89: PO-90: PO-91: PO-92: First-Line Aliskiren/HCTZ Lowers BP in Older Patients with Stage 2 Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes Jan Basile†,1 Simon Babazadeh,2 Michael Lillestol,3 Thomas Severin,4 Cheraz Cherif Papst,4 Richard Weitzman.5 1Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US; 2Crest Clinical Trials Inc, Santa Ana, CA, US; 3Lillestol Research LLC, Fargo, ND, US; 4Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH; 5Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US. Effects of Time of Day of Hypertension Treatment on the Ambulatory Blood Pressure Pattern of Patients with Diabetes: The Hygia Project Juan J. Crespo,1 Manuel Dominguez‑Sardiña,1 Maria T. Rios,1 Ana Moya,2 Sonia M. Gomara,2 Luis Meijide,2 Artemio Mojon,3 Diana E. Ayala,3 Ramon C. Hermida,3 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.3 1Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Vigo, ES; 2Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Pontevedra, ES; 3University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Overweight and High Blood Pressure as the Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Most Frequently Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Susana Tello, Angelica Fernandez, Asuncion Guerri, Rosa Fabregate, Martin Fabregate, Jose Campoy, Arturo Ugalde, Jose Saban‑Ruiz. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. Myeloperoxidase, Leptin and Retinol Binding Protein 4, as Biomarkers of Osteopenia and Atherosclerosis, Two Sister-Diseases Rosa Fabregate, Olivia Sanchez, Elena Marin, Andres Reyes, Cristina Martinez, Susana Tello, Martin Fabregate, Arantxa Rodriguez, Jose Saban‑Ruiz. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. Unlike Sex, HDL-Cholesterol, Body Mass Index, Homocysteine and Smoking, Blood Pressure is Not a Determinant Factor of Plasma Leptin Levels Martin Fabregate, Olivia Sanchez, Rosa Fabregate, Olga Fernandez, Jose Manuel Del Rey, Susana Tello, Nuria De la Torre, Elena Tutor, Ana Alonso, Jose Saban‑Ruiz. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. Salt Sensitive Type 2 Diabetics Have Greater Metabolic Improvements on a Paleolithic-Type Diet Compared to an ADA Diet Lynda A. Frassetto, Olga Schmidlin, Anthony Sebastian, Umesh Masharani. UCSF, San Francisco, CA, US. Impact of Gender in Cardiovascular Control in Hypertensive Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. OPENMET Survey Olga Gonzalez,1 Alberto Galgo,2 Carlos Alvarez.3 1Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, ES; 2Primary Care Center, Madrid, ES; 3Pfizer Laboratory, Madrid, ES. 98 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters PO-93: PO-94: PO-95: PO-96: PO-97: PO-98: PO-99: Microalbuminuria in Women with Prior Gestational Diabetes Olga Gonzalez Albarran, Marta Carrasco, Marta Cano, Berniza Calderón, Ana Maria Matei. Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, ES. Elevation of Blood Suger Changes Glomerular and Tubular Function in Normotesive Subjects Shigeo Kakinoki,1 Tetsuya Fujimoto,2 Maiko Machida,2 Shigeru Takechi,3 Kouichi Kanda,4 Takeshi Kobayashi,5 Akikazu Nomura.2 1Otaru kyoukai Hospital, Otaru, Hokkaido, JP; 2Hokkaido College of Pharmacy, Otaru, Hokkaido, JP; 3Date Red Cross Hospital, Date, Hokkaido, JP; 4Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP; 5Hokkaido Social Insurance Health Care and Research Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP. Effects of Simvastatin and Rosiglitazone Combination in Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome (The SIROCO Study) Ivana Lazich†, Pantelis A. Sarafidis, Raymond Oliva, Basil Burney, George Bakris. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, US. Pulse Wave Analysis in Type 2 Diabetic Hypertensive Patients Ari L. Lieber,1 Michel E. Safar,1 Julie Peroz,1 Gerard Slama,1 Bernard I. Levy,2 Jacques Blacher.1 1Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Paris, FR; 2Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, FR. Circadian Blood Pressure Pattern and Prevalence of Nocturnal Hypertension in Subjects with and without Type 2 Diabetes: The Hygia Project Maria C. Castiñeira,1 Ana Moya,2 Jesus Perez de Lis,3 Lorenzo Pousa,3 Jose L. Salgado,3 Susana Hernaiz,3 Artemio Mojon,4 Jose R. Fernandez,4 Ramon C. Hermida,4 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.4 1Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Lugo, ES; 2Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Pontevedra, ES; 3Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Vigo, ES; 4University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Influence of Sleep-Time Blood Pressure for the Proper Identification of Isolated Office and Masked Hypertension among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The Hygia Project Ana Moya,1 Elvira Sineiro,1 Maria C. Castiñeira,2 Sonia M. Gomara,1 Artemio Mojon,3 Maria J. Fontao,3 Sonia Lorenzo,3 Diana E. Ayala,3 Ramon C. Hermida,3 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.3 1Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Pontevedra, ES; 2Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Lugo, ES; 3University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Suboptimal Control of Arterial Hypertension in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Maria Sarigianni, Eleni Mpekiari, Apostolos Tsapas, Konstantinos Paletas. Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR. 99 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-100: PO-101: PO-102: Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome According to Different Definitions in a Mediterranean Cohort of Hypertensives John A. Papadakis,1 Eirini Lioudaki,1,2 George E. Vrentzos,1 Helen Mavrogeni,1 Maria‑Helen Zeniodi,1 Emmanuel S. Ganotakis,1 Dimitri P. Mikhailidis.2 1University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, GR; 2Royal Free Hospital campus, University College London (UCL) Medical School, London, GB. Telmisartan Prophylactic Treatment Induces TissueSpecific Gene Modulation Favoring Normal Glucose Homeostasis in CRDH Rats Firas Younis,1 Yoram Oron,1 Rona Limor,2 Naftali Stern,2 Talma Rosenthal.1 1Tel Aviv Univeristy, Tel Aviv, Ramat Aviv, IL; 2Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IL. Hyperuricemia and the Pathogenesis of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance in Murine Model of the Metabolic Syndrome William Baldwin,1 Steven McRae,1 George Marek,1 David Wymer,1 Varinderpal Pannu,1 Chris Baylis,2 Richard J. Johnson,1,2 Yuri Y. Sautin.1 1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US; 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US; 3University of Colorado, Denver, CO, US. New insights into the role of uric acid in hypertension PO-103: PO-104: Relation of Uric Acid with Blood Pressure and Health Related Quality of Life One Year Post Myocardial Infarction Antonios Ioannidis, Dimitrios Tsounis. Hellenic Open University, GR. Hypertension in Hyperuricemic Gout Subjects Receiving Febuxostat or Allopurinol Andrew Whelton†,1,2 Patricia MacDonald,3 Barbara Hunt,3 Lhanoo Gunawardhana.3 1Universal Clinical Research Center, Inc, Hunt Valley, MD, US; 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, US; 3Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc, Deerfield, IL, US. Pediatric Hypertension PO-105: Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressures among Sickle Cell Patients Guillermo A. De Angulo,1 Robert J. Adams,1 Yim Eunsil,1 Janet L. Kwiatkowski,2 Ana C. Xavier,1 Ellen Debenham,1 Jessica A. Peterson,1 Daniel T. Lackland.1 1Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US; 2The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, US. 100 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters PO-106: PO-107: PO-108: PO-109: PO-110: PO-111: Antihypertensive Drug Use in Children: Are the Drugs Labeled and Indicated? Joseph Flynn†,1 W. Pete Welch,2 Wenya Yang,2 Drew Braucht,2 Perdita Taylor‑Zapata,3 Anne Zajicek.3 1Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, US; 2The Lewin Group, Inc., Falls Church, VA, US; 3Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, US. Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Children with Hypertension: New Multicenter Data Joseph Flynn†,1 Ying Zhang,2 Susan Solar‑Yohay,2 Victor Shi.2 1Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, US; 2Novartis Pharma AG, East Hanover, NJ, US. Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents Isabel Torro,1,2 Julio Alvarez,1,2 Francisco Aguilar,1,2 Jose Alcon,1,2 Empar Lurbe.1,2 1Hospital General Universitario, University of Valencia, Valencia, ES; 2Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, ES. Left Ventricular Geometry in Children with Primary Hypertension: Prevalence and Predictors Cozumel S. Pruette,1 Barbara A. Fivush,1 Joseph T. Flynn,2 Tammy M. Brady.1 1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, US; 2Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, US. Serum Uric Acid in U.S. Adolescents: Distribution and Relationship to Demographic Characteristics and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Ibrahim F. Shatat,1 Rany T. Abdallah,2 David J. Sas,1 Susan M. Hailpern.3 1Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC, US; 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US; 3Independent Consultant, Katonah, NY, US. Clinic and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements and Patterns in Asymptomatic Children with Sickle Cell Disease Ibrahim F. Shatat,1 Ram V. Kalpatthi,2 Amanda E. Blue,1 Katelyn Graeme,1 Mary A. Johnson,1 John K. Orak,1 Sharron M. Jackson.1 1Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC, US; 2Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, US. Risk Factors (Lipids) PO-112: Evaluating the Effects of Hypercholesterolemia on Vascular Risk Profile of Treated Hypertensive Patients. Results of a Cross-Sectional National Study Pedro Aranda, Manuel Gorostidi, Julian Segura, Alex de la Sierra, Jose Juan de la Cruz, Jose Carlos Fernandez, Luis Maria Ruilope. Cardiorisk Investigators Group, Madrid, ES. 101 May 21 Saturday Afternoon Posters PO-113: PO-114: PO-115: Negative Influence of Hypercholesterolemia on Blood Pressure Control. Results of a Spanish National Survey with ABPM Pedro Aranda, Jose Carlos Fernandez, Manuel Gorostidi, Julian Segura, Alejandro de la Sierra, Jose Juan de la Cruz, Luis Maria Ruilope. Cardiorisk Investigators Group, Madrid, ES. Association of Weight Misperception with Abnormal Lipid Levels and Hypertension among Overweight and Obese Reproductive-Age Women Mahbubur Rahman, Tabassum H. Laz, Abbey B. Berenson. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, US. Influence of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Atherosclerotic Disease and Intima Media Thickness of Carotid Artery Assessed by Gray Scale Method Priscilla Lopes Sarmento, Frida Liane Plavnik, Sérgio Aron Ajzen. Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR. Stroke PO-117: PO-118: PO-119: Hypertension and Other Co-Morbid Conditions are Not Determinants of Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Jordan A. Magarik, Robert J. Adams, Christine A. Holmstedt, Edward C. Jauch, Andrea D. Boan, Aquilla S. Turk, Daniel T. Lackland. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US. Profile of Incidental Thyroid Nodules in 2996 Patients Undergoing Carotid Ultrasound Saxena Naveen,1 Srivastava Vinita,1 William Bridges,2 Ricardo Abaunza,1 Chanda Craft,1 Nomita Joshi,1 Govind Rughani.1 1Internal Medicine and Cardiology Center, Greenville, SC, US; 2Clemson University, Clemson, SC, US. Additional Impact of Morning Haemostatic Factors and Blood Pressure Surgeon Stroke in Older Japanese Hypertensives Yuichiro Yano, Satoshi Hoshide, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kazuomi Kario. Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, JP. Vascular Injury/Inflammation and Remodeling PO-120: Non-Dipping Status is Accompanied by Hypoadiponectinemia and Increased Aortic Stiffness in Essential Hypertension I. Andrikou, C. Tsioufis, D. Syrseloudis, A. Kordalis, M. Almiroudi, I. Mpafakis, K. Kintis, T. Papaioannou, D. Aragiannis, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. 102 Saturday Afternoon May 21 Posters PO-121: PO-122: PO-123: Association of Retinal Microvascular Caliber with Blood Pressure Levels Raz Gibstein,1 Yosi Rosman,2 Ehud Rechtman,1 Nira Koren‑Morag,2 Yehonatan Sharabi,2 Shlomo Segev,2 Ehud Assia,1 Ehud Grossman.2 1Meir Hospital, IL; 2The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, IL. Inhibiting the Renin-Angiotensin System with Aliskiren and/or Valsartan Protects Against C-Reactive Protein Mediated Vascular Injury Response Fadi G. Hage†, Caleb Pierce, Wei Zhang, Dongqi Xing, Yiu‑Fai Chen, Mark A. McCrory, Suzanne Oparil, Alexander J. Szalai. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. High Osteopontin N-Terminal/C-Terminal Fragment Ratio is Associated with Carotid Plaque Inflammation Talya Wolak,1 Netta Sion‑Vrdy,1 George Grennberg,1 Gabriel Szendro,1 Assaf Rudich,2 Ori Nov,2 Victor Novack,1 Esther Paran.1 1Soroka University Medical Center, Bear Sheva, IL; 2Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel, Bear Sheva, IL. 103 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters Posters will be displayed in the Second Floor Promenade. Sunday, May 22, 2011 Posters on Display: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Featured Posters Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring......................(FP-1 – FP-4) Adolescent Hypertension...................................................(FP-5 – FP-8) Aldosterone and Anti-Aldosterone Agents..............(PO-124 – PO-130) Antihypertensive Drugs and Pharmacology............(PO-131 – PO-157) Clinical Trials................................................................(PO-158 – PO-184) Coronary Artery Disease.............................................(PO-185 – PO-191) Genetics/Gene Therapy/Proteomics..........................(PO-192 – PO-198) Heart Failure/Hypertrophy (Diastolic Dysfunction)...............................................(PO-199 – PO-216) Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.............................................................(PO-217 – PO-226) Kidney and Hypertension...........................................(PO-227 – PO-242) Off-Target Cardiovascular Effects of Non-Cardiovascular Drugs.........................................(PO-243 – PO-244) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 104 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM • Second Floor Promenade Featured Posters – Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring Moderators: Suzanne Oparil, MD, Birmingham, AL and Talma Rosenthal, MD, Tel Aviv, Israel FP-1: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients Alejandro de la Sierra†,1 Julian Segura,2 Jose R. Banegas,2 Manuel Gorostidi,2 Felipe Madruga,2 Xavier Clar,2 Teresa Gijon,2 Luis M. Ruilope.2 1Hospital Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, ES; 2Spanish Society of Hypertension, Madrid, ES. FP-2: A Perfect Replacement for the Mercury Sphygmomanometer: The Case of the Hybrid Blood Pressure Monitor George S. Stergiou, Nikos Karpettas, Anastasios Kollias, Antonis Destounis, Dimitris Tzamouranis. University of Athens, Athens, GR. Improvement in Blood Pressure Control among FP-3: Hypertensive Patients Treated in the Department of Veterans Affairs Ross D. Fletcher, Vasilios Papademetriou, Richard Amdur, Chris McManus, Ronald Jones, Charles Faselis. Veterans Affairs and Georgetown University, Washington, DC, US. Clinical Characteristics of Patients with FP-4: Uncontrolled and Apparent Treatment Resistant Hypertension: NHANES 1988-2008 Brent Egan,1 Yumin Zhao,1 R. Neal Axon,1 R. Neal Axon,2 Keith Ferdinand.3 1Medical University of S.C., Charleston, SC, US; 2Ralph H. Johnson, VAMC, Charleston, SC, US; 3Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US. 105 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM • Second Floor Promenade Featured Posters – Adolescent Hypertension Moderators: Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD, Houston, TX and Joseph T. Flynn, MD, Seattle, WA FP-5: Which BP Measurement Method Best Predicts Target Organ Damage in Youth? Elaine M. Urbina,1,2 Philip R. Khoury,1 Connie E. McCoy,1 Stephen R. Daniels,3 Lawrence M. Dolan,1,2 Thomas R. Kimball.1,2 1Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, US; 2University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, US; 3University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, US. FP-6: Effects of the DASH Diet on Flow Mediated Dilation in Adolescents with Pre-Hypertension and Hypertension Sarah C. Couch,1 Linda Levin,2 Amanda Thopy,1 Brian E. Saelens,3 Mark Mitsnefes,4 Stephen R. Daniels,5 Elaine M. Urbina.4 1University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, US; 2University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, US; 3Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, US; 4Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, US; 5University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, US. FP-7: Determinants of Arterial Stiffness in Children and Adolescents George S. Stergiou, Anastasios Kollias, Periklis Giovas, Leonidas Roussias. University of Athens, Athens, GR. Prevalence of Overweight and Elevated Blood FP-8: Pressure in a Large Cohort of Children and Adolescents (Age 3-17 Years) at an Initial Clinic Examination Kenneth F. Adams,1 Karen L. Margolis,1 David J. Magid,2 Joan C. Lo,3 Alan R. Sinaiko,4 Elyse O. Kharbanda,1 Nancy E. Sherwood,1 Matt F. Daley,2 Emily D. Parker,1 Patrick J. O’Connor.1 1HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, US; 2Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, CO, US; 3Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, US; 4University of MN, Minneapolis, MN, US. 106 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM • Second Floor Promenade Aldosterone and anti-aldosterone agents PO-124: PO-125: PO-126: PO-127: PO-128: PO-129: Aldosterone Metrics and Their Ability to Discriminate between Incident Resistant Hypertension during Follow-Up in a Hypertensive Cohort Jennifer D. Dochee, Berhane Seyoum, Phillip Levy, Brain Ference, Shiling Zhang, Lowell Hedquist, John Flack. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, US. Aldosterone-Induced Rise in Blood Pressure in Normotensive Rats is Due to a Decrease in PGE2 Levels Danita Eatman, Aisha Rollins-Hairston, Deborah Lyn, Mohamed A. Bayorh. Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, US. Delayed Diagnosis of Primary AldosteronismHelp from the Web: A Yahoo Support Group for Patients Struggling with Diagnosis and Long-Term Management Clarence E. Grim. High Blood Pressure Consulting, Milwaukee, US. Dose Titration of the Oral Potassium BinderRLY5016 to Maintain Normal Serum Potassium in Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Aldosterone Antagonists Bertram Pitt†,1 David Bushinsky,2 Sherin Halfon,3 Dalane Kitzman,4 Mitja Lainscak,5 Vandana Mathur,3 Yuri Stasiv,3 I.‑Zu Huang.3 1U. of Michigan, US; 2U. of Rochester, US; 3Relypsa, US; 4Wake Forest U., US; 5U. Clinic Golnik, SI. Hyperkalemia with Aldosterone Antagonist Monotherapy in Essential Hypertension. A MetaAnalysis Jorge Romero,1 Harikrishna Makani,1 Jonathan Kahan,1 Omar Wever‑Pinzon,2 Clinton Colaco,1 Franz H. Messerli.1 1St Luke’s Roosevelt Medical Center/ Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, US; 2The University of UtahHealth Sciences Center, US. Body Mass Index Correlates with Plasma Aldosterone in Overweight/Obese Hypertensive Patients Despite Drug Therapy Riccardo Sarzani, Federico Guerra, Lucia Mancinelli, Alessia Buglioni, Eliana Franchi, Paolo Dessì‑Fulgheri. University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, IT. 107 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-130: Aldosterone to Renin Ratio as a Predictor of Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes John J. Sim†,1 Simran K. Bhandari,1 Jiaxiao M. Shi,2 Federico B. Calara,4 Scott A. Rasgon,1 Kamyar Kalantar‑Zadeh.3 1Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, US; 2Kaiser Permanente Southern California, US; 3Harbor UCLA Medical Center, US; 4Novartis Corporation, US. Antihypertensive Drugs and Pharmacology PO-131: PO-132: PO-133: PO-134: PO-135: PO-136: Both Morning and Evening Dosing of Nebivolol Reduces Trough to Morning Blood Pressure Surge in Hypertensive Patients Maria Czarina Acelajado,1 Roberto Pisoni,3 Tanja Dudenbostel,2 David A. Calhoun,2 Stephen P. Glasser.2 1Philippine General Hospital, Manila, PH; 2University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US; 3Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US. Administration-Time-Dependent Effects on Ambulatory Blood Pressure of Hydrochlorothiazide as Added Therapy in Hypertensive Subjects Uncontrolled with Valsartan Diana E. Ayala, Ramon C. Hermida, Artemio Mojon, Jose R. Fernandez. University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Irbesartan/Amlodipine Fixed Combination in Patients Uncontrolled on Amlodipine 5 mg (I-COMBINE Study) Guillaume Bobrie. European George Pompidou Hospital, Paris, FR. Irbesartan/Amlodipine Fixed Combination in Patients Uncontrolled on Irbesartan 150 mg (I-ADD Study) Guillaume Bobrie. European George Pompidou Hospital, Paris, FR. Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Nanoparticles Loaded with Paclitaxel Cause Prolonged Antiproliferative Action Anton P. Bonartsev,1 Sergey A. Yakovlev,2 Elena A. Filatova,2 Galina M. Soboleva,1 Tatiana K. Mahina,2 Vera L. Myshkina,2 Garina A. Bonartseva.2 1M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RU; 2Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RU. The Efficacy and Safety of Angiotensin Receptor Blocker and Calcium Channel Blocker Combination in Hypertension Bulent Boyaci,1 Mehmet Berktas,2 Pinar Kizilirmak.2 1Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TR; 2Novartis Pharma, Istanbul, TR. 108 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-137: PO-138: PO-139: PO-140: PO-141: Better Control of Central Pressures and Total Hypertensive Time in Patients with Hypertension Receiving Telmisartan as Monotheraphy. Prospective Study Ricardo M. Cabrera Sole,1 Caridad Turpin Lucas,1 Santiago Garcia Ruiz,1 Rafael Fernandez,2 Erik Luepke.3 1University General Hospital of Albacete, Albacete, ES; 2Health Center of Villarrobledo, Albacete, ES; 3University General Hospital “La Paz”, Madrid, ES. Intravenous Hydralazine for Blood Pressure Management in the Hospitalized Patient Patrick T. Campbell, William L. Baker, Bendel D. Steven, William B. White. University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, US. Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Combination Olmesartan Medoxomil/Amlodipine Besylate+Hydrochlorothiazide in Study Participants with Hypertension Based on Age: The TRINITY Study Steven G. Chrysant†,1 Dean J. Kereiakes,2 Suzanne Oparil,3 Joseph Izzo,4 Thomas Littlejohn,5 Michael Melino,6 James Lee,6 Victor Fernandez,6 Reinilde Heyrman.6 1Oklahoma Cardiovascular and Hypertension Center and University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, US; 2The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center and The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at the Christ Hospital, US; 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, US; 4State University of New York at Buffalo, US; 5Piedmont Medical Research Associates, US; 6Daiichi Sankyo, Inc, US. Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Combination Olmesartan Medoxomil/Amlodipine Besylate+Hydrochlorothiazide—The TRINITY Study: A Subgroup Analysis by Study Participant Race Steven G. Chrysant†,1 Dean J. Kereiakes,2 Joseph Izzo,3 Thomas Littlejohn,4 Suzanne Oparil,5 Michael Melino,6 James Lee,6 Victor Fernandez,6 Reinilde Heyrman.6 1Oklahoma Cardiovascular and Hypertension Center and University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, US; 2The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center and The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at the Christ Hospital, US; 3State University of New York at Buffalo, US; 4Piedmont Medical Research Associates, US; 5University of Alabama at Birmingham, US; 6Daiichi Sankyo, Inc, US. Comparison of Valsartan/Amlodipine Added to Diuretic with Losartan Added to Diuretic on BP Load in Hypertension Daniel Duprez†,1 Keith Ferdinand,2 Das Purkayastha,3 Rita Samuel,3 Richard F. Wright.4 1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US; 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US; 3Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US; 4Pacific Heart Insitute, Santa Monica, CA, US. 109 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-142: PO-143: PO-144: PO-145: PO-146: PO-147: PO-148: The Impact of Initial Treatment of Hypertension on Control in the First Year: Comparison of Initial Monotherapy, Free-Dose Combination and FixedDose Combinations Brent Egan†,1 Stephanie Shaftman,1 Dipankar Bandyopadhyay,1 C. Wagner,1 Daniel Lackland,1 Kristina Yu‑Isenberg.2 1Medical University of South Carolina, SC, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals, NJ, US. A Bedtime Dose of ARB Reduces Urinary Albumin Excretion Via the Improvement of Baroreflex Sensitivity – The J-TOP Study Kazuo Eguchi, Motohiro Shimizu, Satoshi Hoshide, Kazuyuki Shimada, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, Kazuomi Kario. Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi-ken, JP. Response to Aliskiren in Patients with NonControlled Blood Pressure Seems to be Irrespective of Previous Therapy and Plasma Renin Activity Angelica Fernandez, Susana Tello, Asuncion Guerri, Olivia Sanchez, Rosa Fabregate, Martin Fabregate, Arantxa Rodriguez, Jose Saban‑Ruiz. Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, ES. Impact of Initial Combination Therapy vs. Monotherapy on Major Cardiovascular Events: A Matched Cohort Study Alan H. Gradman†,1 Hélène Parisé,2 Marie‑Hélène Lafeuille,2 Heather Falvey,3 Patrick Lefebvre,2 Mei Sheng Duh.2 1Temple University School of Medicine (Clinical Campus), Pittsburgh, PA, US; 2Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, US; 3Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH. Relationship between Sleep-Time Blood Pressure Control and Reduction of Urinary Albumin Excretion after Timed-Treatment with Olmesartan in Essential Hypertension Ramon C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Maria J. Fontao, Artemio Mojon, Jose R. Fernandez. University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Nebivolol and Hydrochlorothiazide in AfricanAmericans with Hypertension: Effects on Diastolic and Endothelial Function Bobby V. Khan†, Nadya Merchant, Tahir Haque, Syed T. Rahman, Sujan Bhaheetharan, Keith C. Ferdinand. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, US. Peripheral Edema Associated with Calcium Antagonists Harikrishna Makani, Jorge Romero, Nay Htyte, Ronaldo Sevilla Berrios, Arpit Shah, Waddy Gonzalez, Franz H. Messerli. St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, US. 110 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-149: PO-150: PO-152: PO-153: PO-154: PO-155: Efficacy of a Simplified Mechanistic Algorithm for Management of Resistant Hypertension: A Retrospective Study Neal S. Parikh, Samuel J. Mann†. NY Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Med Ctr, New York, NY, US. Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Combination Olmesartan Medoxomil/Amlodipine Besylate+Hydrochlorothiazide—The TRINITY Study: Subgroup Analyses Based on Study Participant Diabetes Status and BMI Suzanne Oparil†,1 Joseph Izzo,2 Steven G. Chrysant,3 Dean J. Kereiakes,4 Thomas Littlejohn,5 Michael Melino,6 James Lee,6 Victor Fernandez,6 Reinilde Heyrman.6 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, US; 2State University of New York at Buffalo, US; 3Oklahoma Cardiovascular and Hypertension Center & University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, US; 4The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center & The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, US; 5Piedmont Medical Research Associates, US; 6Daiichi Sankyo, Inc, US. Differential Cardioprotective Effects of Carvedilol and Valsartan under Different Cardiac Loading Conditions Minesh Rajpal†, Shaila Karan, Sirisha Srikakarlapudi, Peter J. Osmond, Joseph L. Izzo. SUNY at Buffalo, NY, US. Effects of Time of Hypertension Treatment on the Circadian Blood Pressure Pattern of Subjects with Resistant Hypertension: The Hygia Project Maria T. Rios,1 Manuel Dominguez‑Sardiña,1 Lorenzo Pousa,1 Jesus Perez de Lis,1 Alfonso Otero,2 Maria J. Fontao,3 Jose R. Fernandez,3 Diana E. Ayala,3 Ramon C. Hermida,3 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.3 1Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Vigo, ES; 2Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Orense, ES; 3University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Plasma Renin-Guided Treatment in Young Untreated Hypertension: A Randomized Comparative Pilot Study Il‑Suk Sohn,1 Chang‑Bum Park,1 Eun‑Sun Jin,1 Chong‑Jin Kim,1 Jin‑Man Cho.2 1Kyung Hee University Gangdong Hospital, Seoul, KR; 2Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Rochester, NY, US. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers as First-Line Treatment in Patients with Uncomplicated Hypertension? Konstantinos Tziomalos, Maria Baltatzi, Athinodoros Pavlidis, Konstantinos Koulousios, Vasiliki Dourliou, Anastasios Hatzopoulos, Vaia Bougatsa, Lambrini Kirkineska, Christos Savopoulos, Apostolos I. Hatzitolios. Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, GR. 111 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-156: PO-157: Amlodipine/Valsartan Single Pill Combination Treatment of Arterial Hypertension in a Real Life Practice in Russia Irina E. Chazova,1 Yuri A. Karpov,1 Alexey V. Vigdorchik†,2 Antonina Y. Zazulina.2 1Russian Cardiology Scientific-Industrial Complex, Moscow, RU; 2Novartis Pharma LLC, Moscow, RU. Real Life Safety and Effectiveness of Amlodipine/ Valsartan Single Pill Combination in the Treatment of Hypertension Irina E. Chazova,1 Neelesh Dongre,2 Alexey V. Vigdorchik†.3 1Russian Cardiology Scientific-Industrial Complex, Moscow, RU; 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH; 3Novartis Pharma LLC, Moscow, RU. Clinical Trials PO-158: PO-159: PO-160: PO-161: PO-162: The Influence of Antihypertensive Therapy on Blood Pressure Variability: The X-CELLENT Study Yi Zhang,1,2 Davide Agnoletti,1 Michel E. Safar,1 Jacques Blacher.1 1Paris Descartes University, Paris, FR; 2Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, CN. A Double-Dummy Comparison of De Novo Combination vs Sequential Add-On Therapy: ‘ACCELERATE’ Morris Brown,1,2 Gordon McInnes,1,3 Cheraz Cherif Papst,4 Jack Zhang,4 Thomas MacDonald.1,5 1British Hypertension Society, GB; 2University of Cambridge, GB; 3University of Glasgow, GB; 4Novartis Pharma AG, CH; 5University of Dundee, GB. Amlodipine Plus Telmisartan or Amiloride for Hypertensive Patients: Focus on Effects on Metabolic Profiles Hong Yuan, Jingjing Cai, Zhijun Huang. The Center of Clinical Pharmacology of the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, CN. Amlodipine Plus Telmisartan or Amiloride for Hypertension in Moderate and High-Risk Patients: A 24-Week Observation Jingjing Cai, Zhijun Huang, Rong Cui, Hong Yuan. The Center of Clinical Pharmacology of the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, CN. Efficacy and Safety of Azilsartan Medoxomil/ Chlorthalidone vs Olmesartan/HCTZ Combinations in Stage 2 Systolic HTN William C. Cushman†,1 Domenic Sica,2 George L. Bakris,3 Michael A. Weber,4 William B. White,5 Charlie Cao,6 Andrew Roberts,6 Stuart Kupfer.6 1U of TN College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, US; 2VA Commonwealth U Health System, Richmond, VA, US; 3U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, US; 4New York, NY, US; 5U of CT School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, US; 6Takeda Global Research & Development, Deerfield, IL, US. 112 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-163: PO-164: PO-165: PO-166: PO-167: PO-168: PO-169: Effect of Aliskiren and Antihypertensive Drugs on Diastolic Function in Hypertensives with Diastolic Dysfunction: A Randomised Study Maria Leonarda De Rosa. University of Naples Federico II, Naples, IT. Effects of Add-On Nebivolol on Blood Pressure and Glucose Parameters in Hypertensive Patients with Prediabetes P. Deedwania†,1 D. G. Cheung,2 J. Shea,3 W. Chen,3 J. J. Whalen.3 1UCSF, US; 2Long Beach Center for Clinical Research, US; 3Forest Research Institute, US. Incident Diabetes with Antihypertensive Drugs: Updated Network and Bayesian Meta-Analyses of Clinical Trial Data William J. Elliott†,1 Sanjib Basu,2 Peter M. Meyer.2 1Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA, US; 2RUSH Medical College, Chicago, IL, US. Efficacy and Safety of Combination DRI/CCB (± Diuretic) in US Minority Patients with Stage 2 Hypertension and Obesity Keith C. Ferdinand†,1 Richard Weitzman,2 Das Purkayastha,2 Kanaka Sridharan,2 Edgar A. Jaimes.3 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US; 3The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Efficacy of Combination Aliskiren/Amlodipine with and without Diuretic on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Minorities with Hypertension Keith C. Ferdinand†,1 Richard Weitzman,2 Das Purkayastha,2 Kanaka Sridharan,2 Edgar A. Jaimes.3 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, East Hanover, NJ, US; 3The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Role of Plasma Renin Activity on BP Response to Aliskiren-Based Therapy in Stage 2 Hypertensive African Americans Keith C. Ferdinand†,1 Richard Weitzman,2 Das Purkayastha,2 Kanaka Sridharan,2 Edgar A. Jaimes.3 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US; 3The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Efficacy and Safety of Combination DRI/CCB (±Diuretic) Therapy in African Americans with Stage 2 Hypertension Keith C. Ferdinand†,1 Richard Weitzman,2 Das Purkayastha,2 Kanaka Sridharan,2 Edgar A. Jaimes.3 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US; 3The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. 113 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-170: PO-171: PO-172: PO-173: PO-174: PO-175: PO-176: PO-177: PO-178: Combination Aliskiren/Amlodipine with and without Diuretic in Minorities with Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes Keith C. Ferdinand†,1 Richard Weitzman,2 Das Purkayastha,2 Kanaka Sridharan,2 Edgar A. Jaimes.3 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, East Hanover, NJ, US; 3Univ of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Efficacy and Safety of Olmesartan Medoxomil Versus Losartan Potassium in Subjects with Stage 1 or 2 Hypertension John M. Flack†,1 Alan Graff,2 Wei Li,3 Kathleen J. Chavanu,3 Robert Dubiel.3 1Wayne State University School of Medicine, US; 2Private Practice, US; 3Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., US. Decreasing Sleep-Time Blood Pressure Determined by Ambulatory Monitoring Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Resistant Hypertension Ramon C. Hermida,1 Diana E. Ayala,1 Artemio Mojon,1 Luisa Chayan,2 Maria J. Dominguez,3 Maria J. Fontao,1 Ignacio Alonso,1 Jose R. Fernandez.1 1University of Vigo, Vigo, ES; 2Urgencias Sanitarias 061 Galicia, Santiago, ES; 3Policlinica La Rosaleda, Santiago, ES. Influence of Circadian Time of Blood PressureLowering Treatment on Cardiovascular Risk in Resistant Hypertension Ramon C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Artemio Mojon, Jose R. Fernandez. University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Administration-Time Differential Benefit on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction of the Various Classes of Hypertension Medications Ramon C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Artemio Mojon, Jose R. Fernandez. University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Influence of Number of Hypertension Medications and Circadian Time of Treatment on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality Ramon C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Artemio Mojon, Jose R. Fernandez. University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Doppler Measurement of Ankle Brachial Index is Still the Standard in Screening of Peripheral Arterial Disease? Laura Rantamaula, Juha Varis, Ilkka M. Kantola. Turku University Hospital, Turku, FI. Comparative Effects of Carvedilol and Valsartan on Cardiac Workload Shaila Karan†, Sirisha Srikakarlapudi, Minesh Rajpal, Peter J. Osmond, Joseph L. Izzo, Jr. SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, US. Olmesartan + CCB vs Olmesartan + Diuretic as Combination Therapy for Elderly Hypertensive Patients Johji Kato, Naoto Yokota, Toshihiro Kita, Tanenao Eto, Kazuo Kitamura. University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki, JP. 114 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-179: PO-180: PO-181: PO-182: PO-183: PO-184: Efficacy and Safety of Olmesartan Medoxomil Versus Losartan Potassium in Antihypertensive Naïve/Non-Naïve Subjects Henry A. Punzi†,1 Andrew Lewin,2 Wei Li,3 Kathleen J. Chavanu,3 Robert Dubiel.3 1Trinity Hypertension and Metabolic Research Institute, US; 2National Research Institute, US; 3Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., US. Computer-Mediated System, WHEELS-I, Provides Evidence of Feasibility for Momentary Assessment of DASH Diet Adherence over 8 Weeks Margaret Scisney‑Matlock,1 Susan Steigerwalt,2 Kenneth Jamerson,1 Amanda Sen,1 Susan Pressler,1 Elizabeth Brough.1 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US; 2St. John Health System, Detroit, US. Carvedilol Reduces Aortic Wave Reflection and Improves Left Ventricular/Vascular Coupling Compared to Atenolol: The CENTRAL Study Niren K. Shah†,1 Benjamin J. Epstein,1,2 Wilmer W. Nichols,2 Steven M. Smith,2 Julie A. Johnson.2 1East Coast Institute for Research, Jacksonville, FL, US; 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US. Fixed-Dose Combination of Azilsartan Medoxomil/ CLD Provides Superior BP Reduction to Monotherapies in Stage 2 HTN D. Sica†,1 G. L. Bakris,2 W. B. White,3 M. A. Weber,4 W. C. Cushman,5 A. Roberts,6 C. Cao,6 S. Kupfer.6 1VA Commonwealth U Health System, Richmond, VA, US; 2U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, US; 3U of CT School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, US; 4New York, NY, US; 5U of TN College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, US; 6Takeda Global Research & Development, Deerfield, IL, US. Efficacy of an Amlodipine/Olmesartan Medoxomil Algorithm in Patients Uncontrolled on Prior ACE Inhibitor Monotherapy Matthew R. Weir†,1 Alan Graff,2 Ali Shojaee,3 William F. Waverczak,3 Jen‑Fue Maa.3 1University of Maryland School of Medicine, US; 2Private Practice, US; 3Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., US. Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Blood Pressure Control in Hemodialysis Dialysis Patients: The BID Trial Philip Zager,1 Dana Miskulin,2 Jennifer Gassman.3 1University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, US; 2Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, US; 3Cleveland Clinic Research Foundation, Cleveland, OH, US. Coronary Artery Disease PO-185: Blood Pressure and Heart Related Quality of Life One Year Post Myocardial Infarction Antonios Ioannidis, Dimitrios Tsounis. Hellenic Open University, GR. 115 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-186: PO-187: PO-188: PO-189: PO-190: PO-191: False-Positive Stress Testing Results in Hypertensives with No Coronary Artery Disease Fei Lu,1 Gabriele Fragasso,2 Chunzeng Lu,1 Vitantonio Di Bello,1 Roberto Pedrinelli,1 Mario Marzilli,1 Alberto Balbarini.1 1University of Pisa, IT; 2Scientific Institute of H San Raffaele, IT. Inadequate Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensives Referred for Cardiac Stress Testing Tarek M. Mousa, Harmony Leighton, Seema Patel, Todd Kerwin. New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens/Cornell University Weill Medical College, Flushing, NY, US. Relationship between Exercise Intolerance and Plasma Natriuretic Peptide Level in Hypertensives with Postinfarction Cardiosclerosis Mariya A. Orynchak, Iryna I. Vakalyuk, Igor P. Vakalyuk. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA. Influence of a History of Hypertension with Clinical Presentation and Prognosis after Admission with Non ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Joaquin Rueda Soriano, Miguel Angel Arnau Vives, Ana Osa Saez, Esther Zorio Grima, Luis Martínez Dolz, Luis Almenar, Miguel Palencia Pérez, Antonio Salvador Sanz. Hospital La Fe, Valencia, ES. Characteristics of Hypertensive Response during Exercise Echocardiography in Hypertensive Patients with No History of Coronary Artery Disease Il‑Suk Sohn, Chang‑Bum Park, Eun‑Sun Jin, Jin‑Man Cho, Chong‑Jin Kim, Jong‑Hoa Bae. Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, KR. The Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Svetlana Kostic, Dragan Mijalkovic, Ivan Tasic. Institute for Therapy and Rehabilitation “Niska Banja”, Niska Banja, RS. Genetics/Gene Therapy/Proteomics PO-192: PO-193: Cardiac BNP Gene Delivery Prevents Hypertensive Heart Disease in Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats Alessandro Cataliotti,1 Fernando L. Martin,1 Jason M. Tonne,2 Diego Bellavia,1 John C. Burnett,1 Yasuhiro Ikeda.2 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US. DNA Variants in NOS3 are Associated with Improved Small Artery Elasticity and Decreased Systolic Blood Pressure Daniel Duprez,1 Natalia Florea,1 Sara Saul,1 Ryan Palaciao,1 Steven Rich,2 Jay N. Cohn,1 Jennifer Hall.1 1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US; 2University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US. 116 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-194: PO-195: PO-196: PO-198: SNP-SNP Interactions among Hypertension Related Genes Masahiko Eto,1 Takanori Aonuma,1 Masanobu Okayama,2 Maki Kumada,2 Ritei Uehara,2 Yoshikazu Nakamura,2 Eiji Kajii.2 1Wakuya Medical and Welfare Center, Wakuya, Miyagi, JP; 2Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, JP. Blood Pressure, Endothelial Dysfunction, Lipid Profile and CYP3A5 Gene Polymorphism in Uzbek Hypertensive Patients Amayak Kevorkov, Marietta Eliseyeva. Republican Specialized Center of Cardiology, Tashkent, UZ. Mitochondrial Polymorphisms are Associated with Blood Pressure and Metabolic Traits in the Framingham Heart Study Chunyu Liu,1,2 Qiong Yang,3 Shih‑Jen Hwang,1,2 Fengzhu Sun,4 Caroline S. Fox,1 Ramachandran S. Vasan,1,5 Faina Schwartz,5 Daniel Levy.1,2 1National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, US; 2NHLBI, Bethesda, MD, US; 3Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, US; 4University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, US; 5Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, US. Targeted Disruption of Npr1 Gene Upregulates Renin-Angiotensin System and Cardiac Hypertrophy in Null Mutant Mice Kailash N. Pandey. Tulane University Health Sciences School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, US. Heart Failure/Hypertrophy (Diastolic Dysfunction) PO-199: PO-200: PO-201: A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Anti-Hypertensive Treatment on Echocardiogram Parameters in Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction Alex Briasoulis,1 Vikram Agarwal,1 Manpreet S. Sabharwal,1 Girish N. Nadkarni,1 Franz H. Messerli.2 1St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, US; 2St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, US. Effects of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade on Mortality and Rehospitalization in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Vikram V. Agarwal,1 Alexandros Briasoulis,1 Girish Nadkarni,1 Manpreet S. Sabharwal,1 Nidhi Hans,2 Franz H. Messerli.1 1St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, US; 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, US. Socioeconomic Status and Costs in Heart Failure Billy G. Chacko, Tej K. Atluri, Syed U. Naqvi, Hamza Rana, Pavel J. Levy, Kimberley J. Hansen. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, US. 117 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-202: PO-203: PO-204: PO-205: PO-206: Can High Dose of Valsartan Improve VentricularVascular Coupling in Heart Failure? Wook‑Jin Chung†,1 Hye‑Sun Seo,2 Sung‑Hee Shin,3 Young‑Sup Byun,4 Sung‑Kee Ryu,5 Wook‑Bum Pyun,6 Se‑Joong Rim.7 1Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, KR; 2Inha University Hospital, KR; 3Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, KR; 4Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, KR; 5Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, KR; 6Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine, KR; 7Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, KR. Can N-Terminal pro-B Type Natriuretic Peptide Predict LV Diastolic Dysfunction in Hypertensive Heart Disease? Wook‑Jin Chung,1 Sung‑Hee Shin,2 Hye‑Sun Seo,3 Young‑Sup Byun,4 Sung‑Kee Ryu,5 Wook‑Bum Pyun,6 Se‑Joong Rim.7 1Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, KR; 2Inha University Hospital, Incheon, KR; 3Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, Bucheon, KR; 4Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, KR; 5Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, KR; 6Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine, KR; 7Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, KR. PPARg Agonist Inhibits, and PPARg Antagonist Exacerbates, Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Fibrosis and Dysfunction Kaizheng Gong, Yiu‑Fai Chen, Peng Li, Wei Zhang, Fadi Hage, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Suzanne Oparil, Dongqi Xing. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Left Ventricular Mass Index is Associated with Cognitive Impairment Independently of Blood Pressure in the Elderly Manabu Hayakawa,1,2 Yuichiro Yano,2,3 Kazuo Kuroki,1 Kazuyuki Shimada,3 Kazuomi Kario.3 1Kushima Shimin Hospital, Miyazaki, JP; 2University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, JP; 3Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, JP. Heart Failure Hospitalization in Tennessee (20062008): Race, Age, and Gender Analyses Baqar Husaini†,1 Van Cain,1 Pamela Hull,1 Zahid Samad,1 H. Okafor,2 Robert Levine,2 U. Sampson.3 1Tennessee State University, US; 2Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, US; 3Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, US. 118 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-207: PO-208: PO-209: PO-210: PO-211: PO-212: Reverse Association of Early Relaxation Tissue Doppler Waves with Left Ventricle Mass in Hypertensive Non Diabetic Patients Athanasios N. Kartalis, Nikolaos E. Smyrnioudis, Stefanos H. Garoufalis, Georgios N. Benetos, Panagiotis M. Moschouris, Panagiotis D. Sgourakis, Nikolaos V. Papagiannis, Ioannis V. Georgiadis, Georgios E. Georgiopoulos. General Hopsital of Chios Island, Chios, GR. Association of Geometric Patterns of the Left Ventricle with Microalbuminuria in Hypertensive Non-Diabetic Patients Athanasios N. Kartalis, Nikolaos E. Smyrnioudis, Stefanos H. Garoufalis, Georgios N. Benetos, Panagiotis M. Moschouris, Panagiotis D. Sgourakis, Nikolaos V. Papagiannis, Georgios E. Georgiopoulos. General Hopsital of Chios Island, Chios, GR. Relation of Ventricular Geometry to Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels, EF and NYHA Class in Heart Failure Sanjay Kumar,1 Amit Nautiyal,2 Jason Lazar.1 1SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, US; 2University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, US. The Influence of Telmisartan on Plasma Potassium Levels in Hypertensives with Insulin Resistance and Heart Failure Mariya A. Orynchak, Oleg M. Sheremeta, Nestor M. Seredyuk, Nadiya V. Skrypnyk. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA. The Types of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and Plasma NT-pro BNP Levels in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Mariya A. Orynchak, Iryna I. Vakalyuk, Iryna O. Gaman. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA. Postoperatiave B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Level Associates with Prolonged Hospitalization after Non-Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Hypertension Wook Bum Pyun,1 Jae Hong Park,2 Sang‑Hak Lee,3 Wook‑Jin Chung,4 Young‑Sup Byun,5 Sung‑Kee Ryu,6 Se‑Joong Rim,7 Gil Ja Shin.1 1Mokdong Hospital, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, KR; 2Kangnam General Hospital, Yongin, KR; 3Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, KR; 4Heart Center, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, KR; 5Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, KR; 6Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, KR; 7Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, KR. 119 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-213: PO-214: PO-215: PO-216: Treatment Blocking the Renin-Angiotensin System and Two-Year Mortality in Very Old Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ventricular Ejection Fraction Carlos Rodriguez‑Pascual,1 Emilio Paredes‑Galan,3 Arturo Vilches‑Moraga,1 Ana Isabel FerreroMartinez,1 Marta Torrente‑Carballido,1 Fernando Rodríguez‑Artalejo.2 1Hospital Meixoeiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, ES; 2Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, ES; 3Hospital Meixoeiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, ES. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Overweight/Obese Hypertensives with Metabolic Syndrome Depends on Body Mass Index Federico Guerra, Lucia Mancinelli, Luca Angelini, Marco Fortunati, Paolo Dessì-Fulgheri, Riccardo Sarzani. University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, IT. The Association of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy with Exercise Induced Intraventricular Asynchrony Hye‑Sun Seo,1 Young‑Sup Byun,2 Sung‑Kee Ryu,3 Wook‑Bum Pyun,4 Se‑Joong Rim,5 Wook‑Jin Chung,6 Sung‑Hee Shin.7 1Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, KR; 2Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, KR; 3Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, KR; 4Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, KR; 5Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, KR; 6Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, KR; 7Inha University Hospital, Incheon, KR. Gender Specific Prognostic Differences in Regard to the Regression of Hypertensive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (12 Years Follow-Up Study) Ivan Tasic,1 Svetlana Kostic,1 Dragan Djordjevic,1 Gordana Lazarevic,2 Dragan Lovic.3 1Institute for Therapy and Rehabilitation “Niska Banja”, Niska Banja, RS; 2Clinic of Cardiology, Nis, RS; 3Clinic for Internal Disease InterMedica-Dr Lovic, Nis, RS. Hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease PO-217: PREdictors of Adequate Control of Hypertension among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients (PREACHCKD) Ma Czarlota M. Acelajado‑Valdenor, Angelo Dave C. Javier, Maria Czarina M. Acelajado. Philippine General Hospital, Manila, PH. 120 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-218: PO-219: PO-220: PO-221: PO-222: PO-223: Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Bulent Altun,1 Gultekin Suleymanlar,2 Cengiz Utas,3 Turgay Arinsoy,4 Kenan Ates,5 Tevfik Ecder,6 Taner Camsari,7 Kamil Serdengecti.8 1Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TR; 2Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, TR; 3Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TR; 4Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TR; 5Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TR; 6Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TR; 7Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, TR; 8Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TR. Selective Endothelin-A Receptor Antagonism Reduces Proteinuria, Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Proteinuric Kidney Disease N. Dhaun, I. MacIntyre, J. Goddard, D. J. Webb. University of Edinburgh, GB. Discordant Estimation of the Prevalence of Masked Hypertension According to Daytime or Nighttime Blood Pressure in Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease. The Hygia Project Ramon C. Hermida,1 Alfonso Otero,2 Luis Piñeiro,3 Diana E. Ayala,1 Ana Moya,4 Elvira Sineiro,4 Maria J. Fontao,1 Artemio Mojon,1 Jose R. Fernandez,1 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.1 1University of Vigo, Vigo, ES; 2Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Orense, ES; 3Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Pontevedra, ES; 4Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Pontevedra, ES. Alteration of the Circadian Blood Pressure Pattern in Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease: The Hygia Project Alfonso Otero,1 Manuel Dominguez‑Sardiña,2 Maria C. Castiñeira,3 Juan J. Crespo,2 Amelia Ferreras,2 Artemio Mojon,4 Diana E. Ayala,4 Jose R. Fernandez,4 Ramon C. Hermida,4 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.4 1Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Orense, ES; 2Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Vigo, ES; 3Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Pontevedra, ES; 4University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Usefulness of the Resistive Index in Renal Doppler Ultrasonography as an Indicator of Vascular Damage in Patients with Risks of Atherosclerosis Tatsuo Kawai, Kei Kamide, Miyuki Onishi, Hiroko Yamamoto‑Hanasaki, Yoshichika Baba, Kazuhiro Hongyo, Izumi Shimaoka, Yuji Tatara, Yasushi Takeya, Mitsuru Ohishi, Hiromi Rakugi. Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, JP. Intradialytic Hypertension is Not Associated with Increased Blood Pressure Variability Catherine Kim, Peter N. Van Buren, Robert Toto, Jula K. Inrig. University of Texas at Southwestern, Dallas, TX, US. 121 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-224: PO-225: PO-226: Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Blood Pressure among HD Patients Undergoing Dialysis Bharadwaj Cheruvu,1 Yap Jason,1,2 Saklayen Mohammad.1,2 1Veterans Medical Center, Dayton, OH, US; 2Wright State University, Dayton, OH, US. Heme Oxygenase Induction Prevents Endothelial Dysfunction and Renal Damage in ec-SOD KO Mice Nitin Puri,1 Tomoko Kawakami,1 Luca Vanella,1 Lars Bellner,2 Rita Rezzani,3 Toru Takahashi,4 Kiyoshi Morita,4 Nader G. Abraham.1 1University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, US; 2New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, US; 3University of Brescia, IT; 4Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, JP. Mean Hemodialysis-Unit Systolic BP is Similar in Patients with and without Frequent Intradialytic Hypertension Peter N. Van Buren, Catherine Kim, Robert D. Toto, Jula K. Inrig. