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P80 ANALYSIS OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN MALE STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL: THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Marcos Paulo Camboim, Bruna Eibel, Lucia Pallanda, Salvador Neto, Gustavo Waclawovsky, Vitor Kunrath
Pages: 101 - 102
Context: School adolescents in Porto Alegre have a mean physical inactivity (PI) <300 min/week of 43%, and another 13% do not perform physical activities. In this scenario, endothelial cells that regulate vascular homeostasis by the expression of bioactive mediators may be influenced by inflammatory...
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P30 THE ROLE OF NOVEL BIOMARKERS IN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, AND IN PREDICTING FURTHER VASCULAR EVENTS AFTER TIA AND LACUNAR STROKE

Esme Girdwood, Manuela Mengozzi, Eva Bunting, Jean Timeyin, Pietro Ghezzi, Chakravarthi Rajkumar
Pages: 101 - 102
Objective: To explore the role of biomarkers (hsCRP, sRANKL, PRDX1 and EPO) in arterial stiffness and in predicting further vascular events. Methods: Patients from the ongoing ASIST study each attended a laboratory visit within fourteen days of their diagnosed TIA or lacunar stroke. Arterial stiffness...
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P79 AORTIC VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES AND ALTERED ELECTROMECHANICAL CARDIO-AORTIC CONNECTION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS

Lucia Salvi, Paolo Salvi, Andrea Grillo, Stefano Perlini, Gianfranco Parati
Pages: 101 - 101
Background: Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is an infiltrative disorder caused by deposition of amyloid fibrils in the myocardial extracellular matrix. A wide scientific literature regarding amyloid heart disease is available, but no data about aortic viscoelastic properties. This studio has the aims to start...
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P29 TOTAL LONGITUDINAL DISPLACEMENT (TLOD) OF THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY (CCA) DOES NOT DIFFER BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE OR HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK (CV) AND PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI)

Urtė Gargalskaitė, Pranas Šerpytis, Karolis Azukaitis, Rokas Navickas, Vilma Dzenkeviciute, Jolita Badariene, Zaneta Petrulioniene, Kristijonas Česas
Pages: 101 - 101
Background: Total longitudinal displacement (tLoD) of the common carotid artery (CCA) wall is a novel ultrasound marker of vascular function that can be evaluated using modified speckle tracking techniques. Decreased CCA tLoD has already been shown to be associated with diabetes and was shown to predict...
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P1.38 CONVERSION BETWEEN DEFINITIONS OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY

S.J. Vermeersch, E. Rietzschel, T.C. Gillebert, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie, P. Segers
Pages: 101 - 101
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P78 PRESSURE-INDEPENDENT ROLE OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN THE REGULATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN SUBJECTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Luca Faconti, Bushra Farukh, Philip J. Chowienczyk
Pages: 101 - 101
Objective: To test if arterial stiffness (AS) can be modulated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS) independently of blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients. Material and methods: AS was measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) using the SphygmoCor device (AtCor Medical, Australia)....
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P28 DETERMINANTS OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AS MARKER OF EARLY VASCULAR AGING IN PHYSICIANS POPULATION

Elena Shavarova, Eldar Kazahmedov, Artemiy Orlov, Zhanna Kobalava
Pages: 101 - 101
Objective: To analyze determinants of arterial stiffness in physician’s population. Methods: Observational multicenter study of doctor’s vascular health conducted in 12 Russian cities (VICTORIA study). Demographics; smoking status; anamnesis of arterial hypertension (AH) with/without therapy, medications,...
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P77 TARGETED LIPIDOMICS OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND HEMODYNAMICS IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Kaido Paapstel, Jaak Kals, Jaan Eha, Kaspar Tootsi, Aigar Ottas, Anneli Piir, Mihkel Zilmer
Pages: 101 - 101
Objectives: This study examined relationships between lipidomic profile, arterial function and hemodynamics in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients and healthy controls. Methods: We studied 52 patients with CAD, 32 patients with PAD, and 40 apparently healthy...
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P27 REPLACED RIGHT HEPATIC ARTERY AND INTERLOBAR BRIDGE OF LIVER WITH UNUSUAL ARTERIAL SUPPLY OF IVTH SEGMENT

Mehtap Yuksel, Turan Koc, Sezgin Ilgi
Pages: 101 - 101
A replaced right hepatic artery (rRHA) arising from the superior mesenteric artery and an interlobar parenchymal bridge over the sagittal fissure of liver have been observed on a 64 year old formalin-fixed male cadaver in the anatomy laboratory. As we followed a detailed segmental anatomy, encountered...

