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Wednesday, Nov. 12

Cardiorenal Physiology/Pathophysiology
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Attenuates Angiotensin II Induced Renal Fibrosis through TGF-β1 Suppression by Anoikis of Myofibroblasts
Kazuma Iekushi, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Prevention
The role of Neprilysin in the Development of Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Kristina Standeven, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Genetics and Pharmacogenomics of Coronary Artery Disease
Cytochrome P450 Genetic Variants Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes following Treatment with Clopidogrel but not with Prasugrel
Jessica Mega, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
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Tuesday, Nov. 11

Hypertension Research
Exercise Capacity is Inversely Associated with Mortality Risk in Pre-Hypertensive Men
Andreas E. Pittaras, Mediton, Athens, Greece
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Gender-Related Differences in the Central Arterial Pressure Waveform Begin in Childhood and are Independent of Height
Julian G. Ayer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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Nursing: Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspect
Comorbid Anxiety and Depression: The Dynamic Duo of Death
Lynn V. Doering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Monday, Nov. 10

Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia
Three Year Survival of Drug-Eluting Stents versus Coronary Artery Surgery in Multivessel Coronary Disease
David Malenka, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H.
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Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease
Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation and Risk of Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease in Women: A Prospective Study
Aruna Pradhan, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
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Heart--Kidney Interface
Renal Targeted Protein Therapeutics in Experimental Overt Heart Failure With Renal Dysfunction
Horng Chen, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
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Sunday, Nov. 9

Cardiovascular Disease in the Young
A Multicentre Randomized Trial Comparing Heparin/Warfarin Versus Aspirin as Primary Thromboprophylaxis For Two Years After Fontan Procedure In Children
Brian McCrindle, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Stroke
Incidence and Predictors of Stroke Associated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Atul Aggarwal, Nebraska Heart Institute, Hastings, Neb.
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