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, US. Kidney and Hypertension PO-227: PO-228: PO-229: PO-230: PO-231: Nighttime Hemodynamics and Arterial Stiffness Exert a Powerful Additive Predictive Effect on the Occurrence of Microalbuminuria in Hypertension: A 6-year Follow-Up Study E. Andrikou, C. Tsioufis, C. Thomopoulos, A. Kordalis, I. Andrikou, M. Giakoumis, L. Lioni, M. Almiroudi, I. Eleftheriadou, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Learning Nephrology through Mobile Devices: The Nephrology On-Demand Mobile Experience Tejas Desai,1 Maria Ferris.2 1East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, US; 2The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US. Characteristics of Hypertensive Patients Using Either Aliskiren or Other Antihypertensive Medications Debra F. Eisenberg†,1 Jinhee Park,2 Christy Fang,1 Jean Lian,2 Andrea DeVries.1 1HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, US. The Dopamine D1-Like Receptors Interact with the a1A Adrenergic Receptor in Human Renal Epithelial Tubule Cells Riley C. Ennis, Van Anthony M. Villar, Julie A. Jurgens, John E. Jones, Pedro A. Jose. Children National Medical Center, Washington, DC, US. Uncoupled NOS is a Major Source of Renal Superoxide in Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension Maria C. Gongora, Li Li, Wei Chen, Kin Lung Siu, David G. Harrison. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US. 122 Sunday Morning May 22 Posters PO-232: PO-233: PO-234: PO-235: PO-236: PO-237: PO-238: Loss of SNX5 Impairs Dopamine D1 Receptor Endocytosis and Recycling and Aggravates the Blood Pressure in SHR Van Anthony M. Villar,1,2 Ines Armando,1,2 Lauren C. Frazer,2 Kristen M. Russo,2 Patricia M. Notario,2 Hewang Li,1,2 Hironobo Sanada,3 Yingjin Luo,2 Lauren Comisky,2 Holly Ann Russell,2 Yu Yang,1 Pedro A. Jose,1,2 John E. Jones.1,2 1Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, US; 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, US; 3Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, JP. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Outcomes and Correlation with Clinic BP and BpTRU Ashok L. Kirpalani, Aditya S. Bhabhe, Dilip A. Kirpalani, Hardik K. Shah. Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN. Perinatal Dietary Protein and NaCl on Offspring’s Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Renal Injury Jong Y. Lee, Silvia H. Azar. Univ of MN School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, US. Effects of a Direct Renin Inhibitor on RRI in Hypertensive Patients Francesco Natale, Chiara Cirillo, Chiara Granato, Claudia Concilio, Alessandro Siciliano, Luigi Aronne, Maria Credendino, Emanuela Lo Priore, Alessandro Ranieri, Maria Giovanna Russo, Raffaele Calabrò. Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, IT. Uncontrolled Hypertension in CKD Patients is Associated with Higher Heart Rate Alexander Kagan,1,2,3 Hedy Feibel,3 Ishay Shoval,3 Jayson Rapoport.1,2 1Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, IL; 2Hebrew University, Jerusalem, IL; 3”Meuhedet” Sick Fund, IL. Analysis of Left Ventricular Function and of Coronary Circulation in Relationship to Renal Function César S. Rosa,1,2 Bruno B. Pelazza,1,2 Sebastião R. Filho.1 1Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, BR; 2Heart Institute of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, BR. Discrepancies in Hypertension Control Rates Evaluated by Means of Office BP and Ambulatory BP Monitoring in Hypertensive Patients with and without Chronic Kidney Disease Manuel Gorostidi,1 Julian Segura,2 Alejandro de la Sierra,3 Juan J. de la Cruz,4 Jose R. Banegas,4 Luis M. Ruilope.2 1Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, ES; 2Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, ES; 3Hospital Mutua Terrasa, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, ES; 4Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, ES. 123 May 22 Sunday Morning Posters PO-239: PO-240: PO-241: PO-242: Impaired Coronary Microcirculation is Associated with Increased Urine Albumin Excretion in Untreated Hypertensives D. Tsiachris, C. Tsioufis, K. Dimitriadis, D. Rousos, I. Tatsis, A. Kordalis, A. Kefala, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Associations of Renal Hemodynamics with Target Organ Damage in Untreated Hypertensives. An Invasive Approach C. Tsioufis, D. Tsiachris, K. Dimitriadis, D. Rousos, I. Tatsis, D. Syrseloudis, G. Latsios, V. Papademetriou, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Albuminuria is Related to Circulating Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Biomarkers of Endothelial Function in Hypertension C. Tsioufis, K. Dimitriadis, A. Aggelis, M. Poulakis, A. Kefala, A. Kasiakogias, A. Miliou, M. Almiroudi, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Chronic Kidney Disease Education in the Community Health Center Setting Improves Prescription Filling Rates for Antihypertensive Medications Paul Bolin, Cindy Christiano, Melanie Hames, Tejas Desai, Hsiao Lai, Karen Parker, Rachel Ward, Courtland Winborne, Lacy Dean. East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, US. Off-target cardiovascular effects of non-cardiovascular drugs PO-243: PO-244: Sitagliptin is Associated with Increased Blood Pressure in Rats Dov Gavish,1,3 Eyal Leibovitz,1,3 Yonatan Shrabi,2,3 Ehud Grosman,2,3 Dror Harats.2,3 1Wolfson Hospital, Holon, IL; 2Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, IL; 3Tel Aviv Univeristy, Tel Aviv, IL. Blood Pressure Evaluation in Oncology and CNS Indications: Implementation of ABPM and Home BP Telemonitoring Jeffrey Heilbraun. Scientific Affairs, Rockville, MD, US. 124 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters Posters will be displayed in the Second Floor Promenade. Monday, May 23, 2011 Posters on Display: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM • Poster Viewing: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Featured Posters Cardiac Structure and Function..................................... (FP-9 – FP-13) Arterial Structure and Compliance............................(PO-245 – PO-259) Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring............(PO-260 – PO-305A) Cellular Mechanisms (Cell Biology; Cell Membrane Transport/Ion Channels; Coagulation/Thrombosis; Growth Factors)..............(PO-306 – PO-308) Lipid Metabolism...........................................................................(PO-309) Neutral Hormonal Mechanisms (Renin; Neutral Control; Vasoactive Autacoids.......................................................................(PO-310 – PO-312) Non – Pharmacological Therapy (Alternative Medicine; Diet; Physical Activity)..............................(PO-313 – PO-322) Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention.................(PO-323 – PO-330) Obesity...........................................................................(PO-331 – PO-339) Patient – Provider-Healthcare System Issues............(PO-340 – PO-355) Preclinical Models/Experimental Hypertension......(PO-357 – PO-358) Pregnancy......................................................................(PO-359 – PO-361) Salt-Sensitive Mechanisms of Hypertension.............(PO-362 – PO-364) Secondary Hypertension.............................................(PO-365 – PO-367) Late-Breaking Posters......................................... (LB-PO-01 – LB-PO-03) Dagger (†) denotes that the presenting author has related disclosure information. 125 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM • Second Floor Promenade Featured Posters – Cardiac Structure and Function Moderators: John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD, Rochester, NY and Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, Worcester, MA FP-9: Parallel Deterioration of Albuminuria, Arterial Stiffness and Left Ventricular Mass in Essential Hypertension: Integrating Target Organ Damage E. Andrikou, C. Tsioufis, K. Dimitriadis, D. Flessas, K. Kintis, I. Mpafakis, M. Almiroudi, G. Chlapoutakis, M. Poulakis, M. Giakoumis, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. FP-10: The Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in the Very Elderly: The PROTEGER Study Yi Zhang,1,2 Davide Agnoletti,1 Julie Peroz,1 Ari Lieber,1 Pierre Iaria,1 Athanase D. Protogerou,3 Michel E. Safar,1 Jacques Blacher.1 1Paris Descartes University, Paris, FR; 2Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, CN; 3University of Athens, Athens, GR. FP-11: Cornell Product Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Electrocardiogram and Mortality in a General Population Joji Ishikawa,1 Shizukiyo Ishikawa,2 Kazunori Kayaba,3 Kazuomi Kario.1 1Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, JP; 2Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, JP; 3Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, JP. FP-12: Identification of Myocardial Viability in Hypertensive Patients Receiving Beta-Blockers by Dobutamine Echocardiography Fei Lu, Vitantonio Di Bello, Chunzeng Lu, Mario Marzilli, Alberto Balbarini. University of Pisa, IT. FP-13: Targeted Delivery of Endothelial Cells Overexpressing IL8RA and IL8RB Receptors Promotes Structural and Functional Recovery of the Left Ventricle in Rats Following Myocardial Infarction Peng Li, Dongqi Xing, Kaizheng Gong, Fadi Hage, Onyedika John IIonze, Suzanne Oparil, Yiu‑Fai Chen. UAB, Birmingham, AL, US. 126 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM • Second Floor Promenade Arterial Structure and Compliance PO-245: PO-246: PO-247: PO-248: PO-249: PO-250: PO-251: PO-252: Vascular Injury in Hypertensive Patients. are Men and Women Equal? PARITE Study Claire Mounier‑Vehier,1 Simon Tabassome,2 Dominique Guedj,3 Assya Achouba,4 Emmanuel Ghannad,5 Stéphane Quéré,4 Maxime Guenoun.6 1Cardiologic Hospital, Lille, FR; 2CHU Saint-Antoine, Paris, FR; 3Cardiologist, Paris, FR; 4Novartis Pharma SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, FR; 5Cardiologist, Gif sur Yvette, FR; 6Cardiologist, Marseille, FR. Peripheral Pulse Pressure Strongly Correlates with Central Systolic Blood Pressure in Adults: Bogalusa Heart Study Rebecca I. Clark, Camilo Fernandez, Gerald S. Berenson, Thomas D. Giles, Gary E. Sander. Tulane University Health and Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, US. Addition of Eplerenone to RAAS Blockade in Patients with CKD and Proteinuria Correlates with Baseline Vascular Compliance Debbie L. Cohen†, Kevin A. Sterling, Raymond R. Townsend. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US. Arterial Stiffness Evaluation in HIV Patients Antonio J. Delgado‑Leon,1 Zenaida Castillo,1 Jose M. Rojas,1 Susana I. Celis,2 Jennifer Moreno.1 1University of Carabobo, Valencia, Carabobo, VE; 2Instituto Docente de Urologia, Valencia, Carabobo, VE. A New Vibrational Approach for Carotid Pulse Wave Velocity Assessment Francesco Faita,1 Vincenzo Gemignani,1 Elisabetta Bianchini,1 Rosa Maria Bruno,2 Lorenzo Ghiadoni.2 1Institute of Clinical Physiology – National Research Council, Pisa, IT; 2University of Pisa, Pisa, IT. Central-Peripheral Blood Pressure Differences are Greater in Hispanics and African-Americans Haroon Kamran, Louis Salciccioli, Rinkesh Patel, Mohamed Munshi, Stephen Littman, Jason Lazar. SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, US. The Left Ventricular Septal – Aortic Angle Relationship with the Augmentation Index and Central Blood Pressures Mediha Ibrahim, Kinda Venner-Jones, Haroon Kamran, Louis Salciccioli, Carl Bastien, Jason Lazar. SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, US. Differences in Post-Ischemic Reactive Hyperemia Tissue Oxygen Saturation between Normals and Hypertensive Subjects Revathy Thangaratnavel, Haroon Kamran, Louis Salciccioli, Wah Wah Htun, Ilir Maraj, Edinrin Rae Obasare, Jason Lazar. Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, US. 127 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters PO-253: PO-254: PO-255: PO-256: PO-257: PO-258: PO-259: The Relationship between Impaired Lung Function and Cardiac Function in Older Individuals Barry J. McDonnell,1 Iain Munnery,2 Margaret M. Munnery,2 Charlotte Bolton,2 Carmel M. McEniery,3 Ian B. Wilkinson,3 John R. Cockcroft.2 1University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Cardiff, GB; 2Cardiff University, Cardiff, GB; 3University of Cambridge, Cambridge, GB. Hyperemia Induced Changes in Carotid-Radial Pulse Wave Velocity before and after Pre and Post Ischemic Conditioning Nwamaka Onuigbo, Haroon Kamran, Louis Salciccioli, Abhishek Sharma, Jason Lazar. SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, US. The Predictive Value of Carotid Artery Features over Traditional Risk Factors and Endothelial Function Oana Sandu,1 Iulian Nastac,2 Jaime Uribarri.1 1MSSM, NY, US; 2UPB, Bucharest, RO. Determinants of Central Reflected Pressure Waves Sirisha Srikakarlapudi, Minesh Rajpal, Shaila Karan, Peter J. Osmond, Joseph L. Izzo. SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, US. Regular Exercise-Induced Upregulation of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Attenuates Age-Related Decline in Arterial Elasticity in Healthy Men Jun Tao, Zhen Yang. The First Affilaited Hospital. Sun Yat-Sen University, CN. Subendocardial Viability Ratio as an Index of Impaired Coronary Flow Reserve in Untreated Hypertensives D. Tsiachris, C. Tsioufis, K. Dimitriadis, D. Rousos, A. Kordalis, I. Anastasopoulos, D. Syrseloudis, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Impaired Coronary Microcirculation is Not Accompanied by Adverse Vascular Remodeling in Untreated Hypertensives D. Tsiachris, C. Tsioufis, D. Rousos, C. Thomopoulos, A. Kasiakogias, A. Kordalis, G. Latsios, C. Stefanadis. Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR. Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring PO-260: Comparison of Central Hemodynamics between A_PULSE and Other Two Tonometry-Based Devices Yi Zhang,1,2 Davide Agnoletti,1 Julie Peroz,1 Ari Lieber,1 Michel E. Safar,1 Paolo Salvi,3,4 Jirar Topouchian,1 Jacques Blacher.1 1Paris Descartes University, Paris, FR; 2Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, CN; 3University of Nancy, Nancy, FR; 4University of Bologna, Bologna, IT. 128 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-261: PO-262: PO-263: PO-264: PO-265: PO-266: PO-267: Two Office Blood Pressure Readings Taken on Each of Two Visits are Not Enough for an Accurate Estimation and an Adequate Hypertension Diagnosis María M. Martínez,1 María T. Díaz,1 María T. Ríos,1 Rocío Del Tío,1 Jesús Barros,1 Victoria Mota,1 Isabel Bueno,1 Moncho Velhas,1 Javier Pérez,2 Ignacio Alonso.2 1Sergas (Health Department of Galicia), ES; 2University of Vigo, ES. Prevalence of Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure among Adults – Healthstyles, 2005 and 2008 Carma Ayala, Xin Tong, Nora L. Keenan. CDC/ NCCDPHP/DHDSP, Atlanta, GA, US. Prognostic Value of Clinic and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements in Resistant Hypertension Diana E. Ayala,1 Ramon C. Hermida,1 Artemio Mojon,1 Luisa Chayan,2 Maria J. Dominguez,3 Maria J. Fontao,1 Ignacio Alonso,1 Jose R. Fernandez.1 1University of Vigo, Vigo, ES; 2Urgencias Sanitarias 061 Galicia, Santiago, ES; 3Policlinica La Rosaleda, Santiago, ES. Can Personal Exposures to Higher Nighttime and Early Morning Temperatures Increase Blood Pressure? Robert D. Brook,1 Hwashin H. Shin,2 Robert L. Bard,1 Richard T. Burnett,2 Alan Vette,3 Carry Croghan,3 Ron Williams.3 1University of Michigan, US; 2Health Canada, CA; 3USEPA, US. 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Hypertensive Patients Followed-Up for Seven Years Jose Mesquita Bastos,1 Susana Bertoquini,2 Jorge Polonia.3 1Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, PT; 2Faculdade Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, PT; 3Faculdade de Medicina do Porto, PT. Total Peripheral Resistance and its Relationship with Hypertension in Patients with Severe Sleep Apnea Ricardo M. Cabrera Sole,1 Ramon Coloma,1 Caridad Turpin Lucas,1 Ana Galdamez Nuñez,2 Erik Luepke,3 Juan Cañas,4 Manuel Aguilera Saldaña.1 1University General Hospital of Albacete, Albacete, ES; 2Health Center of Villacerrada, Albacete, ES; 3University General Hospital “La Paz”, Madrid, ES; 4Health Center No. 3, Albacete, ES. Patients with Hypertensive Crisis Have Higher Risk Following First Month after the Crisis Compared with Hypertensive Patients at Similar Blood Pressure Ricardo M. Cabrera Sole,1 Caridad Turpin Lucas,1 Ana Galdamez Nuñez,2 Juan Cañas,3 Manuel Aguilera Saldaña.1 1University General Hospital of Albacete, Albacete, ES; 2Health Center of Villacerrada, Albacete, ES; 3Health Center No. 3, Albacete, ES. 129 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters PO-268: PO-269: PO-270: PO-271: PO-272: PO-273: PO-274: PO-275: PO-276: Correlation between Left Ventricular Mass and Ambulatory or Clinic Blood Pressure in Very Elderly Subjects S. Carugo,1 A. Esposito,1 D. Solari,1 M. Maisaidi,1 G. Mancia.2 1ASP IMMeS e PAT, University of Milan, Milan, IT; 2University Milano-Bicocca, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, IT. Clinical and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Values in Centenaries S. Carugo,1 A. Esposito,1 D. Solari,1 M. Maisaidi,1 G. Mancia.2 1ASP IMMeS e PAT, University of Milan, Milan, IT; 2University Milano-Bicocca, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, IT. Usefulness of Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement by BpTRU for the Diagnosis of Resistant Hypertension Giuseppe Crippa,1 Antonino Cassi,1 Matteo Bosi,2 Maria Luisa Fares.1 1Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, IT; 2Universita’ Cattolica, Piacenza, IT. Effects of Aliskiren- and Ramipril-Based Treatment on Central Aortic Blood Pressure in Systolic Hypertension Daniel Duprez†,1 Fabio Baschiera,2 Alan Charney,3 InYoung Baek,2 Patrick Brunel.2 1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US; 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH; 3Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US. Apparent Treatment Resistant Hypertension in a Community-Based Practice Network Brent Egan†, Yumin Zhao, W. Adam Brzezinski, Benjamin Clyburn, Jan Basile, Daniel Lackland. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US. Progression from Pre-Hypertension to Hypertension is Accelerated in African Americans Anbesaw Selassie, C. Shaun Wagner, Brent Egan†. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, US. Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Uncontrolled and Apparent Treatment Resistant Hypertension: NHANES 2005-2008 Brent Egan†,1 Yumin Zhao,1 R. Neal Axon,1 Keith Ferdinand.2 1Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US; 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US. Impacting Population Cardiovascular Health through a Community-Based Practice Network: Update on An-ASH-Supportive Collaborative Brent Egan†, Marilyn Laken, Daniel Lackland. Medical University of S.C., Charleston, SC, US. Estimation of Central Cardiovascular Parameters from Brachial Cuff Pressure Waveform Kenji Fujii,1 Tatsuya Kobayashi,1 Toshihiko Ogura,1 Hirofumi Tomiyama,2 Akira Yamashina.2 1Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd, JP; 2Tokyo Medical University, JP. 130 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-277: PO-278: PO-279: PO-280: PO-281: PO-282: PO-283: Blood Pressure Measurement-Device and Calibration Patterns in Home Health Care F. W. Germino,1,2 Megan M. Germino.3 1Orland Primary Care Specialists, Orland Park, IL, US; 2Rush School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, US; 3Rush University, Chicago, IL, US. ABPM in Octogenarians Eduardo Podjarny,1 Jacques Bernheim,1,2 Eliezer Golan.1,2 1Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, IL; 2TelAviv University, Tel-Aviv, IL. Impact of Initial Antihypertensive Treatment with a Single-Pill Combination on Blood Pressure Goal Attainment: A Matched Cohort Study Alan H. Gradman†,1 Hélène Parisé,2 Marie‑Hélène Lafeuille,2 Heather Falvey,3 Patrick Lefebvre,2 Mei Sheng Duh.2 1Temple University School of Medicine (Clinical Campus), Pittsburgh, PA, US; 2Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, US; 3Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH. Influence of Dipping Classification on Fasting Glucose in Subjects with and without Elevated Ambulatory Blood Pressure: The Hygia Project Manuel Dominguez‑Sardiña,1 Pedro A. Callejas,1 Peregrina Eiroa,1 Juan J. Crespo,1 Jose L. Salgado,1 Alfonso Otero,2 Maria J. Fontao,3 Sonia Lorenzo,3 Ramon C. Hermida,3 Investigadores Proyecto Hygia.3 1Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Vigo, ES; 2Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Orense, ES; 3University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Influence of Duration of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (48 vs. 24 Hours) on Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Ramon C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Maria J. Fontao, Artemio Mojon, Jose R. Fernandez. University of Vigo, Vigo, ES. Reproducibility of Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping is Influenced by Day-to-Day Changes in Sleep Quality Alan L. Hinderliter,1 Faye S. Routledge,2 James A. Blumenthal,2 William K. Wohlgemuth,3 Andrew Sherwood.2 1University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, US; 2Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, US; 3University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, US. Using Telephonic Outreach to Improve Blood Pressure Control Timothy Ho,1 Joel Handler,1 Michael Kanter,2 Kristi Reynolds,3 Ruthie Goldberg,2 Joe Kimura.1 1Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Anaheim, CA, US; 2Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena, CA, US; 3Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, US. 131 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters PO-284: PO-285: PO-287: PO-288: PO-289: PO-290: PO-291: Relationship between the Reduction of Left Ventricular Mass Index and the Changes in Sleep Blood Pressure with Sodium Restriction and/or Diuretic Treatment Joji Ishikawa, Kazuo Eguchi, Satoshi Hoshide, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kazuomi Kario. Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, JP. BpTRU – A Useful Alternative to 24 Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Evaluation and Management of Hypertension in India Dilip A. Kirpalani, Hardik K. Shah, Aditya S. Bhabhe, Ashok L. Kirpalani. Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN. Effects of Traffic-Related Particles on Blood Pressure and DNA Methylation Denise P. Lamoureux, Edgar A. Diaz, Yeonseung Chung, Mark S. Long, Joy Lawrence, Vasileios Papapostolou, Phuong‑son Nguyen, John J. Godleski. Harvard School of Public Health, US. Ambulatory Blood Pressure in the Biological Time Structures Mary S. Lee,1 John S. Lee,2 Jong Y. Lee,3 Franz Halberg.4 1Northwestern Univ. School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, US; 2Univ of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, US. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hypertensive Smokers: Evidence of Impaired NightResponse Linda Landini,1 Aurelio Leone.2 1University of Pisa, Pisa, Pi, IT; 2City Hospital, Massa, Ms, IT. Oscillometric and Auscultatory Blood Pressure Measurements before and after Acute Exercise and Rest in the Elderly Leandra Gonçalves Lima, Iara Felício Anunciato, Fernanda Jatte, Júlio Cesar Moriguti, Eduardo Ferriolli, Nereida K. Costa Lima. Ribeirao Preto Medical School Sao Paulo University, Ribeirao Preto, SP, BR. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Requires Feedback to Patients to Improve Treatment of Hypertension Alexander G. Logan,1 Warren McIsaac,2 Jane Irvine,3 Andras Tisler,4 Denice Feig,5 Joseph Cafazzo.6 1Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CA; 2Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CA; 3York University, Toronto, ON, CA; 4Semmelweis University, Budapest, HU; 5Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CA; 6Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, CA. 132 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-292: PO-293: PO-294: PO-295: PO-297: PO-298: PO-299: Blood Pressure in Firefighters Steven M. Moffatt†,1,4 Suchita Garg,2 Michael J. Epstein,2 Nandini Hadker,2 Lora Lex,1,4 Feride FrechTamas.3 1Indianapolis Fire Department, Indianapolis, IN, US; 2United BioSource Corporation, Lexington, MA, US; 3Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, US; 4Public Safety Medical, Indianapolis, IN, US. Long-Term Effects of Telemetric Blood Pressure Monitoring in Adequately Treated Patients with Arterial Hypertension Claas L. Neumann, Eike M. Rieken, Jan‑Marc Schmidt Thrun, Egbert G. Schulz. Nephrologisches Zentrum Göttingen, Göttingen, Niedersachsen, DE. Relationship between Central and Peripheral Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients Anna Oliveras,1,3 Julián Segura,3 Carmen Suárez,3 Manuel Gómez,3 Luis García‑Ortiz,3 Nieves Martell,3 María Abad,3 Luis Vigil,3 David Ferrero,3 Juan J. de la Cruz,2 Luis M. Ruilope,3 Alejandro de la Sierra.3 1Hosp.del Mar. Parc Salut Mar, Barcelona, ES; 2Autonomous University of Madrid, ES; 3On Behalf of the PRESCEN Study, ES. Clinical Characteristics, Blood Pressure Control, and Antihypertensive Treatment Patterns among Elderly Patients with Hypertension Sujata P. Sarda,1 Si‑Tien Wang,1 Priyanka Ramamurthy,1 Robert Wei,1 Jinhee Park†,2 L. M. Andrews,2 Feride Frech‑Tamas,2 Mei Sheng Duh.1 1Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US. Antihypertensive Effectiveness of Combination Lercanedipine with Diltiazemi in Patients with Mild to Moderate Arterial Hypertension Oksana L. Rekovets, Yuriy M. Sirenko, Anna S. Dobrokhod, Galina F. Primak, Alla S. Vaschilko, Evhenia A. Pavlyuk. Institute of Cardiology, Kyiv, UA. Higher Night-Time Blood Pressure and Cardiac Damage in 1176 Patients: Effects of BMI and Drug Therapy Riccardo Sarzani, Federico Guerra, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Paolo Barbatelli, Elena Giannini, Letizia Lancioni, Emma Espinosa, Paolo Dessì‑Fulgheri. University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, IT. Seasonality of 24 H, Daytime and Night-Time Blood Pressure: Summer Does Not Always Mean Lower Federico Guerra, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Letizia Lancioni, Elena Giannini, Paolo Barbatelli, Emma Espinosa, Paolo Dessì‑Fulgheri, Riccardo Sarzani. University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, IT. 133 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters PO-300: PO-301: PO-302: PO-303: PO-304: PO-305: PO-305A: Improvement in Hypertension Control after a 2-Year Participation in a Web-Based Program on High BP Management Julian Segura,1 Manuel Gorostidi,2 Alejandro de la Sierra,3 Jose R. Banegas,4 Juan J. de la Cruz,4 Luis M. Ruilope.1 1Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, ES; 2Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, ES; 3Hospital Mutua Terrasa, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, ES; 4Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, ES. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Prehypertension Gabor Simonyi, Mihaly Medvegy. Flor Ferenc Hospital of County Pest, Kistarcsa, HU. Diagnostic Accuracy of Home Versus Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring George S. Stergiou, Efthimia G. Nasothimiou, Dimitrios Tzamouranis, Vagia Rarra, Leonidas G. Roussias. University of Athens, Athens, GR. Patients’ Preference for Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Evaluation Method: Ambulatory or Home Monitoring? Efthimia G. Nasothimiou, Nikolaos Karpettas, Antonios Destounis, George S. Stergiou. University of Athens, Athens, GR. Preditive Value of Ambulatory Blood Pressure for Cardiovascular Events in Hypertensive Patients after a First Event Tiago Teixeira,1 José Nuno Figueiredo,1 Jose Mesquita Bastos,1 Jose Nobre Santos,1 Jorge Polonia.2 1Hospital Infante D.Pedro, EPE, Aveiro, PT; 2Faculdade de Medicina do Porto, PT. Methods for Fast and Accurate Normalization of Real-World Prescription Data: A Report from the O’QUIN Hypertension Initiative C. Shaun Wagner, Brent Egan. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US. High Blood Pressure Treatment among Black and White Stroke Patients Andrea D. Boan, David L. Bachman, Robert J. Adams, Brent M. Egan, Joyce S. Nicholas, Andrew B. Lawson, Daniel T. Lackland. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US. Cellular Mechanisms (Cell Biology; Cell Membrane Transport/Ion Channels; Coagulation/Thrombosis; Growth Factors; Ion Channels) PO-306: Pharmacological Inhibition of PI3Kg Reduces Blood Pressure by a Vasorelaxant Akt/LTCC Mechanism Daniela Carnevale,1 Giada Mascio,1 Giuseppe Cifelli,1 Carmine Vecchione,1 Giuseppe Lembo.1,2 1IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IT; 2”Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, IT. 134 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-307: PO-308: Hypertension Induces b-Amyloid Deposition and Cognitive Impairment by Activating RAGE in Brain Endothelium Daniela Carnevale,1 Giada Mascio,1 Giuseppe Cifelli,1 Shi Du Yan,3 Giuseppe Lembo.1,2 1IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IT; 2”Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, IT; 3Columbia University, New York, US. Downmodulation of Peroxiredoxin-3 Expression in Cardiac Fibroblasts by Angiotensin II Paul J. Lijnen, Jos F. van Pelt. University of Leuvan (KULeuven), Leuven, BE. Lipid Metabolism PO-309: Does the Association between Lipid Profile and Obesity Indices Vary through Decades in Essential Hypertensive Patients? Stella Maria Kyvelou,1 Gregory Vyssoulis,1 Eva Karpanou,2 I. Skoumas,1 C. Stefanadis.1 11st Cardiology Clinic Athens University Hippokration Hospital Athens Greece, GR; 21st Cardiology Clinic Onassis Cardiosurgery Center Athens, GR. Neural hormonal Mechanisms (Renin; Neural Control; Vasoactive Autacoids) PO-310: PO-311: PO-312: Long Term Follow-Up of Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Joao Freitas,1,2 Alexandra Sousa,1 Ana Lebreiro,1 Maria Julia Maciel,1,2 Francisco Rocha Goncalves.2 1Hospital de Sao Joao -E.P.E., Porto, PT; 2Unoversidade do Porto, Porto, PT. Resistant Hypertension and Intravascular Volume Expansion Guilherme Augusto Mariano Pego, João Bernardo Pego, Maria Fátima Leitão, Helia Martins, Nadia Moreira, Luis Augusto Providência. University Hospital of Coimbra, PT. Expression of the Renin-Angiotensin System in a Human Placental Cell Line Nan Pan,1 Wayne L. Frome,1 Richard A. Dart,1 Duane A. Tewksbury,1 Jiangming Luo.2 1Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI, US; 2Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, US. 135 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters Non-Pharmacological Therapy (Alternative Medicine; Diet; Physical Activity) PO-313: PO-314: PO-315: PO-316: PO-317: PO-318: PO-319: The HARMONY Study: Hypertension Analysis of Stress Reduction Using Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga Kimberly C. Blom,1 Brian Baker,2 Jane Irvine,4 Susan Abbey,2 Beth Abramson,3 Martin Myers,1 Nancy Perkins,1 Sheldon W. Tobe.1 1Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, CA; 2University Health Network, Toronto, ON, CA; 3St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, CA; 4York University, Toronto, ON, CA. Impact of Smoking Cessation on Nocturnal Blood Pressure Patrick T. Campbell, Carla J. Rash, Sheila M. Alessi, Nancy M. Petry, William B. White. University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, US. Leisure Physical Activity and Emergent Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hypertensive Patients Cristiana Catena, GianLuca Colussi, Andrea Russo, Gabriele Brosolo, Leonardo A. Sechi. University of Udine, IT. Aerobic Exercise Training Improves Renal Function in African Americans Keith M. Diaz,1 Deborah L. Feairheller,1 Kathleen M. Sturgeon,1 Praveen Veerabhadrappa,1 Sheara Williamson,1 Jan Kretzschmar,1 Michael D. Brown.1 1Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, US; 2Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, US. Actions to Control Hypertension among Adults with Hypertension Jing Fang, Nora L. Keenan. CDC, Atlanta, GA, US. Exercise Capacity is Inversely Related to Mortality Risk in Hypertensive Individuals with Sleep Apnea Peter Kokkinos,1,2,3 Shikha Khosla,1 Marshal Balish,1 Raya Kheirbek,1 Helen Sheriff,1 Eric Nylen,1,3 Charles Faselis.1,3 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, US; 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, US; 3George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, US. Heart Rate Recovery, Fitness and Mortality Risk in Hypertensive Individuals Peter Kokkinos,1,2,3 Charles Faselis,1,3 Michael Doumas,1,3 Ross Fletcher,1,2 Andreas Pittaras,1 Athanasios Manolis,1 Rhea Kheirbek,1 Vasilios Papademetriou.1,2 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, US; 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, US; 3George Washington University, Washington, DC, US. 136 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-321: PO-322: The Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Reduce Sodium Intake Guijing Wang, Darwin Labarthe. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, US. Seasonal Effects of Blood Pressure in Postmenopausal Women Adrian D. Wood,1 Frank Thies,1 William D. Fraser,2 Lorna Aucott,1 Karen R. Secombes,1 William G. Simpson,3 David M. Reid,1 Helen M. Macdonald.1 1University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, GB; 2University of Liverpool, Liverpool, GB; 3Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, GB. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention PO-323: PO-324: PO-325: PO-325A: PO-326: Antihypertensive Effect of Dietary Integration with Grana Padano Cheese in Hypertensive Patients Giuseppe Crippa,1 Matteo Bosi,2 Cassi Antonino,1 Lucia Fiorentini,2 Filippo Rossi.2 1Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, IT; 2Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, IT. Abnormal Circadian Blood Pressure Variability in Healthy Adults: A Function of Weight Gain, Increase in Waist Circumference and Insulin Resistance Alok K. Gupta,1 Germaine G. Cornelissen‑Guillaume,2 William D. Johnson,1 Frank L. Greenway,1 Darcy Johannsen,1 Eric Ravussin.1 1Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, US; 2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US. Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Adults: A Function of Weight Gain, Increase in Waist Circumference and Insulin Resistance Alok K. Gupta, William D. Johnson, Darcy Johannsen, Eric Ravussin. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, US. Dysglycemia Induces Abnormal Circadian Variability of Blood Pressure Alok K. Gupta,1 Kathirvel Gopalakrishnan,2 Sivarajan Kumarasamy,2 William D. Johnson,1 Bina Joe.2 1Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, US; 2University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, US. Relationship between Salt Intake and Central Aortic Hemodynamics in a Cohort of Untreated Hypertensive Patients Jorge J. Polonia, Jose A. Silva, Susana P. Bertoquini, Barbosa Loide. Faculdade Medicina Porto, Matosinhos Porto, PT. 137 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters PO-327: PO-328: PO-329: PO-330: Effect of Lifestyle Modification in Menopausal Women with Obesity, Hypertension, Autonomic and Endothelial Dysfunction Rosa M. Santos,1 Joao Freitas,1 Agostinho Monteiro,3 Espiga Macedo,3 Eduardo Tejera,2 Irene Rebelo.2 1Hospital S Joao, Porto, PT; 2Faculty Pharmacy, Porto, PT; 3Faculty Medicine, Porto, PT. At Risk Older Latino Men and Women: Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index and DASH Accordance Beth A. Staffileno,1 Christy Tangney,1 David X. Marquez,2 Louis Fogg,1 Eduardo E. Bustamante,2 Martha Clare Morris,1 Ruby Hoyem,1 Alexis Manning,1 JoEllen Wilbur.1 1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US; 2University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, US. Medical Avatar Can Select Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors Jerzy T. Tyszkiewicz, Bartosz Symonides, Zbigniew Gaciong. Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PL. Aerobic Exercise Training Improves Endothelial Function in Pre-Hypertensive African Americans Sheara T. Williamson, Deborah L. Feairheller, Kathleen M. Sturgeon, Praveen Veerabhadrappa, Michael D. Brown, Jan Kretzschmar. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, US. Obesity PO-331: PO-332: PO-334: PO-335: The Effect of BMI on the Systemic Catecholamine and Haemodynamic Response to Increased Sympathetic Activity in Young Adults: A Pilot Study James M. Coulson†, John R. Cockcroft. Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, GB. Aldosterone Release is Positively Correlated with Increasing Body Weight in Patients with Resistant Hypertension Tanja Dudenbostel, Maria Czarina Acelajado, Roberto Pisoni, Suzanne Oparil, David A. Calhoun. Vascular Biology and Hypertension, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Beta2-Adrenoceptor Polymorphisms (Arg16Gly) Accompanying High Plasma Norepinephrine is Related to Cardiovascular and Renal Complications in Obese Subjects Kazuko Masuo,1 Hiromi Rakugi,2 Toshio Ogihara,2 Murray D. Esler,1 Gavin W. Lambert.1 1Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, AU; 2Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, JP. Efficacy of an Amlodipine/Olmesartan Medoxomil Algorithm on BP Control in Obese Patients Uncontrolled by Monotherapy Joel M. Neutel†,1 Willa Hsueh,2 Ali Shojaee,3 William F. Waverczak,3 Jen‑Fue Maa.3 1Orange County Research Center, US; 2The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, US; 3Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., US. 138 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-336: PO-337: PO-338: PO-339: Resolution of Hypertension after Adjustable Gastric Banding – 1 Year Interim Results of the LAP-BAND AP® EXperience (APEX) Study John Dixon,1 Michael Oefelein,2 Ted Okerson†.2 1Monash University, Melbourne, AU; 2Allergan, Inc, Irvine, CA, US. Initial Aliskiren/HCTZ Combination Therapy Lowers BP in Obese Patients with Stage 2 Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Raymond R. Townsend,1 Alan Forker,2 Thomas Severin,3 Cheraz Cherif Papst,3 Anthony Yadao.4 1University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, US; 2St Luke’s Lipid and Diabetes Research Center, Kansas City, MO, US; 3Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH; 4Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US. Aliskiren/HCTZ Inhibits RAAS Activity in Obese and Non-Obese Patients with Stage 2 Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Raymond R. Townsend,1 Alan Forker,2 Thomas Severin,3 Cheraz Cherif Papst,3 Anthony Yadao.4 1University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, US; 2St Luke’s Lipid and Diabetes Research Center, Kansas City, MO, US; 3Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH; 4Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US. Aliskiren/Amlodipine Combination Lowers BP in Obese and Non-Obese Patients with Moderate-toSevere Hypertension Rudiger C. Braun‑Dullaeus,1 Sergey B. Shustov,2 Carmen Alvarez,3 Gregorio G. Rogelio,4 Cheraz Cherif Papst,5 Jack Zhang†.6 1Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, DE; 2State Educational Institution of High Professional Education, St Petersburg, RU; 3ABS Centelles, Barcelona, ES; 4St Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon, PH; 5Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH; 6Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US. Patient-Provider-Healthcare System Issues PO-340: PO-341: Clinical Inertia in Hypertension: Identifying Barriers to Improve Quality Bryan Batson,1 JaNae Joyner,2 Philip Mellen,1 William Smith.1 1Hattiesburg Clinic, Hattiesburg, PA, US; 2The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC), Winston-Salem, NC, US. Renal Artery Stent Management: A Survey of Local Practice Patterns Frank K. Boateng, Daniel L. Landry, Barbara A. Greco. Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, US. 139 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters PO-342: PO-343: PO-344: PO-345: PO-346: PO-347: Impact of Switching from Valsartan to a LowerTiered Angiotensin Receptor Blocker on Subsequent Treatment Patterns E. K. Buysman†,1 L. M. Andrews,2 T. J. Bancroft,1 H. B. Dastani,2 J. Zhang,2 M. L. Monsalvo.3 1i3 Innovus, Eden Prairie, MN, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, US; 3i3 Research, Buenos Aires, AR. Hypertension Specialists’ Current and Potential Impact on Resistant Hypertension in the Medicare Population William J. Elliott†,1 Brent M. Egan,2 Thomas D. Giles,3 George L. Bakris,4 Torry Mark Sansone.5 1Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA, US; 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US; 3Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, US; 4The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US; 5The American Society of Hypertension, New York, NY, US. Mitigating Risk – Cardiovascular Health Assessment for the Men/Ms of Paterson and Passaic County – MR CHAMMP Robert T. Faillace, Margaret Latrella, Carolyn Strimike, Deborah Terrone, James Pruden, Ken Morris, Kathleen Sauter. St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, Paterson, NJ, US. Quantification of Clinical Inertia during GP’s Management of Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patients – Clepsydre Study Xavier Girerd,1 Béatrice Fiquet,2 Stéphane Quéré,2 Alain Francillon.2 1Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, FR; 2Novartis Pharma SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, FR. Time to Talk CARDIO Communication Tool Use Improves Cardiovascular Disease Management Behaviors and Satisfaction Brian Forrest,1 Stephanie Brinson,1 Susan Harris Bavisotto,1 JaNae Joyner.2 1Access Healthcare, Apex, NC, US; 2The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC), Winston Salem, NC, US. Automated Outreach for Antihypertensive Medication Refill Reminders Kelley R. Green,1 Joel Handler,2 Southida S. Vansomphone,3 Claire Mesirov,4 Kristi Reynolds.4 1Kaiser Permanente Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena, CA, US; 2Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Anaheim, CA, US; 3Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA, US; 4Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, US. 140 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-348: PO-350: PO-351: PO-352: PO-353: PO-354: PO-355: Impact of Non-Medical Switching between Different Angiotensin Receptor Blockers on Blood Pressure and Medical Resource Utilization Khalid M. Kamal†,1 Christopher Zacker,2 Louis Civitarese.3 1Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Emmaus, NJ, US; 3Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Pittsburgh, PA, US. Simple Drug Preference Questions are Predictive of Antihypertensive Response: A STITCH2 Substudy Sigrid A. Nelson,1 George K. Dresser,2,3 Jeffrey L. Mahon,1,2,3 Brian G. Feagan,1,2,3 Guang Y. Zou,1,3 Margaret K. Vandervoort,1 Cindy J. Wong,1 Ross D. Feldman.1,2,3 1Robarts Research Institute, CA; 2London Health Sciences Centre, CA; 3University of Western Ontario, CA. Increased Clinical Outcomes at One Year Follow-Up Found in a Diabetic Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Program Jennifer O’Donnell,1 Cyndi Shull,2 Amber Winkler,1 JaNae Joyner,3 Laura Long.2 1Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, US; 2Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, US; 3The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control, Winston-Salem, NC, US. Single Pill vs Free-Equivalent Combination Therapies for Hypertension: Meta-Analysis of Adherence and Costs Beth Sherrill,1 Michael Halpern,2 Sumeet Panjabi†,3 Shahnaz Khan,1 Jie Zhang.1 1RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, US; 2RTI International, Washington, DC, US; 3Daiichi Sankyo, Inc, Parsippany, NJ, US. Differences and Similarities in Explanatory Models of Hypertension in the U.S., Tanzania and Jamaica John Purakal,1 Jean Williams‑Johnson,2 Eric Williams,2 Ibtissam Ammary,3 Senga Pemba,4 Joseph Kambona,4 Robert Welch,1 John Flack,1 Phillip Levy.1 1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, US; 2University Hospital of the West Indies, JM; 3University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, US; 4Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health, TZ. Treat to Target using Interactive Voice Messaging to Enhance Primary Care Physican Management of Hypertension Graham A. Scott. Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Riverside, CA, US. Is Poor Blood Pressure Control in Patients Presenting for Elective Surgery Predictable? Patrick E. Benedict, Sachin Kheterpal, Amy M. Shanks, Alan B. Weder. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US. 141 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters Preclinical Models/Experimental Hypertension PO-357: PO-358: Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Neurons Project to Parasympathetic Brainstem Neurons that Control Heart Rate David Mendelowitz, Ramon Pinol. George Washington University, Washington, DC, US. Effects of Sex on Sympathetic Neural and Hemodynamic Responses to Head-Up Tilt in Hypertensive Seniors Yoshiyuki Okada,1,2 M. Melyn Galbreath,1,2 Shigeki Shibata,1,2 Sara S. Jarvis,1,2 Tiffany B. VanGundy,1 Rhonda L. Meier,1 Wanpen Vongpatanasin,2 Benjamin D. Levine,1,2 Qi Fu.1,2 1Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, US; 2The UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, US. Pregnancy PO-359: PO-360: PO-361: Autoantibodies to the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor in Preeclampsia Maciej Adamczyk, R. Jeffrey Brashear, Stephen C. Hsu, Phillip G. Mattingly. Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, US. The Correlation between the Serum Testosterone Level and Insulin Sensitivity in Pre-Eclampsia – Eclampsia Syndrome M. Yousri K. Amin, Ibrahim L. Abdellatifi, Yousri A. Mohyeldin, Abdelmoneim A. Fawzy, Akram A. Deghedi, Mohamed A. Harb. Alexandria University, Alexandria, EG. Effects of High Altitude and Ancestry on Uterine Artery Shear Stress and Blood Pressure in Normal Pregnant vs. Preeclamptic Women Ronald Magness,1 Ira Bernstein,2 Stacy Zamadio.3 1University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, US; 2University of Vermont, Vermont, US; 3New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, US. Salt-Sensitive Mechanisms of Hypertension PO-362: PO-363: Silencing of PKG1 Gene Sensitizes Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Marinobufagenin: Impact on Aging, Fibrosis, and Salt-Sensitivity Olga V. Fedorova,1 Victoria Y. Shilova,1 Joseph I. Shapiro,2 Edward G. Lakatta,1 Alexei Y. Bagrov.1 1Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD, US; 2College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, US. Heritability of Na/K Excretion during the Saline/ Lasix Protocol in African American Twins Clarence E. Grim, Robinson Miguel. High Blood Pressure Consulting, Milwaukee, WI, US. 142 Monday Morning Afternoon May 23 21 Posters PO-364: Gender Difference in the Relationship of Marinobufagein to Salt-Sensitivity of Blood Pressure Alexei Y. Bagrov,1 Olga V. Fedorova,1 Philippe Burri,2 Edward G. Lakatta,1 Olle Melander.2 1National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD, US; 2Lund University, Malmö, SE. Secondary Hypertension PO-365: PO-366: PO-367: Association of Renal Artery Stenosis with Acute Pulmonary Edema in Hypertensive Patients Roxana O. Darabont,1 Alexandru Corlan,2 Mircea Cinteza,1 Dragos Vinereanu.1 1University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Carol Davila’, Bucharest, RO; 2University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, RO. Big Endothelin-1 and Nitric Oxid Levels in Hypertensive Elderly with and without Obstructive Sleep Apnea Nereida K. C. Lima, Iara F. Anunciato, Romulo R. Lobo, Alan L. Eckeli, Regina M. R. Fernandes, Paulo R. B. Evora, Fernando Nobre, Waldiceu A. VerriJunior, Julio C. Moriguti, Eduardo Ferriolli, Eduardo B. Coelho. Ribeirao Preto School of Medicine – Sao Paulo University, Ribeirao Preto, SP, BR. Pheochromocytoma and Coronary Artery Disease Galina N. Potapova,1 L. M. Sergakova,1 G. V. Ryabikina,1 L. N. Lyutikova,1 I. E. Chazova,1 N. S. Kuznetsov,2 E. G. Popov,1 I. Y. Gavrilov.1 1Cardiology Research Complex, Moscow, RU; 2Endocrinology Research Center, Moscow, RU. 143 May 23 21 Monday Monday Afternoon Morning Posters Late-Breaking Posters LB-PO-01: LB-PO-02: LB-PO-03: ANP-cGMP-PKG Activation Inhibits TGF-bInduced Smad3 Nuclear Translocation by Increasing Smad3 Binding to Cytosolic b2-Tubulin in Rat Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells Kaizheng Gong,1,2 Dongqi Xing,1 Peng Li,1 Namasivayam Ambalavanan,3 Suzanne Oparil,1 YiuFai Chen.1 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US; 2The Second Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, CN; 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, US. Effect of Carvedilol CR, Lisinopril and Their Combination on Markers of Early Cardiovascular Disease in Subjects with High-Normal Blood Pressure: The DETECT Study Sara M. Saul,1 Daniel A. Duprez,1 Wei Zhong,2 Gregory A. Grandits,2 Jay N. Cohn.1 1University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, US; 2University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, US. Consistency of Masked Hypertension in African Americans during Repeat Office Visits Praveen Veerabhadrappa, Keith M. Diaz, Sheara M. Williamson, Jan Kretzschmar, Deboarh L. Feairheller, Kathleen M. Sturgeon, Shannon B. Watkins, Michael D. Brown. Temple University, Philadephia, PA, US. 144 Faculty Disclosure Listing Rajiv Agarwal, MD Advisor/Consultant: Abbott, Merck, Daiichi-Sankyo, Reata, Amgen. Trustee/Board Member/Committee Member: Abbott. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Abbott, Merck. Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH I have no relationships to disclose. Donna K. Arnett, PhD, MSPH I have no relationships to disclose. Nancy Artinian, RN, BSN I have no relationships to disclose. Phyllis August, MD, MPH Advisor/Consultant: Otsuka. Abraham Aviv, MD Employment Income/Salary: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School. Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. George L. Bakris, MD Advisor/Consultant: Takeda, Abbott, CVRx, Ardian, Walgreen’s, Johnson & Johnson, Merck. Trustee, Board Member, Committee Member: National Kidney Foundation. Grant/Research Support: Forest Labs, Novartis. Speaker’s Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Forest Labs, Novartis. President, ASH Board of Directors. Jan N. Basile, MD Advisor/Consultant: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Forest Laboratories, Daiichi-Sankyo, Takeda. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Daiichi-Sankyo, Forest, Takeda. Donald L. Batisky, MD I have no relationships to disclose. John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD Advisor/Consultant: CVRx. Grant/Research Support: CVRx. Secretary, ASH Board of Directors. Henry R. Black, MD Advisor/Consultant: Servier, Mitsubushi, Xoma, Ligand, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Biosante, Novartis. Grant/Research Support: AHRQ/HHS. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Daiichi-Sankyo, BoehringerIngelheim, MSD. Immediate Past President, ASH Board of Directors. Michael J. Bloch, MD Advisor/Consultant: Takeda. Grant/Research Support: Novartis. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: AstraZeneca, Abbott, Boehringer-Ingelheim. Michael W. Brands, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Lynne T. Braun, PhD, CNP Royalties (Including Trademarks or Patents): UpToDate, Inc. Grant/ Research Support: National Institutes of Health. Speakers’ Bureau/ Speaking/Teaching: American Heart Association, Spotlight Speaker. Other Relevant Financial Benefit or Relationship: National Lipid Association Web Presentation. Emmanuel Bravo, MD I have no relationships to disclose. 145 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued Angela L. Brown, MD Advisor/Consultant: Takeda. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Novartis, Forest, Pfizer. Nancy J. Brown, MD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Merck. Grant/Research Support: Forest, Shire HGT. Ownership/Partnership or Principal of Non-Profit or for Profit Corporation: Protein Discovery. David A. Bushinksy, MD Employment Income/Salary: Univeristy of Rochester. Advisor/Consultant: Amgen, Genzyme, Relypsa, Cytochroma. Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health, Renal Research Institute. Ownership Interest (Stocks, Excluding Diversified Mutual Funds): Amgen, Relypsa. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Amgen, Genzyme. Norman R.C. Campbell, MD Other Relevant Financial Benefit or Relationship: Boehringer-Ingelheim. Oscar A. Carretero, MD Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health, Roche Pharmaceuticals. Barry L. Carter, PharmD I have no relationships to disclose. Alessandro Cataliotti, MD, PhD Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. John R. Cockcroft, MD Advisor/Consultant: Forest, Novartis, Genzyme, GlaxoSmithKline. Grant/Research Support: GlaxoSmithKline. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Genzyme, Amgen. Jay N. Cohn, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Steven D. Crowley, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. William C. Cushman, MD Advisor/Consultant: Takeda, Novartis. Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Michael H. Davidson, MD Advisor/Consultant: Abbott, Aegerion, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Atherotech, Daiichi-Sankyo, DTC MD, Esperion, GlaxoSmithKline, iMD (Intelligent Medical Decisions), Kinemed, LipoScience, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Synarc, Takeda, Vindico Medical Education. Trustee/Board Member/Committee Member: DTC MD, Omthera, Professional Education, Inc. Medical Education Company, Sonogene. Grant/Research Support: Abbott, Daiichi-Sankyo, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Roche. Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Abbott, Pfizer, Merck. Grant/Research Support: Novartis, Roche, Merck. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Novartis, Pfizer, Merck, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Forest, Abbott. Lance D. Dworkin, MD Advisor/Consultant: Questcor. Grant/Research Support: Questcor, Pfizer, AstraZeneca. 146 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued Brent M. Egan, MD Advisor/Consultant: NiCox. Grant/Research Support: Daiichi-Sankyo, Novartis, Takeda. Paula T. Einhorn, MD, MS I have no relationships to disclose. William J. Elliott, MD, PhD Royalties (Including Trademarks or Patents): Elsevier, Inc. Grant/ Research Support: Forest Research Institute. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Forest Laboratories, Boehringer-Ingelheim, NiCox, Inc., American Society of Hypertension. Murray Epstein, MD Advisor/Consultant: Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca. Murray D. Esler, MBBS, PhD Advisor/Consultant: ADRIAN Corporation, Chief Investigator International Trial. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Solvay Australia. Bonita Falkner, MD Advisor/Consultant: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck. Sadaf Farooqi, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Ross Feldman, MD Advisor/Consultant: AstraZeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, BristolMyers Squibb, Merck, Forest Canada, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Servier, Takeda. Trustee/Board Member/Committee Member: Servier, Takeda. Keith C. Ferdinand, MD Advisor/Consultant: AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, Novartis, Takeda, Forest. Grant/Research Support: Daiichi-Sankyo. Speakers’ Bureau/ Speaking/Teaching: Novartis, AstraZeneca. Member, ASH Board of Directors. John M. Flack, MD, MPH Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo. Grant Research/ Support: Novartis. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo, Boehringer-Ingelheim. Joseph T. Flynn, MD Advisor/Consultant: Pfizer, Novartis, PTC Therapeutics. Stanley S. Franklin, MD I have no relationships to disclose. William H. Frishman, MD Ownership Interest (Stocks, Excluding Diversified Mutual Funds): Merck, Pfizer. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: NCME (BristolMyers Squibb), Pfizer, Forest Laboratories, Boehringer-Ingelheim. James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH Advisor/Consultant: Merck, Sanofi-Aventis. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Merck, Schering-Plough. Leonard M. Fromer, MD Trustee/Board Member/Committee Member: TransferMed, LLC. Jeffrey L. Garvin, PhD Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. 147 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued Haralambos Gavras, MD Advisor/Consultant: Medivation, Merck. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/ Teaching: Novartis. F. Wilford Germino, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Thomas D. Giles, MD Advisor/Consultant: Amylin, Forest, NiCox. Grant/Research Support: Forest. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Forest. Member, ASH Board of Directors. Chair, ASH Specialists Program Inc. Alan H. Gradman, MD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Forest, Takeda, Daiichi-Sankyo. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Novartis, Forest, Takeda. Member, ASH Board of Directors. Joey P. Granger, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Richard H. Grimm, MD, PhD Advisor/Consultant: Abbott. Grant/Research Support: Roche. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Merck. Yuan Guo, MD, MS I have no relationships to disclose. John E. Hall, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Joel Handler, MD I have no relationships to disclose. David Harder, MD, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Raymond C. Harris, MD I have no relationships to disclose. David G. Harrison, MD Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. Joseph A. Hill, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Norman K. Hollenberg, MD, PhD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Merck, Vitae Pharmaceuticals. Grant/ Research Support: Vitae Pharmaceuticals. Suzanne Hughes, MSN, RN I have no relationships to disclose. Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD Advisor/Consultant: Pharmacists Mutural, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Novartis, Curry Rockfeller, Thornton Medical, Daiichi-Sankyo, SCS Healthcare, Takeda, Maritz Travel Co. Grant/Research Support: Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo, SCS Healthcare, Maritz Travel Co. Edgar A. Jaimes, MD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis. 148 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD Advisor/Consultant: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Eli Lily, Daiichi-Sankyo, Novartis. Trustee/Board Member/Committee Member: American Society Of Hypertension, International Society of Hypertension in Blacks. Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Novartis. Speakers’ Bureau/ Speaking/Teaching: Daiichi-Sankyo. Julie A. Johnson, PharmD Advisor/Consultant: Medco. Richard J. Johnson, MD Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. Other Relevant Financial Benefit or Relationship: Patent on the Use of Allopurinol to Treat Hypertension. Pedro A. Jose, MD Grant/Research Support: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, BIAL. Ownership/Partnership or Principal of Non-Profit or for Profit Corporation: Hypogen, Inc. Luis I. Juncos, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Rae‑Ellen W. Kavey, MD, MPH I have no relationships to disclose. Donald E. Kohan, MD, PhD Advisor/Consultant: Abbott, Pfizer, Gilead, Bristol-Myers Squibb. Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. VA, Gilead. David S. Kountz, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Lawrence R. Krakoff, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Henry Krum, MBBS Grant/Research Support: Ardian. Louis Kuritzky, MD Advisor/Consultant: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Takeda. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Takeda. Theodore W. Kurtz, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Robert F. Kushner, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Sanofi-Aventis, BoehringerIngelheim. Member, ASH Board of Directors. Edward G. Lakatta, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Babbette LaMarca, PhD Grant/Research Support: American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health. Marc B. Lande, MD, MPH Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. 149 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued Daniel Levy, MD Member, ASH Board of Directors. Nita A. Lindi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH I have no relationships to disclose. Tianh Liu, MD Employment Income/Salary: Pi County People’s Hospital. Charles J. Lowenstein, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Jianfang Luo, MD I have no relationships to disclose. James M. Luther, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Giuseppe Mancia, MD Advisor/Consultant: Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, MSD, Menaribni International, Novartis, Recordati, Sanofi-Aventis, Servier. Grant/ Research Support: Gilead, Servier. Samuel J. Mann, MD Grant/Research Support: Forest. Speaker’s Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Forest. Athanasios J. Manolis, MD, PhD Advisor/Consultant: Menarini, Abbott. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/ Teaching: Menarini, Recordati. Allyn L. Mark, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA Grant/Research Support: Forest, Takeda, Merck. David L. Mattson, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Richard J. McManus, MD Grant/Research Support: Omron Europe (potential). John Merenich, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Franz H. Messerli, MD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo, Sanofi-Aventis, Takeda, Abbott. Grant/Research Support: Forest, Daiichi-Sankyo, Boehringer-Ingelheim. Treasurer, ASH Board of Directors. Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN Advisor/Consultant: Abbott, Gilead, Novartis. Mark E. Molitch, MD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Abbott. Grant/Research Support: Eli Lily. Krzysztof Narkiewicz, MD, PhD Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Berlin Chernie Menarini, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Daiichi-Sankyo, Krka, Novartis, Servier. 150 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued L. Gabriel Navar, PhD Advisor/Consultant: Forest, Novartis, Nicor, Merck & Co., Boehringer-Ingelheim. Trustee/Board Member/Committee Member: American Heart Association, American Society of Hypertension, InterAmerican Society of Hypertension. Grant/Research Support: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NCRR, Merck, Forest. Ownership Interest (Stocks, Excluding Diversified Mutual Funds): Abbott, AstraZeneca, Baxter International, Merck & Co., Pfizer, Inc. Speakers’ Bureua/ Speaking/Teaching: Merck & Co., Forest Pharmaceuticals. Shawna D. Nesbitt, MD, MS Advisor/Consultant: Daiichi-Sankyo. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/ Teaching: Novartis, Gilead, Boehringer-Ingelheim. Joel M. Neutel, MD Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Novartis, Forest, Bristol-Myers Squibb – Sanofi-Aventis, Takeda, Boehringer-Ingelheim, DaiichiSankyo. Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD, MPH I have no relationships to disclose. Eoin O’Brien, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS I have no relationships to disclose. Suzanne Oparil, MD Advisor/Consultant: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eli Lily, Forest, NiCox, Novartis, Omron. Grant/Research Support: Amgen, Inc., Merck & Co. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: DaiichiSankyo, Novartis, Pfizer. Julio A. Panza, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Vasilios Papademetriou, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Thomas A. Pearson, MD, PhD, MPH I have no relationships to disclose. Aldo J. Peixoto, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD Member, ASH Board of Directors. F. Xavier Pi‑Sunyer, MD, MPH Advisor/Consultant: Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca. Grant/Research Support: Novo Nordisk. Bertram Pitt, MD Advisor/Consultant: Relypsa. Ownership Interest (Stocks, Excluding Diversified Mutual Funds): Relypsa, BG-Medicine, Nile Therapeutics. Velvie A. Pogue, MD Employment Income/Salary: Columbia University Affiliation at the Harlem Hospital Center. Grant/Research Support: Amgen. David M. Pollock, PhD Advisor/Consultant: Abbott Laboratories. Howard J. Pratt, MD Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. 151 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued Henry A. Punzi, MD Advisor/Consultant: Daiichi-Sankyo, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Forest Pharamaceuticals. Grant/Research Support: Daiichi-Sankyo, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Forest Pharmaceuticals, Abbott. Speakers’ Bureau/ Speaking/Teaching: Daiichi-Sankyo, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Forest Pharmaceuticals, Abbott. Leopoldo Raij, MD I have no relationships to disclose. C. Venkata S. Ram, MD Advisor/Consultant: Daiichi-Sankyo, Forest. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Peer Group Med Knowledge. James Rippe, MD Advisor/Consultant: ConAgra Foods, Corn Refiners Association. Grant/Research Support: ConAgra Foods, Corn Refiners Association. Talma Rosenthal, MD Royalties (Including Trademarks or Patents): Patent (2%) Allyl Mercaptocptopril), Weitzmann Institute. Trustee/Board Member/ Committee Member: Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine. Grant/Research Support: Boehringer-Ingelheim. Speakers’ Bureau/ Speaking/Teaching: Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine. Luis M. Ruilope, MD Advisor/Consultant: AstraZeneca, Novartis, Bayer, Servier, DaiichiSankyo, Takeda, Pfizer, Otsuka. Menarini, Bayer. Speakers’ Bureau/ Speaking/Teaching: AstraZeneca, Novartis, Bayer, Servier, DaiichiSankyo, Takeda, Pfizer, Otsuka. Menarini, Bayer. Michael J. Ryan, PhD Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health/ National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Elijah Saunders, MD Advisor/Consultant: Pfizer, Novartis, Forest, Bristol-Myers SquibbSanofi-Aventis, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly. Grant/Research Support: Pfizer, Novartis, Forest, Bristol-Myers Squibb-Sanofi-Aventis. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Pfizer, Novartis, Forest, Bristol-Myers Squibb-Sanofi-Aventis, BoehringerIngelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly. Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Roland E. Schmieder, MD Grant/Research Support: Ardian. Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD Advisor/Consultant: Harlem Hospital Stroke Center. Domenic A. Sica, MD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis, Takeda, Merck, Boehringer-Ingelheim, CVRx. Grant/Research Support: CVRx. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/ Teaching: Takeda. Matthew Sorrentino, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Thomas A. Sos, MD Royalties (Including Trademarks or Patents): AngioDynamics, Cook Medical. 152 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued James R. Sowers, MD Advisor/Consultant: Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health, VA Merit. Lesley A. Stevens, MD, MS I have no relationships to disclose. Allan D. Struthers, MD Royalties (Including Trademarks or Patents): Filed a patent on the use of xanthine oxidate inhibitors in angina. Laura P. Svetkey, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Sandra J. Taler, MD Vice President, ASH Board of Directors. Ting Tao, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD Employment Income/Salary: Baylor College of Medicine. Advisor/ Consultant: National Association of Managed Care Physicians. Grant/ Research Support: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, National Institues of Health. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Forest Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, The Methodist Hospital, University of Texas. Member, ASH Board of Directors. Jens Titze, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Sheldon W. Tobe, MD Advisor/Consultant: Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Abbott. Grant/Research Support: Pfizer, Novartis, Amgen. Speakers’ Bureau/ Speaking/Teaching: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Merck. Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. Raymond R. Townsend, MD Royalties (Including Trademarks or Patents): UptoDate. Advisor/Consultant: GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novartis. Grant/Research Support: National Institutes of Health. Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Ronald G. Victor, MD Advisor/Consultant: Merck Research Laboratories. Grant/Research Support: Pfizer, Forest Research Laboratories. Hongyu Wang, MD, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. R. Clinton Webb, PhD I have no relationships to disclose. David J. Webb, MD Advisor/Consultant: Abbott, Pfizer. Grant/Research Support: Pfizer. Michael A. Weber, MD Advisor/Consultant: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Takeda, Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo. Trustee/Board Member/Committee Member: Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. Member, ASH Board of Directors. Editor-In-Chief, The Journal of Clinical Hypertension (JCH). 153 Faculty Disclosure Listing continued Alan B. Weder, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Myron H. Weinberger, MD Employment Income/Salary: American Society Of Hypertension (Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH)). Member, ASH Board of Directors. Matthew R. Weir, MD Advisor/Consultant: Amgen, Daiichi-Sankyo. Member, ASH Board of Directors. Adam Whaley‑Connell, DO I have no relationships to disclose. Andrew Whelton, MD Advisor/Consultant: Takeda. Speakers’ Bureau/Speaking/Teaching: Takeda. William B. White, MD Advisor/Consultant: Astellas, Forest, Novartis, Roche, Teva, Takeda. Grant/Research Support: Novartis. Other Relevant Financial Benefit or Relationship: Pfizer, Inc., DMC Consultant. President-Elect ASH Board of Directors. ASH Scientific Program Committee Chair. Ian B. Wilkinson, MD Advisor/Consultant: GlaxoSmithKline, MSD. Grant/Research Support: GlaxoSmithKline. Bryan Williams, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Gordon H. Williams, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Peter F. Wilson, MD I have no relationships to disclose. Nathan D. Wong Advisor/Consultant: Abbott. Grant/Research Support: Merck, BristolMyers Squibb. Martin S. Zand, MD I have no relationships to disclose. 154 ASH Hypertension Resource Pavilion Hilton New York • Americas Hall I • Third Floor Innovations Theater Americas Hall I (Third Floor) ASH Outreach 1600 ASH Outreach Takeda Pharmaceuticals North American Inc. 1400 1600 Daiichi Sankyo Inc. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North American Inc. 1400 Wiley-Blackwell 1202 Elsevier Inc. 1204 ESCALATOR TO AMERICAS HALL II AtCor Medical, Inc. 1105 1107 DaiichiDavid Sankyo Inc. ISHIB Lerner 1100 1102 1103 1200 Omron Healthcare 1000 ENTRANCE Woman Heart Mortara HoMedics Novartis Pharmaceuticals UP National Kidney 1206 1200 E N Innovations Theater 1106 Wiley-Blackwell 1202 1110 Elsevier Inc. Ajinomoto 1204 National Kidney 1104 1206 Woman Heart Mortara HoMedics Novartis Forest Lippincott 1105 Novartis Pharmaceuticals David Lerner A&D 1107 Medical ISHIB 1004 1006 1008 1010 1100 1102 1103 1014Ajinomoto 1104 Novartis 1000 1004 1006 1008 1010 ATED FIRE ALARMS 155 1110 SunTech Medical 1106 Omron Healthcare ATED FIRE EXITS Forest Lippincott AtCor Medical, Inc. A&D Medical SunTech Medical 1014 ASH Posters (Second Floor Promenade) ASH Exposition Guide Saturday, May 21, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Hours: Sunday, May 22, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM Monday, May 23, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Hilton New York • Americas Hall I • Third Floor ASH Hypertension Resource Pavilion America’s Hall I – Third Floor American Society of Hypertension Community Outreach Booth Number: 1600 Controlling your blood pressure is a check away! Get your blood pressure checked today at our Outreach Booth!! In 2011, we are proud to continue with our Fourth Annual Hypertension Community Outreach Program in the Greater New York City area, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island, NY. View videos and photos of all of our past Outreach Programs from New Orleans (2008), San Francisco (2009), and New York (2010). Our recently released educational videos will also be on view. The ASH published “Blood Pressure and Your Health” patient information pamphlets are available here as well. Check it out!!—go to Times Square— 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues and look up at the CBS “Super Screen” and you will see the new ASH Public Service Announcement shown 18 times a day. A & D Medical Booth Number: 1010 A&D Medical / LifeSource manufacturers blood pressure monitors and other home health care products for home and professional use. Models include automatic, manual, ambulatory, kiosk style and accessories including stethoscopes. A&D Medical is a division of A&D Engineering, and is ISO 13485:2003 certified. Since 1977, A&D Medical has manufactured and distributed a full line of advanced electronic blood pressure monitoring equipment and health care products for home and professional use. The company has established itself as a leader in home health monitoring technology through the development and introduction of a variety of unique products. A&D’s LifeSource® blood pressure monitor line has garnered numerous industry awards. Recent product introductions include: the LifeSource® digital thermometers, personal scales, stethoscopes, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors. Ajinomoto USA, Inc. Booth Number: 1104 Since 1909, Ajinomoto Co., a leader in the development of pharmaceutical quality amino acids and distributor of products that offer a holistic, side-effect free solution to today’s top health concerns of weight management, sleep quality improvement and healthy blood pressure management. These products are Capsiate Natura®, a patented, side effect-free dietary supplement with natural capsinoids shown to boost the body’s metabolism; Glysom™, a safe, effective and scientifically-proven amino acid-based solution for deeper, sounder and more satisfying sleep, and Natura Guard BP™, a milk protein-derived nutraceutical to help maintain healthy blood pressure levels already within the normal range. For more information, visit www.capsiatenatura.com, www.glysom.com and www.naturaguardbp.com AtCor Medical, Inc. (USA) Booth Number: 1106 AtCor Medical developed and markets SphygmoCor® systems, the global gold standard in noninvasive assessment of central blood pressure and arterial stiffness. Featured in over 600 published studies, SphygmoCor systems are used worldwide in leading medical centers, physicians’ offices, in research and in pharmaceutical clinical trials. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Booth Number: 1200 Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DSI), headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is the U. S. subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., a global pharmaceutical company. DSI was formed in 2006 from the integration of two leading pharmaceutical companies, Sankyo Pharma, Inc. and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corporation. Its team of nearly 3,000 U.S. employees is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical products to address the diversified, unmet medical needs of patients. DSI concentrates in the therapy areas of hypertension, thrombosis, dyslipidemia, diabetes and acute coronary syndrome. Clinical development and regulatory activities are headquartered at Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development in Edison, NJ. Visit www.dsi.com. 156 David Lerner Associates Booth Number: 1102 Financial Investments at David Lerner Associates We believe gambling and investing are not the same. We believe the stock market should make for interesting dinner conversation but should not be a matter of financial life or death. We believe we have an obligation to guide our investors in directions we feel will help them achieve their financial objectives. We believe investors should not be chasing financial rainbows. We do not run with the herd. We pursue these fundamental investment principles regardless of market conditions. While offering a full range of investments, we feature those that we believe are based on real value and regularly pay dividends or interest. Elsevier Booth Number: 1204 ELSEVIER, a premier worldwide health science publishing company, is proud to publish Journal of the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION, the official journal of the American Society of Hypertension. Please stop by our booth to view the latest issue of the journal. Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Booth Number: 1006 Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc welcomes you to New York! We invite you to visit our exhibit. Please visit our website at www.forestpharm.com Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program HoMedics Booth Number: 1107 Since HoMedics was founded in 1987, they have become the #1 name in health and wellness with an extensive line of products that allow you to take a proactive role in managing your health. HoMedics blood pressure monitors are clinically proven accurate and offer a wide range of innovative features and technologies that make monitoring your blood pressure at home easier than ever. Select arm and wrist models offer Voice Assist® Talking Function, Supersize Digits®, Risk Category Index, Easy One Button Operation, Dual User Memory and 2 cuffs to fit most arm sizes. Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, Inc. (ISHIB) Booth Number: 1103 Founded in 1986, ISHIB is a non-profit organization of healthcare professions and leaders in cardiovascular disease and related disorders. Our mission is to improve the health and life expectancy of ethnic minorities and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in cardiovascular disease through professional and public education, targeted clinical research, and facilitation of the delivery of higher quality cardiovascular health care. We host an annual conference, membership and other programs. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer Health Company Booth Number: 1008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Wolters Kluwer Health Company, is the proud publisher of Hypertension, Journal of the American Heart Association, and the Journal of Hypertension, Official Journal of the International Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension. We offer a full range of specialized books, journals, and electronic media. Visit us today! Mortara Instrument Booth Number: 1105 Mortara Instrument is proud to offer its Ambulo™ 2400 ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) technology at the American Society of Hypertension’s 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition. Designed and made in the USA, the Ambulo 2400 system allows clinicians, researchers and other health professionals to better assess a patient’s blood pressure fluctuations throughout the 24-hour circadian rhythm. For over 25 years, Mortara Instrument has distinguished itself in the field of non-invasive cardiology by providing ECG, Holter and stress systems to customers worldwide. We are excited to be adding thorough blood pressure assessment tools to our portfolio of products. National Kidney Foundation Booth Number: 1206 NKF offers the nephrology community the latest science through clinical practice guidelines, free kidney screening programs held around the world, and educational materials for patients and professionals. Learn more about the soon-to-be published guidelines, including: KDIGO’s Acute Kidney Injury and the Update on CKD and Diabetes by KDOQI™. Please visit the booth to signup to review KDIGO’s Clinical Practice Guideline on Blood Pressure in CKD. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Booth Number: 1100, 1004 Novartis Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing prescription drugs that help meet our customers’ medical needs and improve their quality of life. Please visit the Novartis exhibit where our sales representatives will be available to discuss our products. Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program Omron Healthcare Booth Number: 1000 Omron Healthcare, Inc., is the leading manufacturer and distributor of blood pressure monitors for home use. Omron Healthcare markets clinically proven products that provide accurate health information to consumers and physicians and support position lifestyle changes and health improvement. Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program SunTech Medical, Inc. Booth Number: 1014 For over twenty years, SunTech Medical has been the preeminent supplier of clinical grade blood pressure monitoring products and technologies. SunTech is the world’s foremost manufacturer of ambulatory blood pressure monitors, including the Oscar 2 ABPM system, now available with Pediatric ABPM Interpretation function, which automatically generates guidelines specific to analyzing the 24-hour blood pressure data of pediatric patients. Additionally, SunTech offers solutions for in-office BP measurement with the SunTech 247, the first clinical grade automated blood pressure device to offer a manual back-up mode, as well as a complete line of blood pressure cuffs. Please visit our booth for more information. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Booth Number: 1400 Based in Deerfield, IL. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. market oral diabetes, insomnia, rheumatology and gastroenterology treatments and seek to bring innovative products to patients through a pipeline that includes compounds in development for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology and neurology. www.tpna.com. Wiley-Blackwell Booth Number: 1202 Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world’s leading societies. Wiley-Blackwell publishes over 1,400 peer-reviewed journals as well as 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols. For more information, please visit www.wileyblackwell.com or http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ WomenHeart Booth Number: 1110 WomenHeart was founded by three women who had heart attacks while in their 40s. In addition to being faced with many obstacles, including misdiagnosis and social isolation, they were each amazed how little information about or services for women with heart disease were available and how the issue seemed invisible within the women’s health community. But in March 1999 everything changed. 