A Note on Nonparametric Estimation of Conditional Hazard Quantile Function

El Hadj Hamel, Nadia Kadiri, Abbes Rabhi
Pages: 101 - 107
In this paper, we study an kernel estimator of the conditional hazard quantile function (CHQF) of a scalar response variable Y given a random variable (rv) X taking values in a semi-metric space and using the proposed estimator based of the kernel smoothing method. The almost complete consistency and...

Semantic Schema Matching for String Attribute with Word Vectors and its Evaluation

Kenji Nozaki, Teruhisa Hochin, Hiroki Nomiya
Pages: 100 - 106
Instance-based schema matching is to determine the correspondences between heterogeneous databases by comparing instances. Heterogeneous databases consist of an enormous number of tables containing various attributes, causing the data heterogeneity. In such cases, it is effective to consider semantic...

Review and Prospect of Emergency Logistics under Uncertainty Conditions

Hanping Zhao, Chence Niu, Tingting Zhang, Sida Cai
Pages: 101 - 109
Emergency logistics is the key process of disaster relief activities. Abruptness and inaccurate prediction of disaster make emergency logistics operated under the condition of uncertainty; these uncertainties are essentially different from ones in traditional business decision. To seek the core and future...

An Innovative Positioning System with Unsynchronized Interferometric Modulated Signals in Wireless Sensor Networks

Ruiling Gao, Alva Couch, Chorng Hwa Chang
Pages: 101 - 112
In this paper, we investigate the sensor localization problem and present Stochastic Radio Interferometric Positioning System with Unsynchronized Modulated Signals (SRIPS_UMS). Previous radio interferometric positioning methods have limitations include (1) strict hardware requirements for Received Signal...

Quantum Dynamic Mechanism-based Parallel Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm

Xiao-ming You, Sheng Liu, Yu-ming Wang
Pages: 101 - 113
A novel Parallel Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm based on Quantum dynamic mechanism for traveling salesman problem (PQACO) is proposed. The use of the improved 3-opt operator provides this methodology with superior local search ability; several antibody diversification schemes were incorporated into...

The space of initial conditions and the property of an almost good reduction in discrete Painlevé II equations over finite fields

Masataka Kanki, Jun Mada, Tetsuji Tokihiro
Pages: 101 - 109
We investigate the discrete Painlevé equations (dPII and qPII) over finite fields. We first show that they are well defined by extending the domain according to the theory of the space of initial conditions. Then we treat them over local fields and observe that they have a property that is similar to...
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P1.36 A PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR THE EVALUATION OF LARGE ARTERY STIFFNESS: A NON CONTACT APPROACH

M. De Melis, U. Morbiducci, L. Scalise, E.P. Tomasini, D. Delbeke, R. Baets, L.M. Van Bortel, P. Segers
Pages: 100 - 101
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P76 CAROTID THERMAL HETEROGENEITY AND DYSLIPIDEMIA: THE HEAT IS ON

Iosif Koutagiar, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Ioannis Skoumas, Evangelia Sigala, Vasiliki Gardikioti, Stavroula Pantou, Angeliki Rigatou, Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Christos Georgakopoulos, Nikitas-Alexandros Skliros, Georgios Benetos, Spiros Galanakos, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Pages: 100 - 101
Background: Microwave Radiometry (MWR) is a new validated method, which allows evaluation of thermal heterogeneity of carotid arteries and is associated with inflammation.Purpose: The aim of this pilot study was to determine if thermal heterogeneity in the carotid arteries is associated with aortic elastic...
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P75 DIFFERENTIAL ELASTIN DEGRADATION AND MICROMECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM GROUPS: STATISTICAL MODELLING

Ya Hua Chim, Hannah Davies, Francesco Diaz De la O, Mark Field, Jill Madine, Riaz Akhtar
Pages: 100 - 100
Background: Elastin microstructure is an important factor in aortic aneurysms. However, it is unclear whether elastin microstructure varies in different ascending aneurysm aetiologies, and how this relates to micromechanical behaviour. Objective to combine in vitro experimentation and statistical modelling...
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P25 VASCULAR AGING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEVERITY OF CEREBRAL WHITE MATTER LESION LOAD

Lisanne Tap, Annegreet van Opbroek, Wiro Niessen, Marion Smits, Francesco Mattace- Raso
Pages: 100 - 101
Background: Blood pressure (BP) levels and aortic stiffness are associated with the presence of cerebal small vessel disease, whereas little is known on the possible association of BP levels, aortic stiffness and the severity of cerebral small vessel disease. In a pilot study we investigated whether...
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P1.34 VALIDATION OF THE WORKING PRINCIPLE OF THE ARTERIOGRAPH, A NEW DEVICE TO MEASURE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY

B. Trachet, J.G. Kips, A. Swillens, M.L. De Buyzere, B. Suys, N. Stergiopulos, P. Segers
Pages: 100 - 100
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P74 SLEEP QUALITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH CEREBROVASCULAR FUNCTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Georgios Grigoriadis, Alexander J. Rosenberg, Sang Ouk Wee, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Garett Griffith, Tracy Baynard
Pages: 100 - 100
Introduction: Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibit impaired cerebrovascular function and have poor sleep quality. In the general population, poor sleep contributes to cerebrovascular dysfunction and is related to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Improving sleep quality may have beneficial effects...
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P24 SEX-SPECIFIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY CUT-OFFS IMPROVE SURVIVAL ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Christopher C. Mayer, Bernhard Hametner, Katy Whitelegg, Thomas Weber, Siegfried Wassertheurer
Pages: 100 - 100
Objectives: There is evidence for sex and age influences on pulse wave velocity (PWV). Guidelines suggest a sex-independent cut-off for PWV. It is not obvious that an age- and blood-pressure-independent cut-off is suitable in different populations [1, 2]. Thus, the aim is to investigate the suitability...
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P73 AORTIC BUT NOT PERIPHERAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IS IMPROVED AFTER HEART RATE TARGETED AEROBIC PHYSICAL TRAINING IN METABOLIC SYNDROME SUBJECTS

Ieva Slivovskaja, Jurate Balsyte, Ligita Ryliskyte, Jolita Badariene, Rokas Navickas, Aleksandras Laucevicius
Pages: 100 - 100
Objective: To evaluate the response of aortic and peripheral arterial stiffness parameters to heart rate (HR) targeted exercise training in metabolic syndrome (MS) subjects. Methods: This cohort study included 170 individuals with MS (mean age 53.3 ± 6.9 years, 55% women). The subjects were recruited...
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P23 PREDICTION OF TOTAL AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY INCIDENCE AS WELL AS CARDIOVASCULAR MORBIDITY BY USE OF NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF CAROTID- FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AS A MEASURE OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS

Peter Nilsson, Mikael Gottsäter, Abd al-Hakim Fatehali
Pages: 100 - 100
Objective: Arterial stiffness (AS) increases with age and predicts total mortality and total cardiovascular (CV) events. It has also been shown that positive family history (FH+) of cardiometabolic disease influences AS. We aimed to: 1) examine if AS predicts total mortality among elderly subjects, as...

Using Cryptographic Technique for Securing Route Discovery and Data Transmission from BlackHole Attack on AODV-based MANET

Seryvuth Tan, Phearin Sok, Keecheon Kim
Pages: 100 - 107
MANET is a dynamic wireless network without any infrastructures. The network is weak and vulnerable to many types of attacks including BlackHole attack. BlackHole node advertises itself as having freshest or shortest path to a specific node to absorb packets. The effect of BlackHole attack on AODV will...

Target Recognition based on Machine Vision for Industrial Sorting Robot

Jiwu Wang, Huazhe Dou, Shunkai Zheng, Masanori Sugisaka
Pages: 100 - 102
In order to improve the applications for an industrial sorting robot, it is necessary to increase its flexibility and control accuracy. Here an industrial robot arm is designed and set up for experiment simulation with machine vision. Some target recognition experiments are designed for vision recognition....

Brownian Motion on a Smash Line

Demosthenes Ellinas, Ioannis Tsohantjis
Pages: 100 - 105
Brownian motion on a smash line algebra (a smash or braided version of the algebra resulting by tensoring the real line and the generalized paragrassmann line algebras), is constructed by means of its Hopf algebraic structure. Further, statistical moments, non stationary generalizations and its diffusion...

Particle Swarm Optimization with Novel Processing Strategy and its Application

Yuanxia Shen, Wang, Chunmei Tap
Pages: 100 - 111
The loss of population diversity is one of main reasons which lead standard particle swarm optimization (SPSO) to suffer from the premature convergence when solving complex multimodal problems. In SPSO, the personal experience and sharing experience are processed with a completely random strategy. It...
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PO-37 THE IMPACT OF INTRADIALYTIC PEDALING EXERCISE ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN A HEMODIALYSIS POPULATION

Alexandra B. Cooke, Vincent Ta, Yessica-Haydee Gomez, Sameena Iqbal, Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Pages: 99 - 100
Objectives: Hemodialysis patients are at greater risk of increased arterial stiffness. Regular aerobic exercise has been shown to reduce arterial stiffness in hemodialysis patients. However, the impact of a more realistic intradialytic form of exercise, such as pedaling, is unclear. Therefore, we aimed...

Neonatal Hemochromatosis: Treatment with Exchange Transfusion and Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Ehab Mohamed Hantash, Abdulrahman Al Zahrani, Mohamed Abdoun, Syeda Naqvi, Georges E. Nawfal
Pages: 99 - 103
Neonatal Hemochromatosis (NH) is a rare phenotype of severe fetal/neonatal liver injury that is accompanied by extrahepatic siderosis. Current clinical evidence shows that NH is not a disease per se, but is the consequence of fetal liver injury. Gestational alloimmune liver disease is the cause of nearly...

Performance Information Editing System for Player Piano Aiming at Human-like Performance

Ryo Kinoshita, Eiji Hayashi
Pages: 99 - 103
We have developed a system that enables automatic piano performance. To make this piano play like a living pianist, we have to add expression to the performance. Accordingly, we have developed a musical editing system that utilizes a database to edit music more efficiently.
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P1.30 INDICES OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND RAISED BLOOD PRESSURE AMONGST PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GUJARAT, INDIA

J.V. Patel, R. Potluri, A. Gunarathne, J.K. Cruickshank, GYH Lip, D. Prabharkaran, P.S. Gill, E.A. Hughes
Pages: 99 - 99
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P72 AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN PATIENTS WITH COPD: 5-YEAR DATA FROM THE ARCADE STUDY

Nichola Gale, Mahfoudha Al Shezawi, Maggie Munnery, Barry Mcdonnell, John Cockcroft
Pages: 99 - 100
Background: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD 1 . Aortic pulse wave velocity (AoPWV), an independent predictor of CV risk, is elevated in COPD 2 , however, there have been no longitudinal studies of AoPWV in COPD. The Assessment of Risk in Chronic Airways...
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P22 CIRCADIAN VARIATIONS IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Thomas Weber, Siegfried Wasserheurer, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Enrique Rodilla Sala, Piotr Jankowski, Maria Lorenza Muisan, Cristina Giannatasio, Ian Wilkinson, Joerg Kellermair, Bernhard Hametner, Jose Maria Pascual, Robert Zweiker, Danuta Czarnecka, Anna Paini, Massimo Salvetti, Allessandro Maloberti, Peter Fitscha, Kai Mortensen, Elisabeth Wagner, Carmel McEniery, Cornelia Ablasser
Pages: 99 - 99
Background: Comprehensive information on 24-hour profiles of pulsatile as well as steady-state hemodynamics in humans is not available yet. Methods: In 693 healthy individuals (352 men) free from antihypertensive drugs, we performed 24-hour blood pressure (BP) monitoring with a validated oscillometric...
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19. AORTIC DISTENSIBILITY IS MORE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS THAN AORTIC INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN THE PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE

Hyun Ju Yoon, Min Gu Lee, Jum Seok Ko, Kun Ho Park, Ju Han Kim, Younggeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong, Jung Gwan Cho, Jung Chaee Kang, Jong Chun Park
Pages: 99 - 99
Background: The aorta plays a central role for a modulator in whole cardiovascular system by its elasticity. If the elasticity was decreased, aortic distensibility was also decreased and stiffness index was elevated. In this study, we investigated the relationship between aortic distensibility calculated...