2011 ASH Innovations Theater Rhinelander Gallery – 2nd Floor Saturday, May 21, 2011 • 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. presents, The Growing Need for Combination Antihypertensive Therapy “The Innovations Theater content and the views expressed therein are those of the presenting corporate entity and not of the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. The content is not part of the ASH Annual Scientific Meeting as approved by the “Annual Scientific Program Committee.” Sunday, May 22, 2011 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Takeda Pharmaceuticals, North American, Inc. presents, A Clinical Update in Hypertension. “The Innovations Theater content and the views expressed therein are those of the presenting corporate entity and not of the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. The content is not part of the ASH Annual Scientific Meeting as approved by the “Annual Scientific Program Committee.” Sunday, May 22, 2011 • 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Presentation “The Innovations Theater content and the views expressed therein are those of the presenting corporate entity and not of the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. The content is not part of the ASH Annual Scientific Meeting as approved by the Annual Scientific Program Committee.” 157 2011 ASH Exhibitors ASH Hypertension Resource Pavilion • America’s Hall I – 3rd Floor American Society of Hypertension Community Outreach Contact: Gilda Caputo-Hansen 148 Madison Ave. 5th Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-696-9099 Fax: 212-696-0711 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ash-us.org Booth Number: 1600 Controlling your blood pressure is a check away! Get your blood pressure checked today at our Outreach Booth!! In 2011, we are proud to continue with our Fourth Annual Hypertension Community Outreach Program in the Greater New York City area, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island, NY. View videos and photos of all of our past Outreach Programs from New Orleans (2008), San Francisco (2009), and New York (2010). Our recently released educational videos will also be on view. The ASH published “Blood Pressure and Your Health” patient information pamphlets are available here as well. Check it out!!—go to Times Square—42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues and look up at the CBS “Super Screen” and you will see the new ASH Public Service Announcement shown 18 times a day. 158 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued A & D Medical Contact: Amit Ghia 1756 Automation Parkway San Jose, CA 95131 Phone: 408-263-5333 Fax: 408-263-0119 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.andmedical.com Booth Number: 1010 A&D Medical / LifeSource manufacturers blood pressure monitors and other home health care products for home and professional use. Models include automatic, manual, ambulatory, kiosk style and accessories including stethoscopes. A&D Medical is a division of A&D Engineering, and is ISO 13485:2003 certified. Since 1977, A&D Medical has manufactured and distributed a full line of advanced electronic blood pressure monitoring equipment and health care products for home and professional use. The company has established itself as a leader in home health monitoring technology through the development and introduction of a variety of unique products. A&D’s LifeSource® blood pressure monitor line has garnered numerous industry awards. Recent product introductions include: the LifeSource® digital thermometers, personal scales, stethoscopes, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors. Ajinomoto USA, Inc. Contact: Junichi Tashiro 400 Kelby Street Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Phone: 201-292-3244 Fax: 201-346-5639 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 1104 Since 1909, Ajinomoto Co., a leader in the development of pharmaceutical quality amino acids and distributor of products that offer a holistic, side-effect free solution to today’s top health concerns of weight management, sleep quality improvement and healthy blood pressure management. These products are Capsiate Natura®, a patented, side effect-free dietary supplement with natural capsinoids shown to boost the body’s metabolism; Glysom™, a safe, effective and scientificallyproven amino acid-based solution for deeper, sounder and more satisfying sleep, and Natura Guard BP™, a milk proteinderived nutraceutical to help maintain healthy blood pressure levels already within the normal range. For more information, visit www.capsiatenatura.com, www.glysom.com and www.naturaguardbp.com 159 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued AtCor Medical, Inc. (USA) Contact: Beth Boyer One Pierce Place, Suite 225W Itasca, IL 60143 Phone: 630-228-8871 Fax: 630-228-8872 Email: [email protected] Website: www.atcormedical.com Booth Number: 1106 AtCor Medical developed and markets SphygmoCor® systems, the global gold standard in noninvasive assessment of central blood pressure and arterial stiffness. Featured in over 600 published studies, SphygmoCor systems are used worldwide in leading medical centers, physicians’ offices, in research and in pharmaceutical clinical trials. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Contact: Ann Marie Bermudez 2 Hilton Court Parsippany, NJ 07054 Phone: 973-944-2600 Fax: 973-944-2891 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dsi.com Booth Number: 1200 Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DSI), headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is the U. S. subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., a global pharmaceutical company. DSI was formed in 2006 from the integration of two leading pharmaceutical companies, Sankyo Pharma, Inc. and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corporation. Its team of nearly 3,000 U.S. employees is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical products to address the diversified, unmet medical needs of patients. DSI concentrates in the therapy areas of hypertension, thrombosis, dyslipidemia, diabetes and acute coronary syndrome. Clinical development and regulatory activities are headquartered at Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development in Edison, NJ. Visit www.dsi.com. 160 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued David Lerner Associates Contact: James Faillace 568 Yamato Road 3rd Floor Boca Raton FL 33431 Phone: 561-226-4500 Fax: 561-226-4598 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 1102 Financial Investments at David Lerner Associates We believe gambling and investing are not the same. We believe the stock market should make for interesting dinner conversation but should not be a matter of financial life or death. We believe we have an obligation to guide our investors in directions we feel will help them achieve their financial objectives. We believe investors should not be chasing financial rainbows. We do not run with the herd. We pursue these fundamental investment principles regardless of market conditions. While offering a full range of investments, we feature those that we believe are based on real value and regularly pay dividends or interest. Elsevier Contact: Jeffrey Francis Elsevier, Inc. 1600 JFK Blvd. Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-239-3491 Fax: 215-239-3494 Email: [email protected] Website: www.elsevierhealth.com Booth Number: 1204 ELSEVIER, a premier worldwide health science publishing company, is proud to publish Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, the official journal of the American Society of Hypertension. Please stop by our booth to view the latest issue of the journal. 161 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Contact: [email protected] 13600 Shoreline Drive St. Louis, MO 63045 Phone: 800-678-1605 Fax: 314-493-7450 Email: [email protected] Website: www.forestpharm.com Booth Number: 1006 Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc welcomes you to New York! We invite you to visit our exhibit. Please visit our website at www.forestpharm.com Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program HoMedics Contact: Anthony Vigliotti 3000 Pontiac Trail Commerce Township, MI 48390 Phone: 248-863-3000 Fax: 248-863-3103 Email: [email protected] Website: www.HoMedics.com Booth Number: 1107 Since HoMedics was founded in 1987, they have become the #1 name in health and wellness with an extensive line of products that allow you to take a proactive role in managing your health. HoMedics blood pressure monitors are clinically proven accurate and offer a wide range of innovative features and technologies that make monitoring your blood pressure at home easier than ever. Select arm and wrist models offer Voice Assist® Talking Function, Supersize Digits®, Risk Category Index, Easy One Button Operation, Dual User Memory and 2 cuffs to fit most arm sizes. Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program 162 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, Inc. (ISHIB) Contact: Terry E. Jackson 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA. 22201 Phone: 703-351-5023 Fax: 703-351-9292 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ishib.org Booth Number: 1103 Founded in 1986, ISHIB is a non-profit organization of healthcare professions and leaders in cardiovascular disease and related disorders. Our mission is to improve the health and life expectancy of ethnic minorities and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in cardiovascular disease through professional and public education, targeted clinical research, and facilitation of the delivery of higher quality cardiovascular health care. We host an annual conference, membership and other programs. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer Health Company Contact: Jeff Thompson (PSG) 16522 Hunters Green Parkway Hagerstown, MD 21740 U.S.A. Phone: 1-800-638-3030 (North America) +44 (0) 20 7981 0525 (Europe) 1-301-223-2300 (Rest of World) Fax: 1-301-223-2400 (North America) +44 (0) 20 7981 0535 (Europe) 1-301-223-2400 (Rest of World) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: www.lww.com Booth Number: 1008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Wolters Kluwer Health Company, is the proud publisher of Hypertension, Journal of the American Heart Association, and the Journal of Hypertension, Official Journal of the International Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension. We offer a full range of specialized books, journals, and electronic media. Visit us today! 163 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued Mortara Instrument Contact: Cynthia Muise 7865 N. 86th Street Milwaukee, WI 53224 Phone: 414-354-1600 x7738 Fax: 414-354-4760 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 1105 Mortara Instrument is proud to offer its Ambulo™ 2400 ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) technology at the American Society of Hypertension’s 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition. Designed and made in the USA, the Ambulo 2400 system allows clinicians, researchers and other health professionals to better assess a patient’s blood pressure fluctuations throughout the 24-hour circadian rhythm. For over 25 years, Mortara Instrument has distinguished itself in the field of non-invasive cardiology by providing ECG, Holter and stress systems to customers worldwide. We are excited to be adding thorough blood pressure assessment tools to our portfolio of products. National Kidney Foundation Contact: David Rexroad 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-889-2210 Fax: 212-889-2310 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kidney.org Booth Number: 1206 NKF offers the nephrology community the latest science through clinical practice guidelines, free kidney screening programs held around the world, and educational materials for patients and professionals. Learn more about the soon-to-be published guidelines, including: KDIGO’s Acute Kidney Injury and the Update on CKD and Diabetes by KDOQI™. Please visit the booth to sign-up to review KDIGO’s Clinical Practice Guideline on Blood Pressure in CKD. 164 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Contact: Becca Baileys One Health Plaza East Hanover, NJ 07936 Phone: 862-778-8300 Email: [email protected] Website: www.novartis.com Booth Number: 1100, 1004 Novartis Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing prescription drugs that help meet our customers’ medical needs and improve their quality of life. Please visit the Novartis exhibit where our sales representatives will be available to discuss our products. Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program Omron Healthcare Contact: Dan Aske 1200 Lakeside Drive Bannockburn, IL 60015 Phone: 847-680-6200 Fax: 847-680-6269 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 1000 Omron Healthcare, Inc., is the leading manufacturer and distributor of blood pressure monitors for home use. Omron Healthcare markets clinically proven products that provide accurate health information to consumers and physicians and support position lifestyle changes and health improvement. Community Partner of the ASH Hypertension Community Outreach Program 165 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued SunTech Medical, Inc. Contact: Rod Thomson 507 Airport Blvd.., Suite 117 Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: +1 919 654 2300 x 355 Fax: +1 919 654 2301 Email: sales @suntechmed.com Website: www.SunTechMed.com Booth Number: 1014 For over twenty years, SunTech Medical has been the preeminent supplier of clinical grade blood pressure monitoring products and technologies. SunTech is the world’s foremost manufacturer of ambulatory blood pressure monitors, including the Oscar 2 ABPM system, now available with Pediatric ABPM Interpretation function, which automatically generates guidelines specific to analyzing the 24-hour blood pressure data of pediatric patients. Additionally, SunTech offers solutions for in-office BP measurement with the SunTech 247, the first clinical grade automated blood pressure device to offer a manual back-up mode, as well as a complete line of blood pressure cuffs. Please visit our booth for more information. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Contact: One Takeda Parkway Deerfield, Il 60015 Phone: 224-554-6500 Website: www.tpna.com Booth Number: 1400 Based in Deerfield, IL. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. market oral diabetes, insomnia, rheumatology and gastroenterology treatments and seek to bring innovative products to patients through a pipeline that includes compounds in development for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology and neurology. www.tpna.com. 166 2011 ASH Exhibitors continued Wiley-Blackwell Contact: 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148 Phone: 781-388-8250 Fax: 781-338-8250 Website: www.wiley.com Booth Number: 1202 Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world’s leading societies. Wiley-Blackwell publishes over 1,400 peer-reviewed journals as well as 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols. For more information, please visit www.wileyblackwell.com or http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ WomenHeart Contact: Mary McGowan, COO 818 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 Phone: 202-464-8735 Email: [email protected] Website: www.womenheart.org Booth Number: 1110 WomenHeart was founded by three women who had heart attacks while in their 40s. In addition to being faced with many obstacles, including misdiagnosis and social isolation, they were each amazed how little information about or services for women with heart disease were available and how the issue seemed invisible within the women’s health community. But in March 1999 everything changed. 167 Author Index A Abad, María, 133 Abaunza, Ricardo, 102 Abbey, Susan, 136 Abdallah, Rany T., 101 Abdellatifi, Ibrahim L., 142 Abecasis, Goncalo R., 79 Abraham, Nader G., 66, 122 Abramson, Beth, 136 Acelajado, Maria Czarina, 88, 108, 138 Acelajado, Maria Czarina M., 120 Acelajado‑Valdenor, Ma Czarlota M., 120 Achouba, Assya, 92, 127 Adamczyk, Maciej, 142 Adams, Kenneth F., 106 Adams, Robert J., 100, 102, 134 Adler, G., 97 Agarwal, Rajiv, 60, 145 Agarwal, Vikram, 66, 93, 117 Agarwal, Vikram V., 87, 117 Aggelis, A., 66, 91, 124 Agnoletti, Davide, 112, 126, 128 Aguilar, Francisco, 101 Ajzen, Sérgio Aron, 102 Albarran, Olga Gonzalez, 99 Alcon, Jose, 101 Alebiosu, Olutayo Christopher, 97 Alessi, Sheila M., 136 Almenar, Luis, 116 Almiroudi, M., 92, 96, 102, 122, 124, 126 Alonso, Ana, 91, 98 Alonso, Ignacio, 114, 129 Altun, Bulent, 97, 121 Alvarez, Carlos, 98 Alvarez, Carmen, 139 Alvarez, Julio, 101 Ambalavanan, Namasivayam, 118, 144 Ambrosio, Giuseppe, 91 Amdur, Richard, 96, 105 Amin, M. Yousri K., 142 Ammary, Ibtissam, 141 Anastasopoulos, I., 128 Andrews, L. M., 133, 140 Andrikou, E., 122, 126 Andrikou, I., 92, 102, 122 Angelini, Luca, 120 Antonino, Cassi, 137 Anunciato, Iara F., 143 Anunciato, Iara Felício, 132 Aonuma, Takanori, 117 Appel, Lawrence J., 82, 145 Aragiannis, D., 102 Aranda, Pedro, 101, 102 Arbique, Debbie, 59 Arici, Mustafa, 97 Arinsoy, Turgay, 121 Armando, Ines, 47, 97, 123 Arnett, Donna K., 145 Aronne, Luigi, 123 Artinian, Nancy, 45, 145 Asche, Stephen E., 89 Ascione, Frank, 87 Asico, Laureano, 97 Asico, Laureano D., 47 Aslam, S., 91 Asmar, Ali, 78 Assia, Ehud, 103 Ates, Kenan, 121 Atkinson, Hal, 61 Atluri, Tej K., 117 Aucott, Lorna, 137 August, Phyllis, 43, 145 Aviv, Abraham, 76, 145 Axon, R. Neal, 105, 130 Ayala, Carma, 129 Ayala, Diana E., 60, 97, 98, 99, 108, 110, 111, 114, 121, 129, 131 Azar, Silvia H., 123 B Baba, Yoshichika, 121 Babazadeh, Simon, 98 Baber, Nigel, 95 Bachman, David L., 134 Bae, Jong‑Hoa, 116 Baek, InYoung, 130 Bagrov, Alexei Y., 142, 143 Bailey, M., 97 Bajaj, Jennifer, 90 Baker, Brian, 136 Baker, William L., 109 Bakhtar, Omid, 93 Bakris, George, 67, 78, 99 Bakris, George L., 44, 50, 58, 68, 75, 76, 78, 112, 140, 145 Bakris, G. L., 115 Balbarini, Alberto, 116, 126 Baldo, Manuela S., 87 Baldwin, William, 100 Balish, Marshal, 136 Ballesteros, Maria Jose, 95 Baltatzi, Maria, 111 Bancroft, T. J., 140 Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar, 110 Banegas, Jose R., 93, 123, 134 Baraniuk, Sarah, 60 Baranova, Elena I., 87 Barbatelli, Paolo, 133 Barbetseas, I., 61 Barbosa, Loide, 96 Bard, Robert L., 65, 129 Barros, Jesús, 129 Baschiera, Fabio, 130 Basile, Jan, 98, 130 Basile, Jan N., 49, 50, 64, 145 Bastien, Carl, 127 Bastos, Jose Mesquita, 129, 134 Basu, Sanjib, 47, 113 Batisky, Donald L., 40, 51, 145 Batson, Bryan, 139 Baur, Dorothee M., 95 Bavisotto, Susan Harris, 140 Baylis, Chris, 100 Bayorh, Mohamed A., 107 Bellavia, Diego, 116 Bellner, Lars, 122 Belyaeva, Olga D., 87 Ben‑Dov, Iddo Z., 93 Benedict, Patrick E., 141 Benetos, Georgios N., 119 Berenson, Abbey B., 95, 102 Berenson, Gerald S., 93, 94, 127 168 Author Index Berezina, Aelita V., 87 Berkovich, Olga O., 87 Berktas, Mehmet, 108 Bernard, Gutin, 47 Bernheim, Jacques, 131 Bernstein, Ira, 142 Berrios, Ronaldo Sevilla, 110 Bertoquini, Susana, 129 Bertoquini, Susana P., 137 Bhabhe, Aditya S., 123, 132 Bhaheetharan, Sujan, 110 Bhandari, Simran, 67 Bhandari, Simran K., 108 Bianchini, Elisabetta, 91, 127 Biggi, Almerina, 91 Bisognano, John, 67 Bisognano, John D., 40, 49, 67, 126, 145 Blacher, Jacques, 99, 112, 126, 128 Black, Henry R., 40, 81, 145 Bloch, Michael J., 50, 145 Blom, Kimberly C., 136 Blue, Amanda E., 101 Blumenthal, James A., 131 Boan, Andrea D., 102, 134 Boateng, Frank K., 139 Bobrie, Guillaume, 108 Bochud, Murielle, 79 Boden, William E., 44 Boerrigter, Guido, 91 Bolin, Paul, 124 Bolondi, Luigi, 95 Bolshakova, Olga O., 87 Bolton, Charlotte, 128 Bonartseva, Garina A., 108 Bonartsev, Anton P., 108 Borghi, Claudio, 93 Bosi, Matteo, 130, 137 Bougatsa, Vaia, 111 Bowden, Charles, 78 Boyaci, Bulent, 108 Bracho, Mayela J., 87 Brady, Tammy M., 101 Brands, Michael W., 40, 72, 145 Brashear, R. Jeffrey, 142 Braucht, Drew, 101 Braun‑Dullaeus, Rudiger C., 139 Braun, Lynne T., 45, 145 Bravo, Emmanuel, 50, 145 Briasoulis, Alex, 93, 117 Briasoulis, Alexandros, 87, 117 Bridges, William, 102 Brinson, Stephanie, 140 Brook, Robert D., 65, 129 Brosolo, Gabriele, 136 Brough, Elizabeth, 90, 115 Brown, Angela L., 49, 50, 146 Brown, Michael D., 136, 138, 144 Brown, Morris, 112 Brown, Nancy J., 40, 146 Brunel, Patrick, 130 Bruno, Rosa Maria, 127 Brzezinski, W. Adam, 130 Bueno, Isabel, 129 Buglioni, Alessia, 107 Buren, Peter Van, 60 Burnett, John C., 91, 116 Burnett, Jr., John C., 47 Burnett, Richard T., 129 Burney, Basil, 99 Burri, Philippe, 143 Bursztyn, Michael, 93 Bushinksy, David A., 146 Bushinsky, David, 107 Bushinsky, David A., 70 Bustamante, Eduardo E., 138 Buysman, E. K., 140 Byun, Young‑Sup, 118, 119, 120 C Cafazzo, Joseph, 132 Caglar, Sali, 97 Cai, Jingjing, 112 Cain, Van, 118 Calabrò, Raffaele, 123 Calara, Federico, 67 Calara, Federico B., 108 Calderon, Berniza, 91 Calderón, Berniza, 99 Calhoun, David A., 88, 108, 138 Callejas, Pedro A., 97, 131 Calmon, Gustavo E., 87 Calvo, Sara, 91 Campbell, Norman R.C., 54, 146 Campbell, Patrick T., 109, 136 Campese, Vito M., 88 Campoy, Jose, 98 Camsari, Taner, 121 Cañas, Juan, 129 Cannone, Valentina, 47, 91 Cano, Marta, 91, 99 Cao, C., 115 Cao, Charlie, 112 Capobianco, Frine, 88 Carlberg, Bo, 93 Carnevale, Daniela, 134, 135 Carrasco, Marta, 91, 99 Carreño, Agustin, 95 Carretero, Oscar A., 20, 76, 146 Carter, Barry L., 45, 49, 146 Carugo, S., 130 Cassi, Antonino, 130 Castillo, Zenaida, 127 Castiñeira, Maria C., 99, 121 Castresana, Elena, 91 Cataliotti, Alessandro, 22, 47, 76, 91, 116, 146 Catena, Cristiana, 59, 88, 136 Caulfield, Mark, 78 Caulfield, Mark J., 79 Celis, Susana I., 127 Cerezo, Cesar, 67, 93, 96 Chacko, Billy G., 117 Chakravarti, Aravinda, 78, 79 Chamarthi, B., 97 Charney, Alan, 130 Chasman, Daniel I., 79 Chavanu, Kathleen J., 114, 115 Chayan, Luisa, 60, 114, 129 Chazova, I. E., 143 Chazova, Irina E., 112 Cheh, Christopher Newton, 79 Cheng, Dunlei, 94 Chen, W., 113 Chen, Wei, 93, 94, 122 169 Author Index Chen, Yiu‑Fai, 103, 118, 126, 144 Cheruvu, Bharadwaj, 122 Cheung, D. G., 113 Childers, W. Kurtis, 47 Chlapoutakis, G., 126 Cho, Eun‑Joo, 88 Choi, Kyu‑Young, 88 Cho, Jin‑Man, 111, 116 Chow, Josephine X., 87 Christensen, Niels Juel, 78 Christiano, Cindy, 124 Chrysant, Steven G., 109, 111 Chung, Wook‑Jin, 118, 119, 120 Chung, Yeonseung, 132 Cicero, Arrigo, 93 Cifelli, Giuseppe, 134, 135 Cinteza, Mircea, 143 Cirillo, Chiara, 123 Civitarese, Louis, 141 Clark, Rebecca I., 127 Clark, Sarah, 87 Clar, Xavier, 105 Clyburn, Benjamin, 130 Cockcroft, John R., 46, 95, 128, 138, 146 Coelho, Eduardo B., 143 Cohen, Debbie L., 127 Cohn, Jay N., 51, 116, 144, 146 Cohn, Lisa, 87 Colaco, Clinton, 107 Colby, Chris, 89 Coloma, Ramon, 129 Colussi, Gian Luca, 59 Colussi, GianLuca, 59, 88, 136 Comisky, Lauren, 123 Concilio, Claudia, 123 Connell, Barry, 92 Corlan, Alexandru, 143 Cornelissen‑Guillaume, Germaine G., 137 Cosentino, Eugenio Roberto, 93 Cosentino, Francesco, 91 Couch, Sarah C., 106 Coulson, James M., 138 Craft, Chanda, 102 Credendino, Maria, 123 Crespo, Juan J., 97, 98, 121, 131 Crippa, Giuseppe, 130, 137 Croghan, Carry, 129 Crowley, Steven D., 40, 146 Cuevas, Santiago, 97 Cui, Rong, 112 Cushman, W. C., 115 Cushman, William C., 54, 62, 78, 112, 146 D d’Addato, Sergio, 93 D’Agostino, Ralph B., 96 Dahlström, John K. F., 93 Daley, Matt F., 106 Damasceno, Albertino, 96 Daniels, Stephen R., 47, 106, 146 Daoud, Yahya, 94 Darabont, Roxana O., 143 Dart, Richard A., 135 DasMahapatra, Pronabesh, 93, 94 Dastani, H. B., 140 Davidson, Michael H., 44, 146 Davis, Barry R., 60 Day, Wesley, 78 De Angulo, Guillermo A., 100 Dean, Lacy, 124 Debenham, Ellen, 100 Deedwania, P., 113 Deghedi, Akram A., 142 de la Cruz, Jose Juan, 101, 102 de la Cruz, Juan J., 93, 123, 133, 134 de la Sierra, Alejandro, 102, 105, 123, 133, 134 de la Sierra, Alex, 101 De la Torre, Nuria, 47, 91, 92, 98 Delgado‑Leon, Antonio J., 127 de Lis, Jesus Perez, 99 Del Tío, Rocío, 129 Derici, Ulver, 97 De Rosa, Maria Leonarda, 113 Desai, Tejas, 122, 124 DeSouza, Christopher A., 92 Dessì-Fulgheri, Paolo, 120 Dessì‑Fulgheri, Paolo, 107, 133 Destounis, Antonios, 134 Destounis, Antonis, 105 DeVries, Andrea, 122 Dhaun, N., 97, 121 Diaz, Edgar A., 132 Diaz, Keith M., 136, 144 Díaz, María T., 129 Di Bello, Vitantonio, 116, 126 Dimitriadis, K., 66, 91, 92, 124, 126, 128 Diogo, Domingos, 96 Dionne, Janis M., 87 Dixon, John, 139 Djordjevic, Dragan, 120 Dobrokhod, Anna S., 133 Dochee, Jennifer D., 107 Does, Alec V., 90 Dolan, Lawrence M., 106 Dolz, Luis Martínez, 116 Dominguez, Maria J., 114, 129 Dominguez‑Sardiña, Manuel, 98, 111, 121, 131 Dongre, Neelesh, 94, 112 Dong, Yanbin, 47 Dormi, Ada, 93 Doumas, Michael, 94, 96, 136 Dourliou, Vasiliki, 111 Drawz, Paul E., 60 Dresser, George K., 141 Dresser, G. K., 89 Dubiel, Robert, 114, 115 Dudenbostel, Tanja, 88, 108, 138 Duh, Mei Sheng, 110, 131, 133 Duprez, Daniel, 73, 109, 116, 130, 146 Duprez, Daniel A., 144 Dvonch, J. Timothy, 65 Dworkin, Lance D., 56, 146 E Eatman, Danita, 107 Ecder, Tevfik, 121 Eckeli, Alan L., 143 Egan, Brent, 105, 110, 130, 134 Egan, Brent M., 40, 49, 134, 140, 147 170 Author Index Eguchi, Kazuo, 110, 132 Ehret, Georg, 78 Ehret, Georg B., 79 Einhorn, Paula T., 49, 147 Eiroa, Peregrina, 97, 131 Eisenberg, Debra F., 122 Eleftheriadou, I., 122 Eliseyeva, Marietta, 117 Elliott, Paul, 79 Elliott, William J., 47, 50, 61, 73, 113, 140, 147 Ennis, Riley C., 122 Entcheva, Miglena, 93, 94 Epstein, Benjamin J., 115 Epstein, Michael J., 133 Epstein, Murray, 24, 70, 76, 77, 147 Erbay, Bulent, 97 Erdem, Yunus, 97 Escano, Crisanto, 97 Esis, Carlos E., 87 Esler, Murray D., 77, 138, 147 Espinosa, Emma, 133 Esposito, A., 130 Eto, Masahiko, 117 Eto, Tanenao, 114 Eunsil, Yim, 100 Evans, Gregory, 61 Evora, Paulo R. B., 143 Exuzides, Alex, 89 F Fabregate, Martin, 47, 91, 92, 98, 110 Fabregate, Rosa, 47, 91, 92, 98, 110 Faillace, Robert T., 140 Faita, Francesco, 91, 127 Falck, John R., 66 Falkner, Bonita, 40, 147 Falvey, Heather, 110, 131 Familoni, Oluranti, 97 Fang, Christy, 122 Fang, Jing, 136 Fares, Maria Luisa, 130 Farooqi, Sadaf, 58, 147 Faselis, Charles, 94, 96, 105, 136 Fawzy, Abdelmoneim A., 142 Feagan, B. G., 89 Feagan, Brian G., 141 Feairheller, Deboarh L., 144 Feairheller, Deborah L., 136, 138 Fedecostante, Massimiliano, 133 Fedorova, Olga V., 142, 143 Fedorov, Sergiy V., 92 Fedrizzi, Stefania, 88 Feibel, Hedy, 123 Feig, Daniel I., 66, 106, 147 Feig, Denice, 132 Feldman, R. D., 89 Feldman, Ross, 54, 147 Feldman, Ross D., 141 Ferdinand, Keith, 105, 109, 130 Ferdinand, Keith C., 44, 62, 110, 113, 114, 147 Ference, Brain, 107 Ference, Brian A., 93 Fernandes, Regina M. R., 143 Fernandez, Angelica, 47, 91, 98, 110 Fernandez, Camilo, 93, 94, 127 Fernandez, Jose Carlos, 101, 102 Fernandez, Jose R., 60, 97, 99, 108, 110, 111, 114, 121, 129, 131 Fernandez, Olga, 98 Fernandez, Rafael, 109 Fernandez, Victor, 109, 111 Ferrario, Carlos M., 89 Ferreras, Amelia, 121 Ferrero, David, 133 Ferrero‑Martinez, Ana Isabel, 120 Ferriolli, Eduardo, 132, 143 Ferris, Maria, 122 Figueiredo, José Nuno, 134 Filatova, Elena A., 108 Filho, Sebastião R., 123 Fiorentini, Lucia, 137 Fiquet, Béatrice, 140 Fivush, Barbara A., 101 Flack, John, 107, 141 Flack, John M., 62, 93, 114, 147 Fleg, Jerome L., 90 Flessas, D., 66, 126 Fletcher, Ross, 94, 136 Fletcher, Ross D., 96, 105 Florea, Natalia, 116 Flori, Serena, 95 Flynn, Joseph, 101 Flynn, Joseph T., 40, 58, 101, 106, 147 Fogari, Roberto, 87, 88 Fogg, Louis, 138 Foiato, Tariane F., 87 Fontao, Maria J., 60, 99, 110, 111, 114, 121, 129, 131 Forker, Alan, 139 Forrest, Brian, 89, 140 Fortunati, Marco, 120 Fox, Caroline S., 117 Fragasso, Gabriele, 116 Franchi, Eliana, 107 Francillon, Alain, 140 Franklin, Stanley S., 46, 147 Fraser, William D., 137 Frassetto, Lynda A., 98 Frazer, Lauren C., 123 Frech‑Tamas, Feride, 133 Freed, Gary, 87 Freitas, Joao, 135, 138 Frishman, William H., 64, 147 Froehlich, James B., 49, 147 Fromer, Leonard M., 50, 147 Frome, Wayne L., 135 Fujii, Kenji, 130 Fujimoto, Tetsuya, 99 Fu, Qi, 142 G Gaciong, Zbigniew, 138 Gaida, Susan, 93, 94 Galbreath, M. Melyn, 142 Galgo, Alberto, 98 Gaman, Iryna O., 119 Ganotakis, Emmanuel S., 100 Garcia‑Donaire, Jose A., 67, 96 García‑Ortiz, Luis, 133 Garg, Suchita, 133 Garoufalis, Stefanos H., 119 Garrett, Andrew T., 95 Garvin, Jeffrey L., 80, 147 171 Author Index Gassman, Jennifer, 115 Gavish, Dov, 124 Gavras, Haralambos, 52, 148 Gavrilov, I. Y., 143 Gemignani, Vincenzo, 91, 127 Georgiadis, Ioannis V., 119 Georgiopoulos, Georgios E., 119 Germino, F. W., 131 Germino, F. Wilford, 49, 148 Germino, Megan M., 131 Ghannad, Emmanuel, 92, 127 Ghiadoni, Lorenzo, 91, 127 Giakoumis, M., 122, 126 Gialernios, T., 94 Giannini, Elena, 133 Gibstein, Raz, 103 Gijon, Teresa, 105 Giles, Thomas D., 47, 127, 140, 148 Giovas, Periklis, 106 Giralt, Patricio, 95 Girerd, Xavier, 140 Glasser, Stephen P., 108 Go, Alan S., 81 Goddard, J., 121 Godleski, John J., 132 Golan, Eliezer, 131 Goldberg, Ruthie, 131 Gomara, Sonia M., 98, 99 Gómez, Manuel, 133 Gong, Kaizheng, 118, 126, 144 Gongora, Maria C., 122 Gonzalez‑Albarran, Olga, 91 Gonzalez, Alicex C., 87 Gonzalez, Olga, 98 Gonzalez, Santiago Cuevas, 47 Gonzalez, Waddy, 110 Gopalakrishnan, Kathirvel, 137 Gorostidi, Manuel, 101, 102, 105, 123, 134 Gradman, Alan H., 54, 110, 131, 148 Graeme, Katelyn, 101 Graff, Alan, 114, 115 Granato, Chiara, 123 Grandits, Gregory A., 144 Granger, Joey P., 43, 77, 148 Grant, Joshua, 93, 94 Greco, Barbara A., 139 Green, Kelley R., 140 Greenway, Frank L., 137 Greiner, Jared J., 92 Grennberg, George, 103 Grima, Esther Zorio, 116 Grim, Clarence E., 107, 142 Grimm, Jr., Richard H., 57 Grimm, Richard H., 148 Grosman, Ehud, 124 Grossman, Ehud, 103 Guedj, Dominique, 92, 127 Guenoun, Maxime, 92, 127 Guerra, Federico, 107, 120, 133 Guerri, Asuncion, 47, 98, 110 Gunawardhana, Lhanoo, 100 Guo, Yuan, 53, 148 Gupta, Alok K., 137 Gutierrez, G., 95 H Hadker, Nandini, 133 Hage, Fadi, 118, 126 Hage, Fadi G., 103 Hailpern, Susan M., 101 Halberg, Franz, 132 Halfon, Sherin, 107 Hall, Jennifer, 116 Hall, John E., 43, 59, 148 Halpern, Michael, 141 Hamad, Mazen, 89 Hames, Melanie, 124 Hamilton, Bruce, 61 Handler, Joel, 40, 90, 131, 140, 148 Hansen, Kimberley J., 117 Hans, Nidhi, 66, 117 Haque, Tahir, 92, 110 Harats, Dror, 124 Harb, Mohamed A., 142 Harder, David, 57, 148 Harrison, David G., 57, 72, 76, 122, 148 Harris, Raymond C., 65, 148 Hartmann, Camila, 87 Hasanoglu, Enver, 97 Hasegawa, Kenichi, 59 Hatzitolios, Apostolos I., 111 Hatzopoulos, Anastasios, 111 Haun, Daniel W., 91 Hayakawa, Manabu, 118 Hebert, Christopher, 94 Hedquist, Lowell, 93, 107 Heilbraun, Jeffrey, 124 Hermida, Ramon C., 60, 65, 97, 98, 99, 108, 110, 111, 114, 121, 129, 131 Hernaiz, Susana, 99 Heublein, Denise M., 91 Heyrman, Reinilde, 109, 111 Hill, Joseph A., 76, 148 Hinderliter, Alan L., 131 Hollenberg, Norman K., 76, 148 Holmstedt, Christine A., 102 Hongyo, Kazuhiro, 121 Hopkins, P., 97 Hoshide, Satoshi, 102, 110, 132 Ho, Timothy, 131 Houston Miller, Nancy, 40, 45, 150 Howard, Barbara V., 90 Hoyem, Ruby, 138 Hsueh, Willa, 138 Hsu, Stephen C., 142 Htun, Wah Wah, 127 Htyte, Nay, 110 Huang, I.‑Zu, 107 Huang, Zhijun, 112 Hughes, Suzanne, 45, 148 Hull, Pamela, 118 Hunt, Barbara, 100 Huntley, Brenda K., 91 Husaini, Baqar, 118 Hwang, Shih‑Jen, 117 Hygia, Investigadores Proyecto, 97, 98, 99, 111, 121, 131 I Iaria, Pierre, 126 Ibrahim, Mediha, 127 Ichiki, Tomoko, 47 IIonze, Onyedika John, 126 172 Author Index Ikeda, Yasuhiro, 116 Imamura, Takuro, 96 Inrig, Jula K., 60, 121, 122 Ioannidis, Antonios, 100, 115 Irvine, Jane, 132, 136 Ishikawa, Joji, 126, 132 Ishikawa, Shizukiyo, 110, 126 Ishizaka, Nobukazu, 59 Ito, Sadayoshi, 67 Iwakura, Yoshitugu, 67 Izzo, Joseph, 109, 111 Izzo, Joseph L., 111, 128 Izzo, Jr., Joseph L., 61, 114, 148 J Jackson, Sharron M., 101 Jaffe, Marc G., 61 Jaimes, Edgar A., 52, 113, 114, 148 Jamerson, Kenneth, 90, 115 Jamerson, Kenneth A., 62, 149 Jang, Sung‑Won, 88 Jarvis, Sara S., 142 Jason, Yap, 122 Jatte, Fernanda, 132 Jauch, Edward C., 102 Javier, Angelo Dave C., 120 Jin, Eun‑Sun, 111, 116 Joe, Bina, 137 Johannsen, Darcy, 137 Johnson, Andrew D., 79 Johnson, Julie A., 42, 115, 149 Johnson, Mary A., 101 Johnson, Richard J., 66, 100, 149 Johnson, Toby, 78, 79 Johnson, William D., 137 Jones, John E., 122, 123 Jones, Ronald, 105 Jose, Pedro A., 47, 51, 97, 122, 123, 149 Joshi, Nomita, 102 Josse, Robert, 61 Joyner, JaNae, 89, 139, 140, 141 Juncos, Luis, 52 Juncos, Luis I., 149 Jurgens, Julie A., 122 K Kaciroti, Niko, 65 Kaeser, Martha A., 91 Kagan, Alexander, 123 Kahan, Jonathan, 107 Kajii, Eiji, 117 Kakinoki, Shigeo, 99 Kalantar‑Zadeh, Kamyar, 108 Kales, Stefanos N., 95 Kallikazaros, I., 92 Kalpatthi, Ram V., 101 Kamal, Khalid M., 141 Kambona, Joseph, 141 Kamide, Kei, 95, 121 Kamran, Haroon, 127, 128 Kanda, Kouichi, 99 Kanter, Michael, 131 Kantola, Ilkka M., 114 Karan, Shaila, 111, 114, 128 Karatan, Oktay, 97 Kario, Kazuomi, 96, 102, 110, 118, 126, 132 Karpanou, Eva, 61, 94, 135 Karpettas, Nikolaos, 134 Karpettas, Nikos, 105 Karpov, Yuri A., 112 Kartalis, Athanasios N., 119 Kasiakogias, A., 92, 96, 124, 128 Kato, Johji, 114 Kavey, Rae‑Ellen W., 58, 149 Kawai, Tatsuo, 121 Kawakami, Tomoko, 122 Kayaba, Kazunori, 126 Keenan, Nora L., 129, 136 Kefala, A., 124 Kerby, Tessa J., 89 Kereiakes, Dean J., 109, 111 Kershaw, David, 87 Kerwin, Todd, 116 Kettner, Norman W., 91 Kevorkov, Amayak, 117 Khan, Bobby V., 92, 110 Khan, Shahnaz, 141 Kharbanda, Elyse O., 106 Kheirbek, Raya, 94, 136 Kheirbek, Rhea, 136 Kheterpal, Sachin, 141 Khosla, Shikha, 136 Khoury, Philip R., 106 Kimball, Thomas R., 106 Kim, Catherine, 60, 121, 122 Kim, Chong‑Jin, 111, 116 Kim, Dong‑Bin, 88 Kim, DongHyun, 66 Kim, Jae‑Hyung, 88 Kimura, Joe, 131 Kintis, K., 92, 96, 102, 126 Kirkineska, Lambrini, 111 Kirpalani, Ashok L., 123, 132 Kirpalani, Dilip A., 123, 132 Kitamura, Kazuo, 96, 114 Kita, Toshihiro, 114 Kitzman, Dalane, 107 Kizilirmak, Pinar, 108 Kluth, D. C., 97 Kobayashi, Takeshi, 99 Kobayashi, Tatsuya, 130 Kohan, Donald E., 80, 149 Kokkinos, Peter, 94, 96, 136 Kollias, Anastasios, 105, 106 Kordalis, A., 96, 102, 122, 124, 128 Koren‑Morag, Nira, 103 Kostic, Svetlana, 116, 120 Koulousios, Konstantinos, 111 Kountz, David S., 82, 149 Krakoff, Lawrence R., 47, 63, 149 Kretzschmar, Jan, 136, 138, 144 Kroner, Beverly, 90 Krum, Henry, 67, 149 Kudo, Masataka, 67 Kudyakov, Rustam, 94 Ku, Elaine, 88 Kumada, Maki, 117 Kumarasamy, Sivarajan, 137 Kumar, Sanjay, 119 Kupfer, S., 115 Kupfer, Stuart, 78, 112 Kuritzky, Louis, 49, 149 Kuroki, Kazuo, 118 Kurtz, Theodore W., 42, 149 173 Author Index Kushner, Robert F., 40, 149 Kuznetsov, N. S., 143 Kwiatkowski, Janet L., 100 Kwon, Beom‑June, 88 Kyvelou, S., 66 Kyvelou, Stella Maria, 61, 94, 135 L Labarthe, Darwin, 137 Lackland, Daniel, 89, 110, 130 Lackland, Daniel T., 62, 100, 102, 134, 149 Lafeuille, Marie‑Hélène, 110, 131 Laghi, Luca, 93 Lai, Hsiao, 124 Lainscak, Mitja, 107 Lai, Wen‑Ter, 94 Lakatta, Edward G., 46, 142, 143, 149 Laken, Marilyn, 130 LaMarca, Babbette, 72, 149 Lambert, Gavin W., 138 Lamoureux, Denise P., 132 Lancioni, Letizia, 133 Lande, Marc B., 51, 149 Landini, Linda, 132 Landry, Daniel L., 139 Lanza, Gaetano A., 91 Latrella, Margaret, 140 Latsios, G., 124, 128 Lavange, L., 65 Lawrence, Joy, 132 Lawson, Andrew B., 134 Lazarevic, Gordana, 120 Lazar, Jason, 119, 127, 128 Lazich, Ivana, 99 Laz, Tabassum H., 95, 102 Lazzari, Pierangelo, 87, 88 Lebreiro, Ana, 135 Ledezma, Mateo Levine, 89 Lee, James, 109, 111 Lee, John S., 132 Lee, Jong Y., 123, 132 Lee, Mary S., 132 Lee, Sang‑Hak, 119 Lee‑Son, Kathy K. Y., 87 Lefebvre, Patrick, 110, 131 Leiba, Adi, 95 Leibovitz, Eyal, 124 Leighton, Harmony, 116 Leitão, Maria Fátima, 135 Lembo, Giuseppe, 134, 135 Leone, Aurelio, 95, 132 Leoni, Simona, 95 Leon‑Muñoz, Luz, 95 Levine, Benjamin D., 142 Levine, Robert, 118 Levin, Linda, 106 Levy, Bernard I., 99 Levy, Daniel, 61, 78, 79, 96, 117, 150 Levy, Pavel J., 117 Levy, Phillip, 107, 141 Levy, Phillip D., 93 Lewin, Andrew, 115 Lex, Lora, 133 Liakos, M., 94 Lian, Jean, 122 Lieber, Ari, 126, 128 Lieber, Ari L., 99 Li, Hewang, 123 Lijnen, Paul J., 135 Li, Li, 122 Lillestol, Michael, 98 Lima, Jr., Emilton, 87 Lima, Leandra Gonçalves, 132 Lima, Nereida K. C., 143 Lima, Nereida K. Costa, 132 Limdi, Nita A., 42 Limor, Rona, 100 Lindholm, Lars‑Hjalmar, 93 Lindi, Nita A., 150 Lioni, L., 66, 122 Lioudaki, Eirini, 100 Li, Peng, 118, 126, 144 Littlejohn, Thomas, 109, 111 Littman, Stephen, 127 Liu, Chunyu, 117 Liu, In Lu, 67 Liu, Tianh, 150 Liu, Tianhu, 53 Li, Wei, 114, 115 Lloyd, Eric, 78 Lobo, Romulo R., 143 Logan, Alexander G., 132 Loide, Barbosa, 137 Lo, Joan C., 106 Long, Laura, 141 Long, Mark S., 132 Lopez‑Garcia, Esther, 95 Lorenzo, Sonia, 99, 131 Lovic, Dragan, 120 Lowenstein, Charles J., 59, 150 Lucas, Caridad Turpin, 88, 109, 129 Lucas, Stephanie, 90 Lu, Chunzeng, 116, 126 Luepke, Erik, 88, 109, 129 Lu, Fei, 116, 126 Luo, Jianfang, 53, 150 Luo, Jiangming, 135 Luo, Yingjin, 123 Lurbe, Empar, 101 Luther, James M., 59, 150 Lu, Yee, 88 Lyass, Asya, 96 Lyn, Deborah, 107 Lyutikova, L. N., 143 M Maa, Jen‑Fue, 96, 115, 138 Macdonald, Helen M., 137 MacDonald, Patricia, 100 MacDonald, Thomas, 112 Macedo, Espiga, 138 Machida, Maiko, 99 Maciel, Maria Julia, 135 MacIntyre, I., 121 Maciosek, Michael V., 89 Madede, T., 96 Madruga, Felipe, 105 Magarik, Jordan A., 102 Magid, David J., 106 Magness, Ronald, 142 Mahina, Tatiana K., 108 Mahon, Jeffrey L., 141 Mahon, J. L., 89 Maisaidi, M., 130 174 Author Index Makani, Harikrishna, 107, 110 Mancia, G., 130 Mancia, Giuseppe, 75, 150 Mancinelli, Lucia, 107, 120 Manning, Alexis, 138 Mann, Samuel J., 49, 111, 150 Manolis, Athanasios, 136 Manolis, Athanasios J., 75, 150 Maraj, Ilir, 127 Marasi, Gianluigi, 87, 88 Marek, George, 100 Margolis, Karen, 61 Margolis, Karen L., 89, 106 Marin, Elena, 92, 98 Mark, Allyn L., 77, 80, 150 Marquez, David X., 138 Marquis, A., 65 Martell, Nieves, 133 Martinez, Cristina, 91, 92, 98 Martínez, María M., 129 Martinez, Marie F., 89 Martinez, Santos J., 88 Martin, Fernando L., 116 Martins, Helia, 135 Marzilli, Mario, 116, 126 Mascio, Giada, 134, 135 Masharani, Umesh, 98 Masica, Andrew, 94 Masuo, Kazuko, 138 Matei, Ana Maria, 91, 99 Materson, Barry J., 71, 150 Mathur, Vandana, 107 Matsell, Douglas G., 87 Matsuda, Hirohisa, 59 Matsumura, Yasuo, 59 Mattingly, Phillip G., 142 Mattson, David L., 72, 150 Mavimbe, C., 96 Mavrogeni, Helen, 100 McCoy, Connie E., 106 McCrory, Mark A., 103 McDonnell, Barry J., 128 McEniery, Carmel M., 95, 128 McInnes, Gordon, 112 McIsaac, Warren, 132 McKie, Paul M., 47 McManus, Chris, 105 McManus, Richard J., 63, 150 McRae, Steven, 100 Medvegy, Mihaly, 134 Meier, Rhonda L., 142 Meijide, Luis, 98 Melander, Olle, 143 Melino, Michael, 109, 111 Mellen, Philip, 139 Mendelowitz, David, 142 Merchant, Nadya, 92, 110 Merenich, John, 81, 150 Mesas, Arthur E., 95 Mesirov, Claire, 140 Messerli, Franz, 66 Messerli, Franz H., 64, 65, 87, 93, 107, 110, 117, 150 Mestek, Michael L., 92 Mete, Mihriye, 90 Meyer, Peter M., 47, 113 Michaelides, A., 91 Miguel, Robinson, 142 Mijalkovic, Dragan, 116 Mikhailidis, Dimitri P., 100 Miliou, A., 124 Miskulin, Dana, 115 Mitsnefes, Mark, 106 Moffatt, Steven M., 133 Mohammad, Saklayen, 122 Mohyeldin, Yousri A., 142 Mojon, Artemio, 60, 97, 98, 99, 108, 110, 114, 121, 129, 131 Molitch, Mark E., 74, 150 Moñivas, Vanesa, 96 Monsalvo, M. L., 140 Monteiro, Agostinho, 138 Moore, Michael, 89 Moore, Michael A., 89 Mora, Carmen, 95 Moreira, Nadia, 135 Moreno, Carlos, 91 Moreno, Jennifer, 127 Moriguti, Julio C., 143 Moriguti, Júlio Cesar, 132 Morimoto, Ryo, 67 Morishita, Masako, 65 Morita, Kiyoshi, 122 Mori, Tatsuhiko, 59 Morris, Ken, 140 Morris, Martha Clare, 138 Moschouris, Panagiotis M., 119 Mota, Victoria, 129 Mounier‑Vehier, Claire, 92, 127 Mousa, Tarek M., 116 Moya, Ana, 97, 98, 99, 121 Mpafakis, I., 92, 102, 126 Mpekiari, Eleni, 99 Mugellini, Amedeo, 87, 88 Muiesan, Maria Lorenza, 91 Munnery, Iain, 128 Munnery, Margaret M., 128 Munroe, Patricia, 78 Munroe, Patricia B., 79 Munshi, Mohamed, 127 Myers, Martin, 136 Myshkina, Vera L., 108 N Nadim, Mitra, 67 Nadkarni, Girish, 117 Nadkarni, Girish N., 93, 117 Nakamura, Yoshikazu, 117 Naqvi, Syed U., 117 Narkiewicz, Krzysztof, 75, 150 Nasothimiou, Efthimia G., 134 Nasser, Samar A., 93 Nastac, Iulian, 128 Natale, Francesco, 123 Nautiyal, Amit, 119 Navar, L. Gabriel, 52, 77, 151 Navarro‑Ibáñez, Vicente, 90 Naveen, Saxena, 102 Nelson, S. A. E., 89 Nelson, Sigrid A., 141 Nesbitt, Shawna D., 62, 151 Neumann, Claas L., 133 Neutel, Joel M., 54, 138, 151 Newton‑Cheh, Christopher, 78 Nguyen, Phuong‑son, 132 175 Author Index Nicholas, Joyce S., 134 Nicholas, Susanne B., 47, 151 Nichols, Wilmer W., 115 Nieto, Javier, 95 Nobre, Fernando, 143 Nomura, Akikazu, 99 Norsk, Peter, 78 Notario, Patricia M., 123 Novack, Victor, 103 Nov, Ori, 103 Nuñez, Ana Galdamez, 88, 129 Nylen, Eric, 136 O Obasare, Edinrin Rae, 127 O’Brien, Eoin, 56, 151 O’Connor, Patrick, 61 O’Connor, Patrick J., 89, 106 O’Donnell, Jennifer, 141 Odusan, Olatunde, 97 Oefelein, Michael, 139 Ogedegbe, Gbenga, 45, 49, 63, 90, 151 Ogihara, Toshio, 138 Ogunsemi, Olawale, 97 Ogura, Toshihiko, 130 Ohishi, Mitsuru, 95, 121 Okada, Yoshiyuki, 142 Okafor, H., 118 Okayama, Masanobu, 117 Okerson, Ted, 139 Oliva, Raymond, 99 Oliveras, Anna, 133 Onishi, Miyuki, 95, 121 Ono, Yoshikiyo, 67 Onuigbo, Nwamaka, 128 Oparil, Suzanne, 53, 65, 78, 88, 103, 105, 109, 111, 118, 126, 138, 144, 151 Orak, John K., 101 Oron, Yoram, 100 Orynchak, Mariya A., 116, 119 Osmond, Peter J., 111, 128 Otero, Alfonso, 97, 111, 121, 131 Owen, E. L., 97 P Palaciao, Ryan, 116 Palermo, Lisa, 61 Paletas, Konstantinos, 99 Pandey, Kailash N., 117 Panjabi, Sumeet, 89, 141 Pan, Nan, 135 Pannu, Varinderpal, 100 Panza, Julio A., 65, 151 Papadakis, John A., 100 Papademetriou, V., 91, 92, 124 Papademetriou, Vasilios, 71, 94, 96, 105, 136, 151 Papagiannis, Nikolaos V., 119 Papaioannou, T., 102 Papapostolou, Vasileios, 132 Papst, Cheraz Cherif, 98, 112, 139 Paran, Esther, 103 Parati, Gianfranco, 63 Paredes‑Galan, Emilio, 120 Parikh, Neal S., 111 Parikh, Samip J., 47 Parisé, Hélène, 110, 131 Park, Chang‑Bum, 111, 116 Parker, Emily D., 106 Parker, Karen, 124 Park, Jae Hong, 119 Park, Jeong‑Euy, 94 Park, Jinhee, 122, 133 Patel, Rinkesh, 127 Patel, Seema, 116 Pavlidis, Athinodoros, 111 Pavlyuk, Evhenia A., 133 Pearson, Thomas A., 44, 151 Pedrinelli, Roberto, 116 Pego, Guilherme Augusto Mariano, 135 Pego, João Bernardo, 135 Peixoto, Aldo J., 60, 73, 151 Pelazza, Bruno B., 123 Pemba, Senga, 141 Pencina, Michael, 96 Perez de Lis, Jesus, 111 Pérez, Javier, 129 Pérez, Miguel Palencia, 116 Perkins, Nancy, 136 Peroz, Julie, 99, 126, 128 Persson, Mats, 93 Peterson, Jessica A., 100 Petry, Nancy M., 136 Phillips, Robert A., 40, 61, 126, 151 Pickering, Thomas, 90 Pierce, Caleb, 103 Piñeiro, Luis, 121 Pinol, Ramon, 142 Pisoni, Roberto, 88, 108, 138 Pi‑Sunyer, F. Xavier, 58, 151 Pittaras, Andreas, 136 Pitt, Bertram, 71, 107, 151 Plavnik, Frida Liane, 102 Podjarny, Eduardo, 131 Pogue, Velvie A., 74, 151 Pollock, David M., 51, 151 Pollock, Norman K., 47 Polonia, Jorge, 96, 129, 134 Polonia, Jorge J., 137 Popov, E. G., 143 Potapova, Galina N., 143 Poulakis, M., 124, 126 Pousa, Lorenzo, 99, 111 Pratt, Howard J., 151 Pratt, J. Howard, 59 Pressler, Susan, 90, 115 Primak, Galina F., 133 Priore, Emanuela Lo, 123 Pritchard, Sheila L., 87 Protogerou, Athanase D., 126 Providência, Luis Augusto, 135 Pruden, James, 140 Pruette, Cozumel S., 101 Pstay, Bruce M., 79 Punzi, Henry A., 64, 96, 115, 152 Purakal, John, 141 Puri, Nitin, 66, 122 Purkayastha, Das, 109, 113, 114 Pyun, Wook Bum, 119 Pyun, Wook‑Bum, 118, 120 Q Quéré, Stéphane, 92, 127, 140 R 176 Author Index Rabelink, Ton J., 93 Raheja, Prafull, 59 Rahman, Mahboob, 60 Rahman, Mahbubur, 95, 102 Rahman, Syed T., 110 Raij, Leopoldo, 52, 152 Rajagopalan, Sanjay, 65 Rajagopal, Desikan, 92 Rajpal, Minesh, 111, 128 Rakugi, Hiromi, 95, 121, 138 Ramamurthy, Priyanka, 133 Ram, C. Venkata S., 40, 73, 152 Rana, Hamza, 117 Ranieri, Alessandro, 123 Rantamaula, Laura, 114 Rapoport, Jayson, 123 Rarra, Vagia, 134 Rasgon, Scott, 67 Rasgon, Scott A., 89, 108 Rash, Carla J., 136 Ratner, Robert E., 90 Ravussin, Eric, 137 Rebelo, Irene, 138 Rechtman, Ehud, 103 Reddy, Maithri, 90 Reddy, Podduturu S., 90 Reddy, Sushma, 90 Reid, David M., 137 Rekovets, Oksana L., 133 Reyes, Andres, 92, 98 Rey, Jose Manuel Del, 98 Reynolds, Kristi, 131, 140 Rezzani, Rita, 122 Rho, Tae‑Ho, 88 Rice, Kenneth, 78 Rice, Kenneth M., 79 Rich, Steven, 116 Rieken, Eike M., 133 Rim, Se‑Joong, 118, 119, 120 Rios, Maria T., 98, 111 Ríos, María T., 129 Rippe, James, 82, 152 Roberts, A., 115 Roberts, Andrew, 78, 112 Rocchini, Albert, 87 Rodriguez, Arantxa, 47, 91, 92, 98, 110 Rodriguez‑Artalejo, Fernando, 95 Rodríguez‑Artalejo, Fernando, 120 Rodriguez‑Pascual, Carlos, 120 Rogelio, Gregorio G., 139 Roig‑Espert, Belén, 90 Rojas, Jose M., 127 Rollins-Hairston, Aisha, 107 Roman, Mary J., 90 Romero, Jorge, 107, 110 Rosa, César S., 123 Rosenthal, Talma, 100, 105, 152 Rosman, Yosi, 103 Rossi, Filippo, 137 Rothwell, Peter M., 56 Rousos, D., 124, 128 Roussias, Leonidas, 106 Roussias, Leonidas G., 134 Routledge, Faye S., 131 Rudich, Assaf, 103 Rughani, Govind, 102 Ruilope, Luis M., 60, 67, 70, 93, 96, 105, 123, 133, 134, 152 Ruilope, Luis Maria, 101, 102 Ruiz, Santiago Garcia, 88, 109 Russell, Holly Ann, 123 Russell, Marie, 90 Russo, Andrea, 136 Russo, Kristen M., 123 Russo, Maria Giovanna, 123 Ryabikina, G. V., 143 Ryan, Michael J., 23, 76, 152 Ryu, Sung‑Kee, 118, 119, 120 S Saban‑Ruiz, Jose, 47, 91, 92, 98, 110 Sabharwal, Manpreet S., 93, 117 Saelens, Brian E., 106 Saez, Ana Osa, 116 Safar, Michel E., 99, 112, 126, 128 Sakata, Koji, 96 Salciccioli, Louis, 127, 128 Saldaña, Manuel Aguilera, 88, 129 Saleh, Tarek M., 92 Salgado, Jose L., 99, 131 Salvi, Paolo, 128 Samad, Zahid, 118 Sampson, U., 118 Samuel, Rita, 109 Sanada, Hironobo, 123 Sanchez, Luis, 67 Sanchez, Olivia, 91, 98, 110 Sander, Gary E., 127 Sandu, Oana, 128 Sangaralingham, S. Jeson, 47 Sansone, Torry Mark, 140 Santos, Jose Nobre, 134 Santos, Rosa M., 138 Sanz, Antonio Salvador, 116 Sarafidis, Pantelis A., 99 Sarda, Sujata P., 133 Sarigianni, Maria, 99 Sarmento, Priscilla Lopes, 102 Sarzani, Riccardo, 107, 120, 133 Sas, David J., 101 Satoh, Fumitoshi, 67 Saul, Sara, 116 Saul, Sara M., 144 Saunders, Elijah, 40, 152 Sauter, Kathleen, 140 Sautin, Yuri Y., 100 Savopoulos, Christos, 111 Schiffrin, Ernesto L., 72, 152 Schmidlin, Olga, 98 Schmieder, Roland E., 67, 152 Schneider, Edward, 88 Schneider, Stephanie C., 90 Schoenthaler, Antoinette, 45, 152 Schreiner, Susan, 90 Schulz, Egbert G., 133 Schwartz, Ann, 61 Schwartz, Faina, 117 Schwartz, Joseph, 90 Schwartzman, Michal L., 66 Scisney‑Matlock, Margaret, 90, 115 Scott, Graham A., 141 Sebastian, Anthony, 98 Sechi, Leonardo A., 59, 88, 136 Secombes, Karen R., 137 177 Author Index Segev, Shlomo, 103 Segura, Julian, 67, 93, 96, 101, 102, 105, 123, 134 Segura, Julián, 133 Selassie, Anbesaw, 130 Sen, Amanda, 90, 115 Seo, Hye‑Sun, 118, 120 Serdengecti, Kamil, 121 Seredyuk, Nestor M., 92, 119 Seredyuk, Vitaliy N., 92 Sergakova, L. M., 143 Serio, Ilaria, 95 Severin, Thomas, 98, 139 Seyoum, Berhane, 107 Sgourakis, Panagiotis D., 119 Shaftman, Stephanie, 110 Shah, Arpit, 110 Shahawy, Mahfouz El, 93, 94 Shah, Hardik K., 123, 132 Shah, Niren K., 115 Shanks, Amy M., 141 Shapiro, Joseph I., 142 Sharabi, Yehonatan, 103 Sharma, Abhishek, 128 Shatat, Ibrahim F., 101 Shea, J., 113 Sheremeta, Oleg M., 119 Sheriff, Helen, 136 Sherrill, Beth, 141 Sherwood, Andrew, 131 Sherwood, Nancy E., 106 Shibata, Shigeki, 142 Shi, Jiaxiao, 67 Shi, Jiaxiao M., 108 Shilova, Victoria Y., 142 Shimada, Kazuyuki, 102, 110, 118, 132 Shimaoka, Izumi, 121 Shimizu, Motohiro, 110 Shin, Hwashin H., 129 Shin, Sung‑Hee, 118, 120 Shi, Victor, 101 Shlyakhto, Evgeny V., 87 Shojaee, Ali, 96, 115, 138 Shoval, Ishay, 123 Shrabi, Yonatan, 124 Shull, Cyndi, 141 Shustov, Sergey B., 139 Sica, D., 115 Sica, Domenic, 67, 78, 112 Sica, Domenic A., 40, 67, 70, 152 Siciliano, Alessandro, 123 Silva, Jose A., 96, 137 Silverman, Angela, 90 Sim, John, 67 Sim, John J., 108 Simmons, Debra, 61, 89 Simonyi, Gabor, 134 Simpson, William G., 137 Sinaiko, Alan R., 106 Sindel, Sukru, 97 Sineiro, Elvira, 99, 121 Sion‑Vrdy, Netta, 103 Sirenko, Yuriy M., 133 Siu, Kin Lung, 122 Skoumas, I., 135 Skrypnyk, Nadiya V., 119 Slama, Gerard, 99 Smith, Albert V., 79 Smith, Jr., Sidney, 81 Smith, Rick, 88 Smith, Ronald D., 89 Smith, Steven M., 115 Smith, William, 139 Smyrnioudis, Nikolaos E., 119 Soboleva, Galina M., 108 Sodhi, Komal, 66 Sohn, Il‑Suk, 111, 116 Solari, D., 130 Solar‑Yohay, Susan, 101 Soldatos, N., 96 Sole, Ricardo M. Cabrera, 88, 109, 129 Soriano, Joaquin Rueda, 116 Sorrentino, Matthew, 40, 152 Sos, Thomas A., 56, 152 Sousa, Alexandra, 135 Sowers, James R., 74, 153 SperlHillen, JoAnn M., 89 Sridharan, Kanaka, 113, 114 Srikakarlapudi, Sirisha, 111, 128 Srinivasan, Sathanur R., 94 Staffileno, Beth A., 138 Stagni, Barbara, 95 Stallmann-Jorgensen, Inger, 47 Stasiv, Yuri, 107 Stauffer, Brian L., 92 Stefanadi, E., 66 Stefanadis, C., 61, 66, 91, 92, 94, 96, 102, 122, 124, 126, 128, 135 Steigerwalt, Susan, 90, 115 Stergiou, George S., 105, 106, 134 Sterling, Kevin A., 127 Stern, Naftali, 100 Steven, Bendel D., 109 Stevens, Lesley A., 68, 153 Strano, Talita R., 87 Strimike, Carolyn, 140 Struthers, Allan D., 66, 153 Sturgeon, Kathleen M., 136, 138, 144 Stylianou, Mario, 90 Suárez, Carmen, 133 Suleymanlar, Gultekin, 121 Sun, B., 97 Sun, Fengzhu, 117 Svetkey, Laura P., 49, 153 Symonides, Bartosz, 138 Syros, George, 93 Syrseloudis, D., 92, 102, 124, 128 Szalai, Alexander J., 103 Szendro, Gabriel, 103 T Tabassome, Simon, 92, 127 Taddei, Stefano, 91 Takahashi, Toru, 122 Takechi, Shigeru, 99 Takeya, Yasushi, 95, 121 Taler, Sandra J., 73, 153 Tamarit‑García, Juan José, 90 Tangney, Christy, 138 Tao, Jun, 128 Tao, Ting, 53, 153 Tasic, Ivan, 116, 120 Tatara, Yuji, 95, 121 178 Author Index Tatsis, I., 92, 124 Taylor, Addison A., 47, 64, 153 Taylor‑Zapata, Perdita, 101 Teixeira, Tiago, 134 Tejera, Eduardo, 138 Tello, Susana, 47, 91, 92, 98, 110 Terrone, Deborah, 140 Tewksbury, Duane A., 135 Thangaratnavel, Revathy, 127 Thies, Frank, 137 Thomopoulos, C., 92, 96, 122, 128 Thopy, Amanda, 106 Thrun, Jan‑Marc Schmidt, 133 Tiawana, Simrandeep K., 89 Tiktin, Margaret, 61 Tisler, Andras, 132 Titze, Jens, 77, 80, 153 Tobe, Sheldon W., 54, 136, 153 Tobin, Jonathan, 90 Tomiyama, Hirofumi, 130 Tong, Xin, 129 Tonne, Jason M., 116 Topouchian, Jirar, 128 Torrente‑Carballido, Marta, 120 Torro, Isabel, 101 Toto, Robert, 60, 121 Toto, Robert D., 74, 82, 122 Touyz, Rhian M., 43, 65, 153 Townsend, Raymond R., 46, 127, 139, 153 Tsapas, Apostolos, 99 Tsiachris, D., 92, 124, 128 Tsioufis, C., 66, 91, 92, 96, 102, 122, 124, 126, 128 Tsioufis, Costas, 96 Tsounis, Dimitrios, 100, 115 Turgan, Cetin, 97 Turk, Aquilla S., 102 Tutor, Elena, 91, 98 Tyszkiewicz, Jerzy T., 138 Tzamouranis, Dimitrios, 134 Tzamouranis, Dimitris, 105 Tziomalos, Konstantinos, 111 U Uehara, Ritei, 117 Ugalde, Arturo, 98 Umans, Jason G., 90 Underwood, P., 97 Urbina, Elaine M., 106 Uribarri, Jaime, 128 Utas, Cengiz, 121 V Vakalyuk, Igor P., 92, 116 Vakalyuk, Iryna I., 116, 119 Van Buren, Peter N., 121, 122 Vandervoort, Margaret K., 141 Vandervoort, M. K., 89 van Duijn, Cornelia M., 79 van Duin, Cornelia, 78 Vanella, Luca, 66, 122 VanGundy, Tiffany B., 142 van Pelt, Jos F., 135 Vansomphone, Southida S., 140 Varis, Juha, 114 Vasan, Ramachandran S., 117 Vasan, R. S., 96 Vaschilko, Alla S., 133 Vassalotti, Joseph A., 68, 153 Vecchione, Carmine, 134 Veerabhadrappa, Praveen, 136, 138, 144 Velhas, Moncho, 129 Venner-Jones, Kinda, 127 Veronesi, Maddalena, 93 Verri‑Junior, Waldiceu A., 143 Vette, Alan, 129 Victor, Ronald G., 40, 67, 153 Vigdorchik, Alexey V., 112 Vigil, Luis, 133 Vilches‑Moraga, Arturo, 120 Villafruela, Juanjo, 91 Villar, Van Anthony M., 122, 123 Vinereanu, Dragos, 143 Vinita, Srivastava, 102 Vittinghoff, Eric, 61 Vives, Miguel Angel Arnau, 116 Vongpatanasin, Wanpen, 59, 142 Vrentzos, George E., 100 Vyssoulis, Gregory, 61, 94, 135 W Wagner, C., 110 Wagner, C. Shaun, 130, 134 Wang, Guijing, 137 Wang, Hongyu, 53, 153 Wang, Jackson, 94 Wang, Si‑Tien, 133 Wang, Zhijun, 59 Ward, Rachel, 124 Watkins, Shannon B., 144 Waverczak, William F., 96, 115, 138 Webb, David J., 65, 153 Webb, D. J., 97, 121 Webb, R. Clinton, 43, 153 Weber, M. A., 115 Weber, Michael, 78 Weber, Michael A., 40, 112, 153 Weder, Alan B., 42, 73, 141, 154 Weil, Brian R., 92 Weinberger, Myron H., 47, 154 Weir, Matthew R., 74, 90, 96, 115, 154 Wei, Robert, 133 Weitzman, Richard, 98, 113, 114 Welch, Robert, 141 Welch, W. Pete, 101 Wells, Ann M., 90 Wever‑Pinzon, Omar, 107 Whalen, J. J., 113 Whaley‑Connell, Adam, 68, 154 Whelton, Andrew, 66, 100, 154 White, W. B., 65, 115 White, William B., 56, 58, 63, 75, 78, 109, 112, 136, 154 Wilbur, JoEllen, 138 Wilcox, C., 91 Wilkinson, Ian B., 46, 95, 128, 154 Williams, Bryan, 56, 61, 74, 154 Williams, Eric, 141 Williams, G., 97 Williams, Gordon H., 40, 154 Williams, J., 97 Williams‑Johnson, Jean, 141 Williamson, Sheara, 136 Williamson, Sheara M., 144 179 Author Index Williamson, Sheara T., 138 Williams, Ron, 129 Wilson, Peter F., 154 Wilson, Peter W. F., 44, 96 Winborne, Courtland, 124 Winkler, Amber, 141 Wohlgemuth, William K., 131 Wolak, Talya, 103 Wolf, Philip A., 96 Wong, Cindy J., 141 Wong, C. J., 89 Wong, Nathan D., 44, 154 Wood, Adrian D., 137 Wright, Richard F., 109 Wymer, David, 100 X Xavier, Ana C., 100 Xing, Dongqi, 103, 118, 126, 144 Y Yadao, Anthony, 139 Yakovlev, Sergey A., 108 Yamamoto‑Hanasaki, Hiroko, 121 Yamashina, Akira, 130 Yang, Qiong, 117 Yang, Wenya, 101 Yang, Yu, 47, 123 Yang, Zhen, 128 Yano, Yuichiro, 96, 102, 118 Yan, Shi Du, 135 Yatsyshyn, Natalya G., 97 Yatsyshyn, Roman I., 97 Yokota, Naoto, 114 Yoon, Esther, 87 Yoo, Sandra A., 90 Young, Joseph D., 61 Youn, Ho‑Joong, 88 Younis, Firas, 100 Yuan, Hong, 112 Yu‑Isenberg, Kristina, 110 Z Zacker, Christopher, 141 Zager, Philip, 115 Zajicek, Anne, 101 Zamadio, Stacy, 142 Zand, Martin S., 60, 154 Zazulina, Antonina Y., 112 Zeniodi, Maria‑Helen, 100 Zhang, J., 140 Zhang, Jack, 112, 139 Zhang, Jie, 141 Zhang, Shiling, 107 Zhang, Wei, 103, 118 Zhang, Yanrong, 47, 97 Zhang, Yi, 112, 126, 128 Zhang, Ying, 101 Zhao, Yumin, 105, 130 Zhong, Wei, 144 Zhu, Haidong, 47 Zoppi, Annalisa, 87, 88 Zou, Guang Y., 141 Zou, G. Y., 89 180 Second Floor Hilton New York Floor Plans 181 Thrid Floor Hilton New York Floor Plans 182 Fourth Floor Concourse Hilton New York Floor Plans 183 Notes 184 Tekamlo (aliskiren and amlodipine) tablets Initial U.S. Approval: 2010 BRIEF SUMMARY: Please see package insert for full prescribing information. WARNING: AVOID USE IN PREGNANCY When pregnancy is detected, discontinue Tekamlo as soon as possible. Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system can cause injury and even death to the developing fetus. [See Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Use in Specific Populations (8.1)]. 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Tekamlo is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, alone or with other antihypertensive agents. Initial Therapy Use Tekamlo as initial therapy in patients who are likely to need multiple drugs to achieve their blood pressure goals. Base the choice of Tekamlo as initial therapy on an assessment of potential benefits and risks. Add-On Therapy Switch a patient whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled with aliskiren alone or amlodipine besylate (or another dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker) to combination therapy with Tekamlo. Replacement Therapy Tekamlo may be substituted for its titrated components. Patients with moderate or severe hypertension are at a relatively high risk for cardiovascular events (such as strokes, heart attacks, and heart failure), kidney failure, and vision problems, so prompt treatment is clinically relevant. Individualize the decision to use a combination as initial therapy by weighing factors such as baseline blood pressure, the target goal, and the incremental likelihood of achieving goal with a combination compared to monotherapy. Individual blood pressure goals may vary based upon the patient’s risk. Data from the high-dose multifactorial study [see Clinical Studies (14) in the full prescribing information] provide estimates of the probability of reaching a target blood pressure with Tekamlo compared to aliskiren or amlodipine monotherapy. The figures below provide estimates of the likelihood of achieving systolic or diastolic blood pressure control with Tekamlo 300 mg/10 mg, based upon baseline systolic or diastolic blood pressure. The curve of each treatment group was estimated by logistic regression modeling. The estimated likelihood at the right tail of each curve is less reliable because of a small number of subjects with high baseline blood pressures. Figure 1: Probability of Achieving Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) <140 mmHg Figure 2: Probability of Achieving Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) <90 mmHg Figure 3: Probability of Achieving Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) <130 mmHg Figure 4: Probability of Achieving Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) <80 mmHg The figures above provide an approximation of the likelihood of reaching a targeted blood pressure goal (e.g. SBP <140 mmHg or <130 mmHg) for the high dose groups evaluated in the study. At all levels of baseline blood pressure, the probability of achieving any given diastolic or systolic goal is greater with the combination than for either monotherapy. For example, the mean baseline SBP/DBP for patients participating in this multifactorial study was 157/100 mmHg. A patient with a baseline blood pressure of 157/100 mmHg has about a 49% likelihood of achieving a goal of <140 mmHg (systolic) and 50% likelihood of achieving <90 mmHg (diastolic) on aliskiren alone, and the likelihood of achieving these goals on amlodipine alone is about 62% (systolic) and 69% (diastolic). The likelihood of achieving these goals on Tekamlo rises to about 74% (systolic) and 83% (diastolic). The likelihood of achieving these goals on placebo is about 25% (systolic) and 27% (diastolic) [see Dosage and Administration (2) and Clinical Studies (14) in the full prescribing information]. 4 CONTRAINDICATIONS None. 5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 5.1 Fetal/Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality The use of drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system during pregnancy can cause fetal and neonatal morbidity and death. No animal studies were conducted with Tekamlo; however, decreased fetal birth weight was observed in animal studies with aliskiren and intrauterine deaths were observed in animal studies with amlodipine. Tekamlo can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. When pregnancy is detected, discontinue Tekamlo as soon as possible. If Tekamlo is used during pregnancy, or if a patient becomes pregnant while taking this drug, apprise the patient of the potential hazard to the fetus [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1)]. 5.2 Head and Neck Angioedema Aliskiren Angioedema of the face, extremities, lips, tongue, glottis and/or larynx has been reported in patients treated with aliskiren and has necessitated hospitalization and intubation. This may occur at any time during treatment and has occurred in patients with and without a history of angioedema with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor antagonists. If angioedema involves the throat, tongue, glottis or larynx, or if the patient has a history of upper respiratory surgery, airway obstruction may occur and be fatal. Patients who experience these effects, even without respiratory distress, require prolonged observation, since treatment with antihistamines and corticosteroids may not be sufficient to prevent respiratory involvement. Prompt administration of subcutaneous epinephrine solution 1:1000 (0.3 to 0.5 ml) and measures to ensure a patent airway may be necessary. Discontinue Tekamlo immediately in patients who develop angioedema and do not readminister. 5.3 Hypotension An excessive fall in blood pressure (hypotension) was rarely seen (0.2%) in patients with uncomplicated hypertension treated with Tekamlo in controlled trials. In patients with an activated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, such as volumeand/or salt-depleted patients receiving high doses of diuretics, symptomatic hypotension may occur in patients receiving renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockers. Correct these conditions prior to administration of Tekamlo, or start the treatment under close medical supervision. If an excessive fall in blood pressure occurs with Tekamlo, place the patient in the supine position and, if necessary, give an intravenous infusion of normal saline. A transient hypotensive response is not a contraindication to further treatment, which usually can be continued without difficulty once the blood pressure has stabilized. 5.4 Risk of Myocardial Infarction or Increased Angina Rarely, initiation or change to the dose of a calcium channel blocker has resulted in the development of documented increased frequency, duration or severity of angina or acute myocardial infarction, particularly in patients with severe obstructive coronary artery disease. The mechanism of this effect has not been elucidated. 5.5 Impaired Renal Function Tekamlo Clinical trials with Tekamlo in hypertension excluded patients with severe renal impairment. Aliskiren Clinical trials of aliskiren in hypertension excluded patients with severe renal dysfunction (creatinine 1.7 mg/dL for women and 2.0 mg/dL for men and/or estimated GFR <30 ml/min), a history of dialysis, nephrotic syndrome, or renovascular hypertension. Consider periodic determinations of serum electrolytes to detect possible electrolyte imbalances. 5.6 Patients with Hepatic Impairment Amlodipine besylate Amlodipine is extensively metabolized by the liver and the plasma elimination half-life is 56 hours in patients with impaired hepatic function, therefore, caution should be exercised when administering Tekamlo to patients with severe hepatic impairment. 5.7 Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Amlodipine besylate Amlodipine (5-10 mg per day) has been studied in a placebo-controlled trial of 1153 patients with NYHA Class III or IV heart failure on stable doses of ACE inhibitor, digoxin, and diuretics. Follow-up was at least 6 months, with a mean of about 14 months. There was no overall adverse effect on survival or cardiac morbidity (as defined by life-threatening arrhythmia, acute myocardial infarction, or hospitalization for worsened heart failure). Amlodipine has been compared to placebo in four 8-12 week studies of patients with NYHA Class II/III heart failure, involving a total of 697 patients. In these studies, there was no evidence of worsened heart failure based on measures of exercise tolerance, NYHA classification, symptoms, or left ventricular ejection fraction. 5.8 Renal Artery Stenosis No data are available on the use of Tekamlo or aliskiren in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis or stenosis of the artery to a solitary kidney. However, in studies of ACE inhibitors in hypertensive patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, increases in serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen have been reported. 5.9 Cyclosporine or Itraconazole Aliskiren When aliskiren was given with cyclosporine or itraconazole, the blood concentrations of aliskiren were significantly increased. Avoid concomitant use of aliskiren with cyclosporine or itraconazole [see Drug Interactions (7)]. 6 ADVERSE REACTIONS 6.1 Clinical Studies Experience The following serious adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in other sections of the label: • Risk of fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)] • Head and neck angioedema [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] • Hypotension [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)] Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. Tekamlo Tekamlo has been evaluated for safety in more than 2800 patients, including 372 patients for 1 year or longer. In a placebo-controlled study, there were 51% males, 62% Caucasians, 20% Blacks, 18% Hispanics, and 17% who were over 65 years of age. In this study, the overall incidence of adverse events on therapy with Tekamlo was similar to the individual components. Discontinuation of therapy due to a clinical adverse event in this study occurred in 1.7% of patients treated with Tekamlo (2.2% in the highest dose group) versus 1.5% of patients given placebo. Peripheral edema is a known, dose-dependent adverse effect of amlodipine. The incidence of peripheral edema for Tekamlo in short-term double-blind placebocontrolled studies was lower than or equal to that of the corresponding amlodipine doses. The adverse event in a placebo-controlled trial that occurred in at least 2% of patients treated with Tekamlo and at a higher incidence than placebo was peripheral edema (6.2% versus 1.0%). The incidence rate of peripheral edema at high dose was 8.9%. In a long-term safety trial, the safety profile of adverse events was similar to that seen in the short-term controlled trials. Aliskiren Aliskiren has been evaluated for safety in 6460 patients, including 1740 treated for longer than 6 months, and 1250 for longer than 1 year. In placebo-controlled clinical trials, discontinuation of therapy because of a clinical adverse event, including uncontrolled hypertension, occurred in 2.2% of patients treated with aliskiren versus 3.5% of patients given placebo. Two cases of angioedema with respiratory symptoms were reported with aliskiren use in the clinical studies. Two other cases of periorbital edema without respiratory symptoms were reported as possible angioedema and resulted in discontinuation. The rate of these angioedema cases in the completed studies was 0.06%. In addition, 26 other cases of edema involving the face, hands, or whole body were reported with aliskiren use, including 4 leading to discontinuation. In the placebo-controlled studies, however, the incidence of edema involving the face, hands, or whole body was 0.4% with aliskiren compared with 0.5% with placebo. In a long-term active-controlled study with aliskiren and HCTZ arms, the incidence of edema involving the face, hands, or whole body was 0.4% in both treatment arms. Aliskiren produces dose-related gastrointestinal (GI) adverse reactions. Diarrhea was reported by 2.3% of patients at 300 mg, compared to 1.2% in placebo patients. In women and the elderly (age ≥65) increases in diarrhea rates were evident starting at a dose of 150 mg daily, with rates for these subgroups at 150 mg similar to those seen at 300 mg for men or younger patients (all rates about 2%). Other GI symptoms included abdominal pain, dyspepsia, and gastroesophageal reflux, although increased rates for abdominal pain and dyspepsia were distinguished from placebo only at 600 mg daily. Diarrhea and other GI symptoms were typically mild and rarely led to discontinuation. Aliskiren was associated with a slight increase in cough in the placebo-controlled studies (1.1% for any aliskiren use versus 0.6% for placebo). In active-controlled trials with ACE inhibitor (ramipril, lisinopril) arms, the rates of cough for the aliskiren arms were about one-third to one-half the rates in the ACE inhibitor arms. Other adverse reactions with increased rates for aliskiren compared to placebo included rash (1% versus 0.3%), elevated uric acid (0.4% versus 0.1%), gout (0.2% versus 0.1%), and renal stones (0.2% versus 0%). Single episodes of tonic-clonic seizures with loss of consciousness were reported in two patients treated with aliskiren in the clinical trials. One patient had predisposing causes for seizures and had a negative electroencephalogram (EEG) and cerebral imaging following the seizures; for the other patient, EEG and imaging results were not reported. Aliskiren was discontinued and there was no rechallenge in either case. No clinically meaningful changes in vital signs or in ECG (including QTc interval) were observed in patients treated with aliskiren. Amlodipine besylate Amlodipine (Norvasc®) has been evaluated for safety in more than 11,000 patients in U.S. and foreign clinical trials. Other adverse events that have been reported <1% but >0.1% of patients in controlled clinical trials or under conditions of open trials or marketing experience where a causal relationship is uncertain were: Cardiovascular: arrhythmia (including ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation), bradycardia, chest pain, peripheral ischemia, syncope, postural hypotension, vasculitis Central and Peripheral Nervous System: neuropathy peripheral, paresthesia, tremor, vertigo Gastrointestinal: anorexia, constipation, dyspepsia,** dysphagia, diarrhea, flatulence, pancreatitis, vomiting, gingival hyperplasia General: allergic reaction, asthenia,** back pain, hot flushes, malaise, pain, rigors, weight gain, weight decrease Musculoskeletal System: arthralgia, arthrosis, muscle cramps,** myalgia Psychiatric: sexual dysfunction (male** and female), insomnia, nervousness, depression, abnormal dreams, anxiety, depersonalization Respiratory System: dyspnea, epistaxis Skin and Appendages: angioedema, erythema multiforme, pruritus,** rash,** rash erythematous, rash maculopapular **These events occurred in less than 1% in placebo-controlled trials, but the incidence of these side effects was between 1% and 2% in all multiple dose studies. Special Senses: abnormal vision, conjunctivitis, diplopia, eye pain, tinnitus Urinary System: micturition frequency, micturition disorder, nocturia Autonomic Nervous System: dry mouth, sweating increased Metabolic and Nutritional: hyperglycemia, thirst Hemopoietic: leukopenia, purpura, thrombocytopenia Other events reported with amlodipine at a frequency of ≤0.1% of patients include: cardiac failure, pulse irregularity, extrasystoles, skin discoloration, urticaria, skin dryness, alopecia, dermatitis, muscle weakness, twitching, ataxia, hypertonia, migraine, cold and clammy skin, apathy, agitation, amnesia, gastritis, increased appetite, loose stools, rhinitis, dysuria, polyuria, parosmia, taste perversion, abnormal visual accommodation, and xerophthalmia. Other reactions occurred sporadically and cannot be distinguished from medications or concurrent disease states such as myocardial infarction and angina. 6.2 Clinical Laboratory Test Abnormalities RBC count, hemoglobin and hematocrit: Small mean changes from baseline were seen in RBC count, hemoglobin and hematocrit in patients treated with both Tekamlo and aliskiren monotherapy. This effect is also seen with other agents acting on the renin angiotensin system. In aliskiren monotherapy trials these decreases led to slight increases in rates of anemia compared to placebo (0.1% for any aliskiren use, 0.3% for aliskiren 600 mg daily, vs. 0% for placebo). No patients discontinued due to anemia. Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)/Creatinine: Elevations in BUN (>40 mg/dL) and creatinine (>2.0 mg/dL) in patients treated with Tekamlo were <1.0%. Serum Potassium: Increases in serum potassium >5.5 mEq/L were infrequent in patients with essential hypertension treated with both Tekamlo and aliskiren monotherapy (0.9% compared to 0.6% with placebo). However, when aliskiren was used in combination with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) in a diabetic population, increases in serum potassium were more frequent (5.5%). Monitor electrolytes and renal function in this population. 6.3 Post-marketing Experience The following adverse reactions have been identified during postapproval use of either aliskiren or amlodipine. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure: Hypersensitivity: angioedema requiring airway management and hospitalization Aliskiren: Peripheral edema, blood creatinine increased Amlodipine: The following postmarketing event has been reported infrequently where a causal relationship is uncertain: gynecomastia. In postmarketing experience, jaundice and hepatic enzyme elevations (mostly consistent with cholestasis or hepatitis), in some cases severe enough to require hospitalization, have been reported in association with use of amlodipine. 7 DRUG INTERACTIONS No drug interaction studies have been conducted with Tekamlo and other drugs, although studies with the individual aliskiren and amlodipine besylate components are described below. Aliskiren Cyclosporine: Avoid co-administration of cyclosporine with aliskiren. Itraconazole: Avoid co-administration of itraconazole with aliskiren. [See Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) in the full prescribing information.] Amlodipine besylate In clinical trials, amlodipine has been safely administered with thiazide diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, long-acting nitrates, sublingual nitroglycerin, digoxin, warfarin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, and oral hypoglycemic drugs. Cimetidine: Co-administration of amlodipine with cimetidine did not alter the pharmacokinetics of amlodipine. Grapefruit juice: Co-administration of 240 mL of grapefruit juice with a single oral dose of amlodipine 10 mg in 20 healthy volunteers had no significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of amlodipine. Maalox® (antacid): Co-administration of the antacid Maalox with a single dose of amlodipine had no significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of amlodipine. Sildenafil: A single 100 mg dose of sildenafil in subjects with essential hypertension had no effect on the pharmacokinetic parameters of amlodipine. When amlodipine and sildenafil were used in combination, each agent independently exerted its own blood pressure lowering effect. Atorvastatin: Co-administration of multiple 10 mg doses of amlodipine with 80 mg of atorvastatin resulted in no significant change in the steady-state pharmacokinetic parameters of atorvastatin. Digoxin: Co-administration of amlodipine with digoxin did not change serum digoxin levels or digoxin renal clearance in normal volunteers. Ethanol (alcohol): Single and multiple 10 mg doses of amlodipine had no significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of ethanol. Warfarin: Co-administration of amlodipine with warfarin did not change the warfarin prothrombin response time. 8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS 8.1 Pregnancy Pregnancy Category D [See Warnings and Precautions Section] The use of drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy can cause fetal and neonatal morbidity and death. In addition, first trimester use of ACE inhibitors has been associated with birth defects in retrospective data. No animal studies were conducted with Tekamlo; however, decreased fetal birth weight was observed in animal studies with aliskiren and intrauterine deaths were observed in animal studies with amlodipine. Tekamlo can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. When pregnancy is detected, discontinue Tekamlo as soon as possible. If Tekamlo is used during pregnancy, or if the patient becomes pregnant while taking this drug, the patient should be apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus. Human Data and Clinical Considerations Maternal hypertension is associated with increased risks for preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, placental abruption, preeclampsia, and perinatal mortality. Appropriate management of maternal hypertension during pregnancy is important to optimize outcomes for both mother and fetus. Renin inhibitors (like aliskiren), angiotensin II receptor antagonists and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors exert similar effects on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Based on several dozen published cases, ACE inhibitor use during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy is associated with fetal and neonatal injury, including hypotension, neonatal skull hypoplasia, anuria, reversible or irreversible renal failure, and death. Decreased fetal renal function may result in oligohydramnios and associated with fetal limb contractures, craniofacial deformation, and hypoplastic lung development. Prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, and patent ductus arteriosus have been reported in women using these drugs, but it is not clear whether these occurrences were due to drug exposure. Limited data are conflicting about whether first trimester use of ACE inhibitors is associated with an increased risk of birth defects, but the drugs’ mechanism of action raises a theoretical concern. When pregnancy occurs in a patient using Tekamlo, the physician should discontinue Tekamlo treatment as soon as possible. Inform the patient about potential risks to the fetus based on the time of gestational exposure to Tekamlo (first trimester only or later). If exposure occurs beyond the first trimester, perform an ultrasound examination. In rare cases when another antihypertensive agent cannot be used to treat the pregnant patient, serial ultrasound examinations should be used to assess the intraamniotic environment. Routine fetal testing with non-stress tests, biophysical profiles, and/or contraction stress tests may be appropriate based on gestational age and standards of care in the community. If oligohydramnios occurs in these situations, individualized decisions about continuing or discontinuing Tekamlo treatment and about pregnancy management should be made by the patient and her physicians. Patients and physicians should be aware that oligohydramnios may not appear until after the fetus has sustained irreversible injury. Infants exposed to Tekamlo in-utero should be closely observed for hypotension, oliguria, and hyperkalemia. If oliguria occurs, these infants may require blood pressure and renal perfusion support. Exchange transfusion or dialysis may be required to reverse hypotension and/or support decreased renal function. Animal Data No reproductive toxicity studies have been conducted with the combination of aliskiren and amlodipine besylate. However, these studies have been conducted for aliskiren and amlodipine besylate alone. Aliskiren In developmental toxicity studies, pregnant rats and rabbits received oral aliskiren hemifumarate during organogenesis at doses up to 20 and 7 times the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) based on body surface area (mg/m2), respectively, in rats and rabbits. (Actual animal doses were up to 600 mg/kg/day in rats and up to 100 mg/kg/day in rabbits.) No teratogenicity was observed; however, fetal birth weight was decreased in rabbits at doses 3.2 times the MRHD based on body surface area (mg/m2). Aliskiren was present in placentas, amniotic fluid and fetuses of pregnant rabbits. Amlodipine In developmental toxicity studies, pregnant rats and rabbits received oral amlodipine maleate during organogenesis at doses approximately 10 and 20 times the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) based on body surface area (mg/m2), respectively, in rats and rabbits. (Actual animal doses were up to 10 mg/kg/day.) No evidence of teratogenicity or other embryofetal toxicity was observed. However, litter size was decreased approximately 50% and the number of intrauterine deaths was increased approximately 5-fold for rats receiving amlodipine maleate at doses approximately 10 times the MRHD based on body surface area (mg/m2) for 14 days before mating and throughout mating and gestation. Amlodipine maleate has been shown to prolong both the gestation period and the duration of labor in rats at this dose. 8.3 Nursing Mothers It is not known whether aliskiren or amlodipine is excreted in human milk. Both aliskiren and amlodipine are secreted in the milk of lactating rats. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in human milk-fed infants from Tekamlo, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or discontinue Tekamlo, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother. 8.4 Pediatric Use Safety and effectiveness of Tekamlo in pediatric patients have not been established. 8.5 Geriatric Use Tekamlo In the short-term controlled clinical trials of Tekamlo, 17% of patients treated with Tekamlo were ≥65 years. No overall differences in safety or effectiveness were observed between these subjects and younger subjects. Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients, but greater sensitivity of some older individuals cannot be ruled out. Aliskiren Impact of aging on aliskiren pharmacokinetics has been assessed, when compared to young adults (18-40 years), aliskiren mean AUC and Cmax in elderly subjects (>65 years) are increased by 57% and 28%, respectively. However, differences in efficacy and safety between the elderly and younger populations were minor, indicating that differences in exposure due to age do not significantly alter the clinical effect of the drug. Therefore, no starting dose adjustment in geriatric population is required. Amlodipine Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients. However, elderly patients have decreased clearance of amlodipine with a resulting increase of AUC of approximately 40-60%. In general dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy. 10 OVERDOSAGE Aliskiren Limited data are available related to overdosage in humans. The most likely manifestation of overdosage would be hypotension. If symptomatic hypotension should occur, provide supportive treatment. Amlodipine besylate Single oral doses of amlodipine maleate equivalent to 40 mg amlodipine/kg and 100 mg amlodipine/kg in mice and rats, respectively, caused deaths. Single oral amlodipine maleate doses equivalent to 4 or more mg amlodipine/kg or higher in dogs (11 or more times the maximum recommended human dose on a mg/m2 basis) caused a marked peripheral vasodilation and hypotension. Overdosage might be expected to cause excessive peripheral vasodilation with marked hypotension and possibly a reflex tachycardia. In humans, experience with intentional overdosage of amlodipine is limited. Reports of intentional overdosage include a patient who ingested 250 mg and was asymptomatic and was not hospitalized; another (120 mg) was hospitalized, underwent gastric lavage and remained normotensive; the third (105 mg) was hospitalized and had hypotension (90/50 mmHg) which normalized following plasma expansion. A case of accidental drug overdose has been documented in a 19-month-old male who ingested 30 mg amlodipine (about 2 mg/kg). During the emergency room presentation, vital signs were stable with no evidence of hypotension, but a heart rate of 180 bpm. Ipecac was administered 3.5 hours after ingestion and on subsequent observation (overnight) no sequelae were noted. If massive overdose should occur, active cardiac and respiratory monitoring should be instituted. Frequent blood pressure measurements are essential. Should hypotension occur, cardiovascular support including elevation of the extremities and the judicious administration of fluids should be initiated. If hypotension remains unresponsive to these conservative measures, administration of vasopressors (such as phenylephrine) should be considered with attention to circulating volume and urine output. Intravenous calcium gluconate may help to reverse the effects of calcium entry blockade. As amlodipine is highly protein bound, hemodialysis is not likely to be of benefit. Distributed by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover, New Jersey 07936 T2011-52 March 2011 ©Novartis Get to know TEKAMLO at booth 1100 Ask our sales representative how to obtain professional samples.* 150/5 mg 300/5 mg 300/10 mg 150/10 mg dose not shown. *Samples are not available at booth 1100. Please see brief summary of Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNING, on adjacent pages